Robin Mitchell

I’ve never known an album cover so appropriate for the album content as 16 Horsepower’s Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes.

ellesbelles:

Wednesday’s video. My third attempt to entertain Robin this week.

I feel this is another risky one, but I’m going to go for it anyway. This is a video myself and Kelly stumbled upon last year, of R2D2’s funniest moments. They are “clips of him being himself…(funny)” At least the backing track is guaranteed laughs. Plus in the comments below someone has written ‘R2Dickhead’.

I promise the Thursday & Friday will be amazing.

I can’t believe I watched that from beginning to end. the backing track is mental, but very fitting.

my favourite bits are when he crashes into a wall, and when Yoda is hitting him with a stick.

also, R2Dickhead. that’s classic.

an awesome label responsible for some really, really nice dreamy indie/electro (both contentious terms but hey, it’s legitimately an independent label and they use electronic instruments so that is what I mean).

these guys helped put out MAGIC MAN’s REAL LIFE COLOR which is just unbelievably lovely. I posted it a few months back but I bet none of you punks ever checked it out. go now, listen to DARLING and LET IT CHANGE YOU DEEP DOWN INSIDE!

ellesbelles:

Tuesday’s video:

Bear Grylls vs. Tiger sharks
Is this video amazing? I’m not sure, but he does say ‘holy smokes’ right at the end so its worth it for that. Some great underwater dramatic footage of tiger sharks just to show added intensity to his sticky situation.

I mostly find it funny that you find this so funny, Elz. but what the hell.. gotta hand it to Bear, he is a natural comedian.

bomtuckle:

Chat roulette pianist.

If you haven’t heard of chat roulette then basically it just connects you to a random person on the internet and what happens then is, well, whatever goes on. When I went on it I saw far too many penises for my liking. However, this is very funny and there are no willies. I think it might be Ben Folds.

EDIT: As this is entertain Robin week then this is for his pleasure. 

well done, Buckle. ironically, I just watched this after someone posted it on twitter. but you win, because you technically got there first. very amusing.

also, when it says on the YouTube page ‘Not Ben Folds. Seriously.’ does that mean he is Ben Folds, or he isn’t?

beats me…

ellesbelles:

Monday’s hilarious video:

Scene from the film: Bride and Prejudice. It is a homage to Bollywood cinema and tounge in cheek but very cheesey take on Pride & Prej.  This particular scene is a spoof of when Elizabeth Bennett first sees Darcy’s house and sees how rich he is and how suddenly eligable he is! Although in this version he is an American multi-millionaire. Honestly, stick with it because the last 1 min 30 secs is AMAZING. Have you ever seen gospel singers in a Bollywood film?

this week on tumblr, it’s Entertain Robin Week. you have to post a hilarious video, and if I like it, I’ll reblog. Ellen, you passed the first test. those surfers were very amusing.

(via ellesbelles)

I’m a huge fan of Ellen’s work, and I’m not just saying that because she’s my friend. She’s flipping awesome. Go and follow this tumblr, and you’ll do alright.

apparently I got there too late, as these guys have broken up.
but comparisons to Brand New, Color Revolt, Pedro the Lion and others are favourable in my eyes. see if you can handle the angst…

I can’t really explain why this is so funny, but it just is.

(thanks to Barrie Bear for the link)

spesuschrist:

Our biography, now complete with full-color illustrations, available at Borders Books.

i lol’d

releasing a split with Spesus Christ, which should be cool.

but also, this album is a name-your-price on bandcamp, and it’s sweet as.

all mean, like a dragon…

ONLY THE BEST SCENE IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF EVER

olp:

I wants said that I had no idea what kind of person was undecided on who they would vote for at the general election and yet now here I am one of them. So as I’m reading my issue of the new…

I always appreciate reading Tim’s thoughts on these things. He tries to take a measured approach, but is also happy to weigh in with a strong opinion where necessary, which, for me, is the perfect balance between impartiality and pragmatism.

you heard

if you are stuck for a BRILLIANT movie, watch it. but not if you offend easily.

The Fox, The Crow and The Cookie (mewithoutYou)

this is absolutely the perfect video for this song… and such a good take on a classic fable… and so so so good…

please watch it.

The Swiss… live… can it be?

i have no idea whether this band is currently functioning or not, but i do know that they are freakin awesome.

oh, and that’s my church right there.

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this is at times a little bit too disturbing

shortest stories #5

there is a poem somewhere in this sad little story.

oalicein:

i just got rapidweaver—which isn’t as cool as everyone says—and i made a new layout for oalicein.net. hopefully you all like it. it’s pretty plain.

i like it.

this week will feature some of alan partridge’s finest moments… beginning with this one

a really nice new digital 7” from yellow ostrich

lilley:

the last supper.

are letting you name your price on bandcamp, including the ‘Here, Hear’ EPs.

this too shall pass - rube goldberg machine version

too awesome to be ignored

this bird is called a Shag.

how does that make you feel?

(click)

fayebien:

For weeks my hotmail has been advertising “make yourself amazing” a cosmetic surgery group next to all my messages, this consists of 2 girls in their underwear with obvious boob jobs. I was sick of having to see them, and in the library when i check my emails i have two half naked women on my screen pretty cringy.

so now ive changed my age to 89 and i havnt seen them since, now i get boots old lady perfume and banking ads woohoo! take that targeted advertising!

i think we should all do this

I posted Jack Clevery’s music video the other day, but I didn’t get around to directing you to his bandcamp page, where you can buy his new EP for £2.49 as a high-quality download (or do what I did, and get the CD, complete with awesome packaging for £3.99).

my copy came in the post last week and I’m loving it.

draft

are giving away their entire discography for “name your price (no minimum)” aka FREE.

obviously i haven’t listened to their entire back-catalogue, but the tracks i heard were pretty awesome and, due i suppose to their brevity and mocking but no less punk tone, reminded me a little of the minutemen.

bomtuckle:

TILT SHIFT!

(my photo made awesome by http://tiltshiftmaker.com/)

ellesbelles:

By Natalie Dee.

click this link and find out why it’s a bad idea for you as a musician to name yourself after a single letter of the alphabet.

loving the french dubstep vs 80s hardcore punk vs finnish death metal banter.

aar0n:

Zut Alors - Rubbing Stones (Demo)

This is a Demo we recorded with a mic and my laptop in our basement studio back in 2008. It was mostly recorded late at night / early hours of the morning.

aar0n:

So addictive. So good.