Introducing The Barack Roll

A hot meme was born late last week. Hot memes are born late every week, but this one's Obamasistible, combining the ubiquitous Rick Roll with the ubiquitous Barack. Watch it. Almost as funny as "Yes We Can." ... CONTINUE READING INTRODUCING THE BARACK ROLL »

Posted on August 11, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Choosing Presidential Running Mates (If The Candidates Were Bands, And You Were A Concert Booker)

You've stridently opined regarding what's rocking Obama's iPod. What about weightier issues, like, who should be rounding out his or McCain's ticket? It's still early in the Veepstakes -- even the politicos aren't close to a consensus -- so NPR... CONTINUE READING CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATES (IF THE CANDIDATES WERE BANDS, AND YOU WERE A CONCERT BOOKER)»

Posted on June 26, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | John McCain

Obama's iPod Loves Him Back

Another sign that Barack Obama is cooler than you: His iPod endorses him for president. (A good chunk of it, anyway.) The AP previews the next issue of Rolling Stone, which places Barack on its cover (again) and delves into... CONTINUE READING OBAMA'S IPOD LOVES HIM BACK»

Posted on June 25, 2008 (84 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama

The Great Detroit Octane Perform On Conan

Sometimes I think Barack Obama's true calling has been to inspire "Barack Obama-sistible!." I saw them live at UCB -- it was 120 seconds of awesome. Now you can join: Last night Conan gave Late Night writer Jon Glaser and... CONTINUE READING THE GREAT DETROIT OCTANE PERFORM ON CONAN»

Posted on June 18, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Detroit Octane | Jon Glaser

Arcade Fire & Superchunk Rock For Obama In North Carolina

We already knew Win was all about Obama, but now Merge house band Superchunk's also thrown their Barack support into the ring (sorry Britt, maybe Mac will run for office next time). The two groups are in the midst of... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE & SUPERCHUNK ROCK FOR OBAMA IN NORTH CAROLINA»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | Superchunk

Barack Obama Is Barack Obama-sistible!

Detroit Octane, aka writer, actor, and Adult Swim-er Jon Glaser and friends, have penned a ridiculously catchy (and just ridiculous) campaign tune for Barack Obama (he's the new black). It's set to Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible." We'd say Jon Glaser... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA IS BARACK OBAMA-SISTIBLE!»

Posted on March 19, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Jon Glaser | Robert Palmer | Saturday Night Live | Tracy Morgan

Arcade Fire Cover Bowie, Lennon At Cleveland Barack Rock Stop

There's a great point here to be made for future political campaigns: If you're going to have a band perform some 11th hour concerts in support of your candidate, make sure the internet loves that band like it does Arcade... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE COVER BOWIE, LENNON AT CLEVELAND BARACK ROCK STOP»

Posted on March 4, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | David Bowie | John Lennon

Arcade Fire Cover Sam Cooke For Obama

While SNL offered over its airwaves in aid of Hillary Clinton's attempt to woo the hip 'youths at home watching TV on a Saturday night' vote, Barack Obama was getting a similar stamp of hipster approval on the same day... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE COVER SAM COOKE FOR OBAMA»

Posted on March 3, 2008 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | Sam Cooke

Arcade Fire Playing Free Shows For Barack Obama

Early on and before most of indie rock had started showing their stripes as Obamaniacs this Democratic primary season, Win Butler took to the internet to let us know how close we were coming to fucking up what was in... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE PLAYING FREE SHOWS FOR BARACK OBAMA»

Posted on February 29, 2008 (47 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama

Saturday Night Live Returns With Rock Of Love Parody, Armisen As Obama

Back from the writers' strike with a backlog of Daniel Plainview and Hillary Clinton jokes, Saturday Night Live returned this weekend brandishing Tina Fey, a Steve Martin cameo, and huge prosthetic Obama ears. Obviously musical guest Carrie Underwood wasn't going... CONTINUE READING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE RETURNS WITH ROCK OF LOVE PARODY, ARMISEN AS OBAMA»

New (Most Of) Pearl Jam - "Rock Around Barack"

Breaking news: A rock band wants Obama for president. This time it's Bonnaroo-bound Pearl Jam, who have eschewed the live rally route in favor of a touched-up cover of an old rock classic. Stone Gossard picks up vocal duties from an abstaining EdVed and explains: "'Rock Around The Clock' was the first mainstream rock and roll hit in 1955 and it had a transforming effect on American music ... The rhythm of rock music and its energy were so overwhelming that traditional barriers of race and culture broke down with an enormous crash. So here's to new energy, rock and the breaking down of cultural barriers: Barack Around The Clock!" Listen here (MP4).

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Posted on February 6, 2008 (17 comments)

Shudder To Think, Paul Rudd, David Wain, Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black Perform For Barack Obama & Super Tuesday: The Video Set

Well polls are closing in a few hours, hope you weren't too burned-out from that Dead show to vote. While we wait for Chris Matthews and Tim Russert to begin orgasming over the election results, a little recap of last... CONTINUE READING SHUDDER TO THINK, PAUL RUDD, DAVID WAIN, MICHAEL SHOWALTER & MICHAEL IAN BLACK PERFORM FOR BARACK OBAMA & SUPER TUESDAY: THE VIDEO SET»

Deadheads For Barack Obama

Super Tuesday! Hope those of you in the magic states have cast your ballots already; if not, Bobby Weir may just influence the direction of your level pull yet. It wasn't just the hipsters organizing for Barack last night. While... CONTINUE READING DEADHEADS FOR BARACK OBAMA»

Posted on February 5, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Grateful Dead

will.i.am Brings Scarlett Johansson, Common, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar To Rock "Yes We Can" For Barack

If you're still wondering -- after endorsements from Jeff Tweedy and Conor Oberst and Win Butler and Craig Wedren & Stella's cast and the rest of the cool kids (literally) -- who the hip pick is in this election, let... CONTINUE READING WILL.I.AM BRINGS SCARLETT JOHANSSON, COMMON, KAREEM ABDUL-JABAAR TO ROCK "YES WE CAN" FOR BARACK»

New Craig Wedren - "Crush You" (And His Barack Rock Event, Feat. Nina Persson & Stella Stars)

We've never been shy about our love for Shudder To Think, a love largely hinging on the vocal chords of Craig Wedren. Since that band's demise, he's kept busy with soundtracking and solo recordings and has a new album Wand... Stella Stars)'">CONTINUE READING NEW CRAIG WEDREN - "CRUSH YOU" (AND HIS BARACK ROCK EVENT, FEAT. NINA PERSSON & STELLA STARS)»

Win Butler Weighs In On Barack, Hillary

As NME pointed out, over at Win's Neon Bible blog, under a post called "good god please don't buy it," the Arcade Fire front-runner gives his two or three cents about the current Democratic Primaries. To quote:I am watching Hillary... CONTINUE READING WIN BUTLER WEIGHS IN ON BARACK, HILLARY»

Posted on January 15, 2008 (50 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton | Win Butler

Bill Gates Plans To Spend Retirement With Bono, Jay-Z, Jon Stewart, And Lots Of Democrats

It's (Consumer Electronics) Show time in Vegas, and last night's keynote address came packing a pop culture-savvy video designed to give some morale back to the John Hodgmanized ranks of the Microsoft fanboys, by putting their fearless leader in cute... CONTINUE READING BILL GATES PLANS TO SPEND RETIREMENT WITH BONO, JAY-Z, JON STEWART, AND LOTS OF DEMOCRATS»

Hey Iowa, Show Us Your Caucus

We haven't done a metric analysis to determine the size of our Iowan readership, but as a special PSA in the interest of a robust democracy: Get out there and vote! You have like ten minutes left. Maybe you Hawkeyes... CONTINUE READING HEY IOWA, SHOW US YOUR CAUCUS»

Vote The Rock 2008

The topic of campaign theme song is a vital one. Music's power to convey a message and further a platform isn't to be underestimated. Understanding the weightiness of this most essential campaign decision, Hillary Clinton embraced the democratic process by... CONTINUE READING VOTE THE ROCK 2008»

Posted on December 7, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Big Head Todd | Hillary Clinton

Feist, Brian Williams, & Obama Do Saturday Night Live

Wonder if newsman Brian had something to do with SNL's music guest casting Saturday night? Or maybe the 30 Rock crew watches Kimmel. Leslie joined NBC's prime time anchor Brian Williams on what may be the last Saturday Night Live... CONTINUE READING FEIST, BRIAN WILLIAMS, & OBAMA DO SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE»

Posted on November 5, 2007 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Brian Williams | Feist | Saturday Night Live