Today Is Michael Jackson's Memorial

As with most events in the final act of his life, the King Of Pop's memorial today at Los Angeles' Staples Center comes with pomp, overwhelming media attention, and of course, controversy. The star-studded event -- promising appearances from Stevie... CONTINUE READING TODAY IS MICHAEL JACKSON'S MEMORIAL»

New Oh Astro Video - "Hello Fuji Boy"

In the spirit of Stereogum being your #1 source for documentation of Lionel Richie appropriation, last year we turned our attention to the spliced genius of Oh Astro's "Hello Fuji Boy" ("Hello" + Fujiya & Miyagi's "Ankle Injuries" + Hot... CONTINUE READING NEW OH ASTRO VIDEO - "HELLO FUJI BOY"»

Posted on March 21, 2008 in MP3, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Fujiya And Miyagi | Hot Chip | Lionel Richie | Oh Astro

American Idol Brings Us A Grunge "Hello"

None of us are doing a good job of keeping tabs on American Idol, but Stereogum's usually up on its Lionel Richie. We have history together. Where else will you get frame-by-frame analysis of the Prof. Richie-stalking-his-blind-student video, or find... CONTINUE READING AMERICAN IDOL BRINGS US A GRUNGE "HELLO"»

Posted on March 5, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: American Idol | David Cook | Lionel Richie

New Japan For Africa Video - "We Are The World"

"We Are The World" is in the air. We caught a pretty good whiff of it with Jimmy and Ben, but this footage from Japanese television takes USA For Africa to the next level. In fact, the footage you're about... CONTINUE READING NEW JAPAN FOR AFRICA VIDEO - "WE ARE THE WORLD"»

New Oh Astro - "Hello Fuji Boy"

The sample happy Illegal Art roster recently made a four-song sampler available for the price of free online, featuring the likes of patron saint Girl Talk, Realistic, and Steinski. Good stuff and worth your bandwith all around, but it's Oh... CONTINUE READING NEW OH ASTRO - "HELLO FUJI BOY"»

Posted on October 15, 2007 (0 comments)
Tags: Free Energy | Hot Chip | Lionel Richie | Oh Astro | The Simpsons

Video Hangover: Commodores - "Lady You Bring Me Up"

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: the world calls it football, the Americans call it soccer, and the Commodores call it a totally awesome way to get laid. CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: COMMODORES - "LADY YOU BRING ME UP"»

Posted on August 28, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (5 comments)
Tags: Commodores | Lionel Richie

The "Hello" Project

No list of the all-time awesomely bad videos is complete without a top-two slot for "Hello" by Lionel Richie (that's The Simple Life star's adopted father, kids). Whit jogged our love for the clip the other day with a link... CONTINUE READING THE "HELLO" PROJECT»

Posted on July 25, 2007 (8 comments)
Tags: Lionel Richie

Green Day Cover "The Simpsons Theme"

Remember that will-not-confirm-or-deny-anything 20th Century Fox intrigue over whether Green Day were in fact getting Groening'd? That lasted about two minutes? Internet's fun like that. The internet's also really good for radio rips, though this one's really only a few... The Simpsons Theme"'">CONTINUE READING GREEN DAY COVER "THE SIMPSONS THEME"»

Hello

Thanks to Bob, I can't get the image of clay Lionel Richie out of my head. You know what I'm talkin' 'bout, right? The awesomely, awesomely bad video for "Hello"? Here's what Bob had to say about this masterpiece after... CONTINUE READING HELLO»

Posted on January 28, 2005 (89 comments)
Tags: Lionel Richie