Ukranian Pop Band Covers Bon Jovi and NAILS it!

THIS is the kind of stuff that this blog was originally about. Awesome ridiculousness. THIS cover of Bon Jovi's It's My Life is just pure happiness. Enjoy!

Yuksek - Off the Wall

Yuksek Official Site I don't know much about this band, but this song is so-so. What really makes it more enjoyable is this awesome video! For you older folks? We've seen this concept before in the following video by The Escape Club from their debut single 'Wild, Wild West'.

'I FINK U FREEKY' by DIE ANTWOORD (Official) (NSFW)

Die Antwoord Official Site Hailing from South Africa, Die Antwoord (which translates to "The Answer" in Afrikaans) is fresh from their break-up with Interscope records and saddling up their own label, Zef Recordz. If you can't quite find a category to toss Die Antwoord into like we here in the states do with all of our music, you're about to get a little schooling. With a bohemian slant and a style not too dissimilar from the early 80s pop-electro-gypsy band, Haysi Fantaysi (I featured them in an early post of this blog). Zef music is, simply put, the equivalent to American White-Trash culture. After watching this video you'll agree. It also has something that makes me believe they were influenced by the Aussie punk scene of the same time because everyone looks like hell. (Special Note: Lyrics in the second half of this song are NSFW)

Jane Birkin - Orang Outan

When I started this blog it was meant to be about those long forgotten gems that have all but disappeared from the collective hive mind. Originally this blog was to be geared more toward the novelty section in the back of the record stores of old. What ended up happening is a lot of emails asking me about current bands that I enjoy or bands that I see getting traction and eventually worming their way into our ears. THIS song by Jane Birkin instantly brought me back to what I was thinking about when I started this blog. It's a perfect example of the stuff I was looking for. The more I listen to this, the more I enjoy it! Enjoy!