Tag Archives: Video Q Sings
The Belle Brigade, David Bowie, and Ash Gray and The Girls for Your “Ash Wednesday!”
A very cool video of a brand new song kicks off today’s Ash Wednesday fun! Check out Ashes by The Belle Brigade: It’s always good to look back while looking forward. Here’s Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie: And here’s … Continue reading
Bessie Smith, Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, The Polish Muslims, Ken Nicol and Mary Drake Supply Some Video Fun!!
The newest member of my Hall of Fame is a female blues pioneer who had a major influence on many female performers–Janis Joplin, in particular. She died in 1937, but here is a rare film performance of Bessie Smith singing … Continue reading
The Beatles, Nora Jane Struthers, and Meryl Davis and Charlie White With “Gold Medal” Performances!!!
The Winter Olympics are on and I thought it would be fun to check out this song and accompanying video of The Beatles doing Back in the USSR: What a gold medal performance by Detroit area ice dancers Meryl Davis … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day Videos from Brad Paisley, Weird Al,and Jim Carrey!!!
Looking at love from a few different angles for Valentine’s Day: One of the greatest videos ever made, and certainly one of the funniest, with several cameo appearances including William Shatner and Jason Alexander, Brad Paisley explores computer romance in … Continue reading
Best New Music of 2014 From Jillian Rae and Fathom Lane, Plus a Pete Seeger Video!
A fun…and kind of twisted video from Jillian Rae‘s wonderful new album. The title track called Heartbeat kicks off this Pre-Show Fun!: Another early front runner for best of the year, also from Minnesota is from a multi -faceted band, … Continue reading
Try to Keep Warm With The Steel Wheels, Megadeth and Jenny Lewis, and Block Hair!!
It’s another below zero morning around here in Dearborn, Michigan, and I know other people have it even worse than I do. So let’s warm up with some “hot” videos! Here’s one that’s so hot it hasn’t even been released … Continue reading
South African Treasures: Artists United Against Apartheid, Paul Simon, and Hakuna Matata!!
One of the first organized protest against the living conditions in South Africa came from Artists United Against Apartheid. An idea put into practice by Little Steven Van Zandt focused attention on the plight and disparity between the rich and … Continue reading
Elvis Presley and Sibling Harmony From The Everly Brothers and The Andrews Sisters!!!
Happy Birthday Elvis!! Here’s the King gettin’ funky near the end of his movie career doing the original version of A Little Less Conversation: The sad news about Phil Everly‘s passing makes me want to reflect on The Everly Brothers … Continue reading
The Rationals on “Swingin’ Time with Robin Seymour,” Weird Al Yankovic, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, and Moms Mabley for Third Anniversary Show!!!
I ran across this vintage clip of The Rationals, a Detroit—Ann Arbor based band from an appearance on “Swingin’ Time with Robin Seymour” and I couldn’t resist!: I get a kick out of playing silly stuff, and Weird Al is … Continue reading
Dylan McDonald & The Avians, Skinny Lister, and Joanie Leeds and The Night Lights From Best Albums of 2013!!
Wow! It’s very difficult to find any kind of decent video clips for Dylan McDonald & The Avians. But since they are my #1 pick for album of the year for Out from the Door, here’s as close as I … Continue reading
