I went to a friend’s birthday drinks thing this weekend and we got into a conversation about our mutual admiration of refused, namely the best song ever written.

we were chatting tonight and I poked over to youtube to watch the sweet video for the song (above), and that was when I discovered a list of bands that covered it. crazy town? uh, I’ll pass. the used? no thanks. but… who is this comadre?

(keep an eye on the dude in the hat and grey t-shirt on the left of the screen - he goes ABSOLUTELY BALLISTIC on air guitar at 3:10)

of the bands covering the song I felt they came the closest in their energy and intent, so I went over to their myspace page and listened to their original songs.

sigh… I’m such a sucker for the lo-fi screamo/hardcore. and with song titles like “hey, holmes, slow down” “the hole in the ship, s.o.s.” “are you guys telling jokes? i like jokes!” and “well damn, if we all ate the berries together we might as well die together” how can you go wrong?

(watch the video here… youtube won’t let me embed it)

from the lonely island, the guys who brought you “lazy sunday” and “dick in a box.” I’ve been a fan of theirs for years, so it’s great to see they’re really hitting their stride right now.

is this talking cow that speaks korean.

from kxan in austin tx via this article.

I like the links to the helpful zombie information they provide on the site. the youtube links, however…

very funny, hilariously dismissive of the original star wars trilogy.

t-baby brings ghetto to a whole new level.

my favorite part is at 2:27 when she falls out of sync with the beat. if you, like so many of my friends, can’t bear to watch this any longer than you need to, you can skip right over to it.

the lonely island, the genius behind the snl digital shorts, are releasing their first album on a major label in february. check out their first video that aired just this weekend on SNL.

a friend of mine mentioned this movie recently and I remembered how awesome it was when it came out.

very NOW, very topical, very very well done.