My love of the band CAKE runs deep. Real deep. In fact, the sole reason I got to know 4 or 5 of my best buds from college is because of our mutual love for John McCrea and company. Without CAKE, I would literally have less friends.
This weekend, one of the aforementioned chums, Lord Newton, sent me an interesting video in honor of Valentine's Day. It's for the song "Love You Madly" from their 2001 album Comfort Eagle. You may recognize it from the opening credits of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, one of my favorite movies (further proving to me that Jason Segel and I would totally be pals if I was famous. Maybe even CAKE friends?).
Anyway, the video is interesting because it's not your typical music video (actually, none of their videos are). It stars the drummer and trumpeter from the band competing in a timed cookoff using pumpkin as the main ingredient. Sound familiar? Iron Chef America and Top Chef, you've been called out. This video is from 2001, you didn't start to air until 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Watch for three amazing cameos at the end, as the judges.
Video: CAKE - "Love You Madly"
And if you ever have the sick desire to know what's going on inside CAKE lead singer John McCrea's head, check out the CAKE NEWS blog. It's insane.
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Loose Ends: Feb '09
1) My sober January sucked. Sure I lost some weight, but there's a 50/50 chance I'm going to gain it right back (bets anyone?). I didn't sleep any better (which is so little to begin with). I didn't feel any healthier overall day-to-day. And I'm pretty sure my friends still hate me for ditching them all month. But I'm back on the sauce, and happier than ever. So in honor, listen to my favorite song about drinking, "Good Ol' Alcohol" by the Mooney Suzuki (a sadly underrated rock band).
2) Check out Bite Sized Spoilers, a clever blog from my friend the Kate. And best of all, you can play along right at home (I did, and they were kind enough to post it).
3) You really should watch Life Wednesdays at 9 on NBC (or on Hulu). TiVo it while you watch Lost (if you're still a slave to the meaningless). Not only is it a unique and well-written drama featuring one of the best character actors on the small screen (Damien Lewis); not only does it feature the most redheads on TV (the aforementioned Lewis, Donal Logue and Christina Hendricks); and not only does it start off my Wednesday trifecta of cop shows (with Life on Mars and L&O), but it has one of the best soundtracks on TV. They've featured Beck, Spoon, Radiohead, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs, Cat Power, Aimee Mann, M83, !!!, Sloan and many others. Here are a few of my favorite songs that I discovered thanks to Detective Charlie Crews:
Jon Doe - Golden State
Camper von Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Gutter Twins - I Was In Love With You
The Beta Band - Squares
Jackie Greene - I Don't Live In A Dream
2) Check out Bite Sized Spoilers, a clever blog from my friend the Kate. And best of all, you can play along right at home (I did, and they were kind enough to post it).
3) You really should watch Life Wednesdays at 9 on NBC (or on Hulu). TiVo it while you watch Lost (if you're still a slave to the meaningless). Not only is it a unique and well-written drama featuring one of the best character actors on the small screen (Damien Lewis); not only does it feature the most redheads on TV (the aforementioned Lewis, Donal Logue and Christina Hendricks); and not only does it start off my Wednesday trifecta of cop shows (with Life on Mars and L&O), but it has one of the best soundtracks on TV. They've featured Beck, Spoon, Radiohead, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs, Cat Power, Aimee Mann, M83, !!!, Sloan and many others. Here are a few of my favorite songs that I discovered thanks to Detective Charlie Crews:
Jon Doe - Golden State
Camper von Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Gutter Twins - I Was In Love With You
The Beta Band - Squares
Jackie Greene - I Don't Live In A Dream
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