Category Archives: joy

Excerpt from “The Beatles at Shea Stadium,” 1965

January 15, 2008 – 1:05 am
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“Iran So Far,” SNL 9/29/07 (from www.nbc.com)

January 8, 2008 – 4:34 pm

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Ms. Peachez’ “Fry That Chicken,” 2007

January 3, 2008 – 11:10 pm
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The Clash – White Riot Live (1978 Victoria Park London)

December 12, 2007 – 1:13 am
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My Box in a Box

December 12, 2007 – 1:04 am
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Leslie Hall’s “How We Go Out,” 2007

November 24, 2007 – 4:08 pm
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Karaoke parody about the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) by The Evolution Control Committee (www.evolution-control.com), 2007

November 17, 2007 – 2:51 pm
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Joseph Beuys performing “Sonne Statt Reagen,” 1982 (?)

October 8, 2007 – 5:21 pm
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Bob Dylan performing “Love Sick” with “Soy Bomb” (Michael Portnoy) on the 1998 Grammy Awards Broadcast, February 25, 1998

September 18, 2007 – 12:05 pm
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Paul Potts performing “Nessun Dorma” on UK television show “Britain’s Got Talent,” 2007

September 15, 2007 – 3:30 pm
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