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PerformanceKlok: Isn’t that Neko Case?

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

The New Pornographers perform “My Rights Versus Yours” in all their harmonizing glory on Letterman:

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Tags: Neko Case, New Pornographers

PerformanceKlok: Bermuda Schwartz edition

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

If you don’t love Weird Al, I … will … fight you. Hell, he and his band begin speaking in tongues at about 3:52, for God’s sake.

Vote No on 1 | Protect Maine Equality

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Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic

PerfomanceKlok: The Chinese Chicken

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Steven Page may have parted ways with the rest of Barenaked Ladies, but there’s still about 20 years worth of recordings with him and the band. Check out the following Bathroom Sessions recorded by BNL members Page (vocals) and Ed Robertson (vocals, guitar), which reminds us why we’d like to buy all members of the band a beer. Or Kraft Dinner.

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Tags: Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page

PerformanceKlok: This mosh pit brought to you by Walgreens

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Green Day live in Central Park performing “Know Your Enemy,” as part of GMA’s(?!?) concert series. Actually a pretty kick-ass live band. Who knew?

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PerformanceKlok: No, not that Nelly

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Nelly Furtado performs “Try” in 2004, with the help of uptight white guys.

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PerformanceKlok: Now holding

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

File Neko Case under “so good, it must be overdubbed, but it’s not.” Here she is performing “Hold On, Hold On.”

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PerformanceKlok: Shaky Camera Phone Edition

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

For a band renown for overt electronic distortion, the Magnetic Fields really know how to go minimalist: Check out this performance of “Yeah! Oh, Yeah!” in 2004, and compare with the original:

Yeah! Oh Yeah!

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PerformanceKlok: Dog pound edition

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Back in the day, The Beastie Boys put on a raucous performance of “So Whatcha Want” in support of Check Your Head’s release – with a special appearance by Cypress Hill. And hey! It’s Arsenio!

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Tags: Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill

PerformanceKlok: Finest Hour

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Queen’s performance at Live Aid in London in 1985 is often considered the crown jewel of the benefit concert and, in turn, is widely considered the band’s greatest performance of its career. In this clip featuring “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Radio Ga Ga,” the great Freddie Mercury owns the stage, holding sway over approximately 72,000 concert-goers at Wembley Stadium.

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PerformanceKlok: Are you lonesome tonight? You’d better believe it.

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

The origin of this YouTube clip is credited to a documentary entitled “This Is Elvis.” I don’t find the performances of “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “My Way” pathetic, in spite of the sequins, the fumbled words, or Elvis’s weight. I do see this as one of the most sorrowful images in popular culture. The sadness conveyed, particularly in the first half of this clip, is difficult to convey in words – a king at the end of his reign.