The Velvet Underground on Lawrence Welk, 1968….

…and The Archies covering “God Save the Queen” (nothing has made me happier over the past week than this.)

Elsewhere:
“‘In Finland, we have no Eiffel Tower, few real famous artists, it is freezing cold and we suffer from low self-esteem,’ said Mr. Putaansuu, who, as Lordi, has horns protruding from [...]

For your weekend edification (and again, thanks to Salon’s Video Dog for the point–I know, this is getting a bit predictable), the forthcoming “sequel” to Titanic. Watch this, then follow the below-imbed directions:

(now, hit CTRL-A)…did you buy into it? The original was so terrible that I actually for a moment thought Cameron was [...]

Via Salon.com’s Video Dog. A group of college students engage in a brilliant, yet dangerous bit of agit-prop to demonstrate the arbitrary nature of the 55 mph speed limit. They refer to it as “an extraordinary act of public obedience.” I love it when the guy loses his side-view mirror. I tried to post [...]