Martin Denny's EXOTICA (Felonious Monk Remix)

"Felonious Monk is the production guise of hip-hop holy man also known in his vocal incarnation as Blue Tongue.

Here, the Monk remixes one of his favourite pieces of pseudo-Polynesian 50s lounge, adding a dash of swagger to the relaxed, fresh coconut-juice type ambience."

Paging Dr. Octagon.

"If rap has ever produced a Syd Barrett it has probably been Kool Keith. Or maybe he is more of a Roky Erickson. Kool Keith was one of the founding members of the old school hip-hop combo The Ultramagnetic MCs. After the MCs imploded Keith kinda snapped and ended up in Bellevue City Mental Hospital where he suffered from what sounds like some sort of delusional schizophrenia. After release from the mental hospital, Keith changed his name to Dr Octagon and released this insane platter on the world."

Joe over at The Last Days of Man on Earth takes a short break from his usual fine punk blogging to share a few tracks from the first Dr. Octagon album. "Dr. Octagonecologyst" is a small masterpiece of funky absurdist scatology. An instrumental version of the album, called "Instrumentalyst," is also available. (In 2006, Kool Keith and crew released a second album, "The Return of Dr. Octagon," that wasn't nearly as great.)

Hip Hop in The 1940's

The Andrews Sisters rock da house.

I've been singing this fricken tune all day long.....good lord.

It's a Nice Day for a....Chav Wedding

Everyone who thinks "white trash" is a strictly American phenomenon needs to check out the ITV documentary Britain's Youngest Brides, which follows five teenage girls from the British Chav subculture on their path to the altar. Particularly heartwarming is the story of 18-year old Catrina, whose wedding dress was so big, she had to be dragged on her stomach into the minivan that took her to church. At the ceremony, her bridesmaids wore bubblegum pink dresses and sideways baseball caps.

Chav Wedding on Britain's Youngest Brides (via MetaFilter)

Michele & Tina - Fight For Your Right

Phoney Fresh tells us about "Superstar Recording Studios": "... these booths at amusement parks like Six Flags and Cedar Point where you can sing along to your favorite songs karaoke style and get a souvenir cassette to take home. I don't know If they still have these or not. ...."

This is Michele & Tina nailing Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" in the cutest way.