Caught Sean Hayes for the first time last night at the Mystic in Petaluma. We were pretty damn impressed. Highly recommend the trek up when he returns April 11. For now, hear his latest below. Along with other tasty tunes that’ve been circling the Ümlaut this week. Thanks for the Local Natives tip, Dylan!
Drama in the fight for the World’s Strongest Beer!
The video’s funny, for sure. But calling their German competitors “Sausage Munchers”? It’s a play right out of Monty C. Burns’ battle book. And I can’t wait to see what happens next
Quick recap: Shortly after Scotland’s BrewDog announced the whopping 32% ABV Tactical Nuclear Penguin with this fun and drunk penguin-laden video, Germany’s Schorschbrau dropped a big “Nein! ” bomb with a crushing 40% brew. BrewDog‘s responded with an even funnier video for an even bigger beer, 41% ABV Sink The Bismark!. Patience, Schorschbrau. Climb the ladder.
Ahh, beer jingles. Burned into my brain well before I was legal. Hamm’s From the land of sky-blue waters, Löwenbräu’s Here’s to good friends, and Miller’s If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the beer. Good stuff. But NY brewer Utica Club tried to take it further. From the jingle to the single. It was the 60s, man. Time to think far out.
After I heard this on the now defunct 365 Days Project I tracked down the original 7″ on eBay. Been holding onto it since 2003. Expect more randomness from the Ümlaut archives in 2010. (*cue sinister laughter)
Not sure who the seriously swingin’ copywriter is who wrote the back cover. But the songwriter is Sasha Burland, who wrote a Clio-winning Alka Seltzer spot jingle among other things.
So long Noughties. Hello Teenies. Jeez, that sounds crazy. And a little dirty. Either way it’s 2010 and there’s still no rocket cars. Don’t let that bring you down—it’s gonna be a fanfuckingtastic year. And I mean that most sincere. All the best to you and yours!
For four years, Last-Christmas.com has collected cover versions of Wham‘s … wait for it … Last Christmas. The site’s as brilliant and wrong as the original song. So to get in the mood for over 418+ takes on George Michael‘s festive opus, here are my picks for the Top 4, naturally:
With Sunday holding a trip to the Mission for Blue Ribbon Salvage at SF Indie Mart, the first track is the perfect way to start things off (at least in name). The rest are just a cross section of this week’s rotation. Enjoy.
