As loathe as we are to sing a rival's praises, it has to be said that www.stumbleupon.com’s cat playing the theramin is the funniest thing we’ve feasted our eyes on this year – and that includes Bertie’s resignation speech.
Having subjected it to a CSI Trinity Street forensic examination, we can confirm that the clip features genuine moggy/rudimentary electronic musical instrument interaction.
There are more chuckles to be had at blutube.policeone.com/Clip.aspx?key=255E0D6434848E8C where American stand-up Jeff Dunham can be seen doing his politically incorrect, but underwear soilingly funny Achmed The Dead Terrorist ventriloquist routine (cue “does my bomb look big in this?” jokes).
The site, which is “by and for American law enforcement officers”, also has footage of a Superior Court Judge who volunteered to be tasered – and is probably still wondering why the fuck he did.
It’s not due here till the autumn, but you can get a sneak preview at www.foxsearchlight.com/index.php of Young At Heart, a new Stephen Walker documentary which focuses on a group of singing American octogenerians whose set includes The Clash’s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, Led Zep’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ and Sonic Youth’s ‘Schizophrenia.’
“We didn’t care for the song,” recalls Len Fontaine, an 87-year-old former US navy pilot, of their Thurston Moore cover. “It hurt my ears.”
Caught In The Net got through a whole pack of Kleenex last week when it got to see the film in Nashville.
Having been given Slash’s official permission to have a goo – see this issue’s cover story – it’s off to www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVW87Fkgmzc for a superstar jam version of ‘Paradise City’ featuring Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, P(erry Farell, Wayne Kramer, Sen Dog from Cyprus Hill, Uncle Tom Cobley and all. By the way the Gibson USA that Mr. Hudson is playing is the one you can win in our special Walton’s competition.
Which just leaves time for quick visits to www.watchme.com (A new career as a porn star awaits); current.com (cracking video news site); mugshotdujour.com (scary Americans); and sunvalley.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/19131.jpg (Hitler goes emo).