RAGE! (kinda pt.2)

This week in my quest to rid my house of old Rage Tapes I found 2 Grunge Documentaries. One was directed or put together by Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth. The other was just a Doco about Nirvana made up of mostly archival footage. My Aunt had taped them off Channel V for me. This was a few years before Channel V was mostly repeats of 'My Super sweet 16'.

After the grunge docos were a few strange film clips which brought back memories of exactly how bad commercial pop can be.


There was a song by a singer called Rhianna, except it wasn't the one that is around now. She was much, much worse. I won't post a link to the song because I would rather forget it exists.

This was followed by an ad for a 'new' Sprite variety which long since died. Nacho Pop, one of the choreographers from 'So you think you can dance Australia' was in it. He wasn't dancing, just doing the money shot of someone drinking the mouthwash looking Sprite.



The best clip from this tape was also the worst. It was appalling. It really, really was.
Watch at least the first 15 seconds. It gives you a good indication of how bad it gets. Oh yeah, they are Australian too. Shame on us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKPowfmbOA

After all this crap (the docos were boring as hell.) I was praying that there would be a reprieve from the mediocrity. Thank god for Slash.

Programming Rage one time while out here with Velvet Revolver, he programmed 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash (which has been played most weeks since Cash died) and then Weezer's 'Hash pipe' which he played because he knows Buckethead! (which will mean absolutely nothing to people who aren't Weezer fans but very important to people who are.)
Slash also chose 'Doll Parts' by Hole, and 'Window Licker' by Aphex Twin. I may have mentioned this before, but every band who programs Rage puts an Aphex Twin song. Usually 'Come to Daddy' or 'Window Licker'. They truly are clips everyone should see once though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0 -Come to Daddy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3Wc-37pC4&feature=related -Window Licker.

Slash closed the night by playing Sublime's song 'Date Rape' which stars Ron Jeremy, who comes in toward the end. Pardon the pun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtb73qp0mmc

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