This is what happens when you get Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, and Julian Casablancas all on one stage at the same time. Really. Click over and watch the video. If this doesn’t make your heart ready for Christmas I don’t know what will.
And apparently Jules has gone one better and recorded the perennial SNL favorite sketch as a bonafide single. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.
mp3 : Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today
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Julian Casablancas has succeeded in cultivating a certain persona for himself. Something about him oozes likability and it’s hard to define simply why that is so. Maybe it’s because he’s the front man of The Strokes, maybe it’s because his deadpan and washed out vocal delivery inspires everyone to sing along, or maybe there is some other magic behind his charm. Whatever this intangible effect is it simply drips off of the latest track from Julian’s solo album Phrazes For The Young (amazon) (itunes).
mp3 : Julian Casablancas - Out of The Blue
Granted the starts with a rather awkward melody, and sounds quite a bit like his other band, but about twenty seconds into the track you don’t care about either of those thoughts because you’re caught up in simply liking what Julian is doing. I hope that The Strokes stick it out (they’re recording now and planning another tour) because although Julian on his own is fun, it’s not quite the brilliance that you get when all the boys are playing together (ie Thom Yorke without the rest of Radiohead).
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The boys behind Lonely Island; Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, are brilliant. There, I said it. They’re quite honestly the best part of SNL in the current season {probably the best parts ever since Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon left the show} and it amazes me how they somehow convince big stars across the board to partner up for a quick song and accompanying music video in the form of a SNL Digital Short. To round out their tour of all that is awesome earlier this year the boys behind The Lonely Island decided to put together a full length album entitled Incredibad (amazon) (itunes) and give all of us fans a full forty two minutes of fun.
mp3 : The Lonely Island - I’m On a Boat (feat T-Pain)
mp3 : The Lonely Island - Lazy Sunday (feat Christ Parnell)
mp3 : The Lonely Island - Boombox (feat Julian Casablancas)
I could have chosen almost any of the nineteen tracks on the album but I thought these three showcase the actual talent behind the music. Granted there’s nothing about putting things in boxes or cleaning something out of your pants mentioned in these songs, but I really think these three are a good sample of the work and musicality that actually go into a creating a great parody. And on top of that Lazy Sunday started the trend, Boombox features one of my favorite artists of all time, and I’m On a Boat had the most ridiculous production budget for an SNL Digital Short I’ve ever seen {not to mention it is quite obviously the best rap/hip hop parody ever created}.
Anyone want to get together and split a bottle of Santana Champ?
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