Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Yale's Bizarre New Promotional Musical Video

Have you seen this? Yale's new promo? Bonus points to the first Yale a cappella group to spoof this 16-minute musical.

Bubs on iTunes

The Bubs are now on iTunes, capitalizing on the Sing-Off exposure, no doubt. This is a screengrab of their Top 5 most-purchased tunes.

Check the Bubs out on iTunes here.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My Embarrassing Recommendations

The nice people over at the A Cappella Blog asked me what music I'd like to hear collegiate a cappella groups cover in 2010. I made this silly list.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Are 'The Sing-Off' and 'Jersey Shore' The Same Thing?

So asks Adam Sternbergh in New York magazine.

Sternbergh writes: "Two new reality shows debuted recently. On one, The Sing-Off, an a cappella competition, a barbershop quartet of middle-aged moms in spangled blazers sang a medley of Beach Boys songs. On the other, Jersey Shore, eight self-described Guidos and Guidettes descended on a beach house, where a girl named Snooki, who looks a bit like a hobbit Elvira, provided what one blogger called 'the most NSFW subtitle in television history.' (It read, 'F*** my f****** a******, right now.') At first glance, these two shows seem like the antipodal extremes of a polarized culture. Look more closely, though, and you see that they’re essentially the exact same thing."

Read more here.

Monday, January 4, 2010