Today the masterminds at YouTube recommended several odd-yet-appreciated things to me, including this brazilliant 1991 clip of Ms Kylie Minogue getting her groove on during rehearsals for the "Shocked" part of her ye olden days Let's Get To It Tour.
Yes, YouTube headquarters/evil computers know me well. Observe...
Luckily KM got the all the snazzy moves down pat in time for the rest of the tour as this super-fun clip from the Dublin leg proves...
And here's the Top Of The Pops performance also with the awesome Jazzi P... YAY!!
Just in case you were wondering, Let's Get To It is one of my fave album covers ever (despite the fact that at the time I preferred the inside sleeve pics). See:
Well, that was my favourite until this album came along:
... but then that one was let down by being self-titled... and, friends, it got complicated. I'm not pro a self-title but I am certainly pro-Minogue so this was a difficult time for me. That is perhaps a discussion for another time and fortunately Kylie has lifted her album-title game since. Speaking of which, when's the new album??! Anyway, hope you've enjoyed today's little trip down Minogue memory lane. You can follow Kyles in the Twitterverse by surfin' to @kylieminogue... and us at @theunibrain
ツ -- Carolyn Stewart Struck like the lightning from up above o'clock, January 7, 2010
In case you hadn't noticed The 'Brain are pretty much in holiday mode - as opposed to how we are the rest of the time *cough* - but we just wanted to reassure our fans (*cough*) that we still love the interwebs.
To celebrate I offer you my favourite YouTube clip from last year that my sister forwarded on to me (thanks, Sarah!). Without further ado, here is Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed. Observe...
Advantage: Buffy.
-- Carolyn Stewart "I'm the slayer... slay-er" o'clock, January 6, 2010
The 2009 Brainies: theunibrain's First Annual Boxing Day Awards for Excellence In Entertainment and Stuff.
Death of the year Carolyn:Michael Jackson. I still can’t believe it’s happened and I still half-think that it’s yet another of his media manipulations and he’ll “return from the dead” for a Comeback Tour in 2015. Scott: There can be no disagreement here. But without tragedy we wouldn’t have had: Carolyn:Corey Feldman of The Two Coreys fame arriving to Jacko’s memorial dressed as… Michael Jackson Scott:Or Marlon Jackson coming out of hiding. Oh, and MJ's kids being unveiled. So THAT's what Blanket looks like without a blanket over him!
Reunion of the Year Carolyn:Seinfeld cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm – sure, it made no sense when the episodes aired out of order in Australia but it was hells worth it just for the exchange between Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld about Christopher Walken. “I don’t know why he was on the boat.” Damn straight. Scott: Andy Dick and sobriety.
Movie of the Year Carolyn: The Hangover cos next week's no good for me... The Jonas Brothers are in town. But any week after that, it's totally fine. Scott: Really the only movie I liked as much as The Hangover this year was Star Trek. Who ever would have seen that coming? Thanks JJ! Worst Movie of the Year Scott: In a year that brought us Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Bride Wars, Land Of The Lost and The Lovely Bones, we were really spoiled for choice. But the winner has to be 2012; tired format, tired script, several decent actors totally slumming it. Paranormal Activity, meanwhile, was the least scary scary movie of all time. I fell asleep. Carolyn: I saw Meg Ryan in The Women on DVD this year. Do not make the same mistake. However, the movie at the cinemas that made me the most angry was The Ugly Truth. Just a poor effort all round and that part with the hot air balloons? Are we even gonna pretend that wasn't green screen? I realise it's 2009 but how hard is it to take out a real hot air balloon and film it? Not very, I say. PS: 2012 was disaster-tastic and I didn't hate Bride Wars. Is that wrong?
Song The 'Brain CLEARLY made a huge hit (maybe): Sam Clark's "Broken". Well done Sam! Well done us! It's time to take another listen...
Australian star who would do well to get to America cos he's awesome: Sam Clark.
Stars we like the best who rhyme: Kylie and Miley
Stars we like the best who rhyme and who should thusly record a duet asap:Kylie and Miley.
Song of the Year Carolyn: I want to give my vote to "3 Little Words" by Frankmusik but it was snatched out of his hands at the last minute by Lady Gaga’s "Bad Romance". Sorry Frankster. Scott: I went to my iTunes play count for this answer. It was also Gaga! But very close runners-up are "Beat Again" by JLS, "Who Says" by John Mayer, "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz and "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks.
TV Show of the Year Carolyn: I want it to be Glee but to be honest if it wasn’t for Jane Lynch, I wouldn’t still be watching. I hand my award to The Big Bang Theory (I heart Sheldon!) and give honourable mentions to Modern Family, Cougartown and Parks & Recreation. Scott:It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Could not agree more with honourable mentions. Additional honourable mentions: 30 Rock, My Life On The D-List, The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.
Far more entertaining off TV than on: Scott:Home and Away. Oh my. Carolyn: Two And A Half Men... his arrest is just unfolding but hey, it's Charlie Sheenand it's just GOT TO be more entertaining than on TV.
Best drunken TV host:Karl Stefanovic. His post-Logies hosting of the Today show was utter gold. He should be drunk EVERY DAY! And then come drinking with us.
Richard Wilkins Award for poor research: Richard Wilkins. On Today on the morning of Michael Jackson's death, Dicky reported an internet rumour about Jeff Goldblum dying as fact. Oops.
Award for franchise about vampires that we saw coming a mile off but it still exceeded belief: Twilight.
Couple who are clearly a couple but deny it: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. They are soooooooooo together. Totes.
Worst celebrity couple of 2009 Scott:Rihanna and Chris Brown Carolyn: I hate everything about Katy Perry and Russell Brand and I can’t even tell you why. Oh hang on, yes I can: because they’re gawdawful!
Taylor of the Year Carolyn:Swift. Scott:Roger. (HA!)
Tweeter of the Year Scott: John Mayer (I think I mean this) Carolyn:Lindsay Lohan because she’s meltdown-tastic (and because Scott stole John Mayer and I don’t want this list to be too samey)
Worst Tweeter of the Year Scott: It can only be Diddy. (I have to forgive Spencer Pratt because he unexpectedly started following me - his single redeeming feature!) Carolyn: I agree. I have deleted Diddy for that very reason... but still his never-ending Tweets continue to appear. How? Damn you, Diddy! I also got rid of Anderson Cooper? Gone. So, let this be a warning to you, warbling Aaron Carter, you're the next to go... Scott: I totally ditched AC (Aaron Carter, that is)!
Tweet of the Year Carolyn: @greggrunberg: I don't understand Ashton when he Tweets in English, let alone in French. Scott: @sarahksilverman: What a fun day! Today was the best anniversary of my family's murder EVER!
Person who has re-conquered TV and has to release some awesome new music now please:Dannii Minogue. (Having Beven, Mark, Vince and Nelson in the video is optional)
Compelling Sports Story of the Year Carolyn:Tiger Woods delivered EVERYTHING to non-sports fans around the world. Scratches on his face? A car accident IN his driveway? His wife hovering over him wielding a golf club? A mistress in every port? TICK! TICK! TICK! aaaaand TICK! Scott: Agreed! Although Brendan Fevola and Wayne Carey continue to impress with their efforts.
Insincere Apology of the Year Carolyn:Chris Brown’s YouTube plea following his bashing of Rihanna. Are you kidding me, dude? Scott:Daryl Somers after the Hey! Hey! blackface debacle. "I'm sorry IF any people were offended ... blah blah self-promotion, great ratings, Harry Connick Jr loves me, blah, blah"
Unexpected Surprise of the Year: Carolyn: I cried in Up! but please don’t tell anybody. Scott: I didn't become a millionaire.
The 2009 Awesomest person on the Planet Award: Alyssa Milano. The 'Brain agree that Twitter has been a revolution if for no other reason than it has put us back in touch with our childhood pal (hey, pals can live in the television, so back off!) and this year selfless Alyssa - star of such faves as Who's The Boss?, Melrose Place, Charmed and the Sheer Cover infomercials - has devoted herself to teaching newbies how the social networking site works. As a reward, we're hoping her new mid-season show Romantically Challenged - which incidentally stars The 'Brain's bestest pal Josh Lawson - is a huge hit. Sadly that will give her less time to Tweet. Sigh. Still, congrats on a fab 2009 from everybody at The 'Brain, Miss 'Lyss!
-- Carolyn Stewart & Scott Keenan, I want your ugly, I want your disease o'clock, December 26, 2009
Remembering Brittany Classic moments from a star gone too soonWe at the 'Brain were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Brittany Murphy at the age of just 32. We were lucky enough to meet Brittany a few times and it is safe to say that she was one of the sweetest, most engaging - if a tad erratic - celebs we've ever dealt with.
With Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash in Clueless
Brittany leaves behind a massive resume dating back to the classic teen comedy Clueless, through to Girl, Interrupted, Don't Say A Word, Riding In Cars With Boys, 8 Mile and Just Married. She also provided voices to Luanne in King Of The Hill and Gloria in Happy Feet.
King Of The Hill's Hill family (Luanne on far right)
We've collected a few of our favourite Brittany moments for you to see, including her single (a 'Brain favourite) "Faster Kill Pussycat" with Paul Oakenfold. The song topped the US dance chart in 2006. There's also her classic appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in which she reacted to ex-boyfriend Ashton Kutcher hooking up with Demi Moore, and the trailers for Don't Say A Word featuring her iconic line "I'll never tell!" and Just Married in which she displayed her brilliant comic abilities.
We all knew the celebrities were lining up for their turn on Sesame Street's 40th season but the final result for one of them is even cuter than we could ever have imagined. Check out the high-larious footage of Jake Gyllenhaal as he teaches the meaning of the word "separate"... with the help of his new octopus friend! Observe...
Awwww! And, just in case you missed it, here's a clip of his equally cute sis Maggie with a gaggle of the Sesame monsters from her appearance a month ago. Check it out...
Right, that's it. It's official. I wanna be a Gyllenhaal!
-- Carolyn Stewart Separate away! o'clock, December 15, 2009
MoreMuppets! And some other guy I just watched the Muppets perform "Jingle Bells" with AndreaBocelli (ask your grandparents) on Jay Leno and, of course, because Jay is on NBC, and NBC hate youtube and foreigners (let's call them racists and be done with it), the video can't be posted here.
Luckily for us they'd already performed the same song (better) on a PBS Christmas telethon last week! Huzzah!
Our sometimes friend Deltra Goodman just toured with Andrea doing Christmas shows - does this mean she meant the Muppets and DIDN'T TELL US?
Scott Keenan It's beginning to look a lot like a very Muppet Christmas o'clock
Ri-Ri and Shy Ronnie Not so live on SNL Rihanna appeared on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and as well as performing two so-so songs from her so-so album, she also did a Digital Short with Andy Samberg.
The weirdest bit for me was that she lip-synced the whole thing. Why are her vocals always so processed? I mean, we all know she hasn't got the world's strongest voice, but in the context of a skit it played really weird.
Also: I'm not a fan of her new Military Ho makeover. The idea seems to be to try and make fatigues as slutty as possible (her soon-to-be-released video for "Hard" features her wearing a top made of bullets ... classy!). And the orange hair? Just no. She seems to be making some really odd choices right now music-wise and fashion-wise.
Anyway, watch... Scott Keenan Rihanna ... Shy Ronnie ... o'clock
Check out the video for Guy Sebastian's latest single from his fifth album Like It Like That. The clip for the awesome "Art of Love" - featuring none-other-than Jordin Sparks - does start off with you wondering if the pair have ever been in the same room together but they do end up "in person" in scenes that can only be described as awkward. See it for yourself...
Chemistry minus. Guy is just so giggly. Bless. Guess it's lucky they chose to stand near Twilight trees, that it's a great song and that their voices go so well together...
-- Carolyn Stewart You need to spell it out o'clock November 29, 2009
The Return of Janet (Miss Jackson, if you're nasty)Let's be honest; it's been quite a while since Janet Jackson's music career has been on track. Her last few albums were patchy, and oddly S&M obsessed, and were pretty much snubbed by the public at large despite housing some genuinely good material. The ghost of Superbowl performances past apparently still lingers in many a prudish mind.
But Janet is back - BACK! - with a very decent ditty called "Make Me" from her new greatest hits compilation Number Ones (which features Canadian, South African and club chart number ones to boost the track listing).
The song features the lyrics "don't stop 'til you get it up" in an obvious nod to her late brother Michael's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and the just released video bares more than a small resemblance to the video for "Scream", the siblings' duet (compare and contrast below) and sees her don a fedora, one of MJ's trademarks.
Let's hope "Make Me" gets Janet - who is looking great (let's all ignore the metallic shoulder pads) - back on track and making some bondage-free hits!
Scott Keenan Make the rules up as we go along / and break them all if we're not having fun o'clock
A little indie flick called New Moon is apparently out. Anyway, at the LA premiere of this tiny lil' flick, Peter Facinelli and wifey Jennie Garth reenacted the whole film with Edward, Bella and Jacob dolls for Access Hollywood. Check it out, vamps...
Cuuuuuuuuuuuute!
-- Carolyn Stewart "I think this is the Luke Perry doll... they just re-did the head" o'clock, November 18, 2009
Yesterday the Twilight universe was abuzz over the photos of Robert "Smelly" Pattinson holding hands with Kristen "Possibly A Guy" Stewart. The cute photos were taken in Paris and clearly mean they are dating. Right?
Anyway, the best bit was that the frenzy from fans debating whether it's proof of their love or not prompted their vampy costar Peter Facinelli to post a pic and caption of his own via his Twitter account...
Co-stars caught holding hands. Guess this picture proves everything. #Pellan
Hilarious!
Pete and Kellan are much better than Rob and Kristen, hey? Team Pellan!
-- Carolyn Stewart White demon, widen your heart's scope o'clock, November 12, 2009
GHD(amn) Franco checks in! Things sure are heating up on General Hospital!
I mean, the show doesn't even air in Australia any more and I would struggle to fit it in with my Days Of Our Lives and The Bold And The Beautiful commitments, but wow, there's a murder or something...
Hey, where was I?
Oh. ABC (US) has released a preview of James Franco's stint on GH, where he's playing a mysterious stranger (aren't they all?) new to Port Charles who just happens to like his art to feature dead people.
"Hi, I'm new in town. Say, have you seen any dead people?"
Didn't this same storyline happen on The Sullivans once? It was Uncle Harry or Mrs Jessop ... it'll come to me.
Anyway, take a look!
Scott Keenan Can Seth Rogen do Neighbours please? o'clock
Sunny funnies: This Christmas's must-have itemI cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard: it's Charlie Kelly's (Charlie Day) homemade informercial for his genius new product Kitten Mittons (he's illiterate) from last week's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia! You know, in a world where the Snuggie is the year's new product success story, these could really catch on.
Finally there's an elegant, comfortable mitten for cats!
Just listen to how hysterical his voice is when he says "all the time". I love it.
Oh, and please excuse the "someone filmed the TV" cammando-style video. That said, thank you to the youtuber who filmed the TV!
PS: Charlie wasn't the only one coming up with genius marketing ideas last week; you can check out Mac and Dennis's Dick Towel infomercial here. (For prudish types, it's probably not safe for work)
Scott Keenan Is your cat making too much noise all the time? o'clock
The UniBrain Presents: Sesame Street WeekIf you have visited Google over the past week you will be aware that its main page has been taken over by the characters of Sesame Street, in honour of the seminal kids show's 40th anniversary. I didn't even know people still used the main page - don't they use Google toolbar? Come on people! - but I have had to check it out every day to share in the awsomeness. Like most people born in the past 40 years, Sesame Street played a huge part in my young life (and, let's be honest, beyond). It is fair to say I was quite obsessed. My first concert was Sesame Street Live In Concert (although as far as "live" goes, I have a feeling they may have have pre-dated Britney in the old miming department), and I had several of the brilliant albums featuring songs from the show (more on that to come!). I just remembered being most offended when some "big kids" on the bus once asked me if I had gone to see Follow That Bird (Big Bird's feature film debut) and I was all "I'M NOT A BABY!" Turns out I was five. Huh, go figure (and, yes, of course I had seen it). Below you'll find some of my all-time favourite moments from the show (that I could find).In my research I have found out several startling things, such as the fact that Herry Monster, who is like family I never visit, has not been seen in the street since 2004! 2004! BRING BACK HERRY!Wait, it gets even worse; Barkley the dog - giant, orange, and endlessly confusing to me as he was much larger than any dog I had ever seen before - has "rarely" been seen since the late '90s! HE IS THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD (RIP Bouncer) BRING BACK BARKLEY! (I also found out that Barkley was originally called Woov-Woov, but Gordon decided to change his name one day. "I don't like it," he said to Bob of the doggy's name, and then just changed it. Whatever, he's always been Barkley to me)
Anyway, enjoy now some classic Sesame moments. In this special birthday week, we will be bringing you EVEN MORE Sesame Street, because let's face it, you can never have enough.
This first clip is from what I have been assured was a woeful 1978 Sesame Street Christmas Special. But never mind that, Michael Jackson meets Oscar The Grouch!
A moment that just blew my mind was when C3PO and R2D2 visited Sesame Street. As I was obsessed with Star Wars and Sesame at the time, it was like Christmas. In this rare clip we get to meet R2's Earth girlfriend.
One of the all-time most powerful Sesame Street moments was when Mr Hooper died. Will Lee, who played the street's wise shop keeper, had died in 1982 and the following season it was decided it should be written in to teach kids about death. He was pretty much the first person I knew who had died so it was pretty shocking when Big Bird was told the news. I may have gotten some pesky dust in my eyes when I watched this again. (Even though the way they keep saying "death" and "dead" all the time - in true Sesame style - is creepy). It also occured to me while watching that I think Gordon and Susan are my black parents. Watching them immediately makes me feel calm and looked after. (Maria, on the other hand, I thought I would one day marry)
The classic '70s/'80s closing credits feature Barkley playing in Central Park with a group of kids. I could never work out how they hid from him behind that tree!
Snippets of Rihanna's lengthy 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer about the night that changed her life surfaced on the interwebs over the last week but now the whole thing is online. Check out what she has to say about then-boyfriend Chris Brown's attack...
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Brave interview. Naturally, Chris isn't too happy with it and has stated he was hoping the details of the assault would remain a "private matter between us"... except for when he appeared on Larry King, he wrote a song about it and then he pleaded to her via YouTube. Yeah, that's heaps private, dude. Oh, you mean you want Rihanna not to speak about it. I see. That makes sense. Wow. You really are a "Changed Man".
Seriousness aside, "I feel like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears" is one of my favourite quotes of all time. Nice.
-- Carolyn Stewart "The whole world hates him now"... true dat o'clock, November 8, 2009
Robbie Williams has released the video to his latest single, "You Know Me" and, well, he wears a bunny suit for pretty much the entire thing. The song is the second to be taken from his new album Reality Killed The Video Star so check out the, erm, inneresting clip now...
Aliens? Fine, we've all come to terms with that... but rabbits?? Either way, Sir Bob has high hopes for the single which he is predicting will be a Christmas No.1 in his native UK. Hmmm... well, it does have strings so we'll see.
-- Carolyn Stewart I've been doing what I like, when I like, how I like o'clock, November 7, 2009
... but then that one was let down by being self-titled... and, friends, it got complicated. I'm not pro a self-title but I am certainly pro-Minogue so this was a difficult time for me. That is perhaps a discussion for another time and fortunately Kylie has lifted her album-title game since. Speaking of which, when's the new album??!
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