Celebrate Celesty!

From the oft-frozen land of Finland comes one of the best power metal bands among the many from this particular area of the world. Celesty was formed in 1998 in Seinäjoki, Finland. The original lineup of the band included bassist Ari Katajamäki, drummer Jere Luokkamäki, and in 1999 guitarist Tapani Kangas. This quartet apparently released [...]

Irishness: Irish-American-style

For the final shot of Irishness during this most Irish of months I bring you a band that is a little closer to home. Formed in 1997 by Irishman Dave King, Flogging Molly eventually got all the right characters in place: Dave King on guitars, vocals and bodhran; Dennis Casey on guitars and vocals; Matthew [...]

U2 for a Happy St. Pat’s

Happy St. Patrick’s week! Albeit one day late, today’s installment comes from none other than one of the most famous and successful bunch of musicians to ever come out of Ireland, indeed of all time- U2. This iconic group of rockers has been entertaining the masses since forming in 1978. Although they didn’t know much [...]

Charlie Sheen Breaking Down

I’m with Entertainment Weekly and “Chuck’s” Twitter followers: HE NEEDS HELP. This is not funny. I would be very interested to see your comments below on what you think of the whole Charlie Sheen spectacle. Related Articles Charlie Sheen going live tonight with ‘Sheen’s Korner’ [Poll] (latimesblogs.latimes.com)

Around the world Irishness abounds

Greetings, Since St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, I thought I would dedicate this month’s Melodic Mondays to that joyous day of celebration. Normally you might expect to find a great band playing traditional Celtic folk music in Ireland, the birthplace of such music. In 1992, however, longing to perform fairly exclusively classic Irish music, [...]

The Gentle Sounds of Metal

Hey there music lovers, This week I bring you The Very End, a melodic death/thrash metal band from Ruhrgebiet, Germany. Unfortunately, since they formed in 2005 (?) and do not seem to be a very well known band, there isn’t much information out there to share with you. So, just check out their video for [...]

Anything for notariety

I would like to direct your attention today to a phenomenon on the internet that has people essentially selling their souls to develop an over-the-top, in-your-face online persona. While internet surfers have the option to watch or not watch whatever they want online, why must people try so hard to foist their need for fame [...]

Back to the Future: Part Unlikely

Let’s file this one under mediocre theories. This video comes from an Irish filmmaker named George Clarke, who claims that while watching a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film, he noticed an extra walking through the frame holding what looks to him like a cell phone. Obviously he was skeptical at first, considering cell phones wouldn’t be [...]

Sweet Lemonade, indeed

Here is a not-so-mediocre video made by the folks at Weebl’s Stuff that I wanted to share with all of you. I must warn you- the content is PG-13 rated, but hi-larious. That horse is pretty amazing.

iPhone vs. HTC Evo

Hey people, I know this is a little old, but this video is absolutely hilarious. Some of the language in it is not all that necessary for it to still be funny, but great nonetheless: Listen, I like the iPhone and many other Apple products. In fact, I am typing this on a Mac right [...]

The Peep Show: A Day in the Life

  Hello fellow mediocritans: To start things off, I would like to take you on a journey through a day in the mundane life of your standard Peep marshmallow candy. This story teaches us some important lessons about life, love, and even the many uses of a piece of that sugared marshmallow treat, other than [...]