Punch it in your baby bump
May 14, 2010 8:19 PM Subscribe
Don't let the internet scare you off with archaic disco lessons, goofy cheerleaders in space, or mustaches from your darkest nightmares. Step away from the worst video ever and rejoice in the spectacular talent that is Andrew Lee.
He boasts that he's released six albums in spite of the Zark Cherrie Scandal threatening to derail his career almost before it began. Then he started his own label - Zapp That! His song titles include "This is my fucking single" and "Catch a tiger by the toe.". You won't find special effects or flashy accessories in his videos. You're more likely to catch him singing about the eff word with a pair of underpants on his head. (Most links NSFW)
From his Soundclick page:
"The songs meant alot to me." Lee sounds off once again. "These were all from my experiences, but I knew others would be able to sympathize and connect to them. I knew they would be special, and not just anything you can find in your local record store." All his work paid off, and the best album of all time, Unwiggerly, was finished. "Unwiggerly, I thought, was a word that described me. At the time, there were alot of acts who seemed ashamed of themselves, and tried to use disguises to fool the public. But that never was or will be me. I'm not a wigger. Thus, Unwiggerly was born."
He boasts that he's released six albums in spite of the Zark Cherrie Scandal threatening to derail his career almost before it began. Then he started his own label - Zapp That! His song titles include "This is my fucking single" and "Catch a tiger by the toe.". You won't find special effects or flashy accessories in his videos. You're more likely to catch him singing about the eff word with a pair of underpants on his head. (Most links NSFW)
From his Soundclick page:
"The songs meant alot to me." Lee sounds off once again. "These were all from my experiences, but I knew others would be able to sympathize and connect to them. I knew they would be special, and not just anything you can find in your local record store." All his work paid off, and the best album of all time, Unwiggerly, was finished. "Unwiggerly, I thought, was a word that described me. At the time, there were alot of acts who seemed ashamed of themselves, and tried to use disguises to fool the public. But that never was or will be me. I'm not a wigger. Thus, Unwiggerly was born."
Here's more on Santo Cilauro, the man behind the awesomeness.
Also, double 1 and double 2.
posted by HopperFan at 8:42 PM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
Also, double 1 and double 2.
posted by HopperFan at 8:42 PM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
Actually, I heard that this is Andrew W.K.'s newest project.
posted by barrett caulk at 8:42 PM on May 14, 2010
posted by barrett caulk at 8:42 PM on May 14, 2010
Had there been a Voyager 3 spacecraft, and I was in charge of what to put on the probe as a message from Earth, it would have just been that fantastic video of 'Apache' linked in that "moustache" link. It's been one of my favorite music videos for years.
Good or bad, that tells you all you really need to know about Earth.
posted by chambers at 8:45 PM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
Good or bad, that tells you all you really need to know about Earth.
posted by chambers at 8:45 PM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
I don't think the blonde girl is a real native american.
posted by device55 at 9:10 PM on May 14, 2010
posted by device55 at 9:10 PM on May 14, 2010
When we were 10 my best friend and I took a cassette recorder and spewed forth whatever our young brains found funny at the time. Complete with cheesy accents, 'special effects' (putting the mic by a fan) and improvised dialogue, we talked about insane professors and deluded movie stars and bust a gut laughing at how stupid we were being. Good times, good times.
And we'd listen to the tape a week later with maybe a smile or two, some fond memories, and an overwhelming sense of pleased embarrasment, and then we'd cover that fucker up with new material - vowing never to let last week's (or this week's) shit escape the walls of his basement.
Listening to Andrew Lee I long for those younger simpler times, and wish to Bog that the wisdom of self-editing existed today.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 10:10 PM on May 14, 2010 [3 favorites]
And we'd listen to the tape a week later with maybe a smile or two, some fond memories, and an overwhelming sense of pleased embarrasment, and then we'd cover that fucker up with new material - vowing never to let last week's (or this week's) shit escape the walls of his basement.
Listening to Andrew Lee I long for those younger simpler times, and wish to Bog that the wisdom of self-editing existed today.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 10:10 PM on May 14, 2010 [3 favorites]
Just had the weirdest "it's a small world" experience ever.
A few minutes ago, I shared this link with a guy I know. Turns out that he is FRIENDS with Andrew Lee. Andrew even named a song after him (I verified this).
And, Andrew Lee is actually in the same chatroom with us (though idling at the moment.)
What are the chances of that?
posted by BrandonW at 10:27 PM on May 14, 2010
A few minutes ago, I shared this link with a guy I know. Turns out that he is FRIENDS with Andrew Lee. Andrew even named a song after him (I verified this).
And, Andrew Lee is actually in the same chatroom with us (though idling at the moment.)
What are the chances of that?
posted by BrandonW at 10:27 PM on May 14, 2010
Santo Cilauro is behind this shit?
posted by AzzaMcKazza at 12:14 AM on May 15, 2010
posted by AzzaMcKazza at 12:14 AM on May 15, 2010
OK, between Tim and Eric and this, I'm officially a geezer. I'll never get any of the time back I spent watching Andrew Lee, either.
This new aesthetic that you can be horrible and sucky at something as long as you intended to be and that makes it entertainment escapes me. It seems designed to comfort a world where nobody has the patience, skill, or balls to get good at anything and everything sucks. Maybe that's the commentary that's implied.
Not that this kid is any more horrible than anything else. Just no better. And if he's some 'created' star, then that escapes me even more. Half-baked is the new well done. Andrew--quit singing and put yourself together a Cantinflas look-alike act or something that someone will appreciate.
posted by umberto at 5:33 AM on May 15, 2010
This new aesthetic that you can be horrible and sucky at something as long as you intended to be and that makes it entertainment escapes me. It seems designed to comfort a world where nobody has the patience, skill, or balls to get good at anything and everything sucks. Maybe that's the commentary that's implied.
Not that this kid is any more horrible than anything else. Just no better. And if he's some 'created' star, then that escapes me even more. Half-baked is the new well done. Andrew--quit singing and put yourself together a Cantinflas look-alike act or something that someone will appreciate.
posted by umberto at 5:33 AM on May 15, 2010
"Santo Cilauro is behind this shit?"
Not exactly - at least not as far as I know - he's behind the magic in the "worst video ever" link, though.
posted by HopperFan at 8:47 AM on May 15, 2010
Not exactly - at least not as far as I know - he's behind the magic in the "worst video ever" link, though.
posted by HopperFan at 8:47 AM on May 15, 2010
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