Guess What I Had For Breakfast Mister? BEANS!!!

First of all, its impressive to me that Weezer has written a song I actual like this year. Its exciting news. Not since Pinkerton have I cared about this band. But debut album and Pinkerton were great enough to keep me caring, and to keep me continually disappointed. But now Weezer is set to release their Timbaland (!?!) produced red album and I have to say "Pork & Beans" reminds me of classic Weezer. Perhaps Timbaland went in the studio, listened to their songs and said "uh, look I'm not a big rock n roll guy but it seems to me you should just do what yr best at, write anthemic songs with big fuzzd out guitars. Then shoot an awesome video for yr first single that employs internet superstars like Tay Zonday, the Leave Britney Alone Guy and the Afro Ninja and Kevin will like you again. It's really all about what Kevin thinks, anyway. Guys? Guys? Are you still here?".

Un Trabajo Peligroso

This really has to be seen to be believed. A friend of mine has been talking about this video for years and he recently gave me a copy. It's Mr. T on a crazy spanish game show called El Gran Juego de Oca and its a New Years Eve show from 1994. The entire show is insane but this is probably the craziest stunt on the whole thing. Mr. T has to perform the impossible here by deactivating several panels on a suspension bridge that is rigged to explode. The look on Mr. T's face is that of sheer terror as he rushes to unscrew tiny boxes that have wires in them. Or something. I really don't know. Just watch the whole thing. Mr. T could have easily died here. Watch for his "look of death" at the very end. I may get around to putting more of this game show, as it is easily the most insane thing i have ever seen.

Working My Way Back To You, Babe

I sincerely apologize for the desolate state of POP ZEUS! ovr the last several months. No, I haven't stopped loving music like a dork, but work has garnered all of my attention. I plan to get back on the trolley (I like using slang from the twenties that no one uses anymore) this weekend. I already have a debilitating list of tracks as well as hundreds of vinyls rips to offer up, I just have to get my lazy ass to get back into the groove!



The Mountain Goats have really won me back over with their latest offering Heretic Pride. After 2006's disappointing (for me, anyway) Get Lonely, Heretic is a breath of fresh air from John Darnielle and his newfound drummer, ex- Superchunk and Robert Pollard drummer Jon Wurster, who if you ask me is almost too good to be playing with the Goats. Theres just not enough room for his passionate Keith Moon style drumming behind the the already limitless passion of Darnielle and his lyrics. The video for the album's first single "Sax Rohmer #1", directed by Ace Norton, is absolutely fantastic. I don't think I've ever seen a Mountain Goats video before and this one is perfect. So don't make another one. K? THNX!

Sorry Packers Fans

Future Events Such As These Will Affect YOU In The Future...

Finally somebody telling it like it is....

One For Jumper!

Since I am a kind, I now give Mason Steinberg's "Jumper" video the POP ZEUS! bump.....

You'll get two more hits on yr video now. YOU'RE WELCOME.

Jagg Off!

Remind me to do my Mick Jagger for you sometime. Its very evil and impressive.

Don't Poop In My Office, Steve

Time for another installment of everyone's favorite feline freedom fighters, Whiskers & Mr. Fancy! Three more in fact! The extremely thin plot thickens....

Die Die Die, All Right

DIE!DIE!DIE! "Blue Skies"

DIE!DIE!DIE! "Sideways Here We Come"

DIE!DIE!DIE! "A.T.T.I.T.U.D."

DIE!DIE!DIE! Promises, Promises full ablum stream

My favorite band of thee 00s, Die!Die!Die! has a new record being released in the US this week- Promises, Promises. It looks as if this is a pretty wide release so you really have no excuse for not buying it. I've luaded praise on these guys for a long time now and its high time everyone discovers how brilliant they are as well. Go buy it, play it at maximum volume until yr neighbors call the cops, then when the cops arrive, punch the cop in the face. He'll appreciate it and agree to take you out to lunch sometime next week. This really works!

Coming From The End To Grab The Sack

I know this is being shared throughout the internets at an annoying rate but I just got too much pleasure from this not to share it with my rabid fanbase (all three of you) on POP ZEUS!


LA Rams Rap Song - Watch more free videos


After the Bears succesfully destroyed all opponents in the 1984/85 season and their Super Bowl Shuffle became a household name (believe it or not it wasn't embarrasing and awful at the time, it was COOL!), other NFL teams started jumping on the bandwagon with their own "rap songs" that boasted their football prowess (a thorough list of videos for these songs can be found at Holy Taco). The Los Angeles Rams' single "Ram It" seems to boast of their sexual prowess in a gay orgy more than being good at football. Seriously. There has never been anything more inadvertently gay than this. Gay is probably not what they were going for, but gay is definitely how it ended up sounding. I'm sure every pro athlete who ever recorded a "rap song" is ashamed of it now, but members of the L.A. Rams are going to choke on their morning protein shake when they see this skeleton from their closet is be re-distributed via the internets.

Burnin' For All That Is Whacky

Mike Watt "Burnin' For You"

Mike Watt "Burnin' Up"

Minutemen "The Red And The Black"

If you've ever done any reading up on Mike Watt and the Minutemen, you probably know that they were all big fans of Blue Oyster Cult, specifically songwriter Richard Meltzer. Despite the stadium posturing and monster hits, the lyrics to many of their songs were quite well written and poetic. Here Watt nod in loving tribute to BOC with his version of their hit "Burnin' For You".



And just because I like to be thorough here is Watt's version of Madonna's "Burnin' Up" from Ciccone Youth's The Whitey Album. There. That should cover all of Mike Watt's solo career cover songs that contain the word "Burnin'". Also for good measure I'll throw in the Minutemen doing BOC's "The Red And The Black" from 1985's 3-Way Tie (For Last) and this wacky wall walker at no extra charge.

Legolas Got His Clubbin' Shirt On

This is so retarded it made me laugh.

Marcus Pollard: Fantasy Draft Pick Of The Week

Robert Pollard "I Clap For Strangers"

Robert Pollard "Spider Eyes"

Circus Devils "Pattern Girl"

Part of appreciating POP ZEUS! is my recognizing my unhealthy obsession with certain bands like Die!Die!Die!, Of Montreal and of course Robert Palmer. Oops I meant Robert Pollard. Uncle Bob is still going strong with three recent releases, although by the time I post this he'll probably have three more. I have to say his latest solo releases, Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love and Standard Gargoyle Decisions don't really do it for me. The two records could have been whittled down to a really good EPP. This doesn't mean the man has lost his touch however, on the contrary. Circus Devils' Sgt. Disco LP is a fascinating prog rock odyssey, and easily the most interesting thing Pollard has done in years. We may never get another Propeller or Same Place The Fly Got Smashed out of the man, but as long as he never stops releasing the music in his head I'll always be completely satisfied.

The World Is My Toilet

The Fucking Ocean "Literacy Test"

The Fucking Ocean "Adam"

The Fucking Ocean "Invisibleline"

On a drunken excursion to San Francisco once to see Die!Die!Die!, i happened upon the Bay Area's own The Fucking Ocean. Now while I was a bit too inebriated to remember much of their set, I did remember that I liked them. Rediscovering their music on emusic.com was a blessing in disguise, because while I was finding excellent new music from a band I knew little about it also brought to life my shameful behavior in the cit of San Francisco. I basically think of that city as my drunken playground. Since I'm not in Los Angeles I have free reign to do whatever I want and act like a drunken buffoon. So My apologies to The Fucking Ocean if I happened to get on stage during your set and sing the harmony parts to Journey's "Wheel In The Sky". Although, come one, that is a fucking good song, you have to admit.

Pull Me Under I'm Not Afraid

Lifter Puller "Lifter Puller vs. The End Of The Evening"

Lifter Puller seems to be an early incarnation of The Hold Steady with more of a Girls Against Boys feel to it. Somehow I missed out on 2000's Fiestas + Fiascos, but it certainly fits right in in with my vast array of indie rock.

What's funny about this is that as soon as I wrote that last paragraph I ran out of things to say about Lifter Puller and had to do a Wikipedia search on them. This is how I learned that the band actually did contain members of The Hold Steady, which I honestly did not know before writing this. See this is why this site is called POP ZEUS! because I know things before even looking them up by making assumptions. Like I know what you're about to do right now. You're going to navigate to a better music blog. Well I don't blame you.

Hercules: Not An Official Member Of NAMBLA

Sunday is tv theme song day here at POP ZEUS!



Theme from The Mighty Hercules

Apparently I have an mp3 of a cartoon that I've never seen before here with the theme from The Mighty Hercules. First off, the song sound like it may have been written by Cole Porter. Secondly the lyrics go farther than just describing Hercules as a destroyer of the wicked but as a gay icon of sorts. The singer describes Hercules as having "softness in his eyes and iron in his thighs". Geez, dude if you love Hercules so much why don't you marry him? Oh wait you don't live in Massachusetts. Plus he's a fictional character. That's right, my bad.

You're Right. I Do Love Metal.

H.I.M. "My Sweet 666"

Recently I did some work for the Finnish doom-rock oufit H.I.M. Its funny how after you hear a song over and over again, what was once something you despised starts to seep through and you begin to appreciate it for what it is. I have to say if "My Sweet 666" had been recorded by almost any band that didn't sell its Bam Margera-sponsored merchandise at a store called Hot Topic in the mall I would have discovered it sooner. That being said, I kind of like His Infernal Majesty now. They put on a great live performance, and even though their music is a little slickly produced and bombastic, I can't deny the catchy vampire hooks of "My Sweet 666". I even went out and bought Razorblade Romance on pink vinyl. Now bats are living in my house. Thanks, H.I.M!

Unbunnier Than You Are Dude

Unbunny "I Leave Stones Unturned"

Unbunny "Nothing Comes To Rest"

Unbunny's Jared del Deo writes melancholy confessionals best described as akin to the likes of Elliot Smith, but with a bit more of a sense of humour. Parasol Records' Snow Tires brings us into a world of heartbreak and lonliness that we can all relate to at some point in our lives, but does so with a kind of confection that only a pop gunslinger like del Deo can. If Neil Diamond was still alive and writing songs (R.I.P. Neil), he might give us something like Snow Tires. Unfortunately its common knowledge that Neil Diamond was killed by pirates somewhere in the Pacific Islands in 1983. His head stills rest upon the barnacled helm of their pirate ship.

You Know How I Know You're Gay?

The Gay "Opulent Canine"

The Gay hail from Vancouver, Canada and I think they're moniker may refer more to the definition of "gay" that describes a happy and fancy-free feeling instead of, well, you know, dudes who fuck dudes. I gather this because their musical sound is that of infectious sticky sweet pop that won't leave yr head for days. This doesn't necessarily mean the lyrics make a lick of sense. What the hell is an "Opulent Canine" anyway? A rich, pompous dog? I don't know about you, but I would refuse to take care of a dog who thought he was better than me.

You Can Finally Stop Beating It

Dead Horse "The Latent Stage"

Good news for fans of the seminal Texas thrash band Dead Horse. It looks like a DVD documenting the band's legacy is on the horizon in 2008. Dead Horse is a tragically overlooked band in the history of metal that could easily walk amongst the likes of Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth through the pantheon of the metal gods. If you're wondering where the pantheon of metal gods is located, check Google Earth. I think it's near Fresno somewhere. Details are as follows:

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Here is the trailer for the up and coming dvd !