The Specials - Gangster

This band represents the best of British ska. Their songs were well-crafted and rhythmically catchy and upbeat. Of course, they also had a message in many of their songs, politically and socially, and were not afraid to voice their concerns and objections. I had several albums which have been lost in the intervening years and must now settle for a live compilation cd of the Best of British ska and the Best of singles cd collection which has an excellent live version of "Guns of Navarone". The cd cover for the singles collection also had an alternate design which featured the band in a car or taxi...I prefer the brighter colours and the expressions on the faces of the band.

Oil On Water

This movie follows an artist who begins experiencing "voices" and other strange phenomenon that he cannot understand or explain to his girlfriend. A visually stunning film that traces a creative life spiraling out of control due to schizophrenia, "Oil On Water" has been compared to "A Beautiful Mind" and "Trauma" by one reviewer. Check out the site with synopsis and trailer.

Where the hell is Matt

Cool video of guy visiting over 40 countries and dancing in various locations with people joining him. Pretty cool.

Beverley Knight - No Man's Land (Acoustic)

This lovely lady, Beverley Knight, has a sweet, smoky and vibrant voice that comes from over a decade in the industry. Her last album, "Music City Soul" was recorded in Nashville and brims with sass and an awful lot of soul.

Another good video search site

http://www.truveo.com/

Has many channels and excellent selection direct from the start page. Some video streams, such as Hulu, may be restricted to viewing in the United States, which is a shame since viewing a full episode of Family Guy on my computer screen is a dream for me and my optometrist.

However, you can find some interesting and complete shows, for example, this show about Douglas Adams that originally aired on ZDTV(Later TechTV). This particular interview occurred eight days before Adams passed away.

Douglas Adams clip (22:26)

Related videos will also show to the right of the video description.

Video search engine

Blinkx is a site that allows you to search for videos from all over the web. It is a publicly traded company in UK and has several patents related to its technology. This is the first time I have heard of this site but it looks quite interesting. Claims to have 26 million hours of video to search through...that's a lot of covert cubicle viewing. Check out the faq and about pages for the lowdown.

Blinkx

Uncyclopedia

A spoof of Wikipedia that has a sense of humour. You can contribute articles yourself to hone your silly and satirical side.

Uncyclopedia