Was Andy Samberg making kissyfaces at harp-wielding critical darling Joanna Newsom at a Rangers game a few months ago, or is the
SNL star just really adept at making stupid faces for amateur paparazzi? [
Andy Samberg]
It's kind of strange this
New York Times story on the YouTube semi-popularity of "Iran So Far," the love song to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that aired on last week's
Saturday Night Live, didn't mention the fact that NBC had to pull the clip from its YouTube channel—and its
site—because of
an unauthorized Aphex Twin sample, isn't it? [
NYT]
Ed. note: Today, we introduce "VHS Or Beta?", a new column in which Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies—from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In his opening column, he takes on the soundtrack to the Andy Samberg comedy Hot Rod, which, alas, is "Dick In A Box"-free.
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