The Beatles Sgt Peppers Star Wars Edition "Princess Leia's Stolen Death Star Plans"

This is so cleverly done it's simply brilliant. It should be turned into a West End musical. Though I probably wouldn't watch it, nut jobs would.

And yes, they've done the whole album. Track 3 "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" is transformed into "Luke Is In The Desert And Whining" :)

 H/t B3ta & Stephen on Facebook

VFX - The Art Of Compositing

Take 3 minutes from your busy day and learn a little bit about the visual effects used in games and movies with this brilliant short film

VFX Games - The Art of Compositing from Roy Peker on Vimeo.

Han Solo vs Jar Jar Binks

Star Wars The Last Jedi

So Luke says "I only know one truth. It's time for the Jedi to end..." maybe that's not the full sentence, maybe the trailer misses out "this", so "end this"? Anyway, I know I'll be down the Odeon at a minute past midnight again..

Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl; 28 Years Later

Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl from Danny Cooke on Vimeo.

Henri, Le Chat Noir

I know this video is quite old, but I missed it doing the rounds several years ago, and it's so good it needs re-sharing. Listen to Henri pondering over the meaningless of life...and sleeping. Requires volume despite the subtitles.

More Le Chat Noir on Facebook and YouTube.

Small Plane + Negative G Manoeuvre + Doggy Surprise

What's Heavier; A Kilo Of Steel or A Kilo Of Feathers?

Bike Lane Hero

"You're in the bike lane, you're in the bike lane"

Mortimerian Tales - 50minutes of Bob Mortimer on the BBC's Would I Lie To You?

The genius of Bob Mortimer, and his brilliant stories on the BBC's Would I Lie To You?

Timings below so you can skip forward. My personal favourite, "Theft & Shubbery"

00:07 - I once set fire to my house with a box of fireworks.
06:50 - The police once ordered me to leave town because I was frightening the locals.
13:11 - This is Keith. He's my oldest friend, and when we were at school together, we hid a dictaphone in the classroom ceiling to confuse our teacher.
18:25 - This is the cushion that I used to carry my pet owl around on. I would have brought the owl, but he escaped last week.
23:45 - For five days I pushed my cat around in a pram, because it had sprained three of its ankles. 26:27 - As a teenager, I used to terrorise my neighbourhood with a game I invented called "Theft and Shrubbery".
31:45 - This is Michael, and after cutting his hair, I got a job on a campsite as a hairdresser.
37:54 - I have a digeridoo suspended from a tree in my back garden so when the wind blows in a certain direction, it parps soothing sounds of the outback through my bedroom window.
41:34 - I recently had to charm a spider out of my shoe by tooting a flute at it.
45:35 - I can break an apple in half with my bare hands.

Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 10 : Ed Sheeran "Shape Of You" (2017) vs TLC "No Scrubs" (1999)

It's not very important, but it dawn on songwriters Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle and producer Kevin Briggs - how much Ed Sheeran's global smash hit "Shape Of You" (2017) sounds like the global smash hit "No Scrubs" they wrote and produced for TLC in 1999.

Maybe another to be filed under "Talent Borrows, Genius Steals (Shits Copy)".

Well, actually, according to this news item in Stereogum, they've even been given writing credits. A happy ending. Anyway, you decide for yourselves;

Uncanny. Only so many notes and words to go around I suppose.

See also Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 1 : U2 "With Or Without You", and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 2 : Radiohead "Creep" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 3 : Jamie T "Zombie" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 4 : Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" vs The Really Wild Show Theme and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 5 : The Stone Roses "All For One" vs Dogtanian & The Muskerhounds / The Double Deckers Themes and Ooh, That Looks Familiar : 7 : Larry Griswold (1951) vs Vladimir Georgievsky (2015)
and Ooh, That Looks Familiar : 8 : Abba "Waterloo" (1974) vs The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1969) and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 9 : Star Wars "Imperial March" (1980) vs Mary Poppins "A Spoonful Of Sugar"(1964)

Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 9 : Star Wars "Imperial March" (1980) vs Mary Poppins "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964)

It's not very important, but it dawned on me - how much the menacing Star Wars "Imperial March" (1980) for iconic villain Darth Vadar sounds like the sickeningly sweet Mary Poppins classic "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1969).

Maybe another to be filed under "Talent Borrows, Genius Steals (Shits Copy)".

Uncanny. Only so many notes and words to go around I suppose. **Update: I've been informed by "Old Man" Joe, that this is known as "parallel key modulation", he goes on (he does, but to explain this further he says "Most Depeche Mode songs use them liberally, luring the listener into a false sense of calm and wellbeing (major) then plunging them into a chasm of death and despair (minor)." There we go.

See also Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 1 : U2 "With Or Without You", and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 2 : Radiohead "Creep" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 3 : Jamie T "Zombie" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 4 : Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" vs The Really Wild Show Theme and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 5 : The Stone Roses "All For One" vs Dogtanian & The Muskerhounds / The Double Deckers Themes and Ooh, That Looks Familiar : 7 : Larry Griswold (1951) vs Vladimir Georgievsky (2015)
and Ooh, That Looks Familiar : 8 : Abba "Waterloo" (1974) vs The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1969)

Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 8 : Abba "Waterloo" (1974) vs The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1969)

It's not very important, but it dawned on me - how much Abba's 1st single and Eurovision winning belter "Waterloo" (1974) sounds like The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1969).

Maybe another to be filed under "Talent Borrows, Genius Steals (Shits Copy)".

Uncanny. Only so many notes and words to go around I suppose.

See also Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 1 : U2 "With Or Without You", and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 2 : Radiohead "Creep" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 3 : Jamie T "Zombie" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 4 : Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" vs The Really Wild Show Theme and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 5 : The Stone Roses "All For One" vs Dogtanian & The Muskerhounds / The Double Deckers Themes and Ooh, That Looks Familiar : 7 : Larry Griswold (1951) vs Vladimir Georgievsky (2015)

US Train Pulls Into Station In Snow-Motion

Hilarious pun, commuters get a face full of the white stuff.

Jungle Football Practice

Do YOU Have A Super Power? Can YOU HEAR If Water Is Hot or Cold?

Excuse the clickbait headline - but really, you can; especially if you make the Tea a lot, like I seem to.

Anyway, here's the test you can take, and the science behind it; share this now before it appears on shite newspapers and they get ad revenue (I don't).

H/t Beta

Next Level Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Skills

Definitely worth watching past the initial 30seconds. Probably something someone will copy and attempt on a X-Country Has Got Talent type of program soon.

Like Table Tennis? Here's a 91 shot rally - though why the bloke in the yellow didn't just back spin the ball like a drop shot I don't know.

And here's the Mythbusters firing a Ping Pong ball at 1100mph. Deadly.

Don't Post Images Of Your Laminate / Crew Passes On Social Media - EVER

Yes, it's tempting.

You're lucky enough to be at a big show, working in some capacity and you want to show off, tell all your friends - it's what Social Media is for, right?

Er no. You are likely to be fired.

I know several that have been. I know some that have been taken to court. Just don't do it.

Watch how easily these two make fake working passes from this Instagram post, a wristband (like this one), then simply walk into the secret "we're-playing-Glastonbury-2017" Foo Fighters show in Frome.

Fortunately, these two just wanted to see the show, they didn't try and get backstage / onstage.

But, following the awful events at the Ariana Grande concert on the 22nd May, this message needs to be repeated.

DO NOT POST IMAGES OF YOUR LAMINATE / CREW PASS ON SOCIAL MEDIA - EVER.

Imagine if Salman Abedi had also created a pass from a social media post, walked past security and detonated his device inside the arena?

Yes, he could've bought a ticket, but the pass would've allowed him to roam anywhere.

So if you see a friend or contact posting images of passes on social media, tell them off. Please. Let's make this something you just don't do on social media.

Donate here to support families of those killed and injured in the Manchester Arena attack, or text ‘LOVE’ to 70507 to give £5.

To see how they made fake passes, skip to 1:30.

It's not about the promoter losing money. The last thing you want at a show is a nutjob with a pass; ask Noel

Or Robbie

But don't mess with Keith.

Here's the image they photoshopped - it's still on Instagram;

H/t UK Touring Crew **Updated Friday 1st June**

Eminem & Rihanna (Replaced By A Parrot)

To celebrate the announcement that Eminem is headlining the Reading Festival this summer, here is a Parrot replacing Rihanna on "The Monster"

80 Songs / Some Of Which You Probably Didn't Know Were Cover Versions (And Their Originals)

The video's slightly misleading title is "Top 80 Songs You Didn't Know Were Covers & Their Originals", but you should know most of these are covers.

However, one that did genuinely surprise me, The Clash (never liked them) and their 1979 punk anthem "I Fought The Law". This was in fact a 1960 cover of US rock and roll band The Crickets, formally known as Buddy Holly & The Crickets, but released after Buddy had "left" the band, also known as the day the music died.

Anyway, it also includes Natalie (PHOAR!) Imbruglia's "Torn" which she famously claimed to have written during a live interview on the Chris Evans Breakfast show, as well as some fairly obvious ones, that if you didn't know were covers, then quite frankly, you need to get out more.

Another one to be filled in the "Talent Borrows, Genius Steals" section, as some of the cover versions are clearly loads better than the originals.

H/t to Rob Durham for sharing.


See also Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 1 : U2 "With Or Without You", and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 2 : Radiohead "Creep" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 3 : Jamie T "Zombie" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 4 : Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" vs The Really Wild Show Theme and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 5 : The Stone Roses "All For One" vs Dogtanian and the 3 Muskerhounds

Victoria Line Train Doors Sing Queen's "We Are The Champions"

I've just spotted this in the comments for my Jubilee Line Ticket Barrier Sings Blur's "Song 2", along with "thanks for the inspiration" :) Reminds me, I must finish my second "difficult album"...

Questions about Star Wars

Brilliant. Probably an accurate portrayal of Daisy Ridley's life at the moment, in the build up to The Last Jedi*

Starring Daisy Ridley, Josh Gad (Cameraman & Voice of Olaf from Frozen**), Dame Judi Dench as well as Chris Pratt (Avengers), Penelope Cruz (PHOAR!), J.J. Abrams and several others actors that aren't that well known to me.

*Spoiler Alert 1 : Disney have confirmed that the Last Jedi is plural. Jedi is the plural of Jedi.

**Spoiler Alert 2 : Olaf is in Frozen 2.

Mash : The Smiths vs 21 Pilots "Stressed Out Charming Man"

Love a good mash up, there's only so many notes after all, and this is a good one isn't it, hmm? Other faves are Specials vs Wu-Tang and Jefferson Airplace vs Fatboy Slim "Somebody To Praise" - there's also Beyonce vs Benny Hill but this isn't really a mash up, just bloody funny..

Touching The Top Of Canary Wharf (1 Canada Square)

Not for those with vertigo, but seeing as the terrorist threat level is currently severe in the UK, how to two teenagers easily manage to get into 1 Canada Square, into the lifts, and into the pyramid roof, even touching the very top. Someone's going to get fired. Skip to 3:25 to show them simply jumping the security barriers.

Iceland Under Full Moon & Northern Lights

Join Ozzo Photography surfing and Kayaking under northern lights and the full moon in Iceland, from the warmth of your current viewing location.

1,000 Drones at Chinese Lantern Festival

This is what 1,000 drones look like flying in the night sky - and a new world record apparently (just days after the Superbowl effort with Lady Gaga).
Would love to see this sort of effect at a live music festival / show..

Seasons Of Norway : Timelapse

Beautiful Norway. Gutted I didn't get to see the Northern Lights when I was doing a seminar at Trondheim Calling recently. Next time.

Hyperlapse Tour Of The World - In Google Maps

Ooh, That *Looks* Familiar : 6 : Larry Griswold (1951) vs Vladimir Georgievsky (2015)

It's not very important, but it dawned on me - how much this trampolining comedy act from various XXX's Got Talent shows around the world looks like the legendary trampolining comedy act by Larry Griswold. Maybe another to be filed under "Talent Borrows, Genius Steals (Shits Copy)".

Uncanny. Only so many slapstick routines to go around I suppose.

See also Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 1 : U2 "With Or Without You", and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 2 : Radiohead "Creep" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 3 : Jamie T "Zombie" and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 4 : Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" vs The Really Wild Show Theme and Ooh, That Sounds Familiar : 5 : The Stone Roses "All For One" vs Dogtanian and the 3 Muskerhounds

Hair Growth Time Lapse

Is This The Future

This short film looks at a mix of virtual and physical reality and I feel a bit sick watching it. Terrifying. Starts with the 21st Century addition of pointless gaming.

HYPER-REALITY from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

DJ Earworm's 2016 Mash

Now an annual headache for DJ Earworm, producing a brand new song, from the top 25 pop "hits" of 2016.

It's Zig & Zag

The Facebook echo chamber sometimes throws up some excellent content, light relief from the impending disaster of Brexit, and the Walter Mitty president Trump.

by instagram.com/threelittlefrenchies

Posted by Aww Station on Sunday, 22 January 2017

The Pixar Universe In Easter Eggs

We've all spotted the ball, the pizza delivery van, even Nemo in Monsters Inc, but Disney have finally revealed and confirmed loads loads more, from the obvious to the obscure.

Pixar Easter Eggs

Did you spot any of these Disney Pixar easter eggs on your own? 👀 Let us know in the comments!

Posted by Oh My Disney on Wednesday, 18 January 2017