I have no idea how this passed under our my radar for so long, but if you haven’t heard of Bo Burnham yet you should probably start checking out his work. This singer/songwriter/comedian has a thinking-man’s way with words and uses his songs to project some kind of sweet comedic gems. It seems that I’ve really missed the gun on this one, because the guy has been on Comedy Central, Last Call with Carson Daily, College Humor and is set to have his own Comedy Central Presents special come this year. To make me feel like an even bigger loser about the whole situation, it turns out that he’s only 18. Fuck.

Bo Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American comedian, singer, songwriter, musician, rapper, and Internet celebrity. He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States, graduating from St. John’s Preparatory School. He currently resides in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Burnham achieved Internet fame in December 2006 after releasing a video featuring his performance of an original song, “My Whole Family Thinks I’m Gay”, on YouTube, which has received over 2 million views as of November 2008.[1] The video had been originally posted on break.com, but received no attention there for quite some time. Over the following year, Burnham released 13 videos on YouTube and MySpace, garnering a combined total of 22.4 million views.[2] Burnham’s videos have also been featured on a variety of other websites, including Break.com, CollegeHumor, and Comedy Central official site.

22.4 million views? Jesus Christ, Video Matt needs to take some notes from this guy. Check out his song, “New Math”, with the lyrics after the jump.

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We’ve been lacking hard in the Band You’ve Never Heard Of postings, so lets kick it off again with a group of indie killers. Hailing from Seattle, WA, By Sunlight are gaining notoriety around the North West and West coast areas. Their shimmery sound has been crafted over the years under their former moniker, Bridges, and they now have a new name and new record to show off to the world. Currently the group is doing a 15 date tour down the West coast, which you should probably check out if you’re in the California/Oregon area.

Theoretically, I should provide you with some off-topic experience I’ve had involving the band or while listening to the band’s music or at least make some shit up to sound like a better writer, but you know what? Fuck it. I’m not conforming to all that jazz. Instead I’m going to quote Ryan Prado from when he declared Bridges the band of the day a while ago.

Formed from ex-members of Sacramento’s Mister Metaphor, Seattle, WA’s, Bridges are a progressive math-pop conglomerate with more syrup-sweet melodies than you can shake an abacus at. The band is currently on tour through mid-July on the West Coast, and last night melted the apathy of a cozy crowd at Chico, CA’s Cafe Coda.

The group played for about 40 minutes, without stopping for anything, fashioning a seemingly endless song, which was actually several seamless segues into different tunes. Think early Velvet Teen or don’t. If you live on the West, check these guys out at these select dates. You won’t be disappointed.

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You wouldn’t be reading this if it weren’t true. Whitney Houston’s crack addiction which was reported by the credible National Enquirer in 2006 is certainly old news. This was when Whitney’s sister lovingly sent in photographs of a crack-cocaine and paraphernalia litted bathroom.

Sorry to mislead you, this post isn’t about her in the slightest. So Whitney, call off your lawyer and put down the pipe. This post is inspired by a super-honky who goes by Tracky Birthday, a mostly unknown hobby-rapper whom I came across accidentally in a drug induced rage.

His creations are full of satire, catchy beats, smooth lyrics and a killer Mr T impersonation (because he doesn’t afraid of anything). Sure, he can get a bit annoying after a while, but for 20 minutes or so you may feel like you have been touched by Jesus himself. Check out Tracky’s homepage for more satirical non-sense and confirmation of his awesomeness.

We were flipping through some of the incoming new media last week, and Spencer threw on the new Goblin Cock disk. Personally, I’ve never heard of them, but I did recognize Rob Crow’s  name (of Pinback fame), so I figured it must be at least decent. Despite a name only a mother could love, these dudes throw it down heavy, with an indie feel to the vocals that’s pretty badass. The CD is pretty awesome, plus they get bonus points for having a sick MySpace bio:

Goblin Cock is a band from beyond time, beyond space, beyond your naive concept of dimension in METAL. Since before your pathetic “god” had supposedly “created” you and your kind, Lord Phallus was hunkered in a cybertimeship/fun dungeon skating the layers of what was considered “true metal”in all societies and in all generations. Eventually His Majesty realized that he really didnt care and launched a full-scale war against bland metal with and emphasis on ACTUALLY HAVING A GOOD TIME! “Bagged and Boarded” is the first assualt on your laughable 5 senses (Lord Phallus and his kind have 32). Expect a future double whammy in the form of “Come With Me if You Want to Live” - a collection of new supercharged action-metal wonderhits, and “Dragonfucker” - the 20+ minute uberpiece with a bside of numerous BRUTAL cover songs (the roaches, the osmonds, and the monkees have been rumored). arrrgghh! -”Total” Dick McThinkseeknowseverything

The record drops on January 27th, so be sure to go pick it up if you’re a fan of Sabbath, Pinback or anything closely related. Track listing after the jump.

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Austin, Texas, twosome Yellow Fever had little control over the dwindling crowd at Nick’s Night Club in Chico, California this week. The headliner had canceled, and the band was forced to bear the brunt of being a foreign act…in a foreign town…at a foreboding hour of the night.

With a simple setup of a drum kit, a keyboard atop it (manned by drummer/keyboardist Adam Jones) and a guitar and bass leaned lazily on a stand (to be plucked by vocalist/bassist/guitarist Jennifer Moore), the duo persevered and parlayed a slacker-rock Blitzkrieg that included rudimentary single-string plunks and contrasting busy drum work/key work from Jones. Their music is a hybrid of late ’80s indie punk and ’00s garage rock revivalism - awkward and frail, but potent enough melody-wise to hold my attention for the majority of their performance. Highlights include Moore’s simultaneous guitar/drum performance, with Jones on bass in one of their poppier tunes (don’t ask me the name, they never said…)

The band is currently on a US tour. I suggest you give them a look-see…

Formed from ex-members of Sacramento’s Mister Metaphor, Seattle, WA’s, Bridges are a progressive math-pop conglomerate with more syrup-sweet melodies than you can shake an abacus at. The band is currently on tour through mid-July on the West Coast, and last night melted the apathy of a cozy crowd at Chico, CA’s Cafe Coda.

The group played for about 40 minutes, without stopping for anything, fashioning a seemingly endless song, which was actually several seamless segues into different tunes. Think early Velvet Teen or don’t. If you live on the West, check these guys out at these select dates. You won’t be disappointed.