John Darnielle Records Unofficial, Charming The Last Jedi Song for Rian Johnson: “The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi And Eats Their Bones”
John Darnielle (of The Mountain Goats fame) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson are just a couple of goofballs, apparently, because they came up with this very silly Star Wars song together.
Read MoreGeoffrey Chaucer Just Covered The Mountain Goats on Twitter
This sounds like something someone would shout out during Whose Line
First, a bit of context. Someone tweets as dead 14th century author Geoffrey Chaucer under the handle @LeVostreGC. Last night, "Chaucer" tweeted out a Middle English cover version of "The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton" by The Mountain Goats, and that's frankly amazing.
Read MoreJohn Darnielle Wrote a Song About Justin Bieber Because He Can Do Whatever He Wants [Video]
I don't always write about Justin Bieber, but when I do it's because it gives me an excuse to write about John Darnielle. Bieber got into some trouble on tour recently, and he's been taking flak in the press for it, but that doesn't interest me. What does interest me is that the event in Bieber's life caused The Mountain Goats' Darnielle to write a song sort of defending Bieber from the press, and there's always more room in the world for another John Darnielle song -- even if it's about Justin Bieber.
John Hodgman Covers Glee’s Cover of Jonathan Coulton’s Cover of “Baby Got Back”
You all listen to the Judge John Hodgman podcast, right? RIGHT? Good. In case you missed last week's episode, it featured one of the greatest moments in the show's history. The show is hosted by occasional Daily Show correspondent, professional PC, knower of all things, and eccentric millionaire John Hodgman with co-host "Bailiff" Jesse Thorn. Hodgman sang the cover of "Baby Got Back" featured in an episode of Glee that was stolen from Jonathan Coulton, who was in the audience. Hodgman and Coulton are friends, and unlike Glee, Hodgman at least gave Coulton implied credit.
White House Petition Seeks to Name John Darnielle From The Mountain Goats U.S. Poet Laureate
There's no experience quite as entertaining as scouring the petition board on the White House's official website and reading the truly offbeat ones, but sometimes, between the fits of laughter and the wiping away of a jovial tear, we find a few that make us wish we had thought of it first. On December 26th, an apparently enthusiastic fan of the Mountain Goats posted a petition seeking that the band's sole permanent member, John Darnielle, be recognized as the United States Poet Laureate. Here's hoping that one fan's dream can become a reality, assuming he can get the required 25,000 signatures by the end of January to get a review.
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