Thursday Electric Six Video Overload for Those Who Chose Cheese

Emailing with a friend in the last few days became a back-and-forth conversation primarily about music - what we were listening to now, thoughts on past favorites, etc. etc. In the course of it, I wound up checking out a bunch of videos, and in lieu of anything else new, here's nine videos in one big steaming lump for you and yours. . .

My friend passed on this performance of a song I didn't know from a band I didn't know - and I'm glad I do now. Here's Mud with "Tiger Feet":

One of my favorite bands the last few years has been Electric Six. Go to that Wikipedia link for more info, otherwise, just enjoy this load of E6 videos from their first four albums.

First, the video for "Danger! High Voltage," which was the first I saw/heard of them and sold me on them quickly (this longer version of the video was a surprising find):

Also from their first album, Fire, two more - the pop hit (not in the USA), "Gay Bar":

And "Dance Commander":

From their second album, Senor Smoke, their loving cover of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga":

From Switzerland, here's "I Buy the Drugs":

And "Infected Girls":

And, finally, from their recent album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master, "It's Showtime!":

And "Down at McDonnelzzz":

And outside of music, here's a cute video of a cat in Germany, Fritz, who carries a camera with him around his neck, and what he shoots:

Finally, courtesy flemco, a story from stuff.co.nz that I couldn't believe wasn't some kind of Onion parody - but looking at the site and the context, it doesn't seem so (though it could still be a load of hooey, as happens on gossip sites). Behold some of the unlikely ones who have Chose Cheese:

Warring bands to unite over cheese

Oasis and Blur are set to make a special cheese together.

The British bands - who were fierce pop rivals in the 90s - are huge fans of the savoury snack and Blur bassist Alex James wants them to team up to create their own brand.

James, who is now a dairy farmer and cheese maker, has invited his band's lead singer Damon Albarn and Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher to his Cotswolds cheese factory so they can start working on a special cheese for next month's BRIT Awards.

A source said: "Damon and Alex have always been enthusiastic about cheese - it was the glue that held Blur together for so long.

"But it wasn't until recently that Alex discovered Liam and Noel shared their obsession. So he had the masterplan of creating something constructive through the medium of cheese, which would mark their maturity."

James believes the prestigious music event, to be held at London's Earl's Court, would be the perfect place to showcase the cheese and is hoping it will be offered as a dessert alternative during the dinner.

James is thoroughly enjoying his life as a farmer, even though it is a far cry from his days as a glamorous pop star.

He said: "From hard drugs to soft cheese! That's me. From boozy, vegetarian vampire of the Groucho Club in London to rural sober family man.

"It's amazing, the friends you can make, just through cheese. People get very emotional about it."