Deeper Understanding - The Official Video

Kate Bush - Deeper Understanding

Robbie Coltrane and Noel Fielding in the first Kate Bush video in about five years.

So which one is her son?

In case you missed it, here's the other Kate Bush-Noel Fielding connection:

Wuthering Heights

Where the Halo Is Matt?

Watch more videos of TF2

The video that dares to answer the burning question, "What if, in addition to countries all over the world, 'Where the Hell Is Matt" could have visited video games?"

Lloyd Webber Video Games

The source for this story seems to be PaidContent -- all other versions of the story seem to point back to PaidContent as their source.

It's not enough that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that in November 2009, London will see the opening of "Love Never Dies," a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera."

In addition, Sir Andrew and his company, Really Useful Group, are trying to develop video games based on several of his musicals. Reports are that Really Useful has approached several game developers about releasing a series of Lloyd-Webber-musical-based games in the next few years.

According to PaidContent, "The shows, which also include 'Joseph [and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]' and 'Cats,' may seem like strange fodder for games, but the group says two industry shifts have prompted its interest: the emergence of more female gamers in the traditionally male-dominated game consumer demographic, and the popularity of singing- and music-based titles like PlayStation’s Singstar and Xbox’s Lips. Guitar Hero maker Harmonix’s forthcoming Beatles performance game also shows how music brands can be translated into play.

"The first Lloyd-Webber titles will let players sing along as characters in the composer’s shows and could involve elements of 'audition,' just like in his BBC shows 'I’d Do Anything' and 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?' and last year’s Lloyd-Webber-themed episode of 'American Idol.'"

You have to admit, the idea invites parody:

Top Ten Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Video Game Titles:

10. Lego Sunset Boulevard
9. Mortal Opera
8. Grand Theft Superstar
7. World of Warcats
6. Tony Hawk's Bombay Dreams Jam
5. Metal Dreamcoat Solid
4. The Sound of Wii Music
3. Song Song and Dance Dance Revolution
2. The Legend of Evita: The Argentinian Princess
1. Jesus Christ, Guitar Hero

Kids these days, I swear.

Via Gizmodo:

A young man in Portsmouth, NH, got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas this year from his grandparents. But he didn't want a Wii. So he threw a temper tantrum.

The only problem is that he's not six years old. He's 25.

When he started complaining about receiving the Wii, his girlfriend told him he was being ungrateful and making his grandparents feel bad. So he hit her. Then she hit back, and things escalated.

According to the Boston Herald, "Police were called to South Street home where the couple lived with Blom’s grandparents at 1:55 p.m. Christmas day. Officers arrested the pair upon observing bruises on each of them.

"Portsmouth police said tempers flared because the boyfriend was smarting over not getting the present he wished for. 'Heath Blom wanted a remote-controlled airplane for Christmas, and not the Wii,' said Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn.

"Blom, a flooring contractor, said the cops got it wrong, and that he had asked his grandparents to get him the $1,000 airplane for his birthday next April. 'You can’t fly an RC plane in the snow,' he said.

Cal Bears Band salute to video games

On a related note, here's a halftime show tribute to video games from last November's Berkeley/Washington State game.

Legend of Zelda theme played by full orchestra

I was surprised how many videos like this can be found -- orchestral versions of music from Zelda, Mario, Metal Gear and other video games.

There was one concert in Europe (represented in several YouTube videos) that used three giant screens over the orchestra, alternating live shots of the orchestra and conductor with video clips from the games. This clip only has one screen, but its video is the most current -- it shows scenes from "The Twilight Princess" (the most recent Zelda game).

I picked the shortest clip, just to minimize how long you have to listen to it. Some of the other clips are five and seven minutes long.