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Brutha Fez
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
From the strange yet effective David Cronenberg film, Cosmopolis, the funeral of the lead character’s favorite rapper, Brutha Fez set everything in motion. Played by the innovative Somalian-Canadian Rap Star, K’Naan, we did not hear as much of him as we would have liked, but the way this film was constructed, we do understand why; though there far more other things in this film we didn’t understand.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Cosmopolis (2012)
Actor:
K’Naan
Songs you might remember:
Mecca
Why you should vote for him:
Musically, what was seen was decent.
Why you should not vote for him:
Many of the people who watched this film, could not have cared less about the rapper.
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The Brothers Brothers
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
A Smothers Brothers parody (though the actual Smothers Brothers apparently provided the singing voices), The Brothers Brothers was a pair of singers oblivious to the fact they were black, which was essentially the running gag. Played by Keenan Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans on “In Living Colour”, the sketch was always good for a laugh, but the music was not exactly special.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
In Living Colour (1990-91)
Actors:
Damon Wayans
Keenan Ivory Wayans
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for them:
This is a chance to respect a very good sketch comedy of the early 90’s.
Why you should not vote for them:
Music was a small part of the parody.
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Brian Slade
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
Somewhat based on David Bowie (though he apparently hated the movie) we had the story of Glam Rock star, Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) from the movie, Velvet Goldmine. Slade is struggling with the trappings of fame, and snaps to the point where he fakes his own death on stage. Unfortunately for Slade, the faux suicide was viewed as a publicity stunt gone wrong. Musically, the film is very good, and it is a great snapshot of the Glam period, though without a mass audience, we just don’t see this entry going very far.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Actor:
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Songs you might remember:
Venus in Furs
Sebastian
Why you should vote for him:
This is a musical act about a musical genre. There are not nearly enough of those here.
Why you should not vote for him:
The fact that Bowie hated it could be enough for some people.
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Brian Griffin
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
We have seen Brian Griffin, the contrarian alcoholic dog sing a few times on Family Guy, but on a specific episode of Family Guy he tried to take it to a new level by pairing up with Frank Sinatra Jr. (and of course with some help from Stewie) and he formed a new Rat Pack of sorts. This was not the funniest of Family Guy episodes, though it taught us that Brian Griffin: Las Vegas Lounge Singer makes perfect sense, especially when we heard him sing a few other times in the series.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Family Guy (2006)
Actor:
Seth MacFarlane
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for him:
This is one of the most beloved animated characters of all time.
Why you should not vote for him:
As we have said many times, lounge acts probably don’t belong in the Hall of Fame.
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