Tenacious D

The next two months will be devoted to those Satan-worshipping mega-rock-outers TENACIOUS D. First off, November 17, the Tenacious D movie "Pick of Destiny" opens in theatres nationwide. From the preview, the plotline seems to be a backstory of the band and their quest to discover the pick of destiny, some magical item that makes non-stop rockin' possible. Check out the teaser preview to see the D performing to Bach. Heck, you've got one time UCB star Amy Poehler and movie man Tim Robbins endorsing the new movie in this clip for the ladies (highly recommended).

Additionally, with the prospect of a looming live viewing of JB and kage December 4th, here's a listing of great YouTube Tenacious D clips.

• Did you know that Dave Grohl, from Nirvana and Foo Fighter fame, played drums for the D's album? View him performing live with Tenacious D on a live performance of "Tribute."
• The original television clip of "Tribute" from the HBO Tenacious D show. Alternate lyrics and song structure aping "Stairway to Heaven." Interesting notes: I did not know that Tenacious D first started on Mr. Show, and the show was produced by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.
• Souvenir satan picks! "Explosivo" on the Tenacious D show. The MC who introduces the band is Mr. Show regular Paul F. Thompkins.
• Great skit involving a spelling bee on SNL. The D's song at the end is decent, but the execution of the main joke (business) is an interesting utilization of dead-pan absurdity.
• Funny commercial for the album. Note to home viewers, plastic is a bad absorbant.
• Andy Serkis, the voice of Gollum in the Lord of the Rings, sings a song from Grease with the D in this bad concert footage of a hilarious live moment.
• Will the Time Goblin gobble up time? Will Abe Lincoln refuse to get shot in the head? This is a totes rad short commercial featuring Tenacious D as Time Fixers.

You know, making this little silly post, I realized that YouTube is a home of really crappy videos by people with no talent. Who the hell watches teenagers lipsynching to pop songs? Pedophilliac douche-bags...they are the reason why this is allowed. Google needs to develop a filter that removes reasons to hate music. This is the only one that I clicked on that inspired this portion of the post. Why'd I click? Because the tag line is "I never said I can sing" followed by a tongue sticking out emoticon. The cheekiness of it all...