Oh, and the cigar and walking stick. Don't forget those.

It seems like more and more websites are trying to become Myspace these days. I've just found the official user page of Eels on Youtube, which bears more than a passing resemblance to your average Myspace artist page. In fact, Eels already have such a page (warning: autoplaying music, one of the most annoying aspects of any webpage ever implemented), which does make one wonder just what the point is. Facebook, too, is becoming ever more Myspace-like.

This trend towards internet homogeneity is probably not a good thing in the long run, as it makes it harder for new and interesting ideas to break through - they'll end up thinking that they have to be like Myspace, in the same way that certain companies decided that losing the penultimate vowel from your name meant that you were down with the kids. (Funny, I assumed that many more than 2 companies had done that. Weird how stereotypes spread so much faster than reality.)

In the short term, though, we get more content. In this particular case, it means that it's easier to get hold of Eels' videos quickly. Not that they weren't already available in some form, of course, but before, you couldn't let your blog readers watch a man in pyjamas perform a drum solo on a dustbin. Now, though...


I know none of you would be so stupid as to assume that I had the right to release this video under my usual CC licence, but just in case, this video has not been released under my CC licence.

Enjoy.