Mommy says it's time for a spanking

I'm so glad that the Asylum Street Spankers have finally got some sort of online video presence. They're one of the few bands that I make a point of seeing live every chance I get. Their albums are brilliant but a strong part of their appeal as performers are the visual and theatrical elements of their live shows which just can't be conveyed with audio only. This video for their single, "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on your SUV" (which you can buy an mp3 of for $1) isn't exactly like their live shows, but it does show just how far they're willing to go to entertain.

Their site is filled with other goodies too, including quicktime downloads of videos from their live DVDs (both of which I highly recommend: Hick Hop (the seemless blending of country western murder ballads and gangsta rap), The Minor Waltz (featuring some great musical saw playing), Whatever, and Blade of Grass.

There's also a sampler (in quicktime for some reason) of their newest album, "Mommy Says No!", a children's album (!), which currently is only available for sale on the Spankers' website and features both a song about boogers and a Nirvana cover. Coming from a band who turned Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" into a bluegrass song about bestiality (complete with animal sound effects), the very idea of a children's album from them should probably fill parents' hearts with fear, but I assure you it's completely safe for the little ones and far less likely to make you contemplate mass murder and suicide than most children's records (maybe that's just my reaction).