Ted Leo Virtual Tchotchkes

In honor of Ted Leo's hard-fought victory in the Tournament of Tunes, I'm passing along a few electronic odds and ends. The wonderful photo above was taken at the 25th anniversary party for Touch and Go Records (photo courtesy of Pitchfork).

Next, here's the video (Windows Media) for "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" (Ted's loving tribute to ska pioneers the Specials) from the terrific album Hearts of Oak. Listen closely, and you'll hear him name-check Terry Hall, Jerry Dammers and Lynval Golding.

Lastly, here's an animated video (Flash) of Ted covering "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, created by Scott Bateman. Charming indeed.