Remember the 1998 smash hit single “Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger? The song basically kicks ass. Well a company called Collective Ventures (the miscreants behind Vimeo, CollegeHumor.com, Busted Tees, and Defunker) made their own video for the song. It’s one single take of the camera following around employees who are lip-synching. And it kicks ass. Starts slow, but stick with it.
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Watch as Little Macauly Culkin tries to defend himself from The King of Pop…
Very busy tonight, but real quick here’s a leaked track from The New Pornographers‘ forthcoming album Challenger (due out in August). Catchy!
The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours
via Idolator
Charles Nelson Reilly, actor and gameshow guest extraordinaire, died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. Reilly was a Tony-award-winning stage actor, did a lot of voice-over work, and appeared on film and television for five decades. But I know him from his outlandish appearances on the greatest of game shows, Match Game.
Here’s a clip of CNR taking over for host Gene Rayburn:
Thanks for the memories Charles. You’ll be missed.
It’s been a long time since I’ve gone to see and band and had the pleasure of discovering something entirely new. That’s just what happened to me this week though. Aaron and I went to see Sunday Music Spotlight graduates The Rosebuds down in DC. Opening for them was a band I’d never heard of called The Bowerbirds.
I was worried when they were setting up for their set and all I saw was a guy with an acoustic guitar and a hight-hat (with a tambourine attached to it), a chica with an accordion, and a guy with a violin and bass drum. Not a combination of instruments you see very often. The accordion instantly made me think they were a polka band. Or that the woman was an orphaned gypsy fulfilling her father’s dream of enlightening America with his family’s unique accordion style. My skepticism grew when they had all sorts of problems setting up their mics. I was prepared for a debacle of epic proportions. Then they started playing…
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There’s really nothing I can add to this article…
Ever wonder what would happen if you masturbated to the fairy in the legend of Zelda. Why, you get sucked into the game of course!
Warning:
If you haven’t seen the season finale you should probably stop reading…
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Not quite. Dr. House is now a member of The Order of the British Empire (which apparently is like being knighted, only nobody actually gets to call you “Sir”). A big “Rock On!” to Hugh Laurie, who, in case you didn’t know, is actually British. It’s kind of freaky to hear him speak with his British accent after watching him on House. I’m sure the Brits have a hard time listening to him speak with an American accent though.
File under creepy: artist Le Gentil Garçon’s representation of what’s going on under Pac Man’s skin. His description:
Second version of Pac-man’s skeleton, conceived in collaboration with François Escuilié, palaeontologist, from the comparative observation of human and various predatory animal skulls. His studio’s team, “Eldonia”, specialized in casting fossils, made the edition.
This might actually keep me awake tonight…
To put it simply Jonathon Coulton is my hero. “That’s a bold statement” you say, “What could make him say such at thing?” He was a programmer (Hey, I’m a programmer!). He got fed up and quit his job to be a professional musician (Hey, I’m a musician!). He writes songs for geeks from a geek perspective (Hey, I’m a geek!). Ergo he’s my hero.
I saw the third installment of the Shrek series tonight, and I have to say it was exactly what I expected it to be. It’s amusing and entertaining, but ultimately nothing terribly special. Shrek is still an ogre, and there are still jokes to be made about that. Ditto for Donkey and Puss in Boots. But in my opinion the best moment is when Snow White breaks into Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”. High comedy. All in all it’s a perfectly respectable entry in the franchise, and it’s worth seeing, especially if you have kids.
Rating: 
There’s just nothing sadder than a smoking robot…
Bonus:
Compare and contrast with this Winston cigarettes commercial staring characters from The Flintstones:
Adam Sandler showed up to wish Bob Barker a fond farewell during Bob’s retirement special. Bob and Adam had an infamous encounter in Happy Gilmore, but this time Adam just read Bob a poem he wrote for the occasion. Goodbye Bob. Thanks for the helping me waste A LOT of time in college.
According to CNN FOX has renewed 24 for two more seasons (numbers 7 and 8 if you’re scoring at home…). The producers are promising big changes to the series however, responding to criticisms that the current season has been formulaic and predictable. The setting is likely to change from Los Angeles and the cast, apart from Kiefer Sutherland in his iconic role as Jack Bauer, is likely to change.
I for one have really enjoyed this season, though I have a lot of faith in the writers and producers. Can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
NBC announced that they’re bringing their gloriously silly medical comedy Scrubs back for a seventh season. Apparently it was no slam dunk either. Star Zach Braff described the process on his MySpace blog:
Yes. Scrubs got picked up for Season 7. It was a close call there for a second. One day when I write my tell all autobiography I’ll tell you which people in the TV business are awesome and who are particularly assy. Anyway, the awesome people won this round and the assy people lost and Scrubs will be on NBC for it’s final season. I am very happy about this. It has been such a major part of my life and the thought of not finishing it all properly our own way; on our own terms was lame. So I am very happy about that.
I for one am up for all the Scrubs I can get. So a hearty “Rock On!” to the whole Sacred Heart crew.
Apparently the sneaky bastards over at NBC have been been developing a spin-off on Heroes, focusing on different “special people”, which will take over Heroes‘ timeslot in September for six episodes. This lets the struggling network stretch one of their most successful franchises to 30 episodes.
According to the Associated Press, the series will be called Heroes: Origins, and will introduce a new character each week. At the end of the series viewers will vote on their favorite character and that character will be added to the main series.
Inara George is the daughter of Lowell George, singer and guitarist for 70s rockers Little Feat (begging the question of whether or not she would enjoy being called Dixie Chicken…). Greg Kurstin is a keyboardist and producer who has worked with Beck, The Flaming Lips, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Together they are The Bird & The Bee, an LA-based indie-jazz-lounge-electronica group who released their eponymous debut LP in January.
Recipe for The Bird & The Bee:
- 1 quart smooth female vocals
- 1 pint slick keyboards
- 1/2 cup jazz
- 1/2 cup softcore electronica
- 1 tsp Esquivel (can substitute Combustible Edison)
Stir until smooth and creamy. Makes 10 delicious servings.
Ricky Williams, formerly of the University of Texas, the New Orleans Saints, the Miami Dolphins, and the Toronto Argonauts, has apparently failed another drug test by testing positive for marijuana. I say another, because this test came as he as about to be re-instated to the NFL after serving a one-year suspension from the league for testing positive to marijuana. Which followed a prior suspension for testing positive for marijuana. Oh, and let’s not forget that he spent time traveling the world trying to find himself, and apparently smoking a lot of marijuana. Look dude, if you want to smoke pot, that’s fine. Go somewhere and smoke pot. But don’t try to get back into the NFL if you’re going to keep smoking. Hint: they’re going to keep testing you. Dumbass.
I just read on You Ain’t No Picasso that The Apples in Stereo are going to release a compilation of their unreleased rarities. Apparently this comes straight from Robert Schneider (via this message board post). Kick Ass!
Two more tracks from the oft-delayed, seemingly mythical Guns N Roses album Chinese Democracy have surfaced, and after giving them a listen I can honestly say that they are absolutely, positively…not bad. Really. I wanted to hate them, just to punish Axl for the 10 years of delays and excuses. For the way he treated the rest of the band. And just generally for being Axl. But really, these songs aren’t half bad. Parts of them are actually really good. Good enough to make you remember that back in his prime Axl was capable of putting together asskicking rock tunes. But let’s not get too excited just yet. There’s a lot of fluff in these 11 1/2 minutes. Anyway, give them a listen and make up your own mind.
Earlier this year “Better” was leaked, but in my mind these tracks are much stronger. And by the way, March 6th came and went, and no updated release date has been announced, so your guess is as good as mine when the rest of the album will come out.
Apparently Ivan Reitman has already started the process of producing Old School Dos, a sequel to this generation’s Animal House, Old School. On top of that, Luke Wilson, who starred in the original alongside Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughan, is ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. Rotten Tomatoes has the full story, but here’s the disturbing part:
With at least a third of the acting team ready to go, Reitman should really messenger a copy over to Wilson’s office. ” I always get people asking and I just never know. It’s the kind of thing where once a year, somebody will call like my agent or something and say, ‘Would you be up for doing Old School 2?’ I always say, ‘Yeah, definitely.’ It’ll probably end up being me and two guys besides Will and Vince.”"
What? Make a sequel to Old School without the two funny people?!?!!? I’m begging you Hollywood. Don’t do it. Don’t make yet another totally unnecessary sequel that will forever tarnish the image of the first movie. Don’t be mindless zombies feeding on the brains of the fans who made the first movie a beloved classic. Stop now, before it’s too late. Don’t make another Rise of Taj
Behold, verily I say unto you that if thou needest some churchin’, but thou hasn’t the time to get to church, head on over to The Brick Testament to see The Bible recreated in Legos. Above is Charlton Heston bringing the 10 Commandments down from the mountain. Below is Evan Noah loading all the animals onto the ark.
Just got back from seeing a little film you may have heard something about: Spiderman 3. My reaction? Meh. I’m not asking for my money back, but I won’t be rushing out for the DVD either. Venom and Sandman were cool. Black-suited Spidey was also cool. So why the ambivalence? It was all just too much. Too many plot lines. Too many villains. Too much action in the action sequences.
That last point may not make sense. Allow me to explain. There’s a growing trend in action movies to film fight sequence in super-up-close shaky cam. I suppose the intention is to make you see what it’s like to be in the heart of the fight. The actual effect, for me at least, is I don’t a have a fucking clue what’s going on. And that may be realistic. Maybe in a real fight there’s confusion and uncertainty. But this isn’t real life. It’s a movie. I want to know what’s going on. Now if I could just get those kids off my lawn…
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The Detroit Cobras have been called “the world’s most original cover band”. They track down great old R&B rarities and perform them with a sound that could be described as Phil Spector producing the White Stripes, with The Supremes thrown in the mix. Singer Rachael Nagy lays down the Motown-like vocals in a voice described as “warm as the bourbon under the seat of your car” while guitarist Mary Ramirez lays down the Jack White style guitar riffs.
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According to E!, ever-frustrating-yet-completely-addictive TV phenomenon Lost has received it’s death sentence. They’re reporting that in the next few days ABC will make an announcement regarding how much longer the show will go on. Don’t worry, it seems like it should be at least two more seasons. This should actually help the show since it will allow the writers to plan out when they will fill us in on vital details of the show. At least that’s how I’m choosing to look at it…
UPDATE: Looks like the show will end in 2010, after three 16-episode mini-seasons. Read more about it at The Tail Section.
This week’s SomethingAwful Photoshop Phriday centers around making Grindhouse style movie posters for modern movies. The one above turns Ghostbusters into a seedy 50’s B-movie.
Some other choice selections below (click the thumbnail to enlarge):
via: BoingBoing and SomethingAwful
Behold the fruits of the South Park Studio, an online tool for creating your own South Park character. Above is my South Park representation of Johnny Cash. Below, James Brown (or possibly Randy Watson…).
This thing rocks! More musicians after the jump…
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I present to you an awesome mashup that puts The Muppets in the trailer for Pulp Fiction. Some seriously funny shit. Watch for the Sam the Eagle appearance. Genius!
So I guess this means Kermit knows what’s in the briefcase. And based on our previous Kermit coverage I’m guessing it was Mr Brownstone…
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