Too tired to write... but I can't wait for this:
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Interior crocodile alligator. I drive a Chevrolet movie thee-ate-er.
Do you know what this line means? Well I don't know either.
But Chip Da Ripper thinks it's pretty fresh.
Please listen to this freestyle... also find the lyrics in the video info.
Or just check this truncated version, only my favorite word-augmented force rhyme to make an incoherent sentence.
Hilarious. I don't know where LySoul found a clip of a man riding a flying alligator, but it's so perfect.
Is it stuck in your head yet?? Interior crocodile alligator....
Still laughing,
But Chip Da Ripper thinks it's pretty fresh.
Please listen to this freestyle... also find the lyrics in the video info.
Or just check this truncated version, only my favorite word-augmented force rhyme to make an incoherent sentence.
Hilarious. I don't know where LySoul found a clip of a man riding a flying alligator, but it's so perfect.
Is it stuck in your head yet?? Interior crocodile alligator....
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Rants and Raves
Here we go again, it's time for...
RANTS AND RAVES!
Beat that timpani, because man alive it's been a long time. Let's get started.
SICK LIST
1. Sunflower Seeds
Oh the summertime. Outside in your bare feet, gettin' tan in the sunshine, beaching it if you have the means, shoveling handfuls of salty black seeds in your mouth and cracking them with your teeth and spitting them out after. It's just the best. David makes them the best.
2. Bonnaroo
There are no words. Road tripping to Tennessee, camping with your friends, great people all around, even better music all the time exiting together in one place. I mean, what could possibily be better?
Top Performances: The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear MGMT, Animal Collective, Of Montreal and Bon Iver.
3. Happiness
The best picture.
'You're never fully dressed without a smile!' I phrase I always thought of as absurd and dumb, but it's become a modern proverb proving that it's a good thing to be happy. In 1937 some students at Harvard began a study to figure out the perfect formula for love, work, and a good life. After 72 years, these are the three tips they have established:
1. Have a healthy outlet. Pick up a sport, find a good hobby, create a strong relationship.
2. Don't take yourself too seriously. My graduating class quote was "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive" from Van Wilder.
3. Happiness must be shared. Give hugs, but if you're Kristen, you can also say "I Love you" and "I Miss you." There's lots of way to share love (be safe!), so go do it.
4. Cheese Rolling
The fact that this exists is phenomenal.
BITCH LIST
1. Lifetime Movies
Back home, my Saturday afternoons consist of household chores and a Lifetime movie in the background. My mom is an intelligent woman, in fact many moms are intelligent women, but why oh why do they watch these terrible programs? I mean you can summarize any one of these god-awful plots in three sentences. Well this woman has some sort of problem, and then there's a small twist, and everything is resolved in the end. That's about it. Now Lifetime has its very own network, so you can watch this nonsense garbage all day and kill more brain cells than you would sniffing turpentine. Bah.
2. Wisdom Teeth
Since we've single handedly put a stop to evolution with our technological blockades against nature, we still have to worry about wisdom teeth. What a stupid name, if they actually gave us wisdom then we wouldn't have to get a dentist referral and yank them out of our gums around the age of 18 because they will cause more damage to our mouths than extra large sweet tea from McDonalds. They should be called dumb, inconvenient and pushy teeth.
3. Genius
Go great together? More like, have the same skin color. Genius is straight up racist. Try to make a Genius playlist based off a Erykah Badu song and you'll get Sly and the Family Stone and Wu-Tang Clan. Plus the artists will repeat throughout one playlist and randomly you'll get those songs in your iTunes that you never listen to. For me, it was once 'How Do I Live' by LeAnne Rimes... that song definitely flows right into MIA/Diplo.
4. The NY Times
The good news: New York Times reporter David Rohde has escaped his Taliban kidnapping after seven months of captivity. Thank the Lord!!
My problem: To protect Rohde, the Times requested that all information remain undisclosed - no need for the Taliban to see anything on the news or in the press to foster some reason to kill the reporter. Totally fair. Well let's think back to the Bush administration circa December 2005 when the NY Times got their hands on top-secret CIA information and released it to the entire public. They published an article about the wiretappings of potential terrorist activity that were not court-approved. Yes, the media is a watchdog and a check to government power, but do you think that was the best way to protect those CIA agents (not to mention the government and our country) when the Taliban got word of that? I don't think so. In fact, the Obama administration opted to keep those Guantanamo Bay pics under wraps for the same reasons. The hypocritical bitch move.
Ok, my political agenda is done for now. And so is this addition of Rants and Raves.
Enjoy those summer days!
RANTS AND RAVES!
Beat that timpani, because man alive it's been a long time. Let's get started.
SICK LIST
1. Sunflower Seeds
Oh the summertime. Outside in your bare feet, gettin' tan in the sunshine, beaching it if you have the means, shoveling handfuls of salty black seeds in your mouth and cracking them with your teeth and spitting them out after. It's just the best. David makes them the best.
2. Bonnaroo
There are no words. Road tripping to Tennessee, camping with your friends, great people all around, even better music all the time exiting together in one place. I mean, what could possibily be better?
Top Performances: The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear MGMT, Animal Collective, Of Montreal and Bon Iver.
3. Happiness
The best picture.
'You're never fully dressed without a smile!' I phrase I always thought of as absurd and dumb, but it's become a modern proverb proving that it's a good thing to be happy. In 1937 some students at Harvard began a study to figure out the perfect formula for love, work, and a good life. After 72 years, these are the three tips they have established:
1. Have a healthy outlet. Pick up a sport, find a good hobby, create a strong relationship.
2. Don't take yourself too seriously. My graduating class quote was "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive" from Van Wilder.
3. Happiness must be shared. Give hugs, but if you're Kristen, you can also say "I Love you" and "I Miss you." There's lots of way to share love (be safe!), so go do it.
4. Cheese Rolling
The fact that this exists is phenomenal.
BITCH LIST
1. Lifetime Movies
Back home, my Saturday afternoons consist of household chores and a Lifetime movie in the background. My mom is an intelligent woman, in fact many moms are intelligent women, but why oh why do they watch these terrible programs? I mean you can summarize any one of these god-awful plots in three sentences. Well this woman has some sort of problem, and then there's a small twist, and everything is resolved in the end. That's about it. Now Lifetime has its very own network, so you can watch this nonsense garbage all day and kill more brain cells than you would sniffing turpentine. Bah.
2. Wisdom Teeth
Since we've single handedly put a stop to evolution with our technological blockades against nature, we still have to worry about wisdom teeth. What a stupid name, if they actually gave us wisdom then we wouldn't have to get a dentist referral and yank them out of our gums around the age of 18 because they will cause more damage to our mouths than extra large sweet tea from McDonalds. They should be called dumb, inconvenient and pushy teeth.
3. Genius
Go great together? More like, have the same skin color. Genius is straight up racist. Try to make a Genius playlist based off a Erykah Badu song and you'll get Sly and the Family Stone and Wu-Tang Clan. Plus the artists will repeat throughout one playlist and randomly you'll get those songs in your iTunes that you never listen to. For me, it was once 'How Do I Live' by LeAnne Rimes... that song definitely flows right into MIA/Diplo.
4. The NY Times
The good news: New York Times reporter David Rohde has escaped his Taliban kidnapping after seven months of captivity. Thank the Lord!!
My problem: To protect Rohde, the Times requested that all information remain undisclosed - no need for the Taliban to see anything on the news or in the press to foster some reason to kill the reporter. Totally fair. Well let's think back to the Bush administration circa December 2005 when the NY Times got their hands on top-secret CIA information and released it to the entire public. They published an article about the wiretappings of potential terrorist activity that were not court-approved. Yes, the media is a watchdog and a check to government power, but do you think that was the best way to protect those CIA agents (not to mention the government and our country) when the Taliban got word of that? I don't think so. In fact, the Obama administration opted to keep those Guantanamo Bay pics under wraps for the same reasons. The hypocritical bitch move.
Ok, my political agenda is done for now. And so is this addition of Rants and Raves.
Enjoy those summer days!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
King of Pop Dies at 50
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with." - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson died today at age 50 today from cardiac arrest in UCLA medical center. He arrived at the hospital without a pulse and in a deep coma. So strange how deaths always come in three, pitchman Ed MacMahon, the glamorous Farrah Fawcett, and now MJ the King of Pop.
Despite all the controversy that has always surrounded Michael Jackson, I think it's safe to say this death is a shock to all and a shake to the world of music.
Everyone's seen the Jackson 5 movie on VH1, the plastic surgery before-and-afters, the baby-over-the-balcony controversy, the court appearance in PJs, and all of those under-the-microscope moments of his life. His talent robbed him of any childhood and continued to live under the eye of the entire world. These things always seemed to be the focus of his life over the past years, and it's so sad that people forget the parts of his life that will now make him a legend.
As both a solo artists and a member of the famous Motown brother band Jackson 5, Jackson produced some 30 albums plus countless compilations. It was no surprise that his solo career skyrocketed past Jackson 5, peaking with the release of Thriller, the single most high-selling album of the 80s in America that made him the first artist to ever generate seven top ten hits from a single album. He is the only artist to have five number one hits from a single album (Bad). He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame twice, once in 1991 for his role in Jackson 5 and again in 2001 for his solo career. His halftime performance for Super Bowl XXVII drew in the largest television audience in American history.
Many are unaware of his altruistic contributions - he held a charity event at Neverland Ranch, and his "Heal the World" foundation airlifted food, medicine and supplies to Sarajevo while providing educational programs. He also once paid for a child's liver transplant in Hungary.
So let's forget his self-induced androgynous features, his overly childlike characteristics, the scandals, the controversy. Let's remember the footage of screaming girls when young Michael screams "C'mon girl! I think I love ya!" during ABC. His gravity defying dance moves like the moon walk and of course the crotch grab. The sequined glove, the jheri curls, the white socks paired with black shoes. All of his trademarks that has made him a respected musician despite the scrutiny of the media.
Jackson is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II.
Michael Jackson was understood as a legend far before his death. The world will miss this musical prodigy, this brilliant businessman, this cultural phenomenon, this American entertainer. Rest in Peace.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
The Beatles: Rock Band Cinematic Trailer
Passion Pictures, the animation production company that has contributed to many of the visual elements of Gorillaz, has created a cinematic trailer for the upcoming game The Beatles: Rock Band.
The trailer is absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to Passion Pictures, especially director Pete Candeland and animation director Robert Valley.
As for the game itself, I'm not sure how I feel about it. Is John Lennon rolling over in his grave? I can't afford to be too hypocritical here...I will inevitably end up playing this game at some point (and I will probably enjoy it). However you feel about it, the game will be released for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii on September 9th of this year.
People have been attributing this trailer to the work of Jamie Hewlett, the head honcho of Gorillaz animation. That's what drew my attention to this piece, although after some research, it appears that Hewlett did not contribute to the E3 spot. Hewlett has rubbed elbows with the Passion Pictures crew in the past through his Gorillaz ventures, but not this time.
According to the Reel Newsletter, these are the culprits:
'Production Company: Passion Pictures
Director: Pete Candeland
Producer: Debbie Crosscup
Executive Producer: Hugo Sands
Animation Director: Robert Valley
Character Design: Robert Valley, Ree Treweek (from Shy the Sun)
Backgrounds: Alberto Mielgo, Daniel Cacouault, Lukasz Pazera, Jim Bowers, Alan Aldridge'
If you want to see a Jamie Hewlett + Pete Candeland collaboration, check out this BBC Olympics promo from last summer. The promo was stylistically modeled after Monkey: Journey to the West, the stage opera for which Hewlett was head of design and visual concepts. The soundtrack is from our buddy Damon Albarn (again, from 'Monkey').
Hewlett and Candeland also worked together on these Gorillaz music videos:
Feel Good, Inc.
El Mañana
Dirty Harry
DARE
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
I hate you
So my brother tells me, "Court, I HATE Boxxy."
I asked, "Who's Boxxy?"
For those of you who are asking the same question, take a peek. As long as you can anyways.
What is this world coming to?
Hopelessly,
I asked, "Who's Boxxy?"
For those of you who are asking the same question, take a peek. As long as you can anyways.
What is this world coming to?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The Best (& Worst) of Love Songs
If any of you live in the Berkshires, you'll understand the pain...
... the pain of having to listen to WBRK. You know, "Today's hits and yesterday's favorites."
The circulation of playlists have not changed in three years, I kid you not.
So intead of tearing out my hair at work where they only play this radio station, I thought of a lovely blog post. These heavily rotated tunes have inspired me to compile an ultimate list of the greatest and the worst of love songs.
Excuse the plethora of youtube videos, but if I post songs, google will take me down.
1. The "Grow Some A Pair, Please" Love Song
Look Away- Chicago
Really? You don't have to tell a girl to look away when you are walking along the street and crying - she'll look away, trust me.
2. The "Deal Maker" Love Song
Danny's Song - Kenny Loggins
Embedded link disabled, wtf?
It's just really adorable. He loves her, the end.
3. The "Deal Breaker" Love Song
Every Breath You Take - Police
Clearly he's stalking her. Restraining orders always end in heartaches.
4. The "Let's Sing Along" Love Song
To Be With You - Mr. Big
So maybe this one should have been 'You've Got that Loving Feeling' but that's just by Top Gun's standards. Pay attention to the gang vocals... total sing along requirement. Also, my friends and I once went to a really small Tally Hall show and we all sang this together... magical.
5. The "What the Hell are You Talking About" Love Song
Heart of Glass - Blondie
She's confused about love, we're confused about her lyrics. "Mucho distrust?" Don't understand the use of Spanglish, but still a great tune.
6. The "We're in This for Real" Love Song
Let's Stay Together- Al Green
Actually one of my personal favorites. Part of a marriage vow is acutally part of the chorus. Now that's committment.
7. The "We Just Got Back Together and Rekindled Our Love" Love Song
Still The One- Shania Twain
Oh what the word "still" implies. It's like hey, I tried other dudes, but guess what? YOU'RE STILL THE ONE! Good for you, Glen Cocoa.
8. The "I'm Only Playing This To Sleep With You Tonight" Love Song
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
I think this one is self-explanatory.
9. The "We're Making Love on a Mountain Top Right Now" Love Song
We Belong- Pat Benatar
Please enjoy this video of orcas I found that plays this song in the background. Love is no Battlefield, hooray!
10. The "Help Me" Love Song
Somebody to Love - Queen
All of a sudden, the usually perky harmonies of Queen sound so sad. But Freddie Mercury did find Mary Austin... and gay bathhouses... hope for us all!
11. The "Forgive and Forget" Love Song
It's All Coming Back - Celine Dion
Oh the little lyric change in the last line says it all. Bad case of nostalgic love.
12. The "Any-th Anniversary" Love Song
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - Rod Stewart
Sweet, sincere, appropriate for the guests.
WELL, I need a life, clearly.
... the pain of having to listen to WBRK. You know, "Today's hits and yesterday's favorites."
The circulation of playlists have not changed in three years, I kid you not.
So intead of tearing out my hair at work where they only play this radio station, I thought of a lovely blog post. These heavily rotated tunes have inspired me to compile an ultimate list of the greatest and the worst of love songs.
Excuse the plethora of youtube videos, but if I post songs, google will take me down.
1. The "Grow Some A Pair, Please" Love Song
Look Away- Chicago
Really? You don't have to tell a girl to look away when you are walking along the street and crying - she'll look away, trust me.
2. The "Deal Maker" Love Song
Danny's Song - Kenny Loggins
Embedded link disabled, wtf?
It's just really adorable. He loves her, the end.
3. The "Deal Breaker" Love Song
Every Breath You Take - Police
Clearly he's stalking her. Restraining orders always end in heartaches.
4. The "Let's Sing Along" Love Song
To Be With You - Mr. Big
So maybe this one should have been 'You've Got that Loving Feeling' but that's just by Top Gun's standards. Pay attention to the gang vocals... total sing along requirement. Also, my friends and I once went to a really small Tally Hall show and we all sang this together... magical.
5. The "What the Hell are You Talking About" Love Song
Heart of Glass - Blondie
She's confused about love, we're confused about her lyrics. "Mucho distrust?" Don't understand the use of Spanglish, but still a great tune.
6. The "We're in This for Real" Love Song
Let's Stay Together- Al Green
Actually one of my personal favorites. Part of a marriage vow is acutally part of the chorus. Now that's committment.
7. The "We Just Got Back Together and Rekindled Our Love" Love Song
Still The One- Shania Twain
Oh what the word "still" implies. It's like hey, I tried other dudes, but guess what? YOU'RE STILL THE ONE! Good for you, Glen Cocoa.
8. The "I'm Only Playing This To Sleep With You Tonight" Love Song
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
I think this one is self-explanatory.
9. The "We're Making Love on a Mountain Top Right Now" Love Song
We Belong- Pat Benatar
Please enjoy this video of orcas I found that plays this song in the background. Love is no Battlefield, hooray!
10. The "Help Me" Love Song
Somebody to Love - Queen
All of a sudden, the usually perky harmonies of Queen sound so sad. But Freddie Mercury did find Mary Austin... and gay bathhouses... hope for us all!
11. The "Forgive and Forget" Love Song
It's All Coming Back - Celine Dion
Oh the little lyric change in the last line says it all. Bad case of nostalgic love.
12. The "Any-th Anniversary" Love Song
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - Rod Stewart
Sweet, sincere, appropriate for the guests.
WELL, I need a life, clearly.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Whoa-ho-ho!
What a wonderful world we live in...
Convert any YouTube video into an mp3 using this site.
I just used it, and the sound quality is just as good as the video!
Three cheers for technology!
Have a beautiful night,
Convert any YouTube video into an mp3 using this site.
I just used it, and the sound quality is just as good as the video!
Three cheers for technology!
Have a beautiful night,
Monday, April 27, 2009
Does Everything Sound Good Auto-Tuned?
What's up everybody? It's been a long time...I shouldn'ta left you without a youtube clip to step to.
Props to my boy Peter Bonzani for digging this one up
Auto-tuning the news
Bonus clip of a young, upset T-Pain
Auto-tuned Baby
Props to my boy Peter Bonzani for digging this one up
Auto-tuning the news
Bonus clip of a young, upset T-Pain
Auto-tuned Baby
Thursday, April 9, 2009
K-Os - Yes!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
well its been quite a while since I did anything to add to this blog. I think the main reason for this ridiculousness is that I am currently getting my ass kicked by the school that is Boston College. Also I've been gettin bent (that's getting drunk for all you non-ebonics speakers) every weekend respectively so I also haven't made time to do this. This is my fault...my apologies lol. HOWEVER, I could not pass the opportunity up to let yall amazing people slip by this bad boy.
So, one of my favorite artists since I've been aware that there is an alternative to radio for listening to or finding music has been K-Os. K-Os is a Canadian rapper/vocalist who can rap or vocalize the shit out of any song. He also looks like Will.I.Am. He's dropped 4 albums, (including this one that I want to speak on but instead I'm giving yall an introduction that may not be needed) 3 of which I've heard/own and I personally thing are beautiful albums. My personal favorite was Joyful Rebellion. This guy can sing the hell out of a ballad then turn around and rock the mic with a hard hittin hip hop joint. Bottom line, K-Os is a monster..
Now, Yes! is his fourth studio album, and the man again hasn't let me down at all. K-Os starts off with the track Zambony that definitely starts the CD off with a bang. The next track that stood out to me was called I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman who's meaaan ass sample probably will surprise the shit outta you on this rap/r&b collab. They flipped the title theme from The OC! haha. The first single on the album is 4,3,2,1 and when I heard the title of the track the first thing I thought was this crazy ass hip hop track by LL Cool J DMX Redman Method Man and Canibus. I was WRONG. but this track by K-Os is just as dope! the video is pretty crazy as well. He sometimes raps in a British accent, and I'm definitely not mad at that, cuz he kills it either way, but the thing about this song is this hook is gonna be in my head for the next couple weeks. I'm not mad at it. At least its a good joint. Bottom line is Yes! is one of the best albums I've heard of '09 (I never give yall anything less) and everyone need to go out and support my man K-Os cuz honestly, he can reach every audience with his music, and well...it's dope as hell when he does it!
According to my sources, Yes! drops in stores on April 14 and you should definitely cop that. I know its a recession and all, but I mean if its worth it, why not? Let the Prez worry bout that, and go buy that new album by K-Os!!
I leave yall with the first single off the album, 4,3,2,1. ENJOY!
Pieces!!
-S-Diggy
well its been quite a while since I did anything to add to this blog. I think the main reason for this ridiculousness is that I am currently getting my ass kicked by the school that is Boston College. Also I've been gettin bent (that's getting drunk for all you non-ebonics speakers) every weekend respectively so I also haven't made time to do this. This is my fault...my apologies lol. HOWEVER, I could not pass the opportunity up to let yall amazing people slip by this bad boy.
So, one of my favorite artists since I've been aware that there is an alternative to radio for listening to or finding music has been K-Os. K-Os is a Canadian rapper/vocalist who can rap or vocalize the shit out of any song. He also looks like Will.I.Am. He's dropped 4 albums, (including this one that I want to speak on but instead I'm giving yall an introduction that may not be needed) 3 of which I've heard/own and I personally thing are beautiful albums. My personal favorite was Joyful Rebellion. This guy can sing the hell out of a ballad then turn around and rock the mic with a hard hittin hip hop joint. Bottom line, K-Os is a monster..
Now, Yes! is his fourth studio album, and the man again hasn't let me down at all. K-Os starts off with the track Zambony that definitely starts the CD off with a bang. The next track that stood out to me was called I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman who's meaaan ass sample probably will surprise the shit outta you on this rap/r&b collab. They flipped the title theme from The OC! haha. The first single on the album is 4,3,2,1 and when I heard the title of the track the first thing I thought was this crazy ass hip hop track by LL Cool J DMX Redman Method Man and Canibus. I was WRONG. but this track by K-Os is just as dope! the video is pretty crazy as well. He sometimes raps in a British accent, and I'm definitely not mad at that, cuz he kills it either way, but the thing about this song is this hook is gonna be in my head for the next couple weeks. I'm not mad at it. At least its a good joint. Bottom line is Yes! is one of the best albums I've heard of '09 (I never give yall anything less) and everyone need to go out and support my man K-Os cuz honestly, he can reach every audience with his music, and well...it's dope as hell when he does it!
According to my sources, Yes! drops in stores on April 14 and you should definitely cop that. I know its a recession and all, but I mean if its worth it, why not? Let the Prez worry bout that, and go buy that new album by K-Os!!
I leave yall with the first single off the album, 4,3,2,1. ENJOY!
Pieces!!
-S-Diggy
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Thank you, Peter!
A friend just linked me to this via facebook...
Once upon a time, Disney made one cartoon movie and traced all the the others.
And they lived happily ever after. The End.
Ridiculous? I think so...
Rrrrrriiiight?!
Once upon a time, Disney made one cartoon movie and traced all the the others.
And they lived happily ever after. The End.
Ridiculous? I think so...
Rrrrrriiiight?!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Follow up
I'll keep it short and sweet...
As a follow up from the last post, just found a fantaaastic version of Wake Up.
Enjoy:
Arcade Fire - Wake Up (ft. David Bowie)
And God said, "Let there be Hype Machine so you can listen to all the best music online in a fast and convenient fashion." Or something like that.
Oh, and now you can watch it. Superb!
<3 Love,
As a follow up from the last post, just found a fantaaastic version of Wake Up.
Enjoy:
Arcade Fire - Wake Up (ft. David Bowie)
And God said, "Let there be Hype Machine so you can listen to all the best music online in a fast and convenient fashion." Or something like that.
Oh, and now you can watch it. Superb!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Claws and Teeth
This looks amazing:
I've been all about this video posts lately, if you haven't noticed, but this is such a beautiful trailer, no?
Producer/Director Spike Jonze steps back from music videos and Jackass movies to whirl his creative ingenuity around a fantastical adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
For writer Dave Eggers, I feel this may be his big come up.
and the music? Wake Up by Arcade Fire. What a splendid pair of visual/audio matchmaking.
Release date: October 16th, 2009
I really can't wait to see this. Who's with me?
I've been all about this video posts lately, if you haven't noticed, but this is such a beautiful trailer, no?
Producer/Director Spike Jonze steps back from music videos and Jackass movies to whirl his creative ingenuity around a fantastical adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
For writer Dave Eggers, I feel this may be his big come up.
and the music? Wake Up by Arcade Fire. What a splendid pair of visual/audio matchmaking.
Release date: October 16th, 2009
I really can't wait to see this. Who's with me?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
KILLERS COVER BRIGHT EYES
1:51 am and for once I'm almost done with my homework, and I get this crazy IM from Josh.
Take a look-see:
Ok, so self-admittedly... even though I loooove Bright Eyes, Cassadaga wasn't my favorite album (try least favorite). Yet I've always had a soft spot for this twangy, toe-tapping song with great harmonies and some smart lyrics.
But this? Brandon Flowers, you synthesizing scoundrel, you.
I love when covers are so distinct that it just works. Conor Oberst and B. Flowers? Like really, I think the only commonality may be a propensity to don themselves in woman's apparel... even if Oberst does so inadvertently.
I heard it once, and thought it was pretty brilliant. Josh? not so much:
(and yeeah, I did lose my ID, so if you find it on lower, please kindly return it!)
Anyways, I think it's super cool.
Take a few listens fooo sho' and take a peek at the original Four Winds if you haven't already.
I hope you don't hate both of these bands because often times, that's the case. But for me, they are two of my most favorite.
Ok, turtleboaters... time to crack down on the books (waah).
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