MUSIC
New Q-Tip video! Continues the smooth, sweet excellence of his project. This is the one for you if you didn't catch all those old-school namechecks in his album.
The Knife's work on their Darwin opera is... rad? Chilling in a beautiful way.
The characteristically level-headed folks at TMT discusses the quasi-revelation/obvious fact that Radiohead's still going to be releasing full-lengths. I guess the best irony is how the same news sources lapping up those rumors constantly mock other artists for their phony retirements.
I, for one, am really glad that Los Campesinos! are putting out new content. From seeing their epic live shows and meeting them after, they really are genuinely great people who just love playing music.
FILM
AICN's own Herc got to geek out a bit with Abrams. Details about Nimoy in Trek 2 and Fringe within.
Duncan Jones is upbeat about financing difficulties surrounding his new effort, Mute. Feels like this guy is the next big thing in the sci-fi world, unless your definition of "next big thing" is the same-old, same-old ballooning budget of an obese James Cameron production. Which isn't to say I won't end up seeing (and probably loving) Avatar, just that maybe gloss and prettiness do not a revolution make.
Marlon Wayans may be - and SHOULD be, in my opinion - Pryor.
Big times for Terry Gilliam! The trailer for his Imaginarium is impeccable and fun, and he may finally be making his Quixote film!
WEIRD
Glenn Beck faked his e-mail from Muse. Glenn? Nobody gives a crap.
Somebody brilliant took the special fx out of the 2012 clips shown online. Uhm... yeah, it's bad.
WORLD
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. The reaction of our country has served, for me, not to challenge the value of the Nobel prize, but to challenge the insularity of our national dialog. While we focus on minute issues and whether it's alright to call a rapper an asshole and is his health care bill going to be socialist, the rest of the world is looking at the broader scale of his real actions and has rewarded him for his work. Isn't it funny how conservatives get to scorn him both for losing European support (the Olympics) and for gaining European support? It suggests a disheartening opportunism lurking within our political system.
On the flipside, Israel's foreign minister is evidently approaching peace with Palestinians with nauseating cynicism. "Live with it"? Tell that to the people your nation is slaughtering for their property, you arrogant jackass.
PERSONAL
Busy times! Trying to keep up with culture has taken a backseat to my personal endeavors. It's always tricky, trying to be aware of the world while working on things highly personal. We'll see how well I can balance!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
August 28th through October 4th: Epic Entry
I've been gathering links for ages without properly posting them. Here goes.
MUSIC
Oh Kings of Convenience, how I needed and missed you. And the same goes for you, too, Sondre!
Kanye's Swift interrupting tactics have been deemed press-worthy, because the theater of entertainment news loves simple stories. Jay-Z defended him. So much saturation that I saw this headline and thought "why did Venezuela have a summit just to criticize Kanye West?"
Jay-Z has been in the press a lot (just as planned, I'm sure) including highly publicized comments about indie rock and an appearance on Oprah and a huge press-event concert.
Epic rap track is epic.
Los Campesinos! are swinging back into prolific activity.
Mr. Magic, hip-hop DJ of the oldschool variety, has passed.
Wavves and Black Lips got into a fight.
Lil Wayne got friendly with Weezer. This kind of thing has become the norm.
Lyrics websites are being targeted for copyright infringement.
Muse (wisely) asked professional jackass Glenn Beck to retract his praise of the band.
Rock City keep releasing rad mixtapes. Don Cannon is obnoxious though.
Summertunes was released. Chiptune greats abound!
Is anybody having as much fun as Basement Jaxx are these days?
FILM
Good short films deserve to be seen.
Henry Gibson has died.
The old Polanski wounds have all reopened after the director's apprehension in France. Celebrities have weighed in. My take? The man committed a terrible crime and deserves to be punished for it.
Disney acquired Marvel.
Antichrist looks terrifying and crucial.
Paranormal Activity has been pretty brilliantly hyped.
AICN has exciting news about both Thor and the Facebook movie. Also, Woo's Red Cliff is finally coming stateside.
Fascinating-looking movie, and fascinating that "Hurt Locker-style" has become a thing.
Up In The Air looks fantastic, as do The Revenant and Metropia.
The Cove may have helped alleviate dolphin killings.
/Film loved Parnassus.
A filmmaker who chronicled El Salvador's gangs was shot dead.
A visually stunning Confucius biopic is coming soon.
Harmony Korine's latest sets a new standard for weird.
With all the hubbub about New Moon's soundtrack, it's notable that Jonah Hex is getting soundtracked by metalheads Mastodon.
I received an odd satisfaction, seeing Rob Zombie punished for making stupid, pretentious movies.
WEIRD
Facebook played a strangely significant role in a recent jealousy-fueled UK murder.
Russel Crowe was mean to a journalist. Flashback much?
New movie with The Rock looks impossibly braindead.
WORLD
Iran draws closer to nuclear capabilities.
U.S. unemployment soars.
Obama's recent speech to public school students caused a furor.
Ashcroft can be sued.
The scale of gorilla poaching is horrifying.
Interesting Net Neutrality laws were passed.
The last man to see Hitler alive recounts the experience.
PERSONAL
All I know is that I'm tired.
MUSIC
Oh Kings of Convenience, how I needed and missed you. And the same goes for you, too, Sondre!
Kanye's Swift interrupting tactics have been deemed press-worthy, because the theater of entertainment news loves simple stories. Jay-Z defended him. So much saturation that I saw this headline and thought "why did Venezuela have a summit just to criticize Kanye West?"
Jay-Z has been in the press a lot (just as planned, I'm sure) including highly publicized comments about indie rock and an appearance on Oprah and a huge press-event concert.
Epic rap track is epic.
Los Campesinos! are swinging back into prolific activity.
Mr. Magic, hip-hop DJ of the oldschool variety, has passed.
Wavves and Black Lips got into a fight.
Lil Wayne got friendly with Weezer. This kind of thing has become the norm.
Lyrics websites are being targeted for copyright infringement.
Muse (wisely) asked professional jackass Glenn Beck to retract his praise of the band.
Rock City keep releasing rad mixtapes. Don Cannon is obnoxious though.
Summertunes was released. Chiptune greats abound!
Is anybody having as much fun as Basement Jaxx are these days?
FILM
Good short films deserve to be seen.
Henry Gibson has died.
The old Polanski wounds have all reopened after the director's apprehension in France. Celebrities have weighed in. My take? The man committed a terrible crime and deserves to be punished for it.
Disney acquired Marvel.
Antichrist looks terrifying and crucial.
Paranormal Activity has been pretty brilliantly hyped.
AICN has exciting news about both Thor and the Facebook movie. Also, Woo's Red Cliff is finally coming stateside.
Fascinating-looking movie, and fascinating that "Hurt Locker-style" has become a thing.
Up In The Air looks fantastic, as do The Revenant and Metropia.
The Cove may have helped alleviate dolphin killings.
/Film loved Parnassus.
A filmmaker who chronicled El Salvador's gangs was shot dead.
A visually stunning Confucius biopic is coming soon.
Harmony Korine's latest sets a new standard for weird.
With all the hubbub about New Moon's soundtrack, it's notable that Jonah Hex is getting soundtracked by metalheads Mastodon.
I received an odd satisfaction, seeing Rob Zombie punished for making stupid, pretentious movies.
WEIRD
Facebook played a strangely significant role in a recent jealousy-fueled UK murder.
Russel Crowe was mean to a journalist. Flashback much?
New movie with The Rock looks impossibly braindead.
WORLD
Iran draws closer to nuclear capabilities.
U.S. unemployment soars.
Obama's recent speech to public school students caused a furor.
Ashcroft can be sued.
The scale of gorilla poaching is horrifying.
Interesting Net Neutrality laws were passed.
The last man to see Hitler alive recounts the experience.
PERSONAL
All I know is that I'm tired.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
August 25th and 26th, 2009
MUSIC
Some people would have you believe that Fuck Buttons sound like an angry Dan Deacon. Backwards. Dan Deacon sounds like a happy Fuck Buttons. Anyway, the new Fuck Buttons song is awesome and the video is perfect. Apparently Stereogum thinks their new album is "too polite." Please indie world let's not lose our heads; their name is FUCK BUTTONS.
So wow, I wasn't too into the new Massive Attack at first to be honest, but that goofy riff eventually just takes over you, like some subliminal message saying "we are all going to die" until you kinda believe it but still want to bob your head to it.
Crookers and Fever Ray sounds like an awkward mix, (I'd rather have Cudi and Fever Ray!) but it's basically just Crookers being friggin' Crookers with a few samples from Fever Ray to justify strapping it to the upcoming Fever Ray release. Not really complaining.
So... many... leaks! Jigga's latest is a prickly little thing, kinda slides along. The battle of Venus versus Mars, of course, ends in sex. (Duh!) And holy shit, Drake ft. Eminem and Weezy and Kanye. Any reason Em didn't go this hard on his latest release? And yeah, you can be sure I'm catching that Jay-Z show on my DVR.
I hadn't even heard of Weird Tapes a month ago, and now he is everywhere at all times.
FILM
Avatar is really going crazy. Midnight tickets are available four months in advance? A goofy-ass lawsuit? Sigourney Weaver is involved or something?
Emile Hirsch's play at Hamlet will go for scares. Honestly, it sounds pretty cool.
Wall Street II looks fantastic.
AICN readers dislike Halloween II.
Black Dynamite is coming to theaters! People are going to expect a romp and end up squirming in their seats. It will be a surreal movie-going experience.
WEIRD
Cool Lost poster is cool.
McG's authorial stamp: boobs.
WORLD
Ted Kennedy is dead.
Wikipedia is set to launch substantial revisions to page controls, according to the BBC. Also via the BBC, Karzai's lead is widening.
PERSONAL
Ahhh school!
Some people would have you believe that Fuck Buttons sound like an angry Dan Deacon. Backwards. Dan Deacon sounds like a happy Fuck Buttons. Anyway, the new Fuck Buttons song is awesome and the video is perfect. Apparently Stereogum thinks their new album is "too polite." Please indie world let's not lose our heads; their name is FUCK BUTTONS.
So wow, I wasn't too into the new Massive Attack at first to be honest, but that goofy riff eventually just takes over you, like some subliminal message saying "we are all going to die" until you kinda believe it but still want to bob your head to it.
Crookers and Fever Ray sounds like an awkward mix, (I'd rather have Cudi and Fever Ray!) but it's basically just Crookers being friggin' Crookers with a few samples from Fever Ray to justify strapping it to the upcoming Fever Ray release. Not really complaining.
So... many... leaks! Jigga's latest is a prickly little thing, kinda slides along. The battle of Venus versus Mars, of course, ends in sex. (Duh!) And holy shit, Drake ft. Eminem and Weezy and Kanye. Any reason Em didn't go this hard on his latest release? And yeah, you can be sure I'm catching that Jay-Z show on my DVR.
I hadn't even heard of Weird Tapes a month ago, and now he is everywhere at all times.
FILM
Avatar is really going crazy. Midnight tickets are available four months in advance? A goofy-ass lawsuit? Sigourney Weaver is involved or something?
Emile Hirsch's play at Hamlet will go for scares. Honestly, it sounds pretty cool.
Wall Street II looks fantastic.
AICN readers dislike Halloween II.
Black Dynamite is coming to theaters! People are going to expect a romp and end up squirming in their seats. It will be a surreal movie-going experience.
WEIRD
Cool Lost poster is cool.
McG's authorial stamp: boobs.
WORLD
Ted Kennedy is dead.
Wikipedia is set to launch substantial revisions to page controls, according to the BBC. Also via the BBC, Karzai's lead is widening.
PERSONAL
Ahhh school!
Monday, August 24, 2009
August 24th, 2009
RSS feeds make my life a little easier. But ONLY a little.
MUSIC
Hov is leaking so much material.
FILM
Oh no... /Film, I love you guys, but your musical analysis is on a lower plane than your film analysis. Saying Karen O's new song sounds like Arcade Fire and the Flaming Lips is... an interesting choice. To be frank, I kind of think the song (a soundtrack piece for Where The Wild Things Are) sucks. It's not just that I think Karen O is Siouxsie Sioux-Lite and all that, I just don't think it's a good song. It's kinda cringe-worthy to be frank. But oh well, maybe it's a grower? /Wrists.
It's really disconcerting to hear how the beloved Weinstein brothers pissed all over somebody's indie film.
Bioshock is moving ahead with a new director in tow.
Avatar Day reactions buzzing around.
Van Sant has a new film in his pipeline.
Inception's got a trailer! And it looks ace.
WEIRD
Nuthin'!
WORLD
According to the BBC, a new treatment could reduce the severity of MS symptoms. Also via BBC, some more analysis on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
MUSIC
Hov is leaking so much material.
FILM
Oh no... /Film, I love you guys, but your musical analysis is on a lower plane than your film analysis. Saying Karen O's new song sounds like Arcade Fire and the Flaming Lips is... an interesting choice. To be frank, I kind of think the song (a soundtrack piece for Where The Wild Things Are) sucks. It's not just that I think Karen O is Siouxsie Sioux-Lite and all that, I just don't think it's a good song. It's kinda cringe-worthy to be frank. But oh well, maybe it's a grower? /Wrists.
It's really disconcerting to hear how the beloved Weinstein brothers pissed all over somebody's indie film.
Bioshock is moving ahead with a new director in tow.
Avatar Day reactions buzzing around.
Van Sant has a new film in his pipeline.
Inception's got a trailer! And it looks ace.
WEIRD
Nuthin'!
WORLD
According to the BBC, a new treatment could reduce the severity of MS symptoms. Also via BBC, some more analysis on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
August 23rd, 2009: What the hell?
How the hell did all of these days go by? It's really kind of disgusting that a week and a half slipped away without me noticing.
I don't have time to trawl through the dead of summer. Suffice it to say, health care is starving, some good music (that I can finally buy again) is on the horizion, and Avatar's trailer is causing a shitstorm. I urgently need to see Thirst, Inglourious Basterds, and District 9.
Regular posting is renewed tomorrow.
I don't have time to trawl through the dead of summer. Suffice it to say, health care is starving, some good music (that I can finally buy again) is on the horizion, and Avatar's trailer is causing a shitstorm. I urgently need to see Thirst, Inglourious Basterds, and District 9.
Regular posting is renewed tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
August 12th, 2009
Slow news day.
MUSIC
Uh... the Verve broke up again? No site had anything that caught my interest today. I dunno, Natalie Imbruglia has a new song so that'll be on the radio. Or hey, here you go, maybe this is a Radiohead leak. Nobody's actually sure.
FILM
There's gonna be an Atlanta doc. And Astro Boy could be cute. Uhh...
WEIRD
Harrison Ford: Family Man.
WORLD
The health care "protests" have exploded.
PERSONAL
Seriously though, everybody, if I'm starting to blog daily, you've gotta be givin' me more than this. Alright?
2009 FILMS SEEN: 23
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 981
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, hoping Kendall's name can be cleared!
MUSIC
Uh... the Verve broke up again? No site had anything that caught my interest today. I dunno, Natalie Imbruglia has a new song so that'll be on the radio. Or hey, here you go, maybe this is a Radiohead leak. Nobody's actually sure.
FILM
There's gonna be an Atlanta doc. And Astro Boy could be cute. Uhh...
WEIRD
Harrison Ford: Family Man.
WORLD
The health care "protests" have exploded.
PERSONAL
Seriously though, everybody, if I'm starting to blog daily, you've gotta be givin' me more than this. Alright?
2009 FILMS SEEN: 23
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 981
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, hoping Kendall's name can be cleared!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
August 11th, 2009
Wow, a blog entry about a single day! This has become the rarest of things for me, like stumbling upon a legendary Pokemon in the wild. Even more rare. Like, I caught it with a normal Pokeball on the first throw after dealing no damage. And it was level 99 but somehow obeyed my orders before my first gym badge. Okay, now I'm just fantasizing.
MUSIC
I had never heard of Naomi Shelton, but TMT set me straight!
Hoooooly shit, MikeWaxx and Nero are friggin' younger than me, whaaaaat? Also from illRoots, yet another dope mixtape.
Almighty Defenders (Black Lips + King Khan + BBQ) sound kind of like what would happen if a novelty 50s/60s revival band got really bored and decided to up the weird by about ten notches. In other words, they sound awesome.
This is one of the weirder music videos I've seen in... ever. Memory Weird Cassetes Tapes something something something.
FILM
"World Cinema" is an absolutely fantastic short via the Coen brothers circa 2007.
The Red Dawn remake is, uh, rollin' along...
The battle over Kick-Ass begins!
WEIRD
Dane Cook acting like a dick? Naaaahhhhh way!
WORLD
Oh god
PERSONAL
Had a lot of folks over today! We watched soap operas.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 23
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 979
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, hoping Kendall's name can be cleared!
MUSIC
I had never heard of Naomi Shelton, but TMT set me straight!
Hoooooly shit, MikeWaxx and Nero are friggin' younger than me, whaaaaat? Also from illRoots, yet another dope mixtape.
Almighty Defenders (Black Lips + King Khan + BBQ) sound kind of like what would happen if a novelty 50s/60s revival band got really bored and decided to up the weird by about ten notches. In other words, they sound awesome.
This is one of the weirder music videos I've seen in... ever. Memory Weird Cassetes Tapes something something something.
FILM
"World Cinema" is an absolutely fantastic short via the Coen brothers circa 2007.
The Red Dawn remake is, uh, rollin' along...
The battle over Kick-Ass begins!
WEIRD
Dane Cook acting like a dick? Naaaahhhhh way!
WORLD
Oh god
PERSONAL
Had a lot of folks over today! We watched soap operas.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 23
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 979
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, hoping Kendall's name can be cleared!
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