April 2009
55 posts
WatchI don’t need no sample/I got a girl with a banjo
Watchpopoff:
Awesome fan-made video for what is clearly the best song on 808s and Heartbreak. GLOCKENSPIEL 4 LYFE. via pitchfork
This is not true, but let's make it a rumor
Gwen Stefani has dropped out of No Doubt’s summer tour and has been replaced by Katy Perry.
New (old) Sufjan!
“Sofia’s...
WatchIf yer in the neighborhood, come watch me act like this guy some at the UCB at 7 tonight.
WatchOk, The Brothers Bloom looks great (this is the opening to the film).
Also, Max Records, best name ever? Yes. It is.
WatchGreat Daily Show segment on Sweden. Combines some of my favorite things: Socialist economies and my future wife, Robyn. Though we gonna need a bigger TV, Robyn.
Paper Heart Trailer →
Charlene Yi, Michael Cera: too many “the bests” in one movie. But I will see it, you charming jerks. I will see it.
WatchDidn’t like Hell Hath No Fury as much as everyone else, but this is pretty great.
Clipse feat. Kanye West - “Kinda Like a Big Deal”
WatchAnd here’s the second. Ignore the pan flute up top. It gets better.
Elvis Costello - “Tramp the Dirt Down”
WatchWas just thinking how strange it is there that there’s two (both very good) songs wishing Margaret Thatcher death. They’re even similar in tone. Here’s the first:
Morrissey - “Margaret on the Guillotine”
Watch4/20 LOL.
Featuring big-time TV and movie star Ben Schwartz.
Bob Dylan’s first thought when asked his favorite songwriters:
Jimmy Buffett.
Oops, Bob Dylan, you accidentally suck.
Jarvis Cocker - "Angela" →
Jarvis teams up with producer Steve Albini. Sounds like Big Black gone pop.
Fuck Yeah Cilantro →
Quality blog about a quality herb. First thing on there now is about how it turns out those who hate cilantro got broken smellers.
“It’s hard to talk when you’re teabagging.”
– Anderson Cooper
WatchPaula Deen puts some butter, cream, and cheese in a bowl and calls it soup.
“A spoon and a set of leeyups.”
Guys
Rich white guys are being oppressed. TAKE TO THE STREETS!
Tracey Thorn and Jens Lekman - "Yeah! Oh Yeah!" →
Jens Lekman (one of my faves) in the cover of a Magnetic Fields song (one of my faves) he was always destined to make.
Guys
People are doing things with teabags. Clearly, this is to be taken seriously.
Adventures in obscure wikipedia articles: Chicken... →
WatchRian Johnson, creator of the strange, but entertaining noir-deconstruction, Brick, seems to be taking a whack at the Wes Anderson whimsy genre. Apparently combined with Hudson Hawk. And it looks really good.
WatchHey right wingers. Shut up. Obama knows how to deal with Johnny Depp.
“SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT’S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY...”
– Ye
WatchAnd here’s something not disturbing. The video for Man Man’s “Rabbit Habits” featuring Fred Armisen and Charlene Yi, who both, by the way, are the bee’s knees.
A Heartfelt Tribute to Psycho-T →
I don’t follow college basketball at all, but Shane Ryan’s tribute to Tyler Hansbrough made me LOL. Especially his cartoon-ish victory strut.
Holy crap, Top Chef Masters →
Contestants include Wylie Dufrense, and one of my favorite TV chefs, mainly for his bizarre cadence, Rick Bayless. June can’t come fast enough.
Good World has closed
One of my fave restaurants, Good World had to close because of a jerk landlord who wants to flip the building. The guy apparently has never set foot in the US. WTF. Anyone know of any other good Swedish places in NYC?
WatchHow best is Will Forte? He is “the” best. The last song especially.
