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BBTF vs Nike Update
Some more info on those Nike Mag trainers from Back To The Future. Robert Zemekis wheeled out Christopher Lloyd for a cameo-packed promo film to launch the fund-raising recreating of the shoe ... and Tiny Tempah was one of the winning bidders, paying $37,500 for the shoes that he will "never wear".
28th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Knebworth '90
At the turn of the 90s we were looking at a brand new decade. Clean and fresh, it would leave behind the excess of the 80s. Simple suits, hands-free technology. Things would be different.
Keep your eye on Phil Collins in this clip. When you're not looking he subtly sneaks behind the drums.
Jimmy Page coming on stage was one of the greatest musical moments of my life at that point.
Via The Cold Vein
Bonus Facts: Knebworth had a massive concrete skatepark on its grounds until the late 80s. It also doubled as Wayne Manor in Tim Burton's first Batman movie.
24th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Song of the day: for Chimp11
a big hello to the newest member of the team: Chimp11. Welcome! Feel free to file your first reviews any time soon
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23rd Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Danger 5
new Australian "60s spies kill-Hitler" spoofy online series Danger 5, from the people who brought you Italian Spiderman
23rd Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Damien Jurado At National Freedom
New Scrabble-friendly album Maraqopa out soon
22nd Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Wall Of Sound
Album art is the true loser in the digital music war, so it's nice now and then to flick through your music using the Wall of Sound app. The image above is a random slice of my collection. Not bad if I do say so myself, which reminds me I haven't listened to Candy Apple Grey in a while.
Bonus points to anyone who can name all the others.
21st Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Final Score
Legendary football scores announcer Tim Mudgin will be reading the scores out today for the final time, after a whopping six-decade broadcasting career.
Via BBC
19th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Rampart
Woody Harrelson plays bad cop/bad cop in this James Ellroy scripted drama. Directed by Oren Moverman, who did The Messenger - also with Harrelson and Ben Foster.
Vai AICN
19th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Muppets Interview
Awesome interview with the Muppets up over at Hitfix ....courtesy of a child interviewer.
Via AICN
Follow The Muppets on Twitter for added hilarity.
17th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Dalston Superstars
Dalston Superstars "I like to shoot on a mac"
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15th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Snow White And The Huntsman
Wicked witch Charlize hires Chris "feeling a bit THOR!" Hemsworth to find Snow White Kristen Stewart in next summer's blockbuster fairytale
11th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Cass McCombs - The Same Thing
like a guy who still has a tape collection to rifle through
10th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Duran Duran - Girl Panic!
Bonkers, meta heavy, supermodel-infested new promo up for Duran Duran's "Girl Panic!". Jonus Akerland directs.
Via Telegraph
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9th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: ãゃりーã±ã¿ã‚…ã±ã¿ã‚… - PONPONPON
for those days when one idea in a dayglo J-pop video just isn't enough
9th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Real Estate - It's Real
canine-friendly scenes from Domino's jangle revivalists Real Estate from new album Days
8th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Electric Delorean
Personally, I'd still prefer a fusion powered model.
Via Uncrate
8th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: é ˆè—¤å…ƒæ°—(Genki Sudo) WORLD ORDER in New York
maxed out salary man robo-moves from former kickboxing mixed martial arts champ Genki Sudo
7th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Fresh, White Denim
White Denim's new EP "Takes Place In Your Workspace" is not available in the UK iTunes store, but a quick Google search points out a free download from White Denim themselves. In other reverse-promotion-record-release news, the band's awesome and previously free album "Last Day of Summer" will be available to buy on CD from December.
7th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Style Wars
original hip hop documentary Style Wars is launching a Kickstarter campaign to pay for 30 hours of outtakes to be restored
5th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Lomokino
35mm movie camera from the Lomo team and their ongoing "what is digital?" theme
5th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Air Cassette
For you retro heads out there ....a cassette recreation app for your iPhone. No word on whether hi-speed dubbing is supported.
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4th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: The Rolling Stones - No Spare Parts
from the upcoming digging-in-the-crates Some Girls re-release
1st Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
RIP: Jimmy Saville
RIP Jimmy Saville, 1926-2011. An incomparable personality.
30th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Chimps In Beanies
like the cut of their jib: @TheChimpStore's AW11 lookbook: Barnet Of The Apes
18th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Death Grips - I Want It
full on assualt from Death Grips with a decent application of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive. full album to download here
14th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Van Morrison - Slim Slow Slider live
from the Astral Weeks live sessionsn 2009
10th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Snowboard Bass with Duff McKagan
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9th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
RIP: Steve Jobs
Not many people can claim to have been behind a genuine game changer in their career, while Apple boss Steve Jobs can be comfortably given responsibility for more than a handful. Most people didn't really understand what the iPod was when it debuted (see this of-the-time reaction to that announcement), and it's impossible to go into any phone shop without instantly seeing the impact of the iPhone on the design of 99% of the competition. No one even knew they needed an iPad when that first arrived. Check out this great set of Time photos by Diana Walker.
He even managed to leave one more thing: the authorised Steve Jobs biography was due to land in November, but a 40,000% increase in demand has seen it shoot to the top of the best seller list and get a bumped up release date of October 24th. Jobs gave his last interview for the book 4 weeks ago, at which point he knew his time would soon be up. It will no doubt make for an inspriing read, from a true innovator.
1955-2011
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6th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Ad Nauseum: State of Chaos
Check out this fun interactive Google map simulation from State Farm insurance. Though I imagine an interstellar robot attack comes under 'force majure' and you won't be covered...
4th Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
I Am Your Father!!!
Brilliant video capturing a son's reaction to the brutal truth.
3rd Oct 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Being Elmo
Documentary about Kevin Clash, the man behind (inside) Sesame Street's Elmo [SHOULDN'T THIS COME WITH A SPOILER ALERT? ED]
27th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Radiohead TKOL RMX
More Radiohead activity - King Of Limbs remix album TKOL RMX is out on Monday, and they played Lotus Flower and Staircase on SNL this weekend, introduced by Alec Baldwin. Here's the vowel-defying tracklist:
1. Little By Little (Caribou RMX)
2. Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene RMX)
3. Morning Mr Magpie (Nathan Fake RMX)
4. Bloom (Harmonic 313 RMX)
5. Bloom (Mark Pritchard RMX)
6. Feral (Lone RMX)
7. Morning Mr Magpie (Pearson Sound Scavenger RMX)
8. Separator (Four Tet RMX)
9. Give Up The Ghost (Thriller Houseghost RMX)
10. Codex (Illum Sphere RMX)
11. Little By Little (Shed RMX)
12. Give Up The Ghost (Brokenchord RMX)
13. TKOL (Altrice RMX)
14. Bloom (Blawan RMX)
15. Good Evening Mrs Magpie (Modeselektor RMX)
16. Bloom (Object RMX)
17. Bloom (Jamie xx Rework)
18. Separator (Anstam RMX)
19. Lotus Flower (SBTRKT RMX)
25th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Star Status: Peter Weir
How does Peter Weir rate in the Chimpomatic Star Status Movie Maths Generator?
It's 10 points for a Hit, 5 for a Maybe and 1 for a Miss... No TV movies or shorts, just cinema releases to date.
After re-watching Dead Poet's Society recently, for the first time since its release, I was struggling to think of a non-spectacular film by Australian director Peter Weir.
A quick disclaimer: I haven't personally seen early efforts Three To Go or The Last Wave but IMDB rates them 8.2 and 7.1 - so I've erred on the side of caution (due to their enthusiastic rating) and rated them Hit / Maybe here.
The Way Back (2010) MAYBE
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) HIT
The Truman Show (1998) HIT
Fearless (1993) HIT
Green Card (1990) HIT
Dead Poets Society (1989) HIT
The Mosquito Coast (1986) HIT
Witness (1985) HIT
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) HIT
Gallipoli (1981) HIT
The Last Wave (1977) MAYBE
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) HIT
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) MAYBE
Three to Go (1971) (segment "Michael") HIT
HIT 11
MISS 0
MAYBE 3
Another disclaimer: No generosity applied to these ratings, with the possible exception of The Year of Living Dangerously, which is perhaps merely 'good'.
So that's 125 points out of a possible 140.
Peter Weir: you have scored an unbelievable 89.3%
If you dare make a purchase (and, er I think you should), you can do so here, allowing Chimpomatic to profit from his success. Check back soon for more Star Status movie maths. Same Chimp Channel, same Chimp Time...
23rd Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
fuller trailer up for David Fincher's upcoming English language version: looks like Wallander with more goths
23rd Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: J Edgar
Trailer up for Clint Eastwood's new movie, with Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular law-enforcer.
Via Apple Trailers
21st Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Matthew Herbert - One Pig
behind the scenes of the new Herbert concept (concpet?) album One Pig
22nd Sep - One Pig Live @ Liquidroom, Tokyo, Japan
23rd Sept - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Metro, Kyoto Japan
21 Oct - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Denis Simachev Shop and Bar, Moscow
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21st Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Terrence Malick breaks cover
The picture above left has served as one of the only publicly available images of reclusive director Terrence Malick for a couple of decades - but last week he popped along to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, with Christian Bale and a camera crew.
Bale must have gotten a hall pass from the still-shooting Batman sequel, as he was swanning around around the festival playing some sort of rockstar type - check out the fascinating video here. It had been announced that Bale was cast in a Malick film, set to shoot in 2012, so this shoot may have only been a test - or just grabbing the opportunity to film at a large event like this - but a possible project could be something based around the life of Jerry Lee Lewis that Malick has been working on, which would tie in with the casting of the much-younger-than-Bale Haley Bennett as the other lead. More pics and info here, here and here.
Probably the most surprising thing about all of this is that Malick still looks exactly like that archive photo, right down to the hat.
20th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Hard Time(s)
Looks like Fugazi's Brendan Canty and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore have been supplementing their income - both working on (amongst others) the documentary series Hard Time for Nat Geo. Thurston provides narrations, Bredan provides the score...
15th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Super Pixel Bros
today's "a lot of time on my hands" entry - Super Mario Bros rendered in 64 pixels
15th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Big ET News
Behind The Scenes Pic of the Day is a great series of photos run by Quint over at Ain't It Cool, which frequently features attention-grabbing pics from the world of film making. This one in particualr grabbed my attention ....as I always wondered where in LA they shot this scene from ET. I've been robbed.
12th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet