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The Trustworthiness Of Beards
see, Team Chimpomatic is basically trustworthy!
22nd Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Best sequel news ever - with Robert DeNiro
I'd overlooked any previous talk of this, but it seems there's a sequel to the DeNiro/Martin Brest classic Midnight Run in the works....
IMDB has a holding page, while Slashfilm has a bit more info. It turns out there's already been 4 DeNiro-free TV spin-off movies...
21st Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
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Band of even more horses
The never-ending mp3-a-thon continues. Download MP#3 - Factory - from bandofhorses.com now, in exchange for your email address.
It's another disturbingly 'mellow' number.
20th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
RIP: Guru from Gangstarr
Sad news that Gangstarr's Guru has passed away, following his heart attack + coma in March.
Via NME
20th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Star Wars on Blu-ray
Does anyone actually buy Blu-ray? Or still watch Star Wars?
Not-ultimate-but-a-bit-more-editions of all six movies coming soon according to AICN.
Mainly just a reason to post this fan-edit that re-assembles the missing Luke-in-Happy-Mondays-hat / Biggs-on-Tatooine scenes. These were in my Star Wars book and I remember being very confused when they weren't in that first VHS edition. Geek out.
20th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Spike Jonze vs LCD
Promo up for the new LCD Soundsystem single Drunk Girls, co-directed by Spike Jonze and James Murphy. Fun video, but sadly the song falls into the annoying 'Beats. On. Repeat.' category of the band's catalogue.
19th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Drunk iPhoning
It seems like some Apple doofus dropped his iPhone 4.0 prototype in a bar in California recently ...and now tech-snitch website Gizmodo have it.
They have a major piece running on their site about the specs and features of the TBA next-generation of the iPhone. It's something of an aesthetic update on the last couple of models, comes with more storage, both front and back facing cameras - the main one of which is bigger and with a flash.
Tons of better pics and video on the Gizmodo website.
19th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski's run of great movies again looks unlikely to continue, with this clunky looking thriller for The Ghost Writer, starring a host of Brits doing terrible Brit accents (Ewan MacGregor and Kim Cattrall, I'm talking to you).
16th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Vote!
If you were voting for the policies and not the man, where should you actually place your cross? Take the Vote for policies poll and you'll find out, although judging by the attached chart it could be true that Green voters like doing online polls....
16th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Double Black Mountain
Perennial chimp favourites Black Mountain are playing the T In The Park festival in July and will follow the monster festival with two tiny shows at London's Lexington (tickets here).
See you down the front.
Even better new comes from their blog: "The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their third album, the follow-up to 2008's acclaimed 'In The Future'."
15th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Life At Google
Interesting slice of life at Google over at newly-hired Tim Bray's blog.
Via Gawker.
15th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Anatomy of a car crash
Nice article from Wired about film maker Arev Manoukian's career-launching short film Nuit Blanche, which saw him get picked up by the William Morris Agency.
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Time Tube
Nice YouTube mash-up at Time Tube, which pulls together clips related to your search word and places them on a contextual timeline. 'Barack Obama' is a good place to start.
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Herbert One One
new "solo" project from Matthew Herbert One One is out, and v good... hot like a house on fire!
fire it up here:
itunes amazon accidental records direct
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Band of Horses vs The National
The highly-anticipated new albums from favourites The National and Band of Horses seem to be in something of a space race. BoH followed The National's free Bloodbuzz Ohio download with an mp3 of their own - Compliments. Now both bands have loaded up a second preview - Laredo from Band of Horses and Afraid of Everyone from The National.
The National definitely have their man in space first, but let's hope Band of Horses are holding something back for the moon landing. So far it sounds somewhat predictably like a low-key-down-home-jamming-round-the-campfire album... An up-to-$99 campfire album, judging by their new self-selling website.
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Star Wars Uncut
The crowd-sourced remake of Star Wars is 'finished'. The film stiches together scenes from hundreds of fan-recreated elememts to fill out the entire original original movie. Better than Attack of the Clones ....but it's not even widescreen.
That's the trailer above and a scene called 'The Escape' below. See more on the project's website.
Via Wired
13th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Spotify Plus
The developer community is building around Spotify's platform - as noted by their recent community awards. Playlistify was the overall winner, allowing you to convert an iTunes playlist into a Spotify one. Minus the songs they don't have - which is still proving to be their weak link.
You can see a Spotify clickable export of the Chimpomatic master library here. Although it's a couple of months out of date. Will send word down to the tech basement requesting an update.
13th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Awful First Dates
"We met at a bar, and after a few hours, he came home with me. We started to make out, and he called me “Melissa”–not even close. Then he stands up, runs to the bathroom but doesn’t make it, projectile vomiting all over the hallway and into my roommates’ closet and shoes..."
funny collection of awful first dates
13th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
South Park 200 - Boing Boing interview
it's showing in the UK this Friday, Comedy Central
13th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
World Tour of Japan 2010
It's long overdue, but I've slung up a load of photos from me and BC's recent Japan tour - mostly inane photos of Japanese stickmen, but also a few other bits and some snow videos. Enjoy.
12th Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Erasing David
Interesting surveillance doc - you can run but can you hide? cinemas from April 29th; More 4 on 4th May.
See the film's website here, the website set up by the private eyes chasing him here (Spoliers!) and the private eyes' own site here.
12th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
You Played Yourself
Ice T still got it. Aimee Mann just felt his wrath.
12th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Desmond Is Constant Entertainment
loved the all-Desmond ep on last night's Lost, with his bonus Hulk/Watchmen refs
10th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
RIP: Malcolm McLaren
Sex Pistols manager and misc trouble maker Malcolm McLaren has died, aged 64.
8th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Digital Economy Bill Slips Through In Wash-Up
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8th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park/Promo Promo: LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
this is a new one - a trailer for a video... still, it's LCD, and it's great
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7th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Just the drums - Chad Smith
thanks to Dr Chimp for this clip of professional Will Ferrell lookalike/RHCP drummer Chad Smith in action.
7th Apr 2010 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
The iPad Is Going To Save Comics Too...
is there no end to its voodoo powers?! here's another miracle cure from the magic iPad. thanks iPad!
6th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Erykah Badu - Window Seat
Erykah Badu's walking backwards through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, putting her clothes on in her new video
5th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
iPad? Nein Danke Says Boing Boing
interesting take on the iPad from Boing Boing
2nd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Band Of Horses - Compliments
like how the new Band Of Horses video looks like an iPhoto slideshow
2nd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Not-so-secret menu
In-n-out Burger's previously 'secret' menu is now official. Though you still need to know it from memory if you expect to get your burger "Animal Style".
Also confirmed - there is no such thing as "Monkey Style".... in a burger at least.
2nd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Beck v INXS!
Beck's Record Club have turned to INXS's 1987 hit Kick for their next project - been thinking it was about time for that revival. Guns In The Sky is up first, more to follow soon.
1st Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
iPad Review
Pretty thorough video review of the iPad up (via PCMag). The latest Apple gadget launches in the US in the next couple of days. Whispers say it'll be the end of the month for the UK launch.
1st Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Monsters of Folk
Two nice promos up for Dear God, the album highlight from last year's Monsters of Folk album. The video above was directed by Laura Faggioni, while the one below was fan-made, and the winner of a competition run by the band....
31st Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Megamind
fun trailer for new supervillain comedy Megamind w Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hil
25th Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Big Biden Deal
nice to hear that the Vice President talks to the President in normal everyday language
24th Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Hot Chip - I Feel Better
on the strength of this, they should let more comedians like Peter Serafinowicz direct pop videos...
24th Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Mia Doi Todd, dir. Michel Gondry
Great new Gondry video up for Mia Doi Todd's Open Your Heart.
via Sound Theory
23rd Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Greenberg
James Murphy's soundtrack for Greenberg is up on iTunes - film stars Ben Stiller, written by Noam Baumbach. Some JM solo stuff, one new LCD Soundsystem track, that's a lot noisier than most of the new album.
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23rd Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Martini Ranch
Interesting slice of 80's pop trivia - a promo for Bill Paxton's band in the 80's, Martini Ranch. Forget the forgettable track, but check the wild west/sci-fi video, which was directed by James Cameron and features a handful of cameos (including Reiser and Henriksen from Aliens) in support of Paxton. And presumably wishing to keep Cameron on side.
Most interesting cameo? Cameron's previous wife and now Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
Reach!
22nd Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
iPhone App Font
more from the land of the pointless - a font made out of 540 iPhone apps via mashable.com
22nd Mar 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Boardwalk Empire
Trailer up for the Scorsese-produced HBO series Boardwalk Empire, which premieres in the autumn in the US.
The show stars Steve Buscemi and Kelly Macdonald, while the pilot is written by Sopranos vet Terrence Winter and directed by Scorsese himself.
via AICN.
19th Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Gentemstick Boards
cool hunting have got a write up about Gentemstick Boards, "snow-surfing" from Japan
19th Mar 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet