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DeNiro on Sesame Street
Forget the fact that Michelle Obama is making an appearance on the 40th anniversary episode of Sesame Street - and watch this Robert DeNiro clip instead.
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World Leader Chic: Gaddafi
"Even when casual he remains on-brand..." The many stylish international looks Colonel Gaddafi
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Free Pixies
The Pixies reunion reunion is still rumbling on ....and you can get a slice of the Live-Doolittle action with a free EP they are giving away.
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Beasties: Tadlock's Glasses
new direction explained.
UPDATE: Here's a more up-to-date update. Hot Sauce Committee Pt 1 is looking like a more likely title.
That's Lee Majors Come Again up top, Too Many Rappers (featuring Nas) down below.
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100 Best Films Of The Noughties + 50 for 2010
The Times are jumping into the 00s list frenzy - here's their 100 Best Films, with a bonus 50 coming up in 2010
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Land Art
Way better than corn circles..... check out Jim Denevan's land art.
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IMDB
Some new features popping up over at IMDB - including sorting results by date, box office and rating. They also seem to have cut back on the nightmarish pop-up ads that have dominated the site this last year.
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This Day In Tech: The Flux Capacitor
According to archival footage, Brown was standing on his toilet seat on the evening of Nov. 5, 1955, attempting to hang a clock in his bathroom, when he slipped and slammed his head on the side of the sink. Upon regaining consciousness Brown reported having “a revelation, a picture, a picture in my head.” A picture which he crudely scrawled down on a piece of paper and subsequently spent 30 years of his life and family fortune to build.
WIRED have the story
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Spoon Transfer
Transference is the name of the new Spoon record, and it's arriving January 25th. With Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga still riding high on the Chimpomatic Last FM page, this one is pretty hotly anticipated.
The track Mystery Zone is playing over at Hype Machine.
Read our interview with Spoon here.
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NYC Surveillance Data
Tons of surveillance up from me and Marmot's recent NYC op. Highlights include the tailing jumbo (above), plus numerous dead (landmark) record shops.
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Mr. Brown Arrested
Ian Brown has been arrested on suspicion of wife beating, which is obviously not a very cool situation for anyone. The BBC article also notes that he's working on an album with Johnny Marr. Probably going to be Johnny Marr's 'best work for the last 25 years' as they all turn out to be....
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Halloween Outfits
Some great costumes knocking around this Halloween (check out Twitter for my Invisible Man effort).
An iPod silhouette was a highlight (sorry, no picture) and CJ has pointed out this excellent Big Head.
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Paste's Top 50 Albums of the 2000s
Another best-of-the-century list. Sufjan Stevens' Illinois at number 1?! Weird, as even he's not that into it.
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Promo Promo: Deuce Poppi - My White Friends
does this qualify as stuff white people like?
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Being Human US
the BBC's vampire/ghost/werewolf flatshare show Being Human is going to get the dreaded US makeover
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Trailer Park: Avatar
Full length trailer up for James Cameron's Avatar movie. I'd like to tell you this one doesn't make it look so much like "Jar Jar Bink's National Vacation".
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24:In A New York Minute
Jack Bauer having 1440 New York minutes in the 8th season of 24. Trailer below.
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Kanye's Back In Business
That leaked Kanye West / Spike Jonze short is back online - available to buy from iTunes for a mere £1.49.
Making of below too.
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Ad Nauseum: Spotify
Nicely done ad for Spotify, which is currently running on TV in Sweden.
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Midlake Return in 2010
still love Midlake's Trials Of Van Occupanther (was that really 2006?) - good to see they're coming back in 2010 with The Courage Of Others. they're touring as well:
WINTER TOUR DATES
01/05/10 Tue Baton Rouge LA Spanish Moon
01/06/10 Wed Tallahassee FL Engine Room
01/07/10 Thu Orlando FL The Social
01/08/10 Fri St Augustine FL Café Eleven
01/09/10 Sat Mt Pleasant SC Village Tavern
01/10/10 Sun Asheville NC Grey Eagle
01/11/10 Mon Memphis TN Hi-Tone
01/12/10 Tue Little Rock AR Rev Room
Friday 22 January NEWCASTLE The Cluny
Saturday 23 January LEICESTER The Musician
Sunday 24 January CAMBRIDGE Junction2
Wednesday 27 January NORWICH Arts Centre
Thursday 28 January LONDON Tabernacle (Q Show)
28th Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
quite like this non-video promo thing for a new slice of riffrenzy from Them Crooked Vultures (aka Queens of Zep Foo - Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl)
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First Aid Kit v Fleet Foxes
probably all over your Fleet Foxes radar already, but v cute
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Promo Promo: The Longcut
Nice old-school promo up for the new single Repeated from Chimp favourites The Longcut.
New album Open Hearts arrived a couple of weeks back, while Repeated in out today on Melodic.
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Street Skating
If there was ever an item suitable for our stupido column, it has to be this.
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Trailer Park: Misfits on E4
Trailer for E4's new Asbo superheroes show Misfits - actually pretty good, quite similar in tone to Dead Set.
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Cassetteboy vs Nick Griffin vs Question Time
speedy work from Cassetteboy
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Orange iPhones
Orange is going to jump on the iPhone bandwagon in time for Christmas
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Trailer Park: Collapse
nice paranoid way to start the week: end of the world prediction doc Collapse which includes the line "the post won't be delivered..." hmmm that sounds familiar
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Nikon Projector in Action
Check out the Helicopter Boyz making great use of that Nikon camera-with-built-in-mini-projector we talked about a while back.
And while I'm writing this Japan-centric episode of stupido, check out this awesome Marimba display from the Marimba Ponies.
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Promo Promo: Weezer
Slightly dumb/fun promo up for the new Weezer single - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To. Welcome to Weezerville.
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Promo Promo: Spiral Stairs
Just in time for the announcement of the Pavement reunion, check out Spiral Stairs new promo for Stolen Pills, from his new album The Real Feel.
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10 Years of Anticon
Nice article up on SF Bay Guardian charting the history of legendary hip-hop label Anticon. Celebrating its 10th anniversary the article plots the evolution of the label and features input from artists like Sole, DoseOne, Alias and Why?
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Whale is the new Bear is the new Crystal is the new Wolf
Stereogum on all the Whale bands that seem to be around...
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Pavement at Brixton
Pavement have added a London date to their scheduled appearance at ATP in May. Tickets available now to O2 customers, Friday onwards for everyone else.
UPDATE: They're now playing Brixton on the 12th too
Here's the PR:
Pavement announce London date and confirm first ATP acts
We are very excited to announce that the legendary Pavement will be playing at Brixton Academy on Tuesday 11th May 2010.
Tickets are on sale from 9am this Friday from www.ticketweb.co.uk, www.seetickets.com, www.gigantic.com, www.stargreen.com and www.lastminute.com. However some of you will be able to use a pre-sale for O2 customers from 9am on Wednesday, and there is also a pre-sale for Academy venue customers from 9am on Thursday.
ARTIST: Pavement
SUPPORT ACTS: tbc
VENUE: Brixton Academy
DATES: Tuesday 11th May 2010
TICKET PRICE : £25.00 +bf
VENUE ADDRESS: 211 Stockwell Rd, London, SW9 9SL
VENUE TELEPHONE: 020 7771 3000
DOORS: 7.00pm
AGE RESTRICTIONS: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult and seated in the Circle.
Tickets On Sale Friday 9am
21st Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
U2ube
U2's 96,000 capacity gig at the Rose Bowl this Sunday is set to be streamed live on YouTube - in something of a first. Watch it here I guess.
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More New Tech: Apple and Sony
tuesday is a well known day for press releases, but they could have spread them out a bit. As well as the new Canon camera being announced, Apple have rolled out an all-new iMac line - with full HD or bigger screens, in a TV-friendly 16:9 format and a new 'magic mouse'. They also have an updated Macbook with a polycarbonate unibody and have updated the Mac Mini line with more power + storage - and have even debuted a server version, which could be perfect for that home media centre. Although so would the 27" iMac, which you could also use as a TV.
Meanwhile, Sony have rolled out a couple of new high-end HD video cameras.
New tech announcements also coming from Red Camera on the 30th.
20th Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon has released another DSLR camera with HD video capabilities and up to 102,400 ISO film speed (!That's high!), this time it's from the top-of-the-range 1D line. Boring specs here. Great low-light film sample below....
20th Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Drunkest Guy Ever Goes Back for One More Beer
wonder how long that hangover lasted?
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Kanye vs Jonze
There's a new Spike Jonze film online - and here he's collaborating with Swift basing rapper Kanye West. It's a slightly bizarre short, soundtracked by Kanye's track See You in My Nightmares. Kanye plays a drunk superstar.
See it here. Download it here. Looks like it was shot on one of those snazzy new Canon cameras.
19th Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Spotify on 3
The 3 mobile network is bringing Spotify under it's wing, with their new Google Android phone including £240 worth of credit for a 24 month Spotify premium account. Quite an incentive.
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New Moon OST
the New Moon soundtrack is popping up online - still a mystery why they haven't included Duran Duran's New Moon On Monday...
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Sky On Freeview
looks like the online TV world is going to keep expanding - Sky are working on a Freeview box with the ability to show Sky over the internet
19th Oct 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Polaroid Is Dead - Long Live Polaroid?
looks like the rumours of Polaroid's death might be slightly premature - a group of fans got together as The Impossible Project and have revived the idea:
"The Impossible Project inspires Polaroid to re-launch Instant Cameras
We are pleased to herewith announce a history making cooperation between Polaroid and The Impossible Project:
As we have created quite some buzz about Analog Instant Photography over the past 12 months, the Polaroid licensee - The Summit Global Group - now can't resist any longer and announced at a press conference on October 13th in Hongkong that they will re-launch some of the most famous Polaroid Instant Cameras.
Therefore they are commissioning The Impossible Project to develop and produce a limited edition of Polaroid branded Instant Films in the middle of 2010.
The Impossible Project is proud and excited that its ambitions and all the relentless work that has already been invested are now becoming the foundation for Polaroid's comeback as a producer of Instant Cameras.
Large-scale production and worldwide sale of The Impossible Project's new integral film materials under its own brand will already start in the beginning of 2010 - with a brand new and astonishing black and white Instant Film and the first colour films to follow in the course of the year."
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