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Promo Promo: How You Like Me Now?
Nice promo for The Heavy's new track How You like Me Now?
4th Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Untitled
trailer up for non-Google friendly indie romcom Untitled set in the no-one know anything world of New York art galleries. starring Adam Goldberg and Heather Graham Marley Shelton
4th Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Kurt Cobain, A Guitar Hero
ah, the rebellious spirit of the grunge is really living on in Guitar Hero 5 with the option of being wacky Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, sometimes with another Cobain or two in the backing band. Take THAT The Man!
4th Sep 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
More Hitler Outrage
This time he's mad about not being able to have the latest camera tech. I think this may well be the next Rick-roll.
3rd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
HTML 5
You'll need a VERY up to date browser to get this high-tech website working, as it makes heavy use of the upcoming HTML 5 standard. Safari 4 / Firefox 3.1+ should do it.
3rd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Tech: Just Good Enough
Interesting article up at Wired about how the bleeding edge is often giving way to cheap and cheerful - for video cameras, to combat aircraft to mp3s...
3rd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Frankie Say... Greatest Hits
looks like there's a big Frankie Goes To Hollywood revival on the horizon. well, Greatest Hits anyhow. must have bought Relax and Two Tribes about 5 times each first time round, not sure I need any more
3rd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Van Morrison: Wavelength 1980
it ain't why, it just is... lounging, 1980 style
2nd Sep 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
Nice run-down at Wired of some fast disappearing technology and culture - not least the VHS tape.
Worth checking out at least for Flickr user makelessnoise's photo of his cousins VHS collection.
2nd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Pearl Jam In Reverse Order
Examiner.com has an epic run down of 160 Pearl Jam tracks in order of fan favouritism.
It's an epic undertaking and a bit tricky to follow, but here's three big sections: 1 | 2 | 3
2nd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Street Mattress
Nice collection of photos of discarded mattresses at Street Mattress. Maybe we should think about a Dead TV spin-off?
2nd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Sub Pop Sneakers
Sub Pop Nikes. At least it can be argued that they're both from the Pacific North-West.
2nd Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Men Who Stare At Goats
Trailer up for the new Psy-ops comedy The Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and a post-dude Jeff Bridges. The movie is directed by Clooney's Smokehouse Productions buddy Grant Heslov.
It's based on the book of the same name and is the 'true' story of the US Military's attempts to use harness psychic powers...
1st Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Wilco: The little band that could
Surprisingly mainstream news article about Wilco up at CBSnews.com, describing them (somewhat patronisingly as 'the little band that could').
Some interesting behind-the-scenes footage at the real Wilco HQ though, as Jeff jams with the kids.
1st Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Seinfeld Anti-Reunion
Details starting to leak about the forthcoming Seinfeld reunion - a sub-plot in the next season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which kick off in the US on September 20th.
1st Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Tentacle Attack!
When tentacles attack! Loving these inflatable monster attacks that have been popping up. Filthy Luker is the artist.
1st Sep 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
3 X 1 = Herbert
our friends over at Accidental have cooked up another interesting project: Matthew Herbert's next album One Pig involves following the life of a pig from birth to bacon and beyond... But wait, there's more! He's also been busy with One One "a low-key collection of songs where Matthew is playing everything himself, and even singing" and also preparing for One Club which will be "made out of a club and everyone in it" - if you fancy being part of that, head over to the Robert Johnson Club in Frankfurt on September the 30th.
"From 8-10pm every person there will be invited to make noises. There will be various microphones placed both outside and inside the club (including the toilets) to capture everything. The name of everyone who attends will be listed on the record (unless anonymity is preferred) and will receive a free promo copy of the record when it's finished. There will probably be cameras there too, so be prepared to be documented. Everyone is welcome to come along and take part."
31st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Spotify For iPhone
Apple have said Spotify can come over and play. It's been accepted for the App store and will be available 'soon' for premium users.
Meanwhile, Sony have commented that Spotify brings in more income for them than the iTunes store...
iTunes 9 seems likely to arrive next week, with added social networking features. Let's see if Apple also come up with a service to compete with Spotify, which wouldn't be hard for them.
29th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Das Avatar
Hitler is not happy with some of the early word surrounding James Cameron's new movie Avatar.
Via AICN
28th Aug 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Dogs In Space DVD
Richard Lowenstein's excellent Melbourne set, post-punk drama Dogs In Space is finally getting a decent DVD release today, following a restoration and screening at the Melbourne Film Festival. The film was a big favourite in my own film-school days - and features some of the best drug-induced party scenes going. Well worth the shipping cost of having it sent over from Australia.
Great soundtrack too.
28th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Radiohead On TV This Weekend
There's a whole bunch of Radiohead stuff on Sky Arts this Sunday, including a screening of the excellent Meeting People Is Easy, a festival performance from Eurockeennes and an interview with Dave Fanning.
Their headline set from Reading is also on BBC 3 on Sunday night, and VH1 are preceding that with a show called In Rainbows Live From The Basement on Sunday at 10.00. Set PVR to stun.
It's hard to believe the pretentious looking students in the Anyone Can Play Guitar video would end up as the pretentious-looking middle aged band they are now.... although listening back even that song had a few clues of what was to come. If only the lyrics were in a language you couldn't understand and there was no accompanying video.
28th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
20 Years of Satellite TV
Interesting article up at Wired about the first direct-to-consumer satellite TV, launched by BSB in 1989.
28th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Crank It Up
Go green with Pearl Jam during festival season. The band have worked with Global Inheritance to provide hand-cranked audio players at a Bay Area festival, allowing you to flex your muscles and listen to four tracks from their new album.
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28th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Greatest Chase Ever
A fun video up at Greatest Chase Ever - all part of a semi-subtle Converse marketing campaign. You can find an index of all the linked up sites here.
27th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Twitterfy
The media mash-up continues, with Spotify adding Twitter capabilities, to allow you to post a link to the playlist/song/artists that you are listening too. Handy, if not as well presented as the excellent blip.fm
27th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
In The Studio With Jeff Koons
Nice studio tour with Jeff Koons up via the Tate, via hypebeast.
26th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Digitize
Projections have come a long way since I was hauling Super-8's around Old St in the 90's. Check out this impressive projection performance in Paris.
Via Chase Jarvis.
26th Aug 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
We'll Know When We Get There
Touching story about one fan's pen-pal relationship with the late John Hughes.
26th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
How Many Roads?
yes, indeed, we'll finally be able to find out how many roads a man needs to walk down as a new Bob Dylan-voiced satnav is on the way
26th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Inception
Teaser trailer up for Christopher Nolan's next movie Inception. If Matrix looking sci-fi floats your boat, don't get too excited - it's not out until July.
25th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Unclap Your Hands
Talk about making life difficult for yourself. After rushing out their dissaointing second album, Clap Your Hands have vanished off the face of the earth, presumably into torment and potential collapse. Meanwhile, frontman Alec Ounsworth has recorded an album under the name Flashy Python, which you can already buy online or listen to below. It's not bad, and unsurprisingly Clap-Your-Hands-esque.
Ounsworth also has an album due on October 20th under his own name...
25th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Captain Blood
Looks like Errol Flynn favourite Captain Blood might be getting a sci-fi re-boot. Aaaaar!
25th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Tony Blair vs Jet Li
"Don't make me execute my 9 point plan Mr Li!"
Actually, it's more a case of Tony Blair & Jet Li vs Climate Change, as Ten Toes Tony hooks up with Jet Li's One Foundation for some charity work. Video by Dan Chung.
See tonyblairoffice.org for more info.
25th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Don't Forget: Chuck in 3D tonight!
Chuck's 3D ep airs tonight, 9pm, Virgin 1
25th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Ad Nauseum: Dudeism
Not sure I'm OK with VW appropriating The Dude to sell cars, but check out the details of their new campaign over at Creative Review.
24th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Kids Back In The Hall
Charge your glasses, Canadian comedy legends The Kids in the Hall are re-uniting for a new show. Written by the Kids, the show will be the story of a small town troubled by a serial killer.... but I think we can assume that's not the whole story.
Read the story at Variety, via AICN.
24th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Apple Tablet really happening?
is the long-mooted Apple Tablet really about to beam into our lives?
24th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Stuck In A Rut
Some good tips from Photographer Chase Jarvis on how to escape that mid-life career crisis.
24th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Ziggy Stardust App
The music iPhone mash-up continues to find its feet. Check out this Ziggy Stardust app, bringing together some David Bowie with an archive of 600+ of Mick Rock's photos from the period.
24th Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Let's get this party started!!
This guy's coming to my wedding for sure...
21st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans
WIRED have roped Brad Pitt into contributing to their guide to modern living - and by the brevity of his answers you can almost believe it's really him....
Here's some favourites:
- Fleece and company logos don't mix
- Kill your zombie brother. He's not your brother. He's a zombie.
- Keep music mixes for friends to 60 minutes or less.
- Back up your hard drive. Right now.
- Don't send out a follow-up email apologizing for a typo in a previous email
- For marital peace, keep separate Netflix queues
- Never post a picture of yourself shirtless in your dating profile (men only).
21st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Loo Tube
Nice documentary series going up at Merge Records in support of Lou Barlow's forthcoming new album. Here's part 1.
21st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Terry Gilliam on Parnassus, Watchmen etc
interesting Ain't It Cool chat w Terry Gilliam - think he's right about the pacing of Watchmen, and will be interesting to see how Parnassus has turned out after Heath Ledger's death.
21st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
In Flight Entertainment
Where would we be without the trusty in-flight movie? The Times archive have an article about the first in-flight movie in 1925 and even a reproduction of the original article.
The Lost World was the movie and a restored version funded by Hugh Hefner is available on YouTube.
21st Aug 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet