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Trailer Park: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steves Carrell and Buscemi goofing it up as a pair of illusionists who've lost that magic feeling

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21st Dec 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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RIP: Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore has died, aged 89. One of the stalwarts of the BBC, Moore's 50 year stint as presenter of the Sky At Night remians a world record, as well as providing hours of chill-out viewing.

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9th Dec 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Skate or Die: Bake And Destroy

Forget the well-managed PR of #PrettySweet, skateboarding showed it's still got balls at the recent riot-inducing LA premiere of the new Baker video Bake and Destroy (see above).

And now the whole enchilada is online and available for viewing/download via Thrasher Magazine. Enjoy.

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22nd Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

City Maps Remix

Armelle Caron's city maps, reordering the components (via @DougCoupland). From top to bottom: Berlin, Istanbul, New York, Paris

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8th Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome

A new BSG prequel - now premiering online this Friday via MachinimaPrime. For more details on what the frak is going on in the ever-evolving world of "TV that's not on TV" here's a good EW link

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6th Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: The Invisible - Generational

New Invisible vid directed by Th13teen. Bonus Post War Years remix here

 "Taken from The Invisible's new single Generational which includes a 15 minute Theo Parrish Remix & Anna Calvi cover of The Wall. Released 22 October 2012 on Ninja Tune."

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1st Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: Wake In Fright

Intriguing trailer for this reissued Australian outback cult classic

Alongside Max Max and Walkabout, Wake In Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Combining the backwoods horror of Deliverance and the gritty nihilism of Straw Dogs, the film tells the story of a British schoolteacher’s (Gary Bond) descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts (including a very inebriated “doctor” played by Donald Pleasence), while stranded in a small town in outback Australia. Virtually unseen in the US and renowned in its home country after years of neglect for its daring criticism, Wake In Fright is ripe for rediscovery, and returns after 40 years to reclaim its title as one of the most awe-inspiring, brutal and stunning films of all time.

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18th Sep 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Paul's Boutique: The Remake

Already in the works before the #RIPMCA news hit us all, DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot have rebuilt Paul's Boutique from the original samples... 

"3 years in the making, 3 DJs working with over 150 tracks to recreate one of the seminal sampling albums of all time, at last Cheeba, Moneyshot and I can reveal ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’. Our tribute to the classic Beastie Boys album ‘Paul’s Boutique’ remixed and re-imagined from all the original samples plus a cappellas, period interviews and the Beasties’ own audio commentary from the reissued release." DJ Food

Tune into 1 hour 4 minutes of tunes you love in a slightly different order at the Solid Steel Soundcloud here

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3rd Sep 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: How To Make Money Selling Drugs

interesting look at drugs in America, with 50 Cent, David Simon, Eminem etc

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29th Aug 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Embrace The Remix

Interesting TED talk from  Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix, taking in Bob Dylan and Steve Jobs

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22nd Aug 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: My Morning Jacket - Outta My System

Cape? Check. Furry Boots? Check. Cyclops Jim James? Check. Zach Galianakis as a tripped-out cartoon wizard? Check. Yes, it's a new My Morning Jacket video for an EP that includes this Washed Out remix

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7th Aug 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Shoegaze / Trip Hop Rewind

Party like it's 1994 with this Portishead remix of Ride's Moonlight Medicine, featuring Deep Purple's late keyboard player Jon Lord (via Factmag)

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18th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Olympics 2012

"THIS IS THE BIG ONE" as Boris keeps reminding us. More updates: @Olympics__2012 

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18th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

New Dinosaur Jr

Watch The Corners, from the new one I Bet On Sky to be released September 18th, via Jagjaguwar. Rolling Stone had a chat with J here

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9th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: Two Days In New York

Promising full trailer for Julie Delpy's follow-up to Two Days In Paris, with Chris Rock. Interesting to note it's getting a download premiere in the US before the cinema release

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18th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

A Book Of Beards

"@justinarei ... Fighting cancer, one beard at a time."  We're no strangers to the joys of the beard here at Chimp HQ, but even our best mountain-ready full winter efforts look like Miami Vice trims compared to the dudes in this book by Justin James Muir. Inspired by a friend who had cancer, all profits go to the Leukemia and Lymphona Society

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13th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: Magic Mike

Channing Tatum seems to be attempting to get a serious career going, and starring in Steven Soderbergh's latest film Magic Mike shouldn't do any harm - especially as it's supposedly semi-biographical for Tatum. McRomcomedy seems to be attempting a direction change too. Hopefully he's in the movie more than he is in the trailer.

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21st Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Skate or die: Danny Way - Waiting for Lightning

The @DannyWay documentary Waiting For Lightning premieres this week, after a run in the festivals.

Via Transworld

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11th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Which Premier League Football Club Should You Support?

A helpful flow chart (above) to help you choose the appropriate club for you. I'm a new West Bromich Albion fan.

Via Salut Sunderland

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25th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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David Sylvian - A Victim Of Stars 1982-2012

New two-disc best-of David Sylvian on the way, covering his solo stuff from 1982-2012. Still hold up Ghosts as one of the most original singles to ever chart in the top ten ...

CD 1
1. Ghosts (Remix)
2. Bamboo Houses (Remix)
3. Bamboo Music
4. Forbidden Colours
5. Red Guitar
6. The Ink In The Well
7. Pulling Punches
8. Taking The Veil
9. Silver Moon
10. Let The Happiness In
11. Orpheus
12. Waterfront
13. Pop Song
14. Backwaters
15. Every Colour You Are (Live)
16. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) Returning To The Womb (Remix)

CD 2
1. Jean The Birdman
2. Alphabet Angel
3. I Surrender
4. Darkest Dreaming
5. A Fire In The Forest
6. The Only Daughter (Original)
7. Late Night Shopping
8. Wonderful World
9. The Banality Of Evil
10. Darkest Birds
11. Snow White In Appalachia
12. Small Metal Gods
13. I Should Not Dare
14. Manafon
15. Where's Your Gravity? (previously unreleased)

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3rd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Christmas In Hollis: Emoji Version

It's not their fault that the intro is a bit dull .....but this emoji promo picks up once the song gets going.

Go to Settings> General> Keyboard> International Keyboards> Add Keyboard> Emoji to add Apple's extensive Emoji collection to your iPhone.

Via Gizmodo

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19th Dec 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

A Polaroid A Day for 6,000 Days

Just been remided of Jamie Livingston's amazing, touching and powerful photography project - where he took a Polaroid photo every day for 18 years, ending at his deathbed.

You can see many of the photos here.

Via Chase Jarvis

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12th Dec 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Steve Buscemi Bugged By Batman

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4th Dec 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.

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21st Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet