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3D Pad
A pretty could-be-cool demo for 3D on the iPad, which uses the camera to deduce where the viewer is and adjust accordingly. Not good for that social, shared viewing experience...
24th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Kurt Vile at Rough Trade East
A little shambolic, while the heavy sound didn't bring the best from Vile's DIY vibe.
19th May 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsGet The Clap Again
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are back with a new album in September. Hysterical will be self released. Sounds promising from the promo. Let's hope it's a good one ...they've got a lot of explaining to do.
19th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
New Chili Peppers
Blindly stumbled across news of a new Chili Peppers album today while reading of a book signing in LA - due summer '11, Flea on piano. Though it's anyone's guess on how they'll fair with Frusciante back in hiding and Josh Kilinghoffer taking over.
Keidis still looking cool. Will Ferrell Turned up too.
18th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Adventures of Tintin
I was never the world's biggest Tintin fan ....but here we have a teaser trailer for the first of three motion capture/CGI extravaganzas from Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Make of it what you will.
Via AICN
17th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Escape from the island ....Alcatraz, that is
Trailer up for the new JJ Abrams TV show - Alcatraz. Looks to be positioned somewhere between Lost and Fringe in terms of production quality and originality.
Via AICN
17th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
BBC Doomsday
The BBC are dumping the previous hard-copy iteration of their time-capsule "Domesday Project" for a more modern format. I have no doubt that "A Website" has about as little life-span as "A Laser Disk" - as Toby Anstis illustrates below.
Via @thecoldvein
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16th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Big, Modest Mouse
Johnny Marr must be out, but Big Boi from Outkast is in - taking the controls on the new Modest Mouse album, according to his own website. I'd be happy even if Rolf Harris was in charge to be honest, as long as we get something. It's been 4 years since We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank.
5th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Email Game
Most people respond well under pressure, so setting a clock when you're dealing with email can make decisions a bit easier. Try the email game. Though I'd suggest swapping points for beers. Or just toughen up in general.
4th May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
HBO 2 GO
It's US-only of course, but HBO's new iPad app looks pretty impressive for catching up with your favourite shows from the comfort of your bed/toilet/plane.
Fingers crossed that Sky Atlantic might release something similar. And that it doesn't cost an extra £10 a month.
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3rd May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Another Miracle
The excellent Miracle Fortress have a new record on the horizon - Was I The Wave? It should be landing in the UK soon, but you can pick up a copy now, direct from their website.
2nd May 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Double Denim
We've been digging White Denim's new album "D" at Chimp Towers, but as usual they have extras in store for the loyal fan. Pre-order from Record Store for a mystery bonus disc.
30th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
West Wars
Never been much of a fan of dolls for boys, but I like the idea behind Sillof Workshop's West Wars - re-imagining, or (should that be un-imagining) Star Wars as a western.
29th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Watt + Grohl + Vedder + Smear
Mike Watt wrapped up his US tour in Seattle this week - and in a throwback to his epic 90's feats album "Ballhog or Tugboat?", he was joined on stage by Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder and Pat Smear for a run through of Big Train, followed by an extended, enthusiastic jam. Dave Grohl rules it.
A suitably excited fan filmed the performance.
Via Pitchfork.
28th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: 500 Days of Community Mash Up
Nice mash-up of chimp-approved US sitcom "Community" and 500 Days of Summer.
Via @JoelMcHale
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27th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Another Earth
Sundance highlight (4 stars from me) and actual prize winner Another Earth was snapped up by Fox Searchlight - and now there's a great new trailer to showcase the movie.
Watch in HD at Apple.
26th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
What Is Internet Anyway?
PS: CBBC Tony Anstis LOLZ web URL below.
25th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Beastie Boys Live From Madison Square Garden
We're a bit overloaded with Beastie news this week. They must have a new record coming out.
Listen to the whole new album ...playing from a boombox in the middle of MAdison Sq Garden.
Via Beastie Boys
24th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Tuna vs Lion
A quick highlight from the recently viewed Will Ferrell LOL-athon The Other Guys.
21st Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Left Hand Weave
Another free track up from White Denim's forthcoming new album, due June 6th in the UK / May 24th everywhere else apparently. Check out Anvil Everything.
And while you're in the mood, grab a copy of their mix-tape.
21st Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Nine Types of Light - The Movie
TV On The Radio's new album might not be the immediate attention-grabber that Dear Science was, but it's a grower. In support of the album, TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe has directed an album-length promo, with a little help from his friends.
Warning: there's an 80's video-art vibe to the opening.
Watch at YouTube. Trailer version below.
20th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Lil Buck vs Yo-Yo Ma
Some inspired dancing. Via Spike Jonze/Opening Ceremony.
20th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Dischord on Spotify
Attention skate-punkers. Ever wondered what that obscure Fugazi track on the 20 Years of Dischord compilation is? (It's good!) Or whether the second Evens album was any better than the first? (No!) Dischord now have their extensive catalogue on Spotify, giving you easy access to Fugazi, Minor Threat, French Toast, Dag Nasty and dozens of others ...so you can listen for yourself.
Some personal recommendations: Egg Hunt and Embrace (both awesome post-Minor Threat, pre-Fugazi Ian Mackaye bands)
19th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Foo Fighters
Wasting Light
Despite the near death metal opening, album 7 veers more towards classic 70s rock.
18th Apr 2011
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Live Foo Fighters
Watch the Foo Fighters play the entire new album live. I like watching them play more than I like listening. Tight.
18th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Lethal Weapon
This one's an oldie ....where I come from. As it's allegedly about to remade, let's enjoy the original Lethal Weapon trailer.
I remember being on holiday in France and seeing posters for this (L'arme Fatale) and that Sidney Poitier movie where they're chasing The Kurgen through the mountains. Looks like only one of them bagged a spot in my memory.
15th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Tree Of Life Arrives ...Soon
Terrence Mallick's new movie The Tree of Life is having it's Cannes Festival world premiere screening on May 16th - though it may allegedly or not be arriving in UK cinemas on May 4th. Cannot wait either way. I might even go to the cinema to see it.
Visit www.twowaysthroughlife.com for some more vague info.
15th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Trailer up for the Planet of the Apes prequel. Meh.
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14th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
My Morning Jacket
Circuital (Single)
One last cigarette for MMJ, but fortunately they rolled their own. Evil Urges+3
12th Apr 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsThere's An App For That: Yurekuru
BC and I are in the field over in Tokyo this week ....and have been rocked by the frequent aftershocks from last months big quake (a magnitude 7.1 and a 7.4 being the biggest). A frequent sound prior to the tremor is the ding ding of the Yurekuru App, which gives locals a quick heads-up. You can even set a minimum intensity over which you want warning, as most people here don't get out of bed for less than a 7.
Japan doesn't use the same magnitude system as the West, preferring the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale which records quakes in actual relative intensity - rating the quake bigger the closer you are to the epicentre. The ratings are also accompanied by a written description, ranging from "Hanging objects such as lamps swing slightly" through "Hanging objects swing violently. Most unstable ornaments fall. Occasionally, dishes in a cupboard and books on a bookshelf fall and furniture moves" to "Most furniture moves to a large extent and some jumps up".
Update: The USGS has data streams accessible by the "Quakes" app - in English.
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12th Apr 2011 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Hesher Again
Here's another trailer for Hesher - with added Metal.
11th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Beastie Boys
Trailer up for the Beastie Boys' 30 minute cameo-stuffed video epic that premiered at this year's Sundance festival. Could be fun.
8th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Super
Now this is what I expected Kick-Ass to be like.
5th Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Hangover Part II
Trailer for the Hangover Part II. Booking a long-haul flight now so I can watch the movie.
1st Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
iPod At 10
2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the iPod and amid the possibility that the original style is on the way out in favour of the touch models, Mac Rumors has a pretty amusing link to their forum - dating back to the day of the original announcement. It's an iLol.
1st Apr 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Boo, Hiss
A deadly Egyptian cobra has escaped from the Bronx Zoo (via BBC). Luckily, he seems to be updating his status on Twitter.
31st Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
PJ20
More Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary reissues out yesterday. Possibly their two finest albums, VS and Vitalogy are remastered with bonus tracks and come boxed with an era-concert. It's not to late to repent and jump on board.
30th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Netflix Vs HBO
Netflix seems to be fancying itself as the next HBO, commisioning a remake of 1990 British TV show House of Cards under the guiding hand of David Fincher - and starring Kevin Spacey. The show will initially run exclusively via Netflix's own streaming services late next year. In a show of confidence, they have commisioned two full series up front - 26 episodes. Quite a stretch, considering the original was only four parts.
Netflix already has 20m subscribers, compared to HBO's 28m. If only Love Film was as ambitious.
Via WSJ
29th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: J Mascis - Not enough
Freaky animated video up for J Mascis' new track Not Enough. Directed by Sub Pop alumni Chad VanGaalen
28th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
GBV Digital
Just stumbled across GBV Digital - Guided By Voices' own digital download store. Looks like the perfect place to pick up any of those 130-odd GBV-and-related albums that you may be missing. For completists only. Think I actually have a good chunk of them already...
Dig out a couple of the dozen plus we have reviewed on Chimpomatic here.
25th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
True Grit: Jeff Bridges Style
New instalment of on-set photos up at jeffbridges.com - from True Grit and taken by the man himself. Looks like a fun shoot.
That's Matt Damon's tragoedia/comedia above.
22nd Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Eddie Vedder
Longing To Belong
Slight, but not insignificant new single from the PJ front man. Ukulele-heavy.
21st Mar 2011
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New Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs
Eddie Vedder is back with a new solo album on May 31st, his first since the recent-Pearl-Jam trumping Into The Wild soundtrack. Ukulele Songs is made up of new songs and covers, unsurprisingly played on a ukulele. Don't worry if that's a deal-breaker for you however as he also has a tour film - Water On The Road - coming out on the same date and directed by Fugazi's Brendan Canty. That film is culled from 2008's solo tour and features solo cuts mixed in with Pearl Jam classics.
First single Longing To Belong is out today.
Via Pearl Jam
UPDATE: Cat Power guests. Uh oh.
19th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Strokes
Angles
Harmless fluff as the band regress away from their adventurous 3rd album.
18th Mar 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsTron 1.5
I haven't seen Tron 2 - but if reports are to be believed it's as lacking as the original. On that note, here's a short film that features on the blu-Ray disc and Bridges (get it?) the gap between the two films, as well as unfortunately signalling that more may be coming.
16th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Big Screen TV
I'm struggling to send video from iPad to Apple TV, but this guy has his own solution. iPhone > Times Square. Wireless.
15th Mar 2011 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Professor Dude
I think the original slacker dude needs a status update. Say hello to Professor Dude.
Several Shades of Why arrives Monday.
12th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Ad Nauseum: Day V Lately
Anyone who remembers J.R. Hartley from 1983 will get the joke with Yell's mildly nauseating updated commercial, but the campaign goes beyond the TV ad. Check out Day V Lately's website, in all in 1996-era glory. Best viewed in Internet Explorer.
Strange to only aim an ad at the over 28's, but at least Yellow Pages seem to be becoming aware of who might actually use them these days. We have Ask Jeeves now after all.
9th Mar 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet