Trailer of the Week: The Rise of the Cobra
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Fully expecting this to be Fantastic Four level material, but the eternal optimist in me is holding out hope until I witness this probable train wreck in person:
Track of the Week: Dark Night of the Soul's "Jaykub"
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Dark Night of the Soul is a concept album/side project involving two awesome artists (Dangermouse & Sparklehorse) that may never see the light of day, at least in terms of official release. Both of these guys are great in their own right, and they even managed to bring in a few more ringers to round it out. Unfortunately, it seems corporate BS may prevent this thing from being produced for mass-consumption. Dangermouse & Sparklehorse have even gone so far as to sell the elaborate packaging, with a blank recordable disk included, apparently encouraging the public to download it at their leisure. "Jaykub" features Jason Lytle, of Grandaddy. Man, record labels suck:
The Beastie Boys... on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Totally wasn't expecting to see this... the Beastie Boys performed one of the best songs ever, "So What'cha Want", on Late Night last night. Let it flow like a mudslide:
Weekly Schrutism: Classic Creedisms (5/29/09)
Monday, May 25, 2009
Angela: I am proud to announce that there is a new addition to the Martin family. She's hypoallergenic. She doesn't struggle when you try to dress her. She's a third-generation show cat. Her father was in Meet the Parents. Needless to say, she was very, very expensive.
Meredith: How much?
Angela: Seven thousand dollars.
Creed: For a cat? I could get you a kid for that.
- From "Lecture Circuit Part 2" (Season 5, Episode 15)
Trailer of the Week: Terminator Salvation (Extended)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The critical response to Salvation thus far has been lukewarm at best (which should always be taken with a grain of salt anyway), but I'm withholding judgement until I actually go see it: The action scenes in this new trailer look awesome, Christian Bale is the man, and it's a friggin' Terminator movie. That being said, the director actually goes by "McG", so I'm pretty much ready for anything at this point:
Track of the Week: The Wooden Birds' "The Other One"
The Wooden Birds is the side project of Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set). It's more or less an ultra stripped-down version of AmAnSet's signature sound. In fact, aside from the acoustic guitar and the absence of almost any drumming at all, it's pretty hard to tell the difference. And that definitely ain't a bad thing. Magnolia dropped last week on Barsuk:
Weekly Schrutism: "Cafe Disco" & "Company Picnic"
Monday, May 18, 2009
"Cafe Disco"
Dwight: If my assessment is correct, you grind your teeth?
Phllis: I do!
[Cut to private interview]
Dwight: No kidding. She sits three feet from me. It's the most annoying thing. It's like children singing Christmas carols.
"Company Picnic"
"Ralph is my best friend. We met in a shoe store. I heard him asking for a shoe that could increase his speed, and not leave any tracks."
TGIF: Jose Gonzalez Covers "Heartbeats"
Friday, May 15, 2009
And, in case you've never heard The Knife's original version, do yourself a favor:
Trailer of the Week: Taking Woodstock
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I've never really cared at all about the whole Woodstock thing, but this looks really interesting:
Track of the Week: Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks"
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
On the first single from Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear manage to simultaneously sound both grimy and beautiful. Very similar to early French Kicks stuff, and definitely one of the best tracks of the year. Dig it:
Fikaked: April!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
1. Unfortunately, it sounds like NBC is planning to pull the plug on one of the best shows on television, Life. Apparently the "let's move the show to a different time slot every week and see if anyone can guess when it's on" campaign didn't turn out too well. Nice one, NBC. Boo.
2. Free Richard Alpert! Hopefully this is accurate. It's been a long time coming...
3. Jeremy Enigk's new album, OK Bear, is out there, finally, and it's really solid. Continues along the same lines as World Waits, but not as dramatic or produced. "Mind Idea" is awesome.
4. Best top 5 American Idol has put together since I've been watching the show. No question. They don't know how to shut up, and Adam is downright obnoxious, but all of them can definitely blow.
5. Finally watched Role Models this week. HILARIOUS.
6. Iron & Wine have released both an odds-and-ends compilation (Around the Well) and a live album (Norfolk). I don't have to tell you they're both great - it's Iron & Wine, isn't it?
7. I had a friend call me the other day to let me know that only about 5 people showed up to a Junior Boys show in Lexington, KY. I'm assuming people there are still trying to get their lives back together after the Wildcats lackluster basketball season. There really is no other possible explanation.
8. The new Dirty Projectors album, Bitte Orca is at best a grower, and at worst something that I'm never going to be able to figure out/get into. Their collaboration with David Byrne on Dark Was the Night and the first single from Bitte, "Stillness is the Move", are both pretty catchy, but evidently that isn't their m.o. Definitely not for everybody.
9. Is there anything cooler on the internet than Daytrotter? Here's a list of all the bands that have played for them (you can download their performances for free on the site, by the way).
10. Two other absolutely awesome websites: This is Why You're Fat & FailBlog. Go check 'em out. Guaranteed you'll be a repeat customer.
Weekly Schrutism: "Casual Friday"
"When held over heat, the invisible ink will reveal that everyone should meet at the warehouse immediately. Do not ask me where I got the invisible ink... Urine. It was urine."
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