You may remembering Devo re-recording their song Whip It as “Swiff It” for a Swiffer commercial. Now they’ve made “Brush It” for a toothbrush that plays music inside your head. This opens up a Pandora’s box of what will be next. Musical tampons and toilet paper dispensers? You can’t parody Devo because they beat you to it every time.
We were climbing down the hill when this happened?????
Why? Why not!!!!!! Jasper (Rogue Status) had to go to the hospital to get patched up!!!!
I normally wouldn’t post about some idiot getting trapped in a Bar all night, but this bar happens to be our office watering hole and neighbor… Trophy Bar!
Read all about this Harvard grad’s harrowing night at the NY Times!
And don’t miss Manic tonight at Trophy! Goth, Industrial & Darkwave goodness with guest DJ Lauren Flax!
I had to consider how tasteless it would be to post about this, but in the end I realized how close this hits home and that I don’t really have much compassion for low life derelicts. Long story short, this couple gave birth to their psychopathic daughter that was pronounced dead within minutes of birth. Fucked up, sure, but here’s where I stopped caring…
A) The girl didn’t realize she was pregnant until 6 or 7 months into the pregnancy. How many bong hits did she pull while slamming back Faygo & vodka cocktails during that time? Shangri-La only knows…
B) What future did these two have to offer their newly born “dark lotus blossum” considering they adorned her casket in Hatchetmen, dressed her in a Juggalo baby shirt AND tastefully attended her funeral wearing a hoody, t-shirt and I think those might be JNCOs.
C) If you still think I’m an inconsiderate asshole, listen to this radio interview and maybe the unapologetically selfish rants of “Chicago’s #1 Juggalette” will convince you otherwise. If I ever lose a child, you can bet your ass that I’m gonna bitch about those blacklight posters I never received. BITCH, ARE YOU SERIOUS!!??!
For the full scoop, feel free to read on here.
http://board.crewcial.org/thread/270839/&r=385.
And if anyone is wondering why exactly this “hits close to home,” it’s because the girl mentions Springfield, Illinois in the radio interview and I realized that these were the same kids that wandered into class reeking of cigarette and pot smoke in high school AND are still found working the same dead end jobs anytime I go back home to visit.
Prolly was nice enough to forward this to me today. Drank; a non alcoholic carbonated grape flavored drink that serves as a anti-energy, relaxation beverage. It also states somewhere in the press release that the creation of the drink had only the hip hop community in mind, good one. Much more info can be found at Village Voice or at King-Mag.
I’ll be sure to never try this beverage, as we all know I’m a caffiene, and energy drink fiend.
See you in Hell bitches!
Hong Kong, where you can buy a 9mm air soft gun for $2. Too bad I can’t bring it on the plane!
I’ve tried to write something witty to go along with this video and I just can’t! Just watch the damn clip.
So last night Amanda and I were watching CNN’s Larry King Live and the cover story was about the increase in brain tumors amongst cell phone users as of late. The segment was a debate entitled “Are Cellphones Dangerous?”
I think we have the culprit!
This video of Gary Kasparov being attacked by a flying penis during a press conference is literally the silliest shit I’ve seen since Latarian attacked his mom over some Walmart fried chicken. More nerdom here where the prank has been linked to Second Life?
So unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve been unable to avoid the recent oversaturation of TV commercials and online advertisements for the 2 new movies by beloved and somewhat absent from acting (as of recently) ex-SNL cast members, Michael Myers and Adam Sandler. (I know I personally couldn’t avoid them a few weeks ago, when their trailers ran back-to-back before Iron Man.) Let’s just get this out of the way first: in all likelihood, BOTH of these movies will probably suck balls, but for whatever stupid reason, I’ve noticed a heated debate both online and in casual small talk about which of these two will suck less. In all of these little debates, I keep noticing one prevailing opinion: most people seem to think The Love Guru will suck less.
How wrong they are.
I’ll go as far as saying that You Don’t Mess with Zohan stands a chance–albeit a slight one–at actually being funny (especially while stoned). The Love Guru stands zero chance. Let’s examine, shall we…
From the commercials, it appears Michael Myers is still making the same midget jokes about Vern Troyer that stopped being funny 2 Austin Powers ago (or were they ever not corny?). Actually, he’s making all of the same stupid Austin Powers jokes, just with a pseudo-Indian accent instead of a British one. I actually can’t decide if at this point if he writes his movies’ plots first, or just pulls out his list of one-liners and then builds a new plot around them. (I can’t really blame him since he’s sold two franchises on catch phrases alone…) Now Adam Sandler, too, is basically relying on what works best for him: ethnic stereotypes and the most dumbed-down jokes humanly possible. But if I had to choose my poison, I’d at least rather see some of the things that made Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison so beloved, because at least it’s been a while. It’s been about 10 years since Adam Sandler made an enjoyable comedy of that ilk, and I don’t know why he completely abandoned this formula for his more straight up, dry comedic or occasional dramatic roles. I guess maybe he didn’t want to do what Michael Myers has done and run it into the ground, and instead was smart enough to save it and bust it back out when the time appeared right. And in conclusion… You Don’t Mess With the Zohan will be better because it has Rob Schneider in it, and I love me the Richmeister.
I guess we’ll all know the answer to this heated question in a couple of weeks.
Perfectbluesky has a nice lil gallery of what is commonly being referred to as Reflectoporn amongst the internet masses. As ebay.co.uk explains “the creators of reflectoporn are finding increasingly inventive ways to unleash their exhibitionist urges…”.
William Friedkin’s (The Exorcist) Cruising has been on my To Watch list for a really long time. When Greg saw it recently and described the above scenes to me I went “Holy Shit!”. I had been trying to figure out where that scene was from after seeing clips on TV Carnage! I guess it would have helped my search had I realized that Pacino was in those clips. Don’t watch TV Carnage too fucked up is the lesson I learned here, but I digress… Cruising is one fucking amazingly gritty, weird & totally open ended movie! Pacino plays a young cop who’s hungry to make detective. So when offered an assignment to go undercover within the NY gay S&M community to track down a serial killer he takes it. But tracking down The “Homo Killer” as dubbed by the Daily News within the film takes a serious toll on Pacino’s psyche and identity. This is totally up their in the annals of “Look at how scary NYC was in the late 70s” movies along with my slasher favorite, Maniac. Joe Spinell (The Maniac in Maniac) even happens to have a small supporting role in Cruising as a crooked beat cop on the DL.
I bet finally seeing this is a lot like what Ron was feeling after he finally discovered Built to Spill last year, Zing!
But I still have no clue who that Black Cowboy in the jockstrap is though. Watching the movie doesn’t really answer that question and neither do the people on IMDB either. Oh well, I’ll leave you with one more clip. Go Netflix this movie like right now!
As I was walking back to the office from lunch, I spotted this next level masterpiece in the storefront window of TELCO, one of many local Broadway businesses. Is this a Baby Murko Mouse ready to chop up unsuspecting hypebeasts? I can’t wait to see what this place has in store for the future.
The greatest Russian Hair Metal band of all time!!! Bang! Bang! Say Da Da Da Da! Take that At the Gates, Perestroyka!!! Tell me yes, so lets feed the fire!
Yo Ease,
Is this your kid?
These are bootleg Mishka Monogram New Eras
They say its a sign of success when someone bootlegs you, I suppose. I love vintage bootleg toys, mostly because they are just so far off from the original that it’s comical and slightly amazing. This on the other hand, kind of pisses me off.
I saw someone post this on the Hypebeast Forums about this webstore called CML Sports which also sells bootlegs of Supreme, 10 Deep, and Flying Coffin New Eras to name a few.
These are actual Mishka Monogram New Eras
The funny and interesting thing about this cap, is that 1) it was the least popular hat out of the 3 New Eras we released for Spring 07 and 2) what they bootlegged were the very first prototypes we ever received and later made changes to. If you look at the photo of the final product, above you can see that hey are different from the ones on CML Sports. The pattern on the real one is larger and our logo on the front is done with flat embroidery not 3D style. Plus the “cherry” version is a very off-color of our Magenta Monogram Cap. It’s color are actually based on a proto (in burgundy with carolina print) that would eventually be the magenta cap that we only ever had one sample of and rejected. Wonder where they get the sample cap from? Hmm… interesting.
So just a heads up that none of the caps on CBL Sports are authentic
I love the whole concept of All Tomorrow’s Parties. I can go see some of my favorite bands and not have to worry about them slipping in 2/3rds of their set full of crappy later or in some cases new “experimental” albums. It’s a concert, i want to connect with the band and I want to hear those songs live that I already have a strong connection with. Going to concerts with bands who have 4+ albums (some of which not that great) at this point has just become a roll of the dice. There’s nothing more excruciating than paying for Built To Spill and instead getting Doug Martsch pretending to be Trey Anastasio for an hour or so.
This years NY edition of ATP on paper is as amazing as some of those early Lollapalooza line-ups. So much so I had to shake my head in disbelief. Not only are you getting My Bloody Valentine playing in the U.S. for the first time in 15 years but some other equally amazing bands with the guarantee that they’re going to be preforming classic albums in their entirety! Thurston Moore performing Psychic Hearts! Tortoise performing Millions Now Living Will Never Die! The Meat Puppets performing Meat Puppets II! And the aforementioned Built to Spill performing Perfect From Now On… and hopefully it won’t be a hippie jam take on it. But if that wasn’t icing enough Polvo, Shellac, Low, Mogwai & Fuck Buttons will also just be preforming!
If you’re going “What the fuck!? How can I take in all that auditory goodness in one sitting” I haven’t hit you with the bad news yet.
All of this awesomeness is spread across 3 day festival at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, New York. and come with a very un-awesome price tag! Only 3000 tickets are available for the show and they are ONLY sold as full 3 day passes at a cost of $225 per person. But w-w-wait it gets worse. Not only do you have to buy full 3 day passes you HAVE to also stay on the grounds and rent a hotel room for the 3 days! The minimum price for a hotel room which thankfully fits 3 people (1 double bed, 1single bed) is $450 for whole concert. So, if you can round up two of your pals to join you you’re looking at a minimum of $1125 or $375 per person not counting food, travel and “entertainment” expenses which will probably bring this concert to the $450 per person range. So in the course of writing this, what sounded awesome at first now kind of sounds like one of those sports star cruises! $450 for a concert even at 3 days long is I don’t know kind of ridiculous, even for that line-up. But what do I know, people were paying $1000 to see the Police. If you use that as a measuring stick then this is a downright bargain! Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 25th on the ATP website.
Perhaps if they don’t sell out quickly, ATP can try hawking them over at the Home Buying for Hipsters nights sweeping all of Hipsville, U.S.A. AKA Williamsburg. If you’re getting ready to plunk down the kind of cash needed for a mortgage to buy a home & STILL consider yourself a hipster… well then it stands to reason you just may have the kind of scrill needed to fund this once in a life time event with My Bloody Mortgage Payments! I wonder what these hipster specific home buying tricks may be!?? I hope they involve Gang Gang Dance voodoo chant circles meant to bring real estate prices and interest rates down!
Walking past a newsstand yesterday I quickly noticed the cover to the current issue of Uncut. I had to do a double take because at first I thought it was the cover of Cinefex featuring some sort of Lord of the Rings type movie. Then it registered that this was Zeppelin and not some second rate hobbits and wizards! When did Jimmy Page turn into a founding father?
I’m usually pretty indifferent when it comes to Asian cinema and the gratuitous use of shock value, but Tokyo Gore Police really had me thinking “What. The. Fuck.” I may have to check this one out when it hits video.
The trailer really says far more about this film than I ever could, so check it out here.