Monday, December 28, 2009

"Big Poppa" on uke and Bennie Lava





Behold "Bennie Lava"... I laughed so hard at this when I saw it this summer. My roommates and I used to watch this one religiously.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas to all of our readers!

Happy holidays to all of our viewers up to this point. I'm fresh off of another classic Christmas Eve seafood dinner, and with toaster and Seinfeld Season 4 DVD in tow, I'm about to head back to the hotel.

Before I leave you, here's two great clips: The first is Andrew Wiggins, the best basketball player from the class of 2014 - that's eighth grade. I'll be seeing him on December 29th.

The second clip is the famous initial Susan Boyle appearance. My aunt got her debut album for Christmas, and it inspired me to look back on her blockbuster performance that made even Simon smile.




Tuesday, December 22, 2009

DAT ASS

Both president Obama and France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, take a good hard look at this Brazilian woman at an Italian conference to discuss climate changes and oil prices.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Movie recommendation: Pi (1998)


Pi is a "psychological thriller" from beginning to end. Directed by Darren Aronofsky and released in 1998, the movie is about a man named Max who is both gifted and cursed.

After looking into the sun for too long when he was a child, Max was stricken with temporary blindness and consistent migraine headaches. Since the accident he has had an extraordinary ability with numbers, especially detecting patterns in them. He is convinced that everything - even nature or the stock market - is numerical and works in a pattern.

With the help of his aptitude for math, Max finds a dark secret that is coveted by many. His headaches continue and become more and more painful.

The movie draws many parallels to Requiem for a Dream, which is also an Aronofsky production. Many of the same actors and camera techniques are in both films. Although Pi is a little harder to understand than Requiem, it keeps the viewer captivated from beginning to end and is a haunting depiction of mental disorders, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and the life of a math savant.

The soundtrack is also exceptional. Here's a look at the trailer:

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Insane Domino Effect

Guess What's On My Styrofoam Cup?


This guy and lil' Wayne need to team up. The site has more pics: Sharpie Art on Styrofoam Cups (79 pics)

Snoop Raps About Weed Brownies With Martha Stewart

Snoop Dogg was featured on a recent Martha Stewart show and the two made brownies. While making them Snoop raps about how they are missing 1 key ingredient.

Kid Cudi: "Tearin' it Up"


Spending a lot of time listening to Cudi over break so I decided to pay a little tribute.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Music blog from my friends up in the Twin Cities.

MUSIC THAT ISN'T BAD - A music blog by my friends from the U of M. I was not going to link it but then they impressed me with their work ethic and consistent posting. Check it out...

CRAZY musical composition

Whoever made this is a genius. Props to the world famous Derek Drier for sending me the link.


I lol'd

How you can tell when a black man is lying.

Friday, December 18, 2009

$300 movie trailer get the green light and a $30 mil allowance

"An unknown producer from Uruguay, Fede Alvarez, shelled out about $300 to create a cool video of a robot invasion in Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay. The four-minute short, "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack) features ginormous (but slow-moving) weapon-wielding robots that blow stuff up."

The amateur director ended up with a YouTube mailbox full of movie deal proposals.

Read the story here.

Here's the $300 clip... pretty nice.

Nice drumming

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Russian color photos from the early 1900's - WOW

It sounds unspectacular at first... but think about it. What's the earliest use of color photography that you can think of? The 1960's?

This dude came out and was doing it as early as 1909. He worked in a train car that was modified to act as a dark room.

Most kids these days (including me) can't quite imagine what life was like from a black & white photograph. When we're young, we think that life actually was B&W back then. But this gallery is such a great perspective, showing the vibrant and brilliant colors from 100 years ago that have never before been recorded.

Very cool website

NEAVE.com - Maybe the most interactive site made by one person that I've ever seen. Go nuts.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Eminem and Lil' Wayne... and Limp Biskit apparently...

So Eminem stopped by the studio while Lil' Wayne was smoking pot and pleasuring himself to his own album covers and they put together some rap/rock song... it's about time.

Eminem Joins Wayne To Drop The World (Audio) | Eminem | Rap Basement


Sunday, December 13, 2009

O.D.B. drunken freestyle + Robocop with live strings

R.I.P. ODB.... and damn, this is the first time I've really liked Robocop.

BLASTOISE!!!

A kid reacts after finding a rare pokemon in his brand new pack. Don't be too quick to judge. Less than a decade ago you would have been jealous as hell.