Army suicides up 20 percent in 2007
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
A Tribute to Stan Lee...
....went to the Gallery 1988 on La Brea Saturday to pick up the new Vivisect Playset and was able to check out the last leg of their current art show, Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee. The show is running until Friday 2/1 and I encourage anyone to check it out, not just comic heads.
Here is a taste of the work:
Joshua Clay
Jeremy Tinder
Brandi Milne
Yoskay Yamamoto
Blinky
Jen Lobo
Full list is here Under The Influence Art
Gallery 1988 link here Gallery 1988
Here is a taste of the work:
Joshua Clay
Jeremy Tinder
Brandi Milne
Yoskay Yamamoto
Blinky
Jen Lobo
Full list is here Under The Influence Art
Gallery 1988 link here Gallery 1988
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Bedtime for Toys
One band that I would have liked to see on this year's Coachella line up would have been Bedtime for Toys
Oh sigh, I guess I can't get everything I want
Check out their music here: Bedtime For Toys
Oh sigh, I guess I can't get everything I want
Check out their music here: Bedtime For Toys
Coachella 2008
I haven't been to the Coachella Music Festival since 2002 and they just announced the line up for 2008. There is no way I'm missing this.
The fucking Verve! Breeders! I don't think the kiddie's know how influential these bands were to music. Kim fuckin Deal!!!
Others I can't wait to see:
Tegan and Sara
Madness
Aesop Rock
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Minus the Bear
Diplo
John Butler Trio
Busy P
Datarock
Rogue Wave
Portishead
Death Cab for Cutie
Rilo Kiley
M.I.A.
Hot Chip
Cold War Kids
Flogging Molly
Turbonegro (can I get a another HELL YES for this one please!)
Calvin Harris
Yo Majesty!
Little Brother (one of the best not known hip hop group out there)
MGMT
New Young Pony Club
Metric
Dimitri From Paris (one more HELL YES please!)
Cool Kids
Black Kids (THIS IS MY BIGGEST HELL YES)
Kid Sister with A-Trak
The fucking Verve! Breeders! I don't think the kiddie's know how influential these bands were to music. Kim fuckin Deal!!!
Others I can't wait to see:
Tegan and Sara
Madness
Aesop Rock
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Minus the Bear
Diplo
John Butler Trio
Busy P
Datarock
Rogue Wave
Portishead
Death Cab for Cutie
Rilo Kiley
M.I.A.
Hot Chip
Cold War Kids
Flogging Molly
Turbonegro (can I get a another HELL YES for this one please!)
Calvin Harris
Yo Majesty!
Little Brother (one of the best not known hip hop group out there)
MGMT
New Young Pony Club
Metric
Dimitri From Paris (one more HELL YES please!)
Cool Kids
Black Kids (THIS IS MY BIGGEST HELL YES)
Kid Sister with A-Trak
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Chromeo
saw Chromeo at the El Rey last night.
I don't think these guys can put on a bad show. I saw them in July at the Echoplex and even though I was a lot more sober this time and they have a bigger fan base the show was still great and entertaining. My highlights being these:
a) hearing a girl behind me in all seriousness ask the person next to her, "Do you know how to do the robot?" haha, what?
b) If the fashion police would have shown up at this show they would have needed 20 patty wagons to drag people away. I know clashing is all the rage right now, but when you look like you're trying WAYYY too hard to pull it off (and we all know last year at this time you wearing all black) some one's gotta put the law down.
c) Seeing one of these above offender's get denied entry into the show because she probably bought a scalped ticket. Let me break down the outfit - tyedye looking shirt thing, purple Lycra shorts and patent leather red and silver Nike high tops. Yes. please go home. not cute.
d) Seeing the Dave 1 of this fan duo actually get on stage some how and get down with real Dave 1 before security dragged him off
I don't think there was a person on the floor that didn't take a pic with them.
Big up's to Chromeo to topping off my trying Friday.
I don't think these guys can put on a bad show. I saw them in July at the Echoplex and even though I was a lot more sober this time and they have a bigger fan base the show was still great and entertaining. My highlights being these:
a) hearing a girl behind me in all seriousness ask the person next to her, "Do you know how to do the robot?" haha, what?
b) If the fashion police would have shown up at this show they would have needed 20 patty wagons to drag people away. I know clashing is all the rage right now, but when you look like you're trying WAYYY too hard to pull it off (and we all know last year at this time you wearing all black) some one's gotta put the law down.
c) Seeing one of these above offender's get denied entry into the show because she probably bought a scalped ticket. Let me break down the outfit - tyedye looking shirt thing, purple Lycra shorts and patent leather red and silver Nike high tops. Yes. please go home. not cute.
d) Seeing the Dave 1 of this fan duo actually get on stage some how and get down with real Dave 1 before security dragged him off
I don't think there was a person on the floor that didn't take a pic with them.
Big up's to Chromeo to topping off my trying Friday.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
1984
welcome to the new world order
In the United States, more than 290 people have died since June 2001 after being struck by police Tasers
only 25 of the 290 were armed, and none had firearms according to Amnesty International
and the excuse the police and the taser companies use is a lot of these folks had pre-existing heart conditions, etc.
well why in the fuck would you tase someone when you knew nothing about their physical or mental health just for routine compliance?
why would you want to be responsible for some one's death, because they were acting irrational, but were not a threat?
I personally think cops should have to be tased in police academy as a hazing ritual, so they can see how their actions will affect others. Maybe they do, I have no idea. Maybe law enforcement is just becoming lazy and really don't care about the lives of others anymore. They'll think of every excuse in the book so they can keep doing this and not actually have to enforce law, but be the law.
In the United States, more than 290 people have died since June 2001 after being struck by police Tasers
only 25 of the 290 were armed, and none had firearms according to Amnesty International
and the excuse the police and the taser companies use is a lot of these folks had pre-existing heart conditions, etc.
well why in the fuck would you tase someone when you knew nothing about their physical or mental health just for routine compliance?
why would you want to be responsible for some one's death, because they were acting irrational, but were not a threat?
I personally think cops should have to be tased in police academy as a hazing ritual, so they can see how their actions will affect others. Maybe they do, I have no idea. Maybe law enforcement is just becoming lazy and really don't care about the lives of others anymore. They'll think of every excuse in the book so they can keep doing this and not actually have to enforce law, but be the law.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Zune viral campaigns
Two awesome viral spots for Microsoft's Zune
Intergalactic Swap Meet
VFX done by Againstallodds in Sweden
Masks
VFX done by Panda Panther in New York
Intergalactic Swap Meet
VFX done by Againstallodds in Sweden
Masks
VFX done by Panda Panther in New York
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Decapitator
Foundtrack posted this blog about this artist in London calling themselves "the decapitator"
They go around replacing advertisements in the city with decapitated versions!
Genius!
Check out the Flicker stream here: Decapitator
They go around replacing advertisements in the city with decapitated versions!
Genius!
Check out the Flicker stream here: Decapitator
Friday, January 11, 2008
Young voters...
...are finally showing the old folks what's up.
From the Rock The Vote blog:
84,230 18-29 year olds voted in New Hampshire yesterday, a 271% increase from 2004 levels
From the Rock The Vote blog:
84,230 18-29 year olds voted in New Hampshire yesterday, a 271% increase from 2004 levels
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Poverty of the spirit
I was reading this interview with Morgan Freeman and I really liked that he used the term, "poverty of the spirit." Racism today in the U.S. is not so much about color (which yes, is still alive and I can no way say it's not there), but is more about class. For example when you look at a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, just as many poor whites were neglected help as blacks, etc. Freeman made this really cool point about there being two kinds of poverty. One being, poverty of class - not having a lot of money and another one of having the mind state that you'll never be able to rise above that - poverty of the spirit. You convince yourself, or others convinced you that it will never be different and that's the way it is, so deal with it. And that is the main factor for a lot of Americans, their attitude towards being poor.
The liquor store on every corner of low income neighborhoods.
Drugs.
99 cent stores will all kinds of stupid shit to buy that you don't need.
Materialism.
The list could on why people have poverty of the spirit and the things rich people do to keep them there.
The liquor store on every corner of low income neighborhoods.
Drugs.
99 cent stores will all kinds of stupid shit to buy that you don't need.
Materialism.
The list could on why people have poverty of the spirit and the things rich people do to keep them there.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Where The Wild Things Are
Another film to look out for in 2009
Directed by Spike Jonze
This pic is oozing with cuteness.
I wish monsters were my friend.
Directed by Spike Jonze
This pic is oozing with cuteness.
I wish monsters were my friend.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
HARD in LA NYE 2007
A-Trak made my night on NYE 
He busted out Kid Sister's, "Pro Nails" track, and while Steve Aoki was too fucked up to do his set on the other stage, A-Trak came out swinging.
Whitey, Peaches and Justice also were the shit, except for all the sound problems they were having.
All in all not worth the money, but still a good time with my girl and the homies. It was a great way to start off 2008. No idea what this year has in store, but I'm sure I'll be able to look back on it right here.
He busted out Kid Sister's, "Pro Nails" track, and while Steve Aoki was too fucked up to do his set on the other stage, A-Trak came out swinging.
Whitey, Peaches and Justice also were the shit, except for all the sound problems they were having.
All in all not worth the money, but still a good time with my girl and the homies. It was a great way to start off 2008. No idea what this year has in store, but I'm sure I'll be able to look back on it right here.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
I AM LEGEND
Saw I Am Legend during my holiday break. I have never been so tense during a film ever I don't believe, except for maybe this Russian film I saw once about human trafficking that I can't remember the name of now. Will Smith is pretty damn good at playing a guy who is for the most part slowly going crazy from being by himself for three years after the supposed cure for cancer actually backfires and creates a plague that kills off a portion of the population and turns another portion into flesh eating night zombies. I wouldn't recommend this film to people who like happy endings, but I would to anyone who likes zombies, sweet visual effects, and good acting.
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