There is no debate
It’s “twenty ten” I wasn’t born in “nineteen hundred eighty one” it was “nineteen eighty one” Stop trying to give me extra syllables.
The people I worry about are those who still insist on beginning any year since 2000 with “the year…”, as in “the year 2008”.
It’s a Zager & Evans thing.
AWK referred to it as “20X” on the Twitters. I like that. Let’s go with that.
Also, when you say the “X” part you should make the D-Generation X crossed arms sign thingie, for emphasis.
Yeahhh, this is a good start. Happy 20X, everybody!
Attack of the Clones > Avatar.
No joke. The stories, pacing, and performances were of the same expired-yogurt quality and they were both stuffed to the gills with equivalent amounts of “wow golly gee willikers” CGI nonsense.
But Episode II had Yoda with a lightsaber. Respect, motherfuckers.
I appreciate this review. It tells me what I need to know.
Admittedly, the Yoda lightsaber thing was one of the highlights of my decade in moviegoing. Everybody in the audience started cheering when he was flipping around and kicking ass. It was like a great moment we had waited a long time to see.
Too bad about the rest of it, though. At first I resisted that seventy minute Phantom Menace review that’s going around right now, but I have to say after watching it that it’s certainly worth a look. The guy is funny (Ben Stein meets Dr Zoidberg) and it’s not just about slamming Lucas (although there’s plenty of that); there are a lot of good points being made here about storytelling in general. Here’s the first ten minutes, anyway; if you dig that, you’ll probably enjoy the rest of it as well..
Andrew W.K “Party Hard”
_____#5 of the Top 5 Best Songs Of The Decade.
Like somebody else said in that thread, he’s the closest thing we have left to Mr Rogers, in terms of that disarmingly direct kind of realness and non-snarkiness. Plus, he’s produced a Lee Scratch Perry LP and had a hit Japanese album of Gundam songs and hosted a tv show for kids where they get to blow shit up. And that’s just recently!
(Besides, I genuinely like his tunes. “I Get Wet” is def one of the albums I would bring with me in a time machine to reassure my high school self that things were gonna be all right with music. It’s 80s hard rock meeting that Phil Spector “wall of sound” sensibility and never taking itself too seriously, very fun and life-affirming all at once.)
Bay State Of Mind
This is… OMG. LOL.
See also: Dallas State of Mind by Play n Skillz. I guess there’s gonna end up being quite a few regional variations of this tune…
(edit: BONUS! Louisville State of Mind! Cleveland State of Mind!)
the 2009 edition of the Funky Fella Holiday Special! two hours of seasonal music, from last night’s radio show:
intro - evergreen xmas
well this is bono here - first post
jingle bell bossa nova - eddie dunsteder
santa’s got a bag of soul - soul saints orchestra
signs of christmas - james brown
xmas screamin eagles - first post
give love on xmas day - jackson 5 (fp acapella edit)
patrick swayze christmas - mst3k
disco christmas - universal robot band
be claus i got high - bob rivers
peace at least - rotary connection
from our family to yours - first post
elvis xmas turkey - go home productions
early 80s xmas - cassette boy
every day is like a holiday - the sensations
the christmas song (screwed & chopped) - riaa
chopmunk 2: the choppening - first post
shakin through - cassette boy
wakey wakey wales it’s xmas - vim
have yourself a merry little xmas - away team
world xmas pretend - first post
wonderful xmastime - henchmen 24 & 21
simply ‘avin - first post
funky mellow christmas - en vogue
grinch economy speech/mr grinch - tay zonday
funky christmas - the whispers
snoopy skate - first post
christmas island - bob dylan
have a merry christmas - heavy beat crew
twas the night before jesus - master shake
swiss colony beef log - eric cartman
santa claus is coming to town - wing
another xmas day can only disappoint u - dj payroll
andre commercial - white label
christmas tree - lady gaga
little drummer boy - william hung
kris kringle was a car thief - wesley willis
that’s what i want for xmas - show boys
party christmas - joe king carrasco & the crowns
walking in the high pitched air - cassette boy
dubstep snowman - hereldeduke
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oh snap! Nobody beats the Biz…
“A Billy Corgan Christmas”
I couldn’t find this on the internet anywhere, so here it is from some ancient hard drive, for your Yuletide enjoyment…
TF2 version of the Discovery Channel’s The World Is Just Awesome tv ad. Most clips were taken from demos recorded on MeFi servers.
Congrats to peterlouis for the awesome video!
Yes, big ups to Manny for this. I’ve spent quite a bit of time on those servers, good folks.
It’s a free TF2 weekend again btw, but I dunno if I should mention that, since last night the Steam servers were struggling with all the people coming back to get the new Soldier and Demoman stuff…on the other hand, it caused Phat Loot Drops! People were getting 5-6 items every time they died and etc. That might be a crafting thing though.
IL Postino needs one of these
heh :) I rarely wear jewelry type stuff but that is pretty cool…
Nicki Minaj “Saxon Remix”
Chase & Status. Minaj. Worlds are colliding.
3rd Bass “Pop Goes the Weasel”
Following up the Vanilla with one of my favorite diss tracks of all time. The sampling is fun (Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, “Eminence Front” etc) and the lyrics are extremely well put together. Also: guest starring Henry Rollins as Vanilla Ice!
Vanilla Ice “Stop That Train”
Right now it’s the kind of mid-early-evening that calls for some vintage Iceman besides Ice Ice Baby or Ninja Rap
Michael Jackson Composed Music for Sonic
‘According to an interview in the French magazine Black & White—the “official magazine of Michael Jackson”—Jackson’s composer and musical director Brad Buxer says Michael was responsible for some of Sonic 3’s compositions. The themes that appear in Sonic 3 and some of Jackson’s own songs are not a coincidence.
As for Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog lead Yuji Naka’s caginess about confirming Jackson’s involvement? This may be your answer.
“And if he is not credited for composing the music, it’s because he was not happy with the result sound coming out of the console,” Buxer said. “At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued his music…”’Now that you mention it, the music was infectiously catchy. I think I can still hum stuff from the Marble Zone.
Somebody made this video comparison.
He did have a working relationship with Sega for sure; there was that Moonwalker game, and of course Space Michael…
Was (Not Was) - Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)
Another forgotten slice of soulful 80s goodness. Also further proof that the Hong Kong Cavaliers were a fairly accurate portrayal of how a typical rock band of the era might have looked…
