Cowboys & Aliens (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

Cowboys & Aliens (Graphic Novel Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

Anne Hathaway Gives PS22 Chorus an OSCAR Surprise

Link: YouTube via The Huffington Post

SNL: Horse Play

Link: Hulu

SNL: Miley Cyrus Show (feat Anne Hathaway as Katie Holmes)

Link: Hulu

Tame Impala - "Solitude Is Bliss"

Australian three-piece Tame Impala do psych rock the right way, combining melodic know-how and echo-laden, eye-glazing sonic effects. The Forkcasted "Runway, Houses, City, Clouds" is a good representation of their woollier, extended-jam side, but "Solitude Is Bliss" is their big, sneaky pop move. Big, because the Britpop-sounding guitar lick that opens the song is a near-instant earworm, and sneaky because the band spends the rest of the song turning that lick inside-out and outside-in, like a Mobius strip made out of elastic fabric. Drummer Jay Watson throws in colorful drum fills like it's his birthday, all while vocalist Kevin Parker endlessly echoes, "You will never come close to how I feel", like a friend who's taken too much acid and is totally freaked out about it (in a good way). "There's a party in my head/ And no one is invited", Parker later sings. Fair enough, dude-- but next time, try to send an invitation. (Pitchfork)


"We are a psych dream pop band called Tame Impala, We're pretty good and we like to record music at home. We also like to play gigs in paddocks and other large areas of grass in the sun, so please call if you're planning one." (Tame Impala)

See them live at Webster Hall, New York, NY on April 25, 2011 with Yuck. (Purchase tickets HERE)

Download four free songs from their Daytrotter session HERE, and some free remixes on RCRD LBL HERE.

-Matt

See also:
Tame Impala | Myspace Music
Tame Impala - Webster Hall - New York - NY - Apr 25, 2011 | Bowery Presents
Tame Impala: Daytrotter Session recorded Oct 12, 2010 | Daytrotter
Music by Tame Impala on RCRD LBL | RCRD LBL
The Playlist: Tame Impala - "Solitude Is Bliss" | Pitchfork
Tame Impala – "Solitude Is Bliss" Video | Stereogum
Tame Impala – "Solitude is Bliss" | Pretty Much Amazing
TAME IMPALA - Solitude is Bliss | Vimeo
Stereogum's 40 Best New Bands Of 2010 | Stereogum
Tame Impala @ Glasslands, Brooklyn 6/25/10 | Stereogum

Lopez Tonight: Ridin' with the Dodgers

Link: Lopez Tonight

Amazing Water Trick! How to Suspend Water Without a Cup!

Link: YouTube via Geeks are Sexy

Dancing Thom Yorke

Here is a collection of mash-ups of the new Radiohead video "Lotus Flower", combined with other hit songs. The results are one of the funniest things I've seen in a while! Here are my three favorites:

Beyonce - "All the Single Ladies"



Hall & Oates - "You Make My Dreams Come True"



Abba - "Dancing Queen"



Visit the Los Angeles Times for more!

Also, if you haven't seen the original video, you can find it here: Radiohead - "Lotus Flower".

-Matt

Link: Los Angeles Times

Captain America: The First Avenger (Super Bowl Spot)

Link: Trailer Addict

Thor (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

SNL: British Movie (Trailer)

Link: Hulu

50 Incredibly Geeky Facts About Radiohead

Radiohead's eighth album 'The King Of Limbs' is available for download and physical pre-order today (February 18). How exciting is that? Here are fifty little-known facts about world's most worshiped rock band.

Link: NME.COM

Video: Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Link: YouTube via A Heart Is A Spade

Video: Sun Airway - "Oh, Naoko" (Live)

Make sure to check out their Daytrotter session and catch them live at Knitting Factory on February 25th.

-Matt

Links:
Sun Airway's Oh, Naoko Live | Vimeo
Sun Airway - Oh, Naoko live in Philly | Eardrum NYC
Sun Airway: Daytrotter Session recorded Feb 9, 2011 | Daytrotter session
Small Black, Sun Airway, Arches at Knitting Factory | Eardrum NYC
Video: Sun Airway - "Your Moon (Live)" | mattmaison.com
Video: Sun Airway - "Put the Days Away" | mattmaison.com

Video: Cold War Kids - "Louder than Ever"

Link: YouTube via The Music Slut

Justin Bieber Album Covers Based On His Rolling Stone Interview

See more here: someecards

Drunk Baby

Link: YouTube via someecards

If Apple Made Water

Click image or the link below for a larger version.

Via: someecards

15 Songs You Didn't Realize Were Covers

I feel like I've been lied to my whole life! The songs "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Hey Joe", "Tainted Love", "Respect", "Cum On Feel The Noize", and many others weren't originally performed by the artists I remember performing them! Some of these songs made the artists' careers, and they were covers! Click HERE or the link below for the full list.

-Matt

Link: 15 Songs You Didn't Realize Were Covers | BuzzFeed

whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com

whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com is a blog posting all of the outrage being said on the Internet about Arcade Fire winning the Grammy for Record of the Year.

Link: whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com

Sidewalk Rage

Man, I hate slow walkers and people that don't walk like you're supposed to drive...

Researchers say the concept of "sidewalk rage" is real. One scientist has even developed a Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome Scale to map out how people express their fury. At its most extreme, sidewalk rage can signal a psychiatric condition known as "intermittent explosive disorder," researchers say. On Facebook, there's a group called "I Secretly Want to Punch Slow Walking People in the Back of the Head" that boasts nearly 15,000 members.
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People slow down when distracted by other activities, too. A 2006 study by the City of New York and the NYC Department of City Planning showed smokers walk 2.3% slower than the average walker's 4.27 feet per second. Tourists creep along at an 11% more-leisurely rate than the average walker, while cellphone talkers walk 1.6% slower, according to the study. Headphone wearers, by contrast, clipped along at a 9% faster rate than average.

Read the full article HERE.

-Matt

Link: The Wall Street Journal via Pat's Papers

Fashion Week Dance Show in Grand Central

"A handful of down-jacketed and be-goggled models wearing the brand's experimental Grenoble line threaded their way to a standstill amongst the melee of travelers and fashion people. However, like the Red Sea, the crowd miraculously parted. And then the models, swelling gradually in number to a total of 160, began to dance. Fortunately, these were dancers who could model and not the other way around. To a medley of tunes ranging from hip-hop to classical, and even briefly to tap, they gyrated in unison."

Link: Esquire

42 Things You Didn't Know About Thom Yorke

The new Radiohead album The King of Limbs comes out Saturday. Pre-order it NOW:

http://www.thekingoflimbs.com

You can buy the mp3 only version for $9.00, or the 'Newspaper Album', which includes the mp3 version and some really great bonuses, for $48.00. I recommend you buy the 'Newspaper Album' and give me the bonuses. Thanks in advance.

In honor of the release, I present "42 Things You Didn't Know About Thom Yorke (And 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kid A)", published by Flavorwire. Highlights include:

14. Thom worked as an orderly in a mental hospital.

20. Thom regrets how quickly Radiohead recorded Hail to The Thief (in two weeks), saying the songs “suffered” because of it.

23. Growing up, Thom had a poster that demonstrated "the impact crumple zones on a Volvo 244 DL".

See the link below for the full article and all 42 facts. Happy listening!

-Matt

Links:
Pre-Order The King of Limbs | thekingoflimbs.com
New Radiohead Album, The King of Limbs, Will Hit Web on Saturday | The New York Times
42 Things You Didn’t Know About Thom Yorke (And 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kid A) | Flavorwire

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

X-Men: First Class (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

Video: Pearl Jam - "Just Breathe" (Live from Austin City Limits)

Link: PBS Video

Na Na Na Na

Link: xkcd

Video: Kanye West - "Power"

Link: YouTube

FDA Official: "Just Eat A Goddamn Vegetable"

Link: The Onion

Sucker Punch (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

Limitless (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

The Adjustment Bureau (Trailer)

Link: Trailer Addict

Musical NYC Subway Schedule

Conductor (2011) by Alexander Chen.

Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA's actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli's 1972 diagram.

View live at: mta.me

Via: The Village Voice

Limitless (Super Bowl Spot)

Link: Trailer Addict

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Super Bowl Spot )

Link: Trailer Addict

Cowboys & Aliens (Super Bowl Spot )

Link: Trailer Addict

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Trailer)

Link: MTV via Blastr

Video: Yuck - "Holing Out"

Link: Vimeo via Yuck

Video: Yuck - "Automatic"

Link: Vimeo via Stereogum

Free Download: Dum Dum Girls - "He Gets Me High"

Via: Pitchfork

We Humans Are Capable of Greatness

Carl Sagan’s moving Pale Blue Dot monologue over Halo Reach footage.


Link: YouTube via Geeks Are Sexy

Snowstorm Leaves Thousands Without Access To Pornography

Link: Onion News Network

Snow Proving Hazardous For Nation's Idiots

Link: Onion News Network