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Random 10 for Dec. 31, 2007
December 31, 2007
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Random 10 for Dec. 28, 2007
December 28, 2007
1. Girl Talk, “Bounce That.” Having one of those days when you can’t decide between listening to the Emotions, LCD Soundsystem, the Breeders, Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, the Pointer Sisters, Elastica, Britney Spears, Wreckx-N-Effect, Ciara and Ludacris? Gregg Gillis is here to help.
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December 28, 2007
1. Girl Talk, “Bounce That.” Having one of those days when you can’t decide between listening to the Emotions, LCD Soundsystem, the Breeders, Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, the Pointer Sisters, Elastica, Britney Spears, Wreckx-N-Effect, Ciara and Ludacris? Gregg Gillis is here to help.
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Film Review: “Juno” * * * *
December 28, 2007
Ellen Page, left, and Olivia Thirlby in “Juno.”
Think of the premise and it sounds like a dozen Lifetime movies: a teenage girl gets pregnant, and resolves to find the perfect parents to raise her baby. Seen it all before, right?
Now, erase all preconceived notions of canned angst, the disappointed... Read More
December 28, 2007
Ellen Page, left, and Olivia Thirlby in “Juno.”
Think of the premise and it sounds like a dozen Lifetime movies: a teenage girl gets pregnant, and resolves to find the perfect parents to raise her baby. Seen it all before, right?
Now, erase all preconceived notions of canned angst, the disappointed... Read More
Random 10 for Dec. 27, 2007
December 27, 2007
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and now it’s back on our heads at work. Behold, the iPod doth speweth!
1. Yelle, Je Veux Te Voir.” You can hear the anger even if you are challenged in the Francophone department, but this French electro singer is basically saying that Cuizinier, the leader of the... Read More
December 27, 2007
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and now it’s back on our heads at work. Behold, the iPod doth speweth!
1. Yelle, Je Veux Te Voir.” You can hear the anger even if you are challenged in the Francophone department, but this French electro singer is basically saying that Cuizinier, the leader of the... Read More
Music Review: LCD Soundsystem, “45:33″ (DFA) * * * *
December 27, 2007
LCD Soundsystem’s “45:33” was commissioned by Apple and Nike as part of the companies’ “Nike + iPod” jogging utility system, but LCD’s James Murphy used it as an opportunity to stretch out and create an exhilarating long-form dance-rock composition. Previously available only on iTunes, “45:33” now... Read More
December 27, 2007
LCD Soundsystem’s “45:33” was commissioned by Apple and Nike as part of the companies’ “Nike + iPod” jogging utility system, but LCD’s James Murphy used it as an opportunity to stretch out and create an exhilarating long-form dance-rock composition. Previously available only on iTunes, “45:33” now... Read More
Music Review: Wu-Tang Clan, “8 Diagrams” (Universal Motown) * * *
December 27, 2007
Six years in hip-hop history is like sitting out a century, and that’s what Wu-Tang Clan did after 2001’s militaristic “Iron Flag.” After that extended hiatus, which saw the resurgence of Ghostface Killah as first-rate MC, the rise of RZA as Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” music supervisor and the death of... Read More
December 27, 2007
Six years in hip-hop history is like sitting out a century, and that’s what Wu-Tang Clan did after 2001’s militaristic “Iron Flag.” After that extended hiatus, which saw the resurgence of Ghostface Killah as first-rate MC, the rise of RZA as Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” music supervisor and the death of... Read More
DVD Review: “Ocean’s Thirteen” * * *
December 27, 2007
What is the deal with air travel?
The great shame of “Ocean’s Thirteen” is that it should have been “Ocean’s Twelve.” Instead, the second installment of the “Ocean’s” series was a self-indulgent trifle filled with lame in-jokes and saddled with a disengaged European setting that felt more... Read More
December 27, 2007
What is the deal with air travel?
The great shame of “Ocean’s Thirteen” is that it should have been “Ocean’s Twelve.” Instead, the second installment of the “Ocean’s” series was a self-indulgent trifle filled with lame in-jokes and saddled with a disengaged European setting that felt more... Read More
DVD Review, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” * * *
December 20, 2007
He Who Must Not Have a Nose
With “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the saga of the young wizard becomes steeped in allegory. It’s hard not to watch David Yates’ adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s fifth Potter novel and its themes of corruption in the Ministry of Magic, media manipulation and... Read More
December 20, 2007
He Who Must Not Have a Nose
With “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the saga of the young wizard becomes steeped in allegory. It’s hard not to watch David Yates’ adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s fifth Potter novel and its themes of corruption in the Ministry of Magic, media manipulation and... Read More
Not Big — Yet
December 19, 2007
She’s postively glowing
As the London Times is reporting today, Lily Allen is pregnant. Sorry, Staticblog reader Phil (the younger), Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers beat you to it.
This is unlikely to derail the release of the next Lil disc (presumably containing her cover of “Mr. Blue Sky,” but... Read More
December 19, 2007
She’s postively glowing
As the London Times is reporting today, Lily Allen is pregnant. Sorry, Staticblog reader Phil (the younger), Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers beat you to it.
This is unlikely to derail the release of the next Lil disc (presumably containing her cover of “Mr. Blue Sky,” but... Read More
Random 10 for Dec. 19, 2007
December 19, 2007
1. The Brunettes, “Small Town Crew.” Of all the tweeness I loved in 2007, the Brunettes’ Structure and Cosmetics was the finest. With their move to Sub Pop, the harmonies got coated with another layer of candy goodness and the orchestration was beyond lush.
2. The Reelists feat. Ms. Dynamite, “Back to... Read More
December 19, 2007
1. The Brunettes, “Small Town Crew.” Of all the tweeness I loved in 2007, the Brunettes’ Structure and Cosmetics was the finest. With their move to Sub Pop, the harmonies got coated with another layer of candy goodness and the orchestration was beyond lush.
2. The Reelists feat. Ms. Dynamite, “Back to... Read More
Movie Trailer: “The Dark Knight”
December 19, 2007
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.
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December 19, 2007
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.
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Random 10 for Dec. 18, 2007
December 18, 2007
1. Battles, “Tonto.” Mirrored is the most challenging disc I’ve heard this year — I’m fascinated by it, but still trying to wrap my brain around its intricacies. “Tonto” is the most instantly contagious track on the disc, even though its Hollywood-style tribal chant is a big chunk of cheese.
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December 18, 2007
1. Battles, “Tonto.” Mirrored is the most challenging disc I’ve heard this year — I’m fascinated by it, but still trying to wrap my brain around its intricacies. “Tonto” is the most instantly contagious track on the disc, even though its Hollywood-style tribal chant is a big chunk of cheese.
2.... Read More
There, In a Hole in the Ground, Lived a Hobbit — Actually, Two of Them
December 18, 2007
Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following... Read More
December 18, 2007
Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following... Read More
Random 10 for Dec. 17, 2007
December 17, 2007
1. Patton Oswalt, “80s Metal.” In which Patton makes some observations about pop-metal videos by late-’80s groups such as Damn Yankees that are so spot-on and hilarious that it puts Chuck Klosterman to shame. Squibbly flabbledy doo!
2. Ghostface Killah, “Dogs of War.”
3. Robert Plant and Alison... Read More
December 17, 2007
1. Patton Oswalt, “80s Metal.” In which Patton makes some observations about pop-metal videos by late-’80s groups such as Damn Yankees that are so spot-on and hilarious that it puts Chuck Klosterman to shame. Squibbly flabbledy doo!
2. Ghostface Killah, “Dogs of War.”
3. Robert Plant and Alison... Read More
Dan Fogelberg, 1951-2007
December 17, 2007
Dan Fogelberg, the folk-pop titan of ’70s and ’80s adult-contemporary radio, died Sunday after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 56.
A few Fogel-facts:
1. Fogelberg launched legendary manager Irving Azoff’s career. In the early ’70s, Azoff was managing REO Speedwagon in Illinois when... Read More
December 17, 2007
Dan Fogelberg, the folk-pop titan of ’70s and ’80s adult-contemporary radio, died Sunday after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 56.
A few Fogel-facts:
1. Fogelberg launched legendary manager Irving Azoff’s career. In the early ’70s, Azoff was managing REO Speedwagon in Illinois when... Read More
Mike Patton “Bungles” the Creature Noises in “I Am Legend”
December 14, 2007
When the mutated victims of a plague come after Will Smith in “I Am Legend,” the malevolent noises they make all come from Mike Patton.
“It just fell out of the sky, to be honest,” said the former lead singer of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. “The only thing I can cite really is, I had a friend who was... Read More
December 14, 2007
When the mutated victims of a plague come after Will Smith in “I Am Legend,” the malevolent noises they make all come from Mike Patton.
“It just fell out of the sky, to be honest,” said the former lead singer of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. “The only thing I can cite really is, I had a friend who was... Read More
Music Review: Ghostface Killah, “The Big Doe Rehab” (Island Def Jam) * * * *
December 13, 2007
Ghostface Killah’s “Fishscale” emerged in 2006 as the antidote to the boring boom-bass boasting of Rick Ross. In sharp contrast to the dumb-as-dirt rhymes of that one-note hustler, the sweeping, widescreen stories of Ghostface proved to be hip-hop’s equivalent to crime writers George Pelicanos and Dennis... Read More
December 13, 2007
Ghostface Killah’s “Fishscale” emerged in 2006 as the antidote to the boring boom-bass boasting of Rick Ross. In sharp contrast to the dumb-as-dirt rhymes of that one-note hustler, the sweeping, widescreen stories of Ghostface proved to be hip-hop’s equivalent to crime writers George Pelicanos and Dennis... Read More
Random 10 for Dec. 13, 2007
December 13, 2007
1. New Young Pony Club, “Ice Cream.” Confectionary electro-pop that is huge in Britain but was marred by an annoying Microsoft mersh. Fans of CSS or Diplo should line up.
2. Mercury Rev, “Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp.”
3. Vince Guaraldi, “Fur Elise.”
4. Amy Winehouse, “Teo Licks.”
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December 13, 2007
1. New Young Pony Club, “Ice Cream.” Confectionary electro-pop that is huge in Britain but was marred by an annoying Microsoft mersh. Fans of CSS or Diplo should line up.
2. Mercury Rev, “Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp.”
3. Vince Guaraldi, “Fur Elise.”
4. Amy Winehouse, “Teo Licks.”
5.... Read More
Ice Pod
December 13, 2007
When the lights go out, the heaters grind to a halt and everyone wanders out of their houses to see if their neighbors also just waved goodbye to their modern, technology-enabled comfort, it always delivers a real gut check as I’m forced to assess my bionic life.
On Monday morning when the ice storm hit, I... Read More
December 13, 2007
When the lights go out, the heaters grind to a halt and everyone wanders out of their houses to see if their neighbors also just waved goodbye to their modern, technology-enabled comfort, it always delivers a real gut check as I’m forced to assess my bionic life.
On Monday morning when the ice storm hit, I... Read More
DVD Review: “Once” * * * 1/2
December 13, 2007
The bare beauty of “Once” is that it is a musical that never feels like a musical. This story about a Dublin busker (Glen Hansard of the Irish band The Frames) and an Eastern European pianist (Marketa Irglova) unfolds with such natural, unforced grace, it almost feels like director John Carney is eavesdropping.... Read More
December 13, 2007
The bare beauty of “Once” is that it is a musical that never feels like a musical. This story about a Dublin busker (Glen Hansard of the Irish band The Frames) and an Eastern European pianist (Marketa Irglova) unfolds with such natural, unforced grace, it almost feels like director John Carney is eavesdropping.... Read More
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Staticblog" is a repository for the musings and harangues of Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang, featuring indie music videos, movie news.
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