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December 30, 2008
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Either/Or, Episode 13: Christmas Edition
December 22, 2008
In Either/Or, we take two people in similar pursuits, and you choose between them. It can be based on any criteria: professional ability, personality, intellectual prowess, physical pulchritude, or who you’d want backing you up in a knife fight. It really doesn’t matter: just choose Either/Or.
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December 22, 2008
In Either/Or, we take two people in similar pursuits, and you choose between them. It can be based on any criteria: professional ability, personality, intellectual prowess, physical pulchritude, or who you’d want backing you up in a knife fight. It really doesn’t matter: just choose Either/Or.
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Christmas-ish Video of the Day: Andy Kaufman, “That’s Where Your Heartaches Begin”
December 22, 2008
This is one of Andy’s performances from the 1979 Johnny Cash Christmas Special, and it’s just a reminder that, among other things, he was the best Elvis Presley impersonator of all time.
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U2 Announces Album Title and Release Date
December 19, 2008
Generally, Friday is the day where they release news they don’t want in the marketplace of ideas, but this certainly sets up the expectation game nicely: U2 announced it will release its 12th studio disc, titled No Line on the Horizon, on March 3 in the U.S. and Canada.
According to Billboard magazine, No Line... Read More
December 19, 2008
Generally, Friday is the day where they release news they don’t want in the marketplace of ideas, but this certainly sets up the expectation game nicely: U2 announced it will release its 12th studio disc, titled No Line on the Horizon, on March 3 in the U.S. and Canada.
According to Billboard magazine, No Line... Read More
Random 10 for December 18, 2008
December 18, 2008
CSS |MTV Music
1. CSS, "Move." Perfectly pleasant electro, but where the hell is the edge? With the first disc, I felt like I was listening to something I shouldn't be, but now CSS is safe and mild. Tired of being interesting?
2. Air vs. The Moog Cookbook, “Kelly Watch the Stars.”
3. Dalek, “Paragraphs... Read More
Video of the Day: Run-DMC, “Christmas in Hollis”
December 18, 2008
Run-D.M.C. |MTV Music
Another Staticblog Holiday Classic ™. Because nothing says Christmas like an ill reindeer.
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Von Iva Backs Up Zooey Deschanel in “Yes Man”
December 17, 2008
Bethany native Jillian Iva, far right, and her Von Iva bandmates flank Zooey Deschanel, second from left, in “Yes Man.”
Singer Jillian Iva of the San Francisco-based electro-rock trio Von Iva thought that getting a cool display at one of the most popular record stores in Los Angeles would spike CD sales.... Read More
December 17, 2008
Bethany native Jillian Iva, far right, and her Von Iva bandmates flank Zooey Deschanel, second from left, in “Yes Man.”
Singer Jillian Iva of the San Francisco-based electro-rock trio Von Iva thought that getting a cool display at one of the most popular record stores in Los Angeles would spike CD sales.... Read More
Music Review: The Knux “Remind Me in 3 Days…” (Interscope)
December 17, 2008
Rating: 90
The last time hip-hop and rock got too close they made ugly babies with names like Limp Bizkit and Korn, but the Los Angeles-by-way-of New Orleans duo the Knux has learned from those decade-old mistakes.
Brothers Krispy Kream and Rah Al Millio draw from smarter influences on “Remind Me in 3... Read More
December 17, 2008
Rating: 90
The last time hip-hop and rock got too close they made ugly babies with names like Limp Bizkit and Korn, but the Los Angeles-by-way-of New Orleans duo the Knux has learned from those decade-old mistakes.
Brothers Krispy Kream and Rah Al Millio draw from smarter influences on “Remind Me in 3... Read More
Video of the Day: “A Charlie Brown ‘Hey Ya’”
December 17, 2008
Not a new thing, but a Staticblog Holiday Classic ™.
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Random 10 for December 16, 2008
December 16, 2008
1. Seu Jorge, “Life on Mars.” Masterful version of the Bowie classic that is now enjoying something o a revival thanks to the ABC version of the BBC series, which is currently on hiatus and will not be back until “Lost” returns in late January. Life is hard — I’ll be regaling my grandkids... Read More
Video of the Day: Fujiya and Miyagi, “Sore Thumb”
December 16, 2008
It seems that our robo-rockers raided the “Westworld” spare parts department for face plates.
3 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Rob on Dec 18, 2008 @ 6:23 am 12-year-old pizza meant mom-can-I-have-a-quarter, monochromatic vector... Read More
Obit Mag’s Top 10 Death Songs
December 16, 2008
Today, Obit Magazine published its Top 10 songs about death, and before I get into the ever-popular tradition of second-guessing lists, let’s have it:
1. Don McLean, “American Pie.”
2. Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
3. Dixie Chicks, “Top of the World.”
4. Eric Clapton, “Tears in Heaven.”
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December 16, 2008
Today, Obit Magazine published its Top 10 songs about death, and before I get into the ever-popular tradition of second-guessing lists, let’s have it:
1. Don McLean, “American Pie.”
2. Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
3. Dixie Chicks, “Top of the World.”
4. Eric Clapton, “Tears in Heaven.”
5.... Read More
Random 10 for December 15, 2008
December 15, 2008
1. Vivian Girls, “Tell the World.” This could completely pass for a classic C86-era single, and we need much more of that beautiful noise today.
2. Pavement, “Conduit For Sale!”
3. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, “House Fire.”
4. Lavender Diamond, “Oh No.”
5. The Knux,... Read More
Video of the Day: Little Joy, “No One’s Better Sake”
December 15, 2008
Debut single from Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti’s new band, which not surprisingly sounds a whole hell of a lot like a tropicalia-infused version of his day job.
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Norman Music Festival Date Set, Starlight Mints Confirmed
December 15, 2008
Starlight Mints
After attracting more than twice the number of fans expected for its 2008 inaugural event, Norman Music Festival organizers announced that the second annual music and culture festival will take place April 25, 2009 in downtown Norman, with Starlight Mints confirmed for a main stage set.... Read More
December 15, 2008
Starlight Mints
After attracting more than twice the number of fans expected for its 2008 inaugural event, Norman Music Festival organizers announced that the second annual music and culture festival will take place April 25, 2009 in downtown Norman, with Starlight Mints confirmed for a main stage set.... Read More
Either/Or, Episode 12: Christmas-timed Oscar Buzz Edition
December 15, 2008
In Either/Or, we take two people in similar pursuits, and you choose between them. It can be based on any criteria: professional ability, personality, intellectual prowess, physical pulchritude, or who you’d want backing you up in a knife fight. It really doesn’t matter: just choose Either/Or.
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December 15, 2008
In Either/Or, we take two people in similar pursuits, and you choose between them. It can be based on any criteria: professional ability, personality, intellectual prowess, physical pulchritude, or who you’d want backing you up in a knife fight. It really doesn’t matter: just choose Either/Or.
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Jon Hamm Talks About Sudden Fame, “Mad Men” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
December 12, 2008
Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
LOS ANGELES — To understand just how quickly Jon Hamm’s career hit warp speed, the best indications were those sounds of immediate recognition when audiences first saw trailers for “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
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December 12, 2008
Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
LOS ANGELES — To understand just how quickly Jon Hamm’s career hit warp speed, the best indications were those sounds of immediate recognition when audiences first saw trailers for “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
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Movie Review: “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
December 12, 2008
Keanu Reeves in “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
Rating: 49
Robert Wise’s landmark 1951 sci-fi fable, “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” still plays as a terse warning to Earth’s inhabitants even if GORT the robot looks a little creaky these days. Now, Scott Derrickson’s adrenalized... Read More
December 12, 2008
Keanu Reeves in “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
Rating: 49
Robert Wise’s landmark 1951 sci-fi fable, “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” still plays as a terse warning to Earth’s inhabitants even if GORT the robot looks a little creaky these days. Now, Scott Derrickson’s adrenalized... Read More
Venus on the Spike Heel, Rest in Peace
December 12, 2008
Rest in peace, Bettie Page.
The queen of the pin-ups is dead. She was 85. Last week, the Fifties-era model suffered a heart attack and never recovered.
Whether she was wearing a skimpy bikini or — better yet — nothing at all, Bettie Page could seduce a camera lens like no one before her or... Read More
Shine on, You Crazy Owens
December 11, 2008
Move over, leave-Britney-alone guy. Take that, humping Boston terrier. A new Internet star is born.
The time-warp music videoof “Shine on Me” by Chris Dane Owens has spread across the world faster than 18th century smallpox. Hypnotic in its Eighties-styled Frank Frazetta-meets-Ecstasy... 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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