The Oklahoman's George Lang
Video of the Day: Grouplove Covers Andrew W.K.’s “Party Hard” for AV Undercover
June 26, 2012
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Video of the Day: Polyphonic Spree cover Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” for “AV Undercover”
June 19, 2012
Tim DeLaughter gets the choir on the same page for this lush but faithful version of Neil Young’s classic. The only thing missing is a Jimmy Fallon cameo.
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June 19, 2012
Tim DeLaughter gets the choir on the same page for this lush but faithful version of Neil Young’s classic. The only thing missing is a Jimmy Fallon cameo.
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Happy Birthday 70th Birthday Paul McCartney
June 18, 2012
In honor of Paul McCartney’s birthday today, I’m reprinting my 2009 review of his unforgettable 2009 concert at Tulsa’s BOK Center. One of the best and most memorable concert experiences I’ve had. No other living musician’s work has had a greater impact on my life.
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Video of the Day: Sugar Free Allstars, “Gotta Get Up”
June 14, 2012
Chris Wiser and Dr. Rock of Sugar Free Allstars stage their own “Toy Story” thanks to some animated brilliance by filmmaker and Static producer Kyle Roberts. This is the first single from the Oklahoma City “kindie rock” duo’s new album, “All On a Sunday Afternoon.
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June 14, 2012
Chris Wiser and Dr. Rock of Sugar Free Allstars stage their own “Toy Story” thanks to some animated brilliance by filmmaker and Static producer Kyle Roberts. This is the first single from the Oklahoma City “kindie rock” duo’s new album, “All On a Sunday Afternoon.
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Video of the Day: The Roots, Jimmy Fallon and Carly Rae Jepsen do “Call Me Maybe” backstage on “Late Night”
June 13, 2012
Fallon and the Roots have the best late night music on television, and this backstage video, not even part of the broadcast, shows why. This is one of Fallon’s most popular non-parody viral videos since he took over “Late Night,” and for good reason — infectious song, joyously performed.
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June 13, 2012
Fallon and the Roots have the best late night music on television, and this backstage video, not even part of the broadcast, shows why. This is one of Fallon’s most popular non-parody viral videos since he took over “Late Night,” and for good reason — infectious song, joyously performed.
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Bat For Lashes Announce New Album
June 13, 2012
Three years after the stunning “Two Suns,” Natasha Khan returns with Bat For Lashes’ third album, “The Haunted Man,” on October 15. Few details are known other than a series of European tour stops, but this is quite obviously a bold-type calendar entry in StaticBlog’s 2012.
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June 13, 2012
Three years after the stunning “Two Suns,” Natasha Khan returns with Bat For Lashes’ third album, “The Haunted Man,” on October 15. Few details are known other than a series of European tour stops, but this is quite obviously a bold-type calendar entry in StaticBlog’s 2012.
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deadCENTER Film Festival Movie Review: “Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry”
June 11, 2012
A documentary film featured at Dead Center Film Festival examines the life and accomplishments of Ai Wei Wei, the controversial Chinese artist and political activist.
“Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry,” directed by Allison Klayman, introduces the rebellious and bold personality of the artist, his struggles against... Read More
deadCENTER Film Festival Movie Review: “Love Free or Die”
June 11, 2012
Rating: 81
“Love Free or Die” first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year, and the coordinator of deadCENTER knew he had to get it the moment he saw it.
It follows Gene Robinson, the first gay bishop of the Episcopal Church in some of his more vulnerable moments. The documentary starts at the... Read More
June 11, 2012
Rating: 81
“Love Free or Die” first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year, and the coordinator of deadCENTER knew he had to get it the moment he saw it.
It follows Gene Robinson, the first gay bishop of the Episcopal Church in some of his more vulnerable moments. The documentary starts at the... Read More
deadCenter Film Festival Movie Review: “Side By Side”
June 11, 2012
Rating: 84
A documentary featuring the titans of the film industry gathered together in one film to discuss the future of the film industry and what road will be taken to arrive there… Yes please!
As director Christopher Kenneally begins his doc; which features interviews with the Martin Scorsese, George... Read More
deadCENTER Film Festival Movie Review: “Holiday Road”
June 10, 2012
The holiday-themed anthology “Holiday Road” can be summed up in one word: Silly.
The movie starts off with a New Years Eve party countdown to midnight. When the countdown ends, two of the characters start counting down for the next New Year, starting at 31,536,000. This goes on for an entire year.
They go... Read More
June 10, 2012
The holiday-themed anthology “Holiday Road” can be summed up in one word: Silly.
The movie starts off with a New Years Eve party countdown to midnight. When the countdown ends, two of the characters start counting down for the next New Year, starting at 31,536,000. This goes on for an entire year.
They go... Read More
Nick Offerman takes a double helping of OKC at 12th Annual deadCenter Film Festival
June 07, 2012
Nick Offerman arrived at the Chesapeake Boathouse for the opening of the 12th annual deadCenter Film Festival just as the rainstorm hit the area Wednesday afternoon, but the “Parks and Recreation” star’s view of Oklahoma City could not be dampened by the weather.
“I have become such a big fan of Oklahoma... Read More
June 07, 2012
Nick Offerman arrived at the Chesapeake Boathouse for the opening of the 12th annual deadCenter Film Festival just as the rainstorm hit the area Wednesday afternoon, but the “Parks and Recreation” star’s view of Oklahoma City could not be dampened by the weather.
“I have become such a big fan of Oklahoma... Read More
deadCENTER Film Festival Movie Review: “Marley”
June 06, 2012
Rating: 88
Blame it on Jamaica’s tourism department or the “trustafarian” in every college dorm who plays the “Legend” album on a constant loop, but the life and work of reggae superstar Bob Marley got oversimplified and commodified in the years after his death. Director Kevin Macdonald’s... Read More
June 06, 2012
Rating: 88
Blame it on Jamaica’s tourism department or the “trustafarian” in every college dorm who plays the “Legend” album on a constant loop, but the life and work of reggae superstar Bob Marley got oversimplified and commodified in the years after his death. Director Kevin Macdonald’s... Read More
Music Review: Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, ‘The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher’ (Velvet Blue)
June 05, 2012
Rating: 84
This should not be a surprise, but the soundtrack to Justin Monroe’s “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher” is a spectacular weapon to be used against coastal twerps who might sneer at or otherwise doubt the rich bounty of great indie music in Oklahoma. Featuring some of the best... Read More
June 05, 2012
Rating: 84
This should not be a surprise, but the soundtrack to Justin Monroe’s “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher” is a spectacular weapon to be used against coastal twerps who might sneer at or otherwise doubt the rich bounty of great indie music in Oklahoma. Featuring some of the best... Read More
Album Review: Hannibal Buress ‘Animal Furnace’ (Comedy Central/Stand Up!)
June 05, 2012
Rating: 82
Hannibal Buress is on his way to the same standup strata as Patton Oswalt because he takes observational humor into places that most people cannot observe without a guide. Buress got his break as a “Saturday Night Live” writer, but the best material on his second album, “Animal Furnace,” shows... Read More
June 05, 2012
Rating: 82
Hannibal Buress is on his way to the same standup strata as Patton Oswalt because he takes observational humor into places that most people cannot observe without a guide. Buress got his break as a “Saturday Night Live” writer, but the best material on his second album, “Animal Furnace,” shows... Read More
Music Review: The Walkmen, “Heaven” (Fat Possum)
June 05, 2012
Rating: 87
Rock ‘n’ roll does not usually grow up well — it was engineered to either stay forever young or age badly, and for bands showing signs that the anger of their youth is ebbing away, contentment can be the slippery slope leading to complacency. But in all their considerable wisdom, The Walkmen... Read More
June 05, 2012
Rating: 87
Rock ‘n’ roll does not usually grow up well — it was engineered to either stay forever young or age badly, and for bands showing signs that the anger of their youth is ebbing away, contentment can be the slippery slope leading to complacency. But in all their considerable wisdom, The Walkmen... Read More
Video of the Day: M83, “Reunion”
June 04, 2012
The videos from M83′s “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” look like a great lost Steven Spielberg science fiction film from 1983 — possibly even truer to the form that last year’s “Super 8,” but in convenient five-minute epic form.
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June 04, 2012
The videos from M83′s “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” look like a great lost Steven Spielberg science fiction film from 1983 — possibly even truer to the form that last year’s “Super 8,” but in convenient five-minute epic form.
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David Lee Roth and Russell the Queensland Blue Heeler Explain the Postponement of the Chesapeake Energy Arena Van Halen Show
May 22, 2012
Standing in the middle of a forest near Minneapolis wearing bib overalls and supervised by a herding dog, David Lee Roth explains why Van Halen postponed 30 gigs, just three days after SMG announced a September show at Chesapeake Energy Arena. He says that, despite some reports that there was fighting in the... Read More
May 22, 2012
Standing in the middle of a forest near Minneapolis wearing bib overalls and supervised by a herding dog, David Lee Roth explains why Van Halen postponed 30 gigs, just three days after SMG announced a September show at Chesapeake Energy Arena. He says that, despite some reports that there was fighting in the... Read More
Video of the Day: Hospitality covers Steely Dan’s “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” on the AV Club’s “AV Undercover”
May 22, 2012
One of my favorite albums of early 2012 was the Darcys’ album-length cover of Steely Dan’s “Aja,” in which the Canadian band fully reinterpreted Fagen and Becker’s pristine jazz pop monument as a gloriously dark album of jangles and racket. Hospitality does a similar trick with the earlier Dan track... Read More
May 22, 2012
One of my favorite albums of early 2012 was the Darcys’ album-length cover of Steely Dan’s “Aja,” in which the Canadian band fully reinterpreted Fagen and Becker’s pristine jazz pop monument as a gloriously dark album of jangles and racket. Hospitality does a similar trick with the earlier Dan track... Read More
S.E. Hinton recalls "The Outsiders" 45 years later -- e-book due in Spring 2013
May 10, 2012
TULSA — In the days of Ponyboy Curtis, when the social conflicts at the heart of “The Outsiders” meant avoiding certain areas of her native Tulsa, author S.E. Hinton stayed in her part of town. She grew up in a working-class neighborhood near the corner of Admiral and Sheridan, on the east side of Tulsa. ... Read More
May 10, 2012
TULSA — In the days of Ponyboy Curtis, when the social conflicts at the heart of “The Outsiders” meant avoiding certain areas of her native Tulsa, author S.E. Hinton stayed in her part of town. She grew up in a working-class neighborhood near the corner of Admiral and Sheridan, on the east side of Tulsa. ... Read More
“Mad Men” Recap: 501-502, “A Little Kiss”
March 25, 2012
ACT I
Yes, yes, “Zou Bisou Bisou,” but we’ll get to that later. Of course, we will.
Taking into account all major plot points delineated in the two-hour “Mad Men” Season 5 premiere, “A Little Kiss,” including average human gestation periods, the beginning point is Memorial Day Weekend, 1966. A group... Read More
March 25, 2012
ACT I
Yes, yes, “Zou Bisou Bisou,” but we’ll get to that later. Of course, we will.
Taking into account all major plot points delineated in the two-hour “Mad Men” Season 5 premiere, “A Little Kiss,” including average human gestation periods, the beginning point is Memorial Day Weekend, 1966. A group... 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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- Static: Amazon pilots take off with minor turbulance
- 2013 summer movie preview
- Concert review: Fleetwood Mac at the BOK -- better live now than ever?
- Static: Sundance releases 'Top of the Lake' to Netflix
- The Joy Formidable brings rootsy energy to Norman Music Festival
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