The Dorkiest Dance Scene Ever?

This is just too much fun. Watch a young 80's Kevin Bacon "Dancing his ass off" as they would have said back then, being mad at teachers and nasty jocks at his new high school. The fun starts almost at half the video, but it's definitely worth watching, you'll get a few hysterically funny minutes. What were they thinking? What did Kevin think of it? Was he okay with the moves? Who choreographed it? Paula Abdul?

Zach's got a new bag - I mean band

One Day As A Lion is the name of the band, consisting of Zach de la Rocha (of Rage Against The Machine, of course) and Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore. Sounds good, and if Zach's in it, it's definitely got more soul and rock'n'roll into it than most any other band. Not for the soft RnB-fans out there.
The name comes from a photo of a graffiti tag on a LA wall from the seventies: "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb".
No videos, but listen here on Youtube:

Here is their home page: http://www.onedayasalion.org/

The Game Getting Paid in Full

In the hit-sounding song "Money" the LA-man drops "Air Force Ones" (Nike shoes) and "McDonald's". Great, he'll get a few bucks off of that, however, it feels a bit cheap, don't it?

Dick Dale is still among us!

I just assumed he was not around, since he really hasn't made that much new material one would have heard since the 60's, but there he was, on TV's Monster Garage.
He looked better in the 60's, but he didn't have a comb-over ponytail hairdo with a headband and a hot pink wifebeater shirt back then either. Anyways, here's an old video:


And here's a new one:


However, a legendary guitarist he is, sad he's more into playing his guitar than keeping up his fashion sense.

The Game's back in da game.

Remember cruising down LA's freeways zapping between the two fantastic radio stations, one of them playing mostly new wave, hosted by, among others, Steve Jones from The Sex Pistols. The other great station was Power 106, who broadcast hip hop, the commercial top list stuff in the daytime, and more hardcore gritty mixtape-stuff at night.
One of the most LA-obsessed rappers is The Game. His LA-tattoo on his chin definitely proves he's representing. His rap is melodic, coming out of the hood, being a west coast-rapper, of course his style is melodic, laid back. His albums are always good, and this one is no different. It's got Dr. Dre in there, and Kanye, producing. Almost every song has a guest artist, and it's a bit of a rap Super Star Showdown goin' on.
However, first impressions are good, it seems that The Game is keeping his game top notch, and this will stay in my headphones for a while. Check out his new face tattoo BTW, it's a big red star on his right cheekbone. Keep it real, fo sho!

Tropical Blunder

Have watched half Tropical Thunder on my Iphone, thinking it's a weird movie. It's one of these movies about a movie-production gone wrong. This one spoofs all Vietnam movies. The whole thing is confusing. It's smart as the same time as it's silly and lame. It's both appealing to the duh-crowd as well as the super-tongue-in cheek hipsters. Jack Black is in it, but he doesn't get to be funny. It's both super-violent as well as a comedy. It just feels a bit too uncertain about where the director wanted to go. If you saw the Entourage-episodes about the Medellin-movie you can imagine what this feels like. Interesting, however, kinda like passing by a car crash, hard not to watch:

Great chopper-scenes however, all done in 3D-programs of course, looking better than ever.

Patrik Sjoberg, come back, all is forgiven!

Sweden is fluking quite bad in the Olympics, usually we win like 4 golds, but this time, none. Might be time for 80's icon Patrik Sjoberg, about 44 years, to consider a comeback? He was world champion in high jumping, with a world record of 242 centimeters. His style was flamboyant, always a partier, with hockey hair and trendy 80's clothes, Wayfarers and all. He usually puffed on a cigarette between jumps. A couple of years ago he was busted for cocaine. Who would have thought?

Nathan Barley Episode 1-6

If you haven't seen this, and are the least bit interested in pop culture you should immediately download it. The series were originally broadcast on BBCs Channel 4 2005.
Nathan Barley is like a character from Vice Magazine's staff coming to life. Totally void of human emotion living a life of a hipster guerilla-web-club kid. Very funny and equally disturbing. There are rumours of a new season, however, three years make it seem slim.
Check the scene where Nathan gets fooled into getting a ridiculous hairstyle, get laughed out of a club, then stopped by a Tokyo TV crew on his way out, them thinking he's the hippest thing they've ever seen:

Black Devil Disco Hoax

Their original ep is not from 1978, however. it's catchy groovy french house back on the scene again. See this video and you'll understand. Anyhow, their album is worth a listen:

Obama VS. McCain Musical Smackdown

Here's my fifty cents on Obama and McCain's favourite songs from the lists published by Blender:


BARACK OBAMA

1. Ready or Not Fugees

Beautiful song, Lauryn Hill's got on of the best soul voices ever.

2. What's Going On Marvin Gaye

It's hard to complain on this soft soul classic. Also smart since it is a social commentary.

3. I'm On Fire Bruce Spingsteen

Smart move to show a kinship with the liberal white folks. Ok song, but why not Streets of Philadelphia?

4. Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones - Classic song, and also to show a kinship with the movie-crowd since this is Scorsese's favourite, featured in several of his films.

5. Sinnerman Nina Simone

???

6. Touch the Sky Kanye West

Great song, supercool video with Kanye as Evel Knievel, dating Pamela Anderson

7. You'd Be So Easy to Love Frank Sinatra

To move in on the older whitey McCain voters?

8. Think Aretha Franklin

Good tune from the Queen of soul, but what's wrong with Respect?

9. City of Blinding Lights U2

To move in on the around 40 whitey crowd?

10. Yes We Can will.i.am

His own campaign theme song...


JOHN McCAIN

1. Dancing Queen ABBA

Saucy song about this chick dancing disco, Strange!

2. Blue Bayou Roy Orbison

Roy, the king of melodrama!

3. Take a Chance On Me ABBA

Another ditzy tune from SCHMABBA. Did he just see the movie?

4. If We MakeIt Through December Merle Haggard

Sorry?

5. As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson

Who?

6. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys

Overplayed song from classic surf pop outfit

7. What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

Hmm, couldn't he have chosen Beautiful World by Devo instead?

8. I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra

He just got a little too black up there.

9. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Sigh.

10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters
Wow, he really old, ain't he?

Overall commentary: Why no latin tracks? A little Ricky Martin or Shakira woulda given them a 20 percent voter raise.

It's square to be a hipster

This seems very funny in the vein of The Mighty Boosh (The older longhaired guy is in it), but about extremely hip english media wanksters, Check out Nathan Barley (6 episodes are out there):

Coolympics Kitesurfing

Of course we must have kitesurf, this girl will probably win women's gold!

Coolympics Monster park MTB

This is almost too intense, wish I was 18 again, and made out of Polyurethane and Titanium...

Coolympics Downhill Extreme MTB

Wear pads, guys 'n' girls, wear pads! These are all medal candidates, or should I say mental candidates?

Coolympics Freeride MTB

Wooha, check out these guys, wait till the second half when they really get jumping. mindblowing stuff! Gold and silver to these two!