Merry Christmas from the LXD

The newest season of the the LXD is over and available online. And in celbration, they wish you a Merry Christmas with this awesome video:

Vampire Weekend - Giving up the gun

How did I miss this music video? It's awesome! This is the video for "Vampire Weekend's "Giving up the Gun." It features Joe Jonas, a drunk Jake Gyllenhaal, the RZA as the umpire, and Lil' Jon as a French speaking coach. What could be better?

Don't ask don't tell repealed, EA Games "it gets better"

Huzzah! Don't ask don't tell was voted for repeal! Terrific victory for America!

Also, gaming company Electronic Arts has released an "it gets better" video. It's great to see a company this influential to join the cause.

woman's hair catches fire at P. Diddy's party

Hilarious!

Arrested Development Movie poster

Arrested Development 2012. Can't wait!

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly parody The Little Drummer Boy

This is awesome. Marry Christmas from Funnyordie.com. John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell as Bing Crosby and David Bowie, re-enacting the famous "Little Drum Boy."

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy with Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly from Will Ferrell

Original:

Fast Five: Fast and Furious 5

Han's back! Check out the trailer for "Fast and Furious 5."

Know your meme: Boom goes the dynamite

Ball State University Alums, unite! A look inside the history of "Boom goes the dynamite," the famous catchphrase by Brian Collin's awfully hilarious sportscast.

Know your meme:


Original:

Wiley Vs. Rhodes

Here's a funny live-action re-enactment of the classic Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons:

"Intervention" - Margaret Cho ft. Tegan and Sara

I'm not really a Margaret Cho fan, but I am however a huge Tegan and Sara fan. The music video for their tagteam on Cho's comedy album just debuted, and I'll have to admit it's pretty good!

Margaret Cho - Intervention - featuring Tegan and Sara from Margaret Cho on Vimeo.

Videogame Character Race

Cowboys and Aliens

OMG! New Harrison Ford movie, with Daniel Craig...with Jon Favreau directing and Ron Howard and Spielberg producing? This is my new must see movie coming up! Well, next to Green Lantern ofcourse. It's "Cowboys and Aliens." Wild Wild West meets Independence Day. Holy Sh*t!

Diplo feat. Lil Jon - U Don't Like Me

I was just thinking on my ride home from work today that I missed me some Lil Jon. This is a hilariously awful music video for Diplo's "U Don't Like Me" ft. the King of Crunk himself:

New Pogo: "Wishery"

As always, here is your new Pogo alert. This time it's based off of "Snow White."

The Movie Magic of Sound

This is a neat little video about the art of Foley, or making sounds for movies. It features foley artist Gary Hecker as he gives insight to this crucial piece of movie making magic.

SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker, Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

The best trick play ever

This is the best trick play ever in the sport of football :-p

Retro Stefson

Blood pudding??? Not here! Just good old Icelandic music. Retro Stefson is a new band I just discovered from Iceland, and no it's not Sigur Ros (though they are amazing too!) The average age of the band members? Just under sixteen. Bangin' bass, funky guitars, and two keyboards? How can I not like them? These kids know how to make some fun dance music! "kimba, kimba kimba.."

Kimba:


Medallion:

Tron 2: Derezzed

I simply cannot wait for Tron: Legacy to come out. Check out this new video featuring Daft Punk (who does the music for the movie) that has scenes from the upcoming movie.

The Books - "I Didn't Know That"

Wow, well this is a strange music video for a strange song. The group is The Books and the music video is for the song "I Didn't Know That." It uses old clips from 90's instructional videos, mostly from golf. So weird, but so funny!

You say party! We say die! "Lonely's lunch"

Wow, here's an awesome new music video by the Canadian band, You Say Party! We Say Die! for the song "Lonely's Lunch (Paper Bag)." It's full of kick ass espionage. Enjoy!
(Link to video)

Happy anniversary Sainthood

Tegan and Sara's newest album "Sainthood" has it's 1 year anniversary. Here's a fun pic from the celebration signing:

Great scott!!!! A REAL time traveller?

Hahaha, I logged onto the internet and the first headline on Yahoo! was this:

Also, it's the 25th anniversary for "Back to the Future" and to coincide the bluray edition of the trilogy was also released. I will be buying this real soon! Here's a little piece of trivia I didn't know about...did you know Michael J. Fox wasn't originally cast as Marty McFly??? I couldn't believe it either. Read the article here.

So this is what Lil' Jon has been up to

WHAT!?!? OKAY!!!! (yeah, I had to, I know you're doing it right now to, so you can't judge me). Read here. Gary Busey was there too...

Shia LeBeouf throws coffee on photographer

Bahahaha. Way to go Little Louis Stevens:

we no speak americano ft. cleary and harding

Here's a neat video. Kinda creepy yet really cool. We No Speak Americano ft. Cleary and Harding:

May the paper be with you

Check out this Star Wars papercraft video by a guy named Jeremy Messersmith:

The League of Extraordinary Dancers!

If you could have any one superpower, what would it be? Flight, telekenesis, super strength? What about, the power of DANCE! I bring you, the LXD, the League of Extraordinary Dancers! Haha, that's right, this is an actual web series by the creators of Step Up 2 and 3D. Imagine "Heroes" + "You Got Served." From B-boys to pop-and-lock to tapdancing, this show covers it all. It sounds goofy, and it is, but dammit if it isn't awesome and entertaining!

Episodes from season one, "The Uprising Begins" can be found at on Hulu. For those of you with Netflix, the entire season can be found in full-length feature movie format. Check out one of my favorite episodes as it gives instruction on how to be noticed by the LXD for possible recruitment.

Episode 9: Fanboyz

Help stop the hate

It saddens me how many young children have recently felt they must find an escape through suicide just because they are gay. I'm not gay, but I'm not ignorant either. People can be cruel. These kids shouldn't have to feel the need to take such drastic measures...help stop the hate and join the cause. Visit the Human Rights Campaign webpage and sign the petition to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Check out another movement created by Dan Savage called "It Gets Better" that features self-published stories that everything will end up being alright.

Owen Pallett's Heartland on sale!

Owen Pallett's newest album "Heartland" is on sale on Amazon for only $5. Check it out, it's got some great tracks!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows trailer

The full Harry Potter trailer is out. Looks promising...I hope it doesn't suck as much as the last one did *drops and shakes head*

The Wilderness Downtown

If you haven't checked out this interactive project for Google Chrome and the Arcade Fire, do it now. The Wilderness Downtown a piece of art really, incorporating video, music, and Google Maps for a personalized experience. Check it out and be amazed!

Polaris Prize Music Awards

As per my last post, I've told you I watched the Polaris Prize Music Awards. I discovered a lot of great new music I want to share with you all. It was a great show, with ten of Canada's best albums of the year being represented by each respective band playing a set. The way it works is there was a "long list" consisting of 40 albums, then that was condensed to the "short list" of 10. The artists featured on this elite list were the Broken Social Scene, Karkwa, Radio Radio, Dan Mangan, Shad, The Sadies, The Besnard Lakes, Caribou, Owen Pallett and Tegan and Sara. Karkwa won the Polaris Prize. You can watch the rerun online this Saturday or download it as a podcast today. Here are a few of my new faves:

"Texaco Bitches" - Broken Social Scene:


"Sold" - Dan Mangan (They've got a Mumford and Son's feel):


"Echapper au Sort" - Karkwa (French MuteMath maybe?):


"Forme Elliptique" - Radio Radio (French/English/Gypsy rap? yes please!):


Then ofcourse Owen Pallett..."Lewis Takes Off His Shirt":


And who should have won, Tegan and Sara..."The Ocean" (clip from the show, beautiful!):

Tegan And Sara on the Polaris Prize Music Awards

So I watched the Polaris Prize Music Awards for the first time last nite and it was amazing. 10 stellar bands performing a two song set list leading up to the winner of "The Best Canadian Album of the Year." Some of the candidates include the Broken Social Scene, Owen Pallett, and ofcourse Tegan and Sara. The girls' performance was easily one of the best ever, doing an acoustic set of "Alligator" and "The Ocean." There was a special treat though, Owen Pallett supported them playing violin. I'm pretty sure it was a last minute addition when the girls met him in the back. It was beautiful...

"Alligator"


"The Ocean"


Click here for the full segment, and here for the interviews after.

Owen Pallett, the real Final Fantasy

I definitely just fell in love with the music of Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy. I mean, check this performance of "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt." Not only is it a terrific song, he tells the stage crew he's wants to finish the song as they try to get him to stop due to the rain!


Owen Pallett (Once known as Final Fantasy), is a Canadian artist who is a composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist. His newest album "Heartland" is truly special. Check it out and you will soon see what I mean. I've discovered that his music is great to not only listen to, but also to do things to...such as read a book or clean a room to. It's beautiful and upbeat, with a certain mysticism about it. The following video is the first song I heard of his and is from an older record called "He Poos Clouds." (Hehe). How did I find him? A podcast by Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara, haha. I know, I'm kinda obsessed with them at the moment :-p. (PS: Today's their 30th birthday)

"This Lamb Sells Condos"


Also, here is a cute vid of Tegan promoting her podcast that I learned about Owen from:

Snoop Vs. Cool J, Halo Reach style

Halo Reach is out and in celebration, check out this hilarious video from Funny or Die that pits Snoop Dogg against LL Cool J, and some other fun surprise guests.

Pogo plays with toys

Pogo's got a couple new remix videos out, this time using Toy Story as the base. God Pogo is amazing!

Toyz Noize:


Buzzwing:


Then this one has nothing to do with any Disney movie, but it really reminds me of that Nickelodeon skit they used to have with the bald guy in a hat who heard music out of every day sounds!

Gardyn:

Tegan and Sara...REMIX!

A lot of Tegan and Sara's music have been covered and even remixed. Each are really cool and have a voice of their own. Recently Tegan and Sara released a complete collection of remixes for their song "Alligator" which were remixed by many heavy hitters such as Passion Pit, Four Tet and VHS or Beta. I love the original and I love each of these! Watch the original here.

Passion Pit Remix:

Alligator - Passion Pit Remix! from Tegan and Sara on Vimeo.

VHS or Beta Remix:


Four Tet Remix:


One of the first major remixes was of their single "Back in your head" by Tiesto. (The girls later collaborated with Tiesto on the song "Feel it in your bones" which is featured on his newest record Kaleidescope). Here is the original.

Tiesto Remix:

Tegan and Sara

I've been hooked on Tegan and Sara for a while now. They came to Indy and I'm upset I missed them, ohwell, maybe next time. Anywho, Tegan and Sara are an indie rock/pop duo from Canada. The music has a wide range, from quirky and punk, to deep and melodic. And yes, they are twins, but they are oh so different. Not only do I enjoy their music, I find them to be very interesting people. It's not common for me to watch five hours of videos and interviews of someone :-p. They've produced six albums and a few movies too. Their newest album dropped last year and was entitled "Sainthood." I hope you find them as enjoyable and inspirational as I do. Also, check out some of their interviews on youtube for much humor and insight!

"Call it off"

Tegan and Sara - Call It Off from Ashley Brown on Vimeo.

Check out the behind the scenes video for "Call it Off"


"Hell"

Tegan and Sara - Hell from Catherine Lutes on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes of "Hell"


5 things you might not know about Tegan and Sara:


Spinner.com "Two by Two" interview pt.1:

Scott Pilgrim's Clash of Demonhead video for Metric's "Black Sheep"

For those who don't already know, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is out in theaters. I loved the movie (and now the comics)...the music is awesome also. Here is the music video by the band Metric who's song "Black Sheep" is used for the band the Clash of Demonhead in the film.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - 'Black Sheep' Music Video from Louis S on Vimeo.

Interview with Emily Haines of Metric:


Scott Pilgrim Trailer:

F**k You - Cee Lo Green

Gnarls Barkley's (Cee Lo Green) newest single from the upcoming album "Lady Killer." This is awesome and very catchy!



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Babies with Moustaches!!!

Awesome music vid for "I was drunk" by Riva Starr feat. Noze:

Stormtroopers singin in the rain

Singin' in the Rain, stormtroopers style:

The Hundred in the Hands - "Pidgeon"

Weird video, but great song.

The Hundred in the Hands - Pigeons (Music Video) from DANIELS on Vimeo.

Words

This is a beautiful video...see a pattern?

WORDS from Everynone on Vimeo.

Drumming washing machine

I want one of these! My own musical washing machine:

This is why the japanese will always be better than us at baseball

We are not the world champions...sorry baseball fans...

The Graboid

A wildlife documentary about, the Graboid (from "Tremors").

Monstrous Wildlife from Frank Robnik on Vimeo.

And to fight your very own Graboids, play the flash game Tremerz!

A trip to Japan

This is a fantastic video from a guy's trip to Japan...god I want to go and god am I jealous of my friends who have been.

Dear Japan from Matthew Brown on Vimeo.

Drink up for hidden messages

Oh snap! I gotta have some of these! At first glass, it looks like a bunch of random dots and crap on these glasses right?

WRONG! There are actually hidden messages that can be revealed upon adding various liquids.

David Villa Graphs

Here are some awesome graphs from Adidas about Spain's David Villa.

PKE Meter Toy

This is so awesome! I want it, and I need it! It's the PKE Meter Ghostbuster toy with working lights, sounds, and wings!

"Up" X "Inception"

Check out this awesome mash up trailer using clips from Pixar/Disney's animated movie "Up" and the audio from the Christopher Nolan's "Inception" movie trailer.

ytcracker - "The Link"

I've never been TOO into 8bit music...asides from some Bitshifter here and there, however I recently came across ytcracker (actually pronounced "whitey cracker"). It's 8bit nerd rap. Sounds god awful I know, but give it a shot. I was floored at how bad ass this song is.

"The Link"

My First Concert: Tokyo Police Club, Arkells and the Freelance Whales

At age 23, I've finally made it to my first concert. That's right, it took me 23 years, and what? But, it's safe to say I finally understand the hype in going to them. I recently attended a concert at the Vogue headlining Tokyo Police Club, with opening bands Arkells and the Freelance Whales. The openers were surprisingly good! So I'm going to share with you the bands I saw last nite.

Arkells is a rock band from Canada. They were pretty rockin', too bad there was only one guy dancing to them. Anyways, I hadn't heard of them until this point, but I'm definitely glad I have now.

"The Boss is Coming":


"Pulling Punches"


Next up were the Freelance Whales. This group was interesting. I mean, they had a girl, what!? Not only this, but they did have a xylophone, a banjo, a harmonica, a synthesizer, and some dude playing his guitar with a violin string. They followed the high energy Arkells which I figured would be an odd transition, but they managed to rock out on the xylophone pretty hard (think a drum solo, but on one of these!).

"Generator 2nd Floor"


"Hannah"


After these two great openers finally came the Tokyo Police Club. I didn't like live music in concert would be this amazingly different, but damn was it awesome! Bright lights, loud drums, rockin guitars. Who knew they had it in em? I actually first learned about them on a Nike shoes website that one of my professors pulled up in class! Glad this man loved his Nike's. Well, the Tokyo Police Club just came out with a new album called "Champ" and I suggest everyone go out and grab a copy!

"Your English is Good"


From Champ, "Breakneck Speed"


"In a Cave"


All said and done, my first concert was a great success and I will definitely being going to more now in the future!

Mash-up dancing

Awesome mash-up of a bunch of various dance scenes in "Beatles vs the rest of the world" by the Kleptones:

Kleptones - Come Again (Beatles vs Rare Earth vs Beaties vs Daft Punk vs Cypress Hill vs Boston) Video by Crumbs Chief from The Videotones on Vimeo.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks everyone! I just pulled up my page stats for the first time in a long while, and it looks like I've got 1,250 total page views consisting of 818 visits and 497 unique visitors! Though it might not be a lot to some, it means a lot to me. So thanks guys and keep reading! I aim to please!

"The Social Network" Debut Trailer

A new movie by Aaron Sorkin is coming out called "The Social Network" starring Jessie Eisenberg ("Zombieland") who plays Mark Zuckerberg and chronicles the creation of Facebook. The movie is based on Ben Mezrich's book "Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal." And for all the ladies, the film also stars Justin Timberlake. I can't wait to watch.

SOTD: The Pass - "Treatment of the Sun"

I really enjoy videos taking old school dances and overlaying new music!

The Pass -"Treatment of the Sun"

The Pass - "Treatment of the Sun" PMA Premiere from Pretty Much Amazing on Vimeo.

paper airplanes

This is quite magical...and I really want to do it!

FLYING from Sam Fuller on Vimeo.

Meat meat meat

I've learned more about meat and steak in this 2 minute clip than I have in my entire 23 years of existence.. Here's an informative video by Electrolux and it's Perfunkt site.

PRRRRTTTT! I mean, Vuvuzela virals

Here are some new vuvuzela viral videos that have hit the internet the past few days.

Will It Blend?


Off Bugspray:

GOOOAAALLL!!!

God I love Spanish soccer commentators...Check out this hilarious reaction to David Villa's goal the other day that won it for Spain:

Gorillaz new video "On Melancholy Hill"

The Gorillaz's next video from their album "Plastic Beach" came out for the song "On Melancholy Hill." It's weird, but super-cool. Embedding was disabled so check it out here.

obama ass-kicking autotune remix

This is awesome! Remember the Matt Lauer Obama interview from earlier this week? Well it's time for the Obama "ass-kicking" autotune remix!


Original interview:


...Matt Lauer can suck it!

Kicking the, kicking the, kicking the ball! We are Scientists attempt for England's World Cup anthem

The band We are Scientists have decided to write an anthem for England's world cup national team. Read their tips on how to create one here.


"The football anthem occupies a genre all of its own. It must delicately balance patriotic spirit, jovial sportsmanship and a lack of delicacy. Artists including New Order, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles have entered the maze and found their way out the other side. Others – such as Madonna, U2 and the Beatles – have notoriously crashed on the rocks, ending promising careers and spending decades wandering along pop music's abandoned outer banks. The latest big success story is, of course, us. Here's how we did it." (Continued)

Jukebox Collective

Sit down Animal Collective, you and your ostentatious indie asshole selves...it's time for Jukebox Collective. This is a band I discovered through a French Axe ad surprisingly. This English group is another band that fuses together indie rock with great synth. If you like LCD Soundsystem and/or the Rapture, you're sure to like Jukebox Collective.

Here is their mathematical equation that is the Jukebox Collective:
K + G = KG
KG + (dr x M) = D
D + KG + J + N = Jukebox Collective”

“Kev (K) and Greg (G) knocked out some demos (D) in Gregs bedroom in 2008. Informal drinks (dr) and music making (M) evenings at most."

Their second single "Icon Parade" drops soon...so be on the lookout for an EP and full album!

"Icon Parade"


"Lost and Found"


Rise Up Axe commercial ft. "Icon Parade":

OMG there's a Ghostbusters Pachinko Machine!

I. Must. Play! Ghostbuster Hadokens? Hells yes! There is so much going on with this machine, it's insane...from the super cute cartoon versions of the busters (notice no Winston :-p), to the crazy flashing lights on the machine. Check out the official webpage for more info.

Iron Baby

This is both adorable and bad ass!

Who ya gonna call? Improv

This is the greatest flash mob/show improv act ever! By Improv Everywhere, featuring the Ghostbusters at the library where the opening scene of the movie was filmed. So great!

I've gotta buy me a Janelle Monae Android!

I've gotta buy me a Janelle Monae android! (See "Many Moons" video below)

This is Janelle Monae (or her alter-ego, Cindi Mayweather). She's got the dance vibe of Outkast, and it's crazy cool! Good luck not dancing while you listen to the video for "Many Moons" (complete with the Haitian from "Heroes!"). She fuses indie pop and soul and it's just straight up fun. Part big band, part soul, part hip hop, and all around classy. Muscian, dancer, songwriter, actor, she's got it all. Originally from Kansas, she moved to New York to pursue a career on Broadway, but decided to go back to music. Good thing too because she gave the world amazing music. Another fact about Monae is that she founded the Wondaland Arts Society in Atlanta with other young artists. And you know how I said it's got that Outkast vibe, well she also starred in "Idlewild" alongside Big Boi and even recorded a track with him ("Tightrope" below). Her newest album, "The ArchAndroid" just dropped, so go buy it and enjoy! (Also, I just loooove the hair!)

"Many Moons":


"Tightrope":

Write the Future ft. Wayne Rooney - Nike

Here's a teaser from Nike featuring Wayne Rooney created by Wieden+Kennedy for the World Cup. Can't wait to see where it's going!

Reggie Watts, eclectic method style

We all love Reggie Watts, now try Reggie Watts remix!

Reggie Watts - Why Shit So Crazy (Eclectic Method Remix) from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

Milk Nasty

Tiger Chutney is my hero! This is an awesome, and weird, very weird, short.

Milk Nasty from TJ Fuller on Vimeo.

Super Sexy CPR

This is the world's greatest way to learn CPR...wait, what? This was for CPR?

The boys call it "Ball Tapping"

Channel 13 investigates...


I can't believe this made it to our news, ha! Oh Indiana and our slow news days.

Primary 1 - "Princess"

This is very Bowie-esque and I love it! It's Primary-1's "Princess":


I wanna play drums on the water!

Will.I.Am, giant robots, and break dance fighting?

Yes please! Check out the newest vid by the Black Eyed Pease for "Imma Be Rocking That Body."

Video:


Full Version:

The Fruity Samurai

Here are some awesome shorts about "The Fruity Samurai!"
Episode 1:

Fruity Samurai -The first story-　フルーティー侍　-第一話- from ChaLabTV on Vimeo.

Episode 2:

Those Crazy Pandas: LCD Soundsystem's "Drunk Girls"

This is infact a really messed up music video for LCD Soundsystem's "Drunk Girls." It's right up their alley though. I was laughing hysterically, even though they were being awfully cruel. Meh, watever! Those crazy pandas...

LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls from ned rifle on Vimeo.

Moon

If you have Netflix you should check out the movie "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell ("Galaxy Quest" and "Hitchhiker's Guide"). Rockwell plays Sam Bell who has signed a three year contract to harvest Helium-3 on the moon for Lunar Industries. His only companion is a computer system named Gwerty who is voiced by Kevin Spacey. The movie takes place within his last two weeks before returning home to be with his wife and daughter where he begins to lose his sanity, or so he thinks. Things take a twist as he learns more about what he is doing there. This was a phenomenal movie that I wasn't expecting. I've always liked Sam Rockwell but he really shows his acting prowess here. Another factoid is this movie was directed by Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie.

Check out the trailer: