As previously mentioned. Check out this trailer for this all-star Beastie Boys movie. Major swag.
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Metatextual
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/walk-on-music/
Everyone needs to check out what is going on here.
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Film Still of the Day
The only disappointing thing about this Beastie biopic news is that it will only be a short film instead of a full-length feature. (And, yes, that's Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood & Danny MF McBride.)
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Faygo Showers at the Horror-Rap Hajj
http://instapaperstories.tumblr.com/post/982886229/in-the-land-of-the-juggalos-vice-magazine
After reading this Vice magazine account of the 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos I find myself full of questions, especially in light of the Juggalo-on-Tila-Tequila violence that marred this year's festivities. Here now, are some:
Wait, so they've been doing these for years? How long? [Since 2000, according to Wikipedia.] And Faygo isn't Juggalo slang for faggot, as I had assumed for years? It's actually a soda? Like, a real soda made in Detroit? And it isn't owned by ICP? How desperate for money & attention is Tila Tequila if she's performing at the GotJ? Wait, didn't Hannibal Buress also perform at this year's GotJ? [He sure did.] Who the hell books this thing? How much money are they making off this? Does this mean ICP are savvy businessmen? How does this affect the credibility of their newfound mission to bring Juggalos to God???
It was at this point that I found JuggaloGathering.com and got caught up in reading Violent J's GotJ recap which included reference to ICP's latest film, "Big Money Rustlas" [which would make for a great #fakebandnames].
In a related note, the knowledge I gained from reading the Vice piece makes this SNL skit about 25 - 33 % funnier because of the level of detail included in the parody. Until next time, my ninjas...
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Culdesac, Reviewed
I've noticed that Donald Glover has been involved in a lot of projects recently that I am a fan of. After starting out as a staff writer on 30 Rock he moved on to the cast of Community in one of the funniest roles on the show. Because of this track record I even watched his feature-film debut (with his cohorts in the sketch group Derrick comedy) Mystery Team, which was pretty good (as evidenced by its acceptance into Sundance).
Even with all this goodwill stored up, I was still skeptical at the prospects of his most recent album Culdesac, recorded under the guise of Childish Gambino. Expecting something along the lines of a Lonely Island comedy-esque hip-hop album, I was pleasantly surprised to find instead, as Gambino puts it, "more Nas's Illmatic than Eddie Murphy's Delirious."
Alternating between uptempo, breezy rhymes & soft, high-register croons, Glover uses the persona of Childish Gambino to make sense of the life of someone young, gifted, famous & rich. So, while not a comedy album by any means these are still the writings of a talented comedian, and as such there is an abundance of quality punchline rhymes ("I'm in love with you / but this is not tennis // and baby stays stacked / like she bad at Tetris..").
While some of the R&B tracks fall a little flat for me, the album is solid from start to finish and definitely worth a listen -- especially since it was released online as a free download (@ http://www.culdesac-album.com/).
Overall I give Culdesac 3 out of 5 stars, although I wish that Glover had included a downloadable version of the Mystery Team-centric track, "The Stand" (posted below).
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Lazy Sunday (Live)
As much as people may (justifiably) hate on Late Night w Jimmy Fallon, it is clear that he truly understands the cultural zeitgeist of this particular era. From his recruitment of the Roots as his house band, to his Saved by the Bell / California Dreams reunionings, I've come around full circle to supporting his show (even though I will rarely stay up late enough to watch it).
Add to the list this debut live performance of "Lazy Sunday." The set pieces were a nice touch to add narrative flow to the song.
Thinking about this song reminds me that watching Lazy Sunday was the first time that I ever watched a video on youtube. I feel... old?
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SNL: Zach Galifianakis / Vampire Weekend
So there may have been a point earlier in the television season where I planned to recap and reflect upon SNL music. My plans were thwarted, however, when the show cranked out mediocre artist (Bon Jovi) after mediocre artist (Jennifer Lopez).
Compounding the disappointment was the fact that many recent shows have relied too heavily on recycling established sketch premises.
I was therefore hesitant in expecting too much from last weekend's Zach Galifianakis / Vampire Weekend episode. Zach G did not disappoint, delivering one of the funniest opening monologues in recent memory ("Hoobastank is here!"), although the rest of the actual skits were pretty run-of-the-mill.
The one thing that really grabbed my attention was the Pageant Talk sketch where Zach had shaved off his beard, only to appear during the goodnights re-bearded. It turns out that the beard was shaved during Vampire Weekend's second performance, and a fake beard was applied before the show's close.
ANYWAY, I thought Vampire Weekend sounded worlds better than they did during their first SNL appearance.
And just for kicks, here's some Jorma dancing to VW:
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Was going to write some unique material but instead I'm going to watch this and continue to aggregate existing blog material from the internet:
Much respect to warming glow also for becoming one of my go-to blogs in a relatively short period of existence. Kudos.
-dk
Another parody rap song!
Yeah, yeah, I know. I've posted quite a few humorous hip hop videos from the Lonely Island guys. This one is not by TLI, but by a sketch group going by the name, Back of the Class. Think of it as it is a glimpse into my job. I can tell you it's pretty accurate and probably not as funny if you have a real job.
Hollywood ASST from Back of the Class on Vimeo.
Hollywood ASST from Back of the Class on Vimeo.
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