Ryan Gosling gives Clooney a wet willy and other great gifs

At the Ides of March Premiere.

Face he made when his name is announced at Golden Globes.

Great scene in Remember the Titans.

Also if you aren't watching Parks and Recreation yet, allow me to try to convince you once again, with this delight:

 -av
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Michael Myers, the artist

I was on Pinterest. I came accross Daniel Alarcon Jr. He had just posted a tattoo, Pinterest is awesome for looking at tattoos, and I loved the board. Checking out his other boards I saw that he had one dedicated to posters. My favorite was the minimalist The Flash poster. Some internet detectiving later I learned Michael Myers the artist had created the Flash poster.

I also learned that Michael Myers the artist is really awesome. He made animated versions of the LOST characters, AMAZING. Also awesome Zach Galifianakis as a zombie. And the best Star Wars posters ever. He even gives Lex Luthor a poster.

Walt

&

-jv
Poster Enthusiast
Internet Detective

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How I Feel About Hugh Jackman

I like Hugh Jackman. His appearance on Inside the Actors Studio where he explains how he learned to sing, the time that he nailed his face on a building because his zipline wouldn't stop, and swordfish make me like him. The Wolverine movie wasn't his fault, obviously they should have taken any time period from the amazing montage and made THAT movie instead of the Gambit is horribly miscast and why does Sabertooth look like that mess they made. Kate and Leopold is an amazing movie. Real Steel, it looks bad. I will not be seeing it until its on TBS on a Saturday early afternoon. Besides the best part of Real Steel already happened anyways. Hugh Jackman went on WWE RAW to promote it and punched a wrestler right in the face. The punch doesn't look like a standard wrestling punch, he doesn't stomp his foot at all, and it turns out he might have broke the wrestler's jaw.



The best part is that for his wrestling costume Hugh Jackman definitely went with what he was wearing plus a turquoise bandanna.

-jv
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EXTRA! EXTRA!

YO, okay. Maybe I was out of the loop. Maybe you're also out of the loop.

Did anyone else know this was actually happening?

NEWSIES: The Musical??!?!

Welp, a friend of mine just went to see it and said it was outstanding, but that the story is a little different. Its at this community theater in NJ which is essentially professional. (Its a community theater where only equity actors can perform or work the show...yannow?) Now, considering the names attached to this show (Alan Menken, Harvey Fierstein) and the fact that its at this particular theater means its going to Broadway. The Paper Mill Playhouse used to be where I took tap dancing classes, but now its been the minor leagues that develop shows like Mary Poppins and Spiderman.

So, here's the cast performing on the View. Cant wait to buy my tickets while they're still only $25.



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Jonah Hill has Beef with Mr. Schu

Jonah Hill is kind of on a roll right now. He's super skinny, and loving it. He has a movie coming out this weekend with definite Oscar potential (I'm seeing it in the next 30 hours, if you're interested), not to mention Brad Pitt. He's starring in his own movie later this fall that looks hilarious. And he is still wicked funny.

Oh, afraid he's not funny, because he's skinny? Wrong. See below. Watch both parts. Try not to choke on your laughter like JV did.

The first 4 minutes are also funny, like getting faked out on a Randy Jackson hug. But if you want just the beef go straight to the 4th minute.



Second half, only gets funnier. This is when he really gets mad.


"Yo Matthew Morrison, you better bring your shit next time I see you, dude. I'd like to see him sing his way out of this one."

Let's hope when these two finally meet up, Ryan Gosling is there to stop the fight.

-av
Celebrity Feud Fan

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Justin Timberlake...and Kim Jong-Il?

A friend recently introduced me to these two bad boys:

Justin Timberlake Does Things

and

Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things

Both of which, although short, are hilarious.

Previews:

-jb

Poor Justin Timberlake

Found this video through Today's Big Thing-which everyone should check out.
Poor Justin:

Here's a great interview with Justin in Playboy magazine that I read thanks to ED.

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Troy Davis Execution Delayed Temporarily (UPDATED)

(11:18 PM 9/21/11) Media witnesses report that Troy Davis' last words maintained his innocence. 

(11:15 PM 9/21/11) Troy Davis Pronounced dead at 11:08 PM EST on September 21, 2011 after a lethal execution.

(10:33 PM 9/21/11) Update: The Supreme Court has refused to block the execution. Not one justice dissented. No explanation was offered, just that the application was denied. It is unknown as of now when the execution will take place, possibly with in the hour. 

(7:30 PM 9/21/11) Breaking news: The Supreme Court have delayed the execution of Troy Davis while they review the case and consider a stay of execution.

Davis was scheduled for execution at 7:00 pm, local time in Jackson, Georgia, and we are just now learning that it has been delayed. There is no official word on how long the delay will be or if a stay will be granted.

Check out Democracy Now! for streaming coverage or @democracynow for up to date accurate news on the fight for Troy Davis.

This is still developing, the stay may be a reprieve, but for now, Troy Davis is still alive.

-av

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Troy Davis

Troy Davis was denied clemency today and is set to be executed on September 21st on the basis of 9 eyewitnesses, 7 of which have been recanted or changed.

Please sign


-jb

Nala Sexy Face

Today myself and a few others saw The Lion King 3D in theaters and it was amazing (obviously). One part that stuck out as hilarious and kind of awkward was when Nala put on her sexy face during "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."

One Google search later, turns out there is an entire community dedicated to Nala and "the LOOK." They call themselves Nalaholics. The internet never ceases to amaze me.


- ID, Senior Animated Lion Interpreter

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The Man in Black Project

Always always always been a big Johnny Cash fan. So, the fact that I had to learn about this from one of those (deeply moving) Google Chrome ads made me embarassed.

Johnny Cash's last recorded studio album had this outstanding song Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down (how fuckin BOSS is that title?) and he died before any video could be made for it. So, a group of genius fans decided to keep his spirit alive by making it a fan-created video of shots of older videos. Each frame of the video can be downloaded as a picture and you can contribute by drawing YOUR VERSION of the still frame. Its added to an archive, and your frame becomes part of the video as it plays.

Millions have contributed and what that means is that when you hit play, you never watch the same vid twice.  If you click the link right now, you can be a part of his video.

(this blows my mind berries EVERYTIME)

Check it out and for God's sake CONTRIBUTE!

Yours in badassity,
Fisti


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Happy Birthday Harry

Woo! Today is Prince Harry's birthday. He is 27. In other exciting British news; David Beckham looks great on a motorcycle and Amy Winehouse's final video is out.

-jv
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The Radio

Hit PLAY
I love this song. I heard it at work. We have a radio going all day, until I turn it off near the end of the day and its glorious. I usually turn it on in the morning to kiss108 and then the channel gets changed each time someone is close enough to the knob for the rest of the day. It keeps it lively and I still get to hear rolling in the deep a few times a day. Everyday I'll hear an awesome song like secret agent man, or turn the page, or runaway and silently thank The Radio for the next 4 minutes of not paying attention I'll be doing. Recently this song came on. It was love from the beginning. Its "upside down" by Diana Ross and shes killing it. The lyrics get a little weird in the verses. You won't notice until the fifth time you're listening to it and thinking about how cool Disco probably was.

-jv
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Queen Madge hates Hydrangeas, ok?!

Divas usually make their mark with outlandish clothes, hair, shoes and behavior. Once established that behavior or look eventually becomes ordinary to us. At this point Gaga wearing pants is more interesting than Gaga naked. And this may not be the moment to say this, but I was completely captivated by Lady Gaga's performance at the VMAs monologue included. If you haven't watched it, get on it now, because that is commitment to a performance and she is absolutely a genius.

That being said it's kind of refreshing to see Madonna using her status as a queen diva by doing something rude and having people love it. For example, whispering in a fake British accent about hating the kind of flowers some fan just gave you, next to a microphone.


And then, after getting a lot of press about this, she posted an apology. Or did she?


That's my girl.

Also, another way to be a diva: Stand still and bring the house down. Observe:

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Adele

-av
Diva Liaison

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Hidden Talents

There is a teacher at my high school from Europe. She teaches French. Her name is France.

(I woulda inserted a thumbnail of her here, but I don't have one)

One of the most interesting things about this woman is her incredible hidden talent. So, yea she's foreign and glamorous and speaks French, which I think is a big enough deal. But, she's also an incredible artist. She's serious about it too, and sells her stuff on etsy. She's got a real thing for drawing cars.

Here's a picture she made of my dog. ON HER IPHONE.

(made on a fuckin' iPhone)

(her daughter's view from the potty)

(a girl from her class)



Her blog is called wagonized (not sure why), but I think she's pretty great. It amazes me that she's not teaching art. So, I started to wonder...what hidden talents do other people have? Does that cop have an outstanding voice? Or is this bank teller a good breakdancer? You never know.


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Where Were You?

I was in Mr Carpenter's math class. And after the initial loudspeaker announcement we really didn't talk about it anymore, so I absolutely did not understand what was going on, until later in Ms. Gutteridge's gym class and that was probably when I heard about the Pentagon and the other plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.Then after lunch there were enough TVs on that you could be watching the news. And then we went home and watched the news. It was definitely a little scary.  I remember that KISS 108 didnt play any music that day just more news.

Where were you?

-jv
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TIMBER!

I love when art can blow you away, make you wicked jealous, and totally inspired all at once.  TIMBER! was created by artist Chad Eaton in 2006. Each new piece builds on the works created before it enriching a larger TIMBER! story about the life of a lumberjack and their dealing with bosses life in the woods and occasionally Bigfoot. This is the first one I saw, its also my favorite.

-jv
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Short Funny Clips

Goalie Tastes Ball


Startled Student Reacts


-jv
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URGENT--DANCING CORRECTLY AT HIGH SCHOOL DANCES

This just in.

After ENDLESS searching, and ONE question to a friend who magically sent the link straightaway,

Here it is.

for those of you who can't watch the video, here's a preview of what you'll see:

first and foremost.

appropriate dancing

innapropriate dancing.

my middle name is danger.

that's actually a problem?

self-explanatory.

and they bring it home with some quasimodo breakdancing.

enjoy, and always dance appropriately at our school dances. thank you.

-jb

Make Your Own Any Color Chalkboard

I've been on a DIY tear thanks to Pinterest, which, for real, if you haven't joined I'll have a hard time having a conversation with you. It's been awesome making sweet stuff every day. Some things have worked out (watch for homemade lip gloss and delicious risotto tutorials on EdZachery) and some have not (alas, that lace headband did not stay on my head). And it's time to share with you lazy, non-pinning bastards, because I love you.

Yes, that is a yellow chalkboard.

Guess what, you can make chalkboard paint in ANY COLOR! I'm talking any paint you have on hand, readily available, in the rainbow tone of your choice can turn ANY SURFACE into a straight up chalkboard. FOR REAL. ok, enough excitement, let's do this shit.


Step one. Pick your paint.
It should be an appropriate paint for the surface, probably and I doubt you could find a way to make spray paint work. But other than that, any paint. 

Step two. Gather the other supplies.
A) Un-sanded tile grout. You can find it in any hardware store and maybe other places, I got mine at Ace. It cost three dollars and I'll be able to make tons and tons of batches of chalkboard paint. You can borrow mine.
B) Something to mix it all up in, I used a mason jar as they have handy measuring cup lines.
C) A paint brush. I used a mini roller brush, but I'm pretty sure whatever painting implement you have around the house will work.
D)Stirrer. If you have a paint stirrer wooden stick thing, AWESOME. But if not, use anything you don't mind ruining that is appropriate..
E) Something to paint. The possibilities are endless. Cardboard, wall, cabinet door, trashcan. Go nuts.
That's it.


Step three. Mix it up.
Pour one (1) cup of paint into your container. Put in two (2) tablespoons of un-sanded tile grout into your container. Stir. Try to get the clumps broken up, this is not pancake mix, lumps are bad. They make clumps of un-colorful chalkboard. Bad.

Step Four. Paint.
Paint it on. I did two coats. Live your life the way you choose.

 Step Five. Prime the board.
Once the paint is completely dry, rub a piece of chalk all over the board, getting a thin layer of chalk everywhere. Wipe this off with damp cloth.

Step Six. You now own a super colorful awesome chalkboard.
If you don't know what to do now, I'm not friends with you. 

-av
Did-it-myself-er

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Planking VS. Owling

As I think you all know, planking has become a sport of choice to hipsters and humans alike when faced with a flat surface, a camera, and nothing to do. However, sometimes people get the idea in their head to plank on less-than-flat surfaces, like these folks here:

So nice, it could be a post card.

That just doesn't look comfortable, or hygienic.

 This girl isn't even planking well. And she's wearing Uggs on an obvi warm day. This shows how far planking has invaded society.













And yet, despite all the planking that has been occurring, there has been another phenomenon sweeping youth culture and the nation called Owling. Here, take a look:

Spidey does it like no other.

Because who respects any aspect of Canada, right?

Even Ewatz does it, and we all know how I feel about her.



















So, we are now faced with a decision. Take your pick. Planking or Owling. But whichever you choose, just remember that Emma Watson loves people that Owl, and that if you're planking, don't wear Uggs at the same time.

-jb

Usain Bolt DQs

In 2010 the rule on false starts in track were changed to a "one and done" rule. One false start and you are DQ'd. Usain Bolt jumped the gun today at the IAAF World Championships, you can see it at 1:05 real good, and ended his three year strangehold on the 100m dash. The IAAF will definitely have to change this before the Olympics. Let them try as many times as it takes to get Usain Bolt in the race, he is the best Olympics t.v. next to Michael Phelps.


-jv
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Vinny Pumps Up his Kicks

Vinny from the Jersey Shore is the luckiest guy in the world.

The cast of the Jersey Shore is pretty easy to break down. The Situation is a character same as Ronny, the muscley doofus. J-Woww used to be a fox and Snooki is a delightful mess. DJ Pauly D has a tanning bed in his house, his blowout hasn't moved for five seasons. Angelina and Sammi are real,,, real annoying. Angelina may have been the only Italian in the house other than Vinny. Deena came later and peaks every episode in the opening when she asks if we "like the boobs?"

Vinny got super lucky. He is not a character and he doesn't have a blowout. The word on the street about Vinny is that he won DJ Pauly D away from the Situation, wears Young and Reckless shirts, smiles almost constantly and direct from Snooki, he has a horsedick. Vinny is by far the most fun cast mate, DJ Pauly D obviously is my second favorite and even his beard is better looking than Ron. Vinny seems to be enjoying himself more than anyone else.

And not only when he is on the show. It seems that sometimes he gets together with his cousins and puts on a dance show. Watch out for when a cousinette in pink walks off screen to talk with her mom for a second.



-jv
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Darth Vader Gargoyle

On the North West tower of the Washington National Cathedral there is a Darth Vader Gargoyle. The Cathedral did get messed up by the DC Earthquake, Darth Vader made it out fine though.

-jv
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Gollum is precious...to me

Alright, I know some people hate on Gollum. MikePirog is NOT a big fan, finds him gross and thinks he's a more successful Jar Jar Binks. But allow me to tell you why i LOVE THE CRAP out of Gollum.

One night while I was walking home from Vocal Suspects practice, it was raining and damn dark and I was going from Herder to Orchard Hill (if you don't speak UMass, it was a decent distance considering it was near 11PM). I was spooked to begin with because I'm a total pussy, but then one of the trees in Haigis Hall starting rattling CRAZILY and I heard Gollum whispering, "precious....so juicy sweet..." Before I could whimper in nervousness, a dude jumps out of the tree and says, ""HAHAH, Hey, I'm just messing with you, my name's Sean."

It was an amazing freshman year kind of friendship that was fierce and then died away slowly. And his impression of Gollum was SO good. One night, we made a slideshow of images of Gollum set to the song "Foolish Games" by Jewel. I pissed my twin extra long sheets I laughed so hard.

(Gollum with Precious)



Then, before Photoshop was readily available, we would take images of Gollum and put him in funny locations (Hampshire Mall, my graduation party, the White House). We had no idea that others around the globe were doing the same thing. What I'm trying to say is that Gollum's appeal is that he is so pitiful and goofy that he can make anyone say, "What the fuck?"

So, if I were to re-create that amazing slideshow, here are the pics I'd use. (I made none of these)

p.s. when my husband wants to mess with me, he wakes me up in Gollum's voice. Its scary, trust me.


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In Time Justin Timberlake Will Take Over the World

Justin Timberlake is starring in a new movie In Time that takes place in the future where time takes the place of money as currency and no one ages past the age of 25 in looks. That means that the whole movie is filled with gorgeous people. Amanda Seyfried is in it as a red head. It looks pretty good. Justin tries out the action hero role and he might just be putting Tom Cruise out of a job.

Check it out




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Shark in the Street!

No, not really. Its totally fake.It might be the best picture from Hurricane Irene though. Its not better than the picture from the Washington Earthquake though.

-jv
amateur meteorologist
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Save Pluto

On January 19, 2006 New Horizons the NASA robotic discovery laboratory spacecraft was launched at the planet Pluto. New Horizons will be as close to Pluto as its going to get on July 14,  2015. The plan is to turn on the science five months before the closest New Horizons will get to Pluto.

On August 24, 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU), Mother Fuckers, decided they hated everyone and declared Pluto was no longer a planet. This accomplished nothing and wrecked the mnemonic planet thing.  My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas became My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nothing, the IAU suck.

If  the IAU had waited for New Horizons to be five months away from Pluto and had revved up the science and realized that Pluto was in no way at all like any other planet even a little bit things would be different. Because that was the plan, to go out where nobody had gone before and learn a bunch of new and interesting things about Pluto. Mother Fuckers jumped the gun.

Pluto is a planet until at least Valentine's Day 2015.


Also, if anything let's loosen up the definition of a planet. We should have Ceres, Eris, and Makemake. We should add them because it is better to have a planet named Makemake.

-jv
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Posters for Drugs

I was laughing my face off when I saw these the first time.

Theres a few more too.
-jv, poster enthusiast 

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Bears Are Monsters

Thats a shaved bear. Also if you ever wanted to know what a very determined monster looked like it covers that too. Look at those fucking claws. 
-jv
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You should be following @mental_floss

@mental_floss is constantly tweeting amazing facts that I haven't ever read before. @mental_floss recently blew my mind by telling me that one in every thirty million lobsters is yellow. 
A FUCKING YELLOW LOBSTER!

If that isn't enough to get you following @mental_floss I think these three facts will.

-jv

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Gertrude Stein

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On my recent trip to San Francisco I visited SFMoMA  and toured the private collection of Gertrude Stein which was on special exhibit. I am now convinced that living as an ex-pat in Paris with one's lover, eating good food, drinking good wine, schmoozing with Picasso, Matisse, Cezanne, and Hemingway is the life. I aspire to be Gertrude Stein. baller.

-KZ

The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Music - More Music Videos

I'm into it.
-jv
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Extreme Sushi

Do you like sushi? I do

I really like my sushi served on a miniature wooden boat

Some people can't deal with eating raw fish and go for the cucumber roll. I think that's pussy. I just giggled at myself for typing that out loud. If you think you like sushi and you only eat cucumber and imitation crab meat then whatever. I can't wait any longer-this is the most frightening thing I've seen all day.



What you're looking at here is a full on dead squid that zombies out when you pour apparently evil soy sauce on it. #THATSHITAINTRIGHT

Soy sauce hasn't been so lethal since it made ROW get nine stitches in his toe. I suggest we all move underground and start a safer society there Hunger Games style before theses creepy squid bastards get too out of hand.

-Jillicious

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Are You Rich?

Not sure if you are a wealthy millionaire?

Here is a quick way to tell. Fish through the stacks of hundred dollar bills in your wallet. Did you find one of those weird ones that doesn't have any zeros on it? if you did and you know what that thing is: then you are not a rich millionaire, continue buying scratch tickets.

go ahead and check.

 -ED

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Minimalist Fairytale Posters

Like id's post about Poe books with new awesome covers these fairytale posters are sweet and simple. My favorite is the 3 Little Pigs, if you wanna see more theres a whole collection to check out.

 

-jv
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Even More Exciting British News

The UK is exciting, especially these last couple weeks. Posh and Becks added beautiful daughter Harper Seven to their unfairly good looking family and The News of the World put out its last issue on July 10th. Hugh Grant took down News of the World. On July 28th the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were a year away, as of today we are 348 out. The London Riots started on August 6th following a march protesting the death of Mark Duggan. Austin Powers 4 was announced on August 12th, yeah baby.

This is the best picture from the London Riots. A hooligan trying to kick a Bobbie in the Johnson.

This picture from the London Riots is crazy.

-jv
British Admirer

#SummerJams

Fuck Watch the Throne.

OK, Just kidding.  It's good and I know you're probably all listening to it.  There are some great tracks (My favorites are "Who Gon Stop Me" and "Why I Love You"), and the production value is outstanding.  Although it's not as good as either Jay or Ye's most recent solo projects.

But there was a rap duet album that dropped earlier this summer with much less masturbatory hype.

Hell: The Sequel is by Eminem and Royce da 5'9," who call themselves Bad Meets Evil.  I have never listened to Royce before this, probably because his name is fucking retarded, but apparently he is an awesome rapper. 

More importantly, this is the best thing Eminem has done since 2002.  His past few solo albums haven't been nearly as good as the pantheon records that he was dropping when we were teenagers.  The Slim Shady LP was a game-changer and The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show are two of the best rap records ever released.  Remember that Eminem?  With the scathing lyrics, mind-blowing flow, and complete irreverence for social taboos?  He's back:



That's some classic Em right there.  Who else would rap about having anal sex with Nicki Minaj?  Yes, apologies to the ladies, but Slim Shady is still as misogynistic as ever and there are numerous rhymes about domestic violence.  I feel like I'm in 7th grade listening to my portable CD player with big, shitty headphones.  There are some more mature tracks on the album, where they talk about the growing gap between the rich and poor...but I'm also totally feeling this song about taking lots and lots of drugs:



Anyway, now that Lil Wayne and Drake have announced that they too will be doing a duet album, it seems like this trend of rap cross-breeding will continue to produce sexy new sounds.  I'm totally OK with it.

-DMc, West Coast Correspondent

Spotify is the Tits.

I know I haven't posted any #SummerJams in a while, but that's about to change.

Imagine if iTunes and Pandora fucked and made a digital-music-streaming baby, which made it super easy to listen to almost any song or album by almost every artist you can think of, in a matter of seconds, any time you want, FOR FREE.  Wouldn't that be awesome?

Well they totally did it.  Spotify has been blowing up all over Europe for the past few years, and now it's available in the US.  If you don't have it yet, all you have to do go HERE, request an invite (which they send you basically immediately), and download the free version.

It will sync with your iTunes, making all of your current music library available while you're using it, and you will be able to search for whatever the hell you want to listen to at any given moment, stream it instantly, and create playlists with it.  You can access your Spotify account (and playlists!) from any computer that has the program installed (and since it's free, that pretty much means any computer).

There's also a version for $10/month that lets you access your playlists when your offline and, more importantly, on your mobile device.  I don't have the premium version yet, but if I ever get an iPhone, I will definitely upgrade.

The cherry on top?  You can sync to Facebook and share playlists.  As in, your friends will be able to see/access your playlists, you will be able to check out theirs, and you can collaborate on joint playlists.

So go get it.  To make it worth your while, I'll try to post more music recommendations over the next few days, which you'll be able to check out freely and easily now!


-DMc, West Coast Correspondent

The OTIS video explained

When Jay-Z and Kanye met up to discuss the OTIS video, it went like this:

Jay-Z: I think we should get a flag.
Kanye: Lets get the biggest flag ever and wear white shirts. Maybe sometimes I'll wear red pants.
Jay-Z: I think Aziz Ansari is funny.
Kanye: Lets get Aziz and put him in a blue suit. But not let him talk. He'll be like our bitch.
Jay-Z: Lets make the car a Maybach.
Kanye: Lets start the video with us cutting a Maybach apart and then driving around a cool Thunderdome version of a Maybach.
Jay-Z: Lets get Beyonce , my wife, in it.
Kanye: Lets get four white girls and put them in green in the backseat.
Jay-Z:   ...
Kanye: And the best part will be when I say "I write my curses in cursive."
Jay-Z: You get me.
Secret bff handshake

Or something like that. 


-V
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FreeSol, getting Justin Timberlake Back into [Musical] Action

 Justin Timberlake keeps saying he hasn't quit the music biz, and I believe him. As soon as people start doubting he just does a feature on someone else's song and once again we're panting after him.

This time around we have Free Sol to thank for it. According to wikipedia, they are a progressive rap, rock, soul band from Memphis, same as Justin! He saw them perform live and signed them to his baby record company. Today JT tweeted this video for "Hoodies On, Hats Low" which he directed. He's in the video too; occasionally echoing the main guy, whisper singing, and stylishly walking, almost dancing. It's very clearly his asthetic though, from the coloring to the movement, once he's in the video it becomes a Justin video, because it's so in line with his style. Just the way the whole group walks forward and bounces on the "low," screams JT, in a very good way.

I can't stop listening to it. Give it a whirl:




 -av

p.s. in my opinion this song is way more fun than anything I've heard of Watch the Throne, which is all of it. 
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Pandora is the Smartest Person I Know

     A few years ago av and I were at her dad's house and he was real excited about this new website he had just just learned about. He asked us what kind of music we had been listening to lately, which was hard, we were really just locked into either the Once soundtrack or Back to Black. Then av's dad got back to making an enourmous omelet after which we went to a museum to see a Gerald Murphy art show. Gerald Murphy and his wife Sara were American Expatriates who lived on the French Riviera at the beginning of the 1900s, the Murphy's are credited with inventing sunbathing.
     It was a few years before I used Pandora again. This past Winter I dove in. And Pandora is the Smartest Person I Know. I love the new songs it bring to me, how I can thumbs down songs that I disagree with, Pandora knows to not play any Chris Brown FUCK CHRIS BROWN, and how Pandora reminds you of songs from an album you actually have over in iTunes, just maybe it is track 11 and you never really hear it.
   I had never heard of Gorilla Zoe before.  My 6 foot 7 foot station was acquainted with him and made the introductions . The song was "I got it" and instantly I was reminded that Pandora is the Smartest Person I know. "I got It" reminds me of "In the club" or any rap song about how the rapper has IT which are usually the best rap songs.

    Pandora knew that I would dig "Mystifies Me" by Son Volt. I really like Ryan Adams. I just let Pandora run wild when I made a Ryan Adams station. I didn't want to anchor it in "Halloweenhead" or "Easy Plateau" because I trusted Pandora to do me right, which they did, obvs, Pandora is the Smartest Person I Know.
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Adam Levine's Greatest Hits

Adam Levine is a sex machine. Obviously.  I heard Harder to Breathe  in high school and have loved every song with Adam Levine since. Because every song with Adam Levine is at least awesome and most are amazing.

Kiwi is ridiculous. The whole album "It won't be soon before long" is WICKED FUCKING GOOD, Kiwi is the best song on it. Kiwi is the sexiest song I have ever heard.


 I Can't Lie from Hand's All Over is an almost perfect song. Right from the beginning Adam Levine comes in and immediately starts singing better than almost anyone else can. And then the song just keeps getting better.


Stereo Hearts is the kind of infectious immediately stuck in your head and you love every second of it song that Adam Levine is constantly a part of. When Adam Levine sings he just fucking kills it every time, which I appreciate. 


These are my favorite Adam Levine songs right now this morning at any other point it could have been any of the million singles from Songs about Jane or Hands all Over or even "Moves Like Jagger"  which is an awesome song even though it is a little silly and it got pulled into the downward spiral that was Christina Aguilera's wardrobe during The Voice, she looked awful all season.
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