BG Speaks to the People . . . Quickly

"clubwear"

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:16:20 -0500

goldenfiddle:

high-five to the genius who came up with this term to describe/sell these clothes.

Oh, it’s clubwear, alright.

maniacalrage:Old Rich People: The Last Days Of Dr. WilyThe...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:18:57 -0500

maniacalrage:

Old Rich People: The Last Days Of Dr. Wily

The whole thing is pretty great (especially if you’re a big Mega Man fan), but the screenshots at the end are especially brilliant.

Did you know Huey Lewis and the News did the title track for the Pineapple Express soundtrack?

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:17:46 -0500

Did you know Huey Lewis and the News did the title track for the Pineapple Express soundtrack?: Man, it’s pretty bad. Certainly no “Back in Time”.

This light bulb commercial from Thailand is pretty great. That...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:22:23 -0500

This light bulb commercial from Thailand is pretty great. That first ghost is fucking terrifying.

A thing to do.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:50 -0500

dyfl:

List your favorite record from every year you’ve been alive.
You can do it based purely on hindsight, or you can do it by listing the answer you would’ve given in that year (assuming you were aware of pop music at the time).
If you choose to do this silly thing you may find it useful to consult the Pazz & Jop archive to remember what even came out in each year.

To save some space i took out his list, which you can check out here. This was kinda hard, at least the early years (which is why i have three Elvis Costello records in a row, though i do genuinely love those records). I cheated on a few years and put two cause there was just no way i could pick.

1979 - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
1980 - Elvis Costello - Get Happy
1981 - Elvis Costello - Trust
1982 - Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
1983 - New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
1984 - Prince - Purple Rain
1985 - Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard in My Backyard
1986 - The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
1987 - The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
1988 - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
1989 - Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique / Pixes - Doolittle
1990 - Sonic Youth - Goo
1991 - De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead
1992 - Sonic Youth - Dirty
1993 - Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1994 - Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain / Sebadoh - Bakesale
1995 - Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
1996 - DJ Shadow - Endtrodducing …
1997 - Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
1998 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Areoplane Over the Sea
1999 - Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A Darkness / Beck - Midnite Vultures
2000 - Outkast - Stankonia
2001 - The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2002 - Broken Social Scene - You Forget it in People
2003 - Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher / Four Tet - Rounds
2004 - The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightening, Strike / Madvillian - Madvilliany
2005 - The National - Alligator
2006 - J Dilla - Donuts
2007 - The National - Boxer

Let’s hear your’s. It’s not like you want to work today.

danhacker:Mario kills a Ninja Turtle by mistakecrossovers are...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:35:04 -0500

danhacker:

Mario kills a Ninja Turtle by mistake
crossovers are fun.

I question whether this was an accident or not.

Independence Day Weekend 2008 TV Marathons

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:53:29 -0500

Independence Day Weekend 2008 TV Marathons:

maura:

Oh man, G4 is showing a Cheaters marathon tomorrow? It really does want to encourage shut-in-ism, doesn’t it.
(via thisisareallybadidea)

What does independence mean to me? Never getting off the couch.

I suggest you pay the raccoon what he is owed. (Mindy, i’m...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:28:00 -0500

I suggest you pay the raccoon what he is owed. (Mindy, i’m pretty sure you never paid off your mortgage. Now look what happened.)

Square Enix Confirms Chrono Trigger DS

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:23:02 -0500

Square Enix Confirms Chrono Trigger DS: Coming to your favorite handheld this holiday season.

eatsleepdraw:I bet tofu has a superiority complexI’m...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:16:10 -0500

eatsleepdraw:

I bet tofu has a superiority complex

I’m sure this one does.

My Favs of 2008 So Far

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:56:27 -0500

I know, i know, it’s a day late from the exact mid-point of the year, but here’s my favorite albums from the first half just the same, presented alphabetically.

Air France - No Way Down EP
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
The Dodos - Visiter
El Guincho - Alegranza
Four Tet - Ringer EP
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
No Age - Nouns
Santogold - Santogold
Steinski - What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
Why? - Alopecia

I guess it’s been an alright year for music so far, though i’m not sure how many of these i’ll actually be listening to a year from now. I wish there was more hip hop on the list, too, but i just haven’t heard much i can get on board with. However, I am looking forward to that Big Boi album. We’ll see what the rest of the year has in store, i suppose.

"I have a real disdain for the audience, in general, My whole point is: ‘You can’t think..."

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:21:22 -0500

“I have a real disdain for the audience, in general, My whole point is: ‘You can’t think of things to make yourselves laugh, so you have to come watch me? You jerks.’””

- Zach Galifianakis

I really like Anthony Lister’s superhero paintings.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:18:49 -0500

I really like Anthony Lister’s superhero paintings.

squashed:Could somebody suggest a Firefox plugin that converts MySpace pages (and only MySpace...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:01:55 -0500

squashed:

Could somebody suggest a Firefox plugin that converts MySpace pages (and only MySpace pages) into a text-only form?

I don’t know about a plugin that does specifically that, but if you have Greasemonkey then there are a few scripts you can install to remove most of the annoying crap that’s on people’s pages. It’s what i use and it’s pretty effective.

GZA ft. Santi White - “Stay in Line”Check out...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:38:44 -0500

GZA ft. Santi White - “Stay in Line”

Check out Santogold, kickin’ it with the Wu way back in ‘02. Glad she changed her name, though, Santi White sounds like a industrial strength toilet bowl cleaner. (via Passion of the Weiss)

Firework Availability by StateI like that some states only...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:26 -0500

Firework Availability by State

I like that some states only allow “safe and sane” fireworks, which i’m assuming is like obscenity in that you know it when you see it.

Six other politicians who have had their ways paved by TV actors

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:44:17 -0500

Six other politicians who have had their ways paved by TV actors:

President Palmer wasn’t the only one.

2. Mr. Snuffalufagus — Dick Cheney. At one point, it was considered inappropriate for Vice Presidents to emerge from their private doomsday bunkers in order to make public appearances. Thanks to Big Bird’s “imaginary” best friend, America became used to the idea of George Bush Jr.’s “imaginary” best friend, too.

imperialist:i will hear no better news this year. (thank you...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:57 -0500

imperialist:

i will hear no better news this year. (thank you bg)

Chrono Trigger on the DS, in any capacity, has to be the best gaming related news i’ve heard this year. Cannot fucking wait.

Diplo - “Brew Barrymore”Always glad to have a new...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:15:50 -0500

Diplo - “Brew Barrymore”

Always glad to have a new Diplo tune in the mix, especially in the summer time.

The Go! Team - “Ladyflash”Thunder, Lightning,...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:21:41 -0500

The Go! Team - “Ladyflash”

Thunder, Lightning, Strike is still one of my favorite albums ever. Too bad i didn’t really dig the follow up.