I could bet that Karen O will rule the world someday, but that would be selling her short. From composing all fourteen tracks to this year’s highly acclaimed film “Where the Wild Things Are” to pioneering the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s third album “It’s Blitz!” in March, she’s ready to take on the fackin’ galaxy. Listen to this acoustic version of “Maps” for further proof.
The FMLY have a simple philosophy: those who are strangers should soon become friends. This bi-coastal music and art collective have been seen everywhere from backyard house parties to CMJ and SXSW. They’re committed to serving up the voices of the current grassroots movement and expressing themselves through various outlets: radio show, music blog, and numerous concerts all over the country. FMLY’s ever-growing community invites people to come together for the greater good, make awesome music, and just have fun. Come see their shows, read their blog, become part of the family-they’ll love you.
‘The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox’
“Angus Hyland was commissioned by Jacob Lehman at Rizzoli to design the book to accompany “Fantastic Mr Fox,” the latest film by Wes Anderson. The film is based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel, originally illustrated by Donald Chaffin. The book chronicles the making of the film adaptation, which uses stop-motion animation and features the voices of George Clooney as Mr. Fox, Meryl Streep as Mrs. Fox and Bill Murray as Badger.”
Didn’t have a chance to see Mr. Fox? Pick up this accompaniment to the film to see its extensive collection of inspirations, drawings, sketches, and character developments.
We’ve all been there: the hour long Facebook/Twitter/Myspace procrastination saga. Lately, my habit has gotten worse and so- I’ve been searching for a way to temporarily block these sites from my browser. Firefox has created this simple add-on to do just that, all you have to do is specify when you want the selected sites to be blocked. Hellooo to productivity, bye-bye to wasting time.
Noisettes cover the Killers: “When You Were Young” BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
Brandon Flowers possibly outdone by Shingai Shoniwa?
awakinglim: Yeasayer’s Odd Blood album
Two thumbs up to Benjamin Phelan, the bands visual director, for the design of Yeasayer’s sophomore album (set to debut February 9, 2010).
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I loved it so much, I extracted the audio and turned them into Mp3s. They’re pretty great, but “Long Distance Call” translates to the best listening of the three (as opposed to the great watching of “1901” and “Lizstomania”). So: grab them at the link above, and enjoy.
Some people missed this on my joint, so I’m putting it up again. Don’t miss it: Phoenix, acoustic, doing three of their best songs, to go on your computer/iPod/stereophonic whatever equipment. Get. In. On. This. Shit.
Monday: Work, Study, Work, Study, Work, Sleep
Repeat Tuesday-Thursday.
Friday: THANK GOD WE’VE MADE IT!
That’s right, it’s another crazy mashup. This time: Notorious B.I.G’s “Party and Bullshit” mixed with Miley’s “Party in the USA”.
Embarrassed to like it? YES. Dancing regardless? YES.
Can you tell we’re a little excited about our new feature? Presenting BlackBook Guides with FourSquare Integration, or as we like to call it, BlackBook Guides: GAMECHANGER EDITION. We’re psyched to be working with Foursquare; now, you can check out the places your friends are checking into before you get there. So cool, so fun. And you can get it for the low price of Free-Ninety-Nine, right…about….now.
