Flight of the Conchords played Massey Hall last night in their first of two sold out and re-sold shows. They played a pretty solid show of songs from episodes, a few new ones and some excellent banter in between. The show was kicked off by an opening act from Eugene Mirman who you may know as Eugene the landlord on Flight of the Conchords. He played a subtle, witty, low energy set largely based on his hatred towards Delta Airlines for losing his bags.
Jemaine and Bret were completely in character, which made me think there is no alter-ego for them. Jemaine and Bret could really be just like Jemaine and Bret on HBO. From when they opened to “Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor” to closing with “Issues (Think about it)” it was evident Flight of the Conchords is concerned with the world today. Although Jemaine seemed to be dominating in terms of stage presence especially with his exceptional dance moves both boys had their moments. Looking forward to season 3 of Flight of the Conchords and some sugar lumps.
Here’s some of my favourite Flight of the Conchords songs:
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Major Lazer is the new production superdupergroup made up of Switch and Diplo. You’ve heard us talk about both so you should immediately be excited. These are two of the biggest names in the DJ world teaming up for world domination.
They released thier first song “Zumbi” to the blog world with little acclaim. It was kind of a disappointment as it was more of a joke song (Andy Milonakas raps through the entire things saying things like “Me a Zombie/ Me eat your brains”) than something you would expect from DJ royalty.
ANYWAYS, they have recently released another song entitled “Hold the Line” and it completely makes up for the previous wrongdoing and re-invigorates my excitement for their debut album, Guns Don’t Kill People-Lazers Do (drops June 16th on Downtown Records). This particular song features Santogold in her least annoying state I’ve ever heard and sounds like nothing out there. Once that surf guitar comes in you know you’re not getting what you expected. Minimal bass stabs, whackdeezy Jamacian dancehall influenced vocals, and even horse cries round out the song and create something really special.
If you want to learn more about Major Lazer head over to Social Stereotype and read their interview with the dynamic duo.
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Today Handsome Clothing Co.’s Animal Kingdom shirt was featured over at T Round Up. I actually got in contact with Colin (owner of T Round Up) through Twitter which is quickly becoming a fun pastime for us. Colin was a really nice guy and I told him to check out the shirts and before you know it he featured us.
So go check out his site and give it some love and let him/us know what YOU think of the Animal Kingdom design.
Common Projects is the New York based, Italian made shoe company that has made me emotionally attached to serial numbers. The company is known for their minimalist designs with no branding besides each piece’s serial number printed on the leather. This coming season, Common Projects is branching out from shoes and is releasing some leather goods. They will be coming out with two wallets, one of which is an accordion wallet (pictured above) and the other is a zipper wallet. Both will be available in black or metallic leather and feature their signature serial number with no additional branding. It’s true love.
We’ll likely be seeing these pieces at Nomad when they’re ready for the public.
The Clipse released their first single from their upcoming album “Til the Casket Drops” today. “Kinda Like a Big Deal” features a verse from Kanye, DJ Khalil production and artwork from everybody’s favourite street artist KAWS. The Clipse released the track today at 12pm on their Playcloths Blog, which could have been the reason the site went down shortly after.
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And here’s an older track from the Clipse when Pharrell was behind the production of every track they brought out. My personal favourite from Lord Willin’.
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Every few months Reebok teams up with a new collaborator and drops a new version of the Pump Omni Lite. Every few attempts they drop something super cool and I just can’t help myself. Atmos has teamed up with Reebok once again resulting in polka dots, purple suede and embroidered details. How can one resist? If you can’t, check them out at the Kix-Files Online Store.
While AJ was yuk’in it up with Seinfeld in Toronto, I was at a nightclub in Phoenix soaking up the musical stylings of the Italian DJ duo Crookers.
The night started out a bit rough with some shoddy directions and a semi-conscious BO-filled rickshaw ride to a rowdy line-up at club Myst. Yea, the name should have been the first clue that we might have been the only people there not looking to date rape someone or shake their friend to death in an attempt to dance (This one is hard to clarify but it is better left unexplained). Anyways, we got in after a little confusion with the bouncers and were able to start getting down to business.
The opening DJ was a balding house-head but he wasn’t that bad and did a good enough job to keep us excited for Crookers. At about 1 AM they finally hit the stage and the mood completely changed in the club. Spinning their signature fidgety and bouncy tunes they put together a great mix of their original songs, their remixes, club favorites, and songs I had never heard before. It’s always lame when a DJ crew spins too much shit you already know so the surprises were definitely appreciated. After about an hour and a half they ended with their surprise radio hit “Day N’ Nite” and sent the crowd home smiling. All in all, a great night with good friends. Next time we will try to avoid Myst
Here is one of their original tunes that they dropped so you can act like you were there (all you need now is dudes with soothers, lollipops, and glowsticks bumping into you and a few whores who think they can dance). Enjoy!
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Carousel was created by Adam Berg and is a promotional video for the Cinema 21:9 LCD TV by Philips. The video was insipired by The Dark Knight and you can check it in HD on the Philips site.
Seinfeld played two of his four Toronto shows last night at Massey Hall. If you’re reading this in time, stop and figure out how you’re going to get tickets to see him tonight. The show was historical. From the moment he sprinted dramatically on stage one couldn’t help but smile. Hearing his voice live was surreal. Hours of sitting in front of your television watching Seinfeld suddenly came rushing through the forefront of your consciousness causing a single tear to descend.
Once everybody got over the fact that he does exist in three dimensions, the laughter was continuous. Seinfeld boasted 99% new material primarily based on his observations of everyday occurrences, staying true to his old material. As he flew threw material on self-righteous coffee drinkers, socially-inadequate Blackberry users and the poor domestic instincts of fathers, it was evident that he created the characters of his television show. Kramer, Elaine, George and Jerry came through on the stage as he ran back and forth during impressions of your life while throwing screaming tantrums on the lack of legitimacy of the 5 Day Forecast on the weather channel.
In his encore, he asked the crowd what they wanted to hear of his old material and also entertained questions. Here’s a couple of insider secrets. 1. His favourite character besides himself from his television show was Newman. 2. The entire cast of Seinfeld will be appearing on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm this season.
If you’re a fan and haven’t read it already, check out Jerry’s book “SeinLanguage“. It’s not quite his live show, but still an exceptional read.
