In anticipation of the DVD release of BBC’s show, The Genius of Design, the first two episodes were available in full to watch online. It has been getting a lot of attention on blogs, but some might pass on a sixty minute Vimeo session.
It’s worth checking out – the episodes do a great job at outlining the beauty that lies in ergonomics and functional design in our everyday lives.
You can get your hands on the DVD through bbcshop.com
Ricky Gervais was at Wembley Arena last night in London. The show had elements of Gervais’ classic themes of obesity (he has an interesting solution to the epidemic) and homosexual humour mixed in with his brutal, crude humour.
BUT what made the show just fantastic was his ongoing ability to entertain himself, and his reading/commentary of the classic Biblical tale, Noah’s Ark. Pages projected on the gigantic screen, Gervais questioned how Earth can have over 5 million species of animals when Noah’s Ark just probably wasn’t that big…His commentary of each sentence, the ambiguous relationship between God and Noah and dialogues between the animals was hilarious – 2 toucans discussing if they should walk or fly to the Ark – was stomach hurting funny.
Gervais is definitely something to see when he returns to London in September or during his upcoming North American tour.
Mr.Burton’s Rabbit hole from UnitedFakes on Vimeo.
“Dropped promo for a season of Tim Burton’s films in a Dutch on-demand tv channel. ”
A video for all the Tim Burton fans out there. The imagery is classic Burton style and probably something you won’t stumble across in his usual repertoire.
All American males from 15-35 are probably well acquainted with Adult Swim. They’re known for the irreverent adult-oriented cartoons (including my personal favorite Metalocalypse), however, they have recently released a very interesting CD titled “ATL Remix”. The concept of the CD was to take some of the best rap/hip-hop artists from Atlanta (B.o.B., Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Lil’ Jon, OJ Da Juiceman, etc.) and get their songs remixed by some of the best artists the hipster world has to offer (HEALTH, Drums of Death, Memory Tapes, Dam-Funk, PHASEONE, etc).
As you might suspect, the overall CD is hit or miss but that’s not to say the CD doesn’t have some great songs on it. Regardless, Adult Swim was kind enough to offer up the entire CD for free right HERE.
It also includes streaming previews if you don’t want to continue to clog your already slow moving computer OR you can just trust us and download two of Handsome’s favorite songs from the album below.
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DOWNLOAD: Rich Kids – Patna Dem (Mad Decent Patna’s remix by DJA)
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DOWNLOAD: OJ Da Juiceman feat. Gucci Mane – Good Night (HEALTH remix)
P.S. “Patna Dem” is my new favorite phrase. I have no idea what it means or how to use it in the proper context, but it’s still rad.
Flight of The Conchords will be no more. Bret and Jemaine made a statement on the FOTC website that they will not return for a third season of their HBO show after two exceptional seasons and albums. Here’s their statement:
“We’ve noticed the less we say about the future of the show, the more people want to talk about it, so in an effort to reverse this trend we are today announcing that we won’t be returning for a third season,” the statement reads. “We’re very proud of the two seasons we made and we like the way the show ended.”
There’s two positive elements to this devastation. Firstly, the duo confirms “While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine will continue to exist.” Second, director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) has a new movie called Gentlemen Broncos coming out in 2010 staring Jemaine.
Don’t cry. Instead, watch this trailer.
7 minutes of beauty one-liners followed by Roger Daltrey’s wail.
When Eastbound & Down debuted I thought I’d check it out not anticipating much more than a mildly entertaining half hour. The Will Ferrel and Danny McBride comedy combo was really impressive. It’s one of the funniest shows in the last few years and not only that, the arguably shallow-humoured show left me emotional at the end of their six episode season.
Now, Eastbound & Down is available for you through their Season One DVD as well as a Men.Style interview with Danny McBride on living life as Kenny Powers. Check it one time:
Hey! Kenny Powers! Fuck you!
Ha, ha, yeah. Greetings from Belfast.
Do you get that a lot? People talking to you as if you are, in fact, Kenny Powers?
Well, I do get a lot of shots thrown my way in bars, these days—people yelling, “Hey! Kenny!” I figure it comes with the territory, because I play Kenny on the show, and I also write the show, so people assume we must be the same person, more or less. I’m cool with that. I mean, I’ve dedicated so much of myself to getting that fucking thing on the air, it’s flattering when I get some recognition. If people are still yelling “Hey, fuck you, Kenny Powers!” at me in five years, maybe I’ll feel different.
Is there stuff you put on, on the Eastbound set, that immediately gets you into Kenny Powers mode?
Those shirts are one thing. That was a big focus for us, putting together the costumes—you know, things like big V-necks with lots of breathability. That’s not anything I wear. And for me, there’s a lot of Kenny in the hair—like, when he’s in celebrity mode, he slicks it back. The costumes and the hair and all that, that stuff is actually pretty key for him as a character, because with Kenny, when he has big mental changes, it starts from the outside. You know he’s in trouble any time he’s got that all-black look going on.
How so?
You know, it’s him getting all “man in black,” trying to put on this rock-star attitude, that sets him back. The moment he got so consumed with this image of himself as a famous person, Mr. Not-To-Be-Fucked-With, that was when he lost his fastball. I think you see that a lot—when a person stops focusing on whatever it was that made him famous and starts thinking too much about just being famous, it’s all downhill. Kenny’s definitely absorbed in all the trappings.
This commercial for the upcoming Wii version of the classic NES game Punch Out has got me excited.
It seems Mike Tyson’s previous endorsement has been dropped (probably a good thing) but all the important things remain. You’ll still fight as Little Mac and take on cartoon inspired foes, trying to prove yourself as the best boxer of all time. It looks like all the favorites will return; Doc Louis in your corner, King Hippo being fat, Glass Joe sucking so hard my 5 year self could whip his ass, and even Bald Bull being bald.
Watch the commercial and remember a time when it didn’t take a Masters Degree to be able to run a play in Madden Football.
I think Aziz Ansari is a pretty funny dude. I caught this bit of him as a guest of Jimmy Kimmel and thought he tore it up pretty hard. Although the entire interview was Aziz dropping material, it was still one of the funniest “interviews” I’ve seen lately. Plus he’s brown which is awesome for brown people everywhere. PLUS he’s dark brown which is awesome for dark brown people everywhere. Has anybody else noticed his beard gets less prominent as his success increases?
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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Download: Flight of the Conchords – Beautiful Girl
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Download: Flight of the Conchords – I’m not Crying
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Download: Flight of the Conchords – Hip-Hopopotamus vs Rhymenocerous
