Author: Jon

Bands that need to reunite: Desaparecidos

2002 was a simpler time. Apple’s iMac G4 was being touted as the next generation iMac; the Maryland Terrapins won the NCAA championship (HELL YEAH THEY DID); Kelly Clarkson won the very first season of American Idol; Conor Oberst had literally no muscle mass. Also, he was splitting time between fronting Bright Eyes and the… Continue reading Bands that need to reunite: Desaparecidos

New Where the Wild Things Are trailer will give you nostalgia, chills

Wheeeeeeee! Trailer number 2 for the upcoming movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and due out October 16th, has just hit the interwebs. This one doesn’t have the same ohmygodmonsters feel to it, most likely because we’ve already gotten a small taste of… Continue reading New Where the Wild Things Are trailer will give you nostalgia, chills

A small tribute to Elliott Smith on his 40th birthday

OK, it’s time for me to take off my Humor Hat and put on my Morose Mittens. Today would have been the 40th birthday of one Elliott Smith, who, as you probably know, died about six years ago under rather hazy circumstances. I don’t have terribly much to say, of course, but I just thought… Continue reading A small tribute to Elliott Smith on his 40th birthday

The Decemberists debut two new songs live

Rejoice, English majors! At the Newport Folk Festival, The Decemberists played two new songs live, and they sound less like that totally out of date prog rock and more like The Decemberists. The Decemberists with a harmonica, I guess, which is cool even though “Down by the Water” (estimated title) sounds kind of like Colin… Continue reading The Decemberists debut two new songs live

Awesome new website: GimmeSound.com

So there’s a new website that’s gaining some momentum called GimmeSound.com, and I’ve poked around and concluded that it’s pretty much awesome. The main idea is, according to the site: It’s real simple. Artists upload their music. Fans download it for free. We pay artists for every download out of ad revenue, with a percentage… Continue reading Awesome new website: GimmeSound.com

The Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer is here and sufficiently quirky

For those worried that Wes Anderson’s first foray into animation would curb his distinctive quirk, well, stop being worried because this trailer is pretty much drowning in it. That’s right – his Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer hit the internet today, and it has all the wit and Bill Murray you could ever ask for. However,… Continue reading The Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer is here and sufficiently quirky

The Worst Things: 10th annual Gathering of the Juggalos

The title says it all – from August 6th to 9th of this year, the 10th annual Gathering of the Juggalos will take place in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Below is the 14 minute infomercial made to promote all the great music Pauly Shore stand up that’s going to go down at the fest. And the video… Continue reading The Worst Things: 10th annual Gathering of the Juggalos

Patton Oswalt is doing lots of stuff

On August 25th, noted Really Funny Guy Patton Oswalt will be releasing My Weakness is Strong, an hour long special that comes packaged with “DVD-only short films and more!” And more! That includes the fact that it will be aired as a Comedy Central special too. The show was recorded back in February in Washington,… Continue reading Patton Oswalt is doing lots of stuff

Flight of the Conchords is still freaky, not Australian

New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo, Flight of the Conchords, have just released the art and track list for their second album, I Told you I was Freaky, which is set to come out October 20. It’s made up predominately of songs from the second season of the show, which is pretty much expected.… Continue reading Flight of the Conchords is still freaky, not Australian