July 30th, 2008

Daniel Johnston And Capitol Years Cover Beatles/McCartney Backstage In Brooklyn Last Month

July 23rd, 2008

Questlove Introduces His Own Shoe: The (h)Air ?uesto 1

Thems the jawns!

The Root’s beat-keeper/legend of hair Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson now has his own shoe, the cleverly named (h)Air ?uesto 1. Creating a shoe “that screamed “!@#T!@#$#!@#$@#$@#~@$@#!!!!!” has been, “my FAVORITE part of my life,” (caps his own) he says via Okayplayer.

To promote the kicks ?uestlove will be DJing at Ubiq, where they will be sold (not told!), on August 5th.

More deets here [Okayplayer]

July 18th, 2008

Pitchfork Festival Goers: I’m Here To Help

Sheeeeeeeeeeit!

So you’re at Bonnaroo or Bumbershoot or Coachella or Lollapalooza or POPPED! Philadelphia or Woodstock ‘99 and it hits you: the urge to plop. You head to the port-o-john and surprise! the line is longer than a Kirk Hammett guitar solo.

What do you do? What. Do. You. DOOOO? (That’s right. A Speed reference in 2008. Fuck it!)

Introducing the “amazing” Shit Box from the Brown Corporation! Shit Box is a handy, portable cardboard toilet made for outdoor use. It is reusable (Ewwww!), and comes specially equipped with ten disposable plastic bags that line its brown cardboard-y guts. And, according to Brown Corporation’s website, it also “doubles as a stool…scuse the pun.”

Quick, behind that tree! [The Brown Corporation]

July 14th, 2008

Every Baby Cries The Same: Radiohead’s “House Of Cards”

You heard it here fifth!

** “Radiohead’s posted the new video for the In Rainbows come-hither slow jam “House Of Cards,” and fittingly, it’s got lots of shots of Thom making sultry bedroom eyes…” [Stereogum]
** “Watch: Radiohead’s ‘House of Cards’ Laser video” [Daily Swarm]
** “Well, everyone, this is what the future looks like…” [Idolator]
** “Well, it’s here, and it does not disappoint…” [Pitchfork]
** “Instead of using cameras, the music video was shot using lasers…” [Kanye Universe City]
** “All done with state-of-the-art laser trickery…” [Guardian UK]
** “Radiohead has just released an amazing video for “House of Cards” that uses no cameras, only lasers and visualization…” [Overstated]
** “Remember how we told you that Radiohead’s “House of Cards” video was supposedly shot with lasers? Well, here’s the video proof…” [Prefix]
** “The video for Radiohead’s “House of Cards,” made without the use of conventional cameras, finally debuted today…” [Rolling Stone]
** “Wowsers… y’all should check this out, even if you’re not as nutty for Radiohead as I am…” [My New Plaid Pants]
** “That camera-free Radiohead video I talked about back in May is finally here, and it’s pretty spectacular…” [Gorilla vs. Bear]

July 12th, 2008

The Defog, Levee Drivers, In Grenada + Luke Mulholland

July 11th, 2008

The Fuck Yeah Traveling Festival featuring Circle Jerks, Monotonix, Matt and Kim, Dillinger Four, Paint It Black, Team Robespierre + stand up comedians TBA

July 11th, 2008

Hot Water Music, The Loved Ones, Ann Beretta, Cloak/Dagger