Zach does Kanye

Kanye West's new video was directed by Zach Galifianakis. Check it out.

Friday Afternoon Music and Comedy

A few of my recent downloads have been keeping me sane at work today and are now available on the FTP site. Here's some info:

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Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

So many bands put out a great first album and then slowly sputter out as the years pass. Spoon is not one of those bands. Each album has gotten progressively better. The latest, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, is also their best. Get ready to stomp your feet.

Stand out tracks:
You Got Yr Cherry Bomb
The Underdog
My Little Japanese Cigarette Case

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Patton Oswalt - Werewolves & Lollipops

Live comedy from Austin, Texas that will have you rolling. Oswalt on the President: "At this point Bush and Cheney have turned into the Dukes of Hazzard. Like every week the get themselves in these crazy prediciments. 'Ain't no way the Duke boys are gettin' outta that one!' And then they fucking jump the General Lee over the Bill of Rights! It's fucking insane!!"

Stand out tracks:
America Has Spoken
The Dukes of Hazzard
Cirque Du Soleil

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Interpol - Our Love to Admire

By now you probably already know if you like or dislike Interpol. This record is there "fastest" overall to date, however there are more reflective moments as well. The beginning of the album really gets going and then slows down towards the end nicely.

Stand out tracks:
No I In Threesome
Mammoth
Rest My Chemistry

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Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye
This album, or any Ulrich Schnauss album really, will make you want to buy a nicer pair of headphones. Stunningly beautiful electronic soundscapes that are never boring.

Stand out tracks:
Goodbye
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

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Another thing to check out that's been keeping me sane at work is Radio Lab. Radio Lab is show broadcast by New York City Public Radio (WNYC). Go to iTunes and subscribe to the podcast or go to their website and download an episode (or all of them). You will not be disappointed. Guaranteed. Every time I listen I learn something, I'm entertained, and I'm sad when it ends.

Calling things "the new black" is the new black

Seriously folks, we're all on the same page here. Everybody reading this blog knows that Paul Reubens and Al Gore planned the whole thing by a camp fire roasting marshmallows while discussing the didactics of Kafka's "The Metamorphasis" and when the shit finally crumbles they'll have to gumby up and call the whole thing peanut brittle fiddle faddle.

Flight of the Conchords

If you're not already watching this show, you'd better start. It's on HBO, which means you cheap ass mofo's won't be able to watch it, but you can check some stuff out on youtube, myspace, and hbo dot com. Anyway, below is a little clip from the pilot episode. It's flippin hilarious. It's on after Entourage.

"...You're so beautiful... you could be a part-time model... but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job..."

Other Music

Other Music is a fantastic and famous music shop in NYC. They have within the past few months launched a digital music store. It's a great DRM-free alternative to iTunes. You can explore much easier without having ads for top 40 bull shit and the descriptions are very helpful as well. Plus you're helping independent labels, musicians and stores by buying.

Live Earth

I'm sure some or all of you have heard about Live Earth - concerts for a climate change. I think after seeing An Inconvenient Truth, and getting inspired, I went to Al Gore dot com to see what else he had to say. Anyway, he is heavily involved in Live Earth, and has been publicizing it as much as he possibly can. Wanting to do my part, I encourage you to at least check out this website, to see what we all can do to help this problem. Go ahead an call me a hippie, Tingquist, I don't mind. So, check the site out, do what you can, and support Live Earth, and everything else that is green.

Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now...