Thursday, 13 December 2007
Everyday Normal Guy Rap
A Jon Lajoie parody of the detestable materialistic, macho state of mainstream Hip-Hop.
'I get nervous in social situations, muthafucka!'
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
50 Top Ten Lists of 2007
Friday, 30 November 2007
In Rainbows
Here is the single 'All I need' from their seventh studio album 'In Rainbows'.
Mature, informed and musically magnificent, but that's just my opinion, you decide:
Thursday, 29 November 2007
P.I.M.P.
The new video for 'Sensual Seduction/Sexual Eruption', sooo hot, shit, I'm a little out of breath:
I want a keytar so bad.
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Olivo Barbieri: The Waterfall Project
Hovering in a helicopter some 300 to 500 feet above ground, Italian photographer Olivo Barbieri makes cities and landscapes look like children's toys or highly-detailed miniature models. Having shot cities like Rome and Las Vegas from above in the past, his current series aptly called "The Waterfall Project" looks at four of the largest waterfalls in the world.
Using a large-format camera that allows him to play with the layers of focus in a picture, Barbieri turns real scenes into spaces that seem impossible. But despite their unreal feel, all of his images have been created by carefully controlling the optical techniques of his camera and haven't been digitally altered or distorted after shooting.
Hovering in a helicopter some 300 to 500 feet above ground, Italian photographer Olivo Barbieri makes cities and landscapes look like children's toys or highly-detailed miniature models. Having shot cities like Rome and Las Vegas from above in the past, his current series aptly called "The Waterfall Project" looks at four of the largest waterfalls in the world.Using a large-format camera that allows him to play with the layers of focus in a picture, Barbieri turns real scenes into spaces that seem impossible. But despite their unreal feel, all of his images have been created by carefully controlling the optical techniques of his camera and haven't been digitally altered or distorted after shooting.
Yancey Richardson Gallery
A Pretty Good Year for Facebook.
Whether you realize it or not, social networking is something you do every day. Each time you tell a friend about a good movie, bore a neighbor with pictures from your kid's birthday party or catch up on gossip at work, you are reaching out to people you know to share ideas, experiences and information. The genius of social-networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook lies in their ability to capture the essence of these informal exchanges and distill them online into an expanding matrix of searchable, linked Web pages.
Nearly half the people who went online in the U.S. in October--83 million, according to the research firm comScore Media Metrix--visited MySpace or Facebook, making social networking one of the most popular activities on the Web. MySpace has the clear lead, with a U.S. audience of 72 million--more than twice that of Facebook's--and 2007 profits estimated at $200 million.
Although Facebook is expected to earn just $30 million, the three-year-old site is getting all the buzz. One reason: Microsoft recently bought a mere 1.6% of the company for $240 million, an investment that values Facebook at $15 billion, which is in the ballpark of Gap and Xerox. That's far smaller than Google, valued at about $200 billion, but both Facebook and MySpace think they are made of the same game-changing stuff. Like Google, they want to change the way you live and work online. And like Google and practically everyone else on the Internet, they are betting that advertising will make them, and their investors, unimaginably wealthy along the way.
Worth it? Check out Time.com for more.
Monday, 12 November 2007
It All Goes Pear-Shaped on Safari.
Recipe for disaster:
1 part coercion.
1 part vodka
1 passion
Thursday, 8 November 2007
Urban Monkey!!!
I recently posted a magnificent video called DJ Matrix made by a couple of my friends (if you haven't seen it yet click here NOW!!)
Well, it seems that undiscovered filmmaking talent is surfacing all over, the following is a video made by the manifesto boys.(Word Nerds)
Some of the dodgiest cinematography ever, but it's beautiful to watch.
A contemporary metaphor for the degradation of post-modern society and the loss of innocence.
Takes a while to load but you'll laugh you're ass off!!
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
HHP Video to Feature Amerie
Strictly Come Dancing winner Hip Hop Pantsula is having the time of his life. HHP has just been selected to shoot a new music video with the internationally acclaimed director Nick Quested and the leggy R&B sensation Amerie.
The Setswana rapper, who was nominated for numerous awards this year, including an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Africa Act, was selected by thousands of South African music fans who were asked to vote for their favourite artist as part of MTV’s Making the Video with Shell initiative.
HHP, who was yesterday in the studio finalising his latest album, Acceptance Speech, is over the moon about shooting the video for his new track, Music N Lights, later this week in Johannesburg.
Quested, who has made close to 100 music videos for A-list stars including P Diddy, Nas, Common, Sting and Brandy, will be assisted on the shoot by South African music video directors.
Amerie, who was nominated for two Grammys last year for Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary R&B Album, will make a cameo appearance in the video.
American Amerie is best known for her upbeat R&B tracks such as Why Don’t We Fall in Love? and recent chart successes such as Take, Gotta Work, 1 Thing and Touch.
Hip Hop Pantsula, who topped charts with his previous albums O Mang, O Mang Reloaded and YBA 2NY, said: “Nick Quested has worked with so many of my idols. It’s a fantastic opportunity to work with him to realise my vision.
“And the chance to have a star like Amerie appear in one of my videos is just a dream come true.”
The video will premier across Africa on December 7 on MTV.
Source
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Dave Gahan: Kingdom
Here is the video for his latest single, "Heaven".
A disconcertingly eerie video that sublimely describes a beatiful tune:
Monday, 29 October 2007
Two Cows and Two Goats found in Fiat Uno!!
Police in South Africa impounded a Fiat Uno car that was being used to transport two cows and two goats.
Two policemen in northern KwaZulu-Natal chased after the tiny car after a tip-off, reports Independent Online.
Police spokesperson Captain Jabulani Mdletshe said residents of the Phelindaba area reported seeing a man loading a cow into the Fiat.
By the time the two officers arrived, the driver had loaded his vehicle with all four animals and was attempting to speed away.
Police gave chase and, realising he was not losing his pursuers, the man stopped his car and fled into the bushes.
The animals were later handed over to the Hluhluwe Stock Theft Unit, but the driver is still at large.
Monday, 22 October 2007
More Sprinbok Glory!!
Friday, 19 October 2007
Dirrrrty!!!
They are way off the mark, Simian Mobile Disco have beaten them hands down with their new video for the song "Hustler" which is without doubt the filthiest piece of film in history:
Watch till the end for a masterfully cynical comment on the Hollywood Bulimia and Botox body image obsession.
Oh, and the mad electro funk tune is sweet too!!
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Monday, 15 October 2007
Sick Basejumping!!!
In a world where we sometimes believe that everything has been done, there exist those who constantly push the limits of human capability.
RESPECT!!!!!
Thursday, 11 October 2007
A Little Something to Shut the Cynical Haters Up...for Now
I find it amazing how the local media and it's pessimistic readers latch on to any negative news, however, when the news is positive it gets scant coverage on page 57 of Happy Knitting Weekly.
Here is an article you won't see on the front page of any newspaper this week:
Fifa ended its three-day inspection tour of South Africa on Wednesday praising the progress made in building the stadiums that will be used for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The governing body of world soccer, joined by South African organisers, visited four of the nine host cities to assess the stadiums in Johannesburg, the site of the opening and final match, as well as Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
The delegation also received progress reports on accommodation, finance and transport.
"We were able to see signs of huge transformation in the host cities. The task ahead is a big one and we admire the ambition and efforts in the host cities to make 2010 a successful event," said Alain Leiblang, Fifa's head of media.
There have been concerns about the country's high crime rate and poor transport system, as well as the pace of stadium construction.
"We are quite happy that the programme is on track. What we set out to do with this inspection tour, we achieved," local organising committee representative Dennis Mumble said in a statement.
"There are challenges and adjustments that need to be made, but that's the reason for tours such as this, to address those."
The full evaluation report will be presented at a meeting on Tuesday. - Sapa-AP
Sunday, 7 October 2007
Thursday, 4 October 2007
If Your Mother Only Knew!!
There are people, however, that have dedicated substantial portions of their lives to beatfakery and raised it to the level of art .
Case in point, this french chap:
Awesome,but it only serves to remind me of the greatest piece of mouthpiece manipulation of all time, Rahzel's 'If Your Mother Only Knew'.
I still get goosebumps!
Enjoy:
There are versions with video available, none have decent audio though.
Monday, 1 October 2007
Radiohead: Indie Heroes!!
Radiohead have always been a band ahead of their time.
Now, in an unprecedented move, the band, now signed to an independent label, have decided to offer their new album to fans for whatever the fans think it is worth.
This is a move with huge consequences for the industry and possibly politically too.
Major record labels' paranoia about music piracy has been based on the assumption that people would rather steal than buy music. Hence the slogan: "giving away the contents of a record to other people has the same effect as stealing from a story without paying for it" found on EMI records (Radiohead's former parent company.)
The band have set up an online shop where anyone can buy their new album "In Rainbows" for however much they think it is worth. If the notion that between their fans and the band there exists an ideal of collateral and trust, not only will it be a slap in the face of the Capitalist greed that is as evident in the music industry as anywere else, but it might just also make Radiohead the most influential band of our time, a title I believe they have fully deserved ever since "Pablo Honey".
Pre-Order the Box Set HERE -show your appreciation, pay what you can afford.
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Monday, 17 September 2007
Colin Mcrae 1968-2007
This weekend was a sad one for Motorsport, on Saturday, the greatest Rally driver of all time, Colin Mcrae and his 5 year old son Johnny were tragically killed in a helicopter accident.
STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF COLIN McRAE’S FAMILY:
Speaking on behalf of the whole family, Colin’s father, Jim McRae, said today:
“It is with much sadness and regret that we have to make this statement.
It is unbelievable that Colin and Johnny’s lives have been taken so prematurely and in such a tragic manner.
Colin was a great son, a loving husband to Alison and a fantastic father to Johnny and his big sister Hollie. Johnny was a great wee guy, spending every spare minute with his dad, and even at this early stage it looked like he had the potential to carry on the family dynasty.
Our thoughts are also very much with the families of Ben Porcelli and Graeme Duncan. Ben was a great buddy of Johnny’s and they had always spent a lot of time together both in and out of school. Graeme, who now resides in France, had been a close friend of Colin’s since their schooldays and was back in Lanark on holiday.
We are thankful for the overwhelming number of messages of support we have received from all around the world. Colin was very much an inspiration and role model to motorsport fans the world over.
As you can imagine this is a very difficult time for the family and we would ask that our privacy be respected and we be allowed to grieve in private.”
Rest in Peace Sir Colin.
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords follows the trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City. The band is made up of Bret McKenzie on guitar and vocals, and Jemaine Clement on guitar and vocals.
Bret and Jemaine have moved to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.
The previews below made me wet my pants!!
Loads more clips from the show at HBO
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Fuel for Life
Brings to mind Lichtenstein on speed during a canvas shortage (but maybe that's just me)
Drums in Your Pants
Wearing these pants turns you into a musician and instrument. Tyler Freeman, aka Odbal, inserted touch sensitive patches into the pants which allows wearers to tap out all sorts of beats on themselves. Hooked up to a computer and amp, the pants are capable of producing a multitude of sounds. Check out the video above to see them in action. I love nerds!
Monday, 10 September 2007
Friday, 7 September 2007
Baby "Wee-Wee"
A new toy has been introduced in the UK, the 'Baby Wee-Wee' doll drinks water and then pees it out through an "anatomically correct" (but obviously not Jewish)penis!
I'm still cringing!
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Miss USA Teen: A Parade of Genius
I am posting this from my hotel room in Nice. It's really tough out here on the Riviera, incredible food, free-flowing wine and loads of boobs out on gorgeous beaches.
I have however managed to stay abreast of current affairs, none of which is more important than the Miss Teen USA contest, naturally.
Here is Ms. South Carolina sharing her prodigious knowledge with the rest of the world.
Props for mentioning SA, sweetie, I'm sure with brains like that, such as, we can build a great future for all U.S Americans.
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Mystery Money in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) - A mystery gripping Japan over anonymous cash gifts has taken a new twist. For those who want the next batch of giveaways, the place to look is in their mailboxes -- or even right at their feet.
Residents of a Tokyo apartment building are baffled after a total of 1.81 million yen (15,210 dollars) was found in 18 mailboxes by Saturday, a police spokesman said.
"The money was in identical plain envelopes, which were unsealed and carried no names or messages," the spokesman told AFP.
But residents became "spooked" rather than pleased with the anonymous gifts -- and were too upright to pocket the money secretly.
"Some people initially suspected they were fake bills. When they realised the bills were real, they reported them to us," the spokesman said.
The predominantly middle-class apartment building in Tokyo is not alone. An envelope with one million yen was left in the mailbox of a 31-year-old woman in the western city of Kobe on Wednesday.
Police admit they have no idea who is leaving the cash -- whether a few people are behind the bizarre giveaways or if Japan is witnessing a craze of copycat benevolence.
Since June, dozens of city halls and other public buildings across the country have reported finding neatly packaged envelopes full of cash in men's restrooms.
The bathroom money has come with identical letters asking people to do good deeds -- leading to speculation that the benefactor may be a public servant trying to cheer up his profession or perhaps a member of a new-age religion.
Japanese cash dropoffs are not always so neat.
On Wednesday, bills worth 960,000 yen were inexplicably seen "falling" in front of a convenience store.
"We can just say the money came from the skies," a puzzled police official said. "There were other passers-by outside and customers in the store but the incident caused no confusion," he said.
"People thought it was too eerie to touch."
A man who contacted police saying his daughter had dropped the money had his claim rejected as groundless, the official said.
The largest single dropoff so far was in the ancient city of Kyoto on July 23, astonishing a 67-year-old woman who found an envelope containing 10 million yen of stacked bills in her mailbox.
But mystery money does not always reach police intact.
A woman walking on a bridge over Tokyo's Sumida River told officers that she saw bills falling at her feet from an elevated expressway above on July 6.
She believes 30 to 40 notes fell but police managed to collect only six notes worth 46,000 yen by the time they arrived.
"Some people were picking the money up on the bridge," the Tokyo Shimbun quoted the woman as saying.
No one can say if more people have collected money and not told police.
Media tallies suggest more than four million yen, including some found last year, has been found in the public restrooms.
Dutifully, police are holding most of the money in case the rightful owner eventually decides to reveal their identity.
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Monday, 30 July 2007
Blackle is the New Google
For those worried with energy consumption and all its downsides… When your screen is white, being it an empty word page, or the Google page, your computer consumes 74 watts, and when its black it consumes only 59 watts. So
a man named Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year
would be saved. In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check it out: http://www.blackle.com/
Monday, 16 July 2007
You Know You Enjoy the Booze a Little Too Much If....
You inform the arresting officer that gravity is the only law you feel compelled to obey.
Crying in your beer increases its alcohol content.
You’ve invented a Sesame Street drinking game so you can spend more time with your kids.
You regularly shout constructive criticism to the winos holding cardboard signs on street corners, e.g.: “It’s too political! You’re alienating half your demographic!”
Your friends accuse you of “acting weird” whenever they meet you sober.
You’ve convinced your boss that your cologne is called “Eau de Cheap Scotch.”
You can identify most of the bars in town by the underside of their barstools.
Bouncers have a special headlock named after you.
You’ve stepped on your own fingers.
Everyone thinks you’re bilingual.
Your birthday is a holiday in Scotland.
You buy a lamp because you need a hat.
You drank so much beer last night you single-handedly wore out a fresh urinal cake.
You refer to grapes as “wine eggs.”
You’d never steal a fellow drunk’s drink, but you do occasionally “adopt orphans.”
You can order a beer in 17 different languages but don’t know how to pronounce “Perrier.”
Absolut wants to run an ad featuring a picture of your liver in the shape of a bottle.
These and a whole lot more wise words found at Modern Drunkard Magazine!
Saturday, 14 July 2007
Friday the 13th Javelin Accident
This guy is either really unlucky or he pissed off Tero Pitkämäki (who is, if that is the case, the greatest Javelin chucker of all time!!)
The accident took place during the Golden League games in Rome.
Monday, 9 July 2007
Friday, 29 June 2007
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Pearl is Back...and this time she's really mad!!
Ferrel is a Genius!!
If you are one of the three people who didn't see 'The Landlord' (Pearl's show-stopping breakthrough performance) , you can watch it below. Do it.
Snow In Pretoria!!!
Some Johannesburg residents phoned radio stations and told of waking up their children at 1am to play in the snow outside. Snow was reported on the East Rand, in Roodepoort and in Pretoria, while rooftops in Rosebank sparkled with a white layer early on Wednesday morning.
The cold snap also caused more power failures, with Bedfordview residents experiencing their third power failure in a matter of days.
Pretoria was the northern-most point of the snowfall, South African Weather Service forecaster Siyabonga Mthetwa told the Mail & Guardian Online on Wednesday morning. Snow like this last occurred in Gauteng on September 10 1981, he said.
No more snowfall is expected to fall in Gauteng, he added, as the weather system is on its way out to sea.
Early-morning temperatures in the province are likely to fall sharply on Thursday, the weather service said. Daytime temperatures, however, are expected to recover gradually from Thursday onwards.
In the Free State, Bloemfontein had already seen sleet falling by lunchtime on Tuesday with temperatures hovering at about three degrees Celsius. Various places in central and southern Free State reported snow and sleet, and in Lady Grey in the Eastern Cape snow had started to fall at about 11.30am on Tuesday. It was still snowing by late afternoon. "It's a fairyland, our own Alps," said resident Johan Hattingh.
Snowfalls were also reported from Rhodes, Sterkspruit, Aliwal North, Tarkastad and Barkly East.
Courtesy: Mail & Gaurdian Online
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
SuperCool Animation
Papiroflexia (Spanish for "Origami") is the animated tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.
Check out more animations by Joaquin Baldwin at PixelNitrate
Friday, 22 June 2007
More Little People Busting Out the Moves
Breakdancing little star of Bollywood. Thavakalai, aka known as Little Superstar in the webosphere, is an adult Indian actor. The film, a 1990 Tamil movie called Adhisaya Piravi, is from India and is a product of the Chennai (Madras) movie industry, otherwise known as Kollywood.
He is my Hero!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
One Really Little Guy, Fire and a Semi-Decent Strip Routine
Saw a dwarf fire-dancing last night.....................it was brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, 18 June 2007
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Monday, 4 June 2007
Paris Hilton Deshtroyed!!
Look out for Nicholson pissing himself!!
Facebook Off
If things carry on this way i might have to issue a statement via my publicist to announce my need for rehab, book myself into Promises for twelve hours and later the same day announce my complete recovery.
The following video illustrates the power of the Facebook phenomenon:
Bonus Facebook Fun:
Play the Facebook Drinking Game
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Edutainment
Nobody can say I don't do my bit for the education of our youth against the dangers of unprotected sex!
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
X-Fighters
Nerves of steel, Lightning reactions and balls the size of grapefruit!
Check out the highlights of the recent X-Fighter champs held at Slane Castle, Dublin:
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Pete Doherty: Libertine
After:
Junkie cretin or modern misunderstood poet genius??
Whatever, the Libertines were great and Babyshambles are better.
Watch the whole documentary 'Who the Fuck is Pete Doherty' on YT
Monday, 21 May 2007
Get the Skills to Pay the Bills
In seminal nineties TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, little Carlton Banks took any opportunity to bust some moves, albeit some very dodgy ones. But judging by this advert, Carlton (aka Alfonso Ribeiro) can throw a few more shapes than he originally let on.
Friday, 18 May 2007
Schkippy the Laugh Kangaroo
Guido Hatsiz what a champ, now get in your pink Hyundai and go home before your G-string starts chafing.
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
First there was The Landlord....
here's the new short from comic hero Will Ferrel:
Pity Pearl's nowhere to be seen, she was probably too drunk during filming.
You can, however, check out Pearler: the Out Takes.
BTW: Go see Blades of Glory.
This one:
Not the classic Canadian cinematic gem:
Friday, 11 May 2007
Movie Scenes so bad...They're Beautiful
Thanks Guy!!
Thursday, 10 May 2007
NewWebPick Issue 9 Out Now!
The new issue of the Interweb's best magazine is available for download, as usual it's filled with the best the world has to offer in Design, Photography, Graffiti, CGraphics and more, all in a neat little interactive multimedia package that doesn't get dirty when you touch it!!
Subscriptions cost only $4 a year!!
If you're a tightass you can download the lite version.
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Global Warming Ready
We are constantly bombarded by images that dictate how we spend, what we think and how we live our lives. A huge portion of the ad-share we see in the media is devoted to promoting luxury clothing brands and cosmetics. 99% of these ads follow the tried and tested method of portraying the product in idyllic, emotive settings which are ultimately, subconsciously associated with the brand by us, the consumer.
The other one percent is made up of truly original advertising:
Diesel's new 'Global Warming Ready' campaign shot by Terry Richardson belongs to this minority:
Friday, 4 May 2007
The Hoff: What a Mess!!
This video was shot three months ago by the Hoff's seventeen year old daughter.
Great that she shows such concern for dad, but how the hell did it get onto YouTube??
Dave has since issued this statement:
"I am a recovering alcoholic. Despite that, I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work. I have been successfully dealing with my issue. Unfortunately, I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse. Because of my honest and positive relationship with my children, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made when I had a relapse to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it, and I am back on my game. I thank God for the love and concern from my children."
Thursday, 3 May 2007
UEFA Champions League: Twice in Three Years??
For the second time in three years Liverpool will face AC Milan in the final of the biggest club football tournament in the world.
The final will be a chance for the bitter Italians to get revenge for being beaten two years ago in what has to be one of the greatest football matches of all time.
Personally I don't think they stand a chance against the little team who have proved themselves to be the King's of Big Match Temperament on the daunting European stage.
YOU'LL NEVER STAND ALONE!!!!!
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Kama Sutra
Sunday, 29 April 2007
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Madge in Malawi
Check out a full gallery of my pics on Picasa.