Kaiser Chiefs “Ruby” video

It’s been a long time since lead singers of pop bands picked up the tambourine in some feeble attempt to be more musical. Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs doesn’t care what anyone thinks as he shakes away in the video for “Ruby“:

Exes & Ohs opening credits

One of my favorite short films is The Ten Rules (2002), written by and starring Michelle Paradise. This short, quirky flick had me laughing out loud in several places. I was also impressed by how well the characters were fleshed in a short period of time. Determined to find out what else […]

Pathfinder trailer, stills, and a game

Pathfinder is a fantasy, action-adventure film set when Vikings tried to conquer North America that tells the heroic story of a young Norse boy left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. The boy is raised by Native Americans, and years later when the Vikings return, he wages a personal war to […]

Madlib’s The Other Side: Los Angeles videos

Time Out and Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings are releasing the fifth installment in the Other Side series in a few weeks. This one is rapper/producer Madlib’s personal audio tour of Los Angeles. Highlights of the mix include Sun Ra Arkestra, the Outlaw Blues Band, reggae drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace (Burning Spear), and […]

Thomas Lunch — tater tots & Mr. Spock

I love tater tots. It’s a food obsession that began long ago with public school lunches, and the yummy goodness of the tater tots at any McMenamins pub keep fanning the flames. I’m also a bit of a tech geek fan girl. I don’t know how to build anything or code much, […]

Three 6 Mafia’s Adventures In HollyHood

Three 6 Mafia is leaving Memphis for the bright lights and big dreams of Hollywood. MTV’s new comedic-reality series Adventures In HollyHood premiers April 5th. The show will follow the group as they navigate through the maze of Hollywood and find their way to the top. You can find out more about […]

VNV Nation - “The Farthest Star” and “Nemesis”

Irish/English duo VNV Nation are set to release their seventh album of frosty, industrial-dance entitled Judgement (Metropolis Records) on April 10th. The band will also be embarking on an extensive tour of the US and Canada, including a stop at the Coachella Festival. Here are a couple tracks from Judgement to slake your […]

Day Watch trailer

Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge director/writer Timur Bekmambetov, Day Watch (Дневной дозор) is the next installment in the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko. When the previous installment, Night Watch (Ночной дозор), was released in its native Russia in July 2004, it became an instant smash hit breaking all film gross records in post-Soviet […]