Friday, November 28, 2008

Cat Specific Web Humour (Rap Related) (LULZ Guaranteed)



The curmudgeon of cool TwentyTwenty dumped this on the rug of the interestnet, so I thought I'd post it here, cause shits needs homes in the neu economy, not to mention winter.





Here is the marginally less funny original.





Images courtesy of Garfield minus Garfield, a website:

"a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb. "


I'd get to that faster than Garfield finds lasagna...nope...not funny...my wife thought that was gangbusters.

See you later. I need a break from the screen.



Thursday, November 20, 2008

After All It's On The Wall



"Spraypaint" A poem by Rob Giampietro.


Courtesy of longtime ponderer (and sometime podna)in rhyme THE WIZ



He omits the map of Canada, but does Prince ever smear the emotion of a lonely painter on his version of a Joni Mitchell masterpiece.

PRINCE - A Case Of You



While we're on paint. Viddy yourself a copy of this movie:





PEACE!


Friday, November 14, 2008

BLOCKED!!!



BREAKING NEWS:

Lego has lost the patent to make the product that we know to be Lego.


Here are my favourite things ever made with Lego.





Abyssinians - Leggo Beast


King of the Trees (the treemeister)



I had to take a break from video/radio/scribblatory sword sharpening to post this video of a Dan Deacon "song." If you're not into a gruff lizard who tells it like it is, living in a universe of illustrated dictation, well, the new Bond is out, you could watch the trailer AGAIN.

If you are in need of some LOL-ing 2 day while u werk or what F-R...



Also, here's the sweetest little toon that I've heard in a cute minute. It happened to have the same name as the Dan Deacon video (thanks for helping with future romance mixtapes Youtube search!)



The band is HELLO SUNSHINE, and the singer Joy Bishop is like Natalie Portman crossed with all the beautiful girls in class that you never asked out for drinks, despite resolving to do so on your way to the car, every single class.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Mama Africa RIP (Really Important Person)


Miriam Makeba passed away last night, after a show, on the road, singing, a moving monument to the strength and beauty of the dark continent. In this age of ballyhooed hope and real optimism, it's worth focusing on a figure who was all the prospects of a greater future through excellence in the present.

“Throughout her life, Mama Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the certainty of victory over the dark forces of apartheid and colonialism through the art of song.”
-Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Certainty of victory over the dark forces...

Due to my currently hurt ability to rip from vinyl, in lieu of jams, here are some pristine youtubes.





Big shout out to the African friends of Grilling It (Bombzilla I see you!). Down there doing your thing, unwilling to say "this place is fucked" and just leave.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Keep On



Everyone, everywhere is pumped. I talked to a serial GOP brainbuster last night who was glowing with joy and gracious in defeat. Weird.

Again, head to El Stencemilla for the proper juice, but here's my today.

The US election fallout is currently riddled with three issues.

1) Transition: cabinet favourites, puppies and lowered expectations.
2) The heretofore off-the-record truth about Palin.
3) Proposition 8 (no same sex marriage-o).

My vote for the puppy remains, a black lab named "Maverick"



For "I didn't know Ahhhfrica is a Cah-ntinent" Sarah Palin, watch this informative bit of Maritime rhyme.



In terms of Prop 8, it's a major setback, on an issue that I've never understood. Ever. No antagonist to same sex unions has ever been able to explain themselves. This deadbeat prophet makes an interesting argument (NB, the one minute mark):



I think we need to espouse the hope, equality, possibility and optimism that got Obama elected and trust that the Prop Eight madness will be worked out by a prevailing sense of justice. To use some cliche's - the name of the game is just keep your eye on the ball. There is no excuse for voices to go unheard and issues to be ignored. Baby steps. Just because the screwheads won a single battle doesn't mean the wounded can't be healed.

Obamanation



So many songs soon...

For now, get thee to The Stencil for victory coverage.