Thursday, November 5, 2009

Congratulations to the 2009 World Champion New York Yankees!

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Incredible Dog Mambo Dancing

This is an incredible dog. It can dance the Mambo.
This dog is incredible. Mambo it can dance.
This is an incredible dog. It can dance the Mambo.
This dog is incredible. Mambo it can dance.
This is an incredible dog. It can dance the Mambo.
This dog is incredible. Mambo it can dance.
This is an incredible dog. It can dance the Mambo.
This dog is incredible. Mambo it can dance.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Hoots and Hellmouth

After seeing Hoots and Hellmouth twice in the last 2 months I have to say I am impressed. They feature some fancy pickin' on acoustic guitars, a mandolin, and an upright bass. They also do a fair amount of stomping and jumping on a plywood tambourine contraption. It sounds great live. altsounds.com seems to think they suck pretty badly according to their review of the new album "The Holy Open Secret", but I disagree, I am digging it. Here's a taste.



Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Oddly Addictive - "Sleigh Bells"

There is an exhausting amount of show reviews still trickling out of indie blogs everywhere from this years CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.

One of the acts getting rave reviews is the Brooklyn electronic duo Sleigh Bells
(Even the site everyone loves to hate, Pitchfork, had great things to say rating their song "Crown on the Ground" a 9.)

So what? Well give it a listen. The song sounds like they hired a 3 year old to sit behind the mixer. Each note crunches and grinds at an intolerable volume. It's annoying and you'll wan't to turn it off after 30 seconds. The only thing is you're hearing is fine and so is your volume. The songs are intentionally like this...it's their gimmick...and it's working.

The big bang comes 10 minutes later...when you say, "Wait a minute...let me play that again, I kind of liked it." You actually begin to miss all the noise. That is why, "Crown on the Ground" as well as the other tracks Sleigh Bells have released on their MySpace page are oddly addictive!


Sleigh Bells - "Crown on the Ground" (demo)

I'm Sorry For Showing You This of the Day

Could you consider this "Rap" music?
Perhaps a completely new sub-genre known as "Crap" music?

Either way...YOU PRESS PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to punch me in the eye.

Tuesday TuneUp: "Be Thankful For What You've Got"

Because really...does it get any better than:

Diamond in the back, sunroof top,
Diggin the scene,
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh.


Monday, November 2, 2009

Life Lesson of the Day: How To Eat Chicken Wings

I'd assume the title pretty much says it all.

Chef John from the great foodie site FoodWishes.com uncovers one of the biggest food riddles of all time.

How exactly does one go about getting all the meat off of a chicken wing?

If only I caught this yesterday...now I have to wait another week for Football and wings.



PS - Lets seal the deal Yankees!