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PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead (Audio)

2010-12-12T21:44:00.000Z

New Polly Jean. She get's weirder and weirder.

Cee Lo Green - Bodies (mp3)

2010-12-12T21:34:00.000Z

Produced by Salaam Remi.

From The Lady Killer LP, out now.

True Grit (2010) Trailer

2010-12-12T17:37:00.003Z

From Ethan and Joel Coen, and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin.

Usually, I would avoid remakes at all costs, but the Coen's can do whatever they want in my book.

Best Website Ever?

2010-12-12T14:26:00.003Z

Kim Jong Il looking at Corn.

Okay, maybe it's not the best website ever. But it made me laugh out loud.

Visit Kim Jong Il Looking at Things now for more timeless propaganda classics such as 'Kim looking at pigs' and 'Kim looking at a radish'. Genius.

Just because it's brilliant...

2010-12-12T14:22:00.002Z

The Smiths - You've Got Everything Now (Live at the Hacienda)

Jay Electronica & JFK - The Announcement (Audio)

2010-12-12T14:14:00.002Z

This is great. If he can keep up this intelligent, left-field approach to hip hop despite signing to the Roc Nation behemoth (home of Jay-Z, Willow Smith, Rihanna etc) then he will offer something genuinely different and meaningful in a genre devoid of substance at the moment (with a few exceptions.)

Nixon x Beastie Boys

2010-12-12T14:07:00.003Z

Nixon watches team up with the Hot Sauce Committee.

RADCollector says: “With Mike D with a bottle of cognac on the face and the quotation ”I accept this award on behalf of the band” written on the band, the Maritime themed watch fits the Beastie steez to a tee. Only 20 global retailers will be dropping one of four colorways each week in December."

Not my thing personally, but trashily humourous. You can pick one up at Dover Street Market while stocks last.

Cowbell - Never Satisfied (Video)

2010-12-12T13:50:00.003Z

I love this track. Hope you do too.

Cowbell are a blues/garage rock duo from London. Yes, it's a fella on guitar and vocals and a woman on drums. Sounds familiar doesnt it? I really dont care if they are a White Stripes rip off (they're not); this is great music.

Gorillaz - Crystalised (the XX cover - Video)

2010-12-12T13:43:00.004Z

'Controversial' Live Lounge cover of the XX anthem.

Why is it controversial? I'll let NME tell you. Almost everybody else loved it
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Personally, I quite like it despite the lack of energy or baseline. Plus, it features glockenspiels!

Back For Good?

2010-12-12T13:35:00.004Z

After the best part of a year off, Eternal Broadcaster is returning.

More music, fashion, film, design nonsense that you may or may not care about will be forthcoming. Why..? Because the devil will find work for idle hands to do (c) S. P. Morrissey.

Jay Electronica - Exhibit A (Video snippet)

2010-01-30T09:57:00.002Z

After all the fuss over Exhibit C, Jay is dropping a video to his earlier Exhibit A track, which I'm rediscovering a love for, thanks primarily to these new visuals. Frustratingly, this is only a snippet.

Enjoy.

Grizzly Bear cover Hot Chip

2010-01-30T09:48:00.004Z

Grizzly Bear, creators of one of my albums of 2009 (I really need to finish those posts), cover one of Hot Chip's big singles from a few years back and change it from a dancey pop-track into a subtle folky lament. And it works.

Grizzly Bear - Boy From School (Cover) mp3

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Right Click > Save As... for the mp3 (kindly provided by GvsB)

Broken Bells - The High Road (Video)

2010-01-30T09:25:00.000Z

"Something I spotted on The Sartorialist..."

2010-01-30T09:10:00.005Z

I find myself saying that more and more.

This four are pretty damn cool. Beardy dude particularly so.

Click for close ups.

Scott 'The Sartorialist' Schuman spotted him at Costume National in Milan, took his photo, and pasted it into his blog (for those who didn't know what The Sartorialist was, that's it in a nutshell). Yes, it's all a bit vacuous, and it really is only images (very rarely, Schuman will comment on cut, colour, fit and effortlessness) but I like looking at 'nice things', and this blog ticks all the boxes. If you like clothes, design and people, then get familiar.

Cold Legistics - Beatle Juice mp3

2010-01-30T08:47:00.003Z

I love this track at the moment. Love it.

A near perfect 1:59 instrumental.

To download the 20-track free album this is taken from, click HERE.

usershare link courtesy of Potholes

State of the Artist - Common Senses mp3

2010-01-30T08:15:00.003Z

A nice jazzy, laid back track (great horns) from the unsigned Seattle-based group, State of the Artist (sota), who have been together since 2007. Visit their website for more info.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Trailer)

2010-01-30T08:05:00.001Z

Yes... this is Wall Street 2.

But... Shia LeBeouf?

Good Shoes - The Way My Heart Beats mp3

2010-01-30T07:59:00.004Z

The opening track from new album 'No Hope, No Future', out now.

Previously: Good Shoes - Under Control (Video)

Yeasayer - Ambling Alp mp3

2010-01-30T07:49:00.003Z

The album leaked last December, and is available for retail in February.

Having had the album for over a month, I'm still struggling to get into it, but I can't get bored of this single.

The Goats - Typical American (Video)

2010-01-24T19:05:00.001Z

I can't remember if I posted this before.

If I did, I don't care. I loved this track back in '92. Far from your average rap crew.

MacGruber - Red Band Trailer

2010-01-21T14:37:00.001Z

From SNL.

This looks vaguely comedic, but could well be terrible. For those unfamiliar, it is a spoof of 80's hero MacGyver.

Hasn't The Simpsons covered all that needs to be in terms of piss takes of MacGyver?

Gil Scott-Heron - Me And The Devil (Video)

2010-01-21T14:16:00.001Z

A legend returns...

Cop Out - Trailer

2010-01-18T17:15:00.001Z

Brilliant... Jeff's wife from Curb!

adidas Originals - Star Wars Collection (Advert)

2010-01-14T17:42:00.001Z

I can't hate this...

The A-Team - Trailer

2010-01-12T09:08:00.001Z

Hot Chip - One Life Stand mp3

2010-01-09T19:32:00.002Z

The 'new' Hot Chip track, from the album of the same name, due in February.

Previously on eb: One Life Stand (Video)

Broken Bells - October mp3

2010-01-09T19:13:00.004Z

The Broken Bells album is coming in March. I have it now, and I'm trying to get into it now. For those who don't know, Broken Bells is DJ Dangermouse and the dude from The Shins.

Here is an album track called 'October'. It starts off slow and epic, but gets going pretty quickly. It's kind of a polished American indie-pop vibe, which Dangermouse can do in his sleep.

Update: mp3 removed due to the below:

"On behalf of Columbia Records, Monotone and Broken Bells, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of the "Broken Bells" / eponymous album on your site (or any non-preview tracks from Broken Bells’ new album - street date 9th March).We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting Broken Bells, but the label, management and artists would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question."

Delphic - Doubt (Video)

2010-01-08T11:47:00.001Z

How obvious is it that these lads are Mancunian?!

This is a cross between Electronic, New Order and the Chemical Brothers.

Good visuals too.

The Roots - Live on Jimmy Fallon (Mixtape)

2010-01-08T11:37:00.003Z

For those that don't know, The Roots are currently acting as the house band on Jimmy Fallon's chat show in the US.

This mixtape is... well I'll let Shake of 2DB tell it... "a nice little collection of performance clips from Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon. Ludacris, Clipse, Wale, Q-Tip, 50 Cent, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, Black Star, Public Enemy and more rocking with the legendary Roots crew! Something for the fans to vibe to." Indeed.

Late Night with The Roots (mixtape)

link via 2dopeboyz.

Racist KFC Commercial?

2010-01-08T11:03:00.001Z

Racist?

I don't know. It's a stereotype being reinforced, of course, but it really is meant to be lighthearted. I don't see any malice, but that doesn't mean it's not offensive.

I know a number of black dudes who laugh about how much they like fried chicken. Is this ad any worse than those where white people are mocked for having no rhythm? I think we're entering the realms of what is acceptable in comedy. I'm aware that this is not the work of a stand-up comedian pushing the boundaries of taste on stage, and a Corporate giant like KFC should probably know better than to stray into this type of area with their ad campaigns, but I can't help but think we're becoming too sensitive about race. We can't pretend we're all the same, and we have to have a sense of humour about ourselves.

That said, generalisations will always frustrate and annoy people, and that is the case here.

New RJD2 Video - "Let There Be Horns"

2010-01-07T20:25:00.001Z

From his incoming new album...

Cemetery Junction - Teaser Trailer

2010-01-07T10:39:00.001Z

Can't wait...

I used to work in Reading, and it's soul destroying. I'm sure that will come across.

Hot Chip - One Life Stand (Video)

2010-01-06T17:33:00.001Z

Video is odd. Not as odd as the singer.

Still loving this track though...

44 Inch Chest - Trailer

2010-01-04T08:15:00.001Z

"44 Inch Chest is a provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender film amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone".

Sounds good to me...

Midlake - Children of the Grounds mp3

2010-01-03T10:28:00.004Z

New Midlake, from their forthcoming new album, 'The Courage of Others', due for release in the UK on 1st February.
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I'm working my way through a promo-copy of the album now, and whilst there is nothing as immediate as 'Roscoe', the general feel of the music is the same. It conjures an image of that M. Night Shyamalan film 'The Village' for me. I imagine these guys recording this album whilst wearing brown smocks and standing around a camp fire. They themselves have acknowledged that Olde English Folk music has been a continuing influence on their music, so I'm on the right path... enjoy...

Jay-Z - On To The Next One (Video feat. Swizz Beatz)

2010-01-01T09:32:00.001Z

Not my favourite track by any means, however with these incredible arty/futuristic visuals, it seems to make a little more sense. This also plays into the hands of all of those "Jay-Z is a devil worshipping member of the Illuminati" rumours too. (Google that).

Featuring Swizz "Mr Alicia Keys" Beatz...

Best Albums of 2009 - No. 8

2009-12-31T06:30:00.004Z

8. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

This album is about more than advertising track placements and celebrity fan (Jay-Z and Beyonce) endorsements. I first heard Two Weeks through GvsB, who posted a rip of Grizzly Bear's live performance on the Letterman show (mp3 below). Since then, that particular track has been hard to avoid, but I know it has been an excellent advert in itself for the album. A little bit folk, a little bit indie, we have another album that is difficult to categorise succinctly, probably due to the lack of overriding trademark image (no big hair, no skinny jeans, no beards) or gimmick (not recorded in a log cabin, not a supergroup).

Veckatimest is another sunny, summertime album, but one that drifts over you with a light touch, rather than many of the Beach Boys tribute bands we have seen of late, where 'SUMMER!' is rammed down your neck, whether you like it or not.

I'll leave you with that Two Weeks (Live) mp3 and the video for my current favourite track from the album...

Two Weeks (Live on Letterman) mp3

Good Shoes - Under Control (Video)

2009-12-30T20:02:00.001Z

Knight and Day - Trailer

2009-12-24T09:25:00.001Z

Hmmmm.

Tom Cruise is not gay and Cameron Diaz doesn't look rough as old boots.

*looks for sarcasm button on keyboards*

Fraggle Rock Tee's

2009-12-24T08:59:00.004Z

I used to love Fraggle Rock. The little builder dudes were classic.

Still, I'm not sure a man of my age could carry these off.

Follow the link below to see the full collection.

Dr Romanelli x Fraggle Rock x Cassette Playa T-Shirts

Available now at Paris's colette

via highsnobiety

Top Cat - RIP

2009-12-23T13:13:00.001Z

Top Cat is dead.

Top Cat voice Arnold Stang dies aged 91 (via BBC News)

Simon Cowell: Shit for Ears (Charlie Brooker)

2009-12-23T08:59:00.005Z

Furiously disillusioned prose wizard Charlie Brooker, writing on the X-Factor chart backlash:

"While I'm happy for Rage Against the Machine to be enjoying the sales and publicity, I can't help thinking we could've organised a slightly better protest ourselves. Chances are the X Factor will try to kick back extra hard next year – perhaps by actually releasing a song with a melody in it – so it's best to start planning the resistance now.

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The temptation might be to pour a lot of time and effort into creating a catchy anti-X Factor anthem, but the smartest counter-move would be to release something short, cheap and throwaway that isn't even a proper song at all. I propose a track called Simon Cowell: Shit for Ears, which consists of a couple of eight-year-olds droning the phrase "Simon Cowell, shit for ears" four times in a row in the most deliberately tuneless manner possible.

It should last only about 15 seconds or so. Quick enough to register; brief enough not to outstay its welcome.
Then we release it online at the lowest price possible. What's the bare minimum you can charge and still be eligible for a chart position? It could be as little as 2p. Because the track is just recorded on to a cheap mic, and released without the assistance of any record label, 100% of the profits go to charity."
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Read the rest of Charlie's brilliant, constructive rant by clicking HERE.

I'll be first in the queue (does iTunes have queues?) to buy 'Shit for Ears' if it's released next December...

Joy Orbison - She Dressed In Her Best (Audio)

2009-12-22T20:15:00.001Z

This fella is killing it...

Sia - You've Changed (Video)

2009-12-22T20:03:00.001Z

I like Sia.

She's cool.

That is all.

Comedy...

2009-12-22T19:42:00.002Z

...but the sad fact is, many of those women claiming that Tiger touched them on their privates will make a lot of money out of this whole affair (pun intended).

Jay-Z - Young Forever feat Mr. Hudson (Video)

2009-12-22T15:21:00.001Z

Horrible song... but I'm sure this expensive video and the obscene amount of radio play this single is getting will push it up the charts.

Christmas No. 1!

2009-12-20T22:25:00.001Z

Best Albums of 2009 - No. 9

2009-12-20T09:38:00.004Z

9. Jamie T - Kings & Queens

Every track on Kings & Queens has an energy and excitement to it (even the acoustic track Jilly Armeen, my current favourite). Many reviewers have spent time trying to categorise Jamie T's music; pop, ska, punk, rap, indie... but to me, this just sounds like someone who loves music and isn't thinking too much about what his target demographic is. Singles 'Sticks n Stones' and 'Chaka Demus' have been two of my favourite pop tracks of 2009, and the recently released Man Machine is arguaby the standout track of Jamie T's career to date.

Jilly Armeen - Audio

Girls - Lust For Life (Video)

2009-12-20T09:31:00.001Z

I love this track. It makes me wish the sun was shining...

From the recently released album by Girls, entitled 'Album', just to keep things simple.

Fever Ray - Keep The Streets Empty For Me (Video)

2009-12-19T09:12:00.002Z

Grandmaster Flash on "Later...with Jools Holland"

2009-12-18T19:00:00.001Z

Iron Man 2 - Trailer

2009-12-18T16:07:00.001Z

This looks the business. It has brought the big kid out in me.

Plus, is that Scarlett?

Best Albums of 2009 - No. 10

2009-12-18T15:28:00.002Z

10. Mos Def - The Ecstatic

Another avant-garde release from Mos Def, featuring soul, funk, bollywood samples, a Slick Rick feature and production by J Dilla, Chad of The Neptunes, Madlib and Oh No.

Up-tempo lead singles 'Casa Bey' and 'Quiet Dog Bite Hard' set the tone for what was to be a genre-straddling effort with no mention of cars, watches or money, but one that was resolutely Hip Hop.

Unfortunatley for Mos, the high point was arguably the Slick Rick verse on 'Audotorium', which was a story told from the perspective of a US soldier in Iraq, conversing with the locals via the medium of rap. Sounds silly, but isn't. In all, easily the best major label Hip Hop album of the year.

Mos Def - Supermagic (Video)

Rihanna - Hard feat. Young Jeezy (Video)

2009-12-18T14:09:00.005Z

Posted for obvious reasons, and they don't include the quality of the music.

Update: Video removed due to copyright infringement. Gutted [sarcasm].

Best Albums of 2009 - No. 11

2009-12-18T09:07:00.009Z

11. Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Kasabian's third long-player topped the album chart this year, propelled by genuine hit singles with a psychedelic pop edge.

'Underdog', the Doors-a-like 'Fire' and 'Where Did All The Love Go?' got an awful lot of radio play.

From the album cover and the sounds on the disc, to the clothes and haircuts, Kasabian morphed into something more than the swaggering lad rockers that they started out as.

Kasabian - Underdog mp3

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C mp3

2009-12-17T13:13:00.004Z

The CDQ of the radio rip Hip Hop kids have been spazzing over for a month has arrived. And to be fair, this guy is futuristic.

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C (produced by Just Blaze)

link courtesy of Meka and Shake.

Update: 'The link' is dead. Long live 'the iTunes' (yep, if you take all day, you have to pay.)

Life Magazine - Photos of the Year 2009

2009-12-17T13:03:00.002Z

A sand storm engulfs Riyadh.

For more incredible images like this, visit life.com's Photos of the Year pages.

Robin Hood - Trailer

2009-12-16T12:00:00.001Z

From Ridley Scott and his BFF Russell Crowe...

Alan Ford - Washing Machine abuse

2009-12-16T08:19:00.000Z

Tron Legacy (aka Tron 2) Poster

2009-12-15T08:32:00.003Z

I haven't forgotten about this... arriving Xmas 2010. Click for close up.

Soundtrack by Daft Punk!!

The Drums - Let's Go Surfing (Video)

2009-12-14T21:38:00.001Z

Another track off my 'years best' list...

eb's 'Albums of 2009' coming soon...

"Nutters from Parkhurst dressed in Yeti suits"

2009-12-14T20:15:00.001Z

Alan Ford. Legend.

Cockney Sunday Observer sketch, from Armando Iannucci.

Portishead - Chase the Tear (Video)

2009-12-14T16:45:00.001Z

The video to Portishead's Amnesty International 'charity single'.

Skiing Fail

2009-12-14T10:04:00.005Z

If you see anybody wearing these on the slopes next year, avoid them at all costs.

They are clearly a maniac with a number of self-esteem issues.

Spotted at highsnobiety, who have more details and photos.

Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (Audio)

2009-12-14T09:04:00.001Z

One of the year's best dance tracks.

Provided today as a prelude to Eternal Broadcaster's 'Best Albums of 2009' post, coming soon...

Youth in Revolt - Red Band Trailer (Video)

2009-12-13T16:41:00.001Z

Burial - Fostercare (Video)

2009-12-09T08:59:00.001Z

The video for Fostercare has arrived...

How NOT to deal with relegation...

2009-12-08T16:30:00.001Z

Coritiba could only draw at home to Fluminese, which meant that the home side were relegated.

Yes, there are tears in the crowd, and dejected fans trudging out, much as you would see in England.

But then... it all goes 'a bit Brasilian', and the home fans decide to try and kill the referee and anyone else who is still on the pitch.

Mind you, if West Ham don't improve rapidly, I'm sure we'll see similar scenes at Upton Park come May next year...

YAW - Where Would You Be (Audio)

2009-12-08T15:03:00.001Z

Apologies for the visuals, but just listen to the music.

Please.

It could just be the best 4 minutes 17 seconds of your day...

If you like this (and if you don't, your sick), you can pick it up on iTunes. It features on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Bubbler's 3 compilation.

Definite - Playin' These Games mp3

2009-12-08T13:32:00.003Z

A new Blu (aka GODleebarnes) production, from Definite's new album 'Matters at Hand'. I gather Blu has a few more tracks on that album, meaning I'll be picking it up tonight. This is what you would expect; laid back, soulful, sample-driven Hip Hop.

Playin' These Games mp3

mp3 usershare link 'borrowed' from 2dopeboyz

Wow... Chongqing Edition

2009-12-08T13:26:00.005Z

Upon first glance, MAD Architects’ latest project for Chongqing, China looks like an impossibility. The project, entitled Urban Forest, features a stacked set of floors that cantilever drastically from their central support. The floors are designed to bring more nature and open space into a densely compacted urban area.

Floor-to-ceiling glass windows offer users an uninterrupted panoramic of the city as a way to combine nature with the urban metropolis. Pools, trees and courtyards are scattered about the walk-around balconies providing an aesthetic which is quite different from the typical office or residential space.

Spotted at archdaily

The Horrors - Who Can Say (Video)

2009-12-08T09:21:00.001Z

I bought this album earlier in the year, and it sat on my shelf for months.

I dug it out at the weekend, and have been playing this track in particular on a regular basis.

They seem to have lost the goth look, and gone a bit Joy Division. Good move...

Blakroc - What You Do To Me mp3

2009-12-05T14:56:00.006Z

Blakroc is The Black Keys + an array of emcee's that Damon Dash pulled together. This track features Jim Jones (who is dog-shit), and Billy Danze from MOP, above (who is a fierce).

The album is out on Monday (I've been spinning it for a week, and it's not your average rock/rap hybrid nonsense... this is GOOD.)

Saint John of Las Vegas - Trailer

2009-12-05T14:12:00.001Z

This looks good.

Steve Buscemi can do no wrong in my eyes. Sarah Silverman likewise...

Your own Terry Richardson...

2009-12-05T13:59:00.006Z

This is too funny.

colette in Paris will be selling these soon. Don't expect them to last long.

More info at highsnobiety.com

Previously on EB - Terry Richardsons 2010 Pirelli Calendar

Camp Lo - Oodles of O's (De La Soul Tribute) mp3

2009-12-05T13:48:00.005Z

Camp Lo (of 'Luchini' fame) cover a De La Soul classic from their 'De La Soul is Dead' album.

This is part of a tribute mixtape called 'Le Da Soul', put together by Mick Boogie, Terry Urban, Lemar & Dauley, to celebrate 20 years of De La Soul putting out Grade A music.

You can d/l the full mixtape by clicking HERE.

Brooklyn's Finest - Trailer

2009-12-05T09:19:00.001Z

From the director of Training Day.

It appears he has adopted the CSI approach and made Training Day: New York.

And Snipes is virtually reprising his Nino Brown character from New Jack City.

People Under The Stairs - Trippin' At The Disco (Video)

2009-11-30T21:31:00.001Z

Good video.

Alicia Keys' new video

2009-11-30T09:49:00.001Z

Back on Track?

2009-11-30T09:37:00.003Z

They all count!

Everton 0 Red Men 2

BlakRoc - First the album, now the car...?

2009-11-30T09:24:00.005Z

The album drops next week, and it's good. How can it not be?

But rarely is my first thought, having found an album that I like;

"now I just need the car to go with it".

Maybe that's why Dame Dash is rich and I'm not.

Read more about this strange cross-branding over at highsnobiety.com.

Major Lazer - Keep It Going Louder (Video)

2009-11-27T16:13:00.003Z

Directed by Eric Wareheim.

Musically, not my thing. Visually.. if this doesn't scare you you're mental.

Extraordinary Measures - Trailer

2009-11-27T11:30:00.001Z

Hmm.

As a new father, I'm struggling to watch anything where 'bad things' could or do happen to children.

Watching the news is bad enough...

Landmine Ketchup

2009-11-27T11:15:00.004Z

Landmine Ketchup by Publicis Mojo.

They say; "Using a ketchup sachet, we demonstrated the horrific nature of living in a land mine affected country and how much a part of everyday life that horror is. The idea is simple: as you tear open the sachet you also rip through the child's leg and the ketchup inside pours out like blood."

Spotted at selectism.com

Vampire Weekend - Cousins (Video)

2009-11-27T11:11:00.001Z

New from Vampire Weekend.

Off their inbound 'Contra' album, dropping in Jan 2010 on XL Records.

The Thick of It - British TV at it's best

2009-11-26T14:18:00.001Z

This is the best thing on TV at the moment.

Armando Ianucci's political piss-take is right up my street in every way. It exposes the cynicism, spin and reactionary 'let's please middle England' nature of modern politics. But the best part is the dialogue. This is a one-stop-shop for all your scathing, pithy put-down needs. This clip covers one of my favourite lines from Series 1 (still the strongest series, although the current series, showing on BBC 2 on Saturday nights, is racking up the quotables week in, week out).

Since I saw this, I've wanted to say "you just took a shit with your clothes on" to my wife when the moment was right, but then I realised she usually comes to me admitting she has just taken a shit with her clothes on. She has a problem...

Louis CK @ The Improv (Video)

2009-11-26T13:59:00.001Z

This dude comes with a big Ricky Gervais co-sign.

'Pause' on the "this dude comes" comment...

Greenberg - Trailer

2009-11-25T17:45:00.001Z

This doesn't look like you average Ben Stiller nonsense...

Pirelli 2010 Calendar - Rudeness x 12 (NSFW!)

2009-11-25T17:22:00.004Z

Although I have posted the odd naughty picture in my time, I cannot post 12 of them and not feel like a dirty old man.

Terry Richardson has really pushed the boat out this time with his 2010 Pirelli calendar work. For the uninitiated, the Pirelli calendar is, effectively, a high class version of those dirty calendars mechanics used to have up in the office (which I remember staring at as a boy while my mum's car got fixed).

If you want to see the content (resolutely NOT SAFE FOR WORK), then click HERE.

It's God's work in all it's beauty...

Obama - Hopes Fading Fast T-Shirt

2009-11-24T14:52:00.002Z

Wow. What a difference a year makes...

Just 12 months ago, Obama was going to change the world. Now, it appears, some of his shine is wearing off. The chaps at freshjive have created the t-shirt above, in response to the apparant lack of change ushered in by America's 'new' President during his first 52 weeks in the big job.

Personally, I think the criticism of his tenure is a little harsh. His priority was to steady a sinking ship, and repair some of the damage that Georgie Bush Junior had done since 2001. He seems to be doing okay in that respect.

I'm sure much of the criticism is based on unrealistic hopes for immediate, wide-ranging change, and the rest is generated by conservatives who would rather have a President with his finger on the trigger, ready to smash down a few third world countries whose political/social/religious ideals differ from theirs.

Tee spotted at hypebeast.

Extra-P visits Ameoba Records

2009-11-24T12:03:00.003Z

I'm posting this for 2 reasons:

(1) The Large Professor is an excellent producer

(2) I've been to Ameoba in San Francisco. It's my spiritual home. I can literally spend 8 hours in there, just staring at the walls. In terms of hero-worship, the dude who owns these record shops is my God. If you like ~~vinyl~~ music, you must make the pilgramage to this ~~store~~ shop. In fact, I need to book a trip to the States soon, if only to do some shopping.

Oasis - The Boy with the Blues (Audio)

2009-11-24T09:31:00.001Z

Another 'lost' Oasis track that I'm listening to on repeat at the moment...

Pharrell's 'Pacifist' Bullet-proof Vest

2009-11-24T09:14:00.005Z

This guy has too much time on his hands. And too much money.

Above is a piece from the Pharrell Williams x Moncler collection. I'll let highsnobiety.com tell it...

"After just announcing their partnership with Japanese brand Visvim for a line called Moncler V, the classic outerwear label now brings news of a collection by Grammy-winning musician Pharrell Williams. The collection features an assortment of all-black jackets, and includes a “pacifist” version of the bulletproof jacket (pictured) with Velcro-ed side slits, reversible matte/shiny down vests and elongated puffers. Each jacket is built with textiles from Bionic Yarn, a Pharrell controlled company that produces fabric from recycled plastic bottles. Furthermore, printed linings feature images of lush forests, shot at dusk by Japanese artist Keita Sugiura. Prices and distribution details are yet to be finalized".

All very good, but I can't see too many people wearing this for a few beers down at the Dog & Duck on a Thursday night...

A Serious Man - Trailer

2009-11-24T08:54:00.001Z

New from the Coen brothers... I'm hoping to catch this over the next week or so.

You've Lost That Beefing Feeling - illdoctrine video

2009-11-23T22:18:00.001Z

Jay Smooth, one of the original voices of the Hip Hop blogosphere (I hate that term) speaks on the 50 Cent (spit) + Beanie Sigel vs. Jay-Z fuckery.

My thoughts? The same as Jay's... the whole thing is a mess. However, remember... Men lie. Women lie. Numbers don't.

Kobe Bryant- Shot Behind The Basket (Video)

2009-11-23T15:22:00.001Z

Impressive.

But at $23m per season, I'd expect him to do that every game.

Oasis - Let's All Make Believe (Audio)

2009-11-22T19:04:00.001Z

...that we're still friends and we like each other.

Can't believe this was only a B-side. Particularly pertinent lyrics after this years events.

Animal Collective - In The Flowers (Video)

2009-11-21T10:40:00.001Z

Pretentious bollocks, or an innovative artistic vision?

Either way, I like the track. AC's new album has grown on me of late. But it's still not as good as Panda Bear's solo record 'Person Pitch', which was genius.

Kick Ass - Trailer

2009-11-19T15:09:00.001Z

Lego... for adults

2009-11-19T14:47:00.004Z

Click for close up, you know the drill. These are funny, and pervy if you squint...

By Jean-Yves Lemoigne for french mag 'Amusement'.