Showing posts with label Beastie Boys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beastie Boys. Show all posts

Saturday, May 05, 2012

Best of the Week - 5/5/12


Quote of the Week: You can’t escape it, Don. Soon your little girl will spread her legs and fly. (Megan’s dad, Mad Men)

Song of the Week: You Oughta Know – Alanis Morrissette (as sung by June, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23)

Scene of the Week:



Big News of the Week: A Melancholy Happy Trails to Adam Yauch: I grew up with the Beastie Boys. Quite literally. I was a childish elementary school student when the sophomoric License to Ill came out. I was going through my alternative phase as they got weird on Check Your Head. I was heading out to the club when the released their most danceable Hello, Nasty. And I was getting political when they released their pro-New York, anti-Bush To the the 5 Boroughs. Where most groups have a standout performer, no one have a favorite Beastie Boy, they were all equally great and at their best when they were trading lines. I can count the number of artist whose whole catalogue I own on one hand and the Beastie Boys were one of them. MCA’s diagnosis of cancer pushed back the release of Hot Sauce Committee, part 1 in 2009 which did not get released until a year later (renamed part 2) but his illness kept him from promoting the album and recently had to miss his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month (which will be premiering on HBO tonight).

Free Download of the Week: China Girl – David Bowie (Google Play)

Deal of the Week: 100 Album for $5 on Amazon MP3: This month’s $5 albums include Norah Jones, Amos Lee, Dawes, and Rosie Thomas.



New Album Release of the Week: Strangeland - Keane

New DVD Release of the Week: Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season

Video of the Week: I have been worshiping at the altar of Apatow for about a decade now, but something is just not working with the first trailer to his four movie that he wrote and directed This Is Forty, a sequel of sorts to Knocked Up (which was probably done so he didn’t have to work with Katharine Heigl again which is understandable). At one point Leslie Mann tells Paul Rudd his eyes are glazing over an that is actually what he looks like throughout the whole trailer when he is fully clothed. And the only part I actually laughed was the “No technology” line. Hopefully this is just a case of a bad trailer and movie ends up being much better.



Next Week Pick of the Week: 2 Broke Girls, Monday at 8:00 on CBS: Sure the show ranks number one on my list of the most disappointing show of the season but Kat Dennings still carries the show fairly well even if all the other characters are one dimensional and the second lead has an annoying voice. But Caroline is less annoying than The Voices of other people that will be airing during the same timeslot on Monday.

Monday, December 26, 2011

The 50 Best Music Videos of 2011


The links will lead you to YouTube and if you are interested in buying the video or song, click the corresponding iTunes badge.

1. In Your Arms - Kina Grannis In Your Arms - Kina Grannis



2. Howlin’ for You - The Black Keys Howlin' for You - The Black Keys



3. Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys



4. Muppet Show Theme Song - The Muppets and OK Go Muppet Show Theme Song - The Muppets & OK Go



5. Walk - Foo Fighters Walk - Foo Fighters



6. Hello - Martin Solveig & Dragonette Hello - Martin Solveig & Dragonette

7. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

8. Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win - Beastie Boys and Santigold Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (feat. Santigold) - Beastie Boys & Santigold

9. All Is Not Lost - OK Go All Is Not Lost - OK Go

10. The Shrine / An Argument - Fleet Foxes The Shrine / An Argument - Fleet Foxes

11. Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith Red Solo Cup (Edited Version) - Toby Keith

12. Good Man - Raphael Saadiq Good Man - Raphael Saadiq

13. ‘Til the End of Time - Timothy Bloom featuring V 'Til the End of Time (feat. V) - Timothy Bloom

14. Gonna Get Over You - Sara Bareilles Gonna Get Over You - Sara Bareilles

15. Cry Baby - Cee-Lo Green Cry Baby - The Lady Killer (Deluxe Version)

16. All Of The Lights - Kanye West All of the Lights (Revised Version) - Kanye West

17. Camera - Matt and Kim Cameras - Matt & Kim

18. Uncharted - Sara Bareilles Uncharted (Director's Cut) [Ben Folds Intro] - Sara Bareilles

19. Sadness Is a Blessing - Lykke Li Sadness Is a Blessing - Wounded Rhymes (Deluxe Version)

20. Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) - Foster the People Don't Stop (Color On the Walls) - Foster the People

21. We All Go Back to Where We Belong (John Version) - R.E.M. We All Go Back to Where We Belong (John Version) - R.E.M.

22. Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells

23. Paradise - Coldplay Paradise - Coldplay

24. Day Dreams - Raphael Saadiq Day Dreams - Raphael Saadiq

25. Monster - Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj Monster - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

26. Go Outside - Cults Go Outside - Cults

27. Free My Mind - Katie Herzig Free My Mind - Katie Herzig

28. Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn

29. Michael Jackson - Das Racist Michael Jackson (feat. Travis Rosenberg) - Relax

30. Someone Like You - Adele Someone Like You - ADELE

31. Bizness - tUnE-yArDs Bizness - Tune-Yards

32. From The Clouds - Jack Johnson From the Clouds - Jack Johnson

33. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

34. The Walk - Mayer Hawthorne The Walk (Edited Version) - Mayer Hawthorne

35. Invisible - Skylar Grey Invisible - Skylar Grey

36. Block After Block - Matt and Kim Block After Block - Matt & Kim

37. Settle Down - Kimbra Settle Down (US Version) - Kimbra

38. Otis - Kanye West & Jay-Z Otis - JAY Z & Kanye West

39. Called Out of the Dark - Snow Patrol Called Out In the Dark - Snow Patrol

40. Long Time - Cake Long Time - Cake

41. Even if I Don’t - Rachael Yamagata Even If I Don't - Chesapeake

42. Single Girls – Laura Jansen Single Girls - Laura Jansen

43. Sing Your Own Song - John Wesley Harding Sing Your Own Song - The Sound of His Own Voice

44. Say You Like Me - We The Kings Say You Like Me - We The Kings

45. The Last Huzzah - Mr. (Expletive Deleted) eXquire featuring Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P

46. ÜBerlin - R.E.M. ÜBerlin - R.E.M.

47. Girl Panic - Duran Duran Girl Panic ! - All You Need Is Now

48. Holy Holy - Wye Oak Holy Holy - Wye Oak

49. Young Blood - The Naked and Famous Young Blood - The Naked and Famous

50. Rolling in the Deep - Adele Rolling In the Deep - ADELE