July 2007
Alex Turner (lead singer of Arctic Monkeys), Lily... →
By ‘super-group’ they mean, the most blogged about, then backlashed against, and then eventually begrudgingly agreed upon as a pretty talented Brit group the likes of which the internet hasn’t seen— at least since their individual records had been released.
June 2007
Talib Kweli - 'Hot Thing' (produced by Will.I.Am) →
This isn’t a first single that’s going to kill on radio, but it’s a pretty good song.
Jeff Rubin's interview of Bob Saget in this... →
“People will work a lot harder if they are working for themselves and feel in...”
– HotOrNot’s James Hong goes into detail about how and why their business plateaued, and then grew significantly, after some shrewd, and fairly risky, decisions. He also mentions how he and Hot or Not shut down one of Steve Chen and Mike Solomon’s (the creators of YouTube) earlier...
WatchKanye West - ‘Stronger’
“This will be the final recording session for our 6th album which we aim to put...”
– Rivers Cuomo on, apparently, weezer’s sixth album. (link)
Paris Hilton has not that good looking... →
“__[Movie_Title]__ is about the secret world of __[movie_subject]__ but in the...”
– Hurty Elbow’s guide to making a Pixar movie. (link)
Most obnoxious webpage ever? (Wait for it.) →
GREAT NEWS: Lil' Fizz's record is finally cleared... →
Finally, what four people have been waiting for!
“p.s. do you work for bustedtees?”
– MANDY MOORE in an email to Amanda. SO GOOD.
The first photo from the movie that Spike Jonze is... →
imeem works out a deal to share revenue involved... →
It’s not that I didn’t mean to not capitalize that sentence, it’s just how their brand name is written out.
“I hope I can win a bunch of championships — like 15.”
– Greg Oden explicates realistic expectations for his NBA career to ESPN the Magazine. (link)
“Whoa! I guess Plymouth Rock didn’t land on us, it landed on your hand!”
– Women’s mag Essence proves that they don’t completely get what happened when the Pilgrims came to America in an interview with Usher’s stylist/fiancee. (link)
WatchR. Kelly feat. Usher - ‘Same Girl’ There are a lot of things I want to say about this video: -What bothers me the most? When R.Kelly calls Usher’s phone, he comes up as “KELL’S”. What is that apostrophe for? R. Kell’s cell phone? I JUST DON’T GET IT. -Hey, you, girl dating the King of R&B and Usher, AREN’T YOU BEING A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE IN...
WatchA funny video from CollegeHumor.com.
“Due to the brand’s limited distribution, even empty Bong Vodka Artist...”
– The Wikipedia page of Bong Vodka, the alcohol sponsoring tomorrow’s CollegeHumor party. (link)
WatchAvril Lavigne feat. Lil Mama - Girlfriend (remix)
SWIVEL - 'Umbrella' (Acoustic Cover) →
This song really hits its stride at the second verse and bridge.
New Air Force 1's made by The Story and C.... →
I said, MIGHT be.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR RUSH HOUR 3!!!!111
Jackie Chan: You're half Chinese?
Chris Tucker: Yeah, (pause) everything from the waste up!
(David Cho: L-O-L!)
WatchJeff Rubin, Managing Editor of CollegeHumor
“Hydrate, or die tryin’.”
– http://www.50scalling.com/
LeBron James' girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave... →
Amir’s assumption, that I also presume to be correct, is that Bron’s son was named after the protagonist in the movie Gladiator; which, when you think about it, sounds about right.
Is this funny to other people or just me?
Amit: hahahaha
Amit: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%22B%22&defid=20007#20007
Amit: look at the second entry
David: hahahaha
Variety looks at the successes of multi-cam vs.... →
Two and a Half Men has done it again.
Justin Timberlake - 'Lovestoned'/'I Think That She... →
Directed by the guy who did Gnarls Barkley’s video for ‘Crazy’, my initial response is: “If I wanted to watch a Windows Media Player Visualization, I wouldn’t do it to this song*.” *I would do it to “What Goes Around…”
“The public is the best barometer of what’s popular.”
– PR rep for CafePress Mark Cowlin shows that he doesn’t completely understand what the word ‘popular’ means— I also get a little shoutout in the article. (link)
New head of programming at NBC Ben Silverman is... →
You know, kind of like Joey.
“What I need is a solid business with 90 million [customers].”
– Peter Moore, VP of XBOX, explaining his new genius business strategy: looking to acquire more than just the ‘hardcore gamer’. (link)
UPDATE: Eskay at Nah Right says that 'Bittersweet'...
I think we’d all be ok with that.
“I don’t need an agent. I can do all of this research myself.”
– Gilbert “Hibachi/Agent Zero” Arenas on how he plans on opting out of his contract after the end of next season. (link)
“Meet Hollywood’s new fun bunch.”
– USA Today introducing mini-profiles of Seth Rogen’s four roommates from Knocked Up, obnoxiously dubbed: “The Back Pack”. (link)
Kanye West (feat. John Mayer) - 'Bittersweet' →
The snippet of this song came out more than two years ago— even before Late Registration came out— and I was really obsessed with that short little bit that they played. Today (maybe last night), the full version of the song leaked and it’s a little different than what I thought it would be, mainly because they replaced the main melody with this weird digital melotron...
HOLY SHIT, GREG ODEN HAS A BLOG. →
CD quality rip of Kanye West's Stronger. →
Finally.
“Happy anniversary.”
– A very considerate friend to me, regarding today: my second year since starting to work at Connected Ventures.
“Why make a green house, why pick a yellow house? I wanted flames on Optimus.”
– Michael Bay justifying/defending himself on why Optimus Prime looks the way he does in the new Transformers movie. (link)
WatchAn interview with the kid who won the National Spelling Bee— he loves Subway sandwiches.
Producer extraordinaire Justin Blaze buys the URL... →
That’s pretty boss.
Kanye West - Stronger (samples Daft Punk) →
Sorry for putting up that lame amateur ‘mix’ of the song thinking that it was clean. Mark Ronson is back!
Apple TV integrates with YouTube? When did this... →
EDIT: “happened last week” -Andrew Pile