The Great Paris Post-It Art War
It started off innocently enough. Ubisoft Montreal, developer of games in the Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia series, decided to put in the windows of their office art made solely out of Post-It notes. The company recreated images from such classic video game icons as Mario, Pikachu and Yoshi. When a BNP bank nearby saw this, they decided to see how they could stack up. The first round of this creative battle can be seen here. In the second round, Ubisoft Montreal went all out. They decided to create one huge Post-It piece of art, recreating their famous character... read more
Robert Hoffman: Dance Assassin
The Dance Assassin is here to assassinate your boredom with laughs and incredulity. Actor/dancer Robert Hoffman (of such inglorious fame as Step Up 2: The Streets) happens to have an amazing sense of humor to go with his sweet dance moves, showcasing both in this self-produced internet video. Despite starring in some pretty bad movies, Hoffman has a knack for making hilarious videos which he posts on his YouTube account, punchrobert. He’s made quite a few, including the Urban Ninja series, where he literally dresses up as a ninja and runs around doing ninja things and startling people in... read more
Wear an Authentic Devo Suit for Halloween
It’s never too soon to plan for Halloween—especially when Devo suits are involved. Warner Bros. Records recently pointed out that Devo suits and “energy domes” (sold separately) will be available for purchase this season. So, freak your friends out by how cool you are this Halloween with your own Devo suit. The suits are of the same quality of the suits the band wears on stage, and the set includes a jacket with a Devo label, pants and an adjustable elastic belt. You can get the suits in sizes L, XL and XXL. You can get the suit at Devo’s... read more
LG's 3D Game Converter for Optimus 3D
Did you really think the 3D trend was over? Now that the Nintendo 3DS and the LG Optimus 3D have introduced the world to glasses-free 3D experiences, both smart phones and gaming seems to be the next industries for the trend to take over. That’s where the LG 3D Game Converter come in. However you feel about headache-inducing trend, this piece of smart phone software is admittedly pretty awesome. Arriving in the October maintenance update, the LG 3D Game Converter app allows regular 2D games played on the Optimus 3D smart phone to be seamlessly converted into 3D (the only... read more
Watch Footage of India's Newest "Sport": Train Surfing
It would appear that India can’t get enough adrenaline. As if the stunning choreography in Bollywood musical numbers weren’t impressive enough, Indian folks have taken their agility to exhilirating—and downright perilous—new levels. A video appeared on YouTube recently documenting a couple of young Indian men practicing a new extreme sport of sorts that can best be described as “train surfing.” In the footage, the men jump onto the side of a train and cling for dear life as they appear to be physically dragged along the pavement. Suddenly they’ve hopped further up the side of the train and ride until... read more
Julian Beever's Pavement Drawings
With the explosion of socially charged street art like the excellent work of Banksy and Shepard Fairey in recent years, it’s easy to overlook the fact that there are still artists creating art in public spaces for the sole purpose of looking interesting, what some would call “art for art’s sake” that exists primarily to introduce something aesthetically intriguing into people’s daily lives. Julian Beever is an English chalk artist, and he’s been creating his mind-bending images on streets around the world since the mid-‘90s. Formally, his pavement images are part of a long tradition of Trompe-l’œil artwork, in which... read more
Lisa Frank Gets a Biopic
Every artist has to struggle for his or her work. And Lisa Frank—the artist behind vivid, loud images of unicorns jumping over rainbows and penguins locked in an embrace—is no exception. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater has given Frank a biopic that details the school-supply artist’s success story. The piece covers Frank’s struggle through art school, her discovery of the school folder as a canvas for art, her quest for creative freedom, and the task of beating Ed Hardy in folder sales. Frank’s rise to fame through UCBT is an emotional, inspiring tale that may be best summarized by the... read more
Herman Dune and Jon Hamm
This gem has been out in the blogosphere for a while now, but it’s too great and strange not to share. Herman Dune is a French indie-pop duo that released their album, Strange Moosic, earlier this year. The music video for their single, “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” got an extended video featuring Mad Men star Jon Hamm and a fuzzy animal that’s half muppet, half chewbacca. While both the fuzzy guy—who apparently is a “young runaway yeti”—and Hamm’s character act harmless, the whole thing is just generally creepy. Ultimately, the thing doesn’t make a whole lot of sense,... read more
The Best Wedding Photos Ever
We’ve all seen the classic wedding photos. You know, the ones of a beautiful couple that are laughing together at something off-camera, embracing each other lovingly, jumping in unison together and so on. Well, one couple decided to do something different with their wedding photos. The album, shot by Amanda Rynda, shows a couple, Juliana and Ben, having a simple picnic that goes terribly wrong. The idea came when Ben said he wanted a more masculine take on the wedding photo. In the album, the two show a unity in their resilience to overcome such insanity, so it’s pretty certain... read more
Madeon's Totally Awesome "Pop Culture" Mashup
If you’ve never heard of 17-year-old French pop/house producing sensation Madeon, well shame, shame on you. Thankfully, all is not lost, as we’re positive you’ll be a fan after this absolutely amazing live mashup of a whopping 39 songs into one bangin’ track. If you’re wondering what’s going on, he’s playing bits of each of those songs like individual instruments on a Novation Launchpad with some assistance from a Novation Zero SL MKII. The Launchpad is a 64 button music controller, part of a new wave of digital instruments that attempt to recover some of the aesthetic style and... read more
Frozen Pints Beer Ice Cream
Ice-cold beer and ice cream seem like the perfect complement to a summer day, so it’s only natural that someone would combine the two at some point. The people over at Atlanta-based Frozen Pints have, and the results sound pretty amazing—especially in August. Frozen Pints advertises six flavors, which include peach lambic, honey IPA and malted-milk chocolate stout. Each flavor goes through at least 12 test recipes at a local pub before it’s finalized. If you’re worried about getting a buzz after a bowl or two of the stuff, the company says on its website not to be too concerned;... read more
The Very Best Sells T-Shirts for Invisible Children
The Very Best, hot off the release of their album Super Mom earlier this year, is selling awesome t-shirts for the non-profit organization Invisible Children. The band made the announcement yesterday via their official twitter account. Invisible Children is a grassroots-led organization that “use the power of media to inspire young people to help end the longest war in Africa.” Their work involves using a variety of media to work on a variety of Central African issues from education to peace. Mwamwaya was born and raised in Malawai and later moved to London where he met the DJ duo Radioclit... read more
Wilco Raffles Off Bike with New Album Preorder
Recently, Wilco have seen their band name transition to brand name. First came Wilco (The Album), featuring “Wilco (The Song)”; next was the Wilco-inspired Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Shop in Toronto. read more
Popeye Cookbook To Debut In October
He’s the sailor who is synonymous with anchor tattoos, a corn-cob pipe and bulging biceps. But perhaps Popeye’s greatest legacy was making eating spinach cool again — a trait that influenced London-based publishing house SelfMadeHero to create a cookbook based on the Sailor Man’s favorite food.... read more
Watch Conan O'Brien Perform Radiohead with Edward Sharpe
Conan O’Brien knows how to take a sad song and make it better.... read more
The Smiths Inspire Comic Book Series
A project called Unite and Take Over is recruiting comic book artists to create a collection of stories based on songs by The Smiths.... read more
Watch Rage Against the Machine's First Performance
A few nights ago, Rage Against the Machine played what very well may be their last show ever. For a lot of people, that’s a really sad thing. But, alas, all good things must someday come to an end. And thanks to Consequence of Sound, we can now appreciate the very beginning of Rage. The blog posted the group’s first-ever performance at The Quad at Cal State Northridge. Check it out below: ... read more
Watch The Flaming Lips Perform with Weezer
Photo courtesy of Wayne Coyne’s Twitter Weezer and The Flaming Lips have embarked on perhaps one of the most awesome musical endeavors in a little bit. The two bands are sharing the stage for a series of shows. The theatrical craziness of the Lips meets the nerd rock of Weezer all in one set. Think Rivers Cuomo and Wayne Coyne both rolling around in Coyne’s signature space balls and singing. Sheer madness.... read more
Watch a Mash-Up of 80 Fans Performing Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog"
Recently, we shared this awesome mash-up of several fans taking a shot at Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.” And now, we’ve got some equally as awesome footage of Led Zeppelin fans performing the band’s famous tune “Black Dog.”... read more
Watch Jim Meskimen Do 25 Celebrity Impersonations
It seems as if many celebrities and comedians keep a stash of impressions in their back pockets to whip out at a moment’s notice. For most, though, these impressions only consist of a handful of famous characters and one or two politicians thrown in.... read more
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