New Crap Tuesdays 3/20/07

Disclaimer... bl;ogger is being weird and I can't figure out why my post looks so funny...

Good week for music, not so much for DVD...

DVD

Blood Diamond:

I watched this movie in a sneak preview at my theater, it was pretty good. A lot of people were turned off by Leo DiCaprio's accent but I thought he nailed it. Plenty of action and blood plus plenty of downtime for the ladies. Some people called it heavy handed, I call it a good rent if you've seen evrything else.

Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

Ha ha another ROTLD, the 5th in the series, I'm not sure if this is strait to video or what but I'm sure it'll suck... In a good way... Here is a crappy homemade trailer...

Music

I'll Sleep When You're Dead by El-P

By far the best Hip-Hop album so far this year. Lots of unconventional guests like cat power and trent reznor. Cop this one for sure...

Drums And Guns by Low

Pretty good stuff, these guys are pretty consistent and I have listened to it a bunch...


We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse
Well, I'm sure everyone knows by Jhonny Marr of the Smiths fame is an official member of the band lending his guitar and songwriting talents. I personally haven't liked this and the last record but if you are a fan of "good news" then you will love this one...

Living With The Living by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

I didn't like it... I think I already deleted my advance copy.

New crap tuesdays 3/6/07

Dvd

Borat: If you haven't seen this movie and you aren't easily offended, rent it now...

Fast Food Nation: Worth a rent if not only for the fact that bruce willis is in it. It's very heavy handed but worth a view regardless.

Let's Go to Prison: Bob Odenkirk's directorial debut. I was a lil dissapointed, but still worth a watch.

Southpark Season 9: has the Ginger Kids episode... If you must own a southpark season, this one was pretty solid.

Music

Well it looks like I put the wrong week into the billboard website and I reviewed this week last week, so it looks like I am going to just cover some stuff I didn't last week...

Air:Pocket Symphony

Revolting Cocks: Cocktailmixxx

RJD2: Third Hand

White Flight:White Flight I listen to this one a lot.

Television Maquee Moon Re-Released

5 Depeche Mode albums are getting re-released

A couple Magazine albums are being re-released

2 Stooges albums re-released

Total Chaos: 17 Years Of Chaos

Literature-Map and listal.

I have a del.icio.us account for letting people know about websites and stuff. But every once in awhile there is something so amazing that I'll have to post about it. Here is one of them.

Listal is a catalouging website/social network. Yes, social network ala myspace. While I won't go on a full scale tirade about how much myspace sucks I will say that I secretly wish my friends would all migrate over to listal. You can keep track of all the books, dvds and cd's you own and also the movies you watch. You can also see other members collections which is always fun and it can help you keep track of what you loan to people.. It has a ton of features like groups and voting/rating of stuff. Everyone should join up.

The next site is http://www.literature-map.com/ . It's just a neat lil recomendation site for authours. Just check it out. It's unique.

The Taxrap Cometh

In one of the dumbest marketing campaigns I have ever seen, you tube and Turbotax have a contest for the best tax rap. Headlining the whole things is none other than Vanilla Ice! Here is his introduction to the contest.



Here is Ice's Tax Rap...



This one ain't too bad...




This one is a lil bit disturbing...




Here is a segment on CNN for the contest...

[MUSIC] The Coup's video for "Me and Jesus The Pimp"

Not to be nitpicky or anything but shouldn't it be "Jesus the Pimp and I"? Anyways, what an awesome vid. I don't like performance vids and this one is not. Just check it.

[MUSIC] Raekwon Signs to Aftermath, Nas and Jay-Z goto Africa.

2 strange things in the world of hip-hop today, first raekwon signs to aftermath records and half of the album is being produced by dre. Weird. RZA is also doing production duties as well but this really threw me for a loop.

But the thing that really threw me for a loop is this whole Nas Jay-Z thing. I thought they hated eachother???

[MUSIC]Wu-Tang Updates, ODB Album.

Billboard is reporting that there is a new Ol' Dirty Bastard album due out on Nov 7 entitled "A Son Unique". It has already been leaked. Expect an advance review from me soon enough. Expect Missy Elliot, Pharrel, Ghostface, RZA and Lil Frame from M.O.P. to be guesting.

A small blurb in the billboard article also mentions work is beginning on a new Wu-Tang album.

Gangster Rap may make you money, but it won't get you into the Hip-Hop meuseum in the Bronx

Swiped from Hip-Hopdx .

1.5 mil has been allocated for a new meusuem in The Bronx, but they are trying to keep gangsta rap out of it. While I don't support those kind of lyrics, I do see Hip-Hop as a reflection of real life. That said, I think they should be included. We will see how this is played out.