All fans of The State and Stella rejoice! Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter are back with a new Comedy Central show titled Michael and Michael Have Issues. I'm so excited I can't contain myself. Now, if only MTV would release The State on DVD and relieve us all of our VHS copies...
Saturday night's Sarcastic Disco with the master, DJ Harvey was nothing short of mind-blowing. Once again, Harvey amazed me with his selection of music and his untouchable ability to move a crowd. Maybe it's the fact that he's been at it since the '70s, but no one comes close to throwing a party like Harvey. The highlight of the night was hearing C.O.M.B.I's remix of the 1979 hit High On Your Love by Debbie Jacobs. I was jumping and singing at the top of my lungs.
I found the mp3 on AudioSeduction.com - Click Here to listen. Wait for it to hit you at the 4:00 mark.
If you live in LA, then you're in luck - Harvey only lends his skills to the underground, playing the Sarcastic Disco exclusively. If you're a real disco junkie and want to relive the days of David Mancuso's loft parties, then make your way to Hawaii to check out Harvey's club, the 39 Hotel. Harvey purchased Mancuso's soundstystem to create his masterpiece.
To listen to the original version,
TECH: The Browser Wars
What is it about cut and paste thats so hard to implement on mobile browsers. It look apple 2 years to put it on the iphone and my favorite BlackBerry browser OperaMini still doesnt have it.
Good news hit my in box this morning announcing newbie Bolt has a new version that can actually cut and paste plus a whole hot more!
My new browser of choice? Time will tell but this is a step in the right direction.
FILTER Remembers Michael Jackson
We at FILTER were very saddened to hear about Michael Jackson's untimely death yesterday afternoon. Some of us wanted to share our thoughts. Please feel free to add what you think in the comment section below.
Mike Bell
I remember my mom allowing me to stay up past bedtime to catch the MTV premier of Thriller in 1983. I was about 5 at the time and thought the werewolf scene was VERY scary. I still get chills when I see those yellow eyes! I was really bummed when I heard MJ died and spent yesterday evening playing two of my all time favorite albums, "Off the Wall" and "Thriller". (I wanted to include the real Thriller video below, but I can't find one that can be embedded)
Connie Tsang
My first action figure was an mj one. fully equiped with red leather jacket and silver glove... I think I was 4 or 5 then?
Jose Vargas
Without a doubt, the greatest entertainer of all time. I remember wearing
one glove around the house when I was a child, I remember trying to
moonwalk, I remember each time he released a new video on TV and the MJ parties that followed. To this day, every time my siblings and I get
together and we hear Thriller at a party, we perform the entire dance
routine. When I heard the news, it was like a little part of my childhood
died. There will never be another Michael.
Mikela Floyd
I'll always have a special place in my heart for Captain EO. During
childhood trips to Disneyland, that was always a must in my book, much to the protest of my family members. I lived for it! From Michael and his
sidekick "Fuzzball," to the awesome "We Are Here To Change The World," I was hooked. RIP, Captain EO.
Samantha Barnes
Michael Jackson was simply one of those undeniable talents whose music will live on forever and always bring a smile to my face. Growing up, I was most drawn to the fun, motown sounds of Jackson 5 - so much that I even convinced my junior high basketball team to warm up to "ABC" and "I Want You Back" before every single game and scrimmage. Seriously. While my jump shot may have suffered due to time spent wagging fingers and miming lyrics, I wouldn't have had it any other way. Regardless of his eccentricities and personal struggles, the world lost a true icon yesterday, who will continue to fill hearts with joy and laughter for years to come.
Wes Martin
There are so many ridiculously awesome moments to choose from, it’s super difficult to find the one to pick out. After much thought, I picked the 1993 Superbowl in Pasadena. He performed the absolute best halftime show I have EVER seen. I think this was when I first grasped exactly how huge MJ was. Just watching it again made me tear up a little (It didn’t hurt that my beloved Cowboys won either.)
Gaming Fail: Tiger Woods Vs. Rush
Tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the ex-SNLer will be taking on Tiger Woods, the world ranked number one golfer at Wii Golf. Spoiler alert: Fallon wins.
So the big question is; which is the most epic fail? Tiger Woods losing at Wii Golf, or Rush crashing and burning while they try to play "Tom Sawyer" on Rock Band backstage at The Colbert Report?
Tiger Woods Loses To Jimmy Fallon At Wii Golf:
Rush Play Rock Band On The Colbert Report.
Delicious Foodstuffs: Dining Like a Queen
I always tell my friends I only spend my money on food. This weekend definitely confirmed that statement, thanks to San Francisco and Napa Valley. It's very easy to splurge when you're on vacation and I gotta say, I don't regret it one bit. I know I'll have to be on a tight budget for the next couple weeks, but man... SO worth it.
The winery itself was exceptionally beautiful. The architecture was fitting for their name and the patio and fountain area was great to chill as the sun sets
$15 for 4 wines
If you buy a bottle of wine, they apply that $15 into your purchase!
Lots of random breakfast/lunch items to choose from
It doesn't seem like there's ever a down time in the cafe, so seating may be a little tough (you order first then find your own seat)
French Onion Soup
Mac n Cheese
Politics: Top 10 More Important Issues Than Iran
Over a week has passed since Iran’s post-election chaos began and from my perspective the situation for the ‘green team’ doesn’t seem to be getting any better. News on the subject has ranged from stories of horror to heroism. In this country, there appears to be a general growing concern for the political future of Iran. I’ve been following what’s going on in the news (and Twitter) and to be brutally honest, I find that I don’t really care as much as I do about other things happening these days.
Now to be clear, it’s not that I don’t care at all. I just don’t share the seemingly overwhelming fervor of those who wear green or shade their profile picture green on Twitter in support of “change” in Iran. While I find it exciting to see people interested in making life better, I believe we have plenty of battles to fight right here in the USA.
Here’s my Top 10 List of current crisis-level, socio-political issues that I care more about than Iran right now:
Ending the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan and bringing the troops home
Fixing the economic crisis while working towards ending hunger & poverty
Making healthcare in the US a “right” not a luxury
Cleaning up & protecting what's left of the environment
Establishing justice & equality for ALL citizens
Generating safe and reliable energy independence
Reviving our nation’s infrastructure such as roads, bridges, levees, etc
Fixing public education and making higher learning affordable
Re-evaluating the ‘war on drugs’ and all it’s failures
Reforming the prison system and reducing the world's largest population of convicts
Mixtape Monday
DJ Pants Offhas just dropped his June Gloom Disco Boom Mixtape and it's a groovy accompaniment to your set of work-time headphones. Pants Off is the only DJ in the world to have the Pacific Horizons track but look for the vinyl soon.
Low Motion Disco - Low Low Low (Still Going Remix)
Forces of Nature - To the Brain (Prins Thomas Discomix)
40 Thieves - Don't Turn it off
Doves - Kingdom Of Rust (Still Going Remix)
Free Disco - Left Field Boogie
Fromage Disco - Vicious
Lullabies in the Dark - Indium (Super Pincher Remix)
Curses! - Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub)
The Feed 100 Bag
I'm proud to say that I have cut out supermarkets from my weekly grocery shopping. It's been months since I've ventured to the corporate food markets but this weekend I made a point to make my way to Whole Foods to purchase The Feed 100 Bag. It's is a large canvas bag that is a step up from the usual potato sac you see people carrying at the farmer's markets. Made from 100% cotton and sustainable burlap, I use the tote as my everyday bag. But the big plus to this bag? For the price of $25, The Feed 100 Bag will provide 100 nutritious school meals for hungry children through the UN World Food Program! Support the cause and buy one for yourself or gift them to people.
What is more frustrating that clicking on a song in itunes and a exclamation point popping up instead of a song playing. Yes, the infamous "please locate track" message as stuck again.
I cant be the only one with endless broken links and duplicate tracks. What i need is an itunes makeover and thankfully meta-iPod is there for me.
The amazingly awesome meta-iPod does it all...download it for free!
File Metadata & iTunes Database Label Comparison
By comparing these two labels to each other, meta-iPod can tells you if
your tracks are mismatched which could indicate that your track has the
wrong label. After finding mismatched tracks, meta-iPod lets you fix
them quickly by selecting the appropriate labels.
Album Art Download & iPod Transfer
Got album art? This feature automatically finds the tracks from iTunes
with no album art, then lets you automaically search an iPod for
matching artwork or download artwork from the internet.
iPod to iTunes Playlist Copy
Want to recover a playlist from your iPod? This feature lets you transfer a playlist from your iPod to iTunes. The
playlist transfer will automatically determine if the tracks are in
iTunes or not. If they're not in iTunes, they will be transferred, then
added to the playlist.
iPod Play Count & Rating Recovery
Did you transfer music from your iPod to your computer and you lost
your ratings and labels? Or did you rate a track on your iPod and can't
get that rating into iTunes? The Better Metadata feature chooses which
play count or ratings are most up to date and applies that to iTunes.
Automatically Assign Ratings By
analzying the play counts and skips counts of a track, metaiPod can
help you quickly assign ratings to all tracks in your library.
iPod to iTunes Track Transfer
This feature lets you quickly and easily transfer tracks from your iPod
into iTunes, without having to use a .txt file. By transferring tracks
using this feature you will also keep your ratings and play counts.
Scan folder sources & find tracks not in iTunes
The Lost Tracks feature lets you find out what's really in your My
Music folder. Do you have two copies of your music library on your
computer with one just taking up space? This feature scans the folders on your computer and finds files that aren't already in iTunes.
Automatic Duplicate Track Removal
Have your ever tried to remove your duplicate tracks from iTunes, but
found it tedious to go through the list removing 1 duplicate track at a
time? The duplicate track analysis feature will automatically guess
which track to delete so you can clean your duplicates in one fell
swoop.
iTunes No-Location Track Finder
Automatically find tracks with no location (!) in iTunes. Next,
meta-iPod will search iTunes to see if that track has a duplicate
already on your computer. If no duplicate is found, then it will
rapidly check other analyzed data sources to see if it can find the
tracks location automatically.