csp informed me that the Sundance Channel would be airing the Flaming Lips' years-in-the-making movie Christmas On Mars at midnight on Christmas Eve, naturally. Here is my review in a nutshell: 2001 + the Ren & Stimpy episode "Space Madness" + Santa Claus Conquers The Martians + the Lips' music ( Read more... )

Bowie: Hello…you the new butler ( Read more... )

In response to all the willfully obscure, hookless, hollier-than-thou, hipster blog snob music you will see on the year end lists (but not mine):

( Against Me! - Don't Lose Touch )

Amanda F'ing Palmer doing a lovely, bare bones cover of "Fake Plastic Trees":

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Catch her current solo tour if you can...it's really fun and entertaining and theatrical and diverse and pretty awesome.

Obama campaign mulls what to do with $30M surplus

May I suggest new chairs, a copier AND a fur coat from Burlington Coat Factory?

Also Colbert vs. Kanye = Awesome:


Also:

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See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Seriously, only Obama has had a more awesome year than Neil Patrick Harris. Watch him upstage the stars of this video!

(And is this the second post in a row to reference him? See!)

Just in time for Christmas...the much-anticipated Dr. Horrible Sing-Along DVD! Yay!

P.S. - Ben Folds posted this link on MySpace under the headline "I've lost my piano", but I think it's part of The Pattern! (it was found in Massachusetts after all...)

Really didn't think it's gonna make it ( Read more... )

Last night I saw David Byrne on his amazing "songs of David Byrne & Brian Eno" tour. I'd read a lot about the tour, most notably on Byrne's blog, so I knew what to expect, but it was still magnificent to witness. In addition to a full backing band, Byrne has 3 backup singers and 3 dancers with him. The setlist is roughly half the songs off the ( Read more... )