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The Sandberg Timberlake follow up to Dick in a Box is Mother Lover and it’s Santana DVX comedy.
Apologies for the douche in the bathrobe at the start but it’s the only video I could find as NBC are pulling down the video left right and centre. Obviously NBC don’t like the idea of promoting their shows…
Enjoy.
Update: Lyrics can be found here.
So the below video came across my desk today and it shows a lot of promise. A new show coming in the fall season (Spring for us) by the directors of Arrested development called community. Have a look at the below preview and let me know what you think.
What the hell is Emoji? Emoji are Japanese emoticons specifically for mobile phones, which up until now have been for use in Japan only.
Did you know that you can view Emoji on your iPhone? If you aren’t in Japan or have a friend in Japan then probably not. If you haven’t come across Emoji before here’s what some of them look like:
The good news is that now you can get Emoji on your iPhone to send to other iPhones!
The process is pretty simple too but to help you out here’s what you do:
First up go download Spell Number – Emoji for FREE from the iTunes App Store. (Here’s the link)
Once you’ve got it on your iPhone start it up and enter 9876543.21
Now press the ‘home’ button and go to:
Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> International Keyboards -> Japanese -> Emoji "On"
Now when composing an SMS, e-mail, tweet or just entering text select the globe in between “123” and “space” and you’re good to go.
So as Australia Day passes in another drunken stupor so does another Hottest 100.
A list of the hottest 100 songs from 2008 voted by one of the largest sample groups going around still leads to a massive amount of debate on what songs made it, where it made it and where it didn’t.
On a whole I was extremely happy with the Hottest 100 although the top 5 were pretty much set in stone before it even begun. Saying that the songs that did make it there were well deserved even though they were flogged on the radio to no end. Hearing them still resulted in everyone in listening vicinity to sing the shit out of all said songs reinforcing their position at the top of the pile.
One band that missed the cut surprisingly was Coldplay with Viva La Vida. Now this is a band that has made its presence felt in the Hottest 100 many times before and I was a little shocked to find out that they missed out. But I only noticed this after having it brought to my attention which shows the caliber of the Hottest 100 as one of the best so far where such a massive band can go unnoticed.
The full list can be found here and if you have a what.cd account a sweet collage of albums can be found here.
What did you think of the hottest 100 for 2008? Love it? Hate it? Can’t believe (insert song here) made it where it did?
Discuss to your hearts content in the comments.
In 2 days time Australia will begin their quest to win again in India after their 2004 breakthrough and continue their dominance of World Cricket. People are however starting to say that Australia are as weak as they have ever been. A total lack of quality spin bowing and an overall bowling attack that is very young could prove to be their downfall.
Looking at the overall squad you would feel that they would be hard pressed to get the 20 wickets required to win a test match. For me this series and the success of the Aussi team is all down to one man. Ponting is going to be the key in this tour the man who currently only averages 12.28 in India. Why is he the key? I don’t think that we can actually win the series with our bowing attack and think for us not to loose we are going to need our batters to fire.
Ponting must improve on this average and get over this love of loosing his wicket to the evil one (Harbhajan). If Ponting can find form on this tour I think it will end in a draw with a score line of 1-1. However if he continues to fail I just don’t think our bowlers can do it and I feel we will loose and loose bad. All our batters must fire due to our weak bowling attack.
Is our 10+ year run at the top soon to end? I don’t think one series loss would prove that our run is over (2005 ashes anyone?) however I do think that our dominance of the game might be over and by the end of next year we might no longer be the number one team in the world.
There are a few shows returning in September and Dexter Season 3 is one of them. The teaser trailer above looks like we’re in for another killer (see what I did there) season and if the progression from season 1 to season 2 is anything to go by we’ll be expecting good things for season 3.
Channel Nine has decided that Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Hells Kitchen is not enough Ramsay to satisfy the average Aussie viewer so it’s decided to add The F Word to it’s weekly lineup.
I’m not going to rant and rave but I’ll open it up to you guys:
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Telstra have just announced that they will be selling the iPhone 3G from July 11 which is a massive surprise to most of the Apple / Telecommunications community as up until now there was no official announcement and to be honest not too much rumor too.
Not only have Telstra hit us with a right hook they have followed with a stunning left jab by releasing pricing too at the same time! Whammy!
From their press release:
iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of specially designed Next G™ iPhone 3G plans that meet the needs of any customer. The Next G iPhone 3G plans start at $30 per month with an upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.
Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the $80 plan and either the 8GB or the 16GB model at no cost with plans starting at $100 per month. All plans include free Wi-Fi access at Telstra hotspots and require a 24-month contract.
Customers can find further information and register their interest in iPhone 3G by visiting a nearby Telstra Shop, calling 1800iPhone or going to www.telstra.com/iphone.
The price seems about right (although further info as to what the plans consist of is needed) and free WiFi just sweetens the deal. Optus and Vodafone better deliver the goods sooner than later to counter such a surprise attack.
If you’ve read my previous post then you should know that Thrice have recently announced an Australian tour to promote the release of the final volumes in their Alchemy Index project. I therefore though it would be a good time to write up a full review of this ambitious four volume epic, which I’ll be breaking up into two parts. Without further ado here’s my coverage of Volume I (Fire) & Volume II (water).
Volume I, heralds it’s arrival with an air raid siren on the start track Firebreather. This heavy hitting song smashes all the right notes with thrashing guitar & thunderous drum work that mash together with some contrastingly soft vocals & a choral harmony near the end. This heavy, hard & intense sound sums up the overall feeling for the first volume.
This vibe is continued with The Messenger which has Dustin using his powerful vocals to blunt & direct effect. With a relatively short length this song doesn’t really introduce anything new into Thrice’s repertoire but it should appease fans as it sounds very similar to work on their earlier albums Artist In The Ambulance & to a lesser extent Vheissu.
Backdraft is given a bit more room to breath with a 4 min running time and an atmospheric start containing an acoustic guitar & a simple drum beats that work well to suck you in. This soft introduction is broken at the minute mark with some hefty riffs and a ripping chorus.
The Arsonist follows the Backdraft by ripped straight into a pounding beat and some dark lyrics ” I love this city, but I’ve set and numbered its days. I love this city, enough that I’ll set it ablaze”. Since there’s so much going on in this track it nay take a number of listens before you’ll be able to pin point all the elements that make it work. The rumbling bass work, interplaying guitars and empowered drum solo’s means you’ll really need to crank up this track to get the most from it.
Burn the Fleet is a soothing contrast to the previous Fire tracks & has a slower tempo which takes a while to wrap your head around. The crashing drums & soaring vocals perfectly complement each other and are hypnotically captivating (like an arsonist to a flame). This is the standout track on Volume I and is one of those compelling tracks that builds on you the more you listen to it.
The first volume is then concluded with the anticlimactic The Flame Deluge. The eerie distorted piano introduction is the highlight of this track & sounds like a melody from a broken music box. Unfortunately the rest of the song is ruined with undecipherable screaming vocals that crunch & grind their way through the ear like broken glass. Thankfully there’s a bit of relief with a final soothing vocal harmony fadeout.
In summary Volume I will likely please old school Thrice fans or those into metalcore music. While it would have been nice to see a bit more diversity throughout the album, songs tracks like Firebreather, The Arsonist and Burn The Fleet are strong additions to the bands already impressive back catalog.
Final Rating: 80 / 100 pennies
Volume II, begins with the appropriately titled Digital Sea. This opener contains a slow electronic back beat, dreary vocals & stripped back instrumental work which unfortunately sets the scene for the rest of the album. Maybe it’s my short attention span but this means every track seems to surge together into one coma inducing snooze fest. I’ll therefore skip the song descriptions & just give you my opinion on the album as a whole.
I was originally expecting the interpretation of water to echo the ebb & flow of an open sea and to conjuring an atmosphere of conflicting rage and calm. While Thrice have managed to nail the calming part, all of the tracks ultimately feel empty & lifeless.
This is mainly attributed to the overuse of digital effects & synthesised beats which were engineered by guitarist Teppei Teranishi (cool name). All the songs thereby sound like they’ve been manufactured by a computer rather than having the vibe of a whole band working together. This means the subdued vocals & instruments are often drowned out by digital noise thereby making making the whole album feel real laid back & mellow. Therefore if you’re in a mood to chill out or if you enjoy techno influenced harmonies then you may get more out of this album than I did.
Final Rating: 50 / 100
In conclusion while Thrice have effectively managed to capture the energy & intensity of the fire element on Volume I, they’ve unfortunately missed the mark with Volume II’s dreary techno babble bubble tracks which just sound boring.
Fortunately Thrice have greatly redeemed themselves with the final two volumes III:Air & IV: Earth which I’ll be covering in part II of my Alchemy Index writeup so stay tuned.
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