A review of tonight's "Better Call Saul" coming up just as soon as I use double ply... There is a truth inherent to the prequel business: you can't change or prevent what your audience knows is coming for these characters. Sometimes, prequels use this to their advantage, whether great ones (where the young Vito scenes in "Godfather Part II" only enhance our feelings for the Brando version of the character), or less-great ones (where whatever emotional power the "Star Wars" prequels have comes from the knowledge of what's going to become of Anakin). Sometimes, though, having to stick to pre-established facts about your characters' future can be a drag, as we're seeing a lot this season on "Gotham."(*) (*) Another good example of prequelitis: "Comanche Moon," the last "Lonesome Dove" novel to be published, but set before the events of the first, has our heroes chasing after a bad guy the...
- 3/24/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Sketchy continues to celebrate Black History Month (even though it’s March now) with Black Dynamite, the cartoon and the movie! Enjoy.
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Day In The Life (feat. RZA, Ag, & The Mars Volta)
by Handsome Boy Modeling School
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Listen on iTunes!
Song
Day In The Life (feat. RZA, Ag, & The Mars Volta)
by Handsome Boy Modeling School
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facebook.com/SketchyPodcast
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- 3/2/2014
- by Ryan Clagg
- SoundOnSight
Dan the Automator has made his way through a number of blog-friendly outfits (Deltron 3030, Handsome Boy Modeling School) and handled production for the Gorillaz, which is to say that our ears perked up when we heard about his new project. Pillowfight, a collaboration with hip-hop violinist Emily Wells, came about when Kid Koala (who's also in the new group) and Emily were paired up at "an artist workshop at a Canadian music festival."
The result of their newfound friendships? A debut, self-titled album that's being released on Jan. 22 (on CD and for digital download, with vinyl to follow on Feb. 26). Add in Lateef the Truthspeaker on backup vocals, and you've got something of a sleeper supergroup. You're probably not going to hear Dan, Emily, 'teef and Koala battling out Flo-Rida on the radio, but that's for the best. Listen above and share the project with your friends. Thank us later for your newfound cool.
The result of their newfound friendships? A debut, self-titled album that's being released on Jan. 22 (on CD and for digital download, with vinyl to follow on Feb. 26). Add in Lateef the Truthspeaker on backup vocals, and you've got something of a sleeper supergroup. You're probably not going to hear Dan, Emily, 'teef and Koala battling out Flo-Rida on the radio, but that's for the best. Listen above and share the project with your friends. Thank us later for your newfound cool.
- 1/15/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Although Dan “The Automator” Nakamura had already set a pretty remarkable artistic precedent as the producer of rapper Kool Keith’s idiosyncratic solo debut Dr. Octagonecologyst, his collaboration with acclaimed Bay Area artist Del the Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, has since become a minor masterpiece of independent hip-hop. But after more than a decade of work with groups like Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Peeping Tom and Kasabian, Nakamura is reuniting with Del (whose real name is Teren Delvon Jones) and returning to the well that catapulted him among the ranks of rap’s most celebrated producers: A new Deltron album
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- 8/23/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Zachary Swickey
We’ve been longing for a new Modest Mouse record for a while now, and it appears our cries have been answered through Twitter (truly the the hotspot for collaboration reveals these days.) Sir Lucious Left Foot himself — aka Big Boi of OutKast — is keeping this fad alive by tweeting about his trip to the studio of the indie icons:
"Been camped out in the Lab with Modest Mouse all week, workin on the new mouse LP, coolest cats ever. Long Live the Funk."
Long live the funk, indeed! That’s all the evidence we have for now (not even a Twitpic, Daddy Fat Sax?!?), but any of sign of a new Modest Mouse record is well-received by us. And while this collaboration may sound pretty out there to some music fans, rap/rock collabos of the Wtf-nature are abundant in years past. Here’s four that...
We’ve been longing for a new Modest Mouse record for a while now, and it appears our cries have been answered through Twitter (truly the the hotspot for collaboration reveals these days.) Sir Lucious Left Foot himself — aka Big Boi of OutKast — is keeping this fad alive by tweeting about his trip to the studio of the indie icons:
"Been camped out in the Lab with Modest Mouse all week, workin on the new mouse LP, coolest cats ever. Long Live the Funk."
Long live the funk, indeed! That’s all the evidence we have for now (not even a Twitpic, Daddy Fat Sax?!?), but any of sign of a new Modest Mouse record is well-received by us. And while this collaboration may sound pretty out there to some music fans, rap/rock collabos of the Wtf-nature are abundant in years past. Here’s four that...
- 4/29/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
This is interview part two with the makers of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. If you missed the first part with Michael Cera & Anna Kendrick you can check it out here.
Interviewed: Edgar Wright and Brandon Routh
Did you have any inspiration for the opening titles of the film?
EW: Yeah. The first cut of the film we didn’t have opening titles, the titles were all at the end. If you permit me to name drop, Quentin Tarantino watched the film and his only note that he had, his only big note, is he said, “You should have the titles at the start”. Because, I think he said, “Let the audience settle in.” Because originally it started with Brian LeBarton playing the solo title and then it went straight to the film and if you’re sitting down it’s kind of like you need a little second to catch your breath.
Interviewed: Edgar Wright and Brandon Routh
Did you have any inspiration for the opening titles of the film?
EW: Yeah. The first cut of the film we didn’t have opening titles, the titles were all at the end. If you permit me to name drop, Quentin Tarantino watched the film and his only note that he had, his only big note, is he said, “You should have the titles at the start”. Because, I think he said, “Let the audience settle in.” Because originally it started with Brian LeBarton playing the solo title and then it went straight to the film and if you’re sitting down it’s kind of like you need a little second to catch your breath.
- 8/27/2010
- by Joshua Blackburn
- The Film Stage
Wiz Khalifa just left to head back to the bakery (that dude must love muffins), and it turns out the clock on the wall says it's time to wrap things up for the week. We spent the bulk of the last few days in front of the television, as there were a number of shows that kept us attached to the warming glow. But didn't it feel good to welcome Snooki, Don Draper and Tim Gunn back into our lives? Come on, you know it did. And in case you didn't see any of your favorite shows and had to record them on your DVR instead, you should really get to work catching up with them. But before you do that, scroll down to check out any of the fantastically enthralling stories you might have missed this week on the MTV Newsroom Blog. We'll be back on Monday for more news,...
- 7/30/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
On any given day, this space is usually reserved for some sort of commemoration of an important moment in music history, be it an ascension to the top of the charts, a concert debut or an album release. Sometimes there are memorable sports moments that need to be honored, and occasionally there is the odd historical fact that needs to sneak in. But since there's no real historical excitement today (it's difficult to get wound up about the resignation of Winston Churchill) nor any particularly significant musical milestone (there isn't very much to say about the release of Jason Mraz's Mr. A-Z), so with that in mind, let's talk about "Mad Men," the best show on television (sorry, "True Blood," "Breaking Bad" and "Burn Notice," whatever you are) that saw its fourth season premiere on Sunday night (July 25) on AMC.
Based on the show's (admittedly hazy) time line,...
Based on the show's (admittedly hazy) time line,...
- 7/26/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Update: A musical artist was incorrectly attributed as Kevin Canning, but no such person exists. The track played was by Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew. This afternoon, Edgar Wright took the airwaves with a two hour music show on the BBC's 6 Music, something they called A Month of Matinees... With Edgar Wright. As well as playing an awful lot of soundtrack cuts from old TV shows and films, he also spilled a little bit of information on the music for his upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Early in the show he played five tracks by six artists who have music in the film. These were Metric; Kevin Canning as a representative of The Broken Social Scene; Handsome Boy Modeling School on behalf of Dan the Automator; the beautiful, brilliant Cornelius remix of Beck's Mixed Bizness; and Frank Black doing I Hear Ramona Sing. His quotes on some of the...
- 12/20/2009
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
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