Culture Greyhound

Trailers for upcoming movies. Some are good, some not as much.

The White Stripes
Uploaded by molivera. – Explore more music videos.

Today I continue my ongoing feature showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of the past decade, posting ten songs at a time.

60. Andrew WK – Party Hard

I love how everyone initially detested this guy, as if I Get Wet wasn’t the most awesome thing they had ever heard ever.  Pitchfork, in their infinite indie wisdom, called this frat boy rock, which it probably is, in all truth, and gave it a 4.0.  Of course, years later, it made their best-of list for the decade.  Most people reneged on Andrew because you just can’t deny badassery, especially when it’s delivered in a completely earnest (but slightly exaggerated), multi-instrumental fashion.  “Party Hard” is the intro message WK seeks to deliver, and as history has shown, it’s anything but novelty.

Continue reading

I am a huge Green Bay Packers fan, so if you’re looking for me on Sunday, I’ll be yelling at a TV in a friend’s apartment while they (hopefully) stomp the Pittsburgh Steelers for this year’s Super Bowl.  I’m hoping the game is more boring (i.e. the Packers stomp ’em early) than these Super Bowls of the past, which were all quite riveting and historic.

Super Bowl XXV (No. 25, Jan, 27, 1991) NY Giants 20, Buffalo 19

The missed field goal at the last minute is forever associated with the word “choke” and the first Ace Ventura movie – notice that the laces were in when he kicked it.

Continue reading

For my 10th birthday, my uncle bought me this album, Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy, the debut from Tempe, Arizona natives the Refreshments.  Initially, the artwork excited me more than the music, of course.  But upon repeated listens, I fell in love with Roger Clyne, his crew of outlaws, and their one-of-a-kind brand of Southwestern modern rock (think Gin Blossoms with a spicy TexMex seasoning).

The album became a minor hit for the Refreshments, scoring alternative radio hits with “Banditos” and “Down Together,” both featured below.  The boys released the overlooked and underrated The Bottle and Fresh Horses in 1997, then split ways with their major label, which was consolidating and dropping bands minor bands like flies.

Today, the crew record and tour as Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, and, unsurprisingly, have a huge following in the Southwest and Mexico.  They still play Refreshments songs live, and have two yearly celebration concerts for their die-hard fans, the January Jam and Circus Mexicus, both held south of the border.

More album tracks after the jump…..

Continue reading

Trailers for upcoming movies. Some are good, some not as much.

WARM GHOST // OPEN THE WORMHOLE IN YOUR HEART // OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO from HOLY COW COLLECTIVE on Vimeo.

She & Him – Don’t Look Back from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Today I continue my ongoing feature showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of the past decade, posting ten songs at a time.

70. Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost

The first track off Cease to Begin is a great introduction to Band of Horses’ second disc – it’s a beautiful rising track with the simple, repeated lyrics “I could sleep” and “When I lived alone, is there a ghost in my house.”  What follows is a near-flawless album that embodies the Southern spirit and indie charm this now-immensely popular group delivers.

Continue reading