Ünnecessary Ümlaut

Feb 8, 2010 0

Wicked: Vans In Context

Peruse Vans And The Places They Were. (Thanks, Mike!)

Feb 8, 2010 0

Art: Last Mike Giant / Skullz Press Show at 260 Divisadero

Friday was the last Skullz Press opening at the short-lived Divisadero space. Not sure where it’ll pop up next. First, Mike Giant is off to Italy.

A rare shot of Giant with his Pops. Sneak peeks of his upcoming Italy show “Welcome To Frisco” below … Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8, 2010 0

Adv: Times Square Billboard Made From Recycled Electronics

Really diggin’ this. Saw it at Scouting NY who makes a great point: “I wish they had made it a little bit more clear what the incentive is to lug my old VCR all the way to Best Buy versus just tossing it in the garbage.” I wonder how many people outside the Bay Area bubble are as aware of the hazards of e-waste. Or of how much personal data can still be retrievable even after you’ve “deleted it”.

See more pics here.

Feb 5, 2010 2

Daily Show: The Dick Swett Incident

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

The Dick Swett Incident

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show
Full Episodes

Political Humor

Health Care Crisis

This makes my inner 13 yr old very, very happy. Thanks, Dylan!

Feb 5, 2010 1

Beer: Start Your Livers …. SF Beer Week Is Go!!!

With tonight’s opening gala it’s official, the 2nd annual San Francisco Beer Week is on. Over 200 different events over the next week, all around the Bay. Yes, two hundo! Here’s five to get you started. See 7×7 Magazine top picks here.

Humphry Slocombe Beer Ice Cream (more Humphry here)
:: All Week

Russian River releases Pliny The Younger
:: Friday, Feb 5

Schmaltz night at TAPS Petaluma
:: Monday, Feb 8

10th Annual Double IPA Festival at The Bistro in Hayward
:: Saturday, Feb 6

Cobb’s Comedy Club hosts Lagunitas & Other Breweries
:: Wednesday, Feb 10

Get the SF Beer Week iPhone App here or visit official site »

Feb 5, 2010 0

MP3: Friday Five 02.05.10

It’s been a long year, everybody. But we’re gonna make it. Look it’s already February …

Aloha “Moonless March” from Home Acres

Kite Club “Going Swimming” from Esoterica

Fredrik “Mujina / Locked In The Basement” from Trilogi

M. Ward “Sadie” (Joanna Newsom cover) live take

Peter Gabriel “Flume” (Bon Iver cover) from Scratch My Back

Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.

Feb 5, 2010 1

Beer: Pics of Bacon Beer, Burnt Toast Beer, and others at the Winter Brews Fest

Big thanks to Mario at Brewed For Thought for hookin’ up the Ümlaut at Beer Network’s Winter Brews Fest last Saturday.

I finally got to try Uncommon Brewers Bacon Beer. It was tangy, malty sweet, and even a little slick (pork fat, perhaps?). But not as bacon-y as I was dreaming for. Surprisingly subtle in the bacon dept., actually. I met the brewer, Alec, who gave official confirmation there is actual pork inside this brew—not the pork pictured above, that was Lagunitas Brown Shugga -injected Hog from Sean Paxton The Homebrew Chef.

Moonlight Brewing Burn Toast Ale smelled and tasted exactly that, but in a good way. Such a good way.

Jeremy Marshal and Tony Magee of Lagunitas tune things up.

Winner of Petaluma Whiskerino “Best Combo Beard/’Stache”, Shawn Spreng, holding a glass of Firehouse Grill Imperial Red Ale. One of my favorites of the afternoon. Right up there with Valley Brewing Decadent Darkness and Odonata Rosa (one of two sours I’ve ever wanted to have more of).

Petaluma represent! Fred flanked by Jeremy and Tony.

See the full slideshow and recap at Brewed For Thought »

Feb 3, 2010 0

WTF: Japanese Star Wars Chicken

Damn, C3P0’s got some snug-ass gold lamay pants. And I think this chicken is made from imitation crab meat. Not sure what else is happening.

Feb 3, 2010 0

Geek Out: All Things Ackbar … It’s A Blog!

After yesterday’s post on SNL Digital Short “The Curse” I had a fever. And the only prescription was more Tim Cappello.

This is my contribution to a site I had the honor of naming, All Things Ackbar. A Star Wars character who’s moments were fleeting, but who’s magnitude the internets cannot repel. No, it can’t be explained. But like Selleck Waterfall Sandwich and Nic Cage As Everyone, we’ll help run this into the ground, too.

Scott, the Web Admiral, created the site and is now taking submissions.

Geek out on AllThingsAckbar.com »

Feb 2, 2010 0

Video: SNL “Curse” Is Tim Cappello Gyrating Lovefest

So awesome. SNL Digital Short “The Curse” with Jon Hamm as … Sergio!
An unabashed homage to “that buff sax dude from the 80s”. (Thanks, Shaun)

BONUS DOÜBLE SHOT OF TIM CAPPELLO:

This Lost Boys remix shows you can’t resist the squirmy siren song of Cappello!

Tina Turner’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome video
for “One Of The Living”(cut straight to the goods here).

Feb 1, 2010 0

Grab: Upcycled Beer Bottle Tumblers

Is Upcycling the new Reclaiming? Or Repurposing? Whatever. Drink your way to a recycled liver with BottleHood beer tumblers.

Made from recycled bottles, there’s eight different tumblers from Stone Brewing and a couple randoms, including the classic Dad’s Root Beer bottle. Love that logo.

Grab BottleHoods at Neatorama or their official site »

Feb 1, 2010 0

Get In The Van: Jeremy Fish Launches Mobile Art Show

The travel bug is hitting SF’s Jeremy Fish, so he’s hitting The Road Less Traveled.

“I need to get back to traveling badly. i put together a mobile art show of sorts. i plan to drive around, show some artwork, paint some murals, make some new friends, and swap a story here and there. coming to a town near you… stop by and bring me a beer… ”
—Jeremy Fish

See updates on Jeremy’s Juxtapoz Blog. Peep his latest apparel at SuperFishal.

Jan 29, 2010 1

Go: Bacon Beer ‘n More at Oakland’s Winter Brew Fest Saturday

I’ve been thinking about Bacon Beer ever since Mario from Brewed For Thought tipped me off last week. Finally, the day is upon us. Here’s four reasons to join us tomorrow!

Bacon Beer from Uncommon Brewers!
Lagunitas Brown Shugga-injected Hudson Ranch Heritage Pig Sandwiches from the The Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton!
Rare brews from 40 local breweries and beyond (many 10% ABV and above!)
Bacon Beer from Uncommon Brewers!

DEETZ:
Saturday, January 30 ~ 1pm to 8 pm

The Linden St. Brewery
95 Linden Street (@ West Embarcadero)
Oakland, CA

Oakland Winter Brew Fest Official Site

Jan 29, 2010 1

WTF: Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

Admit it. Now that NicCageAsEveryone has practically everyone (um, Lightning McQueen? Cookie Monster?), you were looking for another reason to Photoshop celebs. And lens flares.

Selleck Waterfall Sandwich is here with an almost existential theme. And a self-explanatory name that’s as close as you’ll get to an explanation. Behold! (via AgencySpy)

Jan 29, 2010 1

MP3: Friday Five 01.29.10

Two words for this weekend: Bacon Beer. Pics to come. Until then, rock out with the Ümlaut:

Foreign Born “Early Warnings” from Person To Person
The Morning Benders “Promises” from Big Echo
The Tough Alliance “A New Chance (Tanlines Remix)”
My Gold Mask “Violet Eyes” from A Thousand Voices EP
The Tallest Man On Earth “King of Spain” from The Wild Hunt

Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.