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Mar 9, 2010 0

Art: New Mike Giant Posters and Spring Line at REBEL8

Dropping today—new Mike Giant screenprinted posters and the Spring 2010 line at REBEL8. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 9, 2010 0

InfoMania: The Top 5 Poopy Pop Songs on iTunes

Yes, that’s the dude from We Got That B Roll, Sergio Cilli. The White Hot Top Five is a recurring segment on InfoMania on Current TV. Highly recommended.

Though I’ll always love The Soup, it’s not on Hulu. And I don’t always want to track down a torrent. InfoMania satisfies the same need for rapid-fire pop culture tidbits, but broadens the scope from daytime TV to real-life absurdities, like the iTunes Top Five. Watch it, buddy.

Mar 9, 2010 0

Look: New Tron Legacy Trailer, New Daft Punk Remix by Shiryu

Click to watch the new Tron Legacy trailer. More plot and less bikes. But the FX on the final bike scene / smash more than make up for it. Flynn Lives!

SHIRYU REMIXES DAFT PUNK ON TRON LEGACY TRAILER 1 :

Shiryu is working on a Tron Tribute LP and is almost complete.
Updates on Shiryu’s Twitter. Or The Umlaut’s.

Hear the original Daft Punk Tron Legacy track at Copymatt »

Mar 8, 2010 1

Video: Journey Through Art History In “70 Million”

As the (well-deserved) hubbub for OK Go’s This Too Shall Pass music video, uh, passes, there’s another vid that’s worthy of your jaded eyeballs. A playful romp through the history of art: 70 Million by French band Hold Your Horses. (via Juxtapoz)

All I can think of is the Living Classics Pageant in Arrested Development.

Damn, I miss that show. One more year ’til the movie.

Hold Your Horses on MySpace

Mar 8, 2010 0

Sweet: PS22 Chorus Covers Phoenix Lisztomania

Their sincerity is so damn sweet. Just love it. Even better, the PS22 Chorus only took two rehearsals to learn the track. Now those are some pro rockstars. More info here. (via Waxy)

Phoenix “Lisztomania” from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix “Too Young” from Lost In Translation OST

Hear more Phoenix on The Ümlaut »

Mar 5, 2010 0

Ooh La La: The French Pulp Covers of Hitchcock Magazine

More … Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5, 2010 0

Trailer: “Beardo” The Movie

The trailer for Beardo The Movie features several shots of two-time Petaluma Whiskerino champion, Jack Passion. Including a water shot … What the hell?!

The movie follows several hairy hopefuls in the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championship.

More info at www.beardothemovie.com or get updates on Twitter.

Mar 5, 2010 0

MP3: Friday Five 03.05.10

After I don’t know how long, the sun is finally out. Here’s some tunes to celebrate. And a couple Elliott Smith tracks for when the clouds inevitably return. On 04.06.10 Kill Rock Stars will release remastered versions of Roman Candle and From A Basement On A Hill . (Not sure why … their raw ‘n rough quality is part of their charm, especially Candle.) Enjoy.

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Gold Zebra “Six Years” from self released *link updated
Gorillaz “Plastic Beach” from Plastic Beach
Cults “Go Outside” from Cults 7”
Boats “Chrome Eyelids” from Cannonballs, Cannonballs!
Fang Island “Careful Crossers” from s/t

BONÜS:
Elliott Smith “Twilight” (Remastered)” from From A Basement On A Hill

Elliott Smith “Friends” (Led Zeppelin) from
Live 12.18.01 Great American Music Hall, SF

Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.

Mar 4, 2010 0

Opening Tonight: Samplings From Creativity Explored @ OgilvyWest SF

Don’t miss tonight’s opening for Samplings from Creativity Explored, the third installment of OgilvyWest Gallery Series.

Come early for Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Leffe, and more. Come late for PBR. Seriously. 7×7 picked up the opening so come early.

See more pics from the show … Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 3, 2010 0

WTF: Trololololololololololo

Let it load and it will be stuck in your head. All. Day.
Trololololololololololo.com (Thanks, Chris)

BONUSSSSSSSSSSSSSS:

When your own reaction isn’t quite dramatic enough there’s Instant Vader
Nooooooooooooooo.com (thanks, Fang). Or, Instant Crickets, Instant Rimshot, and the always useful Sad Trombone.

Mar 3, 2010 0

Sign Remix: Dog Poop vs. Children At Play

Because the “Slow, Children At Play” sign near the park doesn’t cover dog poop, Wardinger took matters into his own hands and made this sign.

Not quite Passive Aggressive Notes material, but good stuff nonetheless. Check it out.

Mar 3, 2010 0

Adv: Tropicana “Arctic Sun” With Patrick Watson

Nice Tropicana spot with a nicer soundtrack, Patrick Watson’s “Great Escape“. (via Dog & Pony Show)

He’s coming to Cafe Du Nord May 26th. Do not miss! The Ümlaut caught his band there last time and it was gorgeous.

HEAR MORE PATRICK WATSON:
Patrick Watson “Big Bird In A Small Cage” (via FF 05.29.09)
Patrick Watson “Giver” (via FF 05.08.09)
Patrick Watson “Tracy’s Waters” Patrick Watson (via FF 04.10.09)

Mar 2, 2010 0

SXSW: Beer Labels x Indie Rock Mashup

Love the idea for this flyer promoting the fifth annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Party. Not stoked on the execution.

Why not have Austin’s Neon Indian on a Shiner label? And why put LA’s Local Natives on a Brooklyn Brewery label? Lazy if you ask me. But I’ll give ‘em props for the Washed Out / Coors Light pairing. That’s almost Wacky Packs material.

See the full band/beer label flyer at Pitchfork »

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LISTEN:
Japandroids “Young Hearts Spark Fire” (FF 05.01.09)
Neon Indian “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know) (FF 06.12.09)
Surfer Blood “Floating Vibes” (FF 10.30.09)
Best Coast “Sun Was High (So Was I)” (FF 07.17.09)
Washed Out “Hold Out” (FF 09.04.09)
Local Natives “Airplanes” (FF 02.19.10)

Hear past Friday Fives and rock out with The Ümlaut »

Feb 28, 2010 3

KYEO: Chicken Stoop & Norman Greenbaum’s Petaluma For The Soul

Keep Your Eyes (and Ears) Open. Never know what you’ll see.

Spotted this chicken-filled stoop while cruisin’ around Petaluma. Coincidentally, just a block away from the ol’ Must-Hatch Incubator Co. building. Did you know the egg incubator was invented here? It’s one of the reasons we were known as The World’s Egg Basket. (And you thought we only invented the world sport of Wrist-Wrestling).

“Got chickens in the houses. We got chickens in the trees. Chickens in the pots of all the Petalumees … ”

Norman Greenbaum “Petaluma” from Petaluma

Feb 26, 2010 0

Art: Jeremy Fish Does Pink Playboy Bunny for 50th Anniversary

If there’s a specially-commissioned art show to celebrate 50 years of the iconic Playboy Bunny, you know godfather of the Silly Pink Bunnies, Jeremy Fish, is gonna be on the list.

This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Bunny’s first appearance in the original Chicago Playboy Club. The art exhibition is only one in a series of parties they’re throwing to celebrate. Wonder if Fish’s mobile art show will make a stop at the opening? (Pic via TOTT)

Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny will be on display at the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh from March 27 through June 19, 2010, and will feature works by artists including Gary Baseman, Jeremy Fish, Scott Anderson, Jeremy Kost, Tara McPherson, Kalup Linzy and LaToya Ruby Frazier, among others.

More info at the Playboy Bunny at 50 official site »

Official Jeremy Fish site »