New tunes for your shopping list. Plus a couple you can’t buy anywhere. Yet. Enjoy thoroughly.
Sondre Lerche “Private Caller” from s/t
Cults “Abducted” from s/t
The Amsterdams “Apologies” from Electromagnetica
The Generationals “Please Be It” from Actor-Caster
Dan the Automator, Damon Albarn & Kid Koala “Untitled” (demo)
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Rock out with the Ümlaut every Friday. [Follow ÜÜ on Twitter]
Wow. This rollover mistake(?) on Amazon.com is real. And it won’t last long (UPDATE: It’s down). [thanks, Tim!]
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NSFW: Tron-a-Sutra
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What starts as a dancy electro ditty, this new MSTRKRFT single quickly brings some serious rawk. Dueling guitars. Crashing cymbals. And sweet-ass double bass. Just as your sleeves tear off and mullet reaches your collar we’re back in the club. Wanting to trade your glowsticks for my fiber optic beard.
MSTRKRFT “Beards Again” [ follow ]
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This looks just like our Viva. A perfect example of French Bulldogs are so damn lovable. Snorting and all. (Thanks, Mel!)
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70 mph winds and waist-high snow drifts. Maybe LSD isn’t the best way to head home? 900 cars (now) agree. [Photo: E. Jason Wambsgans Chicago Tribune]
Growing up in Chicago this song was a radio fixture. Elsewhere, not so much.
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah “Lake Shore Drive”
More pics See the rest »
If this was real, Danzig’s cat would totally eat it. Sadly it’s just one of the Wacky Packages my son just bought. Forgot how rad these are. (Official Site)
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The guy behind The Pac-Sons is the same guy behind my new favorite tumblr, Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising. Funny shit, E.B. Davis.
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FROM RYAN COLEMAN
(via Reddit) Check out Ryan’s design site.
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After seven straight years of growth, LEGOLAND has made a very special announcement: more growth. Like, over 2000 Star Wars models and 1.5 million pieces growth. Together it’s just one more excuse to go back.
“On March 31 LEGOLAND California becomes the first of three LEGOLAND Parks to launch a new STAR WARS Miniland area. Guests can enjoy seven of the most famous scenes from the six live-action STAR WARS movies, as well as a scene from the animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS™ all made out of 1.5 million LEGO bricks and built in 1:20 scale.”
“The models for the new STAR WARS area are being developed and built by See the rest »
We spotted this in an antique shop north of Ukiah, CA. Manufactured by O.D. Jennings & Co., this Cigarette Slot Machine gave you the option of buying the smokes you want or actually gambling for them. You know there’s a sweet smoking = gambling with your life pun in there, but I’m not touchin’ it.
Spotted while driving through Mendocino.
Tweekers and Bag Hos I’m clear on, but what the hell are scantless fish?
I turned to the trusty internets for a definition, expecting one result to come from Urban Dictionary, instead I got this urban Deep-Thoughts-on-crack discussion:
(No relation to Poodle-Panda)
Who knew the island of Doctor Moreau was in Northern Colorado? Ben the Panda Cow was just born there; on a farm in Larimer County. He’s one of 24 in the world. And worth about $30,o00. I want to buy one just so Cyriak would use him in a video.
Full story here. (Thanks, Mel!)
UPDATE: Cheers to The Week Magazine for
the Ümlaut shout out as “best opinion”.
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Sure, 2011 is ripe with special dates; SF Beer Week is Feb 11—20, Cowboys & Aliens opens July 29, and the whole year itself has been designated The Int’l Year of Chemistry. But what I’m most excited about are the numbers.
It’s gonna be a great year so be sure to stay on top of the Ümlaut on Facebook and Twitter.
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Here’s some significant dates, times, and binary for the year. Hit me up with any additions or suggestions. And enjoy the soundtrack.
The Odd Numbers “Little Kings and Queens” from About Time
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DATES & TIMES
Bonus points for times at the eleven second mark.
| dates | times | |
| JAN | 1.11.11 | 11:1111:20
1:11 |
| FEB | 2.11.20112.20.2011 | 2:112:20 |
| SEPT | 9.10.11 | 9:107:08 |
| OCT | 10.11.11 | 10:1111:10 |
| NOV* | 11022011 (Palindrome Day) 11.11.2011 |
1:112:11
11:11 11:20 |
| *Triple Eleven Bonus: 2011 is the eleventh year of the third millennium |
||
| DEC | 12.20.2011 | 12:20 |
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BINARY DATES
2011 is 11111011011 in binary. Here’s more See the rest »
The best part about The Simpsons “The Fight Before Christmas” holiday special wasn’t the Treehouse of Horror -style format. Nor Katy Perry outdoing her “shocking” Sesame Street appearance through an oral sex joke with a Muppet Mo. Nope, it was how the entire episode was brought to you by the Ümlaut. (Thanks, Brookelynn!)
Mërry Christmas!
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Either a living, breathing Patrick Star was mooning us at the Monterey Bay Aquarium or a very convincing lookalike did a face-plant on the rocks. If so, the resemblance is uncanny:
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Sounds like some bizarre solution to a Clue mystery. But as you can see, this is real life.
Halloween made me remember these pics of Glenn Danzig breaking the spacetime/rocker/LOLcat continuum by wearing his own t-shirt while carrying a case of clumping cat litter. Mother help us all. (Thanks, Mel)
Misfits “Astro Zombies” from Coffin Box, Disc 3: Sessions