tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38326682024-03-08T03:35:18.870-05:00squidpantsmusic, news, geography, funny stuff, videos, washington dc, and other random things by andrew wisemanAndrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.comBlogger1012125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-83588160656453608492023-04-09T21:26:00.001-04:002023-04-09T21:26:10.694-04:00Shirtgood is coolso there is a cool t-shirt shop called Shirtgood. Lots of t-shirts, crew necks, sweatshirts (are those the same thing?) as well as dad hats, mugs, aprons and more.Check it out. Also on Instagram and Facebook.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-77084021105364469322011-11-09T15:52:00.002-05:002011-11-09T15:52:27.970-05:00The Blues
so I was fooling around on Youtube and discovered something that in hindsight should have been obvious: a lot of the jams I like were covers of old blues songs. Some of the blues songs are better, I think, like "Going Up Country."
For example, "Black Betty" by Ram Jam. Or Leadbelly:
vs
"House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals, and also Leadbelly
vs
And "Going Up the Country" by Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-14614426638714443242011-10-21T17:32:00.000-04:002011-10-21T17:32:19.650-04:00Funniest video I've seen in a long time: NSFW
so this is pretty great. It was related to some other video, God knows why.
Don't watch it at work, unless your work is very progressive.
I am glad these guys exist. They're like the Vengaboys crossed with Yin Yang Twins. Crazily, they're also Berry Gordy's son and grandson.
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-5896364759968673612011-10-07T11:22:00.002-04:002011-10-07T11:22:57.450-04:00North Korean army getting funkyso here is the North Korean army getting funky.
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-73232463460217699042011-09-29T00:05:00.000-04:002011-09-29T00:05:38.511-04:00Music Jam: Lana Del Rey is awesomeso the other day I asked a friend what music she was listening to, and she suggested Lana del Rey:
hot chick
raspy voice
sings about whiskey
i love it
she's my spirit animalTo me, that is a pretty good recommendation. So I checked her out, and she is great (and also the hot chick part is accurate.)
"Video Games" is my favorite so far.
"Kinda Outta Luck" has a very 60s vibe to me.
Somebody Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-36431402720091969132011-08-26T16:39:00.000-04:002011-08-26T16:39:18.833-04:00I am officially out of touchso I think that time has finally arrived: I'm out of touch. This person who I've never heard of has a song I've never heard, and it has 135 million views on Youtube. One would assume that means she's a big star?
<p><br><br><br><br>&Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-75807608950846066032011-07-22T13:58:00.000-04:002011-07-22T13:58:54.835-04:00Awesome new Beastie Boys videoso here's a new video from the Beastie Boys; or really, more of a short film. It's for their new song "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" from an upcoming album. I could watch a full movie of this. There's a bigger version on their site if you want to watch it in all its glory.
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-17190421738326225772011-06-30T11:10:00.001-04:002011-06-30T11:29:17.443-04:00On smugness and religionSo not to talk about religion, but I was at coffee a minute ago in my building and overheard some young, overly confident dude in a suit debating at (rather than with) some colleagues. They didn't really seem to care.
He was going on and on about how the Catholic Church is the true church and Catholics are the chosen people, how so many wars have been fought against the Catholic Church, how all Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-71915495282814820232011-06-28T10:11:00.000-04:002011-06-28T10:11:21.000-04:00Hipsters on videoso for some reason, this 9 second video I made is one of the most popular one I have on Youtube, even more than ones that I consider way more awesome, like Massanutten Extreme, snowboarding down 13th Street, and Teddy getting tackled by a wolf at the Presidents Race.
It's of hipsters in Williamsburg. Enjoy?
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-16039608770826625452011-06-21T11:00:00.001-04:002011-06-21T11:00:01.985-04:00On photobombingso I just discovered my new favorite website, This is Photobomb, dedicated to, what else, photobombing. It's a hilarious site and a hilarious thing to do: even celebrities like Nathan Fillion and the dudes from Mythbusters do it. I went through and found a few photos of me on Facebook photobombing friends, check them out:
at bocce
on Halloween
hiking
and finally, EPIC TRIPLE PHOTOBOMB!
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-67271295306154338832011-05-26T11:26:00.000-04:002011-05-26T11:26:45.292-04:001860s tributes vs. today's tributes
So I was browsing Wikipedia and saw the above odd image in the discussion page for Abraham Lincoln. It's called The Apotheosis and was done in 1865 (after Lincoln's assassination) by an unknown artist. It reminded me of the terrible crying eagle pictures that appeared after 9/11, also by anonymous artists. Funny to see how corny sentiments continue through all eras. Although in my opinion Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-39975505870267760402011-04-18T13:36:00.000-04:002011-04-18T13:36:28.773-04:00Music Jam: John Talabot - "Families"so John Talabot is a Spanish techno guy, and I love this jam.Via Pitchfork.
JOHN TALABOT / Families (Ft Glasser) by Young Turks
Lots of what I've heard of him is good, it's sort of mellow, interesting electronic music. Great for putting on at work and cranking on stuff. Check out his Myspace too -- I like "Sunshine" and "Afrika" a lot.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-2847197268884574512011-04-02T16:23:00.000-04:002011-04-02T16:23:00.737-04:00It's baseball seasonSo here's a bunch of pictures of Pedro Serrano from Major League.
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-85411764619570423972011-03-19T21:13:00.001-04:002011-04-18T14:29:14.268-04:00New York City no wave and post-discoso I'm getting into the New York no wave/post-disco stuff from the late 70s and early 80s: ESG, Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, Konk etc. I made a playlist on Youtube if you are so inclined, below.
Any other jams you'd suggest? I didn't put on anything like A Certain Ratio since they aren't from NYC, but still are awesome.
I tend to like the more up-tempo stuff that isn't so jazzy. I want to have aAndrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-78906567274751192272011-01-23T13:56:00.002-05:002011-01-23T14:01:11.393-05:00Discovering samples: Pharoahe Monch = Destroy All Monstersso I always think it's fun when I'm listening to music or watching something and I notice that it's sampled in another song: better so when I'm not expecting it. It's like putting together a puzzle. For example, the other day I was watching Destroy All Monsters, one of the Godzilla movies where aliens take control of Godzilla and his monster buddies. I noticed that the main, recurring theme from Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-79560656500881649032011-01-03T12:16:00.000-05:002011-01-03T12:16:59.848-05:00Chromeo - "You're So Gangsta"so this isn't really a video, but it's the best I can find. I am loving this jam lately. Chrome-o-o-o-o-o.
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-57024427174214192112010-12-13T10:00:00.001-05:002010-12-13T10:00:09.472-05:00Rant: I hate ads about surprise cars with bows
You suck, Lexus
So I hate ads about cars with bows. Supposedly, people buy a car for a loved one and surprise them with it, often involving some elaborate or (supposedly) cute trick, like kids opening a giant box or lifting a giant Christmas stocking to reveal the car with a giant bow. There's so many of these ads on TV, and they suck.
The entire premise is bogus. They're trying to make it Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-34695891959844140982010-11-29T11:11:00.006-05:002010-11-29T13:55:35.308-05:00I Watch Every Ski Movie, Episode 3: Ski Wolf
so continuing my quest to watch every ski movie brings me to Ski Wolf. I've watched about a dozen and Ski Wolf is one of the worst.
It's barely a movie. It's basically a group of friends with a camcorder goofing around on ski slopes. In fact, there's not even an IMDB page for it, to show you how homemade it is.
The movie comes from Low Budget Pictures, which is sort of a knock-off (Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-18475191972662312532010-11-04T10:45:00.002-04:002010-11-04T12:15:01.916-04:00Music Jam: Pomplamooseso my friend Kate told me about this band, it's a unsigned duo from the Bay Area called Pomplamoose, a play on pamplemousse, the French word for grapefruit. They're kind of girly, but undeniably catchy and fun and stuff. And it helps that the lead singer has a great, jazzy voice and is pretty gorgeous. I bet so many dudes fell in love.
Here's one I like, and there a ton more on their Youtube Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-26159753945010392582010-10-27T12:04:00.001-04:002010-11-04T12:15:44.332-04:00My new favorite record label: Turquoise JeepSo my friend sent me this video, for "Lemme Smang It" by Yung Humma ft. Flynt Flossy. Amazing.
I like how the words appear on the screen in different fonts. One of the best Youtube comments is "dude's got permanent rapeface on." And the record label is called Turquoise Jeep Music. Amazing. (Flynt Flossy appears to be Charlie Murphy, Eddie's bro.)
They have a bunch of other awesome jams too. Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-62121100356148748492010-09-30T17:47:00.000-04:002010-09-30T17:47:55.639-04:00Carlos Allen: that's my jamso this guy Carlos Allen is running for mayor of DC. He seems like a weird guy and he claims to be the "first Afro-Latino in history." Apparently his platform is that he stands near people:
Plus he crashed that White House party along with the Salahis:
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-66133904521841893552010-09-22T01:04:00.000-04:002010-09-22T01:04:34.985-04:00My new favorite TV showso here's my new favorite TV show. Apparently it was just a pilot, however.
Here's more about it.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-70171283683824839442010-08-30T23:37:00.000-04:002010-08-30T23:37:54.472-04:00Cerealso here are a bunch of cereal commercials.
I ate all of these.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-14690138814843355262010-07-26T12:12:00.001-04:002010-07-26T12:12:28.750-04:00Chromeo and Daryl Hall: "Tenderoni"so I'm going to see Chromeo today at the the 9:30 Club. Hopefully Daryl Hall will be there too:
Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832668.post-56832375663262898402010-07-21T13:53:00.000-04:002010-07-21T13:53:05.449-04:00I am bad to the boneso last night I went to live band karaoke at Wonderland (a cool bar in my neighborhood, if you're not familiar.) I sang George Thorogood and the Destroyers' "Bad to the Bone." Unfortunately it doesn't sound too good on this cameraphone recording, but it was a lot of fun and I think people enjoyed it.
The drummer asked if I rehearsed and some random person said it was a skillful version, which Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0