How to explain Heyoka? Well, it’s like you jumped in your time-traveling Delorean for a trip to the future, only to discover that alien overlords rule the Earth. But you don’t despair, because they are totally cool and chilled-out overlords who brought lots of great, trippy alien drugs that make…
Come down to Fancy Tiger, 1 South Broadway, with knitting needles, calligraphy pens or even that Bedazzler you have in the closet. It’s Craft Night tonight and every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m., a time to get together and make pretty things and new friends. “Part of why crafts…
It’s a bat! It’s a beast! It’s our flier of the week! And as to what “it” is, we’ve determined it’s a dog (we’re no dog experts, but it looks like a boxer, right?) hanging upside down. Presumably the upside-downing was done via Photoshop, because we know every time we…
We’ve got some pretty mixed feelings about the video above (which, BTW, has a brief flash of probably NSFW cartoon boobies). On the one hand, as sister blog Topless Robot editor Rob Bricken often points out, using “Turning Japanese” in any way, shape or form to reference anything anime/manga related…
Of all the things that could be replaced by robots, did you ever think patchouli-scented, dreadlock-sporting drum circlers would ever be one of them? Well, thanks to the pioneering work of Patrick Flanagan and the magic of the Nintendo Wiimote (see, it’s not just for getting old people to play…
Dressy Bessy frontwoman Tammy Ealom is developing quite the distinctive aesthetic in the series of videos she’s been creating for the band (see also here and here and here). The latest one, above, is for “Roundabout,” and it fits in nicely with the style she’s been developing. It’s full to…
Never let it be said that a lack of funds, a lack of instruments or a callous disregard for what most people consider to be appealing sounds will stop someone from doing some insanely creative music. As a matter of fact, it’s arguable that the best ideas happen when all…
This week’s Freaky Friday entry teaches us that you’re never, ever too old to make a complete and utter ass of yourself. Like, say, by releasing a vanity novelty rap video about how spry you are at your advanced age. And while we do admire anyone who still has the…
Our first encounter with South African Internet sensation Die Antwoord saw us categorize them as just another bizarro novelty for the Freaky Friday canon. But then a funny thing happened — as we dug a little deeper, we started to kind of like it (well, some us did — we…
Behind the ubiquitous Warner Bros. entertainment brand stand the now nearly forgotten Warner brothers: Jack, Harry, Abe and Sam. The story of these four men and the multimedia empire they built is the subject of The Brothers Warner, a documentary from Cass Warner, granddaughter of Harry. “It was a lot…
In a world gone mad for hard-charging electro bangers and other fist-pumping, brain-bleed-inducing insanity, Jamie Jones is a breath of fresh air. His tracks and mixes work slower tempos and subtle grooves into brooding, slow-burning slices of understated funk. His style is based in deep house and classic techno, with…
This flier has lips, and it knows how to use them. A beautiful balance of imagery, color palette and typography is at work here. All the pieces come together into one tight, inviting package that displays an impressive talent for design. We couldn’t be happier to choose it as our…
The music industry has fallen upon hard times, and hard times call for innovation. Now, we don’t know enough about the licensing difficulties behind streaming music, or the revenue share of digital downloads or any of that to suggest a business model based on how people want to listen to…
Happy Presidents’ Day! We hope you’re one of the lucky few who actually get the day off (looking at you, bank workers, mail deliverers and other governmental types), and we hope you spend the day in deep contemplation of our nation’s great leaders (that is the point of Presidents’ Day…
We all remember Dolph Lundgren, right? Played the Russian dude who told Rocky “I must break you” in Rocky IV? Played He-Man in the god-awful Masters of the Universe live-action film? That guy? Yeah, turns out he’s actually Swedish. Oh, and also? He is a complete badass. Not sold? See…
Experimental noise/pop outfit Hideous Men (read our recent Q&A with the band) are moving at a furious rate. In their first month of existence they toured with Pictureplane. They’re playing at SXSW next month. And now they’ve got an utterly bizarre video to accompany their thoroughly freaky music. It’s for…
The carnival is coming to town tonight for Rockstar Aaron’s Carnival Birthday Bash, and it’s going to be one hell of a freak show. It’s a night full of stilt-walkers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, carnival prizes and all the other usual midway attractions. “The rides are going to be on…
From the standards of what most people consider to be “good” filmmaking, The Room is a complete disaster: bad acting, clumsy dialogue, technical issues out the wazoo. But in this case, you can forget those standards, because this is a film that is infinitely entertaining. You’ve heard of films so…
Listening to the music of Holy Ghost! (due at Beta on Friday, February 12), you’d think disco never went out of style and spent thirty-plus years in limbo. Brooklyn-based Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel have scored big with their own tracks, such as the club anthem “Hold On,” and on…
Our reason for picking this week’s flier of the week winner can be explained in a single word: GAMERA! Our love for Japanese kaiju in general, and Japan’s most awesome turtle in particular, means we pretty much knew this appropriated image of Gamera was going to get the top honors…
Just in time to get you in the proper mood for Valentines Day, CacheFlowe drops a free mix of sexytime music called This Year is For Lovers. It’s full of swinging tracks of sexiness — “ninety minutes of sexy jams in the genres of techno, dubstep, downtempo, hip hop, experimental…
In video games, we’re used to running, jumping, collecting and shooting (especially shooting). What we don’t see a lot of is record scratching. And what we see even less of is record scratching to solve puzzles, like those little ball-in-maze puzzles or, uh, safe-cracking. Until now, that is. We discovered…
