Been Keeping Busy

Once again, I've fallen behind on posting. I've got a few pieces I'm working on that might find their way on to the internets tomorrow, but for now I'll just give you an idea of the type of shit that's been consuming my time and attention (aside from work and drinking):

1) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog



Joss Whedon kills it again with this musical, super-villain series of webisodes he created in collaboration with two of his brothers. It stars Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion and is all sorts of awesome. Too bad you didn't hear about it earlier, or you could have watched it for free at drhorrible.com Now you have to go to iTunes. See? It pays to be ahead of the nerdy curve.

Here's a trailer taste:



2) The Black Kids - Partie Traumatic



I loved their Wizard of Ahhs EP to pieces, but this full-length debut from The Black Kids (a semi-appropriate name, there's like 3 black people in the band) is just all sorts of fantastic. It's filled to the gills with kitschy, catchy dance pop bangers about unfaithful girlfriends, charming boys, and random sex. If you don't find yourself singing the hooks to "I Want To Be Your Limousine" or "Love Me Already" or the long-popular lead single "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" then you probably don't want to have any fun anyway, in which case, eat a dick.



3) THE DARK KNIGHT



I saw 3 times already and I'm probably not gonna stop there. I won't write a review, as I doubt I'd be capable of refraining from using words like "awesome," "orgasmic," and "kick-ass." You might see some Batman-related bloggage coming up, and if you're already tired of me talking about Batman, then go complain to Heath Ledger.

Too soon?

4) Olivia O'Lovely retiring



One of my top 5 fav porn stars is apparently calling it quits, or she might just be pulling an M.I.A. and giving fuck flicks a rest for the time being. Either way it is a sad day for lotion and tissues everywhere. She shot a short series of farewell scenes for the guys over at BangBros Her FuckTeamFive episode is pretty excellent, but her AssParade scene with Lacey Duvalle is the real keeper. Olivia will be sorely missed. Here's hoping she makes a Janine esque comeback in a few years.

5) Diplo & Santogold - Top Ranking



In the vein of M.I.A.'s Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1, Diplo and Maya Arulpragasm devotee Santogold have released a diverse and exciting mixtape full of remixes, dub songs, and covers. XXXChange's remix of "L.E.S. Artistes" is pretty awesome, as are Santogold's cover of The Clash's "Guns of Brixton" (here as "Guns of Brooklyn") and the Diplo mix of "I'm A Lady" with my Spank Rock collabing home girl Amanda Blank.

The track making the most noise is the M.I.A. featuring, Gorilla Zoe sampling cut "Get It Up." It's every bit as hot as the blogosphere would have you believe. The mixtape isn't too hard to find if you're interested, or hit up Hype Machine for some of the leaked tracks.