Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Years Resolution
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Most Impactful Death of the Year
the one that touched me the most besides P-SwaYZE was that of Atlanta rapper DOLLA. he left us with only one hit song....
Friday, December 25, 2009
Theophilus London
heres the mixtape
i think the mixtape was released this time last year. Theophilus is an associate of Mark Ronson
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Ressurected
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Top Ten Producers of the Decade
Friday, December 11, 2009
" I need mah Patron"
Fast forward a little bit. This guy DEFINITELY blows massive chunks after the camera goes off. You can tell by the way he approaches the garbage once hes done drinkng.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Brilliant Street Performances
This song is WAYYYYY overplayed but give those poor french bastards a break. You can't hate on them for creating an incredibly catchy and simple pop tune that for some reason infuses a nostalgia for John Hughes films.
Phoenix - Lizstomania / One time too many - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Phoenix - Long distance call - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Straight robbed from the parrot.
Pete Doherty
Babyshambles, after breaking up a few years ago, are back together and are set to release an album sometime in 2010. With Doherty clean and sober, the limits of this infamous yet celebrated icon are boundless.
Here are the key Youtube videos to watch on Doherty. My favorites are of a young Doherty in a pre-fame 1997 MTV interview standing in line to get Oasis's Be Here Now, as well as Babyshambles Killamangiro
This post was inspired by a hat.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Blur Documentary
Be on the look out for a Brian & Will Trio reunion. Documentary scheduled for release 2020.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Doo-Doo Assaults Area Prep School
Pandemonium ensued earlier today after a fecal incident left Fairfield College Preparatory School students covering faces and fleeing the school's cafeteria.
At around 10:00 AM EST, several students lounging in Prep's cafeteria noticed a strong odor coming from the area's water fountain. After quick investigation, students realized that a significant amount of "straight shit and doodoo and other gross shit" was bubbling up from the fountain drain.
The students, instead of alerting the administration, laughed uproariously as other hapless students walked by the fecal geyser. A cafeteria employee soon saw the poop as it dripped from the rim of the fountain onto the tile floor. Alerting school officials, he promptly began removing the drain sieve and plunging the pipe.
Despite the quick action, raw sewage began to flow even faster as students upstairs flushed more toilets.
Another employee grabbed a drain snake and wound the wire deep into the doodoo, but to no avail. School officials soon closed the buildings lavatories, and called the University plumbing department to assist.
While employees wiped still-wet feces from the rim of the water fountain with a rag that was probably used to clean the griddle, students reacted quickly.
"We were just sitting here when we saw shit start to come out the fountain. We were like 'No, thats not poop, just rusty water.' Then we went to go buy cookies, and it smelt like somebody took a dump on the floor, so I just got a soda instead" says an unnamed student.
Charles Inzucchi told many, "I can't remember the last time I put a dollar into a vending machine."
Latest accounts say at least two Roto-Rooter panel vans have been called to the incident, and there is talk that the school may be closed for Tuesday. Several strict codes exist in Connecticut regarding lavatory availability in schools, and with the entire sewage system for the building out of commission, classes may not be permitted to meet.
There has been no indication the incident was purposefully caused by a student, but school officials refused to comment.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Video for Clipse's Popular Demand ( Popeyes)
I would buy a system in my car SOLELY for the purpose of bumping this song.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Will's Watchtower
This new weekly addition to The Speakeasy will keep an eye on the horizon for emerging artists.
Up first is a band from down under thats not so new called Van She. The song is called Changes off their album V which was released late 2008. They also do a shit ton of remixes of popular artists such as the Klaxons, Feist, Daft Punk, and Empire of the Sun. Similar to Phoenix with that catchy pop-synth shit. Even though the song is older the artist is emerging and thats what counts so suck it.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Diarrhea blamed for Indecent Exposure, Evidence Inconclusive
A 42 year old man recently was arrested for indecent exposure in Naples, Florida, the senior citizen capital of the world. Allegedly, David Todd Napodano was exposing himself to passersby in none other than a Walmart parking lot, butt ass naked, while within the confines of his own van. Two victims of this horrid sex crime called the police, and upon their arrival, Napodano said the reason he was so starkly naked in his pedophile-van was because he was trying to clean himself up from a severe case of explosive diarrhea and had to use his underwear since he had nothing else to clean his butt. Upon official police inspection, the underwear was found with fecal stains, but not such stains that pointed to a case of 'explosive diarrhea'.
Official News-Website link here for you unbelievers
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Mike Posner
Most people have heard of Mike Posner or have heard one of his songs at a party. He's still a senior at Duke and has been putting music out that's been listened to on a wide scale for probably about 2 years. In no way shape or form do I endorse all of his music. He's one of those artists who is like somewhat cool right now after dropping a few mixtapes but within months he will be on the charts and the ipod of every cliche Coastie chick you know playing while they pregame with wine and Strawberry-Watermelon-Splash Smirnoff coolers. This post if just to reaffirm that the Speakeasy is prophetic. If you don't know what a Coastie is watch the video
Malibu Estate & Vineyard
This Malibu Vineyard which we have driven by many times on Kanan Rd( i believe) is on the market for no less than $65 Million. Rocky Oaks Estate consists of a nearly completed Tuscan-style home, a 9,500-vine vineyard and pads for a potential helicopter landing site, guesthouse and guard gate. Perched on a ridgeline, the 9,000-square-foot house has 360-degree views. Its surrounding hillsides are filled with about 75 citrus trees, 50 fruit and nut trees, 100 avocado trees, 100 olive trees and more than 500 rosebushes. Maybe Rick Ross will buy it.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday Monday so good to me
If I left a band bigger than jesus and fell in love with a coked out Japanese artist I would express my love to her in a song that sounded like this:
here is the link for Wiz Khalifa's new mixtape. its dope. got awesome samples. If you don't download it now you'll feel left out next summer when everyone is playing it.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pumps
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Julia (feat Kano) - The Very Best
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Very Best-Warm Heart of Africa
Radioclit and Esau Mwamwaya team up to form The Very Best for an amazing album with african sounds over poppy synths and catchy leads. Warm Heart of Africa features the likes of M.I.A., Kano, and Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend). Check it out. The link is hard to find so get it while it still works.
The Very Best-Warm Heart of Africa
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Ben Mahony Rare Footage
Here at The Speakeasy we've received some highly sought-after footage of Ben Mahony's epic fall.
Oddly enough this wasn't the first time in the riders career that a crash occurred....
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
An Inside Look at California Culture Clothing: The Hundreds and FreshJive
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Your Faith Has Got To Be Greater Than Your Fear
The track is different. it's got a light feel good pop vibe with serious lyrics. I give it an 8.5
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Assorted BBC Essential mixes
If you want 2 hours of delicious DJ sets and pop music mixed with shit you've never heard...download these Essential Mixes.
MAJOR LAZER ESSENTIAL MIX
DIPLO ESSENTIAL MIX (direct link, just right click and save as)
DAFT PUNK ESSENTIAL MIX via 1997 (also a direct download, right click)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Guns Don't Kill People Lazers Do
If you haven't already heard of Major Lazer, you're probably dead. Major Lazer is composed of two of the greatest and accomplished producers/DJs of our day, Diplo and Switch. Both artists have done substantial work with MIA, collaborating with her to produce Paper Planes and most of her other work on both Kala and Arular. Diplos career runs far deeper than Switch's, however both combine their talent to form a dynamic electro/dancehall album full of sirens, reggae roots, and the lovely sounds of jamaican voices run through autotune. Do yourself a favor, download the album. It will change your life. Next time you need to party, throw this album on, it'll do all the hard work. Please. Download this. Here's a link. GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE LAZERS DO
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
JHU Student Kills Burglar with Samurai Sword
A Johns Hopkins student had his house robbed the other night and lost 2 laptops and an Xbox. Later that night he again heard a rumbling in his garage and instead of calling the police he grabbed a samurai sword and ran downstairs. With two slashes he cut off the robbers hand and then inflicted a spear laceration killing him. BADASS. His name is John Pontolillo and he hails from a place of filth ( New Jersey). The robber he killed was 49 and had just been released from jail a few days earlier. SUCKS.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Great White in Malibu
This sighting was only a couple months ago and nearly made me shit my drawers...
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tarantino Does it Again
Needless to say, fucking watch it. Not only did it contain an all-star cast, but like every great Tarantino film, Samuel L. Jackson begins to narrate key scenes for no apparent reason. The storyline was impeccable, the acting was superb (most especially Christopher Waltz, who plays Colonel Hans Landa of the Waffen SS, better known as the Jew Hunter), and the characters were well placed and developed.
Furthermore, it's liberally sprinkled with inappropriate humor, almost-out-of-place poetic scenes in the French countryside, and of course, possibly the greatest gore-effects this world has ever seen.
Every line is quotable, every character is genius, and every scene is executed flawlessly. Fucking watch it.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Playground Spill
Funnier, of course, if you know those involved.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2009
A bunch of drunk Brits chasing cheese down a treacherous hill. Notice some of the rugby players acting as sandbags at the bottom for all those getting a little too eager.
Great digger at 35 seconds...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Michael Jackson's Hair on Fire
Monday, July 27, 2009
Vick Spends first Night out of Jail at a Strip Club with Allen Iverson
Here's a great little update on Vick's first night out. Great quote in there... "The day that a man who was locked up for two years cannot go out and pay to see some lady parts is the day I no longer want to call myself an American."
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Val Kilmer is the Geico Caveman
Someone beat me to the punch but as I was watching the Doors movie starring Val Kilmer (1991) I couldn't help but laugh the whole time at the fact that Kilmer looked exactly like the fucking Geico caveman. This picture doesn't really do the comparison justice but I couldn't find a one from the movie when he looks like a neanderthal with his beard grown out.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Project Mayhem Comes to NYC
Authors Series: Walter's Latest Greatest (with a mild summer influence)
In no particular order
1. Summerteeth by Wilco
2. Greetings from Asbury Park by Bruce Springsteen
3. Doolittle by the Pixies
4.The Bends by Radiohead
5. The 5th spot is a 3 way tie between:
The Life Pursuit by Belle and Sebastian
Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon
Neon Bible and Funeral by Arcade Fire
I know. I cheated terribly and defeated the purpose of this exercise. Sue me. Sue me.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Authors Series: ALBUMS
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Authors Series: ALBUMS
In No Particular Order:
1. Daft Punk - Alive 2007
2. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
3. The Strokes - Room on Fire
4. Green Day - Nimrod
5. E-603 - Torn Up
Other Authors...please follow suit with your top five
Friday, July 10, 2009
Typical Blog Babble.
As I found myself alone in a house for over a week , I turned to films to pass the time. The first of two must see documentaries that I saw was Cocaine Cowboys, a 2006 documentary on the rise of Miami in the 1970's due entirely in part to the cocaine trade from Columbia. The documentary is extraordinary in the way that it chronicles the rise and fall of the Miami drug tradeeconomy, and culture in general. All the Vice City shit was just as real if not more fucked up than it is portrayed in Scarface and Grand Theft Auto. The cocaine culture inflated the Miami area during the times of a recession in America due to the fact that everyone had a hand in the drug trade and was buying 10 cars a year( the biggest drug dealers more) , investing in property everywhere, and the people needed banks to put their money in. The question the film leaves the viewer asking is whether all of the lives that were taken and all of the corruption that took place were worth the sky rises and the industrial boom that made the city what it is today.
The other film I watched was Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. I don't have much to say about it other than it was truly an educational experience and that it made me feel dumb for being so clueless about all of the shit that happened in corporate America at the beginning of the new Millennium. It goes right along with what Goldman Sachs is doing to the economy right now. Although it takes a pretty extreme stance on the issue, everyone should read the article Matt Taibbi just did for Rolling Stone on the economy. Really fascinating stuff. Here it is.
The last documentary I watched was Ashes of American Flags. Its a new film on Wilco. It really doesn't compare to I am Trying to Break Your Heart in terms of content. The performances are mesmerizing, as one would expect from Wilco but there really aren't enough interviews. It just barely touches on a ton of interesting topics like the background of bassist John Stirratt and how his entire family background is grounded in music in the New Orleans area, or how the band has really seen the Midwest changing in terms of small town life revolving around Walmart, or how talented Glenn Kotche and Nels Cline really are at their crafts. However it fails to go in depth on any of the topics raised. I would save the money or time you would take to watch this and direct it towards going to see Wilco live in concert.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Look its ben, but hes not so gay...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Facts of Life (Part 1)
Ok. My Independence Day is winding down so I figured I'd take some time and spit some TRUE FACTS at y'all.
First: You can't eat Crocs. The whole reason why the footwear product became popular was because middle schoolers were like " Holy shit. OMFG how cool is this?! A shoe you can eat!!!". Crocs were actually designed for people who owned yachts and sailboats. I looked it up on their website. You can't actually eat them.
Second: I live in California and the Internet sucks. Plain and simple the South Park episode where everyone headed Californi Way to find themselves some internet was fabricated. I know......I feel terribly misled as well. South Park is usually dead on with their plot lines matching up with reality.
Wilco album review on the way.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Lets be perfectly honest. For the last decade, unless you read those incredibly stupid tabloids in the supermarket checkouts, Michael Jackson has been completely irrelevant. In no way am I trying to take away from the mans career but I think the media frenzy is a little absurb. Maybe I just expected a different reaction. Everyone is just in complete and utter shock over his "sudden" passing but I don't understand it. Sure he has influenced every pop artist EVER as well as generations of people, but he had really turned into a joke. His appearance alone should have been an indicator that he was well on his way to his death. It's not like the comeback he was about to attempt was going to launch him back into the center of the music world. The real tragedy here isn't the death of Michael Jackson on June 25th 2009, but the Michael Jackson who died in the mid 90's. The skin bleaching and the noise jobs are a travesty and a product of the darkest side of the Pop Industry. The child molestation charges and the baby dangling are different issues he had that are just plain bizarre. I think to sum it up his former wife Lisa Marie Presley has said it best: "A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened."
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Academy to Expand Nominations
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Go ahead and try to avoid Phoenix
A French band started in an affluent suburb of Versailles, in the same culture that produced late-'90s bands such as Air and Daft Punk. They have been Air's backing band for the last ten years. They're invading the U.S full force now with their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Real catchy and good summer tunes.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Flea's House For Sale
Here's a link to the real estate website that's selling Flea's $14,000,000 home in Malibu. Its on two acres of land, which to Californians is like living on your own prairie, has direct access to a private beach, and has two guest houses. Check out the pictures at http://www.redhotchiliocean.com/
Friday, June 19, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Jim Calhoun is a Golden God
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Brett Michaels Failing
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Killed: Bill
David Carradine: 1936-2009
The award winning actor, most notable for his role in the popular television series Kung-Fu, was found dead Wednesday morning.
Cause of death appeared to be self-induced strangulation; he was discovered naked hanging from his neck in a closet.
The actor was well known for his work in martial arts motion pictures, starring alongside Chuck Norris, as well as the recent Kill Bill series. Additionally, he hosted the popular History Channel series "Wild West Tech", a favorite of the author's.
While he appeared to have committed suicide, we all known Uma Thurman executed the crazy five point "insta-cardiac-arrest-after-walking" maneuver, but only after her daughter was put to bed.
Carradine would have been survived by his brother Budd (aka Sidewinder) but he met his demise with a black mamba and a bag full of cash.
Nevertheless, the world loses a great actor.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Pearl Jam on The Tonight Show
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Oklahoma State Trooper Brawls with Paramedic
Paramedic's statements here:
Maurice White (Assaulted EMT)
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emtstatement_0509.pdf
Paul Franks (Driver)
http://static.ktul.com/documents/franksstatement_0509.pdf
Monday, May 25, 2009
Ex-Wilco Member Dead at 45
The man that helped write and produce so many great Wilco albums with Jeff Tweedy is dead. Anyone who has seen the documentary I am Trying to Break Your Heart witnessed Jay Bennett's genius and his insanity. He was kicked out of the band shortly after Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was recorded. Bennett, age 45, was found dead in his sleep last night. He was a songwriter, lyricist and producer. On his relationship with Tweedy Bennett once said "We would write songs, talk about plans or emotions or share things. We had similar emotional issues, psychological issues, the anxiety attacks. We helped each other and learned from each other.”
New Wilco album out June 30th.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
"As you think, So shall you become"
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
-Finally a trailer for The Road-
At long last, we have the first trailer for The Road, John Hillcoat’s (The Proposition) adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s pulitzer prize-winning novel, starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. McCarthy also wrote No Country for Old Men and Blood Meridian, and critics have often described his work as “gnarly as f*ck.”
The Road is the epic post-apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth
It opens in October, and my guess is that it’s going to be pretty good. For one thing, no one can look like the survivor of an apocalyptic event like Viggo. For another, skulls mounted on sticks in the trailer. Think about it, have you ever seen a movie that had skulls mounted sticks in the trailer that wasn’t awesome? Is the answer yes? Congratulations, you’re a liar.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Best Week Ever
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Long Exposure Shot
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Saturday = Extreme Sports Day
Get off your ass and take a lesson from the late great Dan Osman...
-Pain is temporary...Pride is Forever
E.A.R.N. I.T.
Get Extreme!!!