Random song of the whatever…
Posted by Seven in Entertainment, SEVEN on December 9, 2011
Okay admission time…I’m a fan of the Metric system.
Or at least I’m a fan of the band Metric, a Canadian indie rock/new wave band. I first stumbled onto Metric while playing NBA 2k10 (which has to be one of the greatest soundtracks for a video game ever by the way with in addition to Metric’s Help I’m Alive also features greats like Champion, Kanye’s Amazing, One Day, They’re Everywhere, Shootin, Top of the World, International, Electric Feel, Wavin the Flag, Mirando, Black and Blue, List of Demands, Radio Ladio, Falcon Jab, Lock It Down, only a handful of duds in the bunch) uhh where was I?
Oh yeah, Help I’m Alive quickly became entrenched in my brain from playing the game but that wasn’t enough to get me on the Metric bandwagon just yet.
The tipping point came when I watched a little movie called “Scott Pilgrim VS The World” (and for the record yes I’m a huge fan of the movie but that deserves its own post some day. You could say I’m in lesbian with it…) and caught a little ditty called “Black Sheep” from the fictional “Clash at Demonhead” band. A little research revealed that the song was actually written by Metric and they had performed the version of the song on the soundtrack (another great soundtrack by the way). Black Sheep was every bit as good as “Help I’m Alive”. Side note, the band Clash At Demonhead was at least partially, if not fully, inspired by Metric as Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley referenced pictures of lead singer Emily Haines when drawing them so it was very fitting they provide a track for such an integral part of the movie.
Now I was a fan and it wasn’t until doing a little more research that I connected the dots and realized that both songs were performed by the same group. Now having two Metric tunes in my brain I was a full on fan and searched for more.
Their entire library is fantastic (Hardwire, On The Sly, Soft Rock Star, Raw Sugar, White Gold, London Half Life, Ending Start, Sick Muse, Satellite Mind, Twilight Galaxy, Gimme Sympathy, Collect Call, Front Row, Blindness, Stadium Love are all awesome off the top of my head) but they also released an acoustic EP which while seemingly stripping away what makes them Metric (the whole new wave synth/techno thing) brought some of their greatest hits to life in an all new way…
With all that said I give you the acoustic version of “Help I’m Alive”. The acoustic version is a particularly haunting, soulful, reserved version that brings out the heart of the song.
And just because I feel I’d be doing a disservice to anyone hearing Metric for the first time, here is the album version of “Help I’m Alive”
Its a good time to hop on the Metric bandwagon as the group is scheduled to drop their 5th album in early 2012.
Name That Tune!
Posted by showtime in Entertainment, SHOWTIME on December 7, 2011
OK, really only the first 20 seconds matter but this was a delight to stumble upon tonight.
If you guessed it is from television’s Community, you are right! This is the ditty that Abed and Troy have been bringing into at least two different episodes so far [Real name is Daybreak by Michael Haggins]. Once during the Halloween episode while Abed was sharing his scary story. The other was from Troy as he was exiting from his blanket fort (and locking it for good measure) only to find out that Annie stepped on Abed’s special edition Black Knight DVD. Both instances are out there in YouTube land if you want to enjoy a good laugh.
…good times.
Herman Cain…I chose you!
Posted by Seven in Entertainment, SEVEN on December 7, 2011
(I don’t actually chose Herman Cain, that was a Pokemon reference)
Okay I don’t get into politics much here on Droppin.com, mainly because I’m right and everyone else is wrong and I don’t feel like arguing about it. However it was recently brought to my attention that Herman Cain, former presidential hopeful and alleged “friend” to the ladies, quoted a line from the hit movie Pokemon 2000 in his speech ceasing his campaign last week.
I could go off on that but why waste my energy when the professionals have done such a bang up job…
I think we need to stand up and salute anyone who is trying to run a presidential campaign, for the United States of America mind you and not president of the 6th grade, for using a line from the Pokemon 2000 movie. If only he had told us he was going to eliminate homework, extend the weekend and put root beer in the drinking fountains…we may have been looking at our next president instead of just another historical footnote…
Comic covers with a twist
That image above is the awesome work of Kerry Callen over at the May Contain Content blog. I love how the little bit of animation gives such life to the classic cover. He has a handful of covers animated over at his blog HERE. So simple and yet so well done. Its amazing how well the silver age titles lend themselves to this sort of project. While all the covers are beautiful the silver age ones are my favorite. The more modern Dark Knight cover may just be more difficult to appreciate with its…well…dark cover. Check his blog out for more awesome silver age art twists like “What if DC published Marvel characters”. Good stuff!
Revenge of the Flight of the Conchords
Posted by Seven in Entertainment, SEVEN on November 29, 2011
Are we on the cusp of the return of the Conchords? Well that entirely depends on if you can believe anything that comes out of the mouth of Brett McKenzie.
For those of you not aware Brett has recently been in the spotlight thanks to his hand in crafting some of the songs in the new Muppets movie of all places and is apparently reliving his role as awesome elf #13985 in the upcoming Hobbit movie.
Doing press for the Muppet movie over the weekend Brett dropped the news that “We’re gonna try and do a movie. We just need a story.” Of course he followed that up by adding “I’m gonna go back to New Zealand tomorrow, maybe film it next week. And then edit it the week after. I don’t know how familiar you are with movies, but there’s a lot of behind the scenes stuff that could take one or two weeks. Probably in about a month we’ll have a premiere.”
However the movie may be a real possibility. Long term FOTC conspirator and director James Bobin has also been in the spotlight having directed said Muppets movie and working with Brett has apparently brought back fond memories of the series. When asked about the movie he added:
“Jemaine, Bret and I are constantly in touch. We’re good friends. It’s just a question of our schedule. As everything, these answers are always about schedules. Jemaine’s in Greece, Bret’s in New Zealand and I’m in Los Angeles. I’d love to do it. It’s just a question of what it would be and when we would do it, but I’m sure because that’s what I want to make happen at some point.”
The success of the Muppets would seem to give some added weight to the idea that the trio could get the backing needed in Hollywood to greenlight the project. After two years away here is for hoping they are ready to get back to new material.
In addition, Brett dropped the news that the Conchords will be touring in 2012. “We’re planning to do solo tours at exactly the same time. On the same venues. And we’re going to play the same set list. We’ll play the same songs, simultaneously. We’re loosely planning to tour in the next six months, yeah.”
Random song of the whatever…
Posted by Seven in Entertainment, SEVEN on November 28, 2011
I give you…Symphonies
Uni-Forum Observation – Pensacola Blue Wahoos
I give you the Pensacola Blue Wahoos! The Blue Wahoos are the Reds’ new Double-A affiliate and they will begin playing in 2012 (opening day April 5, 2012). I love their description from their press release: “A tenacious, diving Blue Wahoo is the centerpiece of the logo, shown breaking away from a fisherman’s line.”
By the way, that is NOT pink in their color scheme, it is neon red! Another excerpt… “Neon red, Gulf Coast royal, Blue Angel navy and Tin Roof tin make up the club’s official colors, celebrating the textures and colors of the Emerald Coast. The Blue Wahoos are the first sports team to adopt Neon red, a tribute to the neon signs that illuminate Pensacola’s beachfront establishments.”
In regards to their caps, “The cap logo features a Blue Wahoo circling a baseball bat forming the shape of a “P” for Pensacola. The team’s alternate cap features a fishing hook also in the shape of a “P.” Other alternate logos will be unveiled over the next several months.”
I know it sounds like I’m dogging this set… actually, I think the Wahoo looks pretty good. I do think the wordmark needs some help… it doesn’t match the tenacity of the Wahoo in my opinion. The creators of this set come from the firm Brandiose – check out more about the Wahoos identity on their site.
Save Community!
Posted by Seven in Entertainment, SEVEN on November 19, 2011
#sixseasonsandamovie #twelveseasonsandathemepark
-Posters courtesy New York Magazine and graphic artist Jon Defreest
The Florida Marlins…err Miami…err say what now?!?!
(Editors Note – Showtime must be doing some funky retro posting, I just saw he stole my thunder on this with a post on the 12th only I’m fairly sure that post wasn’t there an hour ago…maybe its just the cold medicine. Sorry for the double news! Never had to say that on Droppin.com before…)
I just stumbled upon the news that the Florida Marlins are getting a new ballpark in 2012 and to commemorate the move they are committing to the city of Miami and re-branding themselves as the Miami Marlins…
Oh and with that re-branding comes…
Thats right folks, new colors, logos, jerseys, hats…the whole shebang…
Well first off, I don’t think this is going to help with the stereotype regarding drugs and Miami because you would have to be coked out of your mind to come up with that color scheme. Yes the palate is a little hard on the eyes for sure but I get it. You want to catch some of that delightful “art deco” Miami style that isn’t at all cliched and it helps capture all the Dolphin fans. Hey anytime you can work an orange jersey and hat into your wardrobe you gotta jump on that right? I just hope its not to late to bust in some orange pants for the worlds first ORANGE OUT!!!
Here is a little buzz speak from the firm that handled the redesign:
“The new primary mark features a sleek, iconic marlin image swirling around an art-deco influenced M – a symbol for both the city name as well as its nickname. A new color palette has been selected with input from season ticket holders and fans of the team. The teal has been replaced with the colors of Miami – Ocean Blue, Sun Yellow and Red-Orange.
A distinguishing feature of the new uniform presentation is presence the word MIAMI arching across the front of both the white home and light gray road uniforms. This is the first time in modern Major League Baseball history that the city name appears on the front of a home jersey and illustrates the franchises commitment to it’s new city and “The Gateway to the Americas”.”
So the Florida Marlins season tickets holders, all 12 of them, voted for these “colors of Miami”? That’s a little hard to believe. Not only that but they have to put Miami on the home jerseys so everyone doesn’t forget where they are at. Thats to be expected though, what with the run at every free agent on the market the Marlins are going for this off season, they are bound to forget where they are playing.
But fear not loyal Miami sports fan…our transition isn’t stopping here. The new stadium will feature awesome things like:
A retractable roof…
Sweet, sweet fishtanks (yes 2x the sweet) behind home plate so little Jimmy with the front row seats has something to do during those long boring MLB games…
Oh and when one of your Miami Marlins goes yard in the new park…THIS HAPPENS!!!!
AHHHHH MYY EYEEEEEEEESS!!!!!
MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!!!
But it can’t stop, it won’t stop…it is the 2012 Miami Marlins baybee!!!
Hey anytime you can combine the glitz and glamor of Vegas with the pageantry of Sea World at an MLB game…well full steam ahead sez I! Add it all up and I think I finally understand what Will Smith was rapping about!
(sorry I realize I probably should have warned you before you scrolled down to that image and truly apologize for any damage it did however if I had warned you I think it would have lost its epicness don’t you agree?)
On a side note at least they had the balls to go through with a full re-branding…unlike a certain horrible NBA franchise in Utah who thought it was a good idea to dust off old logos and do a horrible palate swap to try and capitalize on a hot selling alternate jersey…
(Oh and one last thing, I dare somebody…anybody (you hear me crispy creamers?) to re-brand the Miami Heat with these colors so that every Miami sports team will feature Orange and Blue. Those are the colors of Miami after all!)
A Return to the Good Old Days for the Blue Jays
The news won’t be official until tomorrow but it is rumored that the Blue Jays will be reverting back to an updated version of their old “woodpecker” logo. The press release is scheduled for November 18th… hearing noonish (est). There are also rumors of a red jersey… I’m always down for a red jersey. I was fine with their current set but I also enjoyed the past set so count me in… good move Toronto.
UPDATE 11/18/11: This is the official logo -
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