Pillow Fight!

Last night was the 3rd annual Valentine's Day Pillow Fight at the Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco. And this is the third time i've missed it. It always starts at 6 p.m., which makes it difficult to get there on time. One of these years i'll make it.
Above is some video taken by Scott Beale of Laughing Squid.

For much more on the pillow fight, check Laughing Squid. There's even audio, which adds to the experience.

Or Pillow Fight Info, which has a link to pics on flickr.

Too Much Butt

Uhhh, wtf? How does this happen? Plastic surgery? Swimsuit much too small?
Weird.
Thanks to About:Blank for this.

Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' Gets the Remix Treatment From Oakland's Amplive

Oakland producer Amplive has been given the go-ahead by Radiohead to release Rainydayz Remixes, an unauthorized remix project of the group's latest album, In Rainbows, online for free after initially being served a cease and desist order.

Amplive radically alters 7 tracks from the album and gets some bigname vocal help from Bay Area artists like Del Tha Funkee Homosapien on "Video Tapez" and rapper Too $hort and MC Zumbi of Zion I on "Nudez," as well as Chali2na of Los Angeles' Jurassic 5 on "Reckonerz."

You may remember In Rainbows causing a whole lot of controversy last fall after Radiohead opted to release the album online exclusively (it was released in the traditional CD and vinyl format January 1). So it seems fitting that someone had the temerity to remix the album.

Though i was unaware of Amplive's previous work, i'm very impressed with what he calls a re-envisioning of the Radiohead tracks. "15 Stepz," featuring vocalist Codany Holiday, somehow manages to retain the song's original atmospheric vibe while morphing into a soulful, almost jazzy direction. "Video Tapez" takes the ethereal piano of the original and loops a section, adds a crisp beat and the anthemic vocals of Del. "Weird Fishez" is reimagined as a mid-tempo number with samples of the guitar work and Thom Yorke's vocal atop a percolating hip-hop beat. "All I Need" sounds like a completely different track, with horns and keyboard stabs added to a thin beat loop.

Honestly, this is a stunning achievement and comparable to Dangermouse's unauthorized remix of Jay-Z on The Grey Album in 2004. Yes, it's that good.

Download the album here

And here's more on Amplive

Arrogant Actor Gets His Ass Kicked

Yes, i realize this has been all over the gossip rags for the last week but the more i watch it, the happier I am.
This goes out to all the guys that have been bullied by jerkass pretty boys trying to steal their woman.
Special thanks to Mams Taylor for supplying the muscle and fists.

Big Bone Lick Survives

Big Bone money stays

And we all know how important the continued survival of Big Bone Lick State Park is for Boone County, Kentucky.

"Governor Beshear sees the importance of Big Bone. It's wonderful to see that he recognizes what a jewel it is," said Nancy Jordan Blackmore, who along with her husband owns Jane's Saddlebag (notice the URL Jane's has), an attraction near the park.

Don't forget to check out the handy dandy Big Bone Lick band of the same name!



And this couple from the prehistoric scene are SO down they get to stay put. One love.

Mario Bros. Drumming

Drummer plays along and adds mucho fills betwixt the 8-bit music of old school videogame Mario Bros.

Meet My Pal

Paranoid, the German way