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David Guetta & Kid Cudi - Memories (Video)
This song has been making a lot of appearances on my playlists lately. Well they just made a video for it and though it lacks a bit in creativity, it’s still a rockin song, inciting that party mentality for which I love it. Kind of a trip to see Guetta and Cudi together.
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How to Make It in America
I’ve been following the lead up coverage to this new HBO special. If you’re not familiar, it’s a series about surviving in America and trying to make it big (so original). It stars Bryan Greenberg and apparently Kid Cudi has a pretty big secondary role, hence my original interest. The outtakes with Cudi and Greenberg on http://datnewcudi.com/ are hilarious, and Cudi looks like he can actually act, albeit a weird character (you expected different?). HBO put the first episode on YouTube in HD. I’m planning to watch this tonight and hopefully find a new series to put on the rotation. It’s not TV, it’s HBO.
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The Best Superbowl XLIV Ads
Although I didn’t see every second of the game, and I was bathing in the champagne of beer flowing from the keg, I managed to take in the majority of ad spots and came away with 3 favorites:
This was by far the “coolest” ad I saw today. Watching Reggie Bush in slow motion is better than watching Planet Earth (besides the shark episode).
The ad is for the NFL and is called Best Fans on the Planet. Awww, feel the love (of egregious profits).
Cars.com had one of my favorite ads from last year, featuring a human phenom performing over the top feats until he’s humbled by the search for a new car. This year they stayed with that theme and delivered on some ridiculous new scenes.
Short and sweet as hell, this ad from Doritos sets up well and although you sense something coming from the little man, he still surprises you with those little fingers.
For reference, here’s last years ad by Cars.com. Personally, I like the name David Abernathy more than Timothy Richman.
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New (Old) Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver
This is a taste of Justin Vernon before he blew up as Bon Iver with the incredible album For Emma, Forever Ago. I don’t know if he’s harmonizing with himself or slightly staggering a recording of himself, but the vocals of this track are hauntingly reminiscent of the Skinny Love that enchanted so many, myself included. Word is that he recorded this in Wisconsin and only made 100 copies which were packaged up in paper sleeves with various nature photos on them and sold at a small record shop. Listen and grab Hazelton for yourself below.
Hazelton by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)
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Band of Awesome - The End's Not Near
I absolutely fell in love with this band’s music this year. I saw them live this past summer in Golden Gate park, at which point I only really knew their more popular track, The Funeral. Since, I’ve gotten my hands on anything I can find by them and this one is a real gem. The original version of this song is actually a lot less impressive, but I kept hearing this version on a Pandora playlist and had to find it. Turns out it’s on an album called Music from the O.C. Mix 6. I don’t know if they actually produced it just for the show, but if that’s the case then I take back every bad thing I’ve said about it. Enjoy...
The End's Not Near by Band Of Horses
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