MUSIC AND VIDEO TOGETHER AT LAST

La Blogotheque is a music blog based out of France that puts up some amazing original content. The best features of the site are the Take Away Shows. Little concerts put on in public by various super talented artists. One of my faves musicians of recent memory has to be Jose Gonzalez. The guy is really something special with the guitar. Combine this with his voice and lyrics and you have an artist that is really able to dig into my heart. Check out Jose's performances of his songs "Storm" and "Fold" from La Blogoteque. Great stuff.

#SPLIT 13.2 - José Gonzalez - Storm
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S13.6 - JOSE GONZALEZ - Fold
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I didn't discover this one(the blog). As usual Natali shared this one with me. Thanks Natali.

SOCKMONKEY IT TO ME

Late last year my friend Colter Freeman was given the opportunity to make an internet spot for eBay. They had a bunch of people make different shorts with the theme of "re-using things" as eBay thrives on people buying and selling their old stuff to each other. While we took the approach as low budget commercial others took the approach of zero budget YouTube Blog and still others took the approach of fake high budget low budget commercial. What ended up going on eBay(i guess since i never really looked on eBay to see these things) was the zero budget guy sitting in front of his webcam on YouTube type thing. OH WELL.

If you like sock monkeys, seeing me on film, fake deer, Colter's old mustache, Doug in a neck brace, and/or canned polka music then enjoy MonkeBay...



Also check out Colter's YouTube channel. He uploaded a bunch of good stuff on there a couple of months ago. I've worked on all of his videos from co-producing to lugging cement statues through a dry riverbed to smashing my digital camera while running down the hallway of a creepy abandoned hospital I was there.

GERMAN TEENS TAKE THE GANGSTER POSE TO A NEW LEVEL

Kirill, originally uploaded by tanjaweinberger.

When my friends and I visited Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas we enjoyed taking many photographs with the museum's "celebrities" but perhaps there was one in particular we enjoyed the most. That one being the wax figure of Tupac. We American's love to get our gangsta lean on and flash a thug pose with the best of them and who better to do such poses with than the OG himself Tupac.

Apparently German teenagers like to get their gangster pose on when they are partying as well... only its different. Very different.

OREGON'S HIPSTER SCENE IS WEIRD

IMG_0410.jpg, originally uploaded by jsymes.

I have been known to have my own eccentric style and wear it out in public to various places where the "hipster" crowd is. I'm guilty of such things. I've been to a lot of themed costume parties thrown by people who may be considered hipsters. I also frequent the Beauty Bar in Hollywood and have seen some strange things. I've been trying to stay out of this crowd more and more since immersing myself in it weekly the first four or so months I moved to Hollywood.

After viewing the above photo and it's companions I'm glad I'm where I'm at. I think the Eugene, Oregon hipster scene is way too weird for me.

Anybody beg to differ? Anybody know a city with a weirder hipster scene?

Is this boring? yes.

That is why I bring to you Indian dudes going crazy bananas over NFL Cheerleaders at a Cricket Tourney.

IF YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE DON'T READ THIS

Neil and Pebbles, originally uploaded by majeztic.

I like dogs. If you're going to give me the choice between a free cat or a free dog I will always pick a dog. I apologize if you are like me and love puppies but live somewhere which doesn't allow you to own one. This photo set of Neil and Pebbles is possibly the most adorable set of photos I've ever seen. If you were blocking the idea of getting a dog out of your mind I imagine this photo set will have you thinking about nothing but that. You're welcome.

FLEETING ON YOUTUBE!

New to YouTube is my short film Fleeting.

My influences when making this film were the music of Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello as well as the german expressionist films of FW Murnau and the French New Wave films of Francois Truffaut. Specifically Murnau's silent feature Sunrise and Truffaut's short Love at 20.

For some of you it will be a revisiting of something I did a little while back. For others it will hopefully be an exciting discovery of awesomeness.

Rate it, share it and send some love my way.

Thanks!

ITS PINK MONDAY!

Pink Trooper, originally uploaded by Official Star Wars Blog.

The gallery this came from is pretty sweet bananas in pajamas.

DO YOUR BEST MURRAY"

IMG_7290, originally uploaded by skeet_on_empire.

It turns out that moments like those that Bill Murray's and Scarlett Johanson's characters enjoyed at the Tokyo karaoke joint in Lost In Translation can actually happen to you in real life. I'm not one to carry a note or stay in tune when I sing in my car alone and its not much different when I get on the mic with 7 of my closest friends in a slightly gamy karaoke room in Korea Town. However, I found that nobody has to be good at singing to enjoy a night of hamming it up with the mic like Bill Murray in lounge singer mode. Karaoke is fun!

If you are in LA check out Rosen

If you like vintage Bill Murray check this out.

If you didn't know this... Doug is writing for Defamer. Yes the original OC blogger is now getting paid $$$ for his blogging skills. Check out his first post here... BRET RATNER SUCKS!

If you don't know what I mean when I say "Do your best Murray" check this out... it's like this.