Month: November 2011

New Music (Video) Alert: Foster the People’s “Call It What You Want”

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They’re absolutely blowing up, and it’s no wonder: Foster the People’s accessible, dancey take on 21st-century indie pop-rock is irresistable for everyone from the yoga moms picking up a copy of Torches with her morning latte, to the tattooed art student frothing the milk for her.

Here’s the band’s newest video, for “Call It What You Want.” It’s a little weird, fascinating to look at, but most of all serves as a companion to the song itself, which is upbeat, catchy, and the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums.

Foster the People are on tour now, and shows are selling out fast. Don’t worry, though: we’ve got you covered. Visit our site for Foster the People ticket information, and remember: the box office may be sold out, but we’re not.

Alex Edler spills a guy’s beer: even funnier on repeat.

MaxK

So there’s a site called “YouTubeRepeat.com,” and what it does is play any YouTube video on a loop. When used on this five-second clip of Canucks defenseman Alex Edler knocking into the side of the rink at a game against the Flames, causing a front-row ticket-holder to spill his beer all over himself, it’s even more hilarious. Hope that shirt isn’t dry-clean-only!

Watch here. Seriously, it gets funnier each time.

Get Canucks tickets for yourself on our site… just, maybe wait for the intermission to grab a beer if you’ve got seats on the glass.

Heavy Metal Quilts: brutal riffage has never been… snugglier?

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Ozzy Osbourne. Judas Priest. AC/DC. Slayer. Guns N’ Roses. What do these artists have in common (besides making heavy music with bass/drums/guitar and a lot of tight leather)? They’re all a part of artist Ben Venom’s Heavy Metal Quilts.

The colorful quilts, which all have heavy-music-inspired names like “Don’t Wake Me Lucifer” and “See You On The Other Side,” are made of dozens of vintage concert tees, stitched together in the same way scraps of fabric are traditionally used. The results are aesthetically fascinating: huge symbols like goats and skulls, made of pieces of the intricate logos and painted artwork from metal tees, dominate the pieces, but on looking closer, the viewer notices how surprisingly comfy all those terrifying goats and skulls look.

With Guns N’ Roses on tour again, this couldn’t be more timely!

(Via Ben Venom)