Out of all the sentences I've read today...

This one is the best:

"The Predator's blood is made from a combination of the liquid out of glow sticks mixed with K-Y Jelly."

Oh, Wikipedia.


Which reminds me,



of this.


-Brien

I really have to wonder how the HELL this happened...

courtesy of the newly resurrected 4scrape


Sincerely confusted,

-Brien

SICKNESS

New Iron Man 2 poster out.
Let's just say it's not a good idea for me to stand up right now.

Between Holmes and this Downey's probably gonna make me start an annual award ceremony on this blog just so I can name him BAMF of the year.




-Brien

I'd just like to say...

I fucking CALLED this shit.

Fall Out Boy is taking an indefinite hiatus for a while.
Catch the detailed story at UG.

But what matters here is, I was right. Again. As always.




Thanks,

-Brien

NEW 3OH!3 VIDEO W/ mp3

So Colorodo's crunktronic duo 3oh!3 has a new video out for their new and improved version of "Starstrukk" featuring Katy Perry. The new mix is 100x better than the old one, but the video is just as lacking as their previous ones (except for the bridge, whistle whistle!). It's the usual girls chasing after the band intercut with them doing random shit like mountain climbing with chopsticks. I guess it's supposed to be based on this movie or something. Here's the video courtesy of MTV, and I even threw an mp3 link at the bottom for you crazy kids. Enjoy!

3Oh!3 - New Music - More Music Videos

http://www.mtv.com/videos/3oh3/444698/starstrukk-feat-katy-perry.jhtml



mp3.



-Brien






How do people get jobs like this???

WE WERE ONCE A FAIRYTALE

What apparently started off as a music video turned into a short film when director Spike Jonez teamed up with Kanye "IMMA LET YOU FINISH" West turned into this crazy, beautful, bizarre, and just plain awesome short film entitled We Were Once A Fairytale. Mad props to those crazy cats.





-Brien

FPS SYNDROME

So I've noticed through my my vast exposure to violent video games, that whenever I see a movie or TV show where somebody makes it out it alive from a shootout, I can't get my head around WHY they'd just leave all those beautiful guns lying around. Goldeneye, Nightfire, Red Faction, Halo, Black, Half-Life, Grand Theft Auto, The Suffering, Time-Splitters, Hitman -- What all these games have taught me over the years is that when you shoot somebody that has a gun, YOU TAKE THEIR SHIT AFTER YOU KILL THEM.


James Bond kills his captors, armed with two Destroyer pistols. An AK-47 lies waiting on the ground to be picked up when the firefight is finished.

To demonstrate my point, here's a clip from Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.In this scene, our protagonist, Bennie, is confronted by the family of Alfredo Garcia, whose severed head is in his possession. Obviously, this group is none too happy about their kin's grave being desecrated and his cabeza stolen, so they come armed with plenty of firearms to secure its return. When all seems lost, the men Bennie is retrieving the head for show up. Mayhem ensues.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KzeRTFrQDU

Now after all is shot and done and Bennie is the last man standing (well, almost) he has all these fine weapons laying around - rifles, semi-autos, another pistol - all quite superior to what he's been holding, yet all he takes is a wallet?? WTF?!? If he had done this in his previous altercations he probably wouldn't have even been in this sticky a situation. Of course our protagonist here is suffering some mental deterioration assisted by rampant alcohol abuse, but you see my point.

Seeing this scene drove me up a wall and I suppose have video games to thank for that. I don't know whether this means we'll be seeing it reflected more in future films directed by people like me from my generation or whether I'm just an oddball, but dammit, if I ever have a gunfight in one of my stories (almost definitely), there will be absolutely NO precious boomsticks left on the ground by the end of it.

And that's all I have to say about that.



-Brien




Also, here's the vid I nicked the title of this post from.

fps syndrome
Uploaded by gbraul8. - Click for more console and PC gaming videos.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9oe9j_fps-syndrome_videogames

GLEN BECK = LEWIS PROTHERO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEuAVgmWt0U

Compare with:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flBpsyFbEOs

Is this:

A. Creepy
B. Hilarious
C. Scary
D. Plain Damn Weird
E. All of the Above



-Brien

HAPPY ARTHUR'S DAY

So today marks the 250th anniversary of Guinness...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrSSSfYE2dQ





Lovely day for it.

-Brien

LEBRON JAMES FOREVER

So apparently basketball legend-in-the-making Lebron James demanded a team of hip-hop superstars create an ass-kicking new song for his new documentary about himself. So Drake, Kanye "BEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME" West, Lil' Wayne, and Eminem joined forces produce the hottest collaboration of the month. While the results don't quite kick ass as much as give it soft caress (and the video is more of a shy wave at a person who's not looking at you), the song, titled "Forever", isn't half bad. Skip to about 4:47 for Eminem showin' 'em how its done. Now why couldn't the bulk of The Relapse be on this level??




http://videos.onsmash.com/v/2XxWNLJcl3P2Gypj




-Brien

FREEMAN'S MIND #15!!

If you're not familiar with the series, GET familiar.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkccVO2Z14



-Brien

MAKE THE GIRL PLAY GUITAR HERO

Remember that Make the Girl Dance video I posted a while ago for "Baby, Baby, Baby"? Well the video is, unsurprisingly, quite popular and has worked its way into one of Guitar Hero 5's new ads.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl94L3rt5s4

Awesome right? Anyway, in case you haven't heard if you buy GH5 now, you get Guitar Hero Van Halen free with it. Pretty sweet deal I think. Check out the website for details.


Keep leanin, kids,

-Brien

I'm Back, With A Brand New Invention

IT MAKES YOU READ THIS IN MY VOI....NO! Bad Andy!

Hello all, I'm back.

I've been on...let's say Hiatus for the last few months, had the end of school year stress and all that, and then the summer to unwind. But I'm back!!!

I'm starting my second year at my college, I figure this blog works well as a chronicle of sorts of my journey through America's collegiate system.



Well at least I know that we won't lose our school in a heavy storm.

Anyways I was taking a quiz for my music theory class, and my professor decided to put this on a quiz for us;



I'll give you a hint, the answer isn't D.

Anyways, that's my re-introductory post to Leaning Back, I promise I'll have more fun stuff to upload soon.

~Andy

A DAY IN BADASSERY

What do the above pictures have in common? Nothing until you read this.

A student at John Hopkins University went Soul Calibur on some poor guy's ass after he broke into his garage. Apparently a Playstation and a couple laptops had already been stolen earlier from the house and this guy just wasn't gonna have it anymore. Police reported the would-be-thief was sliced up all over and was practically missing a hand. BADASS.

I'm reminded of a certain 1994 film about fantasy orange juice or something...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZISW_mcD4


-Brien

2009 CLAIMS ANOTHER

In memorium:





-Brien

'M MN F CNSNNT SRRW

A comedy group from my school made this. I thought it was pretty effing hilarious. Do yourself a favor and check em out.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g-e8FGHutc


-Brien

HOLY SHIT! A CHUPACABRA!

That's what a lot of people are saying right now due to this:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04hYpmOoiI

What say you?


-Brien

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS PICTURE

-Brien

MASH-UPS FOR CLUNKERS

The following video was on the Digg front page today and I saw it as a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the difference between GOOD mash-ups and BAD mash-ups.

BAD mash-up:



Even if the rick roll was still funny, this would still be horrible

GOOD mash-up



AWESOME mash-up MONSTER KILL



NOT EVEN CLOSE mash-up FAIL



CLASSIC mash-up



-Brien



...


BONUS mash-up





Disclaimer to those viewing this on FACEBOOK, click on "View original post" to see the embedded videos.

WHAT A CATCH...NOT!!

So I found the actual video from the Jimmy Fallon show of Fall Out Boy playing their latest single, "What a Catch, Donnie", only to be let down. A lot. The performance isn't is great as it could be. Patrick Stump's voice is kind of weak, the band makes no effort to support him with back-up vocals, and half the band seems to be falling asleep on the stage. To make matters worse they cut out the heart-lifting medley at the end of the song. I expect more from you Fall Out Boy.

There's talk they might be splitting up soon. That's honestly not surprising in the least bit given the nature of the album and this song in particular. They don't seem hate each other, just to be drifting apart. I can see bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz focusing more on his production projects on his label Decaydance, and settling down with his wife. Stump could easily have a very successful solo career, and the other two will do a great job waiting for a reunion. I can remember a certain other mega-hug pop-punk group that dissolved after their best and most ambitious album as well.

Oh well, here it is anyway.



Original video.

-Brien

WHAT A CATCH

Fall Out Boy played what is by far the best song they've ever written on Jimmy Fallon tonight. I couldn't find video of it, so here's the official music video (ya know, those things MTV used to show when Carson Daily was running shit).

At first I was a little let down. I don't think the video at all captures the full epically emotional scale of the song, but its still good and gets its point across pretty clearly. I like this band more every time I hear about them.

Well, here it is "What a Catch, Donnie" from Fall Out Boy's Folie a Deux.

Fall Out Boy - What A Catch, Donnie from clandestine on Vimeo.

-Brien

NEW IRON MAN 2 FOOTAGE. PANTS OFFICIALLY RUINED.

While I'm disappointed by the absence of perfect fit Terrance Howard as War Machine, it is quite awesome to see Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, complete with eyepatch. Hopefully we'll get some good Avengers lead-ins and cameos too.

You can see it in all it's infinite glory here.

CANNOT FLIPPIN' WAIT.

-Brien

OBESE PRISONER CONCEALS GUN IN ROLLS OF FAT

No, this story is not from the Onion. It's legit news from the American Free Press. A prisoner actually got through 3 searches without the 9mm gun being found. It was only discovered when he got to the showers. The odd thing is, this guy wasn't arrested for murder or drugs or saying bad things about Obama. He was in jail for selling counterfeit CDs. Perhaps the charges ran along the lines of "refusing to believe world has changed since 1996". Counterfeit CDs? Really? I just don't even know what to say.

In his defense though, maybe he'd forgotten the gun was there. Perhaps it was just another poor item lost in the abyss like that bag of potato chips he never finished, or his car keys, or his dog who "ran away". Maybe another prisoner planted it on there. Or if he's absorbed any high-power magnets lately, the thing could have come from anywhere.

If this story says anything, I think it's "This is America, dammit! And we will NOT use your filthy, French holsters!"




-Brien

MICHAEL JACKSON'S GHOST??

Not too long ago Larry King featured a virtual tour of Neverland Ranch on his show. After having the tour guide explain what a locked door means, a shadowy figure can clearly be seen crossing the room at the other end of the hallway. Creepy.

What say you? Ghost of the King of Pop, or our eyes playing tricks?



-Brien

TSFR: CHESTER FRENCH

God DAYUM its been a long time since we had a TSFR here at LB. What's up with that, huh??
Anyway, I'm going to the Blink 182 / Weezer Tour this summer. Two of my favorite bands from my youth in one show with a couple supporting acts. Unfortunately, one of these acts is Taking Back Sunday. However, the other band is a duet called Chester French. Not a very attractive name, but don't let it fool you.

Chester French is a catchy blend of rock, pop, and funk. "She Loves Everybody", the song featured in this TSFR, is highly reminiscent of 60s psychedelic rock, but brings a modern twist and a hook that I can't for the life of me get out of my head. The video itself is also quite a piece of work.

Thanks to Chester French I now have a reason to show up to the concert before 7:00 PM. Unfortunately, thanks to Chester French, this means I'll also have to endure an hour or so of Taking Back Sunday.

Oh well, Enjoy!

With some of the fiercest hip-shakin psychedelic groove you've ever heard, and the baddest chick you've seen since 1995, THIS SHIT FUCKING ROCKS.

Chester French - She Loves Everybody
Uploaded by UniversalMusicGroup - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

-Brien

MAD AS A HATTER!

So yea, it's been 22 days since I've posted anything. I'm a respectable member of society now, going to my daily job a bankrupt amusement park. I don't have as much free time as I used to. Sorry 'bout that, reader(s).

But anyway, Movifone's got the latest on Tim Burton's highly anticipated take on the classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with the film's first trailer. I must say, I am quite excited.

2010's gonna be one hell of a year*.




-Brien




what with the Yuktobonian-Osean War and everything.

LEANING BACK'S TOP 5 MICHAEL JACKSON COVERS

I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson, but there's no denying the influence he had on popular music and culture. In memoriam I've prepared a small tribute to the "King of Pop" to show his influence throughout pop music and also showcase artists paying tribute through their own versions of his songs. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, LEANING BACK's Top 5 Michael Jackson covers.



#5: James Morrison - "Man in the Mirror"

Morrison does a pretty straight on, stripped down version of the song. He doesn't reinvent it, but manages to give it a solid, fresh new sound.



#4: Ben Gibbard - "Thriller"

Deathcab for Cutie frontman, Ben Gibbard puts on a unique performance of the seminal "Thriller" sans zombies and werewolves. This version's just a bit more toned down, a bare bones acoustic performance, complete with a lyrics sheet taped to the top of the guitar. Awesome.



#3: Fall Out Boy - "Beat It"

A few years ago the very thought of Fall Out Boy covering a song of this magnitude would have brought me to raging tears, but the band has since cleaned up their live sound and grown into some very, very solid songwriters. Although the guitar solo is somewhat lacking, Patrick Stump delivers a powerful vocal performance and the band breathes new life into - well the song didn't really need any CPR, it's a classic - but nevertheless, Fall Out Boy pulls through here and gives us a "Beat It" for the 21st century.

Fall Out Boy - Beat It
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#2: Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal"

This is a happy memory from my childhood in a time where a cool new band called Alien Ant Farm had an awesome new song. It was a while before I was educated with knowledge that said song was in fact a cover. I was rather disappointed with the original version after hearing it, and AAF's remained the only version forever in my heart. It was just about the band's only hit in my memory too...

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Uploaded by hushhush112. - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

#1: Chris Cornell - "Billie Jean"

Topping off the list we have Soundgarden/Temple of the Dog/Audioslave ex-frontman, Chris Cornell tearing Jackson's hit "Billie Jean" to pieces, then eating those pieces, and spewing the them out in a fiery pillar of awesomeness. Not only does Cornell completely reinvent the song, filling it to the brim with gut-wrenching soul, but he does it all with just a lone acoustic guitar and a microphone. It's almost enough to make us forget about all that Scream business. Almost.



Rest in peace, MJ. You gave the world some great music and leave behind a great legacy. Even if people don't like the music, they can't doubt the influence it had on pop music and culture at large.



- Brien





...





B-B-B-B-BONUS POST!

ROFLCHAIR: MEGAN FOX AND PORN STARS.

This was on the Digg front page today. I had to post it for obvious lulz-related reasons. It seems demotivator-worthy, but really, does anyone find those funny anymore?



On another note, sorry I haven't posted for a while. I'd like to say this is due to my time being sucked up by work, or some intense project I'm working on. I'd like to, but honestly I've just been too damn lazy. Here's a double-dose of ROFLCHAIR to compensate.

Remember that Watchmen video I posted a while ago? Well here's another piece of work from creator Harry Partridge. His style kind of reminds me of Family Guy, but he doesn't seem to be forcing it as much, which makes it much, much more bearable than recent Family Guy episodes, and in fact entirely awesome. Check out his youtube channel and subscribe for a steady dose of laughs and OMG's.

The Latest:



My Favorite:


-Brien

What's that? You find the headline misleading?? Well...

OMGZ!!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!


Btw, if you don't know this song get your head the FUCK out of whatever hole you have it in.


-Brien

ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!

Somehow, I'm reminded of my childhood.

-Brien

MAKE THE GIRL DANCE

I'll just leave this here...



-Brien

FAIL

Sauce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn30slt_7-0

-Brien

IMPORTANT NEWS!!!

Hey I know it's been a while since we posted anything but I just couldn't let this one slide. Recently Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy fame sat down for a chat with Ultimate-Guitar.com's Brandon Weiss. In the controversial interview he revealed astonishing secrets and details about the band's current album and supporting tour. When asked bout the various aspects of the band's rise from pop-punk indie band to rock star juggernauts, he had this to say:

"I actually used to have long hair before people cared about Fall Out Boy. It was really long, about this long. You know how as you grow older the texture of your hair changes? My hair used to be like the longer it wouldn’t weight down, it would just go out. Now it weighs down. I think it has to do with me getting older and my hair texture just completely changing. It was weird. Our fans kept bugging me to grow my hair back out and I was like “um yeah, sure, why not?” I started doing it. It is cool for playing live. I’ve always noticed that dudes that have long hair when they’re headbanging it looks like they’re rocking out harder than they really are. I know that’s the visual trickery of it. Of course all the cool, classic rock guitar players had long hair which made them look awesome. I like it. My hair is so thick and unmanageable that it really gets in the way sometimes of not just eating, but seeing too. Especially on stage it can be a difficult thing to do. I’m still learning how to balance enjoying my hair length and being able to see and play on stage."



Ultimate-Guitar.com. Important shit.

-Brien

108

Take two deep breaths

Count down slowly

The girls won't turn their noses up at you

The jocks will put on weight and lose their appeal

The bad teachers will fade from memory

Backstabbing ex's will miss your smile

The "freaks" will realize that their originality is a facade

One breath

Good people emerge in view

Girls who laughed at your jokes

Guys who called just to chill

Teachers who taught you how to think

And also how to write

Family that gave you morals

And challenged you to debate

One day you'll rise above all of this

Make your money having your say

So relax for now

This won't hurt a bit.

~Andy

JONAS BROTHERS FAIL

Thank you, Failblog.


VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGqzbUsqFxY

-Brien

Unpublished.

Maybe it's because I don't know the right people.
Maybe it's because my favorite writers aren't scholars with years of schooling in literary craft, but sweaty, hairy men on a stage, slapping a bass or pounding a cowbell.
Maybe it's because poetry to me isn't a painting, but a photograph.
Maybe it's because I'm a photographer who hasn't discovered Photoshop.
Maybe it's spite. Envious spite.
Maybe it's the language; maybe it's too thick and obscure.
Maybe it's the hours spent clicking buttons and gazing at back-lit screens instead of pouring over the sacred scriptures.
Burning my precious time away
like a cigarette on an ashtray.
Maybe it's trite similes like that.
Maybe it's because I don't care enough.
Maybe I'm just delusional.
Maybe it's because it's not my time.
Or maybe, just maybe, it's because I suck.

-Brien

MY GOD THE WALLS!

How many times has this happened to you? You buy a million dollar home in sunny Florida, and then inexplicably get headaches and bloody noses. You're rich! You should never have to deal with common ailments! Of course, you do the first thing that makes sense, you blame it on the Chinese drywall...

Alright alright, so it seems as if the drywall plague has some merit, and it has been making them sick. But does this REALLY need to be on the front page of CNN? From sensationalizing the H1N1 virus to telling you your walls are going to kill you, CNN's got panic on their side. I mean, look at the story, it was on the front page. Nevermind insinuations that cops in Texas are shaking down pulled over motorists, or the fact that guns and body armor were found in a day care, we need to hear about the millionaires with homes are making them sick.

The picture is what really made me laugh, there are still thousands of homeless people in New Orleans and across America, and here are two women hugging and consoling each other in their designer label outfits and apparently marble lined kitchen. At first I thought it was just a misprint but CNN is actually expecting me to feel sorry for them. Though this story is interesting, it doesn't deserve the front page.

Yes yes I know I ranted a bit, I'm sorry for that but I'm tired of our media. Also I laughed because this story reminded me of that Aaahh Real Monsters! episode where the students are sent to a haunted house to get a scare.

I would have posted a clip but they're nowhere to be found on the internet, so I apologize that this post isn't as amusing as I had intended.

~Andy

FAIL: EMINEM STARS IN NEW PUNISHER COMIC

In what seems like a desperate attempt to boost the fanbase of both parties, Marvel and Eminem have joined forces to produce the greatest lump shit to hit comic books since One More Day. The story involves Eminem becoming caught up in a shoot out or something after a show, at which point dear ol' Frank gets involved. Apparently the two team up realizing that despite decades of Marine training and vigilantism and a stockpile of weapons big enough to start a small army, this job is just too big for the Punisher to handle alone. Who can assist him in the daunting mission of taking down the same breed of street thugs he's been murdering for years? Spider-Man? Daredevil? While both have proved their worth in previous team-ups, they still can't quite match the level of skill that years of multi-platinum record sales has brought Eminem.



This is a pathetic joke and anyone who buys this trash should be shot. In the knees. Obviously they'll be able to take it if they're willing to put themselves through that kind of torture. I really hope Marvel gets their shit together soon. Eminem/Punisher: Kill You (creative, I know) came out yesterday and is split in two halves, one on store shelves, and one on marvel.com. I tell you this in the hope that you will avoid either at all costs until this shitstorm has passed.

-Brien

IT GOES TO 11 ALL OVER AGAIN

My, my, today's just been full of blogworthies. Apparently metal parody band, Spinal Tap is releasing a new album in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the famous film. The album, entitled Back from the Dead, features all of the bands hits and misses rerecorded for a the 21st century along with 6 new songs, as well as a 3-part Jazz Odyssey.

Here's some new Tap, and some old Tap to celebrate!



VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXGbwIkvh38



VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGuWS_mEcMk


-Brien

CONSPIRACY AMERICAN

Stumbling through the wreckage of Youtube the other day I came across this interesting assortment of conspiracy videos. No, these were not about how "bush knocked down the towers", they were about how Marvel Comics legend, Captain America, had been cleverly and very subtly implanted in the first to releases from Marvel Studios last summer, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Now for those who don't know (most of you I suspect), the Captain was a hero in WWII and was thought dead after his plane was shot down. He was found three decades later frozen in a block of ice in Antarctica and returned to action shortly afterward with superhero superteam, The Avengers.



The one in Iron Man is pretty easy to spot, right behind Tony Stark as Pepper Pots catches him trying to get out of his suit. It's the famous shield Captain America uses apparently contracted to Stark Industries for production. The clip from the alternate beginning to The Incredible Hulk however, comes a bit faster and is much harder to pick up. After Bruce Banner transforms and crushes and ice cliff, you can see a blurry red and blue figure in the ice with a circular red blue object, complete with a white star in the middle lying next to him.

Both clips only last for a couple seconds, but they're real and for a nerds like me everywhere seeing it for the first time it's quite a treat. You know that Christmas gift you got one year? The one that that ruined all the following Christmases because it was so damn good and set the bar so high that every other gift was just a pathetic disappointment? This is that gift. Hopefully Marvel Studios won't turn into my friends and family and let me down year after year too.


This of course is just another tease at the planned Captain America and Avengers films by Marvel. This cameo just isn't as easily spotted as Nick Fury and Tony Stark in Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, respectively. I'm really looking forward to what Marvel has in store 2010, onward. Wolverine however, I might just have sit out on for now after -ahem- previewing it last month. After all, the script's by the same guy that managed to ruin the Hitman movie.

The video below is the best I found to sum up this delicious easter egg. It features stills of both clips and makes them pretty easy to see. If you want to see the actual clips you can do your own research. With things on Youtube the way they are I figured posting them here would lead to a "this video has been removed due to blah blah blah" anyway and didn't bother.


Anyway, enough lollygagging. Here it is, Captain America as featured in Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Enjoy!





VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4H2OqymsXw


-Brien







If you're any kind of comic book fan you'd know that Captain America didn't have a circular sheild until AFTER he was unfrozen, but I suppose comic book adaptations pride themselves on how inaccurate they are these days. Unless you're Zack Snyder of course.

I GEZ I MUSTA KILLED DEM

Eminem's got a new video out and the consensus seems to be in line with my reaction: good lyrics, nice flow, but what in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory is with that voice? It sounds as if Mister Mathers has been grabbing his balls just a little to hard lately. It's the voice he usually uses to break things up or to imitate someone, but here it's the normal tone for the entire song. I don't understand it. I'd like the song if it weren't for that one aspect. The chorus is a little weak, but it's made up for with the great surrealist-psycho themes Eminem is known for.

The video has issues too. The whole "B Horror Film" theme is a bit trite and a lot lame. There's plenty of blood, gore, and sharp object, and enough green tint to make you think you were watching the latest Saw film. Eminem rapping in the woods with his shirt off is no improvement either. I expected more from an artist's whose videos (at least until recently) have always impressed me with either great pop-culture spoofs and nice animations.

Anyway here it is, the latest from Eminem's The Relapse, "3AM".



VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMvFE9K0Q8


-Brien

MEGATRON WANTS WHAT'S IN MY HEAD!

So there's a new Transformers 2 trailer out...



VS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5lCxB-MF28

ya dig?

-Brien

I'm Back

Hello all of you nonexistent readers, I'm back with bravado. I thought that I'd give you a small taste of what's in my journal, I'll be putting in things occasionally that aren't too personal and aren't too bland to post.

This is one I wrote about showers;

drip drop drip patter sploosh splat plot bloop blip quoip tick tick tick till dribble splip splip dboop dboop
Water feels good.
Runs down my head, washes away all strife and troubles alongside dirt from a long day of work.
I love to soap up so much that I look like a ghost.
I usually let it soak into my skin, it lets me feel like the soap is really getting rid of all the bad parts to life.
There really is nothing like washing out greasy hair and a sweaty face.
Facial cleansers are fun to use, knowing that I can get the grime from cigarette smoke out of my pores.
Body wash is nice for getting out the sweat accumulated on my skin from lugging my musical accoutrements around all day.
I love hand washes, getting the grime of years old-stained with chicken grease-covered in dead skin cells-guitar strings out from under my nails.
Showers are fun

~Richard Harland

THE PIRATES STRIKE BACK

So today Digg featured a story about the website of the prosecuting law firm in the Pirate Bay trial being attacked by unknown hackers. The owners of the Pirate Bay are currently demanding a retrial after being found guilty of the charges filed against them. If there's any justice in Europe, they'll get it since the judge has admitted to having ties with the prosecuting parties.

Somehow I'm reminded of a certain 1999 cult classic film.

Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep.
Do not fuck with us.

-Tyler Durden




Sauce: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/225458


-Brien

MICHAEL BAY

On my daily travels across the internet today I stumbled across a few pretty hilarious parodies of Hollywood's favorite blockbuster director. South Park is the first thing I can remember really taking a shot at the guy in Team America: World Police with an entire song dedicated to the question of "Why does Michael Bay keep to keep on making movies?", mostly attributing their distain to his interpretation of the events at Pearl Harbor. Ever since Transformers however, it seems like everyone's been jumping on the Bash-Bay Bandwagon. Not that I have a huge problem with it, I mean the jokes are funny, and to be honest Michael Bay does get on my nerves, I was just surprised by the number of people going out of their way to call the guy out on his ready-fire-aim style.

Anyway, here's a bunch of Michael Bay parody videos for your lulz. Enjoy!



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN25hFa1rms



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXGWZxI9lAs



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENggeXbzecQ

And the original...



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pM8PrqY5Rg

The Latest South Park shot Featuring M. Night Shemmallaner... and Mel Gibson:



Source: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155700


-Brien

Stockpile

I found this gem on the third floor of my school, there's been a locked closet next to the bathroom there and I always assumed there was just cleaning supplies, what else could you keep in a bathroom closet?

Macs

Lots and lots of Macs.

I'm not sure why these are all here, I know we upgraded the recording studio's computers recently but something tells me that tossing the old ones into a pile in a closet next to a bathroom is not the proper Mac Disposal Protocol.

Maybe it's just me

~Andy

4/20

Skip to 3:04 for win.

Also, make sure you guys sing happy birthday to Hitler.

Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXmqv9jrlo

- Brien

NFW: SLASH PLAYS WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Yes brix were shat as rock and roll Olympian Saul "Slash" Hudson of Velvet Revolver, formerly of Guns n' Roses, graced 2000's rock/metal giants Avenged Sevenfold with his presence Thursday at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.


Note: This picture is NOT from the actual show. Embedding doesn't seem to be working but you can check out pics of the show here and here.

Unfortunately, they chose to cover what is in my opinion, one of the lesser GNR songs, "It's So Easy". This can be attributed to 1) the band being to lazy to learn anything a little more difficult, and 2) Fear of Axl throwing a complete bitch fit over them covering one of GNR's more well known songs. Regardless, I still take great satisfaction is seeing one of my favorite bands play with one of my favorite guitarists.



Avenged Sevenfold trying to look tough.

In related news, Avenged Sevenfold are planning on heading back into the studio sometime soon for their 5th full-length album and 3rd for Warner Brothers. Hopefully they'll enlist an actual producer this time around to tell them when they're grand aspirations and ideas turn into phail. Their latest, self-titled release was a tad disappointing to my ears, but showed promise for great things to come.

Anywho, here's the aformentioned performance of Avenged Sevenfold featuring Slash - "It's So Easy".

Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/v/wyWQQ7tROUA

-Brien

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: THE GODDAMN MOVIE

So I suppose I'm a bit late on this, but it's finally here, Where the Wild Things Are, the goddamn movie directed by Spike Jonez, scored (at least partially) by that bird from The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (who by the way have just had the honor of being remixed by MSTRKRFT)., and blessed by the sounds of The Arcade Fire.



Needless to say it looks mind-blowingly beautiful and heart-meltingly epic.
Out in theaters October 16th.


-Brien

EPIC FAIL: I-84

A truck on a local highway near my hometown.
Now seriously, HOW THE FUCK DID YOU MANAGE THAT?

Picture courtesy of Spencer Hopson

-Brien

HOLY SHIT!! NEW PROTEST THE HERO VIDEO!!

Well that title comes with some bitter sarcasm in knowing that Protest the Hero's videos have been a little bit less than stellar as far as their 2008 masterpiece Fortress goes.

What's that? You say you've never heard of PROTEST THE HERO?!? Well how rude of me. Allow me to introduce you to the greatest metal band on Earth. Period.



PtH combine mind-fucking mathcore riffs with beautiful vocal melodies and harmonies, complimented and contrasted by guttural growls. Their dual-lead guitar attack soars over equally agile bass lines, all over some of the most solid drums I've ever heard. Throwing all conventions of what music should sound like and all notions of song structure out the window, Protest the Hero have captured my heart and warped my mind. To be honest, I can't remember if I've done a TSFR on them or not, and even if I did, they deserve every bit of praise I throw their way.



To add to how cool this band already is, when Fortress was released, they made it avaible for free download on amazon.com on the launch date. Now how sick is that?!? Needless to say I downloaded, enjoyed, and later bought the album, which was worth every penny. Unfortunately, I've yet to catch one of their shows.

Anyway, enjoy the video from the 4th single off Fortress, "Spoils".



Sauce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y45HI7H9DMc


Like this song?



-Brien




For some more kickass and PtH check out "Heretics and Killers" from their previous album Kezia, a sort 21st century telling of The Brothers Karamozov. Also, one of my favorite music videos of all time (see: flying monkeys).

WARNING TO WINDOWS USERS

Hey my buddy recently linked me to this blog where the writer gives a brief rundown of super-malware Conficker C and how to protect yourself from it. Essentially, it's a worm that has the ability to infect a massive amount of computers and put them at the mercy of the person controlling it. There's a fix linked from the blog put out by Microsoft, but I just wanted to let out reader(s) know to be especially wary this April Fool's Day.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/132464

Oh yea, and you Mac bastards are immune. Laugh now.
In the meantime, I'm gonna go play Half-Life.

-Brien

An Open Letter to YOU

Hello reader(s)! Long time no see. It's been a while and let me apologize for slacking on our relationship. I've been a neglectful, selfish blogger, but that's all gonna change soon. I know you've heard it all before. You've heard your past bloggers say such things in the past only to leave out in the cold with nothing to read; your comment box a desolate wasteland of what could have been beautiful harmonious rebuttals and/or props. You deserve better, and I'm gonna show you that I'm the blogger for you.

I've been so caught up with trivial things like school, family, friends, and love and haven't paid enough attention to you, and for that I am truly sorry. I hope you can find it in your heart(s) to forgive me, and that we can start with a new slate. I tell you, I have many an opinion stocked up waiting to be unleashed upon the internet for you to enjoy and that every letter I type; every image and video I embed will be done with thoughts of you warming my heart and fueling my mind.



So I ask you reader(s), can you forgive me?
Can we start again?
I hope so.

Yours forever,

-Brien

Oh Narcissism

So I was cruising the intrawebs and I found a comedian that I hadn't heard of online. His name's Anthony Jeselnik, here's a link, I know how all you readers like our great links. Anyways here's a link to a video of him doing standup.




He's pretty good, a few of his jokes didn't hit for me but decent material. I did what any good internetter does and wikied him and that's where I found this wonderful internet Easter Egg. If you go to his wiki page, a few things pop out that just seem weird. Here's a real gem of a quote.

"Anthony's pitch-black sense of humor, brilliant joke writing, and devilish charm have made him a smash hit in the alternative comedy community."

Seems odd to have a wiki page that's so flattering, it seems to me that he created his own wiki page as a piece of shameless self promotion.
Link to the page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Jeselnik

Anyways, thought I'd return to blogging with that interesting tidbit of insight into the internets' inner workings.


~Andy

ROFLCHAIR

So it's been a while since we posted anything and an even longer while since we posted a good ROFLCHAIR. Let me offer my sincerest apologies to all our non-existent readers who have been anxiously awaiting the blogging genius of Leaning Back.

If you've ever wondered what a Watchmen Saturday morning kids' show (which I know you have) would be like, all your questions are answered in the clip below. Lulz ensue.




Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w

PWNCH4!R 2-22-09

Here's to you, Kanye West. Even considering the venetian blinds style sunglasses and your world famous hissy fits, you have really outdone yourself in ridiculousness this time. Kanye has claimed, in a recent interview with Details Magazine, that he coded a sexually oriented Super Mario level. He then preceeded to tell the interviewer about something to do with gigantic penises and ghostly vaginas. I'm not sure what's more shocking to me, the fact that Kanye, is (and this is an actual quote) "the fucking end-all, be-all of music” or the fact that he's also a master ROM hacker.(How do you see through those? I don't understand it, are you trying to figure out what it feels like to have 30% of your vision?)


Yes, it's nice to see that Kanye made sure he paid special homage to the video game industry of yesteryear. I'm really glad he took time away from stroking his musical ego to remind us all that we are far inferior to him in every way. Just because we think programming is cool doesn't mean that it's been spared from the umbrella of Kanye's awesomeness.


Personally, I'm waiting for the day when he says he made a perpetual motion device back in the 9th grade.

~Andy

TSFR: THE BRONX

The Bronx have to be one of my favorite bands of the modern age. I say this not only because of their electrifying music and live shows, but because of their business model. This is a band that after a handful of local shows had labels begging for a record deal. Not wanting to become slaves to the industry, the band declined and instead built up a fanbase by way of self-financed and operated touring and eventually put out their first album The Bronx (2003) on their own label, White Drugs. After signing with Island/Def Jam, the band put out their second album also titled The Bronx in 2006 in an agreement that required little inference from the label. Disliking major label support even more than they thought they would, The Bronx departed from Island/Def Jam and produced their third self titled which came out last year, soon to be followed by a mariachi (that's right, mariachi) album this year.



Now normally I don't do biographies for bands, but The Bronx deserve it because they stand it out in an industry built on deals with the devil and trend-based music. The band's unique blend of punk rock dares its listeners to pigeonhole them, only to be defied by the next release. After all, how many bands are bold enough to do a friggin mariachi album? The Bronx (who by the way are from Los Angeles) are band without fear or limitation and continuously impress me with their music.

The song featured is "White Guilt" from their second self-titled album. I use this song because it really stands admist the rest of their music and because i just think the video is really, really, really cool. I encourage you to check out the rest of their catalouge though. With clever lyrics, solid riffs, and enough collective energy to power a small city, THIS SHIT FUCKING ROCKS.

The Bronx - White Guilt
Uploaded by UniversalMusicGroup

-Brien



"I wanna be original, I wanna be surrounded by art / but everything is digital, the formulas are falling apart" - The Bronx, "Knifeman"

It's lines like that that make me love this band. I wanted to use that song for this post, but oddly enough there's no music video for it. Go look it up anyway n00bz!