Dave Ross
Dave is a lazy comedian and professional web developer. He founded Pop Culture Retro Mashup Disaster Squad a ways back after leaving his radio show at Clear Channel Fresno. He smokes and talks and wears brown pants.
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Refused might be, and i might often cry about that, but apparently punk and hardcore are far from gone in Umea . Masshsyteri seem particularly interested in bringing loud n’ twangy back. Plus they scream in Swedish, so… Damn right.
Masshysteri - Tvivel
Link to: Masshysteri on myspace
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If you can’t tell from the story, this film is quite literally an excuse to show you a bunch of odd, beautiful graphics. CSA Images needed showcasing and Run Wrake (author of Rabbit) had animation powers. If all advertising were like this, I’d probably watch tv.
Link to: The Control Master at Veer
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As they should. In Los Angeles, a neighborhood that feels normal is much harder to find than a neighborhood that feels angry, rich, empty, or hilarious. Mr. T’s Bowl is in Highland Park. And so is Footsie’s. That’s enough right there.
Any way, to show their love for such a place, Artichoke released an album of 8 songs, every one about the HP. This one’s called “Highland Park”. (Seriously.)
We’ve been Artichoke fans for a long time. You’ll find some great songs on their old eviltv page. Also check their myspace.
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Apparently, before Dan Deacon made joke techno, he got drunk and babbled into a microphone. Some years later, Liam Lynch got his hands on the recording and partnered it with a coy, animated lizard. How and why this star-crossed collaboration came to be, I’ll never know, but thank god it did.
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If you haven’t had the pleasure of witnessing Rademacher ’s dance-a-riffic distorto-welcoming indie rock live show, give this a listen. They caravaned down to Los Angeles from their home town of Fresno, CA for a show at the Spaceland and the venue made an album out of it. This song’s called "What Yr Used to Back Home".
You’ll find more tracks on their website and myspace , or you can buy the album here .
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He may not be the artist, but TheFunkyHorror has found a serious abundance of nintendo street art in Norway and the Netherlands.
It’s quite the phenomenon, actually. Guerrilla Marios and anonymous Goombas have popped up on walls in Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami (by Billi Kid), Waterloo, CT, South Bend, IN, Melbourne (by ghostpatrol), Belgium, Be’er Sheva, London, and lord knows where else. Stay tuned to your local bathroom stall.
Link to: Nintendo Street Art Oslo | Amersterdam | Bergen | Tromso
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If the smiley, golden idol breaks, you lose. A simple concept, but heartbreaking every time.
Link to: Totem Destroyer
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As always, there were some amazing shorts in this year’s Animation Show. This was one of the best. Stefan Muller’s got it going on.
Link to: Basement Pictures Animation
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Jamie’s not just a serial rapist, he raps, too! After years as one half of the Argyle Pimps, he’s now gone solo on the side. “NyQuil” is a personal favorite.
link to: Cockamamie Jamie on MySpace | Personal Website
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Dony Permedi submitted this as his graduate thesis at The School of Visual Arts. In case you didn’t know, SVA has a Masters of Being God Damn Adorable program.
Link to: "Kiwi!" at Dony’s Animation
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I love punk rock. The problem is that I’ve been listening to it for 10 years straight, so it’s damn near impossible to get excited about a band now. Not these guys, though. Angry, twangy, screamy, surfy goodness.
Link to: myspace page
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I caught this at Animation Show last year. Run Wrake is a sick, twisted bastard.
