(Belated) Merry Christmas!

Hope your holidays were good and not scary or creepy at all...

Have a Classy Christmas!

James Vincent McMorrow

Simply Creepy...

Benefits of the Bowl System

Say what you will about the BCS, but all those corporate-sponsored bowls have there plusses. Case in point: the current renovation of Amon C. Carter Stadium, home of the TCU Horned Frogs. Stanley and I had the privilege of attending a game at this decrepit facility last season. I've been to nicer high school stadiums. Safe bet that Vizio money will help put things the way they should be.

Man grateful for being rescued...

I can't put my finger exactly on what about this video is so funny and makes me so happy, but this is just a great example of the internet being good at being the internet. This is basically why the internet was invented...

99' Rope Swing

Young Men Having Seizures

I'm pretty sure that is what's goin' on here... just badass seizures...

I think I have a new favorite TV show...

Good Night Sir!

Didn't your mother tell you not to mess with guys who work on oil rigs?

East of I-40 made me post it...

Is that Kells at the 3:03 mark?

Treefight For Sunlight

Phat Tire

Nothing groundbreaking here. Just several minutes of cool dudes making a cool (looking and sounding) bicycle video. Put your headphones on and chillax for a few.

Dancing with the Stars - Argentina

Now this is a show I would watch!

Buckets

This video goes out to the #1 Duke fan, Battlecat.

Tame Impala - Lucidity

Making of // Previously

Foster the People - Kids

Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel

Stone Jack Jones - Black Coal

Black Coal from Madison Rowley on Vimeo.

They all smokin weed...

Too much awesome on my feet

Even though I am a die hard Rangers fan, this guy is great. Hopefully he falls apart in the World Series and continues to do funny ass interviews like this one.

AND THERE AIN'T NO FLAGS!!

Go Rangers.

Man on the Moon II - Coming Soon

New to You: The Union Line

Second week in a row: went to see a band I like and found another. This time it's The Union Line, good friends of Local Natives. And it should be stated, if you haven't had a chance to see LN live yet, make a point to. Great show. True, they've only got one album, and basically play it all, but it's a great show.

Kid Donates His Pet Turtle To Acquarium...Promptly Eaten by Gator

The video above has absolutley nothing to do with teh story below, but I could not find video of the story below, so this is what you get...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A horrified 8-year-old boy watched as his pet turtle disappeared into an alligator’s jaws at an aquarium in the Florida Panhandle. Colton Guthrie had donated his pet red-eared slider, Tomalina, to the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach when the turtle outgrew her home aquarium. Colton’s mother told the Northwest Florida Daily News Tuesday that the family saw workers place Tomalina in an exhibit Thursday with other red-eared sliders and an alligator. Although the alligator had long ignored the other turtles, Brenda Guthrie said the gator ate Tomalina as Colton shouted, “Oh no, alligator, let it go!” The Gulfarium has apologized to the Guthries’ and gave them a special meet-and-greet with the dolphins

Repost: McPetrified

Tasty. Full article here.

Fruit Bats

Went to see Blitzen Trapper last night and was introduced to Fruit Bats, their Portland-based opening act. Today, I find out that they've been out for a while. Good stuff.

Best Beer Commercial Ever?

You be the judge....

Puttin' It down in NC

The fella over at East of I-40 gave me the lead on these guys, check out one of NC's newest hip hopsters...

Something you should take a look at...

If you aren't already listening to JJ Grey and Mofro, now is your chance. Check out this short documentary that came out to promote th erelease of the latest album back in August. Talk about a throw back...

Impressive.

I'm Back...

Like an unforeseen outbreak of genital herpes, I am back today to resume "blogging" on MSMDO. Unlike sores reappearing on your junk, I hope you missed me. Expect a couple of opinion pieces from time to time for the foreseeable future. If you don't like to read, be sure to skip anything listing "Flompus" as the contributor.

Hopefully, my comeback will follow Michael Jordan's path back to the NBA after his year in minor league baseball. However, I could very well look like MJ in a Wizards' uniform...unexplosive, awkward, and over the hill...but at least my "teammates" are more skilled than Kwame Brown.

The Soft Pack

Watch Asian men travel in fake slow motion

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Asian people fascinate me...

New Kanye

For the fans of Family Guy

Trackademicks

What is your code name?

Mine is Sundown.
Codename: Rondo - New Ghostland Observatory - October 26. Hip Hip Hooray.

Guards - Resolution of One

Lo-Fi riffs for your Friday. Free download here.

Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno

Mood music for your Wednesday.

Horny for Rooney?

I got in one little fight...

Oh My Playground! I would have lasted five minutes on this yard. Now I know why Will Smith's mom got scared. They are suplexing kids on picnic tables...suplexing kids.

New Andre

Face vs. Street

Stage Diving for Dummies...

Man Cuts Arm Off

Oh, did I give away the ending?


Can't wait to see this movie. Well, I can't wait to see MOST of this movie, as I'll be walking out when the self-amputation starts. Certain things should not be committed to celluloid.

Free Energy - Bang Pop (Fool's Gold Remix)

I'd normally post the official video--seeing as there actually is one--but it's of terrible quality, and the one thing I won't do is subject the six people that check this blog to a sub-par musical experience. Plus, this mix is much better. For the original, lack-luster video, click here.

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr

This looks safe...

Looks like all the necessary safety precautions were put in place. Throw a rope over a tree branch….fetch the rope with a stick….and jump the fuck off. If nothing else, please pause the video at the :59 mark and look to the dad in the blue shorts with the red paddle...Nice set of bitch tits on that one.

Players Only Live Once

Biker, Pedestrian cancel each other out

Pay your bills...

You want to live that baller lifestyle, you better make sure you’ve got the bankroll to afford it. I’m gonna guess that the person who owned this Maserati Quattroporte probably wasn’t in a very good mood that day.

More Fun Stuff from Overseas

Saturday Night Special

Seems like forever ago...

Are you sure the Babe did it this way?

To be honest, I don't know the first thing about baseball recruiting. Unlike some contributors of this blog (hint: Opie), I don't spend months studying and recruiting these young, nubile, finely-oiled athletic machines to work for me as my sole means of providing for my wife and XBOX habit.

So my opinion here is shit. But I came across this video and it makes me want a baseball team, so I can give Alec Cortez a shot. The shot he deserves. Apparently, ambitious young Alec sent this video to at least 100 college coaches. And damn. Not only can he pop up like 4 ten-mph underhand pitches in a row, lift weights in his driveway where people can actually see him (!), catch a lofted ball just over the fence and throw it back to the guy 10 yards away, but can he vandalize the shit out of any tire. "Fuck you, tire!!! Two bats for you!!!" Also, watch him scare the shit out of that seagull with his athleticism on the beach. Too bad that seagull doesn't recruit college baseball players. He'd be 'All Seagull League' in stolen bases.

Happy Boobs Make Happy People

This must be the new golden age of advertising. Case in point, the above spot promoting a Belgium-based maternity shop preaching the breast feeding gospel. Music by Half-Handed Cloud.

LN Video - World News

Shinya Kimura

Die Antwoord

I saw these guys in Rolling Stone the other day, then talked to my boy Charlemagne over at East of I-40 about them. He said he didn't know what to think, nor do I. I hope I run into this crew from South Africa this weekend...

for more weird shit from these guys check out their website.I would highly recommend reading the bio's.

Ol' Merle

I for one would hate to be on the fightin' side of Bonnie, lookin' dangerous in those white windowpane pants. Perm all neat just itchin' for a tussle. Woo!

Crazy Legs Carly

May take a second to load. And not to be critical, but she's asking for a strip carrying the ball so low and in the wrong hand. Good thing she's playing with a bunch of clowns.

Fun with editing software

This will probably get around the internet and old as DOS in a couple days or hours (internet time), but it's pretty well done, so here:

Snatchin' Your People Up (Remix)

Seven and a half million views in the two weeks it's been out, and well deserved.

Air Force 1 - Anatomy of an Urban Legend

Pomparkour

It's an ad, sure, but it's not CGI. This is parkour with hook ladders (aka pompier ladders), and it's all the rage in Kiwi country.

A Short Film

Lifetime Spring/Summer 2011 from Lifetime Collective on Vimeo.

Topless photos!!!

A few years back, a good friend of mine hooked up with a girl affectionately known to a group of people (mostly likely not including her immediate family) as Horseface Saggyboobs. I haven't thought about her in years until today. But when I did, I laughed. I felt bad, but I still laughed. Oh, Horseface. Sorry, Horseface.

But, anyway, that's not the point. What was the point? Oh yeah, this is what I saw today that reminded me of her for some reason. I don't know why it did -- it just did. By the way, don't expect to see lady lumps by clicking on the link.

Nick Saban: Gamechanger

It's all they talk about down here. 0:28 still makes me nauseous.

Happy Shark Week?

This video makes me think...
1) Who listens to Jason Mraz?
2) Who listens to Jason Mraz while shooting bull shark?
3) Who takes kids fishing with a hand gun?
4) What did that shark do to the guy with the hand gun?
5) Why would you shoot a shark when you could gaffe it? Or use a rubber mallet to beat it senseless?
6) The people who shot this video suck.

From Downtown

Welcome to Birmingham where we throw basketballs off stuff for fun.



In case you were wondering, that's 134 feet from the observation deck of Vulcan, and the goal is around 200 feet from the base. Previously...

Jay Electronica - Exhibit A, B, & C

Stop me if you've heard this before...

A couple notes from The Black Keys

This is a blog post. It is for The Black Keys, a very good band. These videos are from their new album 'Brothers'. It's good too. Ya' heard.

Delta Spirit - Bushwick Blues

Off their recent release, History From Below. Previously...

Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt

Video currently available for free download on iTunes.

Damian Marley & Nas - As We Enter

Thought I'd switch the tempo up.

David's Lyre - Tear Them Down

Well done internet

Even though this is basically what my life is like on a day-to-day basis, it really makes me happy that we have this grand invention of information known as the internet to make this world a little smaller and really give people a sliver of how other human beings (and animals dressed in cute costumes) spend their time on this here planet Earth. They can witness worlds and lifestyles that they would normally never ever see or experience.

Again, here are me and some of my friends "turf dancing." Just a standard Saturday afternoon where I come from. Shit is legit...

'Till the Night Closes In

Summer Cudder

Good lookin' out Charlemagne...

The Felice Brothers - Trouble Been Hard

Chief - Night and Day

To be honest, this is not what I expected this band to look like. The beards and long hair, sure. But a Japanese[-American} frontman caught me off guard.

Yay Dritten Platz!

Everybody loves a winner, some even love a winner when it isn't really a winner. Take these German Fusbol fans for example, they just watched the boys take home third place in the World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uraguay. What did they do to celebrate, well you know they took to the streets to show off their drop top three series with the lambo doors...It's the tits.

Phoenix from NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series

From NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series. Nice to see their most produced album to date still translates in an acoustic set. A little something for the ladies at 10'15".

The Daily Equation

What do you get when you add two or three angry street walkers who feel wronged by each other with a Burger King parking lot and a few homeboys with a camera and a pit? Did I mention the downtown ladies are preggers and a few of the guys are smoking joints? You get the video below, taken in Oakland, and don't you come up in here talkin' dat shit 'bout Oakland.

Why Not?

JJ Grey and Mofro

J.Cole - Who Dat

There I go poaching again. Fayetteville, stand up.

Whore-Look Exposed!

Gentlemen, you should always have an exit strategy.

Intro - Telegraph Canyon

Performance at the 4:30 mark. Stanley this is your old backyard, I'm disappointed you didn't put it up first.

The Magic Kids - Hey Boy

SoCal (circa 1965) via Memphis?

I give you Mr. Jack Weaver...

The Phenominal Handclap Band - 15 to 20

Heard this in a shop last weekend and couldn't get the chorus out of my head. Hopefully, you have the same experience.

Monkey See, Monkey Do.......

Good lookin' out from my boy Stuttering Stanley on this one... who is away from his google machine and can't post it himself. Bad day to be a frog...

Suggestions for Stanley's Wedding Entertainment

Outkast - Andre 3000 + George Clinton + Too Short = Ballin'

New Joint from Big Boi...

New New Friday: Sunbirds

Multi-national, psychedel-ish band worth a listen. They're so new, I couldn't find a video of them. You'll have to check out their MySpace or take advantage of the free download of "Sunshine" off their upcoming EP release available on their website. Give it a spin, and enjoy the weekend.

Whore Island

Reportedly (and thankfully) denied by Giants/Jets officials, adultery-based dating site AshleyMadison.com submitted a 5 year, $25M bid for the naming rights to the new Meadowlands, NJ stadium.

And while that offer is far below the $20 million per year the teams are believed to be seeking for a naming-rights deal, TMZ reported that the site's founder, Noel Biderman, sent a letter to the CEO of New Meadowlands Stadium that said "We would be pleased to match any such superior offer

- NY Daily News

What's amazing is that such a site has the capital to spend on advertising. And since linking to their site would increase their revenue, none will be provided here.

Mike Posner - Evil Woman (Live)

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Call me a Cock Sucker, I Dare you.

Ever wonder what is coming out of a manager's mouth when they are talking to an umpire? Well this deleted scene featuring Wally Bachman from the documentary "Playing for Peanuts", a film about minor league baseball will give you a little insight. If you have children in the room, now would be a good time to put the ol' ear muffs on.

The documentary chronicled the first and only season of the South Georgia Peanuts, of the short-lived South Coast League. Which is why you can see the umpire thinking, "I don't need this shit, my last three paychecks all bounced."



Let's go have a beer, Doc.

Deadspin

World's Strongest Man?

Or not. This is where being a meat head goes bad.

Are you ready?

The World Cup starts this week. Even if you don't give a tea and crumpet about "the beautiful game", tune in on Saturday at 2:30 ET to watch your apple-pie-eatin' boys either implode or pull off a stunning upset against England, ultimately triggering events that will lead to America's third war (and counting!) possibly ruining relations with our greatest world ally and potentially ripping to shreds what remains of the fabric of our modern, civilized (?) Western world.

Broken Bells Diptych

You already know how I like my Sundays. Danger Mouse + Shins frontman James Mercer = A decent collaboration. The album has been out since March, but Paste is offering a session download free on their site for those of you still on the fence.

In Memoriam

Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss

Official vid for the first single off their debut album, Innerspeaker. The Aussie foursome will be opening for MGMT thru June on their summer tour, but look for them to headline their own soon. Check it.

Whatcha talkin bout Willis?

R.I.P. Gary Coleman.

Vampire Weekend - Holiday

Released just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend, VW's new vid confirming that decadence will indeed be the theme for this summer's hot fashion trends.

This Ginger is not dead!

I know this is old news but this kid is hilarious. Shout out to all Gingers, especially the ones on this blog. Already booked my hotel in Dublin, who's coming with me?

If you don't know, now you know, Ninja!

Easily my favorite news story of the day.

"...In a rescue worthy of the Mutant Ninja Turtles, five Sydney ninjas went to the aid of a commuter as he was being robbed of his mobile phone in a Sydney alleyway...."

"'He called out to me, 'Sensei, someone's getting mugged on the road outside!' said Mr Soto .'We looked around to see what was happening and there were three blokes on this guy just kicking him and punching him in the head.
'We started running at them, yelling and everything. These guys have turned around and seen five ninjas in black ninja uniforms running towards them. They just bolted,' he said.
Ninja student Steve Ashley said: 'It was probably the worst place in Sydney where they could have taken him.'"

Though, admittedly, it would have been 100 times better if they had actually caught the dudes and delivered a shit load of ninja stars into their spines. Because, honestly, who still steals cell phones? Ninja bait, that's who.

S#!t My Kids Ruined

Tumbler site reminding everyone that children are a blessing.

The Early Years

This has to be some of Erin Andrews best work.

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks

Summer anthem for sure. LA's Foster the People are being compared MGMT and Peter Bjorn and John--and with songs involving kids and whistle choruses, it's easy to see why--but those are (or were in MGMT's case) two commercially successful bands with catchy pop tunes. I wouldn't say it's a bad thing.

Double Down: L'Homme Run - Pizza Party

So did everyone know Ezra had a rap group prior to VW? I didn't, until today. Put this in your Old School Mix on Pandora; if Grandmaster was Caucasian and had a degree from Columbia, I'm sure he'd sound just like this. Probably NSFW due to repeated reference of illegal substances.

New New Friday: Jai Paul

Some heavy beats for all my people in the 919. Like? Download it here. NSFW-language, plus, you'll really want some speakers with good low end. Save it for this evening's pre-gaming.

Ichiro's favorite American expression

I think this is old as hades, but I don't care. I just saw it the other day.

Horses: Love 'em or hate 'em!

In honor of this weekend's wonderful -- yet decadent and depraved -- tradition known as the Kentucky Derby, here is a horse racing video that has absolutely nothing to do with the fine people of Kentucky, poseur celebrities in big hats and Access Hollywood.
It stars Alan Partridge, brilliant comic actor Steve Coogan's alter-ego / talk show host / commentator. He was sort of like a British Colbert long before there was ever a Colbert.
Coogan's stateside attempts at breaking through have been mixed (and a bit muddled), but Alan Partridge was a f**kin' legend, so let the legend live on...

"Let's hope that tomfoolery doesn't escalate into blind, ugly violence."

Record Club: I Need You Tonight

Hot off the blogosphere, Beck's got a side gig remaking old albums with current artists. From the website:

"it is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. An album is chosen to be reinterpreted and used as a framework. Nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. As you will hear, some of the songs are rough renditions, often first takes documenting what happened over the course of a day. There is no intention to ‘add to’ the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens. And those who aren’t familiar with the albums in question will hopefully look for the songs in their definitive versions."

This week it's INXS's Kick. Past entries include (entirely) The Velvet Underground, Skip Spence and Leonard Cohen. They're already four weeks into it, so we all kinda missed the Cool Express, but these trains don't move too fast. You and I can ride on top, Slumdog-style and laugh at everyone else.

Seasick Steve

I found it a little frustrating that I had to find out about this guy while watching Top Gear, a British show that airs here on BBC America. It's a great show, but it's about cars, not musicians. They had him on as a "celebrity" guest for one of their regular segments. Apparently, he's huge over there after being featured on Jools Holland's show.

Now, there are countless domestic acts that have tremendous success in Europe and never catch on over here. The audiences are different, I suppose. But there's something wrong when we can't appreciate a good boogie/blues act like this--we invented it. For shame, America.

Here is his breakout performance back in 2006:

Yeasayer on the Metro - UPDATED

Brooklyn's Yeasayer performing No Need to Worry and Red Cave for La Blogotheque in the streets and subways of Paris. Heads up to all my people in the Triangle: They're playing at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill next Tuesday, the 4th. Check 'em out.


But that may be a little misleading if you haven't heard them before. It's not folk, well, not traditional folk. Here's a live performance of 2080--closer to what you'd hear on an album or at the show.

Improper Use of Shading, aka Giant Jesus Penis

Phil Cheats on Cancer-Survivor Wife

...Will be a future headline. Bet on it. Subhead: Sports Writers Across The Country Look Like Morons.

This may not be the best venue to voice my opinion of the whole Lefty v. Tiger (aka Good v. Evil) story that has yet to dissipate, but it's all I've got. It's not enough to avoid the OpEd section of my newspaper or frequented worldwide leader of sports websites. I'm getting stuff emailed to me en masse and it's a perpetual item on my FB NewsFeed. Who knew so many of my female friends were professional golf enthusiasts?

Message to all: Deifying celebrities--anyone for that matter--will only increase the severity of their demise.

And now for something completely different.

See what had happen wuz...

Oh no he didn't...
Oh Gurl, yes he did...

Viva Europa!

Below are two trailers for the upcoming film, "Boogie Woogie," about...well, still not sure. Definitely art. And a couple people definitely get busy with each other.

But regardless, compare the two and guess which one is the U.S. trailer and which is the European one. There is a gaping hole's difference (Boom! Snap! Done!):




Same film. Two different interpretations. But I wouldn't take my mother to either of them.

"George Michael: I, uh ... need you to make some fake IDs for me and Maeby.
Gob: Like a passport?
George Michael: Yeah, yeah, that would be great. Oh, and, uh, preferably French. I like the way they think."
-George Michael Bluth, Arrested Development, Episode 8

A heartwarming story from the Heartland

In the constant hustle of young adulthood — the resumes, internships, realistic goal-setting, ass-kissing and whore-ish self-promotion that it takes to try and make something of yourself in one's salad days and beyond — many young men and women grow tired of the game and just say "F**k it", taking whatever job or girlfriend/boyfriend that comes along and simply settle.

But every once in a while, a story will come along that will touch you. Every once in a while, a young dreamer will throw caution to the wind and reach for the stars. Every once in a while, a star is born...

Today, frustrated second-year KU law student Ryan McAteer declared his eligibility for the NBA draft...

Well played, Ryan. Best of luck to you.

To Catch a Predator

Paging Chris Hansen...

Just because Jared Allen can pull it off doesn't mean you should try. Would you define that as a Squirrel Pelt, Tennessee Top Hat, or a Kentucky Waterfall? Good thing you got rid of it Big Ben, I'm not sure that is the image that the Commish is looking for.

News Flash: Mikelson's Wife Has Cancer

MSMDO.com is currently in discussion with those in and around the Mickelson camp. Please stay tuned as this breaking story develops.

UPDATE: It has been confirmed with Wikipedia that Amy Mickelson, wife of recent Masters tournament champion Phil Mickelson, was indeed diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a year ago. Attempts to keep this information private were foiled this weekend by crack investigative reporter Jim Nantz of CBS Sports. Calls to CBS were not returned at time of publishing.

Situational Training

David Wright and The Situation? Hawking Vitamin Water? Didn't see this one coming...

Lights Out

In case you missed it, Matt Cooke got knocked the fuck out. For those of you who don't watch hockey, Matt Cooke is a winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he is known more for his cheap shots than he is for shots on goal.

Now guys who take cheap shots in the NHL aren't always hated if they are willing to fight, but Cooke takes the shots and won't drop the gloves. Until now. Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers got ahold of him before he could skate away. There is no telling how many guys in the NHL were happy to see Cooke get his. Wait for the replay...

Kid Cudi...

Keepin' it real.

Fang Island: Daisy

Warning: Weirdness. FF to the 1:20 mark if you're not into interpretive dancing and synthesizers. Tune's pretty good from then on.

Tiger Woods Spoof

The Big Nowitzki

The best 7-foot shooter the game has ever seen takes it to the silver screen.

Finishing the play...

Remember when your father/coach told you to finish the play and then say "ouch", or in this case "FUCK!"?

The above picture is an X-ray. It is the X-ray of knee cap that is broken in half to be exact.

That split knee cap belongs to Corey Williams a red-shirt freshman at Vanderbilt. Here is how it happened...

Needless to say, Corey is tougher than you.