THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH



Michael Chabon's novel "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" is being (or has been, it's just being released now) into a movie. From what I've seen, it may be my new indie crush.

It takes place in the 1980's, dealing with young adulthood, identity, responsibility, and Mina Suvari on a pooltable. Michael Chabon is the author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Great book. Even Seth Cohen of The OC liked it.) and Wonder Boys (I put the links there so you could buy them. So buy them.), both of which are high quality, nerd-impressing, best sellers.

The official synopsis is as follows:
"Set in Pittsburgh in the early eighties, the story chronicles the last true summer of Art Bechstein's (JON FOSTER) youth. Stuck in a dead-end job working for his eccentric sometime girlfriend Phlox (MENA SUVARI), and forced into an endless series of airless dinners with his mobster father (NICK NOLTE), Art begins to believe that perhaps he doesn't even exist at all.

What begins as a mundane summer is quickly interrupted when he encounters a beautiful debutante (SIENNA MILLER) and her lusty, no good hoodlum of a boyfriend Cleveland (PETER SARSGAARD). Together they reveal a side of Art and Pittsburgh that he has never known.

As the summer boils on and their adventures darken, Art decides to risk everything to preserve his new-found paradise, and thrusts himself headlong into the blurring boundaries of family, friendship, and love."


Here's the official trailer:


CHECK IT OUT!

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh on IMDB

P.O.S. - DRUMROLL

P.O.S. - New Music - More Music Videos

More P.O.S. in the '09 for all you suckas! No, but seriously, I've had this kid's music on heavy rotation for a while now and I'm not getting tired of it. That's rare these day. So I had an obligation to share. This is either the third or fourth track of his that I've posted on this blog. Either way, I'm only scratching the surface. And every track, the man just gets more raw. He and Asher Roth may be the majority of what I'm championing for the next few weeks, months, we'll see.

And this video? Come on!

P.O.S. - OPTIMIST

P.O.S. - New Music - More Music Videos

Good Shit. Listen and learn something.

KANYE WEST...









...Is A Robot. So the story goes that whenever Kanye works with Complex Magazine (pretty often, actually) he insists on having a cover (Isn't that just like him?) and usually one of his own imagination. This time is no different.

For the April/May issue of Complex, Mr. West has decided to depict himself as a robot. You know, because he's all futuristic and shit and tends to go off the rails like a Cylon demanding equal pay. So Marc Ecko and company (literally) gave the man what he wanted. There's also an article on the future of Kanye West, the man, the brand. And since its the 7th Anniversary issue, Complex will be dealing with their own bright future as they move into year 8. Most 7 year-olds aren't saying anything I want to hear. But Complex is not most 7 year-olds.

In stores...soonish?

JAPANESE CARTOON



Japanese Cartoon is Lupe Fiasco's new project. It's a "band" made up of whoever he feels like working with, much like DINOSAUR! (shameless self-promotion). The Japanese Cartoon album, titled In The Jaws of The Lords of Death is on it's way. I'm damn excited.

Download the first single, Crowd Participation (Aqui)

MOS DEF

Mos Def - Words - The Ecstatic - in stores Spring 2009


Mos Def's new promo for his upcoming album "The Ecstatic". And they said acapella was dead...

ASHER ROTH - LARK ON MY GO-KART



New Asher! I heard some of this man's freestyles and found out the hard way that he could "spit hot fire". Since then, I haven't been disappointed with what I've heard from him. Go Team Asher (That was a Venture Bros. reference).

P.O.S. WHY GO (PEARL JAM COVER)

P.O.S. - New Music - More Music Videos

My respect for P.O.S. just keeps growing by leaps and bounds. I found this video of him covering a song by Pearl Jam, the undisputed gods of grunge (You don't know, you better ask somebody!). I just picked up a new flannel plaid shirt, strictly coincidental. But, then maybe it was fate, because I was considering wearing my new plaid to my upcoming party (S.O.Y.P, coming soon)and now I just know that this song is going on the playlist.

SURPRISE PAPER PLANES



Surprise Paper Planes, a Radiohead/M.I.A. mashup was stolen from the good folks over at Pigeons and Planes

Click the photo above to download

Thanks to Justine for helping me steal.

OFFICIAL S.DARKO TRAILER



The official trailer for the sequel to Donnie Darko. Looks like a lot more is going on in this one.

JAPANESE SPIDERMAN EPISODE 3



Why even comment on this? Just watch it.

Thanks to Marvel for making this embeddable.

TERRY RICHARDSON









Since I first saw his work, I've been a fan of Terry Richardson's photography. Anyone with half a brain can see why his work is so raw, ridiculous, and appealing. Being photographed by Richardson is an honor. That's why I was all set to follow the instructions on his website and request to model for him.

Until I saw the word NUDE (It looked just like that, I swear. But in red italics about 18 feet high.). Me, I'm not shy. I'm actually a bit of an exhibitionist these days. But nude photography? Not at this point in my life. Maybe once I leave the gym after several years or bootcamp training. Besides, if it pays, it would only be enough for one session of self-esteem counseling.

Maybe in 10 years.

Maybe.

DAFT TRON



"French electronica duo Daft Punk has been signed to write the original music score for Tron 2.0, Walt Disney's upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 animation cult hit which was scored by electronic music icon Wendy Carlos. Daft Punk's members Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been involved in various films before, but Tron 2.0 will be their first complete feature film score. The film, scheduled for a 2011 release, is helmed by Joseph Kosinski and will feature Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett. According to industry news reports, Tron 2.0 will play as the "next chapter" after the first film, with Wilde starring as one of the heroes trying to help fighting the Master Control Program, the evil intelligence protocol that was the nemesis in the 1982 film. The assignment of Daft Punk to score Tron 2.0 has been confirmed to Upcoming Film Scores by Walt Disney Pictures." ~ UpcomingFilmScores.blogspot.com

See Original Source (Aqui)

IN GREY!









The Supra Skytop now comes in grey. I lost my mind when I saw these in tan around Christmas time, but I pretty much pitched a fit when I saw these today on Karmaloop. 114 USD. Worth every penny. I have no choice but to pick up a pair of these, especially since they'll run out of size 13 in about 30 seconds.

ITS ALWAYS BETTER WITH A LITTLE CAPTAIN (HARLOCK)





Captain Harlock, the definitive pirate king of anime, who's adventures inspired a multitude of space, pirate, and space pirate adventures, most notably (in America, at least) those of Corsair and the Starjammers (Oh! Marvel reference) and Galaxy Express 999, has been paid tribute once again. This time, the tribute comes in the form of a subtle sticker on the back of an iPhone 3G.

I rambled. This post got away from me. And I'm not gonna spellcheck it.

CONVERSE x PINK FLOYD ALL-STAR HI



This is THE Converse release I've been waiting all my life for and I didn't even know it. This exercise in perfection is being released in select stores in South East Asia. I am not IN South East Asia. FML

DMZ VOLUME 7



I just finished Volume 6 of Brian Wood's DMZ. And like any good junkie, I'm already looking for my next fix. Brian Wood owns me. He's even made me like vikings with his Northlanders Series (Sorry, Dandelion).

Volume 7 of DMZ, titled War Powers, won't be released until September 8, 2009. It looks like I'll have some time to do some reading (I need to catch up on Northlanders) or better yet, some writing.

*Frustrated Sigh* September.

ITS COMING!



Where the Wild Things Are is being made into a movie. When it comes to the upcoming live-action adaption of the best book of my childhood (tied with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day) I'm overcome with a mixture of nostalgia and crippling terror over how easily "they" (whomever "they" consists of) could fuck this up. I have fond memories of this book, Flight of the Navigator, and Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. has been overshadowed by Noggin (I won't even START in on that one).

And any Flight of the Navigator remake would be a hate crime.

All my hopes (not very much, being that I'm a generational cynic) lie with the quality of this movie.

God I wish I had a purple crayon right now. (Get the reference?)

COOL SHIRT, COOL SHIT



I would lie and say I just STUMBLED across this shirt on DesignByHumans, but who has time for that? I was LOOKING for a new tshirt when I lucked into this one. For some reason, I keep buying white graphic tees, knowing that I can't keep them clean and they'll get dingy as soon as I wash them. I never learn. But in the process, my tshirts...look damn good.

POPGUN







I first found out about the Popgun compilations when a friend during a daytrip to Barnes & Noble (yeah, I take those). A friend of mine found the last copy in the store, which I almost stabbed him over. To this day, I haven't read the first two (the third is being released March 29, 2009), but I've had the misfortune of getting tastes of volume 1 on the internet. I don't WANT to torrent it, that's stealing. But I'm slightly amoral, so...no I can't do that.

Anyway, Popgun is a series of American indie (technically) comic compilations featuring various authors and artists in the comics industry.

It seems worth reading. I think I will.