Funny-man Doug Benson is kickin’ it in Eugene this Thursday, 4/21, at WOW Hall for his “I’m Still High” Tour. Benson, who is most well known for his work with Last Comic Standing and the movie Super High Me, is one of the most prolific comedians of the past few years. He podcasts, hosts, and [...]
Apr 20, 2011 | Categories: Current Events, Eugene, Interview, Upcoming Shows | Tags: 4/21, comedy, doug benson, Eugene, event, i'm still high, marijuana, podcasting, Pop Culture, super high me, twitter, wow hall | Leave A Comment »
A few months back, I heard about a really bizarre movie coming out involving toys, stop-motion animation, and subtitles. It was called A Town Called Panic (2009), and once I saw the preview, I nearly lost my shit; if I didn’t go see that movie, I didn’t know what was right in the world. However, [...]
Apr 28, 2010 | Categories: Art, Pop Culture | Tags: 50s, 80s, 90s, Aardman, Action League Now!, America, Art Clokey, Bijou, Britain, Bump In The Night, clips, cool, creepy, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Film, French, fuck, fucked up, Gumby, Kablam!, kids, Life With Loopy, Luxembourg, nightmare, Pop Culture, preview, Prometheus And Bob, Robot Chicken, shorts, Stop-motion animation, Town Called Panic, tv shows, Wallace And Gromit, weird, WTF | 14 Comments »
Tonight, the McDonald Theater welcomes Austin, Texas based band SPOON, playing at 8:00pm with special guest Explode Into Colors. Spoon has been playing their indie hits since 1993, but really broke into the spotlight with their 2002 album Kill The Moonlight (which saw one of their songs gain popularity through the popular teen-drama “The O.C.”). [...]
Apr 12, 2010 | Categories: Art, Eugene, Music, Pop Culture | Tags: Cloverfield, Eugene, Explode Into Colors, Hipster, I Love You Man, Indie, live, Live Music, McDonald Theater, Music, Pop Culture, Spoon!, The OC, The Underdog | 2 Comments »
With just one day before Gorillaz’s new CD Plastic Beach hits stores nationwide, I’ve been going back and reminiscing on this band’s wonderfully crafted music (and videos). We all know “Clint Eastwood” (I ain’t happy/I’m feelin’ glad/I’ve got sunshine/in a bag…) and “Feel Good Inc.” (Windmill, Windmill for the land/turn forever hand in hand…). But [...]
Mar 08, 2010 | Categories: Art, Music, Pop Culture, Web Exclusive | Tags: 2D, Adventure game, animation, bubblegum pop, CD, clint eastwood, Creative, Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse, DARE, De La Soul, Del The Funky Homosapien, demon days, dirty harry, El Manana, fake band, feel good inc., Gorillaz, hip-hop, hologram, Jamie Hewlett, Kong Studios, live, Mos Def, Murdoc, Music, Noodle, Plastic Beach, Pop Culture, punk, rap, real band, reggae, Rise Of The Ogre, Rock The House, Russel, Stylo, techno, tomorrow comes today, urban, Web Exclusive | 8 Comments »
Pitchfork has released an article announcing that Andrew WK and one of my personal favorite hip-hop groups, People Under the Stairs, have collaborated and created a new variation of Danny Elfman’s Simpson’s theme song. It will air in the end credits on January 16th’s all new episode. Will you check it out? I know I [...]
Dec 08, 2009 | Categories: Minutia, Music, Pop Culture | Tags: Andrew WK, Minutia, Music, People Under the Stairs, Pop Culture, Television, The Simpsons | 1 Comment »
Welcome back avid internet users, to the Trailer Park. It’s been a while since I posted a new article, in fact, almost two weeks. So to correct the mistake I made of missing a week, I’ve decided that instead of just reviewing 3 trailers, I’m going to review 6. That’s right, 6. But enough of [...]
Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: Movies | Tags: Art, Dear John, Edge of Darkness, Eugene, Oregon Voice, Pop Culture, Shutter Island, The Spy Next Door, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Wolfman, Web Exclusive | 1 Comment »
