Dorks And Losers

Fredrik | “Milo”

Tan The Man — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:22:41 +0000

If I had to guess, I would say Ingmar Bergman directed Fredrik’s music video for “Milo”.

Jimmy Kimmel On The Biathlon At The Winter Olympics

Tan The Man — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:15 +0000

“The Winter Olympics are under way in Canada. They showed the biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting rifles, which is known to Sarah Palin as commuting.” — Jimmy Kimmel on the biathlon at the Winter Olympics

Apple’s iPad Looks Good Again…

Tan The Man — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:45:33 +0000

Damn, Apple’s iPad looks good again, as aired in this official commercial during last night’s Oscars or Academy Awards (if you look)…

This Bakersfield, California Subdivision Might Be The Worst Designed Ever…

Tan The Man — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:19:20 +0000

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This subdivision at Pacheco Road and Gosford Road in Bakersfield, California might be the worst designed I have ever seen.

Minuses

Just three main access streets, including no northern street and three smaller arterial streets that get you onto Ashe Road.
Cul-de-sacs galore!

Pluses

Two parks: Silver Creek Park and Wilderness Park (the latter sounding super ironic)
Something that looks like a neighborhood center next to Silver Creek Park.
Not many personal pools.

This place doesn’t look too desirable. If you want a crash course in designing a quintessential suburb, please study this…

Jimmy Kimmel On Toyota Before Congress

Tan The Man — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:17:07 +0000

“The head of Toyota had to appear before Congress to be yelled at. It was actually refreshing to see a car company CEO appear before Congress and not ask for $10 billion.” — Jimmy Kimmel on Toyota before Congress

I Think I’d Buy A Microsoft Courier Over An Apple iPad…

Tan The Man — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:36:07 +0000

For I would want out of a tablet, I think I’d buy a Microsoft Courier over an Apple iPad…

Random Quote On Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Tan The Man — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:08:09 +0000

“You have a UAV. You should take advantage of that shit.” — Random quote on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Craig Ferguson On The Three Drunkest Cities In America

Tan The Man — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:06:35 +0000

“The three drunkest cities in America: Fresno, Riverside, and whatever Mel Gibson is driving through.” — Craig Ferguson on the three drunkest cities in America

FM Belfast – How To Make Friends (2010)

Tan The Man — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:07:56 +0000

I think I need to make a full disclosure. I love Iceland. I’ve never been, of course. But it’s a place I feel as connected to as the bedroom. All those lovely pictures of Iceland’s cities and fjords seem so magical.

No, I don’t work for a travel agency. No, I don’t for Expedia or Priceline. And no, that wasn’t me starring in that HomeAway commercial during Super Bowl XLIV, that was Chevy Chase.

To be honest, I will probably never visit the European island, but I’ll take in any part of it I can. This would include listening to many of the Icelandic bands starting to catch American buzz. Recently, it was Seabear that caught my ear, and now it’s electronic band FM Belfast that I can’t get out of my head.

The former duo turned quartet FM Belfast (Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Árni Vilhjálmsson, and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason) cranks out the kind of electro dance tracks that pushes you to either head bop until your neck hurts (with the mellow, yet very smooth “Tropical”) or get up close and personal with the babe next to you (with the unorthodox and probably highly inappropriate slow dance ballad “Pump”). But to be fair, how much dance or electronic music is not inappropriate?

No one should go home unhappy, especially if “Frequency” (with lyrics like “Put on your smile baby, you’re the designated driver”) or “Underwear” (“We are running down the street in our underwear”) gives you an indication of how you should be partying. Neither track immediately grabs you and forces you to shake your moneymaker like a Lady GaGa hit, but instead creeps up on you like a bar tab after you’ve bought a few too many drinks to unsuccessfully woo someone or someones.

Not surprisingly I also have a sudden urge to dig out of my closest a few neon shirts I swore to burn long ago, since much of the FM Belfast’s debut How To Make Friends oozes with such a retro 80s vibe. Although I think the track “VHS” takes away some of that potential mystery.

How To Make Friends runs a brisk, yet expansive thirty-six minutes, to which FM Belfast strives to always keep the beat alive and bumping.

[photos via Big Hassle Media]
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Jay Leno On Frank Buckles

Tan The Man — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:05:50 +0000

“Here is something pretty unbelievable. The only living World War I veteran, a man named Frank Buckles, just turned 109 years old. What’s even more amazing, he just finished his fourth tour in Afghanistan.” — Jay Leno on Frank Buckles