Timbaland "Carry Out"

I thought this video was going to be about food.

It’s not, though a few slices of cake do make an appearance.

I like Timbaland, and I haven’t grown tired of his shtick yet. Still, as far as sexual innuendo goes, “carry out” is a very vague metaphor. Also, when did Justin Timberlake turn into Eminem? Please take your cap off JT.

The best line in the video is Timbaland’s: “I keep you open all night like you’re IHOP.” Nice.

Speaking of IHOP, even though the franchise made its name flipping flapjacks, it serves great food for lunch and dinner too. I usually get the pot roast. Sometimes they serve it lukewarm (DON’T send it back if this happens) but if it comes to your table piping hot, get ready to enjoy!

It’s significantly better than Denny’s and Friendly’s. Quick note, Friendly’s actual tag line is “Where Ice Cream Makes the Meal.” If that’s true, then why would anyone order the meal? The restaurant itself admits its non-dessert fare is crappy. I can just imagine the waiter saying, “is everything alright? I’m sure it’s not, but please just hang in there until we give you some of our patently mediocre ice cream. It makes the meal!”

OK, sorry, back to Timbaland. Doesn’t he look like he’s always secretly eating something in this video?

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Steel Panther

Sorry for the lack of updates this weekend, i have been deathly uninspired. However, this afternoon I thought i’d love to write a blog but wondered what on earth I could possibly write about, then I had the rather genius idea of writing about what music i’ve been listening to! How that took me three days to come up with I don’t know (:

Steel Panther

When writing an article on Steel Panther you must make the decision of whether to approach it from the “SP are a band frozen in time in the 1980s and thawed in 2008 and have come to rock your faces off” stance or from the “Steel Panther are a glam rock parody band highly regarded on the sunset strip for their nostalgia inducing live shows”, i’m torn between the two to be honest (:

Basically, and quite shockingly- I found this band through myspace… Yeah it happens, it’s 2010 but these guys are all about reminding you of how you shouldn’t leave the past behind. That’s not an insult at all, Steel Panther are like an EVEN MORE fun version of motley crue, like after reading Dirt and the heroin diaries over the winter i’ve got loads of time for MC but kinda wished they weren’t so serious some times and if there’s one thing you can call these guys (and there are certainly many things you can call these guys..) it isn’t “serious”.

It’s quite rare that you end up laughing at a song so much that you have to relisten to it afterwards to catch up on everything you missed. I’d just like to present some of Steel Panther’s lyricism, these from the mind blowingly brilliant death to all but metal.

Eminem can suck it, so can Dr. Dre

They can suck each other just because they’re gay

They can suck a dick, they can lick a sack

Everybody shout, “Heavy metal’s back!”

50 Cent’s a fag, so is Kanye West

Shooting hot sperm on each others’ chest

Vocally the lead singer, who is a mix of Axl Rose and Justin Hawkins from the Darkness (who guests on party all day), is brilliant. Musically it’s above generic like it’s quite inventive and with such “genius” lyrics you can’t help but love these guys. It would be a huge mistake to take them too seriously as they’re fun and just that, imagine seeing these guys live. Impossible to not be in a great mood after listening to these guys, definately worth the 4MB of space on your ipod (:

Death to all but metal MP3 Stream

Party all day MP3 Stream

Turn out the lights MP3 Stream

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Dr. Dre Connects With Hewlett-Packard For $40 Million Ad Campaign

Legendary Hip-Hop producer Dr. Dre has been tapped to be a part of a $40 million dollar Hewlett-Packard advertising campaign.

The eight-week campaign is titled “Let’s Be Amazing” and features Dr. Dre in his recording studio expounding on the benefits of the HP Beats computing system.

In addition to the commercial featuring the Aftermath CEO, comedian Rhys Darby and photographer Annie Leibovitz among others are also scheduled to be featured in the campaign.

“The laptop is the new stereo for a lot of people and that’s why we’re putting out this computer with incredible sound,” Dr. Dre said of his new notebook PC.

The spots are part of Hewlett-Packard’s attempt to redefine itself to their consumer base, in addition to giving the company some “personality and distinction.”

The producer’s HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC is a collaboration between Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine of Interscope and HP’s engineers.

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NGU / Eminem 'The Set Back' & 50 Cent 'Demolish

One of four covers for NGU Records. This one’s Eminem ‘The Set Back’ – I had full control over how it turned out… so I couldn’t resist not doing some neon lines

Read on for 50’s cover

Here’s the 50 Cent ‘Demolish’ cover for NGU records. NY’s been a little bashed up… but not too much.

Two more coming soon…

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U2 Take a Stand At The Oscars With 'The Hands That Built America'

It’s March 7 and the Oscars air tonight on ABC.

U2 won’t be on hand at this year’s ceremony. It Might Get Loud seemed like a shoo-in for Best Documentary and “Winter” had a decent shot at Best Original Song, but neither earned nominations. What’s more is that the Best Song nominees won’t even perform at tonight’s ceremony.

The situation was a bit different in 2003, when U2 took the stage at the Oscars with “The Hands That Built America.” Commissioned for Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, “Hands” is initially set in the same time period as the film, tracing the evolving relationship between Ireland and America from the late 1800s to the modern day.

Beginning just days before the 2003 Oscars, America’s controversial invasion of Iraq marked a jolt in that bond’s growth. The fallout from Bono’s choice of words upon winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Song two months earlier demanded he watch his tongue, but U2 refused to suppress their distaste for recent events.

During the final verse, which originally referenced the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, Bono substituted two new lines about the war: “In the spring, a yellow cloud on a desert skyline / Some father’s son, is it his or is it mine?” The sentiment dovetails with the rest of the song, introducing a set of “hands” America now more deeply recognizes as influential in its the continual building and rebuilding, while also emphasizing the grave sense of confusion that arrives after one conflict breeds another.

For a coda, Larry drums out the first five beats of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” reminding listeners, “I won’t heed the battle call.”

U2 lost Best Original Song to Eminem that night and have yet to have another crack at the category. But live being “where we live,” U2 made the most of “Hands,” both at the Oscars and after. Although it hasn’t been heard since the end of the 2005-2006 Vertigo Tour, the song had a healthy life, cropping up in full several times and giving eerie new vigor to “Bullet the Blue Sky” as a snippet.

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Lil Wayne Eminem "Drop The World" Video

I love love love this video and Eminem killed it!!

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Behind The Scenes: Lil' Wayne - "Drop The World" (ft. Eminem)

Okay…..I know what you’re thinking: MORE YOUNG MONEY? Well the answer to that is YES! So over the past month or so Lil’ Wayne has made more than 7 videos set for future releases. This just being one of the standout tracks off of his Rebirth album, he reached out to hip-hop legend Eminem to help him make a monster record. The visual for the song seems to be going in the “Anarchy/Revolution” route, such as Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” did. But from the behind the scenes look I’m highly anticipating the finished product for this track.

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