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17:04:07 05/25/12
Who is JOB 2.0 - Wishing for surf - Episode 10
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Who is JOB 2.0 - Wishing for surf - Episode 10
After returning home from California pro surfer Jamie O'Brien meets up with Jacob -- a Make a Wish participant and awesome kid whose dream is to meet and hang out in Hawaii with Bruce Irons and Jamie, and catch some great waves. From there it's shark site seeing, wave machines, and a great session at Pipeline. The Mauli Ola Foundation exists to introduce surfing as a natural treatment to people with genetic disorders and was instrumental in making Jacob's wish come true. www.mauliola.org 'May the wave heal us all' Want more JOB? Check out ALL of the episodes and SUBSCRIBE to his show! http New episodes every other FRIDAY at 10AM PST Watch the last episode: youtu.be Follow @whoisjob / #whoisjob on twitter: twitter.com @redbull twitter.com _________________________________ Song List 0:09 - 0:48 Artist: Proteus Noir Song: All around 1:40 - 4:11 Artist: Kid Midi Song: Back to the Future 4:23 - 8:06 Artist: Swingset Committee Song: Smell of Soil From: redbull Views: 12796 135 ratings Time: 08:35 More in Shows
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01:12:59 05/25/12
Awone Again | Official Teaser
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Back with our fifth full-lenght ski movie. Last two years, we produced movies with our best skiing friends of the famous swiss ski gang Crewstacez. This year, we went back to the roots and did it all on our own. Joining the most talented skiers of western Switzerland with some famous names as Laurent DeMartin or Nicolas Vuignier. But not only. New faces joined our quest, and they absolutely slayed. Therefore, watch out for a stunning Backcountry part of Alex Neurohr, together with Léo Bottarel who also destroyed some urban spots.
Take part in our season which was probably one of the best we had yet. With more laughs, stupidity, slaying, travels, friends & fun that ever before.
Be ready for the movie, dropping on internet for free, this fall!
Filmed, Edited & Directed by : Jules Guarneri & Marc Vertesi
Skiing manoeuvres by : Laurent DeMartin, Nicolas Vuignier, Léo Bottarel, Alex Neurohr, Lio Dupertuis, Alex Chabod, Yorick Fischli, Austin Mullen, Paul Chevalley, Florian Bruchez & Others
Filmed on locations: Breckenridge CO, Keystone CO, Salt Lake City UT, Brighton UT, Grandvalira ESP, Nax VS, Orsières VS, Villars VD, Crans-Montana VS, Morgins VS, Crosets VS, La-Chaux-De-Fonds NE, Anzère VS
Songs: Mr Green - Live from the streets (with Janice) & Kimbra - Settle Down (Bennar remix)
Author: Extreme
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Posted: 25 May 2012
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10:45:04 05/24/12
Awone Again | Official Teaser
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Back with our fifth full-lenght ski movie. Last two years, we produced movies with our best skiing friends of the famous swiss ski gang Crewstacez. This year, we went back to the roots and did it all on our own. Joining the most talented skiers of western Switzerland with some famous names as Laurent DeMartin or Nicolas Vuignier. But not only. New faces joined our quest, and they absolutely slayed. Therefore, watch out for a stunning Backcountry part of Alex Neurohr, together with Léo Bottarel who also destroyed some urban spots.
Take part in our season which was probably one of the best we had yet. With more laughs, stupidity, slaying, travels, friends & fun that ever before.
Be ready for the movie, dropping on internet for free, this fall!
Filmed, Edited & Directed by : Jules Guarneri & Marc Vertesi
Skiing manoeuvres by : Laurent DeMartin, Nicolas Vuignier, Léo Bottarel, Alex Neurohr, Lio Dupertuis, Alex Chabod, Yorick Fischli, Austin Mullen, Paul Chevalley, Florian Bruchez & Others
Filmed on locations: Breckenridge CO, Keystone CO, Salt Lake City UT, Brighton UT, Grandvalira ESP, Nax VS, Orsières VS, Villars VD, Crans-Montana VS, Morgins VS, Crosets VS, La-Chaux-De-Fonds NE, Anzère VS
Songs: Mr Green - Live from the streets (with Janice) & Kimbra - Settle Down (Bennar remix)
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20:43:21 05/23/12
Adobe After Effects Rotobrush & DIY Hanging Light Kit : Awesome Directors Project
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Adobe After Effects Rotobrush & DIY Hanging Light Kit : Awesome Directors Project
As Awesome Director Oliver Mellan wraps up production on his sci-fi noir short film, "Six Planets of the Song," he builds his VFX with the rotobrush and motion tracking features in Adobe After Effects, and designs a simple, DIY hanging light kit from some discarded can lights. Other Awesome Director episodes featuring Oliver Mellan: www.youtube.com To catch the premiere of his short film, subscribe to Oliver's channel: www.youtube.com Production photos: olivermellan.com From: indymogul Views: 13448 214 ratings Time: 11:58 More in Film & Animation
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00:16:54 05/22/12
New Releases For May 22, 2012 - Press Pause Daily
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This week’s new releases brings you a future war with dragons, aliens, a little bit of sorcery, and a time traveller.
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GAME 1: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - PS3, Xbox 360, PC
First up is the newest game in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will have you playing as a member of an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology and cutting-edge military hardware.
The game is set in the near future and will give gamers a new assortment of exciting weapons and gear such as the cross com, optical camouflage, the sync shot and more.
There will be a 12 hour single player game across 8 different locations across the world.
You can also team up with your friends to tackle that game’s 12 missions online, or on the couch in two player split screen.
And of course the game will feature online multiplayer featuring up to 16 players in 8 versus 8 matches. Select from 3 classes and play in 4 different game modes, including the classic Seige.
So FPS fans, here is another games to suck away all of your free time. It’s out now for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
GAME 2: Dragon's Dogma - PS3, Xbox 360
Next up we have a western style action RPG from Capcom that was developed by some of the team that worked on Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 4.
Dragon’s Dogma places you in the role of the nameless “hero” who is visited by a dragon who tells you you are the chosen one....then proceeds to rip out your heart. You are reborn as an “Arisen,” who is destined to find and kill the dragon who stole your heart.
You’ll choose from several job types, such as: Fighter, Warrior, Mystic Knight, Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Mage, Sorcerer and Magic Archer.
The game’s main stand out point is its “Pawn” system. These are AI teammates, one main one you can train, and two secondary pawns that can vary depending on your combat style. You’ll also be able to share your main pawns with your friends over PSN and Xbox Live.
There is a high level of depth that can affect your gameplay. The weight of your weapon, the material of your armor -- even the length of your legs -- plays a role in how you fight your battles, but does not interrupt the flow of the action.
If you are a fan of RPGs, then this might be one to check out. And as an added bonus, if you purchase the game today, you’ll get a redeemable code that will give you early access to a demo for Resident Evil 6.
GAME 3: Sorcery - PS3
Next up we have a PS3 single player action dungeon crawler that utilizes the Playstation Move controller.
You start out as a lowly farm hand, and as you become a sorcerer’s apprentice, you will gain more and more powerful magics.
Wield the power of a legendary sorcerer's wondrous magic wand as you cast extraordinary magic, brew enchanted elixirs, solve ingenious puzzles and combat the minions of darkness
Spells range from blunt force, ice and fire based varieties, to those allowing for the explosive charging of areas, the creation of a whirlwind that will sweep up enemies and a mend spell that is used to repair destroyed areas. Spells can also be used in conjunction with each other to best particularly difficult enemies and situations.
There hasn't been a lot of games that really make use of the Move, especially ones made specifically for it, and this one looks like it could be quite good. Definitely one to keep an eye on.
GAME 4: Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - PSN
And finally, our digital game of the week is one we first mentioned at the end of last year, and it features everyone’s favorite time traveller in the blue police box.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is headed to the Playstation Network for PS3 this week, and will make its way to the Vita in June. It will also be making its way to PC and Mac at a later date.
The game finds The Doctor and River Song again saving Earth from bad things as usually happens in a Doctor Who story.
This time the duo head to the Eternity Clock, which is a planet that is a record of everything that has or will ever happen in all of creation.
Along the way, The Doctor and River will face off against classic Who villains the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Silurians and more recent villains The Silence.
The game is a 2D side-scrolling game, that will feature puzzle solving and platforming. It will feature co-op gameplay as the Doctor and River head to London across four different time periods: Elizabethan, Victorian, present day, and the future.
Both Matt Smith and Alex Kingston reprise their roles as the Doctor and River, and bring all of their experience of those roles into their performances.
This game is sound more and more interesting, and looks like it should be a must buy for Doctor Who fans.
Be sure to catch past episodes of Press Pause. To do that, you just need to go to presspause.mevio.com , or our YouTube channel youtube.com/presspausemevio .
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17:02:28 05/21/12
Infinity Shred 'Wayfinder' - On The Verge
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Infinity Shred 'Wayfinder' - On The Verge
For their first song of the night Infinity Shred play Wayfinder. You can watch their other song and full episodes of On The Verge at on.theverge.com From: TheVerge Views: 469 23 ratings Time: 04:39 More in Science & Technology
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22:48:30 05/17/12
It's Casual - Live in Studio B - Part 1 - The New Los Angeles
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Part 1 of It's Casual performing live at Mevio Studios in San Francisco
For the entire performance CLICK HERE
WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE
BIO:
Like most Angelenos, Eddie Solis is pissed about the traffic on the 101. Unlike most Angelenos, Eddie Solis writes songs about being pissed about the traffic on the 101.
Solis’ band, an impossibly loud punk/hardcore duo called It’s Casual, addresses transit issues with an urgency hitherto unmatched in the realm of urban planning. Imagine Henry Rollins at a City Council Transportation Committee meeting, all neck veins and municipal outrage, and you get the picture.
Onstage, Solis’ eyes bulge amid a shock of curly hair, his throat emitting the collective war cry of a million frustrated commuters: “Los Angeles! There’s too many people! I want them to go away!”
His isn’t the Los Angeles of Priuses, Pilates and brunch, but the L.A. of undocumented immigrants, hardcore music and bus-stop delays. After nearly 10 years of ceaseless yelling, It’s Casual have a busy year ahead of them, what with slots on Fu Manchu’s North American tour, a forthcoming sequel to their ’08 ode to the city, The New Los Angeles, and, maybe, a European tour.
“We’ve been working at it and believing in this kind of music — which I call L.A. hardcore or L.A. skate rock — every day,” says Solis. His gaze is unflinching, and his voice is smog-raspened. He calls It’s Casual “L.A.’s only two-piece hardcore band” and is serious about his art. “I don’t take it lightly. It all comes from deep within.”
It’s Casual formed in 2001, the name inspired by a line in Cameron Crowe’s obscure follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, called The Wild Life. In it, a character played by the late Christopher Penn replies with “It’s casual” every time he is asked a question. Solis currently has a similar relationship with drummers — he’s between them. As far as a third member? “We kept trying to find a bassist, and they kept flaking,” Solis says.
The band’s sonic boom is amazing, considering there are only two of them. The secret to their sound is a unique pedal and mic’ing system. Solis’ guitar is actually wired to two amps for added punch. The results are so thunderous that fellow musicians have been known to come early to shows to watch him set up. (“There is a special formula with different pedals,” he explains of his sound. He’s trying to register it as intellectual property.)
It’s Casual’s first record, The New Los Angeles, came out in fall 2007, and was inspired by Solis’ commute from Pico Rivera to Hollywood. Tracks include “EZ Pass,” about the public transit ticket, and “The Red Line” (the handy subway that connects North Hollywood to Union Station). Most of It’s Casual’s songs last around two minutes and contain no more than three or four lyrics, hammering home their message with a directness most public servants and council officials have yet to master. Even Councilman Bill Rosendahl, chair of Los Angeles’ Transportation Committee, is impressed. “Music is a good way to get transportation messages across,” he says during a recent phone call, adding that he hoped It’s Casual were aware that plans for the Purple Line are afoot. “They should write a song about the Purple Line!” he enthuses, suggesting possible lyrics, singing: “The Purple Line/In my lifetime!”
It’s not all subways and off-ramps. Solis ventures into other matters. “Cholas Are Loyal,” for example, is all about the advantages of dating Latinas. And It’s Casual’s next album, The New Los Angeles II: Less Violence, More Violins, is inspired primarily by the California education budget deficit. “Do you think It’s Casual will translate in Europe?” he wonders, aware of his band’s distinctly local messages. But wherever there is a rush hour, there are people who identify with Eddie Solis.
Born and raised in East Los Angeles County, Solis is “the result of basically growing up around a gang-infested area with lots of negativity.” He turned to music and skateboarding as an escape, and was 15 when he started his first band — a Ramones cover group called Endless Vacation, which played shows in his parents’ living room. He got “the heaviness” from his father, who used to carry his young son around the house on his shoulders while listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the Who. “They weren’t handing me money to buy me instruments,” Solis says, “but they were, like, ‘Hey, listen, we know you wanna do this, so here’s our backyard and here’s our living room.’ Which is pretty punk.”
His parents let him build a halfpipe in the back, and Solis would “put Slayer on the radio superloud” and learn skateboarding tricks with his friends. “That would be Friday night, and then Saturday we would have a show on the ramp and take donations to keep it refurbished.” Skate videos informed his taste in music — the teenage Solis would grab a pen and paper and pause the VCR to jot down names of bands like Black Flag, Dinosaur Junior, Hüsker Dü, “… all the good stuff on SST.”
Fast-forward to 1993, when Solis started interning at metal record label Century Media, which gave him a taste of hardcore commuting. Taking the bus from Pico Rivera to the label’s headquarters in Santa Monica every day was a formative experience, but he only lasted about a month (“Well, you know, it was a long trek”). That job led to a position at Priority Records, down the street in the CNN building. That’s where he learned how to sell records, a job he still does today as sales manager at doom-metal label Southern Lord.
Solis also worked as a publicist for Black Flag at SST, under the label’s founder, Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. Basically it was the gig of Solis’ 15-year-old dreams. “I took the job because I thought it would be great to work for an icon, a legend,” he says. It was there that he learned the philosophy of DIY.
Three years ago, while strolling down the road near the Southern Lord offices in East Hollywood, Solis came upon the Relax Bar, a 150-person capacity Thai karaoke bar with an orange awning. Solis has single-handedly transformed it into a hub for L.A.’s heavy music scene. He’s booked more than 400 thrash, doom, noise and punk bands there in the last three years. “I was going to lunch, walking past the Relax Bar and the door was open. I saw a stage and it had this dark, musty kind of vibe. Kind of grim in terms of the atmosphere but real positive in terms of what you could do there. I thought, if I could get these owners on the same page and book any format — whether it’s satanic black metal or really avant-garde stuff — that would be great.”
The Relax Bar’s owners, despite not being fluent in English, supported Solis’ vision, prompting the most unlikely cultural union since Weezer recruited Kenny G. “They had a guy translating as I tried to describe the kinds of bands I wanted to book, using metal as my main focus. I said ‘Ozzfest, no — not those kinds of bands. Stuff that’s a little more creative, full of more soul, and more organic.” He played them some It’s Casual and High on Fire and a selection of punk and grindcore CDs, and they seemed to like it. Turns out the ballad-loving Thai karaoke bar owners, like Solis, possessed an unyielding passion for DIY. “They know how much work it is to bring your gear out, record your own stuff and self-release records,” says Solis. “They are all musicians themselves.” It’s been a happy union ever since, with some of the gnarliest underground bands in L.A., from Municipal Waste to Chingalera, rocking the Relax Bar’s tiny stage amid the perpetual aroma of green curry and ginger — and, when the door pops open, the faint smell of bus exhaust.
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22:39:27 05/17/12
It's Casual - Live in Studio B - Part 2 - The Red Line
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Part 2 of It's Casual performing live at Mevio Studios in San Francisco
For the entire performance CLICK HERE
WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE
BIO:
Like most Angelenos, Eddie Solis is pissed about the traffic on the 101. Unlike most Angelenos, Eddie Solis writes songs about being pissed about the traffic on the 101.
Solis’ band, an impossibly loud punk/hardcore duo called It’s Casual, addresses transit issues with an urgency hitherto unmatched in the realm of urban planning. Imagine Henry Rollins at a City Council Transportation Committee meeting, all neck veins and municipal outrage, and you get the picture.
Onstage, Solis’ eyes bulge amid a shock of curly hair, his throat emitting the collective war cry of a million frustrated commuters: “Los Angeles! There’s too many people! I want them to go away!”
His isn’t the Los Angeles of Priuses, Pilates and brunch, but the L.A. of undocumented immigrants, hardcore music and bus-stop delays. After nearly 10 years of ceaseless yelling, It’s Casual have a busy year ahead of them, what with slots on Fu Manchu’s North American tour, a forthcoming sequel to their ’08 ode to the city, The New Los Angeles, and, maybe, a European tour.
“We’ve been working at it and believing in this kind of music — which I call L.A. hardcore or L.A. skate rock — every day,” says Solis. His gaze is unflinching, and his voice is smog-raspened. He calls It’s Casual “L.A.’s only two-piece hardcore band” and is serious about his art. “I don’t take it lightly. It all comes from deep within.”
It’s Casual formed in 2001, the name inspired by a line in Cameron Crowe’s obscure follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, called The Wild Life. In it, a character played by the late Christopher Penn replies with “It’s casual” every time he is asked a question. Solis currently has a similar relationship with drummers — he’s between them. As far as a third member? “We kept trying to find a bassist, and they kept flaking,” Solis says.
The band’s sonic boom is amazing, considering there are only two of them. The secret to their sound is a unique pedal and mic’ing system. Solis’ guitar is actually wired to two amps for added punch. The results are so thunderous that fellow musicians have been known to come early to shows to watch him set up. (“There is a special formula with different pedals,” he explains of his sound. He’s trying to register it as intellectual property.)
It’s Casual’s first record, The New Los Angeles, came out in fall 2007, and was inspired by Solis’ commute from Pico Rivera to Hollywood. Tracks include “EZ Pass,” about the public transit ticket, and “The Red Line” (the handy subway that connects North Hollywood to Union Station). Most of It’s Casual’s songs last around two minutes and contain no more than three or four lyrics, hammering home their message with a directness most public servants and council officials have yet to master. Even Councilman Bill Rosendahl, chair of Los Angeles’ Transportation Committee, is impressed. “Music is a good way to get transportation messages across,” he says during a recent phone call, adding that he hoped It’s Casual were aware that plans for the Purple Line are afoot. “They should write a song about the Purple Line!” he enthuses, suggesting possible lyrics, singing: “The Purple Line/In my lifetime!”
It’s not all subways and off-ramps. Solis ventures into other matters. “Cholas Are Loyal,” for example, is all about the advantages of dating Latinas. And It’s Casual’s next album, The New Los Angeles II: Less Violence, More Violins, is inspired primarily by the California education budget deficit. “Do you think It’s Casual will translate in Europe?” he wonders, aware of his band’s distinctly local messages. But wherever there is a rush hour, there are people who identify with Eddie Solis.
Born and raised in East Los Angeles County, Solis is “the result of basically growing up around a gang-infested area with lots of negativity.” He turned to music and skateboarding as an escape, and was 15 when he started his first band — a Ramones cover group called Endless Vacation, which played shows in his parents’ living room. He got “the heaviness” from his father, who used to carry his young son around the house on his shoulders while listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the Who. “They weren’t handing me money to buy me instruments,” Solis says, “but they were, like, ‘Hey, listen, we know you wanna do this, so here’s our backyard and here’s our living room.’ Which is pretty punk.”
His parents let him build a halfpipe in the back, and Solis would “put Slayer on the radio superloud” and learn skateboarding tricks with his friends. “That would be Friday night, and then Saturday we would have a show on the ramp and take donations to keep it refurbished.” Skate videos informed his taste in music — the teenage Solis would grab a pen and paper and pause the VCR to jot down names of bands like Black Flag, Dinosaur Junior, Hüsker Dü, “… all the good stuff on SST.”
Fast-forward to 1993, when Solis started interning at metal record label Century Media, which gave him a taste of hardcore commuting. Taking the bus from Pico Rivera to the label’s headquarters in Santa Monica every day was a formative experience, but he only lasted about a month (“Well, you know, it was a long trek”). That job led to a position at Priority Records, down the street in the CNN building. That’s where he learned how to sell records, a job he still does today as sales manager at doom-metal label Southern Lord.
Solis also worked as a publicist for Black Flag at SST, under the label’s founder, Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. Basically it was the gig of Solis’ 15-year-old dreams. “I took the job because I thought it would be great to work for an icon, a legend,” he says. It was there that he learned the philosophy of DIY.
Three years ago, while strolling down the road near the Southern Lord offices in East Hollywood, Solis came upon the Relax Bar, a 150-person capacity Thai karaoke bar with an orange awning. Solis has single-handedly transformed it into a hub for L.A.’s heavy music scene. He’s booked more than 400 thrash, doom, noise and punk bands there in the last three years. “I was going to lunch, walking past the Relax Bar and the door was open. I saw a stage and it had this dark, musty kind of vibe. Kind of grim in terms of the atmosphere but real positive in terms of what you could do there. I thought, if I could get these owners on the same page and book any format — whether it’s satanic black metal or really avant-garde stuff — that would be great.”
The Relax Bar’s owners, despite not being fluent in English, supported Solis’ vision, prompting the most unlikely cultural union since Weezer recruited Kenny G. “They had a guy translating as I tried to describe the kinds of bands I wanted to book, using metal as my main focus. I said ‘Ozzfest, no — not those kinds of bands. Stuff that’s a little more creative, full of more soul, and more organic.” He played them some It’s Casual and High on Fire and a selection of punk and grindcore CDs, and they seemed to like it. Turns out the ballad-loving Thai karaoke bar owners, like Solis, possessed an unyielding passion for DIY. “They know how much work it is to bring your gear out, record your own stuff and self-release records,” says Solis. “They are all musicians themselves.” It’s been a happy union ever since, with some of the gnarliest underground bands in L.A., from Municipal Waste to Chingalera, rocking the Relax Bar’s tiny stage amid the perpetual aroma of green curry and ginger — and, when the door pops open, the faint smell of bus exhaust.
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22:21:27 05/17/12
It's Casual - Live in Studio B - Part 3 - EZ Pass
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Part 3 of It's Casual performing live at Mevio Studios in San Francisco
For the entire performance CLICK HERE
WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE
BIO:
Like most Angelenos, Eddie Solis is pissed about the traffic on the 101. Unlike most Angelenos, Eddie Solis writes songs about being pissed about the traffic on the 101.
Solis’ band, an impossibly loud punk/hardcore duo called It’s Casual, addresses transit issues with an urgency hitherto unmatched in the realm of urban planning. Imagine Henry Rollins at a City Council Transportation Committee meeting, all neck veins and municipal outrage, and you get the picture.
Onstage, Solis’ eyes bulge amid a shock of curly hair, his throat emitting the collective war cry of a million frustrated commuters: “Los Angeles! There’s too many people! I want them to go away!”
His isn’t the Los Angeles of Priuses, Pilates and brunch, but the L.A. of undocumented immigrants, hardcore music and bus-stop delays. After nearly 10 years of ceaseless yelling, It’s Casual have a busy year ahead of them, what with slots on Fu Manchu’s North American tour, a forthcoming sequel to their ’08 ode to the city, The New Los Angeles, and, maybe, a European tour.
“We’ve been working at it and believing in this kind of music — which I call L.A. hardcore or L.A. skate rock — every day,” says Solis. His gaze is unflinching, and his voice is smog-raspened. He calls It’s Casual “L.A.’s only two-piece hardcore band” and is serious about his art. “I don’t take it lightly. It all comes from deep within.”
It’s Casual formed in 2001, the name inspired by a line in Cameron Crowe’s obscure follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, called The Wild Life. In it, a character played by the late Christopher Penn replies with “It’s casual” every time he is asked a question. Solis currently has a similar relationship with drummers — he’s between them. As far as a third member? “We kept trying to find a bassist, and they kept flaking,” Solis says.
The band’s sonic boom is amazing, considering there are only two of them. The secret to their sound is a unique pedal and mic’ing system. Solis’ guitar is actually wired to two amps for added punch. The results are so thunderous that fellow musicians have been known to come early to shows to watch him set up. (“There is a special formula with different pedals,” he explains of his sound. He’s trying to register it as intellectual property.)
It’s Casual’s first record, The New Los Angeles, came out in fall 2007, and was inspired by Solis’ commute from Pico Rivera to Hollywood. Tracks include “EZ Pass,” about the public transit ticket, and “The Red Line” (the handy subway that connects North Hollywood to Union Station). Most of It’s Casual’s songs last around two minutes and contain no more than three or four lyrics, hammering home their message with a directness most public servants and council officials have yet to master. Even Councilman Bill Rosendahl, chair of Los Angeles’ Transportation Committee, is impressed. “Music is a good way to get transportation messages across,” he says during a recent phone call, adding that he hoped It’s Casual were aware that plans for the Purple Line are afoot. “They should write a song about the Purple Line!” he enthuses, suggesting possible lyrics, singing: “The Purple Line/In my lifetime!”
It’s not all subways and off-ramps. Solis ventures into other matters. “Cholas Are Loyal,” for example, is all about the advantages of dating Latinas. And It’s Casual’s next album, The New Los Angeles II: Less Violence, More Violins, is inspired primarily by the California education budget deficit. “Do you think It’s Casual will translate in Europe?” he wonders, aware of his band’s distinctly local messages. But wherever there is a rush hour, there are people who identify with Eddie Solis.
Born and raised in East Los Angeles County, Solis is “the result of basically growing up around a gang-infested area with lots of negativity.” He turned to music and skateboarding as an escape, and was 15 when he started his first band — a Ramones cover group called Endless Vacation, which played shows in his parents’ living room. He got “the heaviness” from his father, who used to carry his young son around the house on his shoulders while listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the Who. “They weren’t handing me money to buy me instruments,” Solis says, “but they were, like, ‘Hey, listen, we know you wanna do this, so here’s our backyard and here’s our living room.’ Which is pretty punk.”
His parents let him build a halfpipe in the back, and Solis would “put Slayer on the radio superloud” and learn skateboarding tricks with his friends. “That would be Friday night, and then Saturday we would have a show on the ramp and take donations to keep it refurbished.” Skate videos informed his taste in music — the teenage Solis would grab a pen and paper and pause the VCR to jot down names of bands like Black Flag, Dinosaur Junior, Hüsker Dü, “… all the good stuff on SST.”
Fast-forward to 1993, when Solis started interning at metal record label Century Media, which gave him a taste of hardcore commuting. Taking the bus from Pico Rivera to the label’s headquarters in Santa Monica every day was a formative experience, but he only lasted about a month (“Well, you know, it was a long trek”). That job led to a position at Priority Records, down the street in the CNN building. That’s where he learned how to sell records, a job he still does today as sales manager at doom-metal label Southern Lord.
Solis also worked as a publicist for Black Flag at SST, under the label’s founder, Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. Basically it was the gig of Solis’ 15-year-old dreams. “I took the job because I thought it would be great to work for an icon, a legend,” he says. It was there that he learned the philosophy of DIY.
Three years ago, while strolling down the road near the Southern Lord offices in East Hollywood, Solis came upon the Relax Bar, a 150-person capacity Thai karaoke bar with an orange awning. Solis has single-handedly transformed it into a hub for L.A.’s heavy music scene. He’s booked more than 400 thrash, doom, noise and punk bands there in the last three years. “I was going to lunch, walking past the Relax Bar and the door was open. I saw a stage and it had this dark, musty kind of vibe. Kind of grim in terms of the atmosphere but real positive in terms of what you could do there. I thought, if I could get these owners on the same page and book any format — whether it’s satanic black metal or really avant-garde stuff — that would be great.”
The Relax Bar’s owners, despite not being fluent in English, supported Solis’ vision, prompting the most unlikely cultural union since Weezer recruited Kenny G. “They had a guy translating as I tried to describe the kinds of bands I wanted to book, using metal as my main focus. I said ‘Ozzfest, no — not those kinds of bands. Stuff that’s a little more creative, full of more soul, and more organic.” He played them some It’s Casual and High on Fire and a selection of punk and grindcore CDs, and they seemed to like it. Turns out the ballad-loving Thai karaoke bar owners, like Solis, possessed an unyielding passion for DIY. “They know how much work it is to bring your gear out, record your own stuff and self-release records,” says Solis. “They are all musicians themselves.” It’s been a happy union ever since, with some of the gnarliest underground bands in L.A., from Municipal Waste to Chingalera, rocking the Relax Bar’s tiny stage amid the perpetual aroma of green curry and ginger — and, when the door pops open, the faint smell of bus exhaust.
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21:54:59 05/17/12
It's Casual - Live in Studio B
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It's Casual performs live at Mevio Studios in San Francisco
BIO:
Like most Angelenos, Eddie Solis is pissed about the traffic on the 101. Unlike most Angelenos, Eddie Solis writes songs about being pissed about the traffic on the 101.
Solis’ band, an impossibly loud punk/hardcore duo called It’s Casual, addresses transit issues with an urgency hitherto unmatched in the realm of urban planning. Imagine Henry Rollins at a City Council Transportation Committee meeting, all neck veins and municipal outrage, and you get the picture.
Onstage, Solis’ eyes bulge amid a shock of curly hair, his throat emitting the collective war cry of a million frustrated commuters: “Los Angeles! There’s too many people! I want them to go away!”
His isn’t the Los Angeles of Priuses, Pilates and brunch, but the L.A. of undocumented immigrants, hardcore music and bus-stop delays. After nearly 10 years of ceaseless yelling, It’s Casual have a busy year ahead of them, what with slots on Fu Manchu’s North American tour, a forthcoming sequel to their ’08 ode to the city, The New Los Angeles, and, maybe, a European tour.
“We’ve been working at it and believing in this kind of music — which I call L.A. hardcore or L.A. skate rock — every day,” says Solis. His gaze is unflinching, and his voice is smog-raspened. He calls It’s Casual “L.A.’s only two-piece hardcore band” and is serious about his art. “I don’t take it lightly. It all comes from deep within.”
It’s Casual formed in 2001, the name inspired by a line in Cameron Crowe’s obscure follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, called The Wild Life. In it, a character played by the late Christopher Penn replies with “It’s casual” every time he is asked a question. Solis currently has a similar relationship with drummers — he’s between them. As far as a third member? “We kept trying to find a bassist, and they kept flaking,” Solis says.
The band’s sonic boom is amazing, considering there are only two of them. The secret to their sound is a unique pedal and mic’ing system. Solis’ guitar is actually wired to two amps for added punch. The results are so thunderous that fellow musicians have been known to come early to shows to watch him set up. (“There is a special formula with different pedals,” he explains of his sound. He’s trying to register it as intellectual property.)
It’s Casual’s first record, The New Los Angeles, came out in fall 2007, and was inspired by Solis’ commute from Pico Rivera to Hollywood. Tracks include “EZ Pass,” about the public transit ticket, and “The Red Line” (the handy subway that connects North Hollywood to Union Station). Most of It’s Casual’s songs last around two minutes and contain no more than three or four lyrics, hammering home their message with a directness most public servants and council officials have yet to master. Even Councilman Bill Rosendahl, chair of Los Angeles’ Transportation Committee, is impressed. “Music is a good way to get transportation messages across,” he says during a recent phone call, adding that he hoped It’s Casual were aware that plans for the Purple Line are afoot. “They should write a song about the Purple Line!” he enthuses, suggesting possible lyrics, singing: “The Purple Line/In my lifetime!”
It’s not all subways and off-ramps. Solis ventures into other matters. “Cholas Are Loyal,” for example, is all about the advantages of dating Latinas. And It’s Casual’s next album, The New Los Angeles II: Less Violence, More Violins, is inspired primarily by the California education budget deficit. “Do you think It’s Casual will translate in Europe?” he wonders, aware of his band’s distinctly local messages. But wherever there is a rush hour, there are people who identify with Eddie Solis.
Born and raised in East Los Angeles County, Solis is “the result of basically growing up around a gang-infested area with lots of negativity.” He turned to music and skateboarding as an escape, and was 15 when he started his first band — a Ramones cover group called Endless Vacation, which played shows in his parents’ living room. He got “the heaviness” from his father, who used to carry his young son around the house on his shoulders while listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the Who. “They weren’t handing me money to buy me instruments,” Solis says, “but they were, like, ‘Hey, listen, we know you wanna do this, so here’s our backyard and here’s our living room.’ Which is pretty punk.”
His parents let him build a halfpipe in the back, and Solis would “put Slayer on the radio superloud” and learn skateboarding tricks with his friends. “That would be Friday night, and then Saturday we would have a show on the ramp and take donations to keep it refurbished.” Skate videos informed his taste in music — the teenage Solis would grab a pen and paper and pause the VCR to jot down names of bands like Black Flag, Dinosaur Junior, Hüsker Dü, “… all the good stuff on SST.”
Fast-forward to 1993, when Solis started interning at metal record label Century Media, which gave him a taste of hardcore commuting. Taking the bus from Pico Rivera to the label’s headquarters in Santa Monica every day was a formative experience, but he only lasted about a month (“Well, you know, it was a long trek”). That job led to a position at Priority Records, down the street in the CNN building. That’s where he learned how to sell records, a job he still does today as sales manager at doom-metal label Southern Lord.
Solis also worked as a publicist for Black Flag at SST, under the label’s founder, Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. Basically it was the gig of Solis’ 15-year-old dreams. “I took the job because I thought it would be great to work for an icon, a legend,” he says. It was there that he learned the philosophy of DIY.
Three years ago, while strolling down the road near the Southern Lord offices in East Hollywood, Solis came upon the Relax Bar, a 150-person capacity Thai karaoke bar with an orange awning. Solis has single-handedly transformed it into a hub for L.A.’s heavy music scene. He’s booked more than 400 thrash, doom, noise and punk bands there in the last three years. “I was going to lunch, walking past the Relax Bar and the door was open. I saw a stage and it had this dark, musty kind of vibe. Kind of grim in terms of the atmosphere but real positive in terms of what you could do there. I thought, if I could get these owners on the same page and book any format — whether it’s satanic black metal or really avant-garde stuff — that would be great.”
The Relax Bar’s owners, despite not being fluent in English, supported Solis’ vision, prompting the most unlikely cultural union since Weezer recruited Kenny G. “They had a guy translating as I tried to describe the kinds of bands I wanted to book, using metal as my main focus. I said ‘Ozzfest, no — not those kinds of bands. Stuff that’s a little more creative, full of more soul, and more organic.” He played them some It’s Casual and High on Fire and a selection of punk and grindcore CDs, and they seemed to like it. Turns out the ballad-loving Thai karaoke bar owners, like Solis, possessed an unyielding passion for DIY. “They know how much work it is to bring your gear out, record your own stuff and self-release records,” says Solis. “They are all musicians themselves.” It’s been a happy union ever since, with some of the gnarliest underground bands in L.A., from Municipal Waste to Chingalera, rocking the Relax Bar’s tiny stage amid the perpetual aroma of green curry and ginger — and, when the door pops open, the faint smell of bus exhaust.
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19:58:24 05/16/12
Spiritualized - "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
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Spiritualized - "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Stream the entire concert here: www.npr.org Rock 'n' roll is most often the stuff of youth and vitality %mdash of desire, of frustration, of love and lust and other ephemeral concerns. Spiritualized singer Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman) knows his way around music's role in such hedonistic pursuits, but his work also reflects an acute understanding of mortality, loss and the desire to lean on a force greater than oneself. Pierce almost died twice in the last seven years, once from double-pneumonia and once from degenerative liver disease which necessitated chemotherapy. He recorded Spiritualized's remarkable new record, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, while recovering from the latter, and its songs don't hesitate to leer into the abyss. Even as they swagger and seethe, they document a frail and flawed man's circuitous journey through self-inflicted agonies and righteous redemption, and back around to agony. That said, a Spiritualized concert is the stuff of big-hearted, spaced-out, bliss-packed joy and celebration. Sweet Heart Sweet Light overtly pursues salvation through divine intervention %mdash it doesn't take a careful parsing of lyrics to figure that out %mdash so it's appropriate that Spiritualized in concert can convey the spirit of a revival show. Producers: Mito Habe-Evans and Robin Hilton Audio engineer: Kevin Wait Videographers: Claire O'Neill and John Rose Production assistance: Michael Katzif and Dan Raby From: nprmusic Views: 1787 42 ratings Time: 06:07 More in Music
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19:50:13 05/16/12
Spiritualized - "Come Together" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
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Spiritualized - "Come Together" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Stream the entire concert here: www.npr.org Rock 'n' roll is most often the stuff of youth and vitality %mdash of desire, of frustration, of love and lust and other ephemeral concerns. Spiritualized singer Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman) knows his way around music's role in such hedonistic pursuits, but his work also reflects an acute understanding of mortality, loss and the desire to lean on a force greater than oneself. Pierce almost died twice in the last seven years, once from double-pneumonia and once from degenerative liver disease which necessitated chemotherapy. He recorded Spiritualized's remarkable new record, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, while recovering from the latter, and its songs don't hesitate to leer into the abyss. Even as they swagger and seethe, they document a frail and flawed man's circuitous journey through self-inflicted agonies and righteous redemption, and back around to agony. That said, a Spiritualized concert is the stuff of big-hearted, spaced-out, bliss-packed joy and celebration. Sweet Heart Sweet Light overtly pursues salvation through divine intervention %mdash it doesn't take a careful parsing of lyrics to figure that out %mdash so it's appropriate that Spiritualized in concert can convey the spirit of a revival show. Producers: Mito Habe-Evans and Robin Hilton Audio engineer: Kevin Wait Videographers: Claire O'Neill and John Rose Production assistance: Michael Katzif and Dan Raby From: nprmusic Views: 1130 21 ratings Time: 07:58 More in Music
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19:41:26 05/16/12
Spiritualized - "So Long You Pretty Thing" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
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Spiritualized - "So Long You Pretty Thing" | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Stream the entire concert here: www.npr.org Rock 'n' roll is most often the stuff of youth and vitality %mdash of desire, of frustration, of love and lust and other ephemeral concerns. Spiritualized singer Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman) knows his way around music's role in such hedonistic pursuits, but his work also reflects an acute understanding of mortality, loss and the desire to lean on a force greater than oneself. Pierce almost died twice in the last seven years, once from double-pneumonia and once from degenerative liver disease which necessitated chemotherapy. He recorded Spiritualized's remarkable new record, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, while recovering from the latter, and its songs don't hesitate to leer into the abyss. Even as they swagger and seethe, they document a frail and flawed man's circuitous journey through self-inflicted agonies and righteous redemption, and back around to agony. That said, a Spiritualized concert is the stuff of big-hearted, spaced-out, bliss-packed joy and celebration. Sweet Heart Sweet Light overtly pursues salvation through divine intervention %mdash it doesn't take a careful parsing of lyrics to figure that out %mdash so it's appropriate that Spiritualized in concert can convey the spirit of a revival show. Producers: Mito Habe-Evans and Robin Hilton Audio engineer: Kevin Wait Videographers: Claire O'Neill and John Rose Production assistance: Michael Katzif and Dan Raby From: nprmusic Views: 683 20 ratings Time: 08:44 More in Music
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17:29:45 05/15/12
Yogscast Weekly Top 5 - 15/05/12
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Yogscast Weekly Top 5 - 15/05/12
The best bits from last week's videos - there's already been some other best bits since I made this video, but I spent far too long fiddling about making it look awesome and it's taken ages to release! Vote for next week's weekly top 5 here: yogscast.com #5: Rythian plays Alice: youtu.be #4: Simon eats a few to many jaffas! youtu.be #3: Sjin shows off some moves in Stacking! youtu.be #2: Creepers still be creepin in the xbox 360 version of minecraft youtu.be #1: Simon sings us a wonderful song! youtu.be ● Yogscast Gear: yogscast.spreadshirt.co.uk ● Facebook: www.facebook.com ● Twitter: www.twitter.com ● Forums: yogscast.com ● Podcast: itunes.apple.com From: BlueXephos Views: 428811 6474 ratings Time: 03:57 More in Entertainment
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17:14:36 05/15/12
Brothers on the Run - Alaskan snowboard wonderland - Episode 2
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Brothers on the Run - Alaskan snowboard wonderland - Episode 2
Ian Walsh joins the epic crew of Travis Rice, John Jackson, and Eric Jackson in Alaska where the weather gods were on their side. Blue bird skies and fresh pillows of powder produced some banger lines from each one of the crew, even John Jackson against the doctor's order. This is only the start of more adventures on their journey across two continents - from Alaska down to southern Chile. Stay tuned for a new episode every other Tuesday. Last episode: youtu.be Follow them on their journey through Twitter and Facebook! #BrothersOnTheRun @johnjamun twitter.com www.facebook.com @Ejackshreds twitter.com @Teamrice twitter.com facebook.com @IanWalsh4 twitter.com @RedBull twitter.com Songs Used: 00:00 - 01:18 A Defined Moment - J-Cee 01:24 - 01:45 Classical Drums - Paul Wunder 01:57 - 05:00 End of Time Instrumental - Bosley 05:06 - 05:32 Nubian - Preston Middleton 05:32 - 08:15 Ya Folks - Tettix 05:32 - 08:15 Concept Three - Tettix 10:39 - 10:56 Weight of the World - Judson Lee Music From: redbull Views: 51932 593 ratings Time: 10:56 More in Shows
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00:09:59 05/13/12
Compilation of Cursing and RAGE! (VVVVVV Gameplay / Commentary Montage)
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Compilation of Cursing and RAGE! (VVVVVV Gameplay / Commentary Montage)
www.youtube.com Click here to watch Please Leave a Message - Ft. EpicMealTime, FPS Russia, and more! Compilation of Cursing and RAGE! (VVVVVV Gameplay/Commentary Montage) We all rage from time to time on games: VVVVVV is well known for causing it in large amounts. This is a compilation of one man (AzuriteReaction)'s rage across an entire playthrough of the game: if you want to see his playthrough of it, go here www.youtube.com This video was an editing collaboration between myself and a guy at www.snyd.dk named "Taizun", so check his site out too! The music in this video Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod at Incomptech: incompetech.com (this is a royalty free song) DIRECTORS CHANNEL www.youtube.com Visit the NEW Inside Gaming Blog bit.ly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This Realm video will show you: How to rage like no other How to scream with anger How to play VVVVVV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE ANIMATIONS & SHORTS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com Tags: yt:quality=high vvvvvv azuritereaction azurite video games gameplay commentary with terry cavanagh programmer souleye magnus p%aringlsson musician platformer 2D pixel art graphics sci-fi space kaizo music troll crazy ... From: MachinimaRealm Views: 8654 485 ratings Time: 02:32 More in Gaming












