Literal Scene Review

A very generous album review. Check it out here.

-dw

New Bloc Party

A Vincent Van Blog exclusive!



Not actually a VVB exclusive. I'm just a dreamer.

-dw

'Literal Scene' now on iTunes

If you're itchy to listen to Literal Scene and want to cut out the frustration and/or awkwardness of dealing with an actual human being to get your hands on the music, today is your lucky day. The album is now available on iTunes for a measly $9.99, a penny less than what what we charge (how do they do it?), so you have no excuse not to check it out.

If you're looking for some FREE Plagiarists love (and who isn't?) make sure to check out 89.3 The Current's Song of the Day Podcast for a free download of "Wooden Horses" tomorrow, July 4th. If there's a better way to celebrate our nation's birth, I don't want to hear it. Okay, okay. Tubing, grilling, and eating red, white, and blue Jello is probably close in enjoyment. Anyways, if you don't subscribe to the podcast, you can do that here.

Remember: be safe and always make sure to wear your life vest. Happy 4th!

-dw

Too Good To Be True?

Every so often a film announcement comes along with such a seemingly perfect casting and teaming of ingenious creative visionaries that there's absolutely no way their efforts wouldn't create the best movie of all time. Unfortunately, history often proves differently. For the time being, let's all hope and pray the pairing of Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen for a comedic revamping of 'Sherlock Holmes,' produced by Judd Apatow, will deliver to the extent that it ought to. Baron Cohen is set to play the lead and Ferrell is to play Watson, Holmes' noble sidekick. That alone is one of the most ridiculous images ever to have entered my noggin and I'll be severely distraught if this isn't the comedy of the decade. Please don't hurt me again, Hollywood.

Full story here.

-DW

New No Age Video

Check out the new video for No Age's "Eraser." Now one of the best songs of 2008 also earns a ranking in the 'best videos' category. Slow motion, brightly-colored balloons, and giant papier-mâché skulls are hard to beat. Duly noted.




-DW

Lay off me, I'm starving!

There's nothing like a super hero dog to get the Christmas season started!



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Why So Serious?

OK. So the The Dark Knight looks unreal. We all know that. The release date is finally at an attainable distance (just shy of a fortnight, baby!) and I couldn't possibly think the internal hype that has been festering inside of me could grow any higher. That was until I saw this. My God. Possibly the most intense movie poster ever created (possibly), not to mention absolutely terrifying. Did they get the Saw promoters to handle this one or what?

Love from the Music Slut

Being somewhat of an unhealthy nut for music and pop culture blogs, having the latest Plagiarists shout-out coming from The Music Slut is a pretty big deal for us. Not only did we get a mention, we were a part of their Manic MP3 Monday. Check it out!

-DW

Speaking of Kicks...

Expect all of us to be equipped with these later this summer. Well, at least Brendan anyway.

You couldn't make them auto-lace, Nike? Maybe we actually have to wait until 2015 for that technological advancement. I guess Velcro will have to continue servicing my laziness for now.

-DW

French Kicks on Daytrotter

Plagiarists' favorite French Kicks recently floated into the Daytrotter studios for a live session this past Friday and is available for your downloading pleasure. Although they're not particularly as spot-on as they are in concert, it's still worth checking out to get another taste of their new (and one of the year's best) album, Swimming.

If you need more convincing, check out this album review from the King of Cool himself, Erik E. Martz.