Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 8, 2008
Here I am, grumbling over the unavailability of much of Prince’s Coachella performances “due to a copyright claim filed by NPG Records”…. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in music | Tagged: Baba O'Riley, Busy P, Coachella, Coachella 2008, Cream, Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip, dj, dj set, Duffy, Ed Banger, Erol Alkan, Fatboy Slim, Mercy, Pendulum, Prince, Propane Nightmares, Pure Imagination, Rockferry, Sandra Collins, SebastiAn, The Prodigy, The Who, Thou Shalt Always Kill, Voodoo People, Warwick Avenue, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1 Comment »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 4, 2008
The past month, I haven’t been able to catch a single film because of my once-again burgeoning work schedule and an attendant shortage of funds. Nevertheless, all things stand to change from this month on, as I greet the oncoming Summer Blockbuster™ season in the US with a pocketful of ticket- spending money. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in movies | Tagged: 21, Dark Knight, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Hellboy II, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jokerized, May movie releases, movie release dates, movie releases, Philippine films, Philippine movie releases, Sex & the City, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk | 1 Comment »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 1, 2008
So far so good…The entire Coachella weekend came and went.
I was going to do some blow-by-blow daily posts over the weekend but my work schedule went into the way. I tried posting on the very day only to find the YouTube download service to WP pretty slow. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in music | Tagged: Bittersweet Symphony, Boyz, Coachella, Coachella 2008, Creator, Glory Box, Goldfrapp, Happiness, Hussel, L.E.S. Artistes, M.I.A., Paper Planes, Portishead, Santogold, Sour Times, Strict Machine, The Seventh Tree, The Verve, Third | No Comments »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 1, 2008
Yep, ol’ Shell-Head hits the big screen at last!!!
Jon Favreau’s rendition of the Stan Lee-Steve Ditko creation hits the requisite fanboy buttons. You Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Afghanistan, comics, fanboys, Gwyneth Paltrow, Howard Hughes, Iron Man, Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Marvel Comics, movie review, Obadiah Stane, Pepper Potts, Robert Downey Jr., SHIELD, Stan Lee, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Tony Stark | 1 Comment »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on April 17, 2008
Posted in movies | Tagged: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, illegal DVDs, Jason Segel, Judd Apatow, Knocked Up, Kristen Bell, movie piracy, movie release dates, movie releases, Philippine movie releases, Russell Brand, Seth Rogen, Solar Entertainment, Superbad | No Comments »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on April 14, 2008
Posted in music | Tagged: 2 Live Crew, Aesop Rock, Amanda Blank, Armani XXXchange, booty bass, Coachella, Coachella 2007, Coachella 2008, Def Jux, Definitive Jux, hip, hop, Miami bass, mtvU, Naeem Juwan, None Shall Pass, party rap, Spank Rock, Underground hip hop, Woodie awards, Woodies, YoYoYoYoYo | No Comments »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on April 13, 2008
Gossip Girl In depth profile on Serena van der Woodsen (or as I would call her, Serena Van Der Wooowoooowoooowooooooooo….) (as played by Blake Lively - what a fitting name!!!) Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in tv | Tagged: Blake Lively, Gossip Girl, Serena Van Der Woodsen | 1 Comment »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on April 13, 2008
Since this CW smash debuted locally last February on ETC (at SBN), I’ve been hooked following the hormonal escapades of the Upper East Side prep-schoolers chronicled in Cecily Von Ziegesar’s book series adapted for the small screen by the producers behind “The O.C.”. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in tv | Tagged: a capella, Blake Lively, Cecily Von Ziegesar, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl, Jessica Szohr, Josh Schwartz, Leighton Meester, Michelle Trachtenberg, New York City, NYC, OMFG, Taylor Momsen, the CW, The O.C., Upper East Side | 1 Comment »
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on April 6, 2008
Charles Carter - better known throughout the civilised world as Charlton Heston - exemplified a rugged yet defiant type of All-American™ manliness that has died along with the Hollywood star system and studio-bound morality clauses. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben-Hur, Charton Heston, George W. Bush, Hollywood, Michael Moore, Moses, National Rifle Association, NRA, Planet of the Apes, President George W. Bush, Republican, The Ten Commandments, True Lies | No Comments »