Why am I posting this?

1. Swedish Hip Hop Rules
2. Teki Latex makes anything WIN.
3. There is a nekkid guy (blurred but heh).
4. It’s shot in a supermarket with strobelights and a steadycam. (even though “Inne På Klubben” means “In the Club”)
5. Alexis Weak’s New EP – Farväl Gullmarsplan is out, and you should get it.

(via discobelle)

Whats this to the left? Its a QR-Code, a 2d barcode that holds text information like vCards, poems, or even links to the Beta release of Brightkite’s Android app. Since the launch of Android and the G1 last year, BKiter’s like myself have been wondering where the Android app was.

Well, out of no where yesterday, Brighkite uploaded this code to their feed with a simple hint: “try it on your Android phone using the barcode Scanner app.” If you have a G1, or a Magic, or whatever, use Barcode Scanner (download it from the market for free if you don’t have it already) and grab the direct link to the APK. You may need to have the setting checked on your phone to allow installs from unknown sources…

This is a beta, but it seems pretty full featured and awesome already. Its fast and accurate, and looks almost exactly like the mobile application (i.brightkite.com). Expect the official app to drop into the market either this month or next… I don’t see what else they have to test. Thanks Brightkite!

P.S – Brightkite is like twitter for your locations. You can check into a place, upload photos, make comments and see people in your area.

The Bash 09, the Buffalo Red Cross’s annual fundraiser drunkathon might not be so wild this year. Why? Well, tickets now say “unlimited food and two drink tickets…” WTF? The whole point of Mash Bash (can’t really call it that anymore… damn lawyers), er… Bash is the free (albeit warm) Blue and Box Wine.

You’re supposed to get fucking smashed, pee in bushes, and rock out to Lance Diamond… it takes more than two drinks for me to enjoy the Diamond, and for 50 bucks, I better get more than a few dozen sausage dogs in my belly. I don’t know the actual reasons for this (economy shouldn’t be an excuse people), but it might have something to do with how wild and messy the party gets.

Oh well, so much for my annual blackout… perhaps I’ll actually remember it all this year. #snap.

Dating an outdoorsy guy has taught me that stainless steel water bottles are the absolute best thing ever. They’re rough, and tough, the strong steel won’t ding or bust, and makes a great weapon (just kidding… maybe)!  CamelBak is known for their innovative Better Bottles, and wearable hydration featuring their signature Big Bite valve. Previously only in plastic, Better Bottles now come in single and double walled stainless steel, with Funky designs for the trendy hiker. The water bottles come in .5L and .75L,  single wall or double walled (insulated), priced at $25-$30 each.

Congratulations Tony on making the top 20 on So You Think You Can Dance!  Since the local news hasn’t yet caught on, I’m going to be focusing on Mr. Bellissimo as he makes his way through the competition. Hip-Hop dancers are always my favorite, and Tony’s hilarious style will bring tons of fun to this Season.

Here is his official bio from the SYTYCD blog:

Tony Bellissimo
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Currently Resides: Buffalo, NY
Age: 20

Bellissimo has been dancing for most of his life. He is a graduate of Frontier High School, and played on the school’s soccer, football and lacrosse teams. He likes to write short stories and poems, and his favorite professional dancer is Barry Lather.

Tony is also on twitter! Follow him up (@YnotBfunkY) and wish him luck!

thanks to everyone for your love! i wont let you down and hope you enjoy!! Tony- (via twitter)

One of the joys of my job is that I get paid to take groups of individuals (I work with people with developmental disabilities) out on beautiful days
to places like NiaWanda Park, in Tonawanda, NY. Its a little bit of a drive from Depew, but gosh its so nice out. I get a little exercise, some decent
food (Mississippi Muds FTNom), and some much needed sun. It’s pretty win all around. #snap

I’ve been on a video hunt lately… Here’s Fischerpooner’s newest single “We Are Electric.” I’m always excited when a new video drops from that group because Casey Spooner and Warren Fischer are amazing video artists and their ideas always come out win. In fact, part of the reason Fischerspooner makes music is to soundtrack their performances.

The new music video for Fischerspooner’s album Entertainment. Directed / Edited by Jason Cacioppo & Adam Dugas through Subvoyant. Director of photography Jason Cacioppo, imaged with RED ONE in New York City at the historic Performing Garage. DI color correction and RED services by Offhollywood, colorist Robbie Renfrow.

In the video, singer Casey Spooner wears the iconic hat featured on the Entertainment album cover created by Nasir Mazhar and Lite Brite neon. Lite Brite also created the neon sculptures featured as set pieces. Casey wears fashions by Jil Sander, Gareth Pugh and Romain Kremer. Andrew Schneider created the video mouth helmet.

FISCHERSPOONER: “We Are Electric”
Directors: Jason Cacioppo & Adam Dugas
DP: Jason Cacioppo
Producer: Adam Dugas
AC: Patrick Riordan
Colorist: Robbie Renfrow
Choreographer: Vanessa Walters
Stylist: K8 Hardy
Makeup: Tracy Alfajora
Lighting: Ben Kopald
Video Helmet: Andrew Schneider
Production Company: Subvoyant
Camera, DI Color Correct and RED Services: Offhollywood, colorist Robbie Renfrow

I started watching So You Think You can Dance last season and was hooked. I don’t watch Idol, I could care less about who’s Got Talent, but SYTYCD manages to keep me interested. The boyfriend DVR’d it for me and even he was sucked in last night. This year, we have a local Buffalo boy in the competition, and he held his own in Vegas, despite having to “dance for his life.” We’ll find out tonight  if he makes it to the final 20.

His name is Tony Bellissimo, lives in Hamburg, and has been dancing since he was a little kid. He attended the Future Dance Center in Buffalo, and was instructed by Denise and Gino Vaccaro. He also belonged to Tremaine Performance Company for a year or so, and his specialty is Hip-Hop.

Tony has a lot of potential. He has a great body, he’s tall and lanky, and full of humor and personality. His solo piece in Las Vegas snagged the judges when his routine exposed various mugshots of Nigel Lythgoe to the tune of “Somebody’s Watching Me.”

Hip Hop dancers sometimes have trouble when it comes to Jazz and Contemporary but Tony breezed through most of it.  After a bit of gut-wrenching suspense from the Judges (not even SYTYCD is free from crafted commentary from the judges), Tony exploded in emotion and joined the top 32 after wiping his tears on Cat’s shoulders, who has a thing for boys with feelings (or is it boys she can feel up?). 12 people will be sent home tonight; I hope it isn’t Tony, I’d like to see this local boy make it.

The other thing that’s awesome about SYTYCD is that the music doesn’t suck, with routines set to Black Eyed Peas and the Ting Tings… it only gets better as the season progresses.

Last year, I used a now shutdown service called Red Lasso to display clips from the series. Since that went belly up, I’m still looking for a legalesque method of showing my favorite clips…

Bonus! – Check after the jump and see Tony make an appearance in “Pinch,” a local short film comedy making a tribute to Star Trek.

(Video Via Ricky.org)

UPDATE:: Thursday night comes and goes, and Tony makes the Top 20!!!! Way to go Buffalo!!!

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A fan-made video for “Kids” has been out for a while, but MGMT finally dropped the official joint last week.  Comments are a fury on the interwebs, because as you watch, it looks like that poor baby is gonna need therapy after this.

www.whoismgmt.com – “No children were harmed in the making of this video”

I wouldn’t even care so much, but the fact that this guy is no doubt a down-ass Juggalo, I had to post it… cause you know, FAMILY and shit. Fuck you Haters! (via the bloglin).

I think this guy has Progeria, which isn’t cool, but heh, he’s eating up the attention so have at it. And he “has a penis in [his] stomach,” which I think is pretty damn awesome. One more after the jump.

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