LAUGH When Jimmy Kimmel Live took its show to Austin for SXSW, Kimmel wanted to find a way to give back to the community. The solution? Shoot commercials for a small local business. The lucky recipient ended up being Vulcan Video, a struggling video rental store (though the “struggling” modifier before “video rental store” probably goes without saying at this point) and a spiritual cousin to our own Scarecrow Video. Better yet, Kimmel brought Matthew McConaughey along for the ride, and the resulting ads they created are spacey enough to suit the Vulcan name.
Listen Last week Modest Mouse released Strangers to Ourselves, the band’s first new album since 2007. This also means the band did the TV rounds including a performance of the record’s first single “Lampshades on Fire” on The Tonight Show (and yes, every time the band shows up it seems like more members have joined Isaac Brock on stage). For those wanting a trippier way to experience the song, the recently released music video and its blitz of bizarre imagery should do the trick.
March Sadness While the excitement of the NCAA Tournament entertained millions over the weekend, there was plenty of heartbreak to go along with the jubilation. No one person crystallized that emotional devastation more than the piccolo player in the Villanova band, who kept playing as tears streamed down her face after the No. 1 seed Wildcats got upset by NC State. Make the world a better place, and hug a piccolo player today.
WATCH Comedian Hannibal Buress is one of the funniest people alive. He is not, however, one of the best drummers alive. In fact, he’s not even a drummer. But that didn’t stop him from getting in on the musical action at SXSW in Austin last week. He sent out this request via Twitter:
hey @hannibalburess yr cordially invited to drum with speedy ortiz at the @pitchfork showcase at @mohawkaustin, 1 pm. or we could get pizza
— sadie dupuis (@killquilty) March 18, 2015
As you can see, Sadie Dupuis of the indie rock band Speedy Ortiz answered the call. The results of the unlikely collaboration aren’t exactly musical genius, but one can at least appreciate that Hannibal took the minimalist approach to being a bad drummer instead of going down the chaotic arrhythmic path.
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