I wish I had a wall-sized computer screen on which to watch the glorious action of this Dark Knight Rises movie trailer…It’s gorgeous and grim, and loaded with all the classic cues of a Christopher Nolan flick. Collapsing skylines, swallowing crevices, candlelit Marion Cotillard, and lots and lots of staircases. But even if much of the cast in Batman Wears Prada While Bronson Blows Up His Dream State seems familiar, I can’t wait to see how the movie incorporates the ideas of Occupy Wall Street into the storyline of absolute power corruption….Oh hay, 1%.

“There’s a storm coming Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches. Because when it hits you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us…” -Catwoman

Oh, who am I kidding, all I care about is BANE.

Now along with the Dark Knight Rises trailer, there were other solid teases to keep film fans salivating for 2012…

1) Prometheus trailer…of a trailer: What do we learn about Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel?
2) Wrath of the Titans trailer: More Perseus, more sandals, and super gnarly looking Titans!
3) The Dictator: Sasha Baron Cohen’s new spoof looks amazing….ly offensive!

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Awesome Plug Research duo Quadron released a gorgeous soul album earlier this year. They’ve done a string of shows opening for Raphael Saadiq, and releasing some great Remix EP/Maxi-Single (remember those?) projects as well. Here, Coco covers Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor” with awesome results.

Damn, I miss Lauryn Hill.

After the jump to check their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Baby Be Mine”

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This is absolutely the best Friday gift for me…..This sneak peek at 30 Rock’s new season is amazing!
How could it not be?
Liz Lemon has a new boy toy! James Marsden (from XMen)….more Kim Jong Il plotline….the addition of Kristen Schall (who also voices the best gangster baby girl on TV…I’m talkin’ bout Bob’s Burgers‘ LOUISE)….and more Devon Banks (Will Arnett).

So good.

If you never saw this clip from Bob’s Burgers….do it.
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This woman took that Drake and Rick Ross “Free Spirit” song….way way too seriously.

Holy crap. I’m speechless. I guess I had somehow convinced myself that last week’s viral photo of a young women with her eyebrows shaved off and a huge tattoo on her forehead that read “DRAKE” was just a horrible figment of my imagination. Or some cruel photoshop joke played by rival highschool cholas on facebook.

But NO! It’s so real. And thank you, Vice. And thank you Vice writer Kara-Lis Coverdale for christiane-amanpouring this so that we could know what really happened at LA’s Will Rise tattoo shop….when this chick walked in with a mission.

Kevin Campbell tells Vice:

“She was really psyched about it. She had the shitty font all picked out on her iPhone ready to go and was pretty adamant about putting it on her forehead…When I printed up the first image of the lettering, she wanted me to go bigger…“

“My whole deal with people wanting completely outrageous and potentially life-ruining tattoos is this: I’ll ask them three times if they really think it’s a good idea, I tell them what the potential consequences of getting a tattoo on their face might be, and after that, the bad decision is on them. I believe that people get the tattoos that they deserve…
I guess I feel bad that this dumbass got the name of the softest motherfucker in hip-hop tattooed on her forehead. But what makes that any less valid of a tattoo to her?… I lost a little sleep over it that first night, wondering if I wanted to be known as the asshole who tattooed “DRAKE” on some crackhead’s forehead.“

(You can’t see me but I’m hyperventilating at this whole interview.)
More photos of this woman’s epic fail of all fails…
And more of Vice x Kevin Campbell’s awful/awesome commentary…
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You know when something or someone is bad for you…High-fructose corn syrup. Bleached flour. RUSH pre-paid credit cards. Mixed beverages sold out of car trunks at Summer Jam. Women with neck tattoos and Worldstar dance moves. Guys in shiny moncler jackets who pull up next to you at the light and slowly lower their limo tint…

But how often do we ignore our better judgement and indulge? Hey, the heart wants what the heart wants…..

So perhaps the combination of Gucci Mane and V-Nasty (Kreayshawn’s less mainstreamed doppelganger and famous word-equality warrior) should raise a red flag….but instead, this song “Loaded” is today’s musical 5-Hour-Energy shot. Now, in a few years we’ll figure out that those 5-Hour things cause bone rot. And maybe the same goes for the upcoming Gucci x V-Nasty BAYTL mixtape*. But we live in the now. F&%k school.

New Music: Gucci Mane x V-Nasty feat. Mistah Fab “Loaded” (Prod. by Zaytoven)

This song is better than the other mixtape cuts that have leaked so far. You think?

*but what the hell does that title mean? Beatle? Battle? Bay-tell? Bad acronym?!* (Update: oh. eh.)

Watch Gucci and Mlle. Nasty in the studio…
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A little over two weeks ago, bubbling up-and-comers Radio Galaxy released the video for their single “Feel Trip” and a few days later their full album We Come In Peace. Singer Khimmy J and production duo King Coz have been working on the album in relative seclusion for the last 2 years or so, garnering pretty good praise from their peers as well as listeners of “backpackery”, underground musics, of which I’m a tunnel visioned champion of. I liked what they were doing so much that I did their album art for them for peanuts and cashews. #schwag

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This past weekend’s Saturday Night Live starring Jason Segel and The Muppets was 75% dud (even the music performance by one of my favorites, Florence and the Machine, felt a bit flat)…but there was this extreme highlight.

Segel, a special sort of hot dork, sells a special foam mattress….that takes motion-isolation to new levels of awkwardness. Reminds me of a similar Kevin Spacey scene in American Beauty.

The second best moment of the show…
Involves ice cream and the late great wrestling icon, Andre the Giant.
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(I’m down to see J.Edgar this weekend because historical scandals are always fun…but I love this Funny or Die spoof of L.DiCaprio too. I totally forgot that Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture over Saving Private Ryan! Shameful.

Living for the weekend, I know you guys can relate. And I can’t complain too much because I’m blessed with a very flexible schedule. But whether you have a 9-5 at an office, a 6-9 with the kids, an 8-4 at school, or a 24-hour blog cycle….who doesn’t look forward to “me time”? So maybe we can start sharing the things that we want to see, eat, read, and do on a more substantive basis here on the blog?

MOVIES:
J.Edgar: Clint Eastwood directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a historical drama about the FBI’s maniacal moral-enforcer J. Edgar Hoover…but it’s not just about wiretapping adulterous politicians and violating privacy laws…there’s also Hoover’s lifelong gay bro-mance with Clyde Tolson (played by Arme Hammer aka The Winklevoss Twins).
Vote: Yes. My cousins saw J.Edgar and liked it. Other folks say it’s heavyhanded. I’d see it, but Gran Torino was so bad. Mystic River though…so good.

Jack and Jill: Adam Sandler’s Big Momma’s House.
Vote: Nyet, No, Non, Hell No!

London Blvd: This action flick is getting no promo, but I’m definitely trying to see it. And not just because of Colin Farrell. It just looks like a fun thriller that Jason Statham was too busy for. Thug gets out of jail, tries to keep his nose clean, protects Keira Knightley, gets tested by former crimeys…add hot London flavor. (Watch the trailer after the jump)
Vote: Sold!

More of my “me time” plans: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Marquez,
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Grand Theft Auto V is going back to Cali….er, “San Andreas”. I can’t believe it’s been over 3 years since Rockstar Games blanketed us with Grand Theft Auto IV promotion….and if you remember, since that game was set in an almost-real New York City (aka Liberty City), we got everything from customized Mr. Cee radio stations, to exclusive Busta Rhymes x Green Lantern tracks, to inter-borough multi-ethnic crime sprees. Good times.

This morning, Rockstar dropped the trailer for GTA V, confirming that the endless driving missions and salty dialogue is going back to Los Angeles, California (aka Los Santos, San Andreas). In the brief clip, you see the LA smog, the skid-row homeless, some warm fuzzy crop-dusting over migrant workers, the Venice boardwalk, and, of course, some celeb-hiking up in Runyon Canyon. (But what’s with the oil rig? Is there black gold hidden in the Hollywood Hills? UPDATE: Holy crap! Thanks Jazzbeezy.) Oh and if you don’t already know from in GTA, the Hollywood sign says Vinewood, which sounds decidedly less glamorous)

I definitely enjoyed the insanely detailed gameplay in GTA IV, but something about driving and mission-based videogames gets tedious to me. I can’t wait to see all the extra music, video, and web content that is sure to come with this new edition though. That’s definitely where Rockstar shines.

Do you think they’ll have Pac Div, Lil B’ radio stations? I predict lots of paparazzi chase scenes, and a full TMZ-branded news ticker.

A short recap of the Grand Theft Auto series..
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Sometimes…well, at the best times, music is just a joy trigger. That’s what this awesome guy is feeling while jamming out to the new Black Keys single “Lonely Boy.” He’s giggin’! No overly fancy footwork, no sparkly shirts. Just a man, in his work slacks, on a lunch break, jamming out to a good rock and roll song.
I love this. Vulture blog even named some of this mystery man’s moves, lol!

Watch Bob Odenkirk (from Mr. Show) announce the upcoming Black Keys album, El Camino…
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