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8hands Featured Video: Corey Worthington

Dania — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:20:20 -0500

You know, I once thought that the news was sacred. I guess that all ended with Borat's foray onto that infamous Jackson, Mississippi weather forecast screen. And now that we can finally acknowledge the fact that the local news and E! News Daily have a bit too much in common, I say we rejoice and Sing Hallelujah!

I mean, how else would we learn about 16 year old Mr. Corey Worthington? The boy held "an alcohol fueled party for hundreds of kids while his unsuspecting parents were on holiday." A hero to all, Corey sticks by his guns, refusing to apologize or to take off his glasses on national television. Now that's what I call a hero.

Oh, and there's more! Reporters caught up with him later that day, avoiding his parents while soakin' up some rays at the beach.

8hands Featured Video: CARS

Dania — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:38:29 -0500

I think one of my favorite things to do now is sit around the fire, I mean computer, and trade YouTube videos. I almost think it's one of our new rituals of friendship. Within two minutes of seeing my brother, he schooled me on Leprechauns and little zombie kids liking turtles, and I in turn shot back with our man, Snoop. I have to admit I've been shooting back a few too many times with Snoop, and lucky for me, this morning my friend Ben gave me some new ammunition: CARS.

At first he showed it to me, and I was all like, ha ha guy making fun of auto dealer commercials…what's the big deal. But then this video gets all insane, and I realized I was in the hands of a new comedic master. His name is Bobby Hacker; I don't know much about him, 'cause he set his MySpace to private and he hasn't accepted my friend request yet. But I think, as the cliche goes, we'll be hearing more from him in the future.

Unfortunately I don't think I can embed the real version of CARS on here, or it's genius sequel, CARS 2 "ALL OUT CARS", but I can show you the PG version generously provided by a sympathetic user named Tu2dMan. Enjoy.

The 8hands Mega-Team Puts An End To 2007! Part 5

dovi — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:38:06 -0500

This time, Dovi, our Q to da A man, steps out of his bear cage and picks his favorite EP of the year, "The Distant Future" by Flight of the Conchords.

Flight of the Conchords have been around for almost 10 years now, but the first time I heard about them was in June of this year. At first I didn't know that it's a band. I've stumbled upon a banner that advertised the first episode of their HBO series, "Flight of the Conchords". I looked for some information about it and found that it's a combination of comedy and music. "That should be interesting", I thought and watched the complete pilot episode in the HBO site (thanks, HBO!).

It was a real surprise: a half-hour sitcom with songs. I always say that TV shows don't deal with music enough, so that was a real treat for me. I liked the pilot so much that I had to find out everything I could about them, and discovered that they've already released a live album in 2002 and had a successful radio series in the BBC. I've also found countless clips online with songs they perform in their live gigs. It's a very simple live experience: two guys with acoustic guitars. But they're so funny and clever that it's not boring for a second.

Most of the times I don't really care about songs' lyrics, but I couldn't ignore theirs because it's such a big part of their music and style. The other thing that I like about them is the music of course. They have a gift for writing great melodies, and they like to go all over the place for genre inspiration. To name a few: folk, 80s electro, rap, French lounge, and even David Bowie (yeah, it's a genre).

One song that was also featured in the first episode and is rarely performed live, called "I'm Not Crying" is absolutely my favorite song by the Conchords. It was the first time I can think of, that I found myself laughing from the words and in the same time being moved deeply by the same song. The song is featured on their EP "The Distant Future", that was released this year on Sub Pop. There are only 6 songs on this EP, and I say "only" just because I really want to hear a full-length studio album from these guys. They promise it's going to happen real soon, so I'm enjoying the EP in the meantime.

8hands Featured Geek Anthem: Gotta Digg

alon — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:40:27 -0500

We have to pause all of our festive Christmas celebrations for what seems to be the song of the moment, "Gotta Digg" by Kina Grannis.

We can't grantee that you'll find Grannis a musical genius – she's cute, but even you DIY low-fi fanatics won't claim her to be to the next Regina Spektor. What we can do for you is promise that you'll get a good laugh, and maybe even hum the song for a bit. After all, you gotta digg – when you're done, you can go back and enjoy your Christmas!

8hands Featured TV Show: The Best of MTV Cribs Part 2

Dania — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:21:40 -0500

My turn! My turn! Yes, it's time for my top 5 best of MTV Cribs. Let me tell you, it's easier said than done. What with Alon taking all the good ones yesterday ;) , and the lack of classic Cribs online (I seem to remember an episode with Carl Lewis showing off his nude portrait lying amongst cheetahs, but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me) - it was definitely no simple feat.

However, after scouring hours of videos online, i have come up with some gems. So, without further ado, I bring you my top 5 Cribs of all time.

Chris Pontius

Dude, his crib is his car. It can't get any more OG than that. I have to be honest, this is one of my all time favorite cribs. My favorite Jackass gives us a total tour on this one – the trunk/bedroom/costume box, the g-string collection (party boy USA!), the gym (and inspiration), and the backyard, aka the place Chris goes to write all his songs. Classic.

Xzibit

Xzibit lives in the suburbs! This is so not full out blingy cribs style and that's just what I like about it. Xzibit keeps it real here – you really believe he lives in this house. And you gotta love Xzibit – teaches his kid how to read, has his mother's diplomas on the fireplace, loves his ben and jerrys, and rides a tricycle. I have a feeling this Cribs got him his Pimp My Ride gig, and rightfully so.

Snoop Dogg

Another of my all time faves. Snoop does not let us down on this one. You would think the man would live in a mansion covered in gold. Not Snoop. He keeps it real in Claremont, has to deal with complaining neighbors, and even has rules posted all over the house ("This is not a kick it spot. If you do not have any business in here, get out!") . We learn a lot about Snoop on this episode, that he's just like us and takes family portraits at the mall, loves Dick Clark and Anita Baker, has a dog named white boy, and owns a '52 pontiac. Oh, and did we mention that he put out one of THE videos of 2007, Sensual Seduction. Yes, we ♥ snoop.

Redman

Ok, I think I have a theme going here. These are actually the top 5 skanky nasty real cribs. And Redman's De La Casa takes the prize on this one. Dude's house is a mess, and he's not hiding his lotion or his pornos. The man himself said he's looking for the ultimate bachelors crib vibe in the hood cause it "gives me the sense that I can move up and get something bigger, way bigger than this." There's a bit cut off on the end, but my brother assures me there's a part where we see Redman's cousin Sugar Bear sleeping on his floor.

Louis XVI

"Yo, what's up MTV, it's Louis Ses!" We need to have a full out blingin pad on the list, and what better place than the original big pimpin crib, Versaille. Yeah, it's Jason Schwartzman in the Marie Antoinette days, giving us a tour of his palace as Louis XIV. Well, ok, this technically is not a real MTV Cribs, but after sifting through 100s of episodes, I can say that this is one of the best (it actually kind of reminds of me of Mariah Carey's crib, but I digress…). There are too many great parts here, like the bedroom "where it all happens" with a clock "so I'll know what time it is" and then the tour of the 100% red velvet room where he can look at "100% real paintings through 100% real crystal." Oh, and it's shot by a Coppola. Now what's more gangsta than that?!?