Julian Casablancas visited Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to perform his cover of SNL‘s “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” with Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, and the Roots. We’re posting it here for two reasons: First, as Vulture’s Mark Graham points out, it’s impossible not to do a double take over skinny man Sanz. More importantly, don’t you feel these lyrics right now: “I don’t care about anything else/Christmas is almost here/And I don’t care what the news man said Christmas is full of cheer/I don’t care about anything/Except hearing those sleigh bells a’ ring-a-ding ding.” We’re getting that same antsy pre-vacation feeling we used to get back in elementary school before the holiday break. And it’s only Tuesday.
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1. Julian Casablancas is releasing a cover of “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” — which was originally performed by the cast of Saturday Night Live — as a single. [via NME]
2. The Berenstain Bears are getting the film treatment courtesy of Shawn Levy, director of the Night at the Museum movies; it will be a mix of live action and animation. [via USA Today]
3. After watching Paranormal Activity, the Blair Witch filmmakers felt inspired to pitch a third film to Lionsgate. They were not involved with Blair Witch 2. [via Vulture]
4. Owen Wilson will voice Marmaduke in an upcoming film adaptation of the comic strip. [via Hollywood Reporter]
5. It turns out German people hate 30 Rock even more than middle Americans do. [via Hollywood Reporter]
The top five biggest music releases of this week, compiled neatly for your downloading pleasure.
1. Vampire Weekend – “Cousins”
Less ethnic than their first new single, “Horchata,” this one finds Vampire Weekend (+ cousins) out for a surf via occasional speed picking and drum rolls.
[Download Here] via We Are the Mascotte
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Last night on The Tonight Show, Julian Casablancas performed “11th Dimension,” a track from his upcoming solo album Phrazes for the Young. He also did some awesome dance moves, presumably to make up for the lack of the Strokes behind him — though we have to admit he’s always been something of a ham onstage. Here we identify and rate the different 10 moves; watch the video and let us know your own thoughts.
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1. This morning the US filed papers asking the Swiss authorities to hand over Roman Polanski so that he can be tried in LA. [via WaPo]
2. Julian Casablancas says there is a “disagreement” among the Strokes over whether the new songs for their upcoming album are complete. [via NME]
3. Eyes on the pies: Comedian Soupy Sales has died at 83. [via LAT]
4. Screw the critics: Obama has given Where the Wild Things Are his presidential seal of approval. [via EW]
5. Philadelphia video artist Ryan Trecartin has won the first $150,000 top award in the Wolgin International Competition in the Fine Arts; view his YouTube channel here. [via Philadelphia Inquirer]
Bonus link: Meet the Georgetown University Sophomore Who’s Hiring a Personal Assistant
Today at Flavorpill, we tried to imagine Matt Damon as a director — is he just trying to copy Ben? The Julian Casablancas fans around the office wished they lived in LA, where he’ll have a concert residency at the Downtown Palace in November. We thought it was cool that the medals at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will be made out of melted-down electronic devices. We liked this visual representation of first names in the lyrics of popular songs. We felt sorry for the Google Street View guys (and impressed by CollegeHumor for the second time in two days!). We were transfixed by this set of Weird Eastern European Book Covers. And finally, we were charmed by the idea of Karen O going as a cheerleader for Halloween. Could she be any cuter?
Yes, we got to hear the new solo album by The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. Yes, it’s really, really good. Yes, it’s not due out until November 3rd. Enough questions already. After the jump, look for a track-by-track breakdown of Phrazes for the Young. Read More »
Exciting news: Your latest Flavorpill Mixtape has arrived. Your ears are salivating. Your fingers are ready to click ctrl + left click and ‘save as.’ Ten essential downloads from this past week in music after the jump — all free for the taking! Take a listen, and then leave us a comment with what you think. Read More »
Today at Flavorpill, we learned about the incredible science behind fart smell measurement. We were slightly saddened by the art for the Karate Kid remake. We will never forget you, Ralph Macchio! We solved the tale of a mystery black box and a creepy teddy bear. We learned that Iggy Pop is ripped — even in LEGO form. We wished we could paint emblems of sexual liberation too. We winced at this list of the Top 10 Blowhards of the Web. We listened to the first solo song by Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. We read chapter 19 of R. Crumb’s The Book of Genesis. We found it strange that life is imitating the season two finale of Weeds. And finally, we tried to come up with a good drinking game for the Emmys on Sunday. Because we’re a bunch of lushes, here’s what we have: Drink every time 30 Rock or Mad Men wins an award. We’ll see your beautiful, hungover faces come Monday morning!
Today at Flavorpill, we wondered what our status updates have been saying about our social status. We watched Julian Casablancas’ first solo gig. We were confused to find the words “Catherine Hardwicke” “Hamlet” and “Kurt Cobain” in the same blog post. We were sad to have missed a one-night a multimedia art show devoted to Lil’ Wayne. We were shocked that Inglourious Basterds might be Quentin Tarantino’s highest grossing film. We paused. We channeled our inner animals. We met a brilliant “foenetic speller” with a rather interesting past. And finally, we spent way too long gazing at keggers of yore. This is the most upsetting image we found. Enjoy!
