June 2008
Michel Gondry Picks 25 Classic Music Videos -... →
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Each one has a music video to watch and hear.
Serial Spin-Offs - 'The Hills' Star, Whitney Port,... →
(TrendHunter.com) The Hills was a spin-off of Laguna Beach, starring the same reality star, Lauren Conrad in both MTV shows. Now, a spin-off of the spin-off will air, following Whitney Port…
Mighty Boosh Festival. →
The Mighty Boosh Festival AKA another in the long line of events that I would love to attend but sadly am unable to due to a lack of geographical proximity…
Unless you’ve been living under a…
Agyness Deyn As a Toddler →
I was messing around with face morpher the otherday and I put in a photo of Agyness Deyn.
I kind of expected the end result to typify a young boy with a big head, oh how I was wrong. Who…
Quote Of The Week →
Why the long face Sarah Jessica Parker?
The Quote of the Week (this won’t be a regular segment on Pedestrian but we couldn’t really pass up this gem from British stalwart Vivienne Westwood):
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Where the Wild Things Are Re-shoots →
Spike Jonze’s apaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are has been shrouded in mystery ever since filming wrapped in Victoria last year. There seem to be a number of conflicting…
Michel Gondry Dot Com →
Michel Gondry’s new website though still only a holding page has already dropped some bombs about what to expect from the master film-maker:
- A 2nd volume of his music videos.
- Comics and…
Little more than a cameo: 19 stellar cinematic... →
Social Deviantz - Bent (Edit) →
It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.
A music video for Social Deviantz.
“Bent” off the album BLEAKY DEKY, coincides with the band’s…
Spike Jonze's "Where the wild things are" to be... →
i know, not a video link, but as long as it concerns our friend Spike, it should be fine… anyway, WTF? www.slashfilm.com
Monet work auctioned for £41m →
A Claude Monet painting, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, fetches a record £40.9m price tag at auction in London.
The Faint - The Geeks Were Right →
THE NEW FAINT SINGLE!!!
Maybe you guys don’t share the same passion for The Faint that 1/2 half of the Pedestrian Office does, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to get my groupie on and tell…
M.I.A. QUITS MUSIC →
“Thanks for coming to my last gig.”
She said to the Bonnaroo music festival crowd in Tennessee, as she walked off stage amid a sea of cries for an encore.
Her final gig was reportedly spent…
Learning How 2 Post MP3s again →
Srry I don’t post MP3s as much. I only rlly p0st the stuff that I like, so it makes it tuff sometimes. Forgetting how to post mp3s is kind of like ‘not being intimate with some1 4 a while’ but then…
The 11 Year Old Pre-Teen Rap Sensation →
“Milly D at 11 years old - fresh off the back of sackin teenage hoes”
And you thought lil bow wow had steez, 11 year old mc Milly D is like I said 11 years old or 11 years young to most of…
Greenhouse's New Headphones, For the "Pig Crashed... →
Greenhouse’s New Headphones, For the “Pig Crashed Through Your Brain” Look [Headphones]: This strange product from Greenhouse is worth talking about, if only so I could share that headline…
FUIJIYA & MIYAGI →
England’s funkiest 3 some, have finally shed light on the track listing for their upcoming/2nd LP “Light Bulbs” and it reads something like this:
‘Knickerbocker Glory’ ‘Uh’ ‘Pickpocket’ …
Nine Inch Nails Warm Up For The Tour With... →
From what we know, Trent’s upcoming North American trek is gonna be an all-out A/V assault, and possibly maybe like nothing you’ve ever seen: The NYT mentioned Reznor was collaborating with…
George Carlin, Irreverent Comedian, Dies at 71 -... →
George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like “Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television,” died in Los Angeles on Sunday, according to his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He was 71.
Gallery: Earthquake in Japan →
A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on June 14, killing 10 people and injuring more than 200
Harry Potter star is new face of Chanel →
Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, is to replace Keira Knightley as the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle. By Mark Sweney
Christian Bale: 'The Joker' Did Not Kill Heath... →
The stress of playing one of the most legendary characters ever in one of the most hotly anticipated sequels ever didn’t contribute to Heath Ledger’s death in January, says the Dark Knight…
Somali crisis 'worse than Darfur' →
The number of Somalis needing food aid is likely to sharply rise, as the country faces a worse crisis than Darfur, the US warns.
Family Guy's Top Ten Newscasts [Funny] →
The folks at Adult Swim have compiled another one of their handy little collections. This time, it’s the news, as it exists in the twisted cartoon universe of Family Guy. Of course, they…
Fake Shark-Real Zombie! - Designer Drugs →
A music video For Fake Shark-Real Zombie! in which everyone just has a great fucking time.
Fake Shark-Real Zombie!’s new album Zebra! Zebra! is finally out in North America physically…
You Will Never See Timely (maybe) →
We have recently completed the music video for Circlesquare’s “Timely”, off their upcoming album, Songs about Drugs and Dancing. Sadly, this video will not be released. ;)
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Street Style Recap: Tuesday, June 10th 2008 →
Sorry for the previous week’s technical difficulties. Street Peeper is back though, and here are the street style photos posted on Tuesday June 10th: There’s Cat Hartwell of the band Holy Hail in…
Agyness Deyn has put on 200 kilograms... →
God bless Aggy. The pixie haired Manchurian interjects some much needed irreverence into the at times cold world of fashion, running headlong into territory other vainer models would fear to…
My Bloody Valentine's First Show In 16 Years →
“Welcome to our rehearsal. The real gigs start next week,” Kevin Shields told a 350-strong sold-out crowd at London’s ICA tonight. Little consolation to folks who bought tickets to next…
Korg nanoSeries Music Modules are Laptop Musician... →
Korg nanoSeries Music Modules are Laptop Musician Gold [Music Tech]: Korg’s nanoSeries line of noise makers are unlike other Korg synths because they rely on computer production software to…
iPod Fashion - The iSuit by Marks & Spencer →
(TrendHunter.com) Personal electronics such as iPods and MP3’s have become such an integral part of our lives that the advent of the iSuit seems like a foregone conclusion. Launched by the…
A brief history of the UK underground music scene →
The UK has a rich and effervescent underground music scene that has had many ups and downs over the years, but God, some of those high points have been absolutely fucking amazing. From…
Parody Japanese Style Ads - Bikini Zone Freaks You... →
(TrendHunter.com) Bikini Zone is the latest company to parody Japanese-style ads. In this video, Bikini Zone will shock and humor you. The ad, created by Studio 8, features all the core…
Nintendo Wall Decals - Blik Surface Graphics... →
<img alt="Nintendo Wall Decals - Blik Surface Graphics (GALLERY)" src="/images/phpthumbnails/19811_1_230.jpeg" align="right" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="2"></a>These are super wall decals for your little gamer! Or perhaps your not so little gamer. The designs include the wildly popular Super Mario which is the highest selling video game of all time – 40 million copies so far. There...
PC Inegrated Desks - i-Desk Classic X Variheight... →
(TrendHunter.com) We are seeing an increasing trend of PC integrated desks that stylishly incorporate the high tech into the design itself. The goal is to create a clean and clutter-free…
Soundtracking the NBA Finals (an iPod shuffle... →
Because I’m a master multitasker, and because I don’t have a TV that actually gets channels, last night I timed my trip to gym to correspond with the last hour of Game 4 of the NBA Finals….
Fist-Bump Tutorial For The Awkward [Journalismism] →
Oh, hey, look: A newspaper writer actually made a good, funny internet video! And his name isn’t David Pogue! It’s not clear if the North Carolina News & Observer’s J. Peder Zane has…
Keyless Glass QWERTY Keyboards - The No-Key... →
(TrendHunter.com) Keyboards with actual keys are so last decade. All the hip gadgets have already eliminated physical keys (iPhone, Surface…), and even upcoming notebooks seem to be over…
Bands that Sound Okay and Look Cute are typically... →
Has any one heard of this band THOSE DANCING DAYS ? They look like an all-alt-girl band that was assembled by a coalition of alternative retail executives. They ‘look rlly kute’ and ‘sound…
Does n e 1 wanna go to a Conceptual Tittie Bar? →
I’m not sure how I would feel if I went to a ‘gentleman’s club’, and then some conceptual-stripper approached me about a lap dance. Do alt-bros go to strip clubs? Do alt-broads ever consider…
Hey, remember DEVO? →
Photo by Shannon McClean Just wanted to say that the guy from DEVO really let himself go. I wonder if they are contractually obligated to wear the ‘Whip It costumes’ when they perform live….
$6,100 Black Melons - Rare Japanese Densuke... →
(TrendHunter.com) Would you pay $6,100 for just one watermelon? At 17 lbs, that works out to almost $360 per lb! Well, somebody recently did in Japan. He bid and won a rare, black Densuke…
Foldable 2D Lights - Lamp Chop Light (GALLERY) →
(TrendHunter.com) From sticker lamps to torn lights integrated into wall, designers are coming up with more and more creative designs for tiny steps forward in the quest to save space. Jeth…
Shredded Denim - Supermodels in Ripped Jeans... →
(TrendHunter.com) This season the distressed look has been taken to the level… barely there, shredded denim fashions. During the Seattle grunge scene in the 90’s, torn jeans were the…
Chain Link Neckties - Eric Glennie's Gothic Ties... →
(TrendHunter.com) Whether chain link neckties are fashionable is up for debate, but they definitely are an innovative take on the typical tie. Eric Glennie creates these gothic-inspired…
In A Million Hundred Years, The Internet Will Be... →
The book Year Million explores several possible scenarios for the universe a million years from now. Some of these possibilities aren’t happy! Rats running the world, gray goo wiping out…
Panic! [Chaos] →
Fires, car accidents, and power outages are crippling Washington, DC. Traffic signals are all out! 30 blocks of downtown chaos! Don’t you see what this means? Live Free or Die Hard is happening…
R Kelly cleared of child pornography charges →
The verdict came six years after the R&B superstar was first charged with videotaping himself having sex with a young girl
Kelly cleared over child sex tape →
A Chicago jury acquits US singer R Kelly of all 14 counts of child pornography in connection with a sex video.