Brand new vid from Hot Chip:


Hot Chip - One Life Stand (MySpace Exclusive)

Hot Chip | MySpace Music Videos

Hot Chip's new album drops on Feb 9th.

Winters in the city can be brutal. Despite single digit temps, I've always felt that New York City is one of the friendliest places on Earth and this weekend was no exception. Comedian Mark Malkoff set out to prove the point in this charming video:

Just a little ditty to smile up your Monday

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Back in the day, my Sundays were spent digging in crates of old records. Emerging with three or four choice cuts would make it worth the time, paper cuts and dusty fingers. These days my crate digging has evolved into mp3 blog digging. With the monstrosity of MP3 blogs available, I've discovered a wealth of choice cuts with a few clicks of the mouse. Here are a few of my favorite blog digging sites:

http://salacioussound.com (who knew Canada had such a thriving hip-hop scene??!)
http://er7radio.net/
http://aurgasm.us/
http://hotbiscuits.wordpress.com/
http://this.bigstereo.net/
http://missingtoof.com/
http://goldenbloggen.blogspot.com/

http://www.themusicninja.com

Here's a very unique site that lets you discover new music in a visual way:
http://www.thesixtyone.com


I'll keep adding more to this post. If you find some that you like, please share your own in the comments. TIA!

The original cyberpunk film Tron, condensed to seven minutes and set to the music of Daft Punk. Brilliant!

This looks like a great feature on the art of the DJ:



PBS will air the full episode soon.

I can't get enough of the Twelves lately.

The Analog Show presents The Twelves! El Dorado! from mac nguyen on Vimeo.

If you haven't heard their last mix tape, Episode II, you need to give it a listen.

She knows what I am, and it's happening now. Has it always been like this?

Here's a link to a live video!

I love to eat. One of the reasons I work out at the gym is so that I can enjoy my food and sometimes go for seconds. However I've always been a fussy eater. I have simple philosophy for eating that has kept me at my wrestling weight for the past 15 years: eat whole foods. I don't mean eat everything I buy at Whole Foods, actually they have a lot junk on their shelves, though I do enjoy their high quality fish and prepared food counter. I simply mean, try to eat foods that are whole, close to their natural state.

This is NOT a whole food:

These are:
Whole wheat bread.
Brown rice.
Complete proteins like lean poultry, fish, and egg whites.
Avoid simple carbs or processed foods.
No unnatural fats.
Eat lots of vegetables and drink lots of water.

These simple rules have met scorn from friends and family when I pass on the potato salad or refuse the cheese chili fries. Many view my fussy eating as obsessive. Well, if caring a lot about health is a bad thing, then maybe I just don't get it. To be blunt, unless the critic is healthier and fitter than me, I don't feel the need to justify being fussy. I like obsessing about healthy eating because it brings so many positives: health, energy, and art. Cooking has to be the most personal art form, in that your audience takes what you've created and it literally becomes a part of them. Healthy eating has driven me to cook more and connect to nature.

Another foodie who I respect immensely ever since hearing his philosophy in Food, Inc. is Micahel Pollan. He has been out promoting Food Rules which articulates many of the guidelines that I follow beautifully. Watch his appearance on The Daily Show here. Pollan has been writing and researching about human food consumption for 20 years. So don't take my advice about eating healthy, check out the expert's Food Rules.

Some Duck Sauce to funk up your Monday:

I don't konw if Van Helden and team actually dug up this footage or recreated it, but this video is so awesome,  Put on your dancing shoes