Life of Riley

Wrap it Up

Now that November has come and is almost gone, it has come to my attention that 2009 is almost over. That means, it is time for the annual, end-of-year, summative compilation CDs/playlists! Though it seems that my colleagues at Pablo Bunny and The Hipster Doucheblog have not had the testicular fortitude to maintain their respective blogs, I am sure that their respective members will produce their own playlists. But mine, like always, will be better, smarter, catchier, and yearier.

So with that, I announce the construction of the follow up to 2008's groundbreaking Mix Tape Oh Eight! which will be called "Oh My, '09!".

The playlist was started early today and is already half-formed. Over the next month it will go through several thousand stages of adjustments, re-calibrations, and revamps until it emerges as a perfectly polished diamond of popular music on New Year's Eve. I'm sure you are very excited.

Turducken

Turduckens: Genetically engineered Super Soldiers, protecting America from hunger for the last 15 years.

Vampire Thanksgiving Weekend

For last year or so I've been awaiting Vampire Weekend's next album, not because I'm in love with the band, but mostly because I've been extremely curious about what they're gonna do next. Would they stick with the same sound or try something new? Where do they go from there? Well I've recently received a hint of what's to come, thanks to a tip from Spin Magazine. Vampire Weekend will be following up their eponymous debut with Contra, which drops January 12th.

So far I've listened to the first two singles from the album, "Cousins" and "Horchata". Both songs maintain the light feel of previous Vampire Weekend songs as well as some familiar instrumentation. "Horchata" includes electronic sounds and percussion that sound occasionally as though they were borrowed from an N64 game (Ocarina of Time?). "Cousins" sounds more like Vampire Weekend's debut material except a little sillier. The song is energetic and incredibly catchy and is accompanied by an equally fun and infectious video. Check it out.

Stone Broke TV

Check out the new comedic web series Stone Broke starring Reggie Williams

Eric is Still Gay

love you... Wesley.