The Captain's Log: 2009

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Awesome Behind-The-Scenes Complex Photo Shoot w/ Kanye

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Friday, April 3, 2009

Part One of a (Seriously!) Memorable Documentary on Donk

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Bloody Well Good

Fucking fab remix by Skream here. Maybe the sound and direction I'm headed in?

Monday, March 30, 2009

Coming soon!

Sonjay Duut, the original Playa from the Himilayas, is coming to ROH in Boston! Woo Hoo!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Ring of Honor first HDNet Commercial

THIS SATURDAY

Sunday, March 15, 2009

While I work on the various projects I have going on around me, I've started something new for myself. It's not going to be the sequel to The Box Set, but rather a unique animal. I call it The Singularity Project. If you've never read about Raymond Kurzweil's theory of technological singulairty, step your google game up for a minute and check it out. Hopefully, I won't be sailing alone on this ship. The goal of the sound is something like this: Ra Ra Riot + Neil Barrett fashion + Daisuke Maeda architecture with a dash of Yeah Yeah Yeah's, mixed in a Pharrell Williams bowl. Sounds gross, but I know it will go down smooth. Hopefully I'll have something by this summer. Keep a look out!

-Cap'n Crunch

The Final Test

Today, we mourn the loss of yet ANOTHER pro wrestler. Former Intercontinental, European, and Tag Team Champion Andrew "Test" Martin was found in his Florida apartment dead, from "unknown" causes. I'm not going to sit here, as a wrestling fan, and be ignorant to the facts. Anyone who has ever watched wrestling knows what Andrew died from. From his hulking shoulders, to the acne on his back, and the bloated stomach that still somehow housed a six pack, Andrew knew the risks. he knew them when he was warned by the WWe and suspended. He knew them when he was subsequently fired from the WWE (after receiving a fairly large push) for failing another drug test. He knew them when TNA let him go as they were being investigated by the feds, and they felt his size was "questionable." Andrew was a hell of a performer; I enjoyed a lot of his matches. However, at what cost does enjoyment come? The industry as a whole was finally recovering from the Benoit incident, and you can see the cleaner, leaner bodies of these athletes starting to come to fruition. We finally had reason to believe that wrestling, of all sports, was finally starting to get its act together.

Then at 33, Andrew Martin set a whole industry back.

He has not been involved in the WWE for over 2 years. He has not been active in TNA for over a year. But he will be inexorably and unjustly linked to these two companies for merely being a pro wrestler. That is not fair. The man chose his own actions. He chose not to heed the advice of friends and his employers. As sad as it is, he made his own grave.

So let's celebrate the life of this gifted performer, but also free ourselves of the ignorance that follows such tragedies. Learn from his mistakes; forgive him, but never forget what he did.

R.I.P Andrew

-Captain

Monday, March 9, 2009

Remember when this was Normal?

Damn

Watchmen Review

Captain's Log
Stardate 309200916:43

Let me start by saying this: I have been enjoying comics since I can remember. It's a hobby I picked up early in life, one that I maintained with a healthy appetite for many years. As with most things childish, my lust for it waned as I grew older and advanced into cinema. However, there is always that feeling a comic book reader misses when you first open a fresh book and dive into a world at your own pace.

I say all that to say for the first time in my life, that feeling has translated to the silver screen.

Watchmen does an excellent job of recreating the feel of the original, with subtle updates and deviations from the original, to suit our lives. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead), this vivid depiction of an alternate 80's New York tackles the very morality of human kind, and it's refreshing to see such a stance taken in a genre that would seem to like gravitas. As of late, these comics movies are some of the deepest and best pieces of work to hit the screen, period. Without giving too much away, the end statement is damning yet truthful, and as Dr. Manhatten says, you can't "condone or condemn" what takes place. The showstealer here is Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, who narrates the movie and delivers his lines with such conviction you almost agree with him, even when he engages in questionable acts. Despite a few unnecessary and awkward sex scenes, the rest of the cast do their job, although I never found myself taking Malin Akerman seriously. Even during her one chance to win me over with her plea to Dr. Manhatten, she comes across as whiny and irritating rather than desperate and genuine. Overall, the captain gives this film 4 out of 5 ships; a definite must see for anyone who has a comic book wrapped in a plastic sleeve tucked away somewhere.

LOVE Minus the O-E

Just a quick look at the Womens Pre-Fall showcase from Louis Vuitton. As usual, on point!

Model: Missy Rayder

Photos: Dan Jackson

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Learn How To Fly!

Here it is folks! My First verse in maybe a year and a half....the Flight School Remix!

Download HERE

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I'm Backkkkkkk

Sunday, March 1, 2009

God Bless America

So for a while, I've been promising to update this thing every week with my choice of lady who I think is very talented and sexy and poised to become something bigger in the coming months. i've been slacking, trust me I KNOW THIS. Today, however, I've found the hidden gem. Her name is America (yes) Olivo. You may recognize her from the mega-succesful girl group Soluna, which had a cup of tea at the Dreamworks Recods offices. She graduated from Julliard, which will make Samuel L. Jackson happy to know that her most recent role in Friday the 13th didn't go to some rapper. She's gonna get her crazy exposure in the upcoming sequel to Transformers, so hop on the band wagon while there's still room!

Cheers

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Over and Over and Over...

Greetings Earthlings!
It's been a minute since I've addressed the public and let me tell you it's been hectic. I had to take a little sabbatical, even. My life is laid out for me for the next 2 months, no days off. That's right, every day I have to either go to school, my internship, or my job, not to mention do my homework. So what does that mean musically? Haha, I guess it mean's I don't get to sleep ;). On that music tip, I know everybody done already got the Drake mixtape So Far Gone (if you haven't you're a damn fool). But there's another cat beneath the radar, just put out the She's 4 Month's Ep, the Cool Weirdo himself, Peter Hadar. Get this AS SOON AS YOU CAN. I'm sick as a dog and i got ditched on Valentine's, but I'm smiling. Life is good!

Keep Hustling
Captain

P.S. keep your ears to the street for that Ice the Villain Mixtape dropping soon...

Saturday, February 7, 2009

I thought Coraline was a typo....

I just came back from opening night of this absolute GEM, Coraline. I haven't seen a stop motion flick since Corpse Bride, however this film has the distinction of being the first fully stop-motion produced film in 3D. Let me tell you, the effects were well worth looking like Ray Orbison's long lost cousin for an hour and forty minutes. The premise of the story is somewhat of a modern day Alice in Wonderland, with our Coraline being a well-to-do, if not more mature for her age (remarkably voiced by Dakota Fanning...go figure) kid, yet an afterthought to her overworked parents. As expected this release was directed by Henry Selick, whose credits include James and the Giant Peach, Nightmare Before Christmas, and others. The amazing part of this film was that it was based of of a book. How the hell is that amazing Cap'n, every thing's fucking based on a book these days! Can I finish? Shit! The author of the book, British Author Neil Gaiman, actually wrote the book in 2002 while getting ideas from Selick's work. In the end, this somewhat arranged marriage feels cohesive and tight, unlike many of the adaptations playing on screen to this day. BE WARNED that this is no kids movie. If I was to see this shit as a youth, I'd probably need therapy, real talk. Definitely a winner for all you college kids and recent post-grads to go see after lighting up some of that greenery. Most importantly, however, we have a great formula film that never feels boring or cliche, simply because all of the predictable twists and turns are rather enjoyable. It's rare in this day and age of shock cinema and elitist, subtitled art fuck movies that you can find a rare gem that accomplishes the main goal of cinema: make a piece of art for art's sake that the masses will be able to enjoy. My early favorite for Best Animated Picture at next year's Academy Awards. Think it's too early? I already called Jerod Mayo a future Hall of Famer. Ahoy!

I Love Micheal Cera

If you've been following the happening's in Hollywood, you know what this is all about. (P.S. This is not serious!)

Monday, February 2, 2009

Old School: The Legend of the Great Muta

For anybody into modern wrestling, there is something you definetly need to study. The work of Keiji Mutoh is something that I feel will never be appreciated as it should be. Bloodletting is known to have a "muta scale" because of his dramatic blood loss at the hands of Hiroshi Hase. Way too innovative for his time, any fan of modern day wrestling, especially the high flying and technical mastery of ROH, should invest some time into DVD's of the man known as Great Muta. Check him out.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Let It Sink In

Good little student film backed by Glory Box, one of my favorite songs of all by by my favorite band of all time. Sampled from Isaac Hayes' Ike's Rap series.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jean-Claude Van DAMME SHE FIONNNE

As a male, I appreciate the singular most beautiful image that our brains have the capacity to understand: A Woman. Every week, I will be sharing a few choice cuts about some females who stun me with their beauty, talents, drive, ambition or anything else that catches my attention. This week, I bring to you the stunning Odette Yustman. You may remember her from the CLASSIC Cloverfield, getting ripped from a pipe that she was stuck on (yummy sound effects on that one), but she's also had roles on the television series Monk and South Beach. Look for her to do bigger things in 09; she'll be in the upcoming thriller The Unborn. She's begging for a Google search right about now. Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Kenzo-san!

Kenzo is a rare breed. These muhfuckahs ROCKED Paris with their new collection. A shit ton of people fall into two categories: those who are fashionable and those who have style. Your basic fashionable people are into the cookie cutter stuff with the big name. For girls, you know, rockin' Juicy Couture sweatsuits or carrying that tired fake Chanel bag with the C's on the side, stitching all coming loose. For the dude's, it's the bright ass Nike's, once you get some money they turn into Prada's, and a hoody or whatever other reasonable top to perfectly match. If you're going to pay the obscene amount of moeny that one can pay for these names, make sure it's for the right reasons people! Now I love me some Marc Jacobs, but if you ask me why I'll break it down. Ask yourself, what do you really know about what you're wearing? Then there are your stylish peoples. The one's who walk down the street and you go "What the fuck?" then next month everybody doing the same shit they were doing, but they done already moved on to something else. I love fashion as an ART, not as a trend, so it brings me great joy to see the recent work that the Kenzo brand has produced. First time menswear designer Antonio Marras, known for his women's sportswear, implemented a Russian theme, adding elements of nature to soften the hard edges. In fact, I think he's the first cat to make beading and embroidery look even close to masculine. Big ups to Marras and the whole Kenzo crew for continuing to innovate when the majority of the fashion world is bogged down in its own pretentiousness.
Check the Full Collection Here

One of the Best Remixes I've Ever Heard

This is what a remix is supposed to be: take the original concept and idea, and give it new life. Well done, chaps. Well done.

Discover Maroon 5!

Mind Fuck

1.
mindfuck

an idea or concept that shakes one's previously held beliefs or assumptions about the nature of reality.

I experienced one of these when I decided to start listening to The Rhumb Line, Ra Ra Riot's latest. The Syracuse natives have put together a blueprint of how to create urgency, not hurry, with the opening track, "Ghost Under Rocks." This trend continues as we continue into the Beatle-esque "Winter 05." It's truly a marveling sound to hear how they evoke emotion, even when using major chords. If you don't know anything about the band, I will tell you this about this album: Last year, before the release of their album, original drummer John Pike was found dead in Buzzard's Bay. You can hear the hue of blue on every song, despite not all of them being particularly downy (that's not even a word, kids). Keeping it short and sweet, this is one of those albums that really restored my faith in musicians, and undoubtedly one of the best albums of 2008. Do yourself a favor and LEGALLY get a copy of this.

If You Could Only Download 1 Song, Download: "Oh, La"

Over and Out

New Era Cap

American Tour Dates (Go see them! I was supposed to see them at Northeastern, fucking ice)

The Air Up Here

Let's talk about this for a second. It's a rare occasion for me to answer the phone. Quite simply, I don't have the time. Couple that with my extreme level of irritability in the last 3 months and you should expect to e-mail me or text any type of request you may have. For anybody I work with, this is especially for you: I don't hate you, I'm not avoiding you, I really just don't want anything to do with that place right now. Let's not even mention the fact that the economy has driven people to act a damn fool and lose "they COT damn" minds, but picture this: for two weeks in a row, they have scheduled me EXCLUSIVELY on the days of whichI told them I have school. Not to mention, they put the only MALE on the floor (your Captain) on to work for Superbowl Sunday. Superbowl Sunday!! In my twenty-three-and-some-odd years on this planet, I have never...EVVVVVVVVVVVER missed the Superbowl. This year marks the first, and ultimately last time this rare occurence happens. Mix in a dash of panic and frenzy by the front office suits DEMANDING that we intrude ourselves into the personal life of everyone who steps foot in that building, well I hope you can understand my frustrations. I never see my family either, and I've been called out many times on it. Money's tight, I commute at least, at THE VERY LEAST, 4 hours a day. EVERYDAY. However, I have never been more busy in my entire life than I am right now. So you know what gets sacrificed for those 4 hours? Sleep. You know what an average night of sleep for a guy like me is? About 5 hours. The math speaks for itself.

So yes, you will see less and less of me until the summer. Fortunetly, you will hear more and more from me on this very site. So keep your eyes open, your ears to the streets, and bear with me. 2009 has some great surprises ahead. Love y'alls

P.S. Please text instead of call!

Bom Noite
El Capitan

In the Beginning....

Ahoy!

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