UF held its own TEDx conference at Pugh Hall with our brightest professors speaking on the impact of bugs in society, the future of space study, the evolution of the music industry, improving global infrastructure performance, the impact of dance in a global society, and the relationship between music and architecture. We recorded some of the talks from our DJ booth. Not all of them were that interesting from our vantage point, so we’ll only post up the two most entertaining. I’m sure the talks will be on UF’s website sometime in the near future if you’d like to see all of them in their entirety.
Here is Scott Wilson demonstrating what is sure to be the future of digital music:
You can also check out Dr. Barfield’s humorous lecture on bugs and society on our youtube page. It’s still uploading as I post this, so if you don’t see it, check back later.
This was definitely one of the most interesting gigs we’ve ever had. We also found it particularly interesting that everyone LOVED the funky house set we were playing, from professors to freshmen. We attempted to record the set, but accidentally used the wrong line-in settings, so it ended up not recording. However, you can still check out our previous mixes on our “Tunes and Mixes” page, and check out some of the jams we played below:
I kind of wish this event was promoted harder here in Gainesville. TED is one of the more groundbreaking educational platforms in the world, and every university in the United States should host its own TEDx conference. We’ll post an update when the official vids go online, but enjoy our little sneak previews for now.
What’s your favorite TED video?
Are electric trumpets the new keytar?
Do you wish there was a funky house music night somewhere downtown?
Ultra Music Festival has released its phase 2 line up according to Festival Outlook. It appears that “Orbital, Damian Marley & Nas, David Guetta, Little Boots, Fake Blood, Sasha & Digweed, Benny Benassi, Pendulum, Calvin Harris” will be joining the already stacked line up of performers and Dj’s for the weekend debauchery. The Official Ultra website has yet to release an image of the final flyer but I’m sure it will make it difficult to choose only attending one day.
In other festival news, Bonnaroo released its line up slowly yesterday via myspace and twitter. This unorthodox line-up release has stirred up mixed feelings from fans. People just want to know who’s playing and generating all this hype on the internet is the last thing people want but exactly what happened. The initial line-up release looks something like this.
Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Tenacious D, Weezer, The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform “Dark Side of the Moon,” The Dead Weather, Damian Marley and Nas, Phoenix, Norah Jones, Michael Franti and Spearhead, John Fogerty, Regina Spektor, Jimmy Cliff, LCD Soundsystem, The Avett Brothers, Thievery Corporation, Rise Against, Tori Amos, The National, Zac Brown Band, Les Claypool, Bassnectar, Kid Cudi, The xx, GWAR, Dan Deacon Ensemble, Deadmau5, and many many more!
You knew it was coming, as it does every new year. There is hardly any denying yet alone escaping the hold it has on popular culture. Something changes as we reach into February and store fronts are demasculated into soft pink death traps. Every year people struggle to accurately express those “oh so hard to express feelings” through cliche’ cards, flowers, chocolates, spa treatments, precious jewels, and fancy dinners.
We here at The Villains have been working diligently to bring you some suggestions/guidelines to follow to make sure you get tugged on Vday. That is, if you even want to get tugged, if not, you’ll probably find something else to do.
Finding a date
Step #1
Spam every girl you’re friends with that a. you’re not related to, b. you aren’t currently dating. and c. you haven’t already done the dirty with on facebook with a “HEY I know we haven’t talked in bit, but I was wondering if you were up to anything on hmmmmm, Sunday????” play it real cool with a few returns and then sign it with a “;)” This will develop interest in the community and build a following interested in what will happen next.
Step #2
Scout out some real legit places around town that people would obviously never go to unless it was on some sort of top secret date operation. The Villain’s would suggest somewhere like Devils Millhopper or any of the other random nature parks/trails/outdoorsy places around town.
Step #3
Forward the address to you’re top secret location to all of those replies in your inbox. Be sure to set a time to make sure everyone arrives on time.
The Perfect Card
Feelings are difficult to put into words. Thats why it becomes necessary to write them down on some colorful, multi-dimensional piece of paper. This obviously, adds meaning to the sentence you wrote your lover about how your relationship has been written in the stars. But How do you pick/write the right card? Its all about using your imagination and inner creative spirit. Anyone can walk into to Target and find something mildly humorous or entertaining. It takes a real lover to cut up a bunch of construction paper and make a mess of some glue sticks.
Gift Buying/Making
Every year we struggle to find the perfect gift for the significant other. Conventional items are trite and overused. Why not start out the decade right and buy something that really has some significance? Maybe the latest porno or a gift card to X-mart or Cafe Risque. Get you and your lover right off the couch and into the shed outback. If you’re on a budget, try making your own gifts by hand to save some money. I suggest checking out Home Depot or Lowes for some fair prices on many of the same “hot” items that those other adult stores are carrying.
Date Night
Making reservations at restaurants is a drag, you have to stop whatever it is you’re doing, find a number, and then actually call it to set a date and time. And not to mention places in town like Harry’s, Dragonfly, and Marks Prime are as expensive as fuuuuck. Luckily for us, Valentines Day falls on a Sunday. This means that you can easily pay for you and your date at a fine local establishment like Salty Dog for an early evening snack and drink. What better way than to tell your man or woman that they are the only one for you then by picking up the bill for a few pints and fried finger foods.
If you’re looking for something a little more out of the ordinary or exciting, try inviting a third party to prove once and for all that you are made for each other. If it looks like you’re going to be alone on Valentines, might as well use the list to find casual lovers for the evening. Be forewarned, hide all your valuables or else that hooker is making away with your laptop.
We hope that your Valentine’s day is super special and unlike any of those other Valentine’s days in the past. We believe that if you follow some of these guidelines you will end up with a truly unique experience.
What are you doing for Valentine’s Day?
Are there any suggestions you would add to the line up?
Another Superbowl has come and gone. For NFL fans and advertising junkies alike, it is one of the most anticipated and entertaining days of the year. For the most part, this year’s Superbowl spots returned to humor and comedic violence. From deadly doritos to punch buggy no punch backs, there were more than enough slap-stick gags to go around.
Two commercials stood out in particular- the first being Monster.com’s “Fiddling Beaver” commercial.
If musical beavers can make it big with Monster.com, so can you.
For those of you who used the commercial breaks to go refill your beers, you can watch all of the Superbowl ads at your convenience online here. All of them except one: Tim Tebow’s much anticipated “Focus on the Family” ad. Why? Probably because it is so lame that Focus on the Family is doing everything within its power to keep it off the internet so it can’t be ridiculed by people like us.
Thankfully we live in 2010- an age where there are about 5 million camcorders sold annually in the US, and every second there are ten seconds of footage being uploaded to youtube.
A little background research on this “organization” reveals some troubling information. It appears that Timmy is not only trying to single handedly stiff arm the gays of America, but also advocating domestic violence against women with this commercial.
Save the babies, not the women.
What do you think about this year’s Superbowl commercials?
Is there an inverse relationship between beauty and musical talent?
Do you think we will see more of Tim Tebow in pro-life advertising to come?
The Panic Bomber pre-show party at Common Grounds was sounding so good that we made the quick decision to record it for all of you. Here are the links to the mixtapes. The first half is a little chiller, and the second half is more upbeat. We took a shot at including some “BBC Essential Mix” type drops in the mix for you, but they really just sound crazy. Enjoy.
It appears that The Reitz union is changing up the menu a bit.
A recent Alligator article notes that “Papa John’s will replace the Noodle Bar, and Panda Express will replace Subway in the Reitz Union food court.” I like change, change is good. I can’t wait to order a large pie with some bros and be the first one to take the garlic dipping sauce. Wondering if this will put more pressure on Domino’s and 5-star to offer better deals for kids on campus. Fast-Food Chinese sounds like something that could easily be adapted into the weekly lunch regiment, especially if its cheap and has a lot of salt.
Also in the news, Chick-fil-a is planning on releasing a new spicy chicken sandwich. This is what I’m really looking forward to. I’ve been tired hearing about the KFC spicy grilled chicken and have been waiting for my boys up in ATL to hit them back with some heat. Maybe we can get some sort of fry modification while we’re at it.
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