I heart "Hi-Five" videos from Funny or Die.

Here are the infamous Hi-Five videos from Funny or Die. I personally like the newest video "Hi-Five Inauguration" because it not only has celebrities, but also politicians and political correspondents. I think it's pretty cool for the "serious" folks to take part in this funny video. brownie points for you guys!

*Enjoy!

HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! - watch more funny videos

HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD! from Will Ferrell

HIGH-FIVE! - watch more funny videos

I heart Taken By Cars.

Taken By Cars is an indie rock band and they're great! Their album "Endings of a New Kind" is a must listen! They are a bit of post-modern rock, meshed with Arctic Monkeys-punk sound, with a side of disco-rock/Bloc Party style, and a familiarity of early Shirley Manson (from the band Garbage) vocals. If you are fans of these bands, then you'll like Taken By Cars.

band members are:
Sarah Marco - Vocals

Bryce Zialcita - Guitars

Siopao Chua - Guitars

Benny Yap - Bass

Bryan Kong - Drums/Sampler



Here are a couple tracks from their recent album (*Enjoy):

	Taken By Cars - Uh Oh
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

	Taken by Cars - Shapeshifter
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

	Taken by Cars - Neon Brights
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

	Taken by Cars - Stereolove
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

**oh yeah, btw, they're also a Filipino band! how awesome is that!!!

i heart Fast & Furious

So there have been other sequels to the original The Fast & The Furious released in 2001, and you might even say that Fast & Furious can technically be called "The Fast & The Furious 4." But other fans of the original consider this upcoming movie a far better sequel to the other two (2 Fast 2 Furious, and The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Dift). To be honest, i always liked the first movie compared to the others. and when i heard Vin Diesel signed up for the 4th movie, and that everyone else from the first movie signed on as well, i became very excited to hear about it. It's really rare for original actors from a first movie to jump onto the band wagon of movie sequels, let alone to come back about eight years later. it just goes to show that these actors are just not for the money or franchise name, but also interested in making their fans happy.

The new Fast & Furious movie gave us a little teaser trailer back in september (pretty much a possible set-up of what the movie may possibly be centered on) and here is the clip:


Here's the newly release 2nd trailer of the same movie (this one has more movie clips)(*enjoy):


more related links:
Fast and Furious official movie website
Fast & Furious movie info (IMDB)


**on a side note, i'm also really excited for the storyline between Paul Walker's character Brian and Jordana Brewster's Mia. They have great chemistry on film!

i heart Slumdog Millionaire

After its many premieres in different film festivals, I could not help but hear so much about the film. And after a great night at the Golden Globes (the film won 4 awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, and Best Score), i finally got a chance to watch it and might i say, it was a great film. It was totally unexpected for myself to even enjoy such a film, but surely i'm glad to be quite surprised. Though the film sets its background on an indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire," Jamal's story telling of his life's trivial moments showed very much importance in searching for Latika. Through the "slums" of india and Jamal's journey throughout the film, it gave us a love story. And this film is worth your time.

Here's the plot from Fox Searchlights Pictures):

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
(Slumdog Millionaire movie website)

Here are various clip interviews by the movie's cast members (*enjoy):

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto on Today Show - 11/21/08


Freida Pinto (Latika) on Jay Leno 12/22/2008


Dev Patel on David Letterman - 11/19/2008

I heart Scrubs

If I were to describe what kind of show Scrubs is, i would say it is very much like 30 Rock, but has its share of somewhat drama-like themes. Zach Braff and Donald Faison are great at what they do. The comedic randomness is genius!

Here are some of my favorite clips (*enjoy):

I heart 30 Rock/Best speeches of the night @ Golden Globes

I just love the fact that Tina Fey and her show 30 Rock won! Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan are just hilarious!

i heart "Lucky."

Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat sang a song together called "Lucky," and it's pretty amazing. It's the second single off "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things" - available now. Colbie is gorgeous in her white dress, and Jason looks pretty good in a suit. I heart both of them separately and together! let's hope for more collaborations between the two =).

Here's the new video (*enjoy):
"Lucky" Official Video With Colbie Caillat

I heart Malo's "Suavecito."

This is such a chill song to listen to. I just love it. "Suavecito" is from Malo's self titled album. I heard this song play on the radio this morning, and I knew I had to mention it today.



And here's the song (*enjoy):
 Malo - Suavecito

i heart Stephen Marley's "The Traffic Jam"

I love it when two genres collide/collaborate into an incredible by-product. This track is kind of old, but i still love it. It's called "The Traffic Jam" by Stephen Marley and it features his brother Damien. This song is pretty sick when you want to chill-out.

Here's the song and video (*enjoy):

	Stephen Marley - The Traffic Jam
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

I heart Mabanua's "Done Already."

So lately, I've been getting myself back into some Hip-hop, especially some old school hip-hop (i.e. a tribe called quest, notorious B.I.G., common, ll cool j, naughty by nature, tlc, etc.). and once again, i was searching for some new and old hip-hop albums, and I came across Mabanua's "Done Already" cd. If you like Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Jurassic 5 and hip-hop Jazz, then you'll like Mabanua.

Here's a snippet from his website (http://www.mabanua.com):

Mabanua was influenced by the sound of the 90’s hip hop group such as “Arrested Development” and the music of the 60’s and 70’s legends. He wanted to emulate the groove of black music he listened to as a child. He begun collaborating with a number of bands as a drummer at prominent music clubs in Tokyo. His technical and expressive skills came to full maturity during this period. Simulataneously, mabanua started to work on his own track using Akai MPCs. Since 2006 he was a member of a jazz-hip-hop group “Ovall”. It is a band of four musicians: their music is a unique mixture of sampling and live sound. Mabanua’s contribution as drummer consists of a characteristic, profound beat. His sensibility as a percussionist is also his strength in track making. His sound originates from a personal vision and although the basis of his music is hip hop, the ultimate goal is to create unique sound transcending any genre.

“mabanua” is a made-up word, an anagram of his real name. His first album will be release in October 8th,2008.

What makes Mabanua's cd unique is his jazzy hip-hop instrumental breaks between tracks, and his reminiscent sounds of early old school hip-hop. If you were to fuse Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, and Jurassic 5 into one band, then you would have Mabanua. You guys should definitely check him out.

Here's a random video of Mabanua making a beat (*enjoy):



related sites:
http://www.mabanua.com
http://www.myspace.com/mabanua

i heart Eagles of Death Metal

i fell upon this band by accident, and I'm glad i did. If you like Queens of the Stoneage, you'll like Eagles of Death Metal (by no means a death metal band). They're worth listening to! They've made about three albums in the past:
* Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004)
* Death by Sexy (2006)
* Heart On (2008).

They also performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live about a month ago, and here they are (*enjoy):

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year everyone. 2009 is here, and let's have a happy, healthy, and safe new year.

Let's hope good things come this year. =)

*First random video of the year:


I love this song, especially T.I. & Rihanna together!