BEARS EAT PEOPLE!

Website 101: Happy Fourth!

brandon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:53:44 +0000

Well somehow, it’s July again already and thaaat means it’s time for fireworks and the 4th of July! Wee! I won’t be around this weekend to post, so I figured I’d leave you with some killer America tunes to get you all patriotic and stuff!
Enjoy your weekend, I’ll catch you on the flip side!

New AWK Music Video

brandon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:35 +0000

It’s always great when I have new Andrew WK things to post about because the guy is so darn likable and awesome.
He’s got that Destroy Build Destroy show over on Cartoon Network, which is one of the many new live action shows airing on the channel, and they’ve enlisted him to make a music video promoting all these shows.
Thissss is that music video…

Walking With Dinosaurs

brandon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:25:26 +0000

I saw an ad for this dino arena show thingy in the paper the other day and I kiiinda think it would be sweet to go to.
Has anyone in BearLand been to this? If so, how was it?

WARNING: MAY CAUSE HEADACHES

foolofgold — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:48 +0000

iwrestledabearonce

It’s All Happening

Century Media/June 2, 2009

iwrestledabearonce is a funny little band from Shreveport, Louisiana, a place I once lived matter of factly. I’d heard of these fellas (and one lady) a little over a year back from the Bear himself, and back then I was pretty turned off by their techno interludes and wacky keyboard bridges and solos. I first heard of their latest release ‘It’s All Happening’ a couple weeks back right here on BEARSEATPEOPLE.COM!! with the video for ‘You Ain’t No Family’, and what a hootin’ hollerin’ time it was. I immediately enjoyed the brutality of the metal that these musicians created. I was also shocked that such a voice could spawn from a female, I always thought it was a two singer thing goin on (She’s hot too, btw). At the end of the song the metal breaks out into a country-western themed boot scootin’ boogie kinda thing, a horse neigh’s and explosive breakdowns ensue. iwrestledabearonce is thrash meets metal meets speed metal meets techno electronica meets the best thing you’ve heard. It’s not metal all throughout (thankfully almost), the cd dramatically slows down at times to explore singer Krysta Cameron’s more melodic side accompanied by metallic techno keyboard rhythms. ‘It’s All Happening’ is a fresh approach at the metal scene that pleased me greatly. It’s perfect for techno blasting in your boosted Toyota Scion at 3 am. [3.5/5]

The Bear Days Of Summer Filmfest: Heavyweights

brandon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:11:42 +0000

The plot summery listed on IMDB sums Heavyweights up pretty nicely…”Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that the facility is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.” Haha, ya can’t beat that. This film is the cat’s pajamas. Not only does it have Ben Stiller in one of his most entertaining and overlooked roles..Tony Perkis..but it also had a handful of the wisecracking Mighty Ducks AAAAND the blob! The Blob! I always wanted to jump onto that thing, it looked like oh so much fun.
I never went to a summer camp as a kid and that’s cool with me because I kiiinda think it would have been similar to a living hell (unless it was like Camp Nowhere, which might be next week’s choice), but I sure did enjoy watching movies and tv shows about them when I was younger. They gave me the camp experience without actually having to go through the camp experience, ya know? But I digress.
Heavyweights is a really entertaining flick. Like I said, I loove Stiller as Tony Perkis, he plays an overbearing loony toon so darn well. I also have much love for Lars, Perkis’ main counselor dude – his character, for me, is the most quotable one in the film and I’ve been known to bust out a quality Lars line from time to time in hopes that someone else might have a glimmer of an idea of wtf I’m talking about. Whiiiich they usually don’t. Screw em.
To summarize: Heavyweights. Great movie. Go watch it.

Do any of you guys have summer camp horror stories?

Noooo! Billy Mays :(

brandon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:26:03 +0000

My God, what’s going on?
According to TMZ, Billy Mays, the iconic tv infomercial pitchman, has died.
As an infomercial-o-holic, I’ve become quite familiar with Billy’s work over the years, and this is a real pity. I loved that Pitchmen show he had on Discovery Channel too. Boo.
At least he will always live on as the voice of tv products everywhere.

Yanni > You

brandon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:24:51 +0000

I mean honestly, I dare you to try and deny that the man, the myth, the legend, Yanni, is in fact better than all of us. Sure, he had a little run in with the law but COMEEE ONNN, who hasn’t felt the need to lay down the law with a smidge of domestic violence from time to time AMIRITEGUYS?? Back in the mid 90s, Yanni ran this friggin town and we were all better for it. The man was practically a Greek God who composed and played the songs of angels with his magic fingers.
The dude had this cd, Live At The Acropolis, back in the day, and all joking aside, the record is the bomb. I remember watching the PBS special of this concert a bazillion times (because they aired it every time they were in the middle of another annoying pledge drive) and really kinda digging it even though I wouldn’t admit to liking something my parents liked back in the day. This cd is so good, the dude is mondo-bazondo talented, and I don’t care what you think about that.

‘one man’s dream’

RIP Michael Jackson

brandon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:03:58 +0000

I was pretty bummed to hear that music icon Michael Jackson died today. While his later life was kinda wacky, the dude released some seriously great music back in the day. He was only 50 years old too, so that makes it extra sad. He left an undeniably huge mark on the world and will never be forgotten.

What’s your fav MJ song?

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Ben’s Necessities: Max Richter’s ‘The Blue Notebooks’

ben miller — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15:54 +0000

When I was a child, one of my favorite pastimes during the waning months of the year was watching the seasons change. My grandparents resided on a few acres of beautiful farmland upstate and my family used to visit several times a year; Mom always called it a chance to ‘refill our batteries’, a phrase that was understandably confusing for a young child. Oh the questions that flowed around my mind! “Where are my batteries??”, “What if they die before I get the chance to recharge them? Will I be able to move or speak without them?”, “Do I ever have to replace them?” Those are just some examples of worries I once had. The innocence of a youngster is a magical thing.
These adventures to the farm were wonderful for me and while I was sure to make the most of them each time they occurred (after all, I had to make sure my batteries were good and charged, I didn’t want to run out at a key moment during the year – like an important playground kickball game, or something equally as exciting), I loved our autumn visits the most. There was an old, wooden swing tucked away in the Eastern corner of the farm that seemed to be strategically placed in order to maximize the surrounding beauty that the swing’s occupants got to witness. From that swing, I had a great view of both the lake I loved swimming in during the warm summer months and the nearby woods I ventured into every once in a while when I built up the nerve. During these fall trips though, I rarely felt the urge to explore those woods or try to convince my parents that, in fact, it was not too cold to swim; instead I was perfectly content sitting in the swing, watching the breeze catch the weary leaves in it’s grasp. As if with a million tiny hands, the wind would pluck the leaves from their home up in the trees to take them on their last journey before they would fall to the same earth from which they once were born. A journey I may not have completely understood the logistics of at the time, but was awed and touched by all the same. There was a beauty in this yearly cycle that I could not put wrap my head around, but appreciated it more then I can begin to share with you.

When I listen to Max Richter’s ‘The Blue Notebooks’ album, I’m immediately transported back to that farm, that swing, that season, that beauty. Gorgous and understated, this album is a must have for any readers who have an appreciation for beautiful, emotional, and relaxing neo-classical music. Close your eyes, and imagine yourself on that old, rickety swing on a brisk November day. Allow yourself to feel the cool breeze against your face and hear it as it slowly, strategically makes it’s way through the treetops..rustling the branches and threatening to take any remaining inhabitants along on it’s slow march towards a barren winter. As the melodies held within these strings and these piano keys rise and fall, so too does your chest as you breathe in the cool air and you find yourself surprised by the warmth that can be found in melancholy. Richter’s inclusion of traces of minimalist electronic ambience is impactful as well, at times flushing out an already lush soundscape, and at others giving the music the slight hints of levity at the perfect moments. Allow yourself to get lost in the music. Allow it to be a soundtrack to a calm moment or the instigator of a peaceful dream..I believe that’s what music such as this was created for. Really listen. Hear how the spoken word passages from the pages of Kafka and Milosz accentuate the music. Hear the story Richter is telling you; the story he is telling us. Allow yourself to get lost in the music because sometimes, that’s the best way to find yourself.
My name is Benjamin Miller, and I love this music.
I hope you decide to give the record a chance.
It’s worth it.

New Avett Brothers Song

brandon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:31:06 +0000

I’ve never been a HUGE fan of the Avetts throughout the years, but that’s not to say I don’t enjoy their music. They have a new Rick Rubin produced record coming out on August 11 and have graciously given a new track to Spinner.com to make available for download! Wee! The song is called ‘I and Love and You’ and quite honestly is a great, great tune. Anyone into folksy sorta stuff should clicky click the link you’re about to see and give it a listen.
(or right click & save as to dl it)

‘I and Love and You’