The Pelican’s Perch

Where the Wild Things Are
Directed by: Spike Jonez
Perch Score: 8.899/10

It goes without saying that I was more than excited to finally see Spike Jonez’ film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are.  All the controversy with the studios and that whole backstory was almost old news to me by this point, and I was just [...]

I had intended on reviewing Firekites’ album The Bowery a while ago, but I guess it never got past the point of being just a draft.  I liked what I wrote, but I think I’ll just scrap that draft and write up a quick one that gets right to the point.  Firekites’ album The Bowery [...]

I dare you not to laugh.  The first chair prank is funny, but the second one blows it away.  So funny.

Japanese Chair Prank – Watch more Pranks

In case you haven’t seen it yet.

Here’s a little Mew for you.  I always enjoyed this band, but had to be in the mood to listen to an album the whole way through.  Today, for whatever reason, was one of those days I was really in the mood to listen to some Mew.  They recently played on AOL’s Interface, and it [...]

Just randomly found this video and really enjoyed it.  Unique in every way.  Watch it in HD if you can.

let yourself feel. from Esteban Diácono on Vimeo.

My weekly (well, not as of late) installment where I feature 10 of my current favorite tracks that everyone should hear.  One more until we reach #50!  Crazy stuff.  Enjoy the mix and, as always, let me know which songs especially stood out for all of you.

Philadelphia Grand Jury [mp3]

Langhorne Slim – Back to the [...]

This episode cracked me up.  Watch it asap.

Well, I posted behind the scenes stuff for Where the Wild Things Are, so why not give Fantastic Mr. Fox equal dues.  Here’s a behind the scenes video that shows some of the technology that went into making Wes Andersen’s new film, and how Andersen was able to juggle everything without having to actually be [...]

Jack and the gang from Steel Train have a new EP coming out called Steel Train is Here and they’re giving away the song “You and I Undercover” for free if you sign up for their mailing list.  Listen to the stream below, but I think that’s a pretty fair trade considering how good the [...]