Ex Norwegian is a rockin’ band from Miami.  who have a powerful sound that’s irresistibly poppy & easy to love. They have a range of influences from Procol Harum to Enrique Inglesias to Nirvana. I definitely pick up on a “Kinks” vibe.  Definitely diggin’ it.

http://www.myspace.com/exnorwegian

http://www.exnorwegian.com/

Rachel Goodrich is a cool, quirky lady, also from Miami Beach. She plays a plethora of instruments, including guitar, keys, uke, harmonica, xylophone, banjo, mandolin, spoons, pots, pans, and kazoo….oh, and she sings. I especially enjoy her song called “Light Bulb”.

Her voice, mixed with the instrumentation reminds me of 1940s jazz-country-folk. Very cool.

http://www.myspace.com/rachelgoodrich

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See what Rob & Pat thought of the movie “Alice in Wonderland” directed by Tim Burton, and starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover and many more.  This movie is a revisit to Wonderland by Alice and is a 3D trippy ride.  Comment below and let us know what you thought of this film.

Check out the full review on Wednesday March 10th on the show OK, Good Stuff!

To watch the newest episode of For OR Against click here.

Joe and Kate (which can be found at strike.tv) stars Joe Kelly, a writer for “How I Met Your Mother” and Kate Purdy, who has written for MadTV.  Watch episode 2 below, and then head over to strike.tv to watch the entire series. It’ll only take you 6 minutes… why not check it out?

Wild Light is an eclectic 4-piece from New Hampshire in which 3 members sing.  Below are my two favorite songs of theirs, “Heart Attack” and “New Hampshire”. They are reminiscent of The Arcade Fire, which is no surprise since they have been friends of the band for a long time (Wild Light member Timothy Kyle was originally a member of Arcade Fire). They’ve got a great rock sound with a lot of originality and moxie.

http://www.wildlightmusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/wildlight

Steel Train got their name from a Sublime song (to find out which one, watch episode 14 of MIL), & their latest album is from 2007, called Trampoline.  It’s an amazing, funkified rock album that should be appreciated by all walks of life.  The lead singer, Jack Antonoff, is like a human strobe light (apparently.)  Just take a listen for yourself.

http://www.steeltrain.net

http://www.myspace.com/steeltrain

Marshmallow part two: The Smore.  I believe that any camping trip, no matter what happens, can be considered a success if it is accompanied by the smore.  It is one of the few foods that is an activity in itself.  The question that I ask myself every day is, what could make the smore better?  It seems so perfect, but there must be something.  The answer seemed to be sitting right in front of me, while I was eating breakfast, bacon!!!  Chocolate and marshmallow melted around a peice of bacon and eaten between two graham crackers.  The idea seemed too good to be true, but only time a video camera and those ingredients listed can tell.

You can see even more bacon combinations here.

Also check out many more fun Maybe Hip shows at MaybeHip.com

Patrick Lothian

Check out the full review on Wednesday March 3rd on the show OK, Good Stuff!

To check out this weeks episode of For OR Against, which includes a naked T-Box, click here.

Got lots to talk about this week: Katie Couric, the Luck of the Irish, Disney movies, & a few songs I love and hate.  Plus, a few surprises along the way.

Also, check me out on the shows I host, “My Indie Life” and “Chicago Rocks.”Auto Tune the News: This is an online phenom that I am absolutely obsessed with.  It is a series of songs/videos in which the Gregory Brothers (three brothers: Evan, Michael, & Anthony  +  Evan’s wife Sarah) create songs to popular news stories by auto tuning Katie Couric/Joe Biden/Sarah Palin’s voices.  It is hilarious, entertaining, and actually very catchy. This whole week, at one point or another, I have found myself with their songs in my head.  They even had a T-Pain guest appearance.  One of the things about this that I find amazing is that Katie Couric actually sounds like she could be a good singer, all thanks to the craze that has swept the nation, AUTO TUNE.

Interesting piece of trivia: Before Auto Tune the News’ success, Michael Gregory was an American Idol Reject! So adorable.

St. Patty’s Day and other great excuses to get wasted: This one doesn’t require much explanation.  I just love it when I can get absolutely smashed and don’t have to explain myself to anyone cuz there’s a great excuse for it…it’s like, “Hey, It’s St. Patty’s day, I’m half-Irish. Let’s get drunk!”  or “Guess what I am for Halloween? An alcoholic!” or my favorite, “It’s Friday!”

Any way you put it, the message is still clear.  Drinking is great – and when you have an excuse to drink, it feels even better. It feels RAD.  BTW, who’s comin’ out with me this Friday?

Johnny Tsunami: “Go Big or Go Home.” This was the Disney Channel before crap like Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez. This was way before “High School Musicals: 1, 2 & 3″. I love this for a few reasons. First, the acting’s actually not terrible. I LOVE Lee Thompson Young. I used to watch “The Famous Jett Jackson” on Disney & I always thought he was so hot. Second, the premise of this movie is so ridiculous but it’s also fun.  Johnny Kapahala is a surfer who has to move to Colorado; For some reason in this town, the public school kids snowboard & all the private school kids ski, which is just a ludicrous idea, but whatever. I’ll roll with it.  I think this might be my favorite of the Disney Channel Original Movies – followed closely by Brink starring Eric Von Detton.

“BedRock” by Young Money: Oh my goodness. The first time I heard this song, I was in the car by myself, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was kind of just going about my day, not really paying attention to the song on the radio, but then these words caught my ear, “Call me Mr. Flintstone, cuz I can make your BedRock.” That’s like the worst pick-up line I’ve ever heard.  And to top it off, they are saying it through song.  Just an overall pan of the song, and of Young Money in general. This is a big boo…

Heart Attacks on a plate: I’m speaking specifically about the onion “brick” from Hackney’s & the Bloomin’ onion.  And do you want to know why these are so bad:  because they are so freaking desirable.  I love onions, and so deep-frying them only makes them that much tastier. I used to waitress at Hackney’s and I remember we would all call the onion brick, “Heart Attack on a Plate,” but that didn’t really stop anyone’s mouth from watering when we carried them out.  Ugh…I hate that unhealthy foods exist, because that’s all I want to eat all the time.  But also, I don’t want to die at the age of 30.  So I just pine and lick my lips at the thought of these forbidden morsels.  I know I will be better in the long run for not eating this crap, but I will also be more grumpy.

Stay tuned for the next installment, which may or may not be all about bacon.  Bye!

Lexi Scherr

Brainstorm (which can be found at brainstormtheshow.com and DailyMotion) is a show about an ad agency called “Yogurt” which is going under due to an inappropriate TV spot leading to the sudden firing of a majority of the employees. The agency needs to nail a pitch for a campaign for “THE” Altoids, & so they bring in the best in the business: Rock Shanz!  The main character of the show, Ben (played by Jamie Elman) has a history with Rock as he stole Ben’s ideas & girlfriend at the same exact time.  Hilarity ensues.  Watch the trailer below, and then head over to brainstormtheshow.com to watch the entire series.  It’ll be the best 45 minutes you’ll ever spend on the internet.  This show also stars Michael Blaiklock, Todd Grinnell, Peter Holden, Charlotte Newhouse, & Genevieve Jones.

Good stuff, okay?