Can’t say that we’re into boxing since we don’t ever watch it. The closest we came to boxing is that most of us are from the Nintendo generation, so we grew up with the awesome game Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!.

It’s no secret that Mike Tyson was a boxing legend, but in large part, the reason we love this video is because the editor could not have chosen better background music for such brute force than the soundtrack theme song from the movie Requiem for a Dream.

HBO Imagine is where film and gaming collide. Don’t know about you, but the trailer had the spine-tingling effect on us, making us curious to check out where HBO is going with this interactive project. First, some background straight from the source:

HBO Imagine features a unique new storytelling device that offers four different perspectives on the same scene, simultaneously. The interactive cube features two films, each 2 minutes in length and each played twice successively, on a rotating basis. Once you start unlocking clips and clues, you’ll see why this is so unique. Check it out at hboimagine.com

No two experiences are the same with HBO Imagine.

If you’re the type of person to get bored with TV shows easily, this is for you. HBO is stepping into the realm of making TV interactive with the HBO Imagine project. That’s one of the main differences between the Internet and TV to us. HBO Imagine is an innovative creation that speaks to the changes that we’ll be seeing on the face of how TV is watched and will be watched in the future. More specifically, we believe that we’re bound to see the the interactive nature of the Internet merge with the less interactive elements of TV, into a new and more engaging form of entertainment. Fire up your imaginations and let-loose with HBO Imagine!

Scruffy has put up a 15 minute megamix to give to fans in celebration of 10 year re-issue of Keep it Unreal.

And to keep up the celebratory spirit, Mr. Scruff is running a photo competition to win a gold disc on his site here.

Have a look and please ask your friends, family etc. to get involved! Just upload a photo of someone/something “keeping it unreal” and Scruff will select the best one to win the gold disc!

Mr Scruff’s music can be found in the new Rolando 2 game for the iPhone. The first installment was considered by many to be the best iPhone game of 2008, so the second is bound to be a hit!

Spanning the high seas on the way to the tropical island of Fontanis, ‘Rolando 2′ takes players to a beachside retreat set to the tune of Mr. Scruff, who appears in the game as a Rolando! At Mr. Scruff’s music shack, gamers can groove to Scruff classics ‘Blackpool Roll’, ‘Spandex Man’, ‘Fix That Speaker’ and ‘Sweetsmoke’ and buy tracks directly from iTunes.

Rolando 2 at Ngmoco
Rolando 2 at IGN

‘Rolando 2′ is available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch from:
Apple App Store USA
Apple App Store UK
Ngmoco

Kids these days are doing crazy stuff in their home studios. There are lots of remixes of this floating around on YouTube but this sounds like it’s one of the best.

Here’s the original version of the track from the game Portal:

Note there are even chiptune parties, like this one in philly we found the flier for on Geekadelphia.com. It featured entirely music like the streamable track above, no doubt.

Adam Freeland – “Under Control (Alex Metric Mix):”

Download.

Lipp’s latest record, entitled Peace Love Weed 3d, just dropped on January 27, 2009, so it really hasn’t been around for that long. We have taken the liberty of selecting our favorites from the release for your listening pleasure.

“Yeah:”

“Proceed:”

“Sentinel:”

“So Stoked:”

And now, for the finale, “Beamrider:”

A) Contrary to what you might believe, we do care here. As a matter of fact, if you have content or corrections to the posts that are constructive and not just ripping on them, then we’ll consider either changing my posts or future posts.

B) More specifically, let’s say you want a post with music or video clips about an artist or fashion, etc. Rather than writing, “This is stupid,” you could write suggestions (and not sarcastic ones either). If you really show interest in having a post about someone or something you’re into, we’re definitely open to it.

C) Anyway, if A and B fail to be satisfied, then this site is just going to go on being what it is.

Snapped this photo with the phone earlier today that was funny yet also representative of what HipsterWave is, we’re the:

And if the front doesn’t clear it up for you then the back should:

That’s how we break it down and ride for you. Prepare for more excellent posts. In the meantime, here’s a kid suffering nerd devastation:

Note his downtrodden pathetic reaction. He clearly doesn’t speak English as his first language, but to say “Mama,” when you’re upset at his age? This guy is not winning cool points, even if it does suck that his flat-panel TV got destroyed. It’s like, sometimes man, you just gotta be more careful when you play video games. And damn it, there are too many people in the world who don’t pay close enough attention to what they’re doing when they’re doing it (like say, when driving). So, we learn, you must focus with all your might when playing Nintendo Wii!

Oh and since now we’re sharing pics that we took personally of things and showing video clips of TV devastation, here’s a $40,000.00 70″, 1080p LCD television from Samsung (model  LN-T7081F) that you can now purchase at Best Buy. Shocked? We were. Man. Not only is this beast the same price as a low-end luxury car, but a Best Buy representative came by and stated that “No photos are allowed in the store,” while we were trying to snap some for you, the audience. What’s hilarious is that we don’t even think Best Buy has an official store policy against in-store photos being taken.

First, proof of the insane price-tag:

Okay, so now that it’s official, we were shocked and were so shaken up that we couldn’t manage to take a decent photo of the damn image-quality that’s worth showing you, so the best we have to show for it is a blurred image of Keira Knightley’s face from Pirates of the Caribbean:

If you want to learn more about one of the highest priced consumer TVs available, just holla at Samsung and here’s a photo that actually shows its beauty a bit (albeit a small photo):

So what’s so damn great about this TV? Sure, it’s 70″ and has a resolution of 1080p, but damn. Why $40k? That’s completely absurd! Who pays that much for their TV? Plus, you know that in a few years they’ll have better technology at a better value. We know that Best Buy has marked the price up at least 17-20% because that is one of their policies, but damn, we still could not understand the hefty price-tag. Well, once we learned that the contrast ratio is 500,000:1, that put things in perspective a bit. The average, Joe six-pack flat-screen in the $750 – $2,000 range has a contrast ratio of about 10,000 – 20,000:1. What does such a disgustingly high contrast ratio mean? That all your brights are brighter and all your dark colors are darker. Basically, you get an excellent viewing experience, that was built on a viewing experience that was already good. So, this TV is amazing, but we still refuse to shell out that kind of dough for a TV. That’s just unreasonable.

But hey, by the way, if 70″ isn’t big enough for you, Samsung also has a 103″ model available at $103,000.00. Every TV should cost $1,000 per viewable inch. Just sayin’, you know, in case you decide to splurge.

So, one of my favorite movies of all time is Donnie Darko. The movie to come closest to that since 2001 when it was released is No Country for Old Men, but the two could be a comparison of apples and oranges. Sure, there have been lots of other great movies released since 2001, but both of those are excellent and you should watch both if you haven’t seen them. One of the best things about Donnie Darko is the fact that it’s set in the 80′s, so everyone is rocking Hobie shirts and using dated expressions (kind of like in the Zelda commercial above). Also, the sheer contempt that Donnie (Gyllenhaal) has for his school and the world around him was just special. When you’re not a mainstream conformist, sometimes the world around you can cause disgust or seem absurd. I think Donnie Darko speaks to the absurdity of the world we live in, even though it was set in the 80′s. So, take this clip for example. I won’t go into much detail about it, but was just reminded of it with the forthcoming release of the movie Notorious (just because of the song being sampled, really). Sparkle Motion is really hilarious and whenever I think of minors I think of the absurdity of Sparkle Motion. No, No, Notorious.

Before we get started, here’s the track that put Lotus on the map for us. Heard it on Adult Swim. Had to have it immediately. Done deal.

“Message Situation:”

Flying Lotus Remix of Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli:”

“Tea Leaf Dancers (Feat. Andreya Triana):”

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

“Bonus Beat + Dance Floor Stalker:”

Chris Walla and Dntel produced Give Up. Walla played the guitar and piano on several tracks. The album’s most well-known single was “Such Great Heights“, which has been featured in advertisements for UPS and Kaiser Permanente. The song has also been covered by Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Brack Cantrell, and Iron & Wine. The Iron & Wine cover appeared on the soundtrack for the film Garden State, as well as a commercial for M&M’s. Give Up was the Sub Pop label’s most successful release since Nirvana’s debut album Bleach.

Such Great Heights:

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight: