Link roundup

1. "In describing LeBron James' season, 'great' might not even begin to do it justice. If the season ended today, his PER (player efficiency rating) of 32.6 would be the best in NBA history, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons."

2. A reader tells Neil Gaiman:

I bought my niece Coraline as a gift. When I next saw her, I asked what she thought of it. She got about half-way through, then got so scared she wrapped it up in a blanket and put it in a shoe box. Then put the shobox in an empty toybox, then filled the toybox, locked it, and put it up in the attic. Which was then locked. Just thought I'd share that.

3. My favorite song of the day is Fenech-Soler - Demons (Minnesota Remix). Via.

Me and You by Nero

Me and You by Nero - - the song from the commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre at Best Buy.



This is good, too: Nero - Must Be The Feeling (Delta Heavy Remix):



Available as a free download.

Cool and creepy animated video by Chris Milk for Rome's Two Against One

The song is "Two Against One" from the album "Rome" by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, featuring Jack White and Norah Jones. The video was directed by Chris Milk and Anthony Francisco Schepperd. You can see another interactive video from the album here. And Two Against One is a 99 cent download at Amazon. Via.

The Leningrad Cowboys

Inspektøren points out that The Leningrad Cowboys have been doing the long pointy boots for a long time now. Here they are performing Stairway to Heaven with the Red Army Alexandrov Ensemble (goofy, but I genuinely like this version):

Drake featuring Rihanna - Take Care

Drake featuring Rihanna - Take Care. 99 cents at Amazon.

Pitchfork's best 100 songs of 2011...

has been posted.

*You can see my favorite songs of 2011 here.

Music roundup

Below are my favorites from all of your music recommendations from last week. I sent the $25 credit to anonymous for the first track.


Rustie - Surph.



Junior Boys - Itchy Fingers. (Thanks, Mors.)



Le Butcherettes - Henry Don't Got Love. (Thanks, Lyndon.)



Hercules & Love Affair - Painted Eyes. (Thanks, Joe.)



The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow. (Thanks, Jen.)

Nunchucks! (and some excellent 80's songs)

Lots of goofy nunchuck action edited by Jon Eisener (Hobo With a Shotgun):





But the real gem is the song in the second video - - Innocent Hearts by John Farnham. As soon as I heard it, I thought it sounded like the epitome of a 80's movie soundtrack song, and sure enough, it's from Savage Streets starring Linda Blair:



The movie looks like a can't miss as Linda Blair hunts down the members of an 80's gang:



And John Farnham is definitely now one of my favorites. Here's Justice for One from the same soundtrack:



I'm pretty bitter that the soundtrack is $130 at Amazon.

Via these sites.

Music beg/giveaway

So that's what I'm listening to right now. How about you?

What's your favorite recent song? Include the artist and title and your email in the comments. I'll send a $25 Threadless credit to a commenter.

Brenton Duvall - Phone Rings Goodbye (Long Edit)

Brenton Duvall - Phone Rings Goodbye (Long Edit).

Daedelus ft. Bilal - Overwhelmed (Star Slinger Remix)

Daedelus ft. Bilal - Overwhelmed (Star Slinger Remix). 99 cents at Amazon.

Dallask and Porter Robinson - Jupiter Unison (3LAU Bootleg)

Dallask and Porter Robinson - Jupiter Unison (3LAU Bootleg).

M83 - Midnight City (Big Black Delta Remix)

Midnight City (Big Black Delta Remix) by M83

M83 - Midnight City (Big Black Delta Remix). 99 cents at Amazon.

Mord Fustang - Magic Trooper (OVERWERK Remix)

Mord Fustang - Magic Trooper (OVERWERK Remix).

Jay-Z + Adele - Won't Go (Wishing)

Jay-Z + Adele - Won't Go (Wishing) (Urban Noize remix). Via.

Helix by Justice

Helix by Justice. (99 cents at Amazon.)

Link roundup

1. Play Duck Hunt in your browser.

2. How the Mexican Mafia works.

3. The secret origin of Tori Amos's Cornflake Girl.

The Rolling Stones on the TAMI Show

The Rolling Stones on the TAMI Show - fun to see them so young, and It's Alright at 11:30 is great.

Link roundup

1. The song from that Nike commercial I posted this morning was Ellie Goulding's Under The Sheets (Jakwob remix). Here's more than a dozen remixes of Goulding's songs (including the one from the video). So far I like the Jakwob remix of Starry Eyes.

2. The guns in Terra Nova are apparently Nerf guns painted black.

3. Google News apparently won't index sites written by one person:

We currently only include articles from sources that could be considered organizations, generally characterized by multiple writers and editors, availability of organizational information, and accessible contact information.

Via.

Nike running commercial featuring Ellie Goulding

Nike running commercial featuring Ellie Goulding.

*Buy the Nike+ SportWatch GPS at Amazon.