SparkLife posts by brandon specktor

New Music: Matthew Koma's Voice Is No LMFAO-ing Matter

Matthew Koma is kruisin'. Literally, when we called up the young singer/songwriter/soon-to-be-ubiquitous producer, he's driving through the More»

Ke$ha

This Beatles/Ke$ha Remix Reminds Us That Mashups Can Be Awesome

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By: Brandon Specktor

We're generally pretty skeptical of corny attempts to modernize the Beatles—but, great glitterbomb, Batman! This new "TiK ToK"/"Come Together" remix by soundcloud DJ doctordude is ...

3 Arnold Schwarzenegger Reboots We Demand To See After Total Recall

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3 Arnold Schwarzenegger Reboots We Demand To See After Total Recall

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By: Brandon Specktor

Before he became the legendary West Coast statesman and master orator that you know, Arnold "Ah-nold" Schwarzenegger permanently altered the leathery, vein-bejiggled face of pre-millennial ...

Namesake

New Music: Namesake Rocks Out for the Nerds (and Their Dads)

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By: Brandon Specktor

When Will Crafton first picked up the guitar during the summer of 8th grade, he didn't expect to be spending a future 4th of July ...

Songs

The Do's and Dont's of Quoting Song Lyrics

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By: Brandon Specktor

People have been expressing their feelings with other people's artistic sentiments since the stone age, when Caveman Shemp totally ripped off Caveman Duncan's "three sticks ...

The Olympics

The Weirdest Olympic Stories You Probably Missed this Weekend

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By: Brandon Specktor

It's hard to keep track of all the hustle and bustle of the Olympic Games. There are thousands upon thousands of athletes to watch, with ...

Sleeping Beauty Is a Total Stalker in this New Fairytale Comedy

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Sleeping Beauty Is a Total Stalker in this New Fairytale Comedy

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By: Brandon Specktor

With a batch of titles like Snow White and The Huntsman, Red Riding Hood, and the upcoming Angelina Jolie firebreather Maleficent giving our fairytales the ...

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Ted Talks

A REAL Steampunk Computer and 5 other TED Talks to Geek Out About

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By: Brandon Specktor

Here's one for your steampunk novels, gearheads: the first effective computer was designed in the 1830s, powered by steam, cogs and punchcards, and filled a ...