New Foo Fighters Video (Feat. Rashida Jones) - "Long Road To Ruin"

Love it when Foo Fighters hit the costume department and have a laugh. Unlike "Learn To Fly," for instance, Dave Grohl (or, Davy Grolton) sticks to but one character in this '70s hospital soap opera send up within a sendup,... CONTINUE READING NEW FOO FIGHTERS VIDEO (FEAT. RASHIDA JONES) - "LONG ROAD TO RUIN"»

Posted on November 2, 2007 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | The Office

The Scrantones Cover Radiohead

Anyone with an internet connection and a tendency to veer over to straight pop culture/entertainment sites is well aware that last week Scranton hosted the first Office convention, giving Scrantonians a day to exhibit their local pride and celebrate the... CONTINUE READING THE SCRANTONES COVER RADIOHEAD»

Posted on October 30, 2007 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | The Office

Kelly From The Office Reviews Arcade Fire

"Once in a while I do something I know people are going to think is really cool. Like when I started running outside instead of on a treadmill. Or when I translate Latin for people off of monuments or coins... CONTINUE READING KELLY FROM THE OFFICE REVIEWS ARCADE FIRE»

Posted on October 1, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | LCD Soundsystem | The Office

The Week In Show Tunes

Summer was fun etc., but we've been riding unreasonable levels of excitement for the fall TV season; us high culture junkies are in need of a fix. And this fall more than any other -- riding the well documented successes... CONTINUE READING THE WEEK IN SHOW TUNES»

New Wisely Video (Feat. Jenna Fischer) - "Through Any Window"

Right, well, we have no idea who Wisely is either. But put Jenna Fischer's name in your YouTube tags and you're gonna get our attention -- especially if it turns out the Office beauty's in the thing. Wisely (first name... CONTINUE READING NEW WISELY VIDEO (FEAT. JENNA FISCHER) - "THROUGH ANY WINDOW"»

Posted on August 24, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Jenna Fischer | The Office | Wisely

Dan Deacon @ Mercury Lounge, NYC 5/12/07

He may look like he'd be the most awkward kid in the room, but Baltimore's electro-animaniac Dan Deacon is a charmer. As per his custom, Deacon set his rig of pedals, keys, lightbulbs, and discman in front of the stage,... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC 5/12/07»

Posted on May 14, 2007 in Concert, Video (37 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | The Office | Zooey Deschanel

Death Cab For Halpert

Did any of you guys take us up on our "Guess Which Song Gibbard Will Cover" game last night and stream Ben's set at 9:30 Club? 'Cause you forgot to tell us that Office mate John Krasinski strapped on a... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR HALPERT»

Posted on May 11, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | John Krasinski | The Office

Sak Vid Pa Kanpe! Arcade Fire On SNL

Normally we wait out the weekend before telling you if anything interesting happened on Saturday Night, but because tonight's episode, hosted by Rainn Wilson, included an Office parody AND a Digital Short featuring an Arcade Fire cameo, we figured why... CONTINUE READING SAK VID PA KANPE! ARCADE FIRE ON SNL»

Posted on February 25, 2007 in Video (59 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Rainn Wilson | Roger Waters | Saturday Night Live | The Office

Dunder Mifflin Karaoke

Michael losing himself to James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover" was painfully awesome and just the beginning of a sing-along spectacular holiday episode of The Office last night. There's a two minute recap here, but it unfortunately omits those priceless karaoke... CONTINUE READING DUNDER MIFFLIN KARAOKE»

Posted on December 15, 2006 in Show Tunes, Video (22 comments)
Tags: Alanis Morissette | John Mayer | The Office

John Krasinski Talks To The Shins

We don't normally peruse Filter (mainly because every album gets an 89% rating) ... but this month they invited John Krasinski (Jim from The Office) to interview his fave band, the Shins. The product is a little bit cute ("You're... CONTINUE READING JOHN KRASINSKI TALKS TO THE SHINS»

Posted on December 1, 2006 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: The Office | The Shins

Lazy Scranton

You saw your last Narnia rap parody in January. The folks at Dunder Mifflin? Not so much. From tonight's Office, via BWE. (Team Pam!)... CONTINUE READING LAZY SCRANTON»

Posted on November 16, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: The Office

Mad About Lute

I'm a huge Police fan, and ... ok, a Sting fan too. (Up until 1991 those were some incredible albums, really!) But even I draw the line somewhere.In an exclusive interview with Sting.com, Sting has revealed his latest project -... CONTINUE READING MAD ABOUT LUTE»

Posted on May 18, 2006 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: The Office

Clap Your Hands Win A Dundee

A reader writes...-----Original Message----- From: Hala D Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 8:01 AM To: Stereogum Subject: clap your hands say "the office"? Did I hear clap you hands say yeah soundtracking Jim's party on "The Office" last night? Isn't... CONTINUE READING CLAP YOUR HANDS WIN A DUNDEE»

Posted on November 23, 2005 in Show Tunes (32 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | How I Met Your Mother | The Office | We Are Scientists

Steve Carell, Kanye West Will Host SNL Premiere

Fortunately for Kanye, Steve Carell DOES care about black people. From The Office Season 1, in which an African-American leads the "Diversity Day" discussion:Mr. Brown [Larry Wilmore]: My name is Mr. Brown. Michael Scott: I will not call you that.Tune... CONTINUE READING STEVE CARELL, KANYE WEST WILL HOST SNL PREMIERE»

Posted on September 26, 2005 (12 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | The Office

Slough Hands

"There are viewers who do not just love The Office, they want to marry it and have its children," Alessandra Stanley wrote in the NY Times yesterday. She's right. It's a cult. I've met some of these people. Did you... CONTINUE READING SLOUGH HANDS»

Posted on October 22, 2004 (25 comments)
Tags: The Office