Extract
Mike Judge (of Beavis & Butthead, Office Space, and Idiocracy fame) quietly released Extract in 2009. It's a quirky ensemble comedy featuring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, and Kristen Wiig. This isn't a fall-off-your-chair yukfest but rather a slow burn of clever, dry comedy. Affleck is especially brilliant as the bartender giving Bateman's character "medical" advice on how to "just make everything better." I'm not going to give you a plot synopsis because it'll sound too boring. And it has Mila Kunis. Did I mention Mila Kunis? 'Cuz she's totally in this movie.
Mike Judge (of Beavis & Butthead, Office Space, and Idiocracy fame) quietly released Extract in 2009. It's a quirky ensemble comedy featuring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, and Kristen Wiig. This isn't a fall-off-your-chair yukfest but rather a slow burn of clever, dry comedy. Affleck is especially brilliant as the bartender giving Bateman's character "medical" advice on how to "just make everything better." I'm not going to give you a plot synopsis because it'll sound too boring. And it has Mila Kunis. Did I mention Mila Kunis? 'Cuz she's totally in this movie.
Soul Coughing: Ruby Vroom
Soul Coughing is a long-time favorite of mine. Mike Dougherty's vocal stylings and lyrics will remind you of Cake, and while there are plenty of parallels these guys had their own unique sound. The grooves have much more hip-hop influence, and the inclusion of acoustic bass and effect from a Casiotone keyboard give the texture a weird and interesting combination of organic and sampled. Yes, you read that correctly: a Casiotone keyboard. Ruby Vroom is my recommendation as a starting point. "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" was one of the better known tunes (check out Youtube for a Dave Matthews cover!), but absolute favorite lyrically is the noir/beat-poet vibe of "City of Motors."
Soul Coughing is a long-time favorite of mine. Mike Dougherty's vocal stylings and lyrics will remind you of Cake, and while there are plenty of parallels these guys had their own unique sound. The grooves have much more hip-hop influence, and the inclusion of acoustic bass and effect from a Casiotone keyboard give the texture a weird and interesting combination of organic and sampled. Yes, you read that correctly: a Casiotone keyboard. Ruby Vroom is my recommendation as a starting point. "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" was one of the better known tunes (check out Youtube for a Dave Matthews cover!), but absolute favorite lyrically is the noir/beat-poet vibe of "City of Motors."
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