In memoriam: David Bowie Cameo on Extras with Ricky Gervais

The late, great David Bowie lent his gravitas to Ricky Gervais' self-deprecating parody show Extras.


 

Extras David Bowie by Flixgr

Muttley: poster dog for the post-post-modern age

Here at the Scenester, we always pride ourselves with over-thinking things through to excess. It is, after all, what makes the absurdities of life in the urban jungle a bit more sensible. "Traffic isn't traffic," as one notable person once said, "It's just an illusion." Perhaps that's framing things a little too transcendentally. As the philosopher once famously said, and I am merely paraphrasing him here, "Shit happens." Which is why this discussion is about something a little bit closer to Earth.

So what's on the menu

Hipster Apocalypse: The Dangers of Going Out

The popular Australian show Rockwiz airs on Saturday nights. To get people to say home and watch it, it plays on the fears and frustrations of many, namely of running into a bunch of hipsters, when going out in a novel way. It calls today's scene the Hipster Apocalypse.


Rockwiz (hipster apocalypse) promo from Sean Bell on Vimeo.

Über Scenester, Power-Up!

It's a bit dated but still funny.