May 1, 2013 3:00pm PT

Variety’s Picks: A-Trak, Tommy Trash’s ‘Tuna Melt,’ Kimmel’s Lie Witness News, More

"Tuna Melt"

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Tuna Melt: A clever Rube Goldberg-meets-electropop musicvideo features toast, dominos and, of course, tuna melts.

The bouncy music is by Kanye West DJ A-Trak & Tommy Trash, and it’s directed by Ryan Staake with help from artist Kinetic King, an expert at working with the colorful popsicle stick constructions known as “stick bombs”:

Coachella 2013 — Lie Witness News

Kimmel takes his Lie Witness segment to the desert festival, where slightly dazed scenesters enthusiastically endorse every fictitious band the interviewer comes up with — even Obesity Epidemic. Because who doesn’t like to mock indie music fans?

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

After the Most Deranged Sorority Girl Email went viral, Funny or Die hopped on the meme with Michael Shannon reading the profane, over-the-top letter in his signature deranged fashion:

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KCSN - KCSN.org and 88.5 in Los Angeles: Heritage acts and indie faves from Wilco to Bonnie Raitt are featured on the revamped public station that’s going after the ears of millennials and boomers, with familiar names such as Nic Harcourt, Terri Nunn and Jed the Fish.

Os Mutantes - "Fool Metal Jack": Melancholy Gaelic melodies, Pink Floyd-like soundscapes and careening percussion combine to glorious effect on the Brazilian psych-rock legends’ new release.

Fitz and the Tantrums - "More Than Just a Dream": Already well known to festival audiences and music supervisors, the lively L.A. ensemble’s sophomore release targets a wider aud via its first album on a major label.

"Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted" By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Simon & Schuster): Read about how female writers helped the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" ring true by making use of their own experiences and about how the actors helped mold one of the wittiest and most progressive shows of its time.

"Coldwater" By Diana Gould (Gibraltar Road/A Vireo): TV writer Diana Gould understands Hollywood’s dark side, and this taut thriller about rich girls and their mogul parents will ring true for anyone who’s ever taken a studio meeting or driven through a canyon haunted by Sharon Tate’s ghost.

Technobohemian By John Malkovich: The too-cool-for-school actor has been a respected fashion designer for several years, and he commissioned impressionistic printed Italian fabrics for the airy scarves in his fall 2013 collection. One features a nude drawing of Simone de Beauvoir. The only U.S. retail outlet is Miami’s Webster Hotel. Meanwhile, his capsule beachwear collection is available at Yoox.com.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising (Activision): A terrifying update for the bestselling game with four new multiplayer maps and Mob of the Dead experience, set in a universe in which Ray Liotta, Joe Pantoliano, Chazz Palminteri and Michael Madsen try to escape an Alcatraz overrun by zombies.

Canabalt HD (Kittehface Software): Players control a James Bond-like suit-and-tie-wearing character who runs across rooftops and cranes in an endless sidescrolling city skyline as buildings implode and crates get in the way. Now available on the Ouya console with updated graphics.

Artemis (itunes.com): You get what you pay for, say fans of the $29.99 Director’s Viewfinder app from Chemical Wedding. D.p.’s and helmers like Peter Webber appreciate the app that serves as a director’s lens, and recently added tagged photo galleries and Airplay support.

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LISTEN:

Os Mutantes – “Fool Metal Jack”

Fitz and the Tantrums – “More Than Just a Dream”

READ:

“Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted”

“Coldwater”

SHOP:

Technobohemian By John Malkovich

WORK & PLAY:

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising

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