I've been hearing a lot of buzz about Sunday night's new episode of Entourage. However, oddly enough, most of that buzz seems to be more inquisitive than anything. To be more specific, I've heard a lot of people asking the same question, and that question is, "who is Anna Faris?" Faris made a rather prominently featured cameo in the episode, playing herself, which apparently left most people confused as to what kind of acting cred she really has if the majority of America hasn't ever heard her name before Sunday. The whole situation probably has her IMDB page getting more hits this week than the premiere of all of the Scary Movie films combined (not that those movies aren't each cinematic treasures unto themselves). Anyway, the point is, I actually do know who Anna Faris is. She had major roles in the previously mentioned Scary Movie franchise, and had bit parts in many other projects, the most respectable of which is probably the Bill Murray-Scarlet Johannsen vehicle Lost in Translation, where she played a character strikingly similar to one she played in the Ryan Reynolds comedy Just Friends. So maybe she actually could benefit E's help with her real life career, or maybe just a few more acting lessons.
Either way, after watching the episode, since I already knew all of these things, I had a different question on my mind, and it was more concerned with the song that played over the end credits. It sounded like a strange hybrid of different influences and styles. The verses sounded a lot like Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," but the production and the chant-like chorus had a much different feel all together. After some research I was surprised to find out the song was performed by eclectic, Toronto-via-Trinidad MC K-OS (pronounced "Chaos"). I had heard some of his material in the past and none of it sounded like this song which is titled "Valhalla," and is posted below. It's definitely strange all over, but something about it makes me want to keep listening over and over. Weird. But I guess not as weird as Anna Faris playing herself as a recognizable actress...
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