A few weeks ago I received a package in the mail from the late-night-mostly-animated-short-attention span titans [adult swim] that contained, among other things, a screening copy of one of their latest programs, Superjail!.

The premise of Sueprjail! is pretty simple: Imagine a whimsical, magical prison run by a Willy Wonka facsimile (more Gene Wilder than Johnny Depp) and policed by a transgender super cop. Stabbings and jail-rapes are run-of-the mill in a world where, to boost morale, the Warden constructs a prison night club, or awakens a mythological Aztec/Mayan-esque God-warrior through a gladiator bloodsport match. Throw in a love story (or rather, a transgendered, unrequited prison love story), a circular beginning/end theme where a crime is committed, the criminal is dropped into Superjail, eventually escapes and is caught in the beginning of the next episode, and plenty of non sequiturs and blood-curdling violence in between and you’ve got a fine comedy cartoon in the tradition of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies.

Superjail! shows late nights Sunday and Monday on [adult swim].

Next on my [adult swim] list is a slight departure from their usual visual-entertainment fare. Beginning October 20th, African Swim, a compilation album of South African hip-hop artists will be available for free download from adultswim.com.

Hip-hop culture has long been included in the [adult swim] world, and African Swim, the latest in Williams Street Records‘ free download series, features some of the artists tearing up the Johannesberg hip-hop scene. The release will coincide with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2, a first person shooter set in Africa.

Full press release after the jump:

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Contrary to my dream last night, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was not recently fired from her position for not disclosing that she was, indeed, a Hermaphrodite. One thing’s for certain: I really should stop listening to BBC World Service while I’m trying to fall asleep. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes probably didn’t help either. I mean, really, when do they?

The weird dream prompted me to look up Condi on google news this morning. After attempting the key words “Condoleezza Rice Hermaphrodite,” which luckily found no results, I stumbled upon an article from ABC News about Condi’s former life as an aspiring pianist.

From ABC:

As a 17-year-old sophomore at the University of Denver, Rice was a music major with big dreams, who had started learning to play the piano from her grandmother at the age of three.

“I could read music before I could read. And I was absolutely certain that I was going to end up playing at Carnegie Hall,” Rice said onstage prior to her performance on Saturday.

Her first appearance at the Aspen Music Festival, however, quickly changed a young Condoleezza Rice’s mind.

“After listening to some of the 11- and 12-year-olds play, who could play from sight everything it had taken me all year to learn, I thought, ‘you know, you’re going to end up playing at Nordstrom or a piano bar, but not Carnegie Hall,’” she said.

Imagine the world that could have been. Actually, there’s probably no difference as Bush would have just appointed some other tool into a high position, but it does give me a giggle thinking of Condi hammering away at Nordstrom or some bullshit.

PLAY SOME SKYNNARD!!! WHOO!!!

This is the best low-budget music video ever and has sparked new inspiration for the Synthesis low-budget film series that, for now, we’re calling Manchild Drink Beer… kind of like Aqua Teen Hunger Force. WTF is up with that? No matter, things are about to get a whole lot more nekkid around here. I dunno if our Videomatt can handle editing something like this…

Yup, that’s Dizzee Rascal you hear, along with David Byrne. Brighton Port Authority is the British band better known as BPA. And I heard Fatboy Slim directed this. Now you know.

Here at the Synthesis we have a strong hold on the problems and concerns of America. To search for truth and a solution, Synthesis badass and Bearhunter baritonist Maurice Spencer tackles the tough questions with Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s very own Meatwad. Enjoi.

Yeah, shutdown downtown Boston