Some national recognition comes to the Macpodz, one of Ann Arbor's favorite local bands in recent years: They were recently named "unsigned band of the week" by the website for High Times magazine. (Yes, that one.)

The mini profile includes this nice description: "With a little bit of everything in its musical grab bag, The Macpodz melt music lovers’ ears, from fans of far out jazz to those rootsy jam band-style grooves. The inventor and namesake of its own brand of funky dance music, coined “disco-bebop,” The Macpodz pay homage to kinky musical concoctions like the groovy, unstructured big band instrumental works of the late, great Frank Zappa with psychedelic tinges of sunglasses-and-afro era Miles Davis."

The timing is nice for the band, given that they've got two shows slated at the Blind Pig next Wednesday: an early, all-ages show as well as a late show with special guests.

Other entertainment items of note online today:

MOVIES

• The Michigan Daily has a feature story on "The Art of Power," a Michigan-made movie screening at the Michigan Theater this weekend. Jenn McKee covered the movie for AnnArbor.com earlier this week.

• Faith Evans is set to star in a movie about the life of the late Florence Ballard, the onetime (and arguably most talented) member of the Supremes.

• A documentary about Jimi Hendrix's concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969 is set for release next year, Rolling Stone reports.

• If you're planning to see "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" this weekend, MTV.com promises everything you need to know going in.

MUSIC

• The New York Times has an interesting profile of Kanye West as he prepares to release his new album.

• YouTube user listeninginspace has a taste of Matthew Dear's show at the Blind Pig earlier this week:

TELEVISION

• Jimmy Fallon spoke to Rolling Stone about his Neil Young spoof with Bruce Springsteen.

• Eminem is slated to appear on "Saturday Night Live" next month with Lil Wayne.

Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.