I caught an amazing show in Chico last night. Three Portland bands played Cafe Coda. There were no local support acts, so the show wasn’t very well attended, but this didn’t stop Nick Jaina, Weinland and Norfolk & Western from putting their hearts into it and digging into their strings, horns, drums and woodwinds. Nick Jaina, playing as a seven-piece, stole the show….for me, my girlfriend, and three or four other people who were in there not working or playing in the band. Then Weinland tore it up as well.

Weinland had stayed at my house last time they were through Chico and shot a bit of video. I’m not much for sports, but drinking games? Solid. Here my room mate Paul Valadon explains to touring band Weinland (nee John Weinland) the rules of Putt-Putt Drink-Drink.

Be sure to check out http://www.myspace.com/johnweinland, as they will be on tour for the next seven weeks.

And that’s why he got ktfo of the Unit. I <3 Rap Drama.

While yesterday’s death-related art story, the Yale student who purposely impregnated herself and aborted the fetuses as often as possible turned out to be something of a hoax (or performance art, if you will), photographer Walter Schels’ new exhibit in London featuring before and after shots of terminally ill patients is all too real. Fuck it.

This is the final straw for Heidi Montag. The girl doesn’t even have a proper website, yet she’s all gung-ho about a singing career and now a fricken clothing line, which I’m sure she launched just to be a bitch to L.C. It comes as no surprise that her line is full of FAIL. It features a paper-thin tank tops that are too short, some shiny black hot pants with a 1 inch inseam, flimsy t-shirts with a dated and unoriginal looking logo of a heart with wings. I swear, if I see anyone rocking this gear, I’m going to weep out of pity for their soul.

This just goes to show, life’s not fair. Even no-talent assclown cyborgs with big tatas can get paid. That’s it. I’m going to get a boob job. Wanna invest in my breasts? I hereby promise to only do smart things with them.

From thinkfashion.com:

There’s just one problem. The clothes are terrible. Heidi’s line is a combo of trashed-up stripperwear and beachy-blah t’s and minis – a strange mix, but nothing we don’t see every Saturday when we hit the Old Navy then follow up with a lap dance at the local strip bar.

From New York Mag’s Fug Girls (who are hilarious, btw and you should really read the whole thing for some quality worktime chuckles):

This is the worst fashion line in the history of fashion lines… No self-respecting grown woman should allow herself to be seen in these garments.

Luckily, it’s possible no one else is interested. Not only were we alone in visiting Heidiwood, we were the sole shoppers at that Anchor Blue, period, exposing us to the naked curiosity of the employees. “Are you a … fan of Heidi?” one of them asked. We murmured something unintelligible, much like the previous day when we called to confirm the clothes’ arrival and the store clerk said, “Are you … um … interested in the Heidi Montag stuff?” He might as well have enquired, “Are you eating glass?” But the store’s emptiness ultimately saved us — with customers nearby, we’d have lacked the guts to open the dressing-room doors.

If you find a *good* review of this clothing line, please post a link in the comments.

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As promised, here is the first installment of Video Matt’s most recent Paramore escapades. This video features the band performing their hit song “Misery Business” live and acoustic at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sacramento,CA. Stay tuned for a lot more Paramore footage, or just subscribe to our YouTube channel and get updated instamatically every time Video Matt gets stoked.