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You can’t have ’slaughter’ without the LAUGHter!

dain — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:16:33 +0000

I hoped that since the election was over that I wouldn’t have to listen to that twatwaffle Palin spew her verbal diarrhea anymore. I was incorrect - at least this is about the funniest most surreal thing I’ve experienced all week. Good job, Sarah. (AP) Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon [...]

The Most Important Thing In The Internet

spencer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:14:09 +0000

http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016 They just keep going and going…. i think that is fun and it anew thing Tags: i think that is fun and it anew thing Related posts No related posts quite yet.

Mickey Avalon “Mr. Right” Live from the Boardwalk

Daniel Taylor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:51:46 +0000

Check out the fucking phenomenal Mickey Avalon performing “Mr. Right” at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA and check back tomorrow for Video Matt’s highly edifying interview with the man, the myth the legend: Mickey Avalon. Tags: boardwalk | mickey avalon | mr. right | myth Related posts Orangevale, CA (0) New Today on Synthesis.net - Matisyahu, The Devil Wears [...]

Underoath Interview on Synthesis.net

Daniel Taylor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:42:55 +0000

Video Matt recently had the chance to sit down with Tim and Chris from Underoath before the band’s show in San Francisco. Check out the interview, in two parts above, and then check out a little Video Matt specialness in the form of a “freestyle” below. Tags: chris | freestyle | san francisco | synthesis | [...]

Port-O-Pong

Dallas VonKillbot — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:38:04 +0000

Today as I strolled in I found a press release on my desk about a company called Port-o-Pong. First, I was moderately offended that my office presumed that I’m that heavy of a drinker that I would be interested in any form of drinking toy they found. Then I realized I’ve been here [...]

The Yule Logs, Quite Possibly The World’s Greatest Christmas Rock Band, Rocking Sauconys

spencer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:31:50 +0000

Oh look, it’s the Yule Logs. That’s a pretty decent Christmas rock jump there. Wait, what’s the guitar player rocking? Those look like…wait, can’t quite make it out. Fuck yeah. Too bad Saucony isnt’ making Xmas themed shoes. Hey Saucony, you just going to let Converse clown you like that? Tags: all-stars | Christmas | christmas band | christmas rock | [...]

Just Because It’s Thursday

alisse — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:13:03 +0000

Thanks to Rene, your mind will soon be expanded: If anyone has seen the ferret documentary please comment & be my friend. Seriously. Squirrels waterskiing! Monkeys swim under water? Tags: ferret | Monkeys | squirrels | swim | swimming | swimming pool | waterskiing | YouTube Related posts catpaddle (0) Zombie Portraits by Rob Sacchetto (0) You Heard It Here First (0) YOU Can [...]

Andrew Bird and Loney Dear Tour Dates

spencer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:07:24 +0000

Wow, my heart really sank when I realized that I will be unable to catch the Andrew Bird / Loney Dear show in San Francisco. Andrew Bird issued one of thebest performances I caught at SXSW 2007, and Loney Dear’s “I Am John” never gets rest with me, appearing on pretty much every mix tape [...]

Jessie Hughes Reviews Chinese Democracy

Dallas VonKillbot — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:47:51 +0000

Yea, Chinese Democracy is going to be the new Sarah Palin around these parts. Anyways, Jessie Hughes, aka the singer/guitarist for Eagles of Death Metal whom was thrown off of 2006’s Guns N’ Roses tour, had a chance to review Democracy. The results were pretty much not what I expected. Hughes said that the [...]

Hannah Montana is Nuts

Dallas VonKillbot — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:12:26 +0000

Miley Cyrus recently had an appearance on Ellen, and when the time came to talk about her new boyfriend, she went into a giggling hysteria. You might be wondering why this is worthy of posting, and I don’t blame you, but watch the clip. This is the single most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever seen… it’s [...]

The Internet Archive Way Back Machine

Daniel Taylor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:24 +0000

1. Go to The Internet Archive Way Back Machine 2. Enter URL 3. ??? 4. PROFIT Pic related: It’s synthesis.net circa early 2003. Thanks to MC Oroville for the heads up. Tags: internet archive | synthesis | way back machine Related posts Underoath Live in San Francisco at Synthesis.net (1) Underoath Interview on Synthesis.net (0) Tomorrow: Lower Class Revolt at The Knockout, San Francisco [...]

Video of Blake Schwartzenbach’s Thorns of Life in Brooklyn

Daniel Taylor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:15:40 +0000

Former Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil frontman and inventor of modern emo Blake Schwartzenbach is back with a new outfit called Thorns of Life, which he says “sounds like a storehouse of fond hatred from the last few years and in the now.” EMOVEMBER IS OFFICIALLY HERE. Anyways, there is some video of the band playing a [...]

Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy, Paul McCartney’s The Fireman Premier On Myspace

Daniel Taylor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:58 +0000

Myspace, its like Facebook only not as cool. But at least they have music: MYSPACE MUSIC TO GLOBALLY PREMIERE NEW GUNS N’ ROSES ALBUM “CHINESE DEMOCRACY” BEGINNING NOVEMBER 19TH LOS ANGELES–November 19, 2008— Chinese Democracy, the highly anticipated album from Guns N’ Roses, will be premiered worldwide exclusively through MySpace Music, the world’s premier music community. [...]

Zappa On Crossfire Pt. 1 - 1986

some guy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:48:56 +0000

Please Do Not Speak of the Brighton Port Authority

spencer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:42:19 +0000

The BPA will rule. Or be terrible. THE BRIGHTON PORT AUTHORITY In September 2007 a Brighton mystery was finally solved. While rumours had long been rife, few were sure if the shadowy musical project known as The Brighton Port Authority really existed. Proof of their recorded output was only confirmed when a cardboard box of dusty [...]

Ayman al-Zawahri Calls Obama a “House Negro”

Daniel Taylor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:50:15 +0000

Dudes be starting beef!: Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. In al-Qaida’s first response to Obama’s victory, al-Zawahri also called the president-elect—along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice—”house negroes.” [...]

Safety Sign Generator

Daniel Taylor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:07:14 +0000

The safety sign generator is your friend. Use it wisely. Tags: generator | safety sign Related posts No related posts quite yet.

Michael Jackson

some guy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:07:27 +0000

Yep. That’s what he looks like. Tags: michael jackson Related posts The Gloved One Returns. (0) Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of Band Of The Day: The Meltdowns (1) So What’s Up With Michael Jackson? (17) If you want to wear my clothing, it don’t matter if you’re black or white (0) For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the [...]

Physicists Detect Unknown “Structures” Outside the Known Universe

Daniel Taylor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:32:13 +0000

Maybe this is where we go when we die: On the outskirts of creation, unknown, unseen “structures” are tugging on our universe like cosmic magnets, a controversial new study says. Everything in the known universe is said to be racing toward the massive clumps of matter at more than 2 million miles (3.2 million kilometers) an hour—a [...]

Massive Lean Cuisine Recall Equals Lulz

Dallas VonKillbot — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:54:31 +0000

Fatties everywhere are stricken with grief today, as Lean Cuisine has recalled OVER 9000 pounds of chicken meat. The chicken in question is said to have traces of blue plastic shards, which is basically shrapnel from a Tupperware war. The recall is affecting over a million boxes of the healthy meals, which is [...]