The thing about gymnasts is that usually they look more like steroid abusing midgets than they do actual human girls, not to mention the fact that they’re like 16 or whatever (or in the case of China, 13). You would think that chics who can do the splits and do a standing front flip would at least be kind of hot, but for the most part the only dudes jocking Olympic gymnasts are internet pedos. However, last night I was watching the individual womens gymnastics competition (yeah, I know) and the American broad who ended up taking home the gold medal, Nastia Luikin, was actually not a bobcut troll like the majority of competitors, but was actually almost physically attractive, aside from the terrible style that seems obligatory for world class gymnasts, not to mention 18. I figured it would be worth lurking moar, and lo and behold, like most other actual people, Nastia Luikin has herself a myspace page, with pics of her IRL. What’s up now? Advanced lurkers probably already figured out that that’s just a jocker myspace, and that her own myspace is here. If you’re a 20-year old emo-bro in Plano, TX and you’re not hitting the add button right now you’re blowing it bro!

Something that sounds an awful lot like the as-yet-unreleased new Emery EP, While Broken Hearts Prevail, is currently streaming on Myspace under the name “Carl Winslow”. Whoever it is, it sounds fucking badass.

If you’re a fan of Michael Franti & Spearhead or even if you’re not and just wanna try and show him up, do a Spearhead cover! On the Franti MySpace you can submit your own cover of one of their songs in the “Spearhead Covers By Spearits” contest. If you submit your own cover to any of their songs it’ll be posted on his MySpace page for the world to see!

This is definitely the cutest one I’ve found so far.

Video Matt cruised down to kick it with his homies Metro Station last night in Berkeley, as their current tour with The Maine, Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte came through town. He sat down with Trace Cyrus himself to discuss the recent buhshit with tranny Myspace biznatch Jeffree Star. Check it out.

Trace Cyrus, brother of Miley Cyrus, drug-abusing nemesis of Jeffree Star and frontman for Video Matt’s favorite band Metro Station, apparently wants you to prank call a piercer who “ripped him off” as per a bulletin he posted on his band’s Myspace:

PRANK CALL THIS NUMBER!!!! 206-329-8274

so i usually dont take these personal problems so seriously. but i just got fucked over at a piercing shop and the dude as a complete jerk.

after selling me the wrong shit still refusing to refund my money and hanging up the phone on me.

call this number 206-329-8274

erica and christopher were the fools names.

make them have to change there number.

appreciate the love

trace

I just tried calling it and no one answered, but the message said they opened at 11, so I’ll try back in a little bit and see how these folks feel about the whole sitch. Stay tuned.

Our homie and drummer for local awesome radical band Brighten Jimmy Richards announced via Myspace blog today that he is leaving Brighten to go to Africa and then to school right here in good ol’ Chico, as well as to focus on his badass design business, Junior Kickstart:

Hey everyone,

This is a rather depressing blog for me. Something that is not easy to write or deal with right now, but it is something I feel I have to do. I have decided to leave Brighten. Over the last year or so I felt God pulling at me about this. Leading me in another direction. I’m not leaving on any bad terms whatsoever. Alex and Justin have been great about this and weren’t taken by surprise. I’d been talking with them for months and months about this and finally decided.
It’s very hard. Being in a band is awesome. I love being able to meet and share with cool people like all of you all over the world. But it is mostly hard because Justin and Alex are my brothers. I’m going to miss hating ridiculous amounts of time in the van with them and dumb arguments, spitting on alex while playing, making funny videos, talking about life and things going on at home, and so many other things that go on when you spend 24 hours a day 7 days a week 9 months out of a year with people.
This isn’t a pity party. I am just sharing what’s happening in full rather than just peacing out on all of you. You guys (fans and friends) are a huge part of Brighten. I absolutely LOVE that part of it all. Getting to meet all of you is such an amazing thing for all of us in bands. I love talking to each of you.

So what am I doing now?

I am leaving for africa on July 21st. Two weeks. I’m very excited! After that, I will be going to school here in chico. I work full time designing merch for bands (www.juniorkickstart.net). I’m not exactly sure of what I want to do with my life yet, but I’ll figure it out soon enough.

Brighten’s new EP, Early Love, will be available really soon. I’m so proud of Justin and Alex and love what they are doing and everything they are about to do. I know you guys will be too.

If any of you would ever like to talk to me, please keep in touch!
My screen name is : eagersails

It’s been an amazing time,
Jimmy

I’ve heard some fun rumors as to who Jimmy’s replacement might be, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how shit pans out. In the mean time, if you’re a label and you haven’t signed Brighten yet, what the fuck are you waiting for? Teen girls everywhere will thank you with money. Promise.