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Michael Jackson Isn’t Feeling The Recession

Dallas VonKillbot — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:21:42 +0000

With stock prices bouncing up and down and the sub-prime mortgage crisis causing the value of homes to plummet, it’s a damn good time to have some extra cash laying around. Personally, if I had an extra couple million laying around I would just buy GM, get super hammered and drive Corvettes around on [...]

Fuck Metallica: Believe In The Sword

spencer — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:38:35 +0000

Don’t get me wrong; I love Metallica… Well, at least I loved Metallica back in the day when they still wrote badass, heavy songs and Cliff Burton was alive, smoking bongs and living the storied life as the epitome of hessian bass players. But Metallica might be shooting themselves in the foot by allowing Austin [...]

Badass YouTube Music Moment: “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Gavin Castleton

spencer — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:53:55 +0000

Okay, If I wasn’t a Prince fan I probably would not have watched more than 20 seconds of this, but after Gavin Castleton gets his loops going the song really becomes his own. Check it out. Sinead would be proud. Tags: castleton | Music | prince fan Related posts Xmas Music: The Yule Logs (0) Woe is me, [...]

Paris Hilton Says She’s “Only Slept With a Couple of People”

Daniel Taylor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:06:16 +0000

Paris Hilton has only slept with "a couple of people," because she respects herself too much.

Get Video Matt on MTV

Daniel Taylor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:30:37 +0000

Our little boy, Video Matt, is all growed up. You can tell by all his tattoos. Anyways, he's trying to stretch his wings and fly, and has entered himself into the running to be a host on MTV

Stop the presses: Ron Asheton of the Stooges has died.

spencer — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:26:03 +0000

No fun. From AP: DETROIT (AP) — Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. He was 60. Asheton was found at his Ann Arbor home early Tuesday morning by police officers after they were called by an associate who had not heard from [...]

Obama’s New Whip Looks Like The Batmobile

Dallas VonKillbot — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:31:56 +0000

I’m going to try to stray away from stereotypes here, but I make no promises… The Secret Service are going to be unveiling the new presidential limo soon, but spy photos have already hit the web (makes you wonder how they can be responsible for protecting the leader of the free world but can’t keep fucking [...]

Mudvayne On Tour this February

spencer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:22:38 +0000

Good news for you Midwesterners…that is, Midwesterners who crave the rock radio stylings of pseudo-metal sweethearts Mudvayne. The band is hitting the road to promote their new album The New Game, you can find their February tour dates and most recent press release after the jump. Me, I kinda miss all the face paint. The [...]

The Bad Plus (Joined by Wendy Lewis) - “For All I Care”

spencer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:11:00 +0000

The Bad Plus (Joined by Wendy Lewis) For All I Care Heads Up / Do The Math For the uninitiated, The Bad Plus perform twisted jazz renditions of classical pieces and contemporary pop and rock songs on piano, standup bass and drum set. No mere gimmick, their arrangements are expertly crafted, reinventing the source material into grandiose, thick, [...]

Sanjay Gupta For Surgeon General?

Daniel Taylor — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:10:43 +0000

President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation

Apple Announces End to DRM, Tiered Pricing on iTunes

Daniel Taylor — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:50:33 +0000

Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection

Layaway Plans For Concert Tickets?

Dallas VonKillbot — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:10:06 +0000

I’m sure we’re all feeling pretty crappy right about now with this recession looming over our heads. Here at the office, we’re being charged $.30 for every square of toilet paper we use and we’re stealing wireless internet from Starbucks, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to make ends meet, AMIRIGHT? Considering [...]

Random Internet Moment of the Day

Dallas VonKillbot — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:36:00 +0000

It’s a little early to be making statements about the whole day, but I think we have a winner here. It seems that Anon is at it again, this time causing a picture of a plane running into the twin towers to come up in the Google hot trends (#3 below). I’ve got to admit, [...]

Titus Andronicus Tour Dates

spencer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:37 +0000

Hailing from Glen Rock, New Jersey (a rock town if I’ve ever heard one), Titus Andronicus comes off like British Sea Power on a heinous Clash binge (heavy on the Mick Jones songs). Definitely a post-Pixies/Neutral Milk Hotel band, Titus Andronicus lean toward noisy recordings and raw vocals in their boogie-woogie, and from what I [...]

Photo Win

spencer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:11 +0000

I thought that was already illegal…

willx — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:05:53 +0000

For those of you who are not aware, it is now illegal to compose, read, or send a text message while you are driving. The fines are pretty weak if you ask me: Drivers caught texting are now subject to a $20 fine for first-time infractions, and $50 thereafter, but local jurisdictions’ penalties, assessments and court [...]

Obama’s Kids’ Lunch Menu

Dallas VonKillbot — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:11:22 +0000

Legally I’m not allowed to post anything negative about President-elect Obama due to the contract I signed when I officially became part of the liberal media, but Rene just found this and it made me chuckle/die a little inside. TMZ got a hold of the Sidwell Friends School snack and lunch menu, and it [...]

A PSA on Child Molestation

Dallas VonKillbot — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:10:35 +0000

Returning to Work Got You Pissed? Scientists Say Throw a Tantrum

Daniel Taylor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:23:20 +0000

Releasing tension through shouting and screaming is a really beneficial way to expel the negative energies caused by stress

Protagonist: The Movie

Daniel Taylor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:59:49 +0000

Just got through watching Protagonist, the altogether badass new movie from Jessica Yu, writer/director of 2004's In the Realms of the Unreal