Movie Anthems

We can all vow and say that EVERYONE LOVES music and movies, which is why 'HOTMESS' is the best blog EVER, which is why they go HAND in HAND! When we think of movies, somehow, immediately a song made popular by a certain movie pops into our heads. Some movies even helped bring oldies back to life and made popular with today's youth! And it also makes for a great road trip game! 

So here's my TOP 10 songs from movies, plenty more where that came from... (in no particular order):

1- Simple Minds 'Don't you forget about me'- The Breakfast Club

2- Ray Parker Jr's 'Ghostbusters'- Ghostbusters 

3- Bonnie Tyler's 'I need a Hero'- Footloose

4- Moby's 'Porcelain'- The Beach

5- Huey Lewis and the News 'The Power of Love'- Back to the Future

6- Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life'- Transpotting

7- Kenny Loggins 'Danger Zone'- Top Gun

8- Bryan Adam's '(Everything I do) I do It For You'- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

9- MIA's 'Paper Planes'- Slumdog Millionaire

10- Bob Seger's 'Old Time Rock and Roll'- Risky Business

Risky Business

If you haven't heard of these movies... RENT THEM! and if you haven't heard these song... DOWNLOAD THEM! 

Let us know what some of your favorite songs from movies are?!

Peace,

Cindy

Hotmess! What we've got cooking in the oven....

The next couple of weeks are going to be BIG here at Hotmess. We've got some fresh goodies coming your way such as an interview with La Roux, some face time with Paramore and Jay from Bedouin Soundclash! As if that weren't enough it's festival season here in Canada and we've got a lot of big names coming through town including The Roots, Common, Metric, K-OS, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam...the list goes on and on. Expect interviews with a least a few of them!!!

I'm really pushing for an interview with The Roots their new single blows my MIND!

Jay

2012- the best disaster movie of all time or effects heavy piece of shit?!?!?

When I saw the original trailer for this movie I was blown away. You know the one where the monk is ringing a bell on a mountain top and then a giant wave comes crashing over the Himalayas and everyone is like- WHAT THE SHIT?!?!



Now I see THIS trailer ....and I see that it's brought to us by the guy who made Independace Day and I'm having a hard time NOT believing that it's going to be a blustery piece of shit. I hope not.

I wish someone would take a premise like this and stop including the fomulaic "one man must save the world" storyline that we keep seeing rehashed.

Will this be the best disaster movie of all time or another special effects heavy piece of garbage?

We'll see.

J

Tonight on Hotmess- SNOW PATROL

LIVE in Vancouver from 6 tp 7:30pm at 101.9 FM. Also available for FREE on ITunes.



Thanks for watching/ listening.

Jay

SLIM JIM CHAOS

The only Slim Jim plant in the U.S. exploded last month because of a natural gas leak and no Slim Jims have been made since then.

I thought those only existed in random Mohawk and Husky gas stations but the NY Post says the shortage is causing hoarding and panic everywhere... mostly with truckers? Just guessing.

Their article "Where's the Beef? Slim Jim Factory Can't 'Meat'Production Needs" says that "like the infamous "Seinfeld" episode, in which Elaine begins hoarding the Sponge after the female contraceptive is taken off the market, analysts are bracing for a big summer Slim Jim run."

There is such a thing as a Slim Jim analyst? Please tell me it's Macho Man Randy Savage.



The company who makes the product,ConAgra, is rumored to make as many as 500 million of those salty bastards every year! That equals $250 million in sales annually!

ConAgra said it won’t return to full Slim Jim production until the fall. I say a mouth full of beer and Beef Jerky will get you through the drought.

Crisis averted. Phew.

My Oldie Movie Picks of the Week

I must admit that I am a huge fan of older movies, but not "Gone with the Wind" old... Here are a few of my all time favorites, if you haven't seen them then get your butt to the nearest blockbuster and rent' em... and if you've already seen them well, watch'em again... they're timeless classics!

1- Interview with the Vampire (An outstanding cast and one of Tom Cruise's best!)

2- Back to the Future (The whole trilogy is amazing, but the first still blows my mind!)

3- Groundhog Day (Bill Murray at his best, and what an original concept)

4- The Game (You'll never know what the F$%k is going on till the end...)

Let us know what some of your favorites oldies are...

Cindy

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head played the Media Club tonight and what the fuck, Natalie Portman isn't in the fucking band? First time that joke's been made?

I had heard their debut album before and they seemed to be running a hipster awareness campaign that I wanted to resist at first. But their songs are fun and their show was too. They had platters of fresh fruit that they passed out to people in the front rows. How friendly! And their music is just catchy as hell and about great things like tandem showering and tilt-a-whirls. I want to stay young forever!

If you missed it, check out our audio interview with Dave Price from the band!

HOLY MUSCLE SHOALS BATMAN!!!!!!

SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE IS BACK!!!!!!


WOW. IT'S A FACT. Sunny Day Real Estate have reunited with original bass player Nate Mendel and will launch a tour in Sept. right here in Vancouver!!!!


They are one of the most influential bands that came out of the 90's and if you've never heard of them here's your opportunity to introduce yourself to greatness. Sure their bass player is a member of the Foo Fighters but don't let that stop you!!!!
If you want to get killed by the angel of good times go see them!!!



SDRE TOUR DATES:
Sept. 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Sept. 18 - Portland @ Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW)
Sept. 20 - Salt Lake City @ Murray eater
Sept. 21 - Denver @ Ogden eater
Sept. 23 - Minneapolis @ First Avenue
Sept. 24 - Chicago @ Metro
Sept. 25 - Detroit @ St Andrews Hall
Sept. 27 - New York @ Terminal 5
Sept. 28 - Boston @ House of Blues
Sept. 30 - Washington DC @ 930 Club
Oct. 1 - Philadelphia @ Trocadero
Oct. 3 - Atlanta @ CW Center Stage
Oct. 5 - Dallas @ Granada eater
Oct. 6 - Houston @ Warehouse Live
Oct. 7 - Austin @ La Zona Rosa
Oct. 9 - Tempe @ Marquee Theatre
Oct. 10 - Anaheim @ House of Blues
Oct. 11 - Los Angeles @ Henry Fonda eater
Oct. 13 - San Francisco @ Fillmore
Oct. 15 - Spokane @ Knitting Factory
Oct. 16 - Seattle @ Paramount Theatre

Jay

Infected Mushroom

The only previous encounter I've had with infected mushroom required a trip to the clinic and a cycle of antibiotics to forget. Last night at the Commodore was a much better experience.

When an artist bio states "Israeli Psycho Trance Duo" you pretty much know what you're in for. Or so I thought...


Turns out Infected Mushroom is a four-piece band ripping out super fast beats and killer guitar riffs. I've never seen so many people on the dance floor. I've also never seen so many people line up to use the stalls in the men's room.

Green Day

I think it's safe to say I underestimated Green Day. They played Vancouver last night and from the first note it was epic. They hit the stage like a bunch of GIANT LIZARDS that had escaped from their cages and were bent on destroying the city... WITH ROCK! 

By the third song, their new hit "Know Your Enemy," they had the whole floor of GM Place (Vancouver hockey arena) bouncing higher than a frog on a pogo stick on the Moon! Canadian audiences are usually pretty tame so kudos to you, Green Day. 

The show had tons of pyro and fireworks and a drunk guy in a rabbit suit. GO SEE GREEN DAY LIVE.

Jay

pS- Thanks to our photographer Graham for taking these amazing pics.

Know Your Enemy

Free Shwag and Awesome Shit to Listen Too

That's right Hotmessers, we're giving away copies of "Natalie Portman's Shaved Heads" album "Glistening Pleasure". We love playing their tracks and on our show this friday we will be chatting with Dave from the Band! So check out Hotmess Radio live friday night 6-7pm on 101.9FM or download the podcast.

Send us an email to theshow@hotmess.org with the subject header NPSH Contest

Hollah to the free stuff !

If you have $9,999,999.00 US dollars then you could buy this!

But if you do...you definitely have too much money. The above price is for a Michael Jackson domain name on Ebay.

And so continues the circus.

www.inlovingmemoriesofmichaeljackson.com

Really? That's not even a good one. Oh excuse me-it also includes these 3 more long winded ones with the alternative endings .net, .org. and .info... Steal!

Quick there is only 28 days and 21 hours left to bid!

http://cgi.ebay.com/In-Loving-Memories-of-Michael-Jackson-com-Domain-Name

New HOTMESS podcast- to the right!

It's our latest and greatest show, We play a little Mikey J, we interview to The Dan Band (you know the kicks ass group that plays the wedding band in The Hangover AND Old School...yeah them)AND we have a dope ass DJ named Cheeky Disco drop in to PHREAK THE PHUNK.
Is it too much to handle?!?! Maybe, But you can deal with it just CLICK ON THE TOP SHOW RIGHT THERE TO THE RIGHT UNDER THE HEADING hotmess radio and TURN THEM SHITS UP!
J

A simpler time...

in the early eighties when there were no cell phones, no internet, no kiddie sex allegations, when Michael Jackson and Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (HE'S THE KID IN THE RED LEATHER JACKET)danced for cola products.

RIP MJ

We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Courtesy of www.TMZ.com

NOTE: It appears TMZ was the first to break this story and now CTV, Newsweek, CNN and many other reputable news outlets are reporting the same thing.

It's a Big Week Vancouver!

Diplo, Switch and Major Lazer are in town tonight.

If you are not already going, drop your Pizza Pop and run down to the Commodore immediately.

Then our friends at Schitz Popinov have started a rad new night this Thursday at Shine.

http://schitzpopinov.blogspot.com/FML

As always, Hotmess is synonymous with immeasurable greatness this Friday from 6pm-730pm on CiTR 101.9FM.

After a shamelessly hilarious promotion campaign BRUNO opens July 10th !

AAAAAAnd I found a new mix I heart. BIG SAUCY BANGERS MIX!

DJ Rhiannon is quickly building a reputation both here and abroad for sweeping the floor with hot bangers like this.

Check her out here before she heads off to Mexico. She's opening for The Disco Villains on August 1st @ The Modern. http://www.myspace.com/djrhiannon

In the words of Jay Awesome.... Holy fucking shitballs WHAT THE FUCK!!!!

Parents this is why you DO NOT let your kids play World of Warcraft day in and day out. They end up loosing touch with reality, getting no exercise, and have zero social skills.

This kid flips his lid when his mom cancels his World of Warcraft account. Hey mom, good move if your kid is this upset over losing his gaming rights chances are he has nothing else going for himself in life. Get the kid enroled in some outdoor sports, definetly a better place for him to channel all that energy.





Becky

Eclectic Method

Listen up, buckle up and get ready to be blown away by this audio/visual orgasmic video by Eclectic Method- The Tarantino Remix 

Enough said... it speaks for itself. Oh, and you can thank me later!

Perez Hilton gets BOOM BOOM POW from Black Eyed Peas

The MuchMusic Video Awards is arguably Toronto's wildest party. They shut down Queen St. and shit just gets silly. Apparently it got too silly last night for Perez Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas. A bunch of shit was said and blah blah blah Perez gets knocked the fuck out. it was only a matter of time.

You know how I know you're gay? You weren't at Coldplay last night.

I'll admit that I've always thought Coldplay's music was a little "soft."

I was convinced that Chris Martin was going to release a solo album called " Loafer Lightener LTD." So believe me when I say I wasn't that pumped to go to the concert last night, but the tickets were free so what the hell, right? Plus I had just finished interviewing Gary from Snow Patrol who opened for Coldplay. He's funny as hell. You will be able to hear my Snow Patrol interview on Hotmess next week! 

I digress. 

Last night I went to see Coldplay and holy fucking shitballs they put on an amazing live show. Not even a show...it was an event. It was everything a concert should be- dynamic, entertaining, professional, fun, funny, loud and surprising.

 The most surprising thing of all was the fact that they actually rocked! I know! What?!?!?!?!

Yeah, they re-worked some of their old tracks (like the kick ass techno version of the song Talk) and songs like Violet Hill, Yellow and Politik were loud and powerful as shit. 

There's definitely a reason these guys are so popular.
Some of their songs still suck mashed potatoes and gravy through a straw though.....

Jay

Coldplay setlist Vancouver GM Place June 20, 2009:

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place

Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris piano)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will vocals)
I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)

MIMING IS COOL AGAIN!

Okay fine, miming has never been cool.

In an attempt to one-up the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft has come up with a new interface for the Playstation 3, the interface is.... well, no interface at all. Project Natal is full body scanner that tracks your movements and voice so that you become the controller.

It's in the computer!

This just plain freaks me out. People already look stupid playing Wii. Imagine how everyone is going to look now? Well you don't have to imagine, just watch their promo video.

You know how you always think people are talking to themselves when they have a bluetooth in? Picture looking in your neighbours window to this. THE WORLD IS NOT READY. Their are still places in Canada that don't get the internet! I don't get cell service on the train! I still have a flip phone and own a vehicle that requires The Club!

And the scan in feature? What the? The only way I can see myself getting one of these fancy thing-a-ma-jiggers is if I can scan in Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) from True Blood and have my way with him.

If "The Island of Dr. Moreau" were a porno...

Sometimes there's so much love in the air that you can't help but become a character in a Barry White song. Guess what, it's the same for all animals!
When the getting's good, the good get grindin' on whatever and whoever they can get their dirty paws or hooves or wings or talons or hands or flippers on......regardless of what kind of unholy abominations might be created in the process!!!!!
WARNING-DON'T LOOK AT THIS IF YOU LIVE IN A RED STATE.

Jay

Jay

Facercise

"The world's foremost authority on facial exercises" (and possibly the only authority?) Carol Maggio, has been promoting her Facercise regime for so long that she still credits Geraldo Rivera as one of the talk shows she's appeared on.

Carol pitches that she has a loyal celebrity clientele base and that her facial exercises will leave you looking younger, tighter and... like Tyra Banks on acid?

Wednesday should start with a laugh and if this doesn't do it- it's time to go back to bed.



I like the pig nose montage the best.

Dancefloor Dale

I never get sick of sending this video to my friend's office emails, and you shouldn't either....
Warning: This video below contains some flashing lights



WARNING:
This video below contains flashing lights.




Directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) in association with Warp Records and Warp Films. Music by Flying Lotus. Co Directed/ Animation by Devin Flynn. Co Directed/ Edited by Eric Fensler. More info at dancefloordale.com

A band called Band of Skulls

On Saturday night The Media Club was host to a little three piece out of England called Band of Skulls. For a band that has yet to release its first album, they sounded really, really tight. They rocked that little venue in the strictest sense and really looked like they were having fun. Oh, and their bassist is a goddamn amazon:
Go check out their songs "Fires" and "Bomb" on their Myspace! Now!

Photos by Graham Cook.

Reunited ...and it feels so good.

My favortie band of all time reunited. FAITH NO MORE are amazing. Mike Paton is a genius. If you disagree with me I hate you. The album Angel Dust could be one of the most influential and kick ass records ever made. Don't believe me? Just ask your precious Rage Against the Machine or Linkin Park..they'll tell you.

Faith No More got back together after 11 years and are rocking Europe. I'm not there and I now wish I was dead. Sadness has enveloped my soul and I feel like Silvia Plath...without the talent...with a penis....anyway...shit. Look at this set list. Amazing.

Set List:
“Reunited” (Peaches & Herb cover)“The Real Thing”“From Out of Nowhere”“Land of Sunshine”“Caffeine”“Evidence”“Chinese Arithmetic”“Surprise! You’re Dead!”“Easy”“Last Cup of Sorrow”“Midlife Crisis”“Cuckoo For Caca”“The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”“RV”“King For a Day”“Malpractice”“Jizzlobber”“Be Aggressive”“Epic”“Mark Bowen”
Encore 1“Chariots of Fire”/”Stripsearch”“Just A Man”
Encore 2“I Started a Joke”“Pristina”

What the shit?!??!

I must see this band live.

Here's what it looked like. They opened with the song Reuinited by Peaches and Herb. What a bunch of geniuses.

J

Zack Morris Lives

Mark Paul Gosselar made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night in full Zack Morris character.

Done in hopes of making Fallon's - NBC's dream come true of having a Saved By the Bell on air reunion, "Zack" even pulled out his coveted phone.

Although it's a shameless skit, I was mesmorized by the fact that he didn't look like he had aged at all... it's like Benjamin Button on pause.

Who Would Win In A Fight?

This is my new series blog. Every week I will pit two different subjects against each other in a no holds barred battle to the DEATH!

My first opponents were an obvious choice.

ZACH GALIFIANAKIS VS. DEMETRI MARTIN

Zach Galifiankis

Nickname: Jimmy the Greek

Weapon: Beard of fury

Strength: moderate with beer belly

Unique Features: band-aid on beard is totally intimidating

Expertise: The acid tongue heckler attack

(he can destroy hecklers with a single venemous diatribe)

Demetri Martin

Nickname: Geek the Greek

Weapon: beard sheers of pain

Strength: Weak and skinny

Unique Features: Social Studies teacher jacket can conceal guns

Expertise: The bowl-cut head spin

(don' t let him get on his head and spin

he has a breakdance-like 360 attack!)

I thought it was appropriate for these two to go head to head because Zach's new movie The Hangover is in theaters right now and was the number 1 movie at the box office over the weekend. Demetri is an up and comer in the comedy community and seems to be a hit with the ladies with his "geek chic."


They are both popular right now and I think the people would love to see these two go at it.

What they ARE NOT is unique.

I don't know who bit whose style but something ain't right here.

They BOTH do a non-sequitur style stand-up routine accompanied by a musical instrument. Zack plays the piano; Demetri, the guitar. They're both Greek and they both look sort of cool and sort of ridiculous AT THE SAME TIME!!!!! What the shit?!?! Crazy hey?

Their vibes are too similar for them to be cool with one another.

I'm not sure if they know each other but I think if they were at a party together and the drinks were flowing shit might get ugly.

Instead of ruining everyone's Friday night and ending the party I suggest they fight it out here.

Of course, the winner is pretty obvious. Zach Galifianakis would rock Demetri's world and send him to Hades on a Greek Chariot of Doom.

Demetri would win a few rounds and weaken Zach but cutting off some of his Beard of Doom with the Beard Sheers of Pain...but ultimately the beard is just too damn thick and would smother Demetri by filing up his lungs with one brutal hairball after another!!!!

Rest in Peace Demetri, noble warrior.

I hate to see two Greek countrymen have to be the ones to battle for world supremacy but the planet is not big enough for both of them. Someone has to go.


Jay

NOTICE HOW SIMILAR THEY COMEDY STYLES ARE!!!

Summer Escape?

Nice try. I won't let you!!!

Summer... I will stalk you down like the Paparazzi on a Bump Watch.

So maybe it's not 30 degrees outside anymore, but the sun's just napping. Soon it will stop hitting the snooze button and we'll all go back to fighting for space at beaches and bike racks.

Until then here are some things to bring the summer buzz back this week:

Watch "The Hangover". Yes, it's as good as people are saying.

Listen to Hotmess this Friday. Yes, it's as good as people are saying.

Take off your pants with DJ R i c c o. Yes, it's as good as people are saying.

















Since being featured on Hotmess Radio earlier this year, Ricco has been mixing up hurricanes on dance floors all over.

Check out his new mix

r i c c o - Take Off Your Pants

Want more?

You can stalk him at www.themodernclub.ca , on Facebook ricco & vinnie , or sniff around town to the best upcoming events...you'll probably find him there.

Hungry?!?

Everyone gets hungry from time to time, sometimes you're down right starving. Now I, like many of you out there try to eat a fairly healthy diet, but there comes the times when you just need to deviate from the vegetables and protein and chow down on a nice side of fries. That being said there is a fine line between a cheat meal and a blatant indulgent, glutenous, gorge fest, that is not ever humanly necessary. These such items of food, can be found on menus around the world, and for your viewing pleasure have been compiled on a glorious blog, so grab a bowl of carrot sticks and read on. Note this is not for the faint of stomach, it's similar to watching a train wreck you don't want to look but you just have to.

The Hangover opens today!

The RESTRICTED trailer.

DJ HERO

Rock Band, Guitar Hero and now DJ Hero!

Coming out this October to most consoles, the game comes with over a hundred songs, turn table controllers, and the subtle implication that DJs are the new rockstars.

To some that's blatent blasphemy; to others old news.

When Rockband came out Blondtron and I somehow came across it and what started as a time filler erupted (6 hours later) into a international Rockband sensation we randomly named "Shave Cats".

Still a good name for anyone looking... you have our permission (we almost insist).

Watch the clip and let Hotmess know what you think!

Bad Tattoos: the calling card of the douche. A rant by Jay- Volume 1 Series 7

It's hot. The summer sun is upon us. I'm seeing a lot of skin right now and on that skin...a lot of tats.
It's fine. Some of your body art is exciting. Even beautiful.
You are a walking Picasso with your sex sleeves and you back murals and your fierce words written across your knuckles. You are expressing yourself and you are God's creature created in his own image (that dude must have tattoos all over his divine body!!!).

But holy fucking shit.
What the hell?
Does EVERYONE need ink did?
No they do not. You- bank teller on Robson Street. Why was Yosemite Sam starring up at me when I handed you my cheque yesterday? Why were you wearing a tank-top at work? I asked myself these questions today and then realised there's a bigger picture here. The more appropriate question is:

Why has douchebaggery infiltrated the very fabric of our society....so much so that douchebags don't even know they're douches?!!

It's like that new Terminator movie with the robot that doesn't know he's a robot. Today's douche is totally oblivious.

It's a mental condition actually. Being dillusional is a sickness. I fear for the future. I'm officially asking you to tell your friend/ brother/ sister/ dad/ aunt/ grandma/ cousin/ bank teller to consult a friend before inking. Getting the wrong tattoo is the first step toward douchedom and you can take it from there.

Like seriously....YOUR BARBWIRE ARM BAND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

HAVING REAL BARBWIRE WRAPPED AROUND YOUR ARM WOULD HURT YOU QUITE A BIT.

Oh wait. Is that what you're trying to say? That you are so tough you have an extreme pain threshold and could totally wear barbwire?
That's actually kind of cool. Now I'm a little intimidated.
BUT IT DOESN'T DISMISS THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN DONE TO DEATH. GET AN ORIGINAL IDEA.

Listen, here's the bottom line: THINK BEFORE YOU INK.

Cordially yours,
Jay

Obama Rocks It!!! Inside the Obama White House

Last night NBC aired inside the Obama White House letting you have a glimpse of the hustle and bustle of the Obama administration. They introduced you to his young staffers and what a typical day is like for the President, however the coolest thing was that Obama felt like having a burger for lunch so he went and got lunch for his entire staff at a burger joint. Oh yes he did, he went around asking his whole office who wanted a burger, got into his limo and drove to the place and ordered for everyone. He even knew who wanted lettuce on their burger and who didn't. Could this man get any more awesome!!!

They air the second part tonight on NBC but you can click on the title link above and watch the first part on the MSNBC website, I encourage all of you to watch it!

In other news this little gem popped up today;

Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden criticized President Barack Obama stance on the Muslim world in an audiotape released as the U.S. leader began a Middle East tour with a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television said.

What in the fuck!?!?! ummm is this guy even alive? Seriously, in an audiotape recording he criticized oh really!! No one has laid eyes on Osama since.... NEVER, ever, ever ,ever not even through out that whole 9/11 debacle you only saw him on a crappy grainy video that looked like it was recorded in 1984. The dude has been evaporated from this planet, he doesn't exist anymore he's not making audiotapes, come on now! It's probably Dick Cheney in a basement somewhere spreading his Obama hate. Go fishing Dick! preferably in shark infested waters in a small dingy that's easily puncturable and with no paddles.


Becky

Guitar FREAK

This kid is a freak. I'm scared of freaks so I will NOT allow him in my band. He sure can play though.

Windows Down Volume Up

I’m psychic. You know why? This is what you are going to do with the rest of your day:

You are going to read this blog, download Iglu and Hartly’s “In this city”, listen to it a few times back to back before telling your friends. Then those friends are going to tell their friends and those friends will tell some of their awesome friends. Two hours later you will be driving across the Lions Gate with the windows down and volume up feeling like a 6-pack of awesome and ya know what? So will half the city because you started a chain reaction of goodness with that grooving little diddy.

What is this band all about? Hell if I know. I just heard this song today. But their website accurately describes them as

“Tom Petty meets the Pointer Sisters in a neon karaoke bar in Tokyo singing Tina Turner.”

Iglu and Hartly, meet Hotmess Readers. Hotmess Readers, Iglu and Hartly.

Crystal Method gets busy

The Crystal Method, Commodore, Monday night, and memories of one of the biggest electronic records of the 90s. Not to say that nostalgia was the only reason I was there, because that new track of theirs that features Emily Haines of Metric is pretty rad, and the rest of their new album is getting my summer going .The light show they put on was pretty great, the music and energy were up there too, and the crowd was pretty into it. Not a bad night to be on a sprung dance floor.

Google Wolf+ T-Shirt and Magic Happens.

The image catalog is enough to blow your mind into yesterday. However, a few weeks ago the whole world's mind was blown when those two words took on a whole new meaning.

Amazon is cashing in on a wolf t-shirt that some reviewers, about 920 as of today, poetically write "You don't put this T-shirt on your torso, you put it on your soul".

It all started a kid named Brian Govern left a very tongue in cheek comment on for the t-shirt reading
"I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so that my wolves would show. While I was browsing tube socks, I could hear aroused asthmatic breathing behind me.

I turned around to see a slightly sweaty dream in sweatpants and flip-flops standing there. She told me she liked the wolves on my shirt, I told her I wanted to howl at her moon. She offered me a swig from her mountain dew, and I drove my scooter, with her shuffling along side out the door and into the rest of our lives. Thank you wolf shirt."

A few months later www.collegehumor.com got a hold of it. Although this has been building for a few weeks or so (in the viral community sometimes that means it might as well be last year) the t-shirt is EVERYWHERE and still gaining speed.

There are currently nine Facebook pages dedicated to the shirt, a YouTube parody, hundreds of Tweets, content all over Digg and Squidoo, coverage in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and a recently aired segment on ABC World News. There were 250 internet news articles written about it in the last 48 hours alone.

This is such a success that Amazon is claiming to be selling more than 100 an hour.

Here is a picture from the 125 customer images connected to this item.

The caption below this one reads "Shortly after this picture was taken, that car started."

MAGIC!

Sleepyhead (Wallpaper. Dio Remix Sample)

More GINGER love

Tonight Conan makes his debut as the new host of The Tonight Show.

Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam are the guests.

Will we see such classic characters as the masterbating bear

and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog?!?!


Here's hoping.

The MTV MOVIE AWARDS- A play by play review

6PM PT - Andy Samberg  is funny...oh he's now naked. Yep, he's Jewish for sure.

6-0-something- Megan Fox isn't as hot as my girlfriend.

6:21 - For some reason I want to punch Shia Laboeuf. I have no idea why. He' s the new Indiana Jones, which is cool....but...oh wait....FUCK

6:22 - Robert Pattinson just won the award for best fight. I have a hate on for sparkly vampires. I will continue to call him out until Corey Haim gets his shit together, stops smoking crystal meth FOR GOOD and revises his role as Sam from Lost Boys ( I'm pretending that sequel they made doesn't exists- it was fucking brutal) eats a shitload of garlic for lunch and pisses it in Robert Pattinson's eyes.



6:26-Eminem is a fucking cartoon character.

6:28= Close up on old woman Sandra Bullock dancing to Eminem surrounded by teenage sluts. The juxtaposition is horrifying.

6:34- "Cool guys walking away in slow motion from explosions" gave me a boner.

6:35 - We just realized how much we wished Will Farrell was our dad.....wait.

 That's sick. Cuz then my girlfriend and I would be brother and sister. I retract that statement.

6:37-I was about to write JONAH HILL KICKS ASS but now I am writing how much I hate SPARKLY VAMPIRES for the second time. Robert Pattinson just made a cum joke that wasn't funny to a room full of underage girls. In any other place besides Hollywood he would have been arrested as a pedophile. In an ideal world his arrest would be followed up with sober Corey Haim pissing garlic in his eye.

6:46-A naked gay angel just fell on wanna be gangsta rappers. Oh shit that was Eminiem!!!

Was it real? Was it staged? Who gives a shit it was hilarious. 

6:55- My girlfriend has a wide-on for Ryan Reynolds................little does she know that I secretly do too. I'm only planning on telling her 25 years from now after we've had a family and my coming out horribly messes up the kids. It will all be in my book" I Was Born a Gay Dad."

6:58-The sparlky vampire is up on stage again...I almost stop watching.

6:59- COME BACK JIM CAREY WE NEED YOU!!!

7:01-Chris Issak? I thought he was dead.

7:01- Forest Whitaker sings about his dick in a box. My girlfriend barfs all over me.

7:07- Lil Wayne's teeth sparkle like a gay vampire.

7:08- Hannah Montana wins. There is no god.

7:17- New Moon trailer intro by Pattinson. Basically I have completely tuned out. I have now opened a new window and have decided to search for nude pictures of the Golden Girls. I've heard so many jokes about naked pictures of Bea Arthur I can't remember if they're supposed to be real or not. Guess not.

This is the best I could find....

7:30 I'm interested again. The tribute to Ben Stiller is awesome. If I were an actor I'd be Kiefer Sutherland.  
What to do now? To be honest I'll probably just take a nap until Kings of Leon play...here's my favorite song by them to bide your time while I enter sandman....

7:38- Shit that was quick! The Kings are playing "Use Somebody" and sound fucking great live! Real deal shit. No auto-tune. No dancing girls. No naked ass in Eminem's face. No gimmicks. 

7:58- Well, there you have it. Twilight wins "Best Movie of the Year." I guess I'm not surprised, Bu I'm also not impressed.....because I'm not a teenage girl...but I heard about this operation that they do in Austria...they turned this 45 year old man into an exact replica of Miley Cyrus...it was totally freaky. What's even freakier is the inevitable question: Does that person now get Twilight? It's difficult to say. Emotionally he could have morphed into that which he sees in the mirror, a teenage girl OR he could still have the mind of a 45 year old Austrian man. Austrians a a crazy bunch. Science is fucked. I wish they would stop playing god. At any rate Interview with the Vampire just came on another channel. It's a GOOD vampire movie. You should check it out.

Jay

MOTOWN MELTDOWN!!

So today was pretty basic until about ten minutes ago when my fantastic friend Emmylou from Universal Music decided to give me a gift! There I was minding my own business....being all tall and shit when suddenly KABLAM The Motown 50 Year Anniversay Box Set lands in my lap!!!!

Well I just lost it.
First I wet my pants a little.
But I didn't care much because I wear adult diapers. Not because I have a problem...you know...just in case.

Secondly I scissor kicked so high that I pulled a groin muscle...a reminder that I am not the spring chicken I once was...but your sister would probably still dig me so don't even worry about it. I'm not worried at all.

And finally I totally farted when I yelled "AWESOME!"
This was particularly embarrassing because I was in front of co-workers.
But I drink Drakkar Noir, so my gas smells like your dad in the eighties.

I'm telling you this because I don't want there to be any secrets between us.
That's how much I love you.

This is my favorite song on the Motown retrospective. Smokey Robinson is a fucking genius.
How ahead of its time is this shit?!?!?!
Very far ahead, that's how far ahead. Very.
They sampled CIRCUS music ...before people sampled. Guess what. It's amazing.

Jay

Once upon an Aqua time.

What does is sentence evoke in you? "I'm a Barbie Girl...In a Barbie world"

Personally I shutter as memories of my fellow high school-ers doing loser laps in a sea of Chevy Cavaliers up and down Dogwood street bombards me.

Well if your on the other spectrum then thanks to the magic of Photoshop and Euro Pop it appears that Aqua has been perfectly preserved in time and musically stylings for you!

The Danish sensation has just released their new single "Back to the 80's".



Wow. (said with the appropriate amount of sarcasm)

I know I have been sailing the crappy band reunion boat for a bit - this is the last one for a while I promise - but they just keep coming out of the woodwork!

Can't they just be normal D lists and revive their previous glory on "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"?

One final remark on the subject of "reuniting/comebacks/desperate for cash". Ace of Base is currently small town touring and are slotted to release an new album this year.

I will leave that entry to Blondtron as I know she holds a special haircut in her heart for them.





















Yes that is her on the left!

Ginger of the Week

It's that time again, you all look forward to it. Your thighs yearn and burn for them almost as much as their hair burns for you. They are the ginger greats! The super humans with hair that must be impossible to match to outfits.

This week's Ginger makes my knees a little wobbly. His mop of flames has set fire to my heart. How many legendary rock bands can one red head sustain?

The answer? LOTS. I'm telling you people they are super human.

One time I saw Josh Homme on the street in LA and I have never resisted the urge to jump into someone's arms more than I did in that moment. I settled for a 'HI!' several hundred decibels louder than it was intended followed by a nervous laugh.

I'd like to say the story goes further, but nope. It ends there.

When Josh Homme isn't ignoring pretty girls advances on the street, he's rocking out in bands with super cool names that he started like 'EAGLES OF DEATH METAL' and 'QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE' and 'THE DESSERT SESSIONS'

Okay we get it, you're really good at multi- tasking. But maybe it's time for a girlfriend?



EODM-Wanna be in LA

The Results are in!

I bet you wondered if I would leave you hanging in World Beard Championship suspense from last week's post. I wouldn't have dared - mostly because I couldn't have kept this Internets gold to myself without imploding with smirky laughter.

Behold the Overall World Champion for 2009---- DAVID TRAVER from the USA


















His victory bio summary was the crowning achievement of the evening.

"Traver, who is 43 and works as a driver for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, got into facial hair competition locally about 10 years ago with the Mr. Fur Face competition during Fur Rendezvous. After that, he got involved with the South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club, which bid to bring the international championships to Anchorage this year — beating out Liechtenstein. He dedicated his win to his father, [also named] David Traver."

Why do the cliche movie style "U.S.A... U.S.A" chants keep ringing in my ear on this one? I imagine it was a very patriotic moment. Especially since he beat out my beloved Karl-Heinz Hille I from Germany. Hille did manage to take home silver.

Here is a clip of all the category winners.