International NO KANYE DAY

Are you sick of hearing about Kanye? Are you sick of Kanye jokes? Interruptions played off as a bad Kanye impersonation? If you, like me are getting annoyed by even typing his name then please join me on international NO KANYE DAY. Where we simply just live our lives and appreciate the millions of other idiots in the world without giving just one idiot all of our attention. Let us remember that there were plenty of idiots before him...

and there will be plenty more idiots to come.

Printer Jam

Okay, songs that are made out of annoying sounds sometimes make that sound more tolerable.
Take for example this rad music video.


I might personally hire this producer to remix my mother making feel bad for not visiting enough.

p.s. if my printer ever turned into a giant crab I would fight it.

PORTRAIT STUDIOS ARE THE NEW BURRITO

A quick question that I think needs to be addressed? Why did this fad die?


This was very much an intentional movement that often left puppies and children costumed and possibly forever fearful of the internet and it's powers to never forget.



I know there are countless blogs devoted to posting these vintage gems but no one is stepping up to the plate to take a swing at success in the Sears Portrait Studio.

Until now...

Blondtron and I did it and we challenge you to help us breathe new life into camera lenses everywhere.

This thanksgiving, pick your backdrop and revive family tradition.

Thom Yorke, you sneaky genius!

What's Thom Yorke of Radiohead doing on stage with Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the above picture you ask? How about being an awesomely sneaky bastard and playing new material to a crowd of 600 in LA!!!! HOW JEALOUS AM I?!?!?! Very.
Thom debuted a bunch of new songs with working titles like “Open the Floodgates,” “Skirting on the Surface,” and a potential new Radiohead track called “Lotus Flower” (which might also be called “Moon Upon a Stick”).

Check out how Flea drops the funk on Thom's song Harrowdown Hill!! What an awesome collaboration!

For all you "Fake Celebrity" Haters!!!

I recently read this open letter written by Frances Bean Cobain (Kurt Cobain's daughter) to Ali Lohan (Lindsay Lohan's sister, who is like 16 but looks 35 yrs old), which was featured on Perez Hilton's Blog

This letter will be loved by all those who hate those "Celebrities" who are FAMOUS for doing NOTHING!!!

"This is my open letter to Ali Lohan.

Your not entitled to anything simply because your sister has a recognizable name. Your idea of fame isn't fame. It's infamy.You want to be famous? Work your ass off and make decisions that could potentially catapult your career into a lasting one. Notariety for who you are and notaritey for the work you produce are two completely differnt things. I understand that you have been brought up in an envirtoment where the idea of fame is easily achievable but, that's not an excuse. You lack the talent, social understanding and credibility to be anything other then infamous. Your careere choices, thus far, will transcend a future career as someone who attempted to be famous, but never quite achieved it. And if you do, it will be the formality of fame that puts you on the covers of tabloids, while the public idly watches you plumit into the murky abyss shared with the likes of Spencer Pratt & Jon Gosslin who, i'm sure, will steal your money whilst there. Fortunately for the world, there are people who have and don't have recognizable names, who have obtained artistic integrity and will one day, hopefully, bring that tangible artisticness into light again. Though, its hard to think thats achievable when people like You ali lohan are rendering the world of true talent by attempting to make your entitled ass noticed. How is this fair to the people who HAVE artistic integrity, or a mind? How is it fair to those who truly have something to offer the human race other then a dwindling last name and a few shitty films, both of which, solidified the idea that your just a celebrities sibling. I recognize that i might come across as harsh and no, i don't personally know you, but its the actions that you take, that speak for you. You blatently don't care how your recognized, its the objective to get famous and that is what makes you replaceable and a recycled idea .Well, im ashamed to have to be grouped into the same category of person as you. I would rather die a most painful death the be assoicated with the kind of careere your trying to make for your self.I hope i'm wrong because generally i'm not a very judgmental person, but in the case of you, that is MY entitlement."

WONDER WOMAN

It has come to my attention that Wonder Woman will be played by Beyonce in the 2011 movie.

Idea for premise: Wonder Woman has to protect white teenage girls from the "Wicked Midget of the West"- played by...well...you know who.

Having your own superhero franchise in Hollywood is where it's at, but if the movie sucks it's game over!!

Just look at the evidence!

Superhero movies that made the careers of the actors who starred in them:

Batman Begins - Christian Bale

Spider-Man- Tobey McGuire

Batman with Michael Keaton

Superman- Christopher Reeve

Superhero movies that destroyed the careers of the actors who starred in them and the lives of everyone who saw them:

Daredevil- Ben Affleck

The Batman movie that starred Val Kilmer...as Batman...I know.. gross.

Both attempts at making The Punisher- Dolph Lundgren sucks!

Ghost Rider- Nicolas Cage sucks.

Elektra- Jennifer Garner

Judge Dread- Sylvester Stallone

Wolverine- Hugh Jackman- I had high hopes for this one but it was lame too!

I have my fingers crossed for you Beyonce. You too Ryan Reynolds.

Bat For Lashes interview

Dear hard left multimillionaires who hate Capitalism

Couldn't you get a better looking spokesperson than Michael Moore?!?!

Fahrenheit 9/11 was the highest grossing general release political film of all time. Regardless of what relevant points Michael Moore might make in this film regarding the current state of the American economy, don't kid yourself....he's been laughing his way to the bank for years. American Capitalism has served him well.

100 Greatest Moments of Youtube in 4 Minutes

I was shocked / oddly impressed by how many of these I knew.




Your favorite?

I still have a soft spot for 'david goes to the dentist'.

The 2016 Host of the Olympics is...

It's official... Minutes ago history was made! Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was chosen to host the summer 2016 olympic and Paralympic games! Rio De Janeiro is the first South American country to ever host the games. The other countries shortlisted were Madrid, Tokyo, Rio, and Chicago. Chicago seems to be taking it hard (which is where President Obama is from)... WHY?!?! In my opinion Chicago should be happy they avoided the craziness... People don't seem to realize that profit is rarely made for cities hosting the olympics and the citizens are stuck paying these ridiculous expenses for years!

I don't get the hype...

For those who care here's the official OLYMPICS web site

Whip It

Vintage sent me the movie Whip it. This movie is to husky white trash girls as Slap Shot was to scrawny white trash boys.

Starring Ellen Page, it's a charming coming of age story with roller skates, fishnets, and bloody noses. She's 22 but plays a very convincing 17. I totally got a semi. Does that make me a pedophile or just a pervert? The movie is full of girls skating and falling and fighting but sadly, there was no SYTYCD style vagina flashing. I think I'm just a pervert.

On the Whip It scale, where 1=the dog breed and 10=the aerosol dairy game, I give this movie a solid 7.63 (a Devo reference would have resulted in a much higher score).

Late Night Letterman Confession.

Last night David Letterman told a story to his studio audience and the world because he was the target of a $2 million extortion attempt.

In the video Letterman admits that he has had sexual relations with different members of his staff.

The extortionists have been identified as Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien.

Actually, the extortionist is 51-year-old Robert Halderman, an employee of 48 Hours and the boyfriend of Stephanie Birkitt. Stephanie is or was Dave's assistant and she reportedly had an affair with him years before he was married or over the past 23 years while he was dating his now wife... the story changes depending on what you read.

This wreaks of all kinds of scandal and I guess we will soon see if the confession hurt or helped him.

What's the real "creepy thing" of this video? Telling a story about having sex with your employees to people who laugh and clap loudly.

Couldn't he have thrown in a little "this is serious" as an introduction?

More evidence that Kanye West is a little bitch

KANYE WEST AND LADY GAGA “FAME KILLS” TOUR CANCELLED

 Los Angeles, CA (October 1, 2009) – Live Nation announced today that the Kanye West and Lady Gaga “Fame Kills” tour has been cancelled. 

 

Refunds are available at the point of purchase.  Tickets purchased online and via phone will be refunded automatically.

PEARL JAM PICS

Pearl Jam put on a hell of a live show. If you're a fan it's like a spiritual experience. It's rare to see a band sell out an arena in this day and age and it's even more rare to have the entire place sing along to the majority of their songs. I thought I was sick of songs like Alive and Small Town until I heard Pear Jam perform them in 2009 with the good people of Vancouver as back up singers!

They played a lot of new stuff from their recently released album Backspacer. The great thing about a Pearl Jam show is that they'll play new songs, they'll play some hits, some covers AND songs that fans have come to love over the years without hesitation. NO TWO SHOWS ARE THE SAME.
Here are some pics from their recent concert in Vancouver courtesy of our friend Craig LePan.




With Ben Harper performing the Pearl Jam song Indifference

Poverty Is Not An Accident

In a world with so much wealth, modern cities and plentiful resources, how can we have so much poverty? This film attempts to answer that question although it seems that the answer is because someone, somewhere wants it that way.




Opens in theatres Nov 13th.

"People Say I Eat Too Many Chocolate Bars..."

Blast From The PAST!!! 

Thanks to my brother, Steve, I was reminded of the worst commercial ever made. We used to know it by heart, it was always a hit at parties! Ah, This video gets me everytime... the guys face at the end is classic!

Enjoy!!! :-)

K'NAAN interview

Guerrilla style interview with one of Canada's top hip hop artists-K'NAAN. He's super cool and he has this genuine vibe about him. You know when you meet a nice person and they eminate goodness?!?! That's him! It's a vibe you don't get from assholes. This guy is legit! - J

Thanks to the people at FULLHOUSE for letting us do the interview at their store!

Crush Funnigan - Rock n Roll Roadie

Our favorite roadie Crush Funnigan jumps off a building to help kids! Check out www.easterseals.com for more info.

Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack

On October 16th Where the Wild Things Are roars into theaters as Spike Jonze brings a child’s imagination to life on the screen.

Lead singer of the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs Karen O and The Kids are behind the official soundtrack that is blowing up on the internets today.

“The Kids” = Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase who are bandmates in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence (Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs), Aaron Hemphill (Liars), Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee), Oscar Michel (Gris Gris), Imaad Wasif (New Folk Implosion, Alaska) and an amazing childrens choir.

Where the Wild Things Are "Band" Teaser


Check out the soundtrack stream below. #2 “All is Love”, #4 “Worried Shoes” and #7 “Hideaway” are good places to start.

They kind of made me want to back comb my hair and build a fort in my living room.

Lady Gaga interview

Ed talks to the one and only LADY GAGA!