May 15th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
Has-been rockers Everclear will be playing a concert for the troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay. What could be better for the America’s first semipublic gulag (other than putting a stop to the torture and denial of basic legal rights, both stains on America’s legacy; or getting a new interior decorator; or closing the prison down altogether)?
Everclear frontman Art Alexakis has always been considered something of an archdouche, but the Gitmo concert is one act of douchery too far. Perhaps after Everclear drops by Cuba, they can embark on a three-month tour of black sites across the world, actually becoming complicit in torture by performing 24 hour long sets to deprive detainees of sleep. And once Alexakis is taught how to waterboard, he’s never going to want to leave.
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May 13th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
1. Microsoft will suck up to you and pay you more than the majors get.
2. I dunno… blow and hookers you can write off as a business expense?
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May 10th, 2008
by Jessica Nitowski
Yep. A sequel to Donnie Darko. Without Jake Gyllenhaal. Oh, and Richard Kelly, the mastermind behind the original, is not remotely involved. And the real kicker? His sister (the Sparkle Motion kid who only had a few scenes in the film) will be the star this time, except her hallucinations will not only include bunnies, but meteorites, too. Why, you ask? Because they want to bring Donnie Darko “to a new generation of cinema-goers.” Translation: they’re making a shitty sequel that shamelessly exploits one of the greatest films ever made in order to make a quick buck off teenyboppers who don’t know any better.
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May 8th, 2008
by xtine
One of the biggest disappointments about Coachella Festival every year is the the rumored acts that don’t end up on the bill. Sadly, Pulp didn’t re-unite and The Cocteau Twins never did make up for the year that they confirmed and then didn’t play. This year’s sad “wish it were true” band was My Bloody Valentine. We had heard they started playing in the UK again, and an optimistic buzz built in hopes they would be at Coachella. Other defunct bands, like the Pixies and Rage Against The Machine, re-united on those hellish polo fields years previous. It seemed plausible. But it never happened. And had it, I’d probably be a much happier person today. Not many shoegaze bands from the early 90’s are still out and about these days.
But there is hope: My Bloody Valentine has confirmed US Tour Dates for the fall. Finally! I will be able to witness one of the many bands that I was too young to care about when they were first touring. I’ll most likely be the youngest person there. Now if only Suede would follow suit…
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May 7th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
Is country music star Gretchen Wilson an outlier or a bellweather? Wilson, a 9th grade dropout, finally buckled down and got her GED at the tender age of 34. A self-confessed “redneck woman,” she furthered her education to a retail-acceptable level not so much for herself, but to set an example to her seven-year-old daughter.
Wilson’s next educationally-oriented goal: a bachelors degree no later than her 73rd birthday.
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