2006 WTF thread

[vesper]

the other one seemed pretty successful.

kevin federline's single, "popozao," as a whole, but especially the first 10 seconds or so, which wouldn't be that out of place on a gang gang dance or animal collective album. other choice moments: "i wanna see your kitty and a little bit 'a' titty"; "bring that brazil booty on the flo'"; "THAT GENIUS I DO SHOUT."

[Maximo]

I think it needs to be brought up again, and remain in the spotlight until it has crashed and burned-- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes... and Scientology. I'm sure this couple will break headlines more than once this year.

[apeshite]

The growing number of unabashedly homophobic and otherwise creepy posts on this board.

[Maximo]

The growing number of unabashedly homophobic and otherwise creepy posts on this board.

Is that mostly in reference to the flame-fest we had a few days back or have I been missing something?

[vesper]

The growing number of unabashedly homophobic and otherwise creepy posts on this board.

unless i'm also missing something, i'm under the impression that those posts came from one person about two times. and, well, sober_id when around.

[apeshite]

Is that mostly in reference to the flame-fest we had a few days back or have I been missing something?Uh-huh. And creepy message board impersonating/stalking makes me go, "jigga wha?"

[Paul]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769047442

Bryan Harvey and family, murdered. I don't know how many of you guys have ever listened to House of Freaks, but they were one of my staples in high school (especially the Tantilla album). The thought of someone who soundtracked a wealth of my teenage memories (or anyone, for that matter) being deprived of life in this way just makes me physically ill.

RIP Harveys.

[Maximo]

That's incredibly upsetting. 9 and 4 years old...

[tinobeat]

ugh, what a nightmare. RIP.

[vesper]

jesus, that's awful. honestly, i'm most surprised that this happened in Woodland Heights.

[tinobeat]

They told to town that 12 of 13 trapped miners were rescued, and then it turns out it was exactly the opposite (http://nytimes.com/2006/01/04/national/04cnd-mine.html?hp&ex=1136437200&en=79bd89da1524032c&ei=5094&partner=homepage)

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Songwriter Says Columbia Dropped Her in Fight Over Album

By ALAN LIGHT

Nellie McKay, a young singer-songwriter whose 2004 album, "Get Away From Me," was one of the most acclaimed pop debuts in recent years, says she has been dropped by Columbia Records just as her follow-up was scheduled to reach stores. While Ms. McKay had been negotiating for some time with the label over the length and final song selection of "Pretty Little Head" - which was supposed to be released today - she says the decision not to put out the album was a result of a recent executive shake-up at Columbia, and "had more to do with my personality" than with the album itself.

The London-born, Harlem-based Ms. McKay had been fighting with the label over her insistence on a 23-song, 65-minute version of the album; Columbia was pressing for a 16-song, 48-minute version. (The two-CD "Get Away From Me" has been called the first double-disc set ever released by a debut artist.) At recent shows, Ms. McKay had given out the personal e-mail address of the Columbia chairman, Will Botwin, from the stage, encouraging fans to lobby him for the release of the longer album. "I thought we had resolved things favorably," Ms. McKay said. "We were just finalizing the artwork."

But last month the Sony Label Group, which owns Columbia, underwent a corporate restructuring; Mr. Botwin left the company and was replaced by the former Epic Records chairman Steve Barnett. After that, Ms. McKay said, her lawyer received a phone call informing them that Columbia would not be releasing "Pretty Little Head" in any form. (Representatives from Columbia said that no one could be reached for comment because of the holidays.)

"Whoever called to tell us said that she hadn't actually heard the album," Ms. McKay said in a telephone interview on Sunday, "and said that 'this isn't about the music' - which I thought was really funny. The conventional wisdom is that the music industry is money-driven, but this actually had nothing to do with money, it was an artistic disagreement." Ms. McKay, in fact, fronted the money for the album's recording sessions as a way to keep her record company at arm's length.

"Pretty Little Head," which features duets with Cyndi Lauper and K. D. Lang and songs addressing gay marriage and animal rights, had already been provided to the press, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Spin magazine called the 21-year-old artist "a sharp-eared satirist" and said the album was "not only a testament to McKay's talent, it's also a tribute to her artistic sense." In a four-star review, Blender described Ms. McKay's sound - which is inflected with both cabaret style and hip-hop flow - as "indie musical comedy," and said that "McKay is pushing forward the craft of the song, connecting Tin Pan Alley to Ben Folds and De La Soul." (Ms. McKay said that getting such press without actually having an album for sale is "kind of nice, because people can just read the reviews and then not be disappointed.")

Adding to the complications is the fact that Ms. McKay (pronounced Mac-EYE), who recently contributed several songs to the soundtrack of the Jennifer Aniston film "Rumor Has It," will be co-starring alongside Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer and Ms. Lauper in a new production of "The Threepenny Opera," opening on Broadway in March. Rehearsals begin later this month, which would severely restrict her ability to promote "Pretty Little Head"; she recently joked that she took the role as a way to get out of touring. Ms. McKay said she assumed that this also played a part in Columbia's decision, saying it was "a combination of things, adding up to irreconcilable differences." Billboard reported late last month that the singer had left the label voluntarily.

Columbia's sister label, Epic, went through a similar situation with another young female artist last year, when Fiona Apple's "Extraordinary Machine" was leaked on the Internet after a lengthy delay amid widespread rumors that the label didn't think the album was sufficiently commercial. Though Ms. Apple has repeatedly denied any artistic pressure from the company, she has said that miscommunication with Epic did slow down the album's completion and even led to her considering leaving the music business. When "Extraordinary Machine" was released in September, it became one of the year's most highly praised albums.

As for "Pretty Little Head," for now its future is in limbo. Ms. McKay is trying to buy back the rights to the 23 songs and determine what to do with them. "There's lots of legal stuff," she said. "We're just trying to get it out as soon as we can."

Meanwhile, the politically outspoken and slyly acerbic Ms. McKay (whose "Get Away From Me" was a slap at Norah Jones's breakthrough album, "Come Away With Me") said that her feelings about the split with Columbia were decidedly mixed. "I think for both sides, it's liberating," she said. "You have no idea how much of a pain I can be."Well, that's me an unhappy camper. :(

[johansen smith]

yeah I went to go buy the album yesterday at the record store and found out it had been delayed. at least we'll get the full album... some day.

[johansen smith]

The two-CD "Get Away From Me" has been called the first double-disc set ever released by a debut artist
Cody ChesnuTT...

also, McKay wanted to call her first album "Penis Envy" but Columbia wouldn't let her.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

That's really pushing semantics. The debut albums by The Mothers of Invention, The Chicago Transit Authority (later known as Chicago) and The Hampton-Grease Band were all double albums.

I've checked on eBay and no copies have shown up there despite promo copies having been pressed and distributed.

[johansen smith]

MR. HCI, I have it if you're desperate to hear it.

[pabost]

Reggie Bush lateralling and, in turn, fumbling the ball.

What the fuck, indeed.

[Maximo]

my old high-school sending 3 kids to ivy's one year and 37 the next.

[Lukas]

Reggie Bush lateralling and, in turn, fumbling the ball.

What the fuck, indeed.

Has anyone noticed that most superstar college athletes cannot speak english properly? Though the schools make sure they ace ballroom dancing.

[9000]

Reggie Bush lateralling and, in turn, fumbling the ball.

What the fuck, indeed.

that was a incredibly boneheaded play. i was pulling for texas, so was happy with the outcome. vince young should wear a cape.

now, the last play of michigan-nebraska was seriously WTF. i'm still seething over that game, not that it mattered in the scheme of things.

[Lukas]

I'm have been a Cornhusker fan since Crouch, who I miss dearly.

[dola]

Has anyone noticed that most superstar college athletes cannot speak english properly? Though the schools make sure they ace ballroom dancing.


neither can Eddie Van Halen. What's your point?

[Thor]

Lou Rawls (http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Music_Images/l-rawls1.jpg) died.

Lou Rawls had one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. He released several stunning soul albums on Capitol on the 60's. His performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 67 was one of my all time favourites..

Rest in Peace Lou Rawls, 1935-2006

:(

[Lukas]

I remember he did a concert for a benefit for my school.

[vesper]

me unable to muster up the courage to talk to ian svenonious in a dc bar last night, despite the fact that i was about a foot away from his face for a considerable amount of time.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Pffft, I used to talk to Ian with no problems whatsoever.

Then again, he was 15 and not yet a rock star.

[tinobeat]

after a Scene Creamers show I had just enough beer in me to not feel any worries and I talked to him. We ended up talking for like 25 minutes and he hugged me when I left. sweet guy...

[Futureman]

What a contrast with your encounter with Malkmus!

[tinobeat]

I thought we had agreed not to mention that again...

*pout*

[Futureman]

Speaking of Ian Svenonious, last night I caught him and Anthony Michael Hall in the alley digging through my trash. Weird shit, man.

[tinobeat]

wait, what, really?

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Were they looking for Anthony's career?

[johansen smith]

d00ds, Hall has been doing the Dead Zone for a couple years now, he has a better career than most of his co-stars in the 80s.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Oh. I've never watched that. His run on SNL was impressive, though, in that he was quite possibly the worst SNL cast member in recorded history.

[Fiona]

Dennis Rodman, Traci Bingham, Pete Burns (who deserves a WTF thread all of his own) and Preston from The Ordinary Boys - all amongst the contestants in Celebrity Big Brother (http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/)

[johansen smith]

Prussian Blue's new album has leaked, and it's actually very good, and this naturally causes a lot of dillemas.

[japanese_moon]

dillemas.


Dillemas?

What.

[tinobeat]

good music (if troy sez so) vs. virulent White Power lyrics by little girls.

[vesper]

i made the mistake of reading the prussian blue message board once.

[johansen smith]

good music (if troy sez so) vs. virulent White Power lyrics by little girls.
their first album was indeed music-wise terrible and only "enjoyable" on an ironic level. for their follow up, they've basically cribbed the sound of the Sub-Pop girl bands from the mid 90s, only with better hooks and less-obviously racist lyrics. I think if people give it a fair shake they'd be surprised at how good it is. How far can you seperate an artist from their art?

[japanese_moon]

HA. I was actually refering to the way "dillemas" was spelled...can you do that?

[johansen smith]

I may be an English Major, but I am a notoriously bad speller.

[japanese_moon]

looks like you're in the right field then... :P

[9000]

forget answering machine status. it's all about hikikomori (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html?ex=1137474000&en=c2444dbd2994fe5b&ei=5070) now!

[Fiona]

forget answering machine status. it's all about hikikomori (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html?ex=1137474000&en=c2444dbd2994fe5b&ei=5070) now!

Saw that story earlier, I had to supress a giggle at this quote:

"Don't laugh, but musicians really helped me, especially Radiohead," he told me through an interpreter, before scribbling some lyrics in English in my notebook. "That's what encouraged me to leave my room"

[Lukas]

Mark Laughlin = Cory Shane?

[Lukas]

The word "price" is censored on Itunes.

[Moon Pix]

James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Katie Melua and the Arctic Monkeys. :confused:

[redheaven]

the Arctic Monkeys

....which was #5 in the NME's top 100 British albums EVER.....

I think the album had been out for about 4 days at that point.....

[Moon Pix]

....which was #5 in the NME's top 100 British albums EVER.....

I think the album had been out for about 4 days at that point.....

Its all just a bunch of hype. They arent that different from the Libertines or the Jam really.

[redheaven]

Its all just a bunch of hype. They arent that different from the Libertines or the Jam really.

Oh, yeah, I agree. Sorry, guess my post wasn't sarcastic enough. :)

I just find the British press hilarious.....especially when they put a headline like "HOTTEST BAND SINCE THE BEATLES!!!" across a picture of, oh, say, Menswear.....heh.....

[Moon Pix]

I just find the British press hilarious.....especially when they put a headline like "HOTTEST BAND SINCE THE BEATLES!!!" across a picture of, oh, say, Menswear.....heh.....

I think the problem with the NME is that they are basically the British Nationalist Party of the music press world, like they take every oppurtunity going to say "British music is the best in the world" (which I don't agree with - to me it's American music). So everytime some bunch of lads from old Blighty show up with a half baked record all of a sudden they're the saviors of music and made into cover stars whereaes an American band could release the modern equivalent of Evol and be ignored.

I think Chan's proven this with The Greatest (I don't read the NME but Ive never seen her on the cover of it).

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Wasn't it NME who picked a Stone Roses album as the best British rock album ever? They're not terrible but . . . uh . . . no way in Hell are they better than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Dentists, Rudimentary Peni, Television Personalities and the Membranes, just for starters.

Anyhow, since the first Arctic Monkeys record is now one of the top five British albums ever, who wants to place bets on how long it takes for NME to lead the backlash against them?

[Moon Pix]

Anyhow, since the first Arctic Monkeys record is now one of the top five British albums ever, who wants to place bets on how long it takes for NME to lead the backlash against them?

My guess will be when their second record comes out sometime next year.

Predicted Arctic Monkeys career projection (in two phases)
1. Ride on the pop audience for about 12 months, securing a multi-million selling debut album and making Domino records very rich indeed and atracting major label interest (similar to the Matador/Capitol dealings of a few years ago). Whilst this is going on they are being derided by the indie sector as being fakers.
2. Second record comes out but the fickle pop audience has lost interest. They turn to the indie audience as a shoulder to cry on but said indie audience was never there for them. Very low record sales and after a few weeks the CD moves to the HMV sale bins retailing at £1.99. Monkeys split up and are left practically penniless just like every boy band before them.

I think thats a fairly accurate summing up of the next 18 months in the life of Alex Monkey.

[pabost]

The little bit I've heard of Arctic Monkeys is pretty good. Better them than Starsailor.

[Lukas]

why is essex green so good?

[tinobeat]

you must be thinking of a different Essex Green that I know. I mean, they're fine, but way too precious about it. Have you heard Ladybug Transistor? you might like them a lot too.

[Lukas]

ya they are almost the same band, but I don't like the singer in LT

[mydogcheckers]

My guess will be when their second record comes out sometime next year.

Predicted Arctic Monkeys career projection (in two phases)
1. Ride on the pop audience for about 12 months, securing a multi-million selling debut album and making Domino records very rich indeed and atracting major label interest (similar to the Matador/Capitol dealings of a few years ago). Whilst this is going on they are being derided by the indie sector as being fakers.
2. Second record comes out but the fickle pop audience has lost interest. They turn to the indie audience as a shoulder to cry on but said indie audience was never there for them. Very low record sales and after a few weeks the CD moves to the HMV sale bins retailing at £1.99. Monkeys split up and are left practically penniless just like every boy band before them.

I think thats a fairly accurate summing up of the next 18 months in the life of Alex Monkey.

Gee-I think the record's actually pretty good-nothing original but certainly better than most of what the NME promotes

[mydogcheckers]

Wasn't it NME who picked a Stone Roses album as the best British rock album ever? They're not terrible but . . . uh . . . no way in Hell are they better than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Dentists, Rudimentary Peni, Television Personalities and the Membranes, just for starters.


The Guardian also gave this made this number 1 in their "best british records ever" poll last year.

Why does the English press hold "The Stone Roses" with such reverence. It's OK but anything off that Nuggets 2 box set beats this.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Why does the English press hold "The Stone Roses" with such reverence. It's OK but anything off that Nuggets 2 box set beats this.'Cause they didn't write about the stuff in the box set when it originally came out so they can't claim some sort of journalistic property rights, probably.

[vesper]

robert christgau as played by nick sylvester -- "robert christgau presents: jop'd in the closet"

oh man, this is so good.

[Dean]

So some of you may already know this, but:

The crazy crazy film director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man was his most recent flick) was shot with a pellet gun by an unknown assailant during an interview with the BBC.
What does Herzog do? Call the cops? In classic Teddy Roosevelt style, he continues the interview while the blood soaks through his clothes.
He says, "It was not a significant bullet."

Is that not badass?

[Dean]

And this comes a mere week after he pulls Joaquin Phoenix from a wrecked car. Who is this guy, Batman?

[Paul]

This, from the Pitchfork news article today about the new Walkmen album...

"...they seem to have found time last month to record a full-length rendition of Harry Nilsson's 1974 LP Pussy Cats, which will see release via Record Collection later this year."
I am frightened.

[Dean]

This, from the Pitchfork news article today about the new Walkmen album...

"...they seem to have found time last month to record a full-length rendition of Harry Nilsson's 1974 LP Pussy Cats, which will see release via Record Collection later this year."
I am frightened.

I'm actually more excited about this than the proper Walkmen album. Come on man, Nilsson is great!! Long overdue for a credibility comeback, if for the cover of Son of Schmilsson alone (although the one where he turns into a giant crab is also pretty cool)

[Joel]

since when did Nilsson not have credibility?!? I mean, other than James Murphy almost killing it.

[Paul]

No, you guys got me all wrong. I love Harry! I'm just not sure I love the Walkmen covering Harry.

[Futureman]

Remember Crispin Glover appearing on Letterman back in 1987?

The Clip (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/02/crispingloverhigh.html)

WTF, indeed. To this day I still wonder whether it was an act.

[Lukas]

Holly cow was that funny. I remember him from back to the future, was he always so twitchy and nervous?

And this proves once again, that Letterman is king.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Remember Crispin Glover appearing on Letterman back in 1987?

The Clip (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/02/crispingloverhigh.html)

WTF, indeed. To this day I still wonder whether it was an act.Do they have the clip of him coming back the following week to explain himself? I ask, 'cause I'm at work and we're not s'posed to download big files 'n' such.

I used to watch Letterman religiously in college only saw him flustered to the point of anger twice: the Glover incident above and when Kaymar (?) the Discount Magician put a metal tube on his head and set the contents on fire.

[Fiona]

Overheard at work. Seriously:

"Who's Chuck Norris?"
"Isn't he the guy Dick Cheney shot?"


Beats a memo on avian 'flu issued by the head of asset allocation, in which he observes "The Netherlands has told all its chickens to stay indoors".

[9000]

for the benefit of anyone who hasn't already seen this. dead spot on: http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002338.html (scroll to video)

[Paul]

for the benefit of anyone who hasn't already seen this. dead spot on: http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002338.html (scroll to video)I laughed so hard when that girl got smacked, which was really surprising because nothing up to that point was too terribly funny (Carlos D? What a tired reference).

[9000]

I laughed so hard when that girl got smacked, which was really surprising because nothing up to that point was too terribly funny (Carlos D? What a tired reference).

"do you speak japanese?"
"uuh, no"

[Lukas]

funniest shit ever

[johansen smith]

now for a good WTF: ShoTime picked up Arrested Development for 26 episodes.

[Paul]

That sucks, because it's not really that funny anymore.

[johansen smith]

Paul, how are you so wrong

[Lukas]

I'm gonna second that. Time to order showtime.

[tinobeat]

I'm patient, so for me its "time to wait for the seasons to come out on DVD"

[9000]

man, the village voice has seriously gone to shit. last week, this (http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0607,romano,72183,22.html) cover story nonsense, only topped by this (http://www.gawker.com/news/village-voice/the-voice-is-even-more-fucked-up-than-usual-157816.php) comedy. sad.

[Salman]

Gary Glitter gets three years.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060303/ap_on_en_mu/people_glitter

[vesper]

i'm actually saddened by the news about nick sylvester.

-edit-

another part of me thinks this is some elaborate hoax.

[Paul]

You know? I've had the same suspicion.

Nick Sylvester is all about the spectacle, whether he's reviewing some record or writing a "news" piece. The only problem, though, is that I have no idea what good any of this will accomplish even if all the affected parties are just playing along. His name is tarnished, the Voice looks bad, and so on and so forth.

[Moon Pix]

Gary Glitter gets three years.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060303/ap_on_en_mu/people_glitter

She should get shot in the face instead.:mad:

[9000]

i'm actually saddened by the news about nick sylvester.

-edit-

another part of me thinks this is some elaborate hoax.

if it was a hoax, at least pull a sidd finch!

i definitely had a "are you kidding me" moment after i read the article. the news about it being fabricated wasn't all too surprising.

[Lukas]

for the benefit of anyone who hasn't already seen this. dead spot on: http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002338.html (scroll to video)
anyone ant to tell me whos playing in the background when the girl gets slapped?

[Lukas]

From Drag City -

"But the real news in the Jews department is that head Joo David Berman and his lovely bride Cassie will be hosting MTV2’s “Subterranean” program on March 12th at midnight sharp! They’ll bring their wit, charm and easy repartee to an hour-long broadcast showcasing the latest in so-called alternative music. But what’s so alternative about the world we live in? Perhaps David will be explaining that to all of us on MTV2."

[johansen smith]

Jim Shearer is pretty amazing. I used to hate him til I saw this commercial he did a few years ago for M2 and it was so good that he has immunity for life as far as I'm concerned.

[dola]

No immunity from me. He doesn't seem like a dick, which is nice, but i'm reminded everytime of the Chris Farley character who interviewed his guests with questions like, "remember when, um, you were in Arachnophobia? That was awesome." Actually i don't think he's knowledgeable enough to even pull that off.

[Kid B]

Oh lord. I have a good one here. I present to you a highly discerning music critic, this guy should be writing for Spin magazine.......
(a review I read today from somewhere)
I bought this today out of shear desperation for something new to listen to. I have never previously heard, or heard about AIH until I was thumbin' through the CD's at my local record shop. The artwork really caught my eye because it looks like indie - and I've been craving indie lately.
Oh! The artwork. Silly me, I've been listening to it instead this whole time.
WTF?

[9000]

not even an onion story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4748292.stm).

[the Pawnbroker]

Those VW commercials they play during NBA games on Sunday afternoons with the German Xzibit pimping rides. I keep expecting a gangsta-fied Prussian Blue to pop up.

[Salman]

Those ads are awesome. Peter Stormore is great in 'em

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/22/vw-strikes-again-un-pimp-my-ride-videos/

[9000]

oh man, those ads are great.

[johansen smith]

the worst album of the 2000s so far gets a 7.5:
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/merritt_stephin/showtunes.shtml

[Paul]

Now that Sylvester's history, LeMay has stepped up as the resident PFM gonzo reviewer it appears.

[bitterfruit]

the worst album of the 2000s so far gets a 7.5:
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/merritt_stephin/showtunes.shtml


How did you link to this before it was posted?

[9000]

i'm guessing the following schema: [url]www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/artistinitial/artist_name/album-name.shtml + the patience to sit and check the url in anticipation of the release.

[johansen smith]

Leprechaun spotted in Mobile, Alabama
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8&search=leprechaun%20in%20mobile

[Joel]

hahaha, fantastic.

[9000]

i was waiting for the guy to sign off as ron burgandy. unreal.

[Lukas]

that was almost as sad as the pickle girl from American Idol.

[Joel]

where da gold at? (http://wheredagold.ytmnd.com/)

[bitterfruit]

where da gold at? (http://wheredagold.ytmnd.com/)

The next hamster dance.

[dola]

this is a perfect storm that is blowing my mind

[9000]

i just get back home from buying a new copy of the psychic ills joint, all ready to read the paper and listen to the shit lazy sunday style, when i open the wrapper and find no disc in the digipack. like houdini "poof", it's gone. WTF, fuckers!

[Salman]

That happened to me once when I bought Supper by Smog a couple of years back. When I returned it, the record store didn't have any more copies of the album and it took like a month for them to get another copy. I was vexed.

[bitterfruit]

Go Oklahoma, go! (http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=127)

[johansen smith]

Tuttle is one of those Oklahoma towns that I only hear about when a tornado hits it.

[japanese_moon]

A political discussion with my father on Saturday ended with him saying someone like Larry the Cable Guy should run for president (he represents the "real" public) and me with tears and snot running down my face.

Excellent.

[Paul]

A political discussion with my father on Saturday ended with him saying someone like Larry the Cable Guy should run for president (he represents the "real" public) and me with tears and snot running down my face.

Excellent.Haha! Larry the Cable Guy's whole act is just an act (your dad knows that, right?). He's not even from the South.

But still... that's pretty sad.

[johansen smith]

I caught some of his stand up on Comedy Central and it was somehow worse than I had imagined.

[george]

interesting, little-known facts about matador gerard, via the mechanical contrivium (http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/trivia.pl) !

01 South Australia was the first place to allow Gerard Cosloy to stand for parliament!
02 Without Gerard Cosloy, we would have to pollinate apple trees by hand.
03 Gerard Cosloy is the smallest of Jupiter's many moons!
04 Snow White's coffin was made of Gerard Cosloy!
05 Gerard Cosloy has three eyelids!
06 Gerard Cosloy can pollinate up to six times more efficiently than the honeybee.
07 Gerard Cosloy can not regurgitate.
08 Gerard Cosloy cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in his stomach!
09 It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Gerard Cosloy.
10 Japan provides over thirty percent of the world's Gerard Cosloy supply.

[Fiona]

I watched the Mr. Beast dvd yesterday and there's an option to play with subtitles!

[9000]

sweet, i can pose out (http://nymag.com/news/features/16529/index.html) for another 17 years without worry.

[vesper]

the gnarls barkley "crazy" mp3-single phenomenon is pretty WTF, but not as WTF as how awful the other songs are on that album. "go go gadget gospel" is irredeemably bad -- not even worth a 30-second sound clip joke! what a let down, because "crazy" has to be one of this year's best singles!

[9000]

someone needs to get slapped with a pair of slip-on vans for this (http://www.indieclick.com/index.htm).

[johansen smith]

they're marketing to me tho

[dola]

they're marketing to me tho

when those anthropology majors catch me where i least expect it and really nail my aesthetic, let me tell you it's pretty life-affirming.

[johansen smith]

http://www.thelegendofsimonconjurer.com/

[Salman]

http://www.thelegendofsimonconjurer.com/

"Snakes on the Plane' still is more of the WTF movie of the year. They added a scene where Samuel actually says, "we got snakes on the motherfuckin' plane!" I can't wait until it comes out.

[Paul]

They added a scene where Samuel actually says, "we got snakes on the motherfuckin' plane!" No shit? Hah, the power of the innernets!

[Futureman]

This gave me the shivers.

Madeleine Albright leg presses 400 lbs. (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383529)

[dola]

This gave me the shivers.

Madeleine Albright leg presses 400 lbs. (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383529)

In 1996, she made highly controversial remarks in an interview with Leslie Stahl on CBS's Sixty Minutes. Asked by Stahl with regards to effect of sanctions against Iraq: "We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" Albright replied: "I think this is a very hard choice, but the price -- we think the price is worth it." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Albright

[Futureman]

foul-mouthed preacher (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/spirit-of-truth.html)

[Paul]

BWAHAHAHAHA

[9000]

i think this is the same chick who knocked out (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6640225987281635407&q=punch&pl=true) danzig.

[Salman]

Oh man, that was rough. I love how the mother and daughter just walk away like it happens all the time.

[vesper]

i just found out about mydeathspace (http://www.mydeathspace.com) for the first time. "WTF" because i think it is a brilliant idea and because i feel like a disgusting voyeur while browsing it.

[dola]

i just found out about mydeathspace (http://www.mydeathspace.com) for the first time. "WTF" because i think it is a brilliant idea and because i feel like a disgusting voyeur while browsing it.


That's a fucking crazy website. Out of 116 profiles listed there, 58 are from automobile or motorcycle accidents. 2 of those include Back to the Future fans who towed on the backs of cars with their skateboards.

[Futureman]

On a slightly lighter note:

bags o' vomit (http://www.courttv.com/people/2006/0426/vomit_ap.html)

[johansen smith]

this is probably the best thing that's ever been:
http://eurovision.lordi.org/main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=3

[Lukas]

I am not going to lie, I think JS is right.

[rhoops]

hahahahaha, no shit. . . did he just say "on the day of ROCK-ENING". . . hahahaha

[Futureman]

Fuck yeah! It's an arockalypse!

[dola]

this is probably the best thing that's ever been:
http://eurovision.lordi.org/main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=3


am i missing something? the pictures are haha like gwar but nothing spesh. i there a video somewhere i'm not seeing?


hmm, it's too much work to download the podcast.

[Futureman]

me like english!

[earl grey]

not really a WTF thing but this is pretty cool:

http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/index.php?var=v5

(sound required to appreciate. i suspect i'd find it even cooler if i understood music theory.)

[Lukas]

Reggie Bush going number 2. WTF!

[Paul]

Jay Babcock, Arthur Magazine e-i-c and former FMBB regular Domino's brother, takes Godsmack's singer Sully to task over licensing songs to Navy recruiting commercials without knowing anything whatsoever about military practices, the war, the death toll. Sure Jay had an agenda and it was kind of an ambush, but seriously... if you're going to pimp for the National War Machine, wouldn't you have done research? I don't feel sorry for Sully at all.

http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1244 (.mp3 included)

[Lukas]

Jay Babcock, Arthur Magazine e-i-c and former FMBB regular Domino's brother, takes Godsmack's singer Sully to task over licensing songs to Navy recruiting commercials without knowing anything whatsoever about military practices, the war, the death toll. Sure Jay had an agenda and it was kind of an ambush, but seriously... if you're going to pimp for the National War Machine, wouldn't you have done research? I don't feel sorry for Sully at all.

http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1244 (.mp3 included)

What a putz!

[rhoops]

so, basically, Sully was saying that it's alright to make decisions and not think about the consequences. not only to not think about the consequences, but to not even consider them. . . and there you have, distilled to one fine kernel of truth the essence of mainstream middle american idiocy. . . it always comes out as, "So i made a decision, so what? Like I have time to sit around all day and think about what that means." How come people get away with shit like that?. . . I mean, obviously they decided not to eat a plate full of cyanide for breakfast because there's a real consequence to that. I guess, unless it effects them directly, they just can't be bothered. It's kinda like asking a consumer why they consume and they respond by saying it's because they buy stuff. Well no shit! Why are so many people unwilling to deal with the larger more abstract ideals that come up daily in our lives?

anyway. . . i guess i just had to get that off my chest. . .

[Lukas]

I got carded going to the concretes show with my buddies. This is Montreal right?

[9000]

New York - MTV Networks announced that it plans to debut a new show called "Meet or Delete," in which college students will choose prospective dates, roommates and band members based solely on the contents of their computers' hard drives. "PCs have become the emotional hard drive of our global audience, making the premise of 'Meet or Delete' relevant everywhere in the world," said MTV Networks president and COO Michael Wolf. Participants will be able to see e-mails, IM logs, pictures, music playlists, recently viewed websites, video files and whatever else is on the hard drives of prospective dates. MTV is collaborating with PC maker HP on the show, which will be broadcast on MTV's on-air, online and wireless platforms beginning May 10.

[Paul]

Strangely, that doesn't seem "WTF" to me at all. We all know MTV lost the plot years and years ago, and this show is just one big Hewlett Packard commercial with a little bit of a "game" thrown in.

[9000]

yeah, that's obvious. i was just thinking about the boundless possibilities for all the mbb'ers. god knows how that would turn out.

[dola]

I just think On the Download would be a snazzier title for the show.

[9000]

I just think On the Download would be a snazzier title for the show.

heh. i'm gonna appropriate that.

[tinobeat]

The Boston Phoenix Blog (http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/) might have something to say about that...

[Dave]

The Boston Phoenix Blog (http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/) might have something to say about that...
Well Tino with such an amazing take on things like this from the Boston Phoenix it is hard to say that they have the right to say anything at all about anything:
"The next band was MODEY LEMON. They are some hardrock throwback trio out of Pittsburgh. The lead singer was a rocking a bandana as a headband. Once I realized he was neither Cheech nor Chong, I lost interest and left the courtyard to mingle with the locals."

WTF indeed.
Dave

[tinobeat]

hahaha, oh man, I didn't catch that one.

they come up with some sweet gems and forehead slappers.

[the Pawnbroker]

hahahahaha, no shit. . . did he just say "on the day of ROCK-ENING". . . hahahaha

The funniest thing is the music is about as hard as a Bryan Adams song.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

American Idol shocker! Chris voted out of the Top Four!

Thank goodness. I've disliked his singing from the start.

Go Taylor!

[9000]

does anyone have professor griff's phone number? http://21stcenturylit.com/26/brent-runyons-folk-cover-of-public-enemys-bring-the-noise/#comments

[vesper]

i slipped with my beard trimmer, managing to lop off a very clean, square chunk of hair from my right cheek. here's the kicker though: one day before graduation! i decided that i didn't want to shave completely and that i'd hate myself with a goatee, so i'm rocking a 'stache right now, which at least has all my friends and family going WTF. i await the day when i have kids who'll say, "dad, you had a moustache in college!?" and i'll respond, "no, actually..."

[johansen smith]

this is so bad in every concievable way, it is hard to wrap your head around just how stunningly inept this film appears to be:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/wtc/

[abevigoda]

If it finally relieves the world from the blight that is Nic Cage's career, it will have done some good.

[9000]

the acting is more offensive than the whole notion of an oliver stone 9/11 movie, which is quite a feat.

[dola]

yeah and it opens on august 9th, the anniversary of another unnecessary bomb.

[johansen smith]

http://www.shaveeverywhere.com/
new Phillips ad campaign, make sure to watch the music video

[Che]

I play cards with that guy.

[mixtapegrrl]

i saw santino rice from project runway in new york. i said hi and he was a total dick to me. figures.

[Fiona]

this is probably the best thing that's ever been:
http://eurovision.lordi.org/main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=3
They just won the thing. Brilliant.

[Che]

oh really? (http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3090)

[9000]

oh really? (http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3090)

for that kind of money, i want that thing to remove unwanted body hair too.

[Fiona]

http://tinyurl.com/h2o7k

Unfortunately *cough* I don't think this will work with my old-school blue imac...

[Lukas]

Not too WTF, just amusing.
Who is that on the sticker inbetween the pickups?

[bitterfruit]

Indian Elvis impersonator (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5036766.stm) in Shillong, Meghalaya.

[johansen smith]

Kermit the Frog covering the Talking Heads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbya4kxC6E

[Moon Pix]

All these spammers.

[Patrick]

oh really? (http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3090)

Supposedly sounds incredible, but has build quality along the lines of a 1980s laserdisc player (which it physically resembles), and can't deal with the SLIGHTEST warp, piece of dust, scratch, grit etc.

My initial reaction is against it - the gutsiness of vinyl surely comes from the needle ridin the grooves at micropressures tons per inch - but there's no question that in the optimal conditions, it must deliver completely surface-noise free sound and the full analog wavelength - probably as close as you can get to an analog master tape short of reel to reel.

Michael Fremer reviewed it extensively in Stereophile and the review should be in their online archives. Go to stereophile.com and search for "ELP Laser Turntable."

Patrick

[rhoops]

did you guys hear about this shit (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33262.html) . . .

[rhoops]

ABC using a live performance of U2 playing Vertigo to introduce this afternoon's match with Italy. . .

[9000]

ABC using a live performance of U2 playing Vertigo to introduce this afternoon's match with Italy. . .

yeah, that would fall somewhere between big fucking deal and who cares.

[Lutherface]

I also thought that a bit weird, they did the same intro before the Czech match...you'd think someone would say, "hey, you guys know U2 are from Ireland, right?" Another sport music intro wtf...what's up with Tom Petty intros for the NBA playoffs...you think anyone on either team listens to Tom Petty, or ever knows who he is? I'm sure DMX could use a paycheck right about now.

[9000]

earlier this afternoon, i saw gene simmons at a homemade cookie and lemonade stand in front of the union square starbucks. the stand was about a foot off of the ground and operated by two little girls. after squating down face level with girls, simmons got up, gave a weird thumbs up gesture, smiled and the walked off with a formal looking business associate. the moment all seemed strangely wtf.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

earlier this afternoon, i saw gene simmons at a homemade cookie and lemonade stand in front of the union square starbucks. the stand was about a foot off of the ground and operated by two little girls. after squating down face level with girls, simmons got up, gave a weird thumbs up gesture, smiled and the walked off with a formal looking business associate. the moment all seemed strangely wtf.He was probably making an appointment to . . . uh . . . meet them later and get to "know" them.

[vesper]

not really WTF, but i forgot to mention that kurt vonnegut was at the reverend billy performance i saw last week.

[9000]

He was probably making an appointment to . . . uh . . . meet them later and get to "know" them.

heh, that crossed my mind. dude has a face like a fist, so god knows how he does it.

[Lukas]

This is more on the AMAZING side of WTF, here we go

Supposedly, a member of the sonic youth board was in the press room at bonaroo and overheard Malkmus talking about a Pavement Reunion with Ibold!
- "Hey man we should play some shows again together!" Or something like that...could be Jicks?


Malkmus also sang along on Expressway to yer skull with S.Y btw, and played a new song in the jicks set that is killerrrrr!

[johansen smith]

he was probably just being nice. like when you run into an ex-girlfriend and say you should have lunch sometime. that lunch will never happen.

[Lukas]

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure SM and Ibold are close buddies so why would he do that?

[Moon Pix]

The way Ive always understood it is that its more of a thing between Malkmus and Kannenberg wether a Pavement reunion would happen. Im sure everybody else would jump on board that bus with Malkmus tommorrow.

Personally Id welcome it fucking tommorrow 'cause I was born too late to see Pavement before and Id love to see them.:)

[Lukas]

I agree with you Moon Pix, the other members have been seen at jicks shows and have been mentioned post pavement by Malkmus. I think Malkmus actually said once that the only member he doesn't speak to, nowadays, is SS.

If Pavement DID reunite, what do you think would happen to the jicks?

[pabost]

If Pavement DID reunite, what do you think would happen to the jicks?

I think a Pavement reunion would be much like the Pixies reunion, in which S.M., playing the role of Frank Black, would probably continue to release studio albums and tour w/ the Jicks when not selling out midsize theatres across the county w/ the reformed Pavement (Matt Sweeney playing the role of Spiral Stairs, no doubt).

[Paul]

(Matt Sweeney playing the role of Spiral Stairs, no doubt).That's a brilliant idea! He's the all-purpose replacement!

[johansen smith]

that might explain why Clay Tarver had his arm around Spiral at James Lo's birthday party.

[Moon Pix]

If Pavement DID reunite, what do you think would happen to the jicks?

I think it would be a one shot deal (touring everywhere once, playing all of the festivals) and then everybody would go back to their life as it is now. I love Pavement and Id welcome a new record but it wont be the same as it was, it cant be and never will be again. Some of them have families now and more important things to think about.:)

[Fiona]

Well more just "F", than "WTF" - Sleater-Kinney "on indefinite hiatus". All good things, I suppose.

[earl grey]

Well more just "F", than "WTF" - Sleater-Kinney "on indefinite hiatus". All good things, I suppose.

yeah, total bummer. i will most definitely miss 'em. tickets to what's now their last NYC show had been on sale for a while now but lasted only about 90 minutes this afternoon once word got out.

[bitterfruit]

Well more just "F", than "WTF" - Sleater-Kinney "on indefinite hiatus". All good things, I suppose.

This should have happened two records ago.

[earl grey]

This should have happened two records ago.

if two, why not three? 'all hands' is the only real blemish on their CV IMO. (though i've still yet to form a real opinion on their first album, which i don't really count.)

[Dave]

This should have happened two records ago.

Dude, you are SO HIGH. The Woods is the best Sleater-Kinney album by far. A real landmark that will forever be used to measure career rock bands.

Dave

[earl grey]

Dude, you are SO HIGH. The Woods is the best Sleater-Kinney album by far. A real landmark that will forever be used to measure career rock bands.

Dave

word. (except i like 'the hot rock' more.) but just for how they reinvented their sound and completely hit it out of the park, 'the woods' stands on its own like nothing else...

[earl grey]

ken lay dying of a heart attack. fuck that. dude needed to suffer WAY more.

[Fiona]

ken lay dying of a heart attack. fuck that. dude needed to suffer WAY more.
Collective ill-will takes its toll.
I was at an investment conf on Tuesday, and there was a fair bit of Enron-bashing going on (we don't seem to tire of it). Then I come back from lunch y'day to discover the guy's dead.
Tyco was given a bit of a lashing too (again, still fair game), so I'm afraid to open a paper or read a news-feed this morning for fear Dennis Kozlowski has suffered a similar fate.

[bitterfruit]

Collective ill-will takes its toll.
I was at an investment conf on Tuesday, and there was a fair bit of Enron-bashing going on (we don't seem to tire of it). Then I come back from lunch y'day to discover the guy's dead.
Tyco was given a bit of a lashing too (again, still fair game), so I'm afraid to open a paper or read a news-feed this morning for fear Dennis Kozlowski has suffered a similar fate.

Figured you guys would be steaming over Parmalat still. CA's former CEO, Sanjay Kumar, is certain to go to prison as well.

In regards to Ken Lay --- dead is dead. The fact that he had a massive coronary rather than dying in prison makes no difference to me. I won't celebrate anyone's untimely death. He had kids and they love their father like I love mine.

[earl grey]

true, and i'm definitely not celebrating his death. i'm just frustrated at how his death essentially nullified his conviction and protects his assets and estate, at least for the time being.

[yovan]

The headbutt-- what the hell!

Where did that come from...and why?

[tinobeat]

I just wonder what the guy said!

pretty wild shit.

[earl grey]

a sad and ugly end to what had been an inspiring finish to a brilliant career. yeah, zidane's incident + red card were pretty hard to believe, and certainly killed france's momentum. (he just missed being the hero but for buffon's amazing save a few minutes prior.) they showed him getting roughed around a little just beforehand (some chest-grabbing, i think), but the response was still totally unacceptable - especially for a player of his stature + intelligence, on that stage and that late in the game. shocking.

anyway, the french loss was not a huge surprise afterwards, especially with all their top players missing for the PK's, but it was still sad to see them go down. they lost by just a crossbar in the end. :(

[vesper]

yesterday i was flipping through an old entertainment weekly (the one with superman on the cover) and found out that chad hurley and steve chen, the cofounders of youtube, suggest browsing WOXY.COM.

[vesper]

also, i hope none of our other NYC mbbers were anywhere near that building that collapsed this morning.

[Fiona]

I just wonder what the guy said!

pretty wild shit.
He'll never tell!

http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1817268,00.html

The player of the tournament award is scant consolation.

I missed the match :( Can't believe it wasn't being screened somewhere in the stage areas.

[earl grey]

I just wonder what the guy said!

pretty wild shit.

one pair of lip-readers came up with this (http://www.kottke.org/06/07/the-zidane-headbutt). i've seen milder versions from others, but it's all the same basic gist.

[dola]

does that mean the guy was speaking italian to zidane, who could understand it somehow? or is english the international language of insults?

ok everyone, screw "soccer", back to baseball.

[earl grey]

i believe zidane knows italian from his time playing in italy for juventus. (i've always wondered, though, what language is being spoken when players inevitably jaw at the ref after a call they don't agree with.)

re: baseball, i would but the all-star game still bores me. used to love it as a kid but baseball tonight and interleague play have taken the excitement out of seeing NL players in action.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

is english the international language of insults?I've heard people yell in German then end with, "SHITHEAD!"

[Fiona]

one pair of lip-readers came up with this (http://www.kottke.org/06/07/the-zidane-headbutt). i've seen milder versions from others, but it's all the same basic gist.
The media here and in the UK are reporting that the term used was "dirty terrorist". Racism has been a big problem in Italian football, for a player to bring it onto the pitch, if that's the case, would be disgraceful.

In any case, the latest is that Zidane will make a statement within the next few days.

I've heard people yell in German then end with, "SHITHEAD!"Not "SHITHEAD! FOR SURE!"?

[dola]

Counterpunch: Why I Wear My Zidane Jersey by Dave Zirin (http://www.counterpunch.org/zirin07112006.html)

Right now, we do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt what was said but all the circumstantial evidence points at least toward a variant of SOS Racisme's claim (that Materazzi called Zissou a 'dirty terrorist' -d.). Zissou is the son of Algerian immigrants who has sparred verbally with Europe's far-right political machine for more than a decade. He is an outspoken anti-racist on a team that has defined itself by its multiculturalism and stubborn insistence to stand up against bigotry both inside and outside the sport. Materazzi on the other hand, will be playing this year for the Italian team Lazio, where his father was the former coach. Lazio's fan club, The Ultras, are notorious for their Fascist-friendly politics. Lazio's hardcore Ultras, known as the "Irriducibili," have members in Italy's extra-parliamentary far right and try to use the club to recruit. The group has frequently uses racist and anti-Semitic banners, one time hanging a 50-foot banner that said their opponents were a "team of niggers."

It's wrong to taint Materazzi for the actions of Lazio's fans, but there is more. Earlier this season in a match that pitted Messina against Inter in Sicily, Messina's star African player Marc Zoro famously picked up the ball and walked off the pitch in protest of the monkey chants rained upon him by Inter supporters. In a stirring act of solidarity, many of the Inter players immediately showed support for Zoro's actions. But one opponent yelled, "Stop that, Zoro, you're just trying to make a name for yourself." That opponent's name was Marco Materazzi.

[earl grey]

interesting link, esp. the stuff you quoted. zidane speaks today ... will be v interesting to see what he says.

klinsmann is out as germany's coach ...now he's gotta take over the US team!

[johansen smith]

America's Funnyman shills for Will Oldham again. pretty great if you like these two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuaJo46Pjc

[Lukas]

The 13th Floor Elevators in a Dell commercial? WTF?

[Fiona]

Guys walking (or more appropriately strutting) around with their hands down the front of their trousers.

Aside from anything else, it's 80°+ out there. Uuugggh.

[Moon Pix]

Aside from anything else, it's 80°+ out there. Uuugggh.


I know whay you mean, the heat gives me a headache.:(

[bitterfruit]

Try 90°+ down in the dirty South.

[Fiona]

I know whay you mean, the heat gives me a headache.:(Eh, I don't think you do...
the heat gives me a headache.:(...but presumably not a bollock ache.

Pah, what do I know about it. What I do know is walking around with one's hand permanently down one's kecks seems both uncivil and unnecessary.

[Paul]

The 13th Floor Elevators in a Dell commercial? WTF?I'm pretty sure that once a song appears on a movie soundtrack, it's fair game for anything.

[Moon Pix]

The 13th Floor Elevators in a Dell commercial? WTF?

I hope we arent getting into the sort of existentialist
accusations of selling out that Albert Camus would be proud of.

[tinobeat]

Try 90°+ down in the dirty South.


forget the dirty south, its 90°+ in the dirty humid northeast too.

Also, the apartment I'm getting ready to move out of has a charming tendency to be about 10° warmer inside than outside, no matter what the weather. pretty nice feature in the winter, but downright unlivable right now. also, because the management pays for electricity, theyr'e the ones who decide whether we can have AC or not. and the answer is not. One reason we're moving, for sure..

[vesper]

I hope we arent getting into the sort of existentialist
accusations of selling out that Albert Camus would be proud of.

does this post actually mean anything?

[Lukas]

I'm pretty sure that once a song appears on a movie soundtrack, it's fair game for anything.

I had no idea, which mooveh?

And Moon Pix, we've had multiple threads about 'selling out', I am not starting a rant or wtvr. I am just pointing out that it came to me as a shock to hear them in a computer commercial, considering how obscure they are.

[tinobeat]

I hate to say it, but 13th Floor Elevators aren't obscure by most measures.

I mean, having them be in a current Dell commercial is a bit odd, but its not like they were some tiny band that nobody but the elite nerd crew knows.

[tinobeat]

put it this way: I see 13th Floor Elevators albums in Borders and Barnes & Noble and other huge chain stores that don't really deal with obscure psych, as a rule...

[Paul]

I had no idea, which mooveh?It scores the opening credits of High Fidelity.

[Lukas]

I have yet to see it. I actually made an effort to a couple of months back, but I forgot about it until now. I am definitely picking it up tonight.

[Moon Pix]

These "Osama Hanged" virus warnings that are going around.

Direct quote:
"This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever."

They're overdoing it just a little bit I think.:lol:

[dola]

I hate to say it, but 13th Floor Elevators aren't obscure by most measures.


They don't even have 3,000 friends according to the only meaningful measure!

[Salman]

I have yet to see it. I actually made an effort to a couple of months back, but I forgot about it until now. I am definitely picking it up tonight.

Not that great of a movie, but it has its moments.

[pabost]

Not that great of a movie, but it has its moments.

Ooh, I disagree. I find it pretty great, and far superior to the more long-winded book.

[Paul]

Ooh, I disagree. I find it pretty great, and far superior to the more long-winded book.The film leaves some of my favorite parts of the book out, but in the end it doesn't matter. It's sort of like loving both the UK and US versions of The Office. They're both hysterical, but in different ways and before long you forget they're telling the same story.

[rhoops]

Ooh, I disagree. I find it pretty great, and far superior to the more long-winded book.

wow, i figured this debate would've been well worn around here. . . and i'd have to say i disagree and think that the book is much better. the movie really pissed me off when they changed a fundamental aspect of the lead couple's relationship. also having all the top ten lists worked for me in the book specifically because they were all spaced out, but not so much in the movie where it seems like rapid machine gun fire, as if they had to cram all of 'em in there.

[vesper]

but i thought both were intolerable!

[Miss Tasty Princess]

NOTE: Both of these are disturbing.

http://www.wesh.com/news/9497190/detail.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=396762&in_page_id=1773

[dola]

I liked this movie the first time when it was called...mmm'Bastard out of Carolina


Also, the summer camp story was unsettling but by reacting the way the adults did, doesn't that make things a million times worse? To board up all the nooks and crannies of the playground equipment and then to kick out an 8 year old kid based on the word of two freaked out 6 year olds? Don't parents just have heart-to-hearts anymore?

[johansen smith]

http://www.gawker.com/assets/resources/2006/08/captainbeefflaps.jpg

[Dave]

Well that shoots my theory that Moon Pix and Paris Hilton are the same person to shit.

Dave

[Moon Pix]

Well that shoots my theory that Moon Pix and Paris Hilton are the same person to shit.

Dave

:lol:
I cant think of anything else to say.:)

[Patrick]

What is up with that photo!?

Patrick

[johansen smith]

pretty sure the seconds leading up to it being snapped involved the phrase "Here, hold this."

[tinobeat]

Smartass: "Here, hold this"

Paris: "wha? okay, whatever..."

*click*

[Moon Pix]

The fact that everybody in Britain is going f***ing barmy over Queen at the moment. Were'nt they a joke band or something.

[Paul]

The notion that Queen was a joke band is probably the most "WTF" thing anyone's said on this board in all of 2006. Way to go, Moon Pix!

[Joel]

There ain't nothing funny about Queen.

Back to the 13th Floor Elevators and Dell thing, I think that both being Austin phenomenons would explain it.

[Moon Pix]

The notion that Queen was a joke band is probably the most "WTF" thing anyone's said on this board in all of 2006. Way to go, Moon Pix!

Well I don't know. Im just of the belief that Bertie Russell wasnt clapping his hands together when Fred penned the deeply philosophical lyrics for "I WAnt to Ride My Bicycle."

[Joel]

Well, everyone knows we here at Matador are about being kind to the environment (http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=117), so if you've got a problem with bicycles, Moon Pix, you best step off.

(some jerk stole the back wheel off my bike last week.)

[tinobeat]

The fact that everybody in Britain is going f***ing barmy over Queen at the moment. Were'nt they a joke band or something.

whoa, yeah, what Paul said. Get thee to the history books!

[Joel]

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=124

wow. just wow.