A panel of critics and comedy fans evaluated thousands of jokes at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival before awarding the Funniest Joke prize to Dan Antopolski, the only comedian with the balls to tell the truth about hedgehogs. “Hedgehogs – why can’t they just share the hedge?” took home the coveted trophy from the Dave [...]
Go-Gos drummer Gina Schock turns 52 today. Please enjoy reading my skull-crushingly fantastic interview with Gina from 2002, found at this link.
“Oink” Geezus god, how cute is this pink iPig Speakal– an iPod docking station with speakers, that looks like a tiny pig!? Really fucking cute, is how cute. Want.
“Shhh…Please Don’t Tell That I am 60.” Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers turns 60 today! Hugh is currently in the process of re-releasing his download-only 2008 album, HOOVERDAM. Like all of Cornwell’s dozen or so post-Stranglers solo efforts, HOOVERDAM is quite excellent and recommended listening. Favorite Stranglers song: “All Roads Lead To Rome.”
Glen, Johnny, Steve and Paul Circa 1976 Glen Matlock, bassist for the Sex Pistols, was born on this day in 1956. The Sex Pistols, including Matlock, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Favorite Sex Pistols Songs: “I Wanna Be Me,” “Pretty Vacant,” “Silly Thing.”
Bullies completely suck. Speaking as a person who was bullied relentlessly in junior high and high school, I can tell you that the white hot desire to inflict a reciprocal schoolyard beat-down never goes away. And what does that solve? Nothing, really. But sometimes, an individual, or two, has the courage to stand up to [...]
Malice in Wonderland? Over on Gearfuse, they have a delightfully twisted series of ‘alternate’ portraits of the ten most popular and iconic Disney princesses and fairytale heroines – from Cinderella to Pocahontas – guaranteed to give small children nightmares for years, at this link. Thanks to Neatorama For The Tip!
I’m always surprised by how quickly the end of the month arrives and I find the latest issue of Modern Drummer tucked neatly into my mail box. Like last month, October – graced by Jazz master Jeff “Tain” Watts on the cover – is another great issue where you will find my by-line on three [...]
Rob Halford, singer for Judas Priest was born on this day in 1951, while Elvis Costello was born three years later, in 1954!! Happy birthday guys!
In my tightly-knit circle of music industry friends and fiends, Marc Schapiro is a guy I have known for a very long time. From his gigs as a publicist for various metal labels to his independent entrepreneurial undertakings, Marc always rocks 24/7. One of Marc’s recent projects is his new blog, Bacon Jew Blogspot, where [...]
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