Even though I live right in the heart of hustling, bustling Manhattan, I do not tend to see a lot of Broadway shows, particularly since being made to suffer the tortures of the damned that is Spring Awakening. But when Geoffrey came back from having seen Carrie Fisher’s one woman show, Wishful Drinking, with non-stop [...]
John “The Ox” Entwistle, bassist for The Who and astounding musical genius, was born on this today, October 9th, in 1944. Of course, Entwistle is not the only massively-famous-but-dead rock star posthumously celebrating a birthday today. John Lennon would have celebrated a birthday on today’s date had he not been assassinated by the psychotic Mark [...]
At. Home. He. Feels. Like. A. Tourist. On This Date in 1979: Gang Of Four released their debut album, Entertainment! It included the singles “Damaged Goods” and “At Home He’s A Tourist” (#58 U.K.). Aside from the singles mentioned above, this album has some of my favorite songs from that era of music including “Not [...]
It seems like for the past one hundred million billion years or so, everyone and his mother has been talking about the H1N1 / Swine Flu virus, but nobody I know actually has it. Now you can own your very own Swine Flu Microbe Plush Toy! The H1N1 plushie was created by Drew Oliver, who [...]
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Tommy Stinson, bassist for The Replacements (Fave Song: “Alex Chilton”) and Axel Roses’s “Las Vegas Showgirl” version of Guns N’ Roses turns 43 today! Happy Birthday, Tommy!
The Next Best Thing to Weightlessness! This attractive bathroom scale won’t tell you your weight (thank god), but it will start your day off right with an empowering compliment! Conceived, designed, handmade, dated & signed by Marilyn Wann of Fat!So? fame. Price: $55.00 Now $45.00 from Voluptuart Dot Com.
See Rooms Inspired By All of These Shows at Showtime House! As a hardcore NYC-loving gal, I am always looking for fun weekend adventures to have here in the city. Today I am putting fans of Modern Interior Design and / or Showtime Television programming on notice: you only have two more weeks to see [...]
On This Date in 2000: Benjamin Orr, bassist and one of the vocalists for The Cars died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Atlanta, GA. He was 53 years old. Ben sang lead on The Cars’ breakthrough hit, “Just What I Needed.” Also, he was super hot. RIP Ben! Never Miss a Rad Post: Join [...]
“Bloodbath Mat” Get It? I don’t usually consider myself to be in possession of a particularly sick sense of humor, but I do appreciate the twisted sensibility of this Blood Stained Bath Mat. Maybe that’s because I am currently immersed in trying to get caught up on three seasons of Dexter. Buy one for yourself [...]
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