Archive for November, 2009

Get Noticed At The Party In An LED Dress!

November 13th, 2009

“The Colors…” Wow, if this isn’t the Coolest Dress Ever, I don’t know what is. The Galaxy Dress by CuteCircuit is created out of 24,000 full-color LEDs, each measuring only 2×2 millimeters. According to the story at the above link, “To diffuse the light and create an even more ethereal effect, the designers added four [...]

Grow a Mustache For Prostate Cancer Awareness!

November 12th, 2009

A bunch of guys in my office that have no business trying to grow hair on their faces are doing this Grow a Mustache thing to raise awareness of male cancers. They all look ridiculous (see photo above) but it’s for a good cause, so maybe you want to check it out and grow a [...]

Remembering Our Veterans

November 11th, 2009

Like some of you out there, my office is closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day, so I have the day off work. Even though I enjoyed the hedonistic pleasure of staying in bed like a sloth until the ungodly hour of 8:30 AM, I am nevertheless using my time off to get some work [...]

New UK Postage Stamps To Feature Rock Album Sleeve Art!

November 10th, 2009

Blur’s Parklife and New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies Shown Above On January 7, 2010, Britain’s Royal Mail will launch a collector’s-minded Album Cover Stamps series featuring a set of ten 1st class stamps designed by Studio Dempsey. The remarkable series celebrates classic album covers by some of England’s most famous and enduring rock bands [...]

Tim Burton Retrospective Coming to MOMA New York!

November 9th, 2009

Image Source A lot of people I know wet their pants with excitement every time Tim Burton directs a film, but I am not so easily impressed. With the exception of 1994’s Ed Wood, which is a work of genius, most of Burton’s films are heavily flawed, poorly directed and a staggering celebration of style [...]

Bacon Thing Of The Day: Bacon Halloween Costumes!

November 8th, 2009

Halloween Costume of The Year! OK, I know that Halloween happened over a week ago, and I was a big loser this year because not only did I not dress up but, in fact, I did not even leave my house. I mean, it was raining out, for chrissakes! But Lisa over at Skulls & [...]

Classic Punk Rock Album of The Day: The Damned, Machine Gun Etiquette

November 7th, 2009

On This Date in 1979: The Damned released their amazing third album, Machine Gun Etiquette, which included the singles “Love Song,” “I Just Can’t Be Happy Today” and “Smash It Up (Part II).” Machine Gun Etiquette was the London band’s first album without founding guitarist Brian James. Captain Sensible moved from bass to guitar and [...]

Step Aside Barbie: It’s the Michelle Obama Action Figure!

November 6th, 2009

Image Source It is no secret that Michelle Obama, this country’s First Lady, kicks some serious ass. I just love her. If I had a daughter I would so totally be buying her this super stylish Michelle Obama action figure doll – which is 6″ tall and has six points of articulation – for the [...]

The Beatles’ Apple USB Drive Features Full Band Discography!

November 6th, 2009

Wow, what a fantastic Christmas gift this would be for the Beatles fan in your life (hint hint)! Apple and EMI are cooperatively releasing this very unique Beatles inscribed, apple shaped 16GB flash drive with all 14 of the group’s released LPs plus 13 mini-documentary films! That’s just crazy! The Beatles’ music is included in [...]

Bacon Thing Of the Day: Micro Pigs!

November 5th, 2009

The Bite-Sized Bacon! OK seriously, who could eat these precious little babies, even if they are made of tasty bacon? Not me. I want a Micro Pig! Squeeeel!

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