Archive for March, 2010

Pink Thing of The Day: Vintage 1950s Bathroom

March 31st, 2010

I moved into the house I grew up in during the early 60s. Our house was considered to be very “Modern” for the time, and we weren’t lucky enough to have pink bathroom fixtures, but I had a few friends whose family bathrooms looked a lot like this. Me = jealous. Thanks to All “Rolling” [...]

Happy Birthday, Perry Farrell!

March 29th, 2010

“Cash In Now, Honey…” Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell turns 51 today! Fave Jane’s Addiction Song: “Mountain Song.”

Album of the Year: MGMT’s Congratulations!

March 28th, 2010

OK, I realize it’s not even April yet, but I’m predicting now that there will be no better album released in the year 2010 than MGMT’s sophomore release, Congratulations; due to drop officially on April 13th. Downloads of Congratulations first leaked all over the Internet weeks ago, so of course this work of sheer aural [...]

Bacon Thing Of The Day: Chocolate Bacon Pogo On A Stick!

March 28th, 2010

Yummy! (Image Source) Hey, guess what? March 28th is actually Something on a Stick Day! No kidding! And what better way to celebrate than by enjoying this impossibly delicious looking chocolate-dipped, angel food cake-wrapped, battered and deep fried bacon, served on a stick. Mama Mia, that’s good eatin’!

RIP Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall

March 25th, 2010

Jim Marshall’s Most Famous Shot: Johnny Cash at San Quentin Prison, 1969 (Image Source) From Brooklyn Vegan Legendary rock and roll photographer Jim Marshall died in his sleep Tuesday night (March 23rd). He was 74. Marshall is best known for his iconic shots of Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at Monterey Pop, The Who greeting [...]

Yes It Exists: Lady Gaga Bubble Dress Plush Doll

March 23rd, 2010

Now that I have seen this Lady Gaga Bubble Dress Plush, I have really seen everything. Besides the crazy-ass bubble dress that Gaga wore on her first Rolling Stone magazine cover, the doll also comes dressed in copies of other famous outfits worn by the world’s most outrageously hyped-up-the-ass pop star. If you read Portuguese [...]

Led Zeppelin Gets Physical

March 22nd, 2010

On This Date In 1975: Led Zeppelin’s double album Physical Graffiti reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of six weeks, giving the group its fourth number one album. The apartment building photographed for the albums’ iconic cover still stands at 96-98 St. Marks Place (East 8th Street) in NYC’s [...]

Must See Movie: The Runaways!

March 21st, 2010

The biggest problem you generally encounter when Hollywood tries to make a movie about rock musicians is the overwhelming tendency to dilute reality and surrender to the cheese factor. Honestly, filmmakers have gotten it right exactly twice: first with Rob Reiner’s This Is Spinal Tap – a work of blindingly brilliant satire – and later [...]

Can’t Wait To See It: Tron: Legacy

March 20th, 2010

Tron (1982) is one of my favorite sci-fi fantasy films, ever. The long-awaited sequel, Tron: Legacy – which from the looks of this trailer should be totally amazing – will be released in mid-December of this year. Can’t wait!

All Right Now: Remembering Paul Kossoff

March 19th, 2010

“Fire and Water Must Have Made You Their Daughter…” On this Date in 1976: Free guitarist Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. He was just 25 years old. Kossoff was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” [...]

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