Archive for June, 2010

How The West Was Won

June 8th, 2010

On This Date in 2003: Led Zeppelin reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time in 24 years with the triple live album How the West Was Won, which contained performances from their 1972 U.S. tour, and spent one week on top of the album chart.

Banana and Donut: The Eternal Struggle

June 8th, 2010

Must See Art: I Need Your Skull!

June 7th, 2010

“Urrrr” By John Russo ($130) All Photos By Geoffrey Dicker Readers who recall the joys of Skull Week, which we celebrated here on the Worley Gig back in October of 2008, know that we love skulls! Right now, Brooklyn’s MF Gallery is featuring a truly unique exhibit called I Need Your Skull and, as you [...]

And…It’s Monday Again!

June 7th, 2010

Photo By Geoffrey!

Life is Strange: An Interview with Producer & Musician Larry Dvoskin

June 5th, 2010

Back in 2003, when I was working exclusively as a freelance journalist, I received a call from the editor of the alternative weekly newspaper Nashville Scene, which is basically Nashville, Tennessee’s version of NYC’s Village Voice. The editor was looking for a writer to cover NYC-based auditions taking place for an in-development Reality TV program: [...]

Before I Forget, Happy National Donut Day!

June 4th, 2010

Donuts are awesome. Celebrate National Donut Day (which is today) with a free donut at Dunkin Donuts, where you need to buy a coffee to get your freebie, or at Krispy Kreme, where your fried, sugary treat is free simply for the asking. Donuts!

Bacon Thing of The Day: Hand Hooked Bacon Rug

June 4th, 2010

Here at The Worley Gig, we are always on the lookout for new and exciting Bacon Things to delight the Bacon Lovers in our vast and global readership. Today we bring you a one-of-a-kind Bacon Rug, which you can own exclusively as it is being auctioned off on eBay! Here is the description: For all [...]

Gene Simmons Bento Box

June 4th, 2010

“Lick It Up” (Image Source) Fact: No one respects Gene Simmons less than I do. I hate to give an arrogant blowhard like Simmons any kind of publicity, no matter how far removed from the source, but this Gene Simmons Bento Box sort of rates as art, doesn’t it? So it goes on the blog. [...]

Happy Birthday, Suzi Quatro!

June 3rd, 2010

Rock & Roll’s original Riot Grrl, Suzi Quatro, turns sixty years old today!

Must See Movie: Get Him to The Greek!

June 2nd, 2010

There’s a pivotal scene near the beginning of Get Him to The Greek where main character, A & R Rep Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) sits in a pitch meeting with his fellow record label flacks. His boss, label head Sergio Roma (Sean “P Diddy” Combs) is badgering the staff to come up with any new [...]

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