The Worley Gig

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Harvey Korman and Fellow Carol Burnett Show Cast Mate, Tim Conway
Death sure is having a field day just lately. Yesterday, actor and legendary funny man Harvey Korman passed away at the age of 81, following a complication with an aneurysm four months ago. I used to watch Korman on The Carol Burnett Show when I [...]

Composer Alexander “Sandy” Courage, who wrote the original Star Trek Theme music (which I am now humming in my head) has passed away at the age of 88.

Lisa Stays and Spike Goes: So Not Fair
I’m quite certain that I’m far from the only one who wanted to call “Foul!” at the conclusion of last night’s Top Chef, when Spike was eliminated over Lisa. I mean WTF? Lisa rightfully earned a place in the bottom group on nearly every challenge and, while Spike [...]

“As one of America’s foremost purveyors of rock criticism and witty pop culture observations, Gail Worley brings a unique and informed vision to the over-hyped music industry and the various media outlets attendant thereto. Her clever and erudite ramblings are a blast of harmonious noise in an atonal universe, while Gail’s unhealthy fascination with drummers [...]

Jazz drummer Brian Blade is on the cover of the July issue of Modern Drummer Magazine, featuring my update on Mary J. Blige’s drummer, Rexsell Hardy, Jr. On Newsstands next week!

Comedian Dick Martin , co-creator of the hilarious and pioneering early ’60 sketch comedy/variety program, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (which I watched religiously as a small child) died Saturday in Santa Monica from respiratory complications. He was 86.

SOLD! “All You Can Eat Buffet (for two)” Sold for $51.70
ART COMMERCE: A genius artist couple started a website where they paint the various things they want, sell the paintings for the real life cost of those things, and then buy those things with the money from the paintings! Yes, genius! Check out the paintings [...]

Hot Band of 2008: MGMT
The new CD by NYC-based psychedelic pop-electronic outfit, MGMT, is my favorite album of the year so far. That lofty classification puts it in the company of exactly one other CD, Opeth’s Watershed, which is just insane. To me, MGMT sound like what might happen if “Waiting On A [...]

Indiana Jones Lego Set Not Included
Top Ten Cheesey Ass Things About the New Indiana Jones Flick
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Wait, isn’t that…the Arc?
“Boris, we must get moose and squirrel”- quality Russian accent sported by Cate Blanchett’s character.
In the “Please make a decision and stick with it” Department, WTF was up with how they decided to portray the [...]