a couple of links

have a few minutes? Pitchfork's 100 Awesome Music Videos.
Take a look!

also....VERY weird...a blog dedicated to cats that look like hitler. yup. you read that right. here.

and be sure to check out the Orbit Gum web site. they have a weird new ad campaign with heaven & hell featuring snoop dogg. its worth a look.

ha!

i don't usually care about this sort of thing, but this is just too hysterical...

Aspiring rapper Kevin Federline - who up to now has reneged on a three-month-old promise to help out children's charities during his "Playing With Fire" CD tour - yesterday tried to set things right.

Mr. Britney Spears showed up in Times Square to hype Virgin Mobile's new 1-cent text-message service and launch the wireless company's "Save the Penny" fund-raising drive for various unnamed children's organizations.

"What's up, New York!" Federline shouted from a stage after arriving in an armored truck decorated with 120,000 pennies. "I'm here with Virgin Mobile to bring the power back to the penny! I feel good about the penny! I'm glad to give it back to these charities."

Then he sent the first 1-cent text, claiming it went to "my wife." Mugging for the cameras, Federline held up a penny and slipped it in the armored vehicle's donation slot. Then K-Fed took a cigarette break, wiping his hand on his pants before doing a few television interviews.

"I just gave all my pennies to charity!" he bragged to one TV outlet. To another, he said: "A bunch of charities get these children off the streets - build a better life, build a better future, for these children." And to another: "There's thousands of kids out here that have nowhere to go." He admitted to "Access Hollywood's" Tim Vincent: "It's my first time doing a charity."

What a shock.

Finished with his compassionate interviews, K-Fed kissed publicist Marilyn Lopez goodbye, and four bodyguards escorted him to a black SUV. A block into the ride, the SUV rear-ended a pedicab, prompting a curse-fest between the pedicab driver and one of Federline's guards.

At which point the Naked Cowgirl - a pastie-wearing, guitar-strumming Louisa Holmlund - toplessly approached the vehicle. A rear tinted window rolled halfway down, and a hand came out to give her two $1 bills.

The pennies may be for the kids, but in K-Fed's world, the bucks are for the naked ladies.

THIS is why people pay attention to celebrities...or at least why i do.

source: socialite's life and New York Daily News

Arctic Monkeys

who: arctic monkeys
what: a phenomenal, well-spent $30
where: avalon, boston
when: thursday 6/15/06
why: cuz i love their raucous, cheeky, playful, brit-pop, post-punk tunes!
(note: i mercilessly stole all of those adjectives from various sources)

what a great night!

i've been to many a sold out show at the avalon, but never have there been so many people stuffed in before. they must have *really* over-sold this show and EVERYONE and their cute british brother showed up.

many foreigners with great accents.

a few 14-year olds, a few 50-year olds....but mostly 21-30-year olds. EVERYONE was drinking.

the whole show felt more like a huge party than a concert. don't get me wrong, the night was about the music... everyone knew all the words to the songs and was dancing. it was just a different feel than most club shows.

its been said in many places before, but the new bassist nick is super.

but alex turner really stole the show. he was more withdrawn than i expected....less cocky. but he sure delivered an amazing set. it seems my crush has grown into a lustful obsession. (look out julian...someone younger and *available* may be moving in ...)

the set list was great. opening with "riot van"....starts soft and sweet, then slowly grows and explodes into the venue. and ending with "a certain romance"...there's only music so that there's new ring tones....one of my favorite lines ever. the whole progression made great sense.

and boston concluded their u.s. tour.
thanks for a great show lads!
for an okay review of the show, but some notable pics....click here.

only in vegas

so apparently cirque de soleil is making a tribute to the beatles. and apparently it opens july 1st.

I HAD NO IDEA.
THIS IS KINDA INSANE.

it is called LOVE.

from the web site.

"With LOVE, Cirque du Soleil celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles

Born from a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque founder Guy Laliberté, LOVE brings the magic of Cirque du Soleil together with the spirit and passion behind the most beloved rock group of all time to create a vivid, intimate and powerful entertainment experience.

LOVE evokes the exuberant and irreverent spirit of The Beatles, as interpreted through the youthful, urban energy of a cast of 60 international artists. Using the master tapes at Abbey Road studios, Sir George Martin and Giles Martin have created a unique soundscape of The Beatles music for LOVE. The custom-built theatre at The Mirage features 360° seating, panoramic video projections and surround sound which will envelop the audience, who will experience The Beatles music like never before..."

"envelop the audience who will experience the beatles music like never before...." why does that scare me so?

an image from "here comes the sun" ???

thoughts?

6.6.06

bush is evil.
here is pictoral proof.
enough said.