Over the past few decades many people have lamented the “sell out” status of the Rolling Stones. Corporate sponsorship for their tours, playing the same songs in increasingly vacuous terrain, $200 concert tickets, you know the deal. Funny thing is those young rebels were ready to sell out long ago. (more…)

Bill Murray is the greatest comic actor of his time. I say this not as an opinion, though it is that as well, but as an unmitigated truth that should be accepted and respected by all who’s ears it touches. Just as the Beatles are “the greatest band of all time” Bill Murray should loom over modern comedy film like a constant reminder of what being funny in a movie is all about. (more…)

If you aren’t a knuckle dragging mutant you may not realize that this weekend is the annual Gathering of the Juggalos. Each year fans of the “musical” act Insane Clown Posse gather to drink an obscure soda called Faygo, listen to music and perhaps sexually assault an internet super-star. (more…)

The day a woman thinks shaking her hips in front of a man constitutes a lap dance is the day she needs to retire. Britney Spears gave an unlucky DJ Pauly D the worst lap dance I’ve ever witnessed, next to Britney’s Billboard Awards performance with Rihanna. I think when Britney had her meltdown she damaged parts of the brain that know how to do basic things like dance, eat, and grind up on people.

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If you’re not a fan of Evanescence, you probably thought they faded off into the distance a long time ago. In all fairness, Amy Lee almost walked away from the band completely after realizing how nice it felt not to be in the spotlight. She was rather enjoying married life, unlike most couples. But after a long four year hiatus, the band is more than ready to dominate the charts once again.

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Found this video courtesy of the amazing recently revamped hip-hop culture blog Ego Trip. Ego Trip is truly a must read daily for anyone who’s a fan of good things.

Sagz Jeans is a company manufacturing jeans that hold themselves up by attaching to your boxers somewhere midway down your ass. It is a great innovation for fans of this style, which while not entirely in vogue of late, has never really gone away.

The commercial for these jeans is just about the funniest thing I’ve seen on the web this week and has to be seen by all.

As of this morning Mtv is 30 years old. Many folks around the office are too young to remember but Mtv used to be a network dedicated to music videos and attractive young people dancing and trying to get laid. Now it is a channel about sometimes attractive young people dancing and trying to get laid(Jersey Shore) and then what happens when young people get laid(16 And Pregnant, Teen Mom). It has been mostly a seamless transition. (more…)

Full disclosure I Tim Duffy am a contributor to this blog as well as the podcast/live talk show I am recommending here. I’m not forcing anyone’s hand and I just thought you might enjoy this video we’ve made. The show which began it’s new season this past Saturday went excellently and all who were there were excited to be present.

The next part of this video will be shown at the next Midevenings with Jay Miller this Saturday, 8pm at the Full Cup.

There are literally hundreds of ways to celebrate your patriotism. You’ve got the old fashioned shooting off fireworks and eating piles of meat, like our forefathers did. You can celebrate American cultural dominance by seeing Michael Bay’s Über-American Idiot Explosion porn spectacle Transformers 3 in 3D IMAX or celebrate our cultural dominance with the charms of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne.

However to me there is only one way to celebrate the majestic beauty of this great land of ours and that is by pushing around people that are smaller than you. Sure, the United States of America was founded by little guys trying to rid themselves of an imperialistic super-power but now we are the FUCKING super power and my emphatic use of the word FUCKING just FUCKING proves how badass we are without even trying. So if you see someone smaller than you on this the birthday of the Greatest Country To Ever Rock The FUCK out of this planet then just FUCKING knock that little piece of shit on the ground. It’s what Benjamin Franklin would have done, Abe Lincoln too. And if you see a larger than yourself American coming your way you have two options; you can A) be a complete FUCKING puss and get out of his way or you can B) take your lumps and show that large American that they FUCKING rock and you are a miniature failure to your country.

Happy 4th of FUCKING July you little pieces of shit.

Remember when every few months you could expect a new single from Missy Elliot that would alter your perception of what hip-hop and pop music were capable of? If you don’t, then you must be very young. The years of 1997 through 2003 was pretty much the most fruitful time for innovative hip-hop on the radio and Missy was the queen of that shit. Then she disappeared.

Turns out, home girl had a touch of the graves disease. It also turns out that “graves disease” is not a fun analogy for being dead, thankfully. Apparently it is a disease of the immune system that attacks the ol’ thyroid. This stuff does not seem fun. Apparently besides potentially making you a big fat person it could also cause anxiety, double vision and muscle weakness. Don’t worry though, Missy has been coping pretty well with the disease, she even claims to be off medication for it.

If you’re wondering why Missy would suddenly reveal all of this well, Behind the Music came calling.