August 2010
“LeBron James is a bitch”
If you live in Northeast Ohio—or anywhere else for that matter—this is a pretty funny song.
Monday re-cap: The audience is the star of the show
It seems these folks traveled (from far away in some cases) to see some rad bands—Max Beast, Total Fang, Ghost Animal, and Skyline Electric—most of which were new to Pehr, just like themselves. SEE THE PHOTOS & READ ABOUT THE SHOW…
Are you team Daniel or team Frank?
Both Daniel and Frank have been apart of The Smell family for many years by being the coolest bums around (they have definitely become the most recognizable faces in the downtown alley of The Smell)! So why not wear their faces on these comfortable t-shirts?
Ripped from the headlines
NEWS: Gaga goes Jacko with creepy oxygen tanks, Soundgarden’s bassist homeless, Method Man sues the Juggalos, Granada Hills man grows pot worth $26 million in a public park, more…
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An “8-meter laser-shooting Hello Kitty,” NME’s 50 best new bands, Violent J on Tila Tequila (not literally!), Krull weddings, The Toadies, more…
“If you hate gays, why are you holding the sign that way?”
GOD HATES GAGS: Watch as Political satirist, comedian, mocker and scoffer Dave Sirus (aka “Brick Stone”) boldly harasses the Westboro protesters at the Jewish Federation in Los Angeles.
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NEWS: Mabson’s leprechaun hat blog blows up, the best-selling album in history is out of print, R.I.P. The Gap Band’s Robert Wilson, artificial meat, Robert Fripp, more…
Pet sounds: Ghost Animal at Pehrspace tonight
Snow Cat. Phantom Falcon. Captured Koala. Meet the animals at the audiophonic petting zoo that is Ghost Animal. Includes two MP3 downloads. SEE GHOST ANIMAL PLAY PEHRSPACE TONIGHT!
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NEWS: Tila Tequila attacked by Juggalos, the dark side of Bieber, what punks like, Nicholas Roeg at 81, the worst album covers of 2010 (so far), more…
Quick hits: Total Fang
Elemental, catchy, savage…My evil side is already cackling in anticipation. See Total Fang tonight, Sunday, August 15, at The MIME and tomorrow, Monday, August 16, at Pehrspace.
Feeling mighty W.H.I.T.E.
Cory Hanson’s W.H.I.T.E. has a sweet new video (animated by Michael Ray-Von from Okie Dokie and Paris Hilton Motherfuckers) that makes my brain spin everytime I watch it. WATCH IT NOW!
Tropical, trippy: Atole keeps the party crew spirit alive tonight at The Smell
Atole’s Manny dreams of “taking back house music from the straights.” Tonight the group brings their big, dancey, gay party jams to The Smell. Don’t miss out!
The winner of the “Jokes by Jon” funny joke contest is…
Congratulations, Jonathan Recinos, you are the winner of our first ever FUNNY JOKE CONTEST! Get the full details…
Rogue Xtian station KTLW-FM shut down by the Feds; or, Now you can Demolisten on the East side yeah!
You may have noticed that in the past few days KXLU got a lot clearer. Which is great news—but why the change in signal quality? I asked Fred Kiko, host of Demolisten (and my boss on that show), what exactly is going on…
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Birdman drops $2.1mil on a Bugatti, Gibby Haynes has Michael Richards moment, Big 10-8 Place gets its due, Carlos D hates the bass guitar, artisanal pencil sharpening, more…
Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Big Whup’s newest video
Hula-hooping, ballerinas, famous dictators…Kate Gill explains everything about the new Big Whup video. Hear the song & SEE BIG WHUP AT THE L.A. ARTWALK TONIGHT!
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NEWS: The Buggles reunite for their FIRST show…their last! Plus: More Michael Rother, Felt Drawings’ Dominic Tiberio, Dali’s Alice Cooper hologram, a disturbing story about John Lurie, & Mick Farren talks about speed freaks…
FUNNY JOKE CONTEST: Win a book by Jon Barba, subject of forthcoming Nicole Kidman mini-documentary
I got an extra copy of Nicole Kidman/Jon Barba’s “Jokes by Jon,” so I thought I’d have some fun. ENTER & WIN
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Neu!’s Michael Rother tells all, R.I.P. “Catfish” Collins, Danimal, the FOX News muslim gay bar (at Ground Zero), how to turn carrots into bacon, more…
Thanks for five years of Monday fun & photos
Your favorites from Essay to Justice Yeldham are here in this massive summer photo re-cap…