Blink-182 Death Threat?!

While typing my last post, I found a very peculiar post on the Wikipedia page for the 51st grammy awards. I refreshed it and no more than a minute later was it gone. This is not a hoax or anything of my own doing. I saw this, and then it was gone. I have before and after pics. CLICK TO ENLARGE PICTURES!

The Grammy Awards

So I just watched the Grammy's last night and like usual, it was sub-par. Don't get me wrong; there were some very cool musical acts. For example, Paul McCartney with Dave Grohl on the drums playing the Beatle's classic, "I Saw Her Standing There," Adele with Sugarland singing eachother's songs (neither of which I had heard of prior to this, but each of them has one new fan for sure), Carrie Underwood singing her hit, "Last Name," Stevie Wonder (sans Jonas Brothers) at the end of the show, Justin Timberlake with Al Green singing a few of Al's tunes, as well as a very low-key intimate blues jam dedicated to Bo Diddley between B.B. King, Keith Urban, John Mayer and Buddy Guy. Other than those acts, I wasn't too crazy about them, whether they were confusing, awkward, or I'm just not a fan of their music. For instance, with Coldplay, had Jay-Z not butted in and rapped over "Lost" I would've been all set. Plus, I'm not crazy about Chris Martin to begin with, though the album and his music are great in my opinion (yeah, I know the whole "You know how I know you're gay... thing). The one that stood out in my eyes though as surpreme awesomeness was Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead playing "15 Steps" with the USC marching band backing them up on drums. Very cool rendition if I say so myself, but you're more than welcome to judge by checking it out below.

I think that everyone that won deserved to win, though I'm not sure exactly why "The Carter III" by Lil' Wayne was so great. I'm not a fan of him to begin with, nor have I heard more than two of his songs, so it's unfair for me to say whether or not he should have won. One of the big stand out's at the Grammy's was Robert Plant and Allison Krauss. Considering them being nominated a few times and winning two awards, everyone praising the album, and them performing one of the songs from the album that turned out really badass, I'm really anxious to hear the album in its entirety.

Two acts that I couldn't focus on were the Miley Cyrus/Taylor Swift duet and the "Rap Pack" with collective effort of M.I.A., T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, & Kanye West. With the Miley/Taylor thing, it was just awkward to see them sing with eachother because it seemed they were vying to see who's the better performer, which was more obvious with Miley's belting and held notes. After the song, they exchanged perhaps one of the most uncomfortable looking high-fives I have ever seen in years (little fact: A guy named Tex told me the other day that to make a superior high-five, stare at the other person's elbow. I don't know why, but it seems to work excellently! Thanks Tex!). Also, as some of you may or may not know, I'm not particularly crazy about rap, so I wasn't into the whole "Rap Pack" thing. It also didn't help too much that M.I.A. who was complete preggers was trying to do her hit "Paper Planes" while wobbling around with a dress that made her look like a cow standing on it's hind legs. I couldn't focus on any of the music because I honestly thought that at any second, water would just splash out from between her legs and she'd go into labor right there in the middle of the show. Also, if you look carefully at the 23 second mark in the video below, you can see her lip sync the words just before she turns.

Don't worry, don't worry. I didn't forget about what may have been the most surprising/amazing moment of the show in many teenagers eyes: Blink-182. For those that didn't watch the show, Mark, Tom and Travis got up on stage together to announce that they are back together and getting ready to both tour and get in the studio to record a new album.

If you have any questions about who won what, who performed, etc., I have a link posted at the bottom



Hopefully these pictures help make it make more sense!

Radiohead - 15 Step
by Alisvideo

All Information about the Grammy's, courtesy of Wikipedia

Louis C.K.

One of the most hilarious unknown comedians, Louis C.K. is a crass as one man can get. Chances are, you've never seen much of him because his material is way too intense or bizarre for censored television. Just for starters, he talks about how he think his daughter is a "f***ing a**hole." He has credits for writing the cult movie, "Pootie Tang," as well as, "The Chris Rock Show," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," a few "TV Funhouse" skits with Robert Smigel and the brains behind his self writing/starring show, "Lucky Louie." If known of this is helping you think of who is, you may know him mostly for the controversy between him and Dane Cook where Dane stole jokes from Louis C.K. Apparantly, three of Dane's jokes titled, "Itchy A**hole," "Guy Gets Hit By A Car," and, "Naming Your Kids," were all alternative versions of Louis's jokes from years before. You can see for yourself below if you wish. I also put other videos of Louis C.K.'s works below for your enjoyment. Watch out for more of this guy, if you can handle him! WARNING!: NSFW!!!!!!

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Louis C.K. Main Page
Louis C.K. Myspace
Louis C.K. Wiki

Update: Chester French and New Sunday Night Lineup on MTV

I was just surfing on the "interwebs" and decided to check out MTV.com to see the new sunday lineup of shows which include, "Fantasy Factory," "The College Humor Show," "Nitro Circus," and, "How's Your News?" all playing Sunday night in that order starting at 9. I know that I'm going to be watching all of the shows! In any case, while on the site, I noticed on the front page, there was a headline showing the new Chester French video for "She Loves Everybody." Very clever video. You think it's one of those normal cliche "guy loves girl" music videos from the 80's, but with a sado-masochistic twist! Let me give you a rundown on the other shows (sans College Humor since I already did a post on it):

Fantasy Factory - I couldn't find much information about this except for the fact that it's a show based on Rob Dyrdek of skateboarding and "Rob and Big" fame. The only information I could gather is that is that it's a reality show based around his new bulldog and him and a huge warehouse with a basketball facility and skate park.

Nitro Circus - Based more on the MTV orignal hit, "Jackass," it's apparantly pretty much the same show except jacked up on steroids, with more death-defying stunts and involvement in extreme sports. One of the cast members of the show is Travis Pastrana, who's a multiple winning X Games contestant in motorsports, hence his involvement in the show.

How's Your News? - Get ready for this: a show about people with Down Syndrome and other mentally disabled people interviewing celebrities like John Stamos and everyday folk about all things in life, with all of this being the demented and offensive brainchild of Matt Stone and Trey Parker of "South Park" fame. Sounds pretty messed up on all levels, right? Knowing Matt and Trey, chances are they're doing all of this to prove a point or show some message. If we're lucky, it'll be taken lightly like the Johnny Knoxville movie, "The Ringer."

P.S. As promising as these shows are, I really hope for more music and less TV on MTV. I'm starting to believe that the acronym actually stands for, "More TeleVision". Wasn't that the reason behind the creation of MTV2? Any thoughts?


Below I posted videos for both the music video and a trailer promoting the four shows.

Chester French - New Music - More Music Videos

MTV Shows

Robert Francis

With the somber sounds of Lou Reed, some songwriting skills borrowed from Neil Young (sans his infamous vocals) and the vocals of a Gen-X Bruce Springsteen and music that sounds like a collaboration between Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and Allman Brothers slowed down on a record player, it creates a brand new soulful, soothing sounds of a new sound in music. While some singer/songwriters like to stay safe with a guitar and a vocals most of the time, he’s not afraid to jump the fence into using strings, flutes, piano and other instruments one would never consider using in this genre of music, scared of it becoming “unpure” and “not raw enough”. Luckily, he gets away with it just fine and if anything, what it may lack in being “unpure” or “not raw enough” instead has powerful beauty and a rainbow of emotions flowing from ear to ear, only stopping when the CD ends. He also may be our newest find as a lyricist to join the likes of Bob Dylan and Conor Oberst with his unconventional lyrics. It’s very likely this one man talent could just possibly be our answer to what would have happened had Jeff Buckley still been with us today. I would not be surprised if you heard more from Robert Francis, but keep your ears open for more of his music.

Robert Francis Myspace
Robert Francis Wiki

Whitest Kids U Know

As you may or may not have figured out already, I'm a very big fan/supporter of improv comedy and underground sketch comedy troupes. I previously wrote a blog about Derrick Comedy and mentioned a group in relation to them called "Whitest Kids U Know" (WKUK) and figured tell you more about them. I came across them many years ago when I saw an ad about them in the Village Voice. Curious what they were about, I checked them out on the internet a low and behold I found myself lying on the floor with tears in my eyes laughing at how ridiculous and hilarious these five guys were. In their videos, they come across with a demeanor that seems like they're trying to say, "Hey! We're not doing anything ridiculous! We're taking ourselves very seriously!" which adds to the hilarity of the out-there humor they have. For example, one of my favorites is "Timmy Poops His Pants" which is simply about a man by the name of (you guessed it) Timmy that while at work (you guessed it again) poops his pants. Though that may or may not seem funny by itself, the rest of the sketch unfolds into a bizarre analysis of what to do with the situation. With their own successful TV show right now, they've been on Fuse for season one, IFC uncensored for season two and are in the midst of their third season on the same network. If you search around on YouTube or IFC, you're bound to find tons of clips, sketches or full episodes of this NY fivesome. They even came out with an audio album a few years ago which without anything to watch, is surprisingly hilarious when you use your imagination to paint the disturbing/bizarre picture that isn't there. I'd love to tell you more about how the third season is going, but unfortunately for where I am, I don't have access to IFC so let me know what you guys think of it so far. I'll post a few videos below and some links to where you can find out more about them.




WKUK Main Site
WKUK IFC Page
WKUK Wiki

Tally Hall

I think it's about time that I mention these guys in my blog. For too long now, this quintet of greatness still stands unnoticed by the public. Based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tally Hall is one of the more eclectic genre jumping bands out there right now with a sound that they can only describe as "wonk rock". In each of their songs, your bound to finds sounds from Brian Wilson to Sublime, The Beatles to Willie Nelson, and everything else in between. With unpredictable sounds, chord progressions and lyrics, Tally Hall will keep you on the edge of your seat trying to guess what your ears are going to hear next, but you'll be glad with everything you've heard. As well as their originals, they're know for their interesting takes on covers such as "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim, "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie, "Smile Like You Mean It" by the Killers and many other obscure tunes from all channels on the radio. They're definitely a band to catch live, due to their ability to reproduce everything from their albums into a live atmosphere. I highly suggest that if you can see them live to see them quickly. Considering they're still playing smaller venues, they can still be more intimate with the crowd, whether they sit in the middle of the audience in a little pow-wow doing ballads, asking the audience to come up with an imaginary ice cream flavor or walking through the crowd crashing on tambourines. Alongside their music, they have a brand of humor in the same vein of their music whether it be in the form of skits or music videos. In due time, it is said that their skits will be put between commercials on either MTV or Fuse. If word continues to spread about Tally Hall, it's very likely they could be the next big thing. Check out their myspace, watch their mini-series on their site, tell your friends and support their music!


Tally Hall Main Site
Tally Hall Myspace
Tally Hall Wiki