Hey folks-guess what? The American Music Awards are tonight. Who has two thumbs and will be live-blogging the whole show-as painful as that process appears? Yep-this guy. Make sure you check out this site frequently throughout the night to see what I think of the show. In the meantime, let’s go back in time and pull yet another great AMA moment out of the archives. Damn-looks like someone’s gone into YouTube and pulled out a lot of the good stuff, […]
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Hump Day Flashback: “Sanford & Son”
I’ve never been anywhere near a junkyard in my life, never lived in (or even been near) Watts, never known anyone named Lamont, and never tasted ripple. Matter of fact, I don’t know what ripple (or it’s distant cousin, champipple) even is. However, “Sanford & Son”, the show that introduced me to all these concepts, remains a favorite of mine three decades after I first started watching it (via rerun). Black characters in main roles on TV was still a […]
The Viewfinder: Pink’s “Raise Your Glass”
Sometimes, after seeing a video, you like a song a million times more. This is one of those instances. I love Pink because not only can she sing her ass off, but she doesn’t take herself very seriously, either. “Raise Your Glass”, the first single from her upcoming Greatest Hits album, has a clip that follows in the tradition of videos like “Stupid Girls” and “So What”. Over the course of the clip, you’ll see: Pink sumo wrestling with some […]
Award Show Sundays: A John & (Different) Paul Production
One thing a lot of folks forget when thinking about John Lennon is the fact that the man had a helluva sense of humor. Actually, all the Beatles did (and you thought “Yellow Submarine” was only funny on account of the drugs involved). Through the power of YouTube, I was able to unearth this clip from the 1974 Grammys, back when I was -2 1/2 years old. That’s a minus, folks. Host Andy Williams announced John and Paul Simon to […]
Dave Grohl Gets Pissed at Jake Shears’ Balls
I’m still wiping tears from my eyes after seeing this. Comic genius, courtesy of the always-game Dave Grohl and the Scissor Sisters. Seriously? 75 million for seeing one (I’m assuming) of Jake Shears’ testicles? Considering how many times I’d imagine he’s seen the various nutsacs of the various Foo Fighters and members of Nirvana (’cause seriously, something tells me that Pat Smear and Kurt Cobain exposed themselves fairly often), I’d say this would be no big deal. Then again, I […]
Bike Shorts Were NEVER Cool: Wayne Brady & Mike Tyson Take On Bobby Brown
This is by FAR the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. Funnyordie.com’s latest viral clip features “Let’s Make a Deal” host/Grammy nominated R&B singer Wayne Brady appearing in a seriously authentic revision of Bobby Brown’s classic 1989 video for “Every Little Step”. Not that the video took a lot of trouble to recreate. All you need is some video chicks, a white background and those big-ass block letters. The biggest expense was probably the recreation of the wardrobe, although I […]
Blerd Radio Episode 8: Me, Grandpaw Jimmy & The Mysterious Celebrity Porno Renter
For Blerd Radio Episode 8, I turned to Jimmy , who hosts his own show entitled “Funny Like Car Accident Funny”. Over a wide ranging hour, we combined to bellyache about pertinent issues including: -Christine O’Donnell’s love of witchcraft. -Our need for a publicist to get us on “Real Time with Bill Maher” -What happens when Derek Jeter’s contract runs out at the end of this season (you think perhaps us talking about the Yanks was a bad luck charm?) -Whatever […]
The 5ive at 5: Top 5 Songs Featuring Kenny G. (#4)
Believe it or not, Kenny G. was not always a purveyor of bland elevator music. His first couple of albums had a little bit of bounce to them. They were more in line with the dance-flavored R&B music that was poppin’ on the radio and the clubs, thanks to collaborators like writer/producer Kashif (more on him in a more recent column). I didn’t hear “Hi, How Ya Doin’?” for the first time until checking it out on a compliation a […]
The Lonely Island Welcomes Jack Johnson (Or Not So Much)
Never thought you’d ever see a fight scene in a Jack Johnson video? Well, turns out the mellow surfer dude has a bit of a mean streak in him. In the new video for “At or With Me”, Jack finds himself being heckled by Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island buddies while playing. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Samberg remains one of the few reasons to watch “Saturday Night Live”, and Jack reveals a previously unseen sense of humor in […]
Award Show Sundays: Hot Mess Moments at the VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards is tonight. The show, which has been broadcast since 1984 (although MTV probably doesn’t want you to know that as it would make them seem very old to their target audience) is usually a pretty entertaining watch, although lately it’s been more for the train-wreck factor than for…you know, good music. I will be sitting this year’s broadcast out! Normally, I’d be up in front of the TV with some beer and popcorn live-blogging my […]
A Quick 2010 Emmy Recap
I honestly don’t watch very much TV, so I must admit that the Emmy Awards hold only a minimum amount of appeal to me. However, I was interested enough that I managed to plug into a live feed for the first hour and change and got to see some very deserving performers win awards, including “Modern Family”‘s Eric Stonestreet (Best Supporting Actor, Comedy), “Glee”‘s Jane Lynch (Best Supporting Actress, Comedy) and “Big Bang Theory”‘s Jim Parsons (Best Actor, Comedy). I […]