With today being the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, our next bLISTerd column was a no-brainer. Initially, we gathered the troops to put together a list of the ten best MJ songs, but after some internal discussion, we increased the size of the list from 10 songs to 20, and even THAT didn’t feel like enough. Since we bumped the list up to 20, we’re giving it to you in two parts. Look for part two tomorrow. Ultimately, the […]
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The Viewfinder: There’s Something Familiar About This “Footloose” Remake
MTV gleefully revealed on Tuesday the first trailer for their I-can’t-believe-this-is-actually-happening remake of Footloose, due to hit theaters October 14. Some of you may remember the early development of this remake of the bizarrely-watchable 1984 original, which was to have had Zac Efron in Kevin Bacon’s dancing shoes and his High School Musical director Kenny Ortega at the helm. Ultimately, Efron left to make a name for himself as a more serious actor ( how’s that working out? ) and replacement Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl […]
Aging Hip Replacement Part 1: Dave’s Rambling Internal Monologue
It’s hard for me to see myself as others now see me. I’m almost 40, bald (although I shave my head thank you very much!), I wear a suit to work, own a house, drive a sedan, have a son…for all intents and purposes I’m a white, middle class dad whose nearing middle age. I’m closer to the demographic of Men of a Certain Age than I am Friends. And yet I don’t feel like it. In so many ways […]
The Alpocalypse is here!
“Weird Al” is the kind of artist that you love or like. There’s no hate in the world of “Weird Al” because in Al’s world whether you love his music or just sort of like it, it’s still really fun. “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Alpocalypse, his 13th album, continues the high standard Straight Outta Lynwood set in 2006 as to how to do a parody in the 21st Century and more importantly, why “Weird Al” Yankovic will never be irrelevant. It’s […]
Blerd Appreciation: Clarence Clemons
I may not be as big a Bruce Springsteen fan as, say, my buddy Dave Lifton . But over the years, I’ve become as big a fan of The Boss as anyone else-it’s kinda hard to avoid if you grow up in the tri-state area. Even if I wasn’t a Springsteen fan, though, I think I’d understand why people are so devoted to The E Street Band. Even with bands that have been around for decades, you don’t always get the feeling […]
Award Show Sundays: Hov, Linkin Park & Macca Give You an Encore (Do You Want More?)
Yesterday marked the 69th birthday of one of the greatest songwriters in history-Paul McCartney. For almost fifty years, the cute Beatle has maintained and polished his legacy with very few hiccups. Think about it, Paul’s least-liked period (critically) came at a point when he was enjoying a great deal of commercial success (post-Wings, early ’80s, “Ebony & Ivory”/”Say Say Say”). While he’s not selling records at the level that he was thirty years ago, his new albums routinely debut in […]
Blerd Briefs: A De La/Roots Collabo? Doughty Goes Underground, Van Hunt is Back & Who Shot ‘Pac?
Blerd Briefs / hip-hop / music / New Releases / news / pop culture / Pop Music / rock music / soul music
As I was trolling Twitter last night, I think I saw ?uestlove make an offer to De La Soul’s Posdnous…the offer to produce De La Soul’s next album. A De La/Roots collaboration? I’m surprised the whole internet didn’t get sprayed by the jizz that flew out of me when I thought of the possibility of something as momentous actually happening. What do you think the chances are of it really coming to fruition? On to other news: Mike Doughty has […]
Blerd Radio Episode 6: How Far is Too Far?
Welcome to Blerd Radio Episode 6! Mike and Jesse had a lot on their minds following Episode 5’s lighthearted birthday celebration. Here are some of the things that get discussed. -Celebrities Losing Their Damn Fool Minds!: Tracy Morgan’s homophobic stand-up rant, Russell Crowe’s tirade against circumcision, Lupe Fiasco calling President Obama a terrorist and Congressman Wiener’s um…wiener?? Why do famous people fuck up so much? Or are we just paying more attention to them because they’re famous? -Sports: Mike talks […]
The Muppets Are Back!
I grew up with The Muppets like most kids in the late ’70’s/early ’80’s. I loved the show (The Harry Belafonte and Peter Sellers are still two of my favorite episodes), loved the movies, loved the new shows, and loved it when they went viral. If you didn’t see Forgetting Sarah Marshall (It’s great, by the way) then stop reading, go watch it and come back… All done? Ok. Now you see why Jason Segel is the perfect writer/star for […]
Macho Man Randy Savage: 1952-2011
The tower of power, too sweet to be sour, funky like monkey, ooooooh YEAH!” Randall Poffo, better known as “Macho Man” Randy Savage, passed away early Friday (May 20, 2011), while driving. It’s believed that he had a heart attack while driving and he may have passed away as the result of the heart attack, preceding the actual car wreck. His wife of one year was also in the car and is believed to be fine. Savage was one of […]
The New Blerd Radio Episode 4: Sex & Violence
Girls-they run the world!! So Beyonce says, and Episode 4 of Blerd Radio puts that theory to the test. With five people talking in one room, things get a little interesting-aside from Blerd and Jesse, we are joined by Mrs. Jesse, Jesse’s BFF *sniff* Matt Cameron, bass player for Jack Burton vs. David Lo Pan and Matt’s wife, Liz. The girls lead us through a feisty few rounds of Fuck, Kill, Marry, we discuss the new releases of the week, Jesse gets a massive industrial hard-on, […]