Black Lips – Take My Heart (Acoustic) –200 Million Thousand
Intense Typhoon Hits Parts of Taiwan
And now a weather report for…Taiwan?
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) The edge of Typhoon Morakot made landfall in eastern and northern Taiwan early Friday, with wind and rain expected to intensify around the island, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported later that day.
Nobody Pledges Choppers For Darfur Peacekeepers
Bad news for Darfur peacekeepers…
For nearly two years, the United Nations has appealed to its 192 member nations to provide 18 transport helicopters so the peacekeeping force in Darfur can quickly get troops to troublespots. But not a single country has pledged a chopper.
Constantine Deserves Beatdown, Receives One, Ha
Chris is right! “American Idol” IS evil! People get *punched* over this stupid show!
Former American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis apparently is among the many alumni disappointed about Paula Abdul leaving the show.
But he’s probably the only one who had to take a punch to defend her honor.
According to the New York Daily News, when the Rock of Ages star said something about hoping the “Forever Your Girl” singer would eventually return to Idol, a well-dressed man pushed him to the ground and started throwing punches.
Drone Probably Killed Pakistan Taliban Leader
The great thing about terrorists is, when they die, you can actually be happy.
New Delhi; and Islamabad, Pakistan – A US drone strike Wednesday probably killed Baitullah Mehsud, a senior Pakistan-based Taliban leader who organized dozens of terror attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His death may substantially weaken the Taliban insurgency within Pakistan, a country that some US leaders feared was careening toward collapse just a few months ago.
Will Cash For Clunkers’s Success Continue?
With an additional $2 billion in funding, the “Cash for Clunkers” program has a new lease on life until Labor Day. But it’s not clear if Clunkers, the sequel, will show the same robust results that the program did in its first week, quickly running through the $1 billion that was supposed to last until November.
Again, this was a great idea for the short term, but who knows what long-term effects it will have?
John Hughes, 59, Acclaimed Director, Writer
Some sad news…
Odds are you didn’t go to high school with John Hughes. Odds are it sure seemed like you did. Hughes, the popular, almost-mythical filmmaker who made teen angst hurt so good in biting comedies such as Sixteen Candles, only to leave Generation Xers largely on their own as the Molly Ringwald-ruled 1980s ended, died after suffering a sudden heart attack during a walk this morning in Manhattan. He was 59.
Along with writing and directing movies like “The Breakfast Club”, he wrote “Home Alone”, Glen’s favorite movie, “Home Alone 2”, “101 Dalmatians” with Glenn Close, and “Flubber”.
Virgin Mobile = Black Lips
So I guess “Veni Vidi Vici” is a song fit for television. Virgin Mobile Canada uses the song, which is about religious conflict, in their latest cell phone commercial. Virgin carefully edited the track to project an image of the cell phone being the “greatest of them all.”
CD Review: Humbug
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Label: Domino
Release: 2009
1. “My Propeller” – 9.8
2. “Crying Lightning” – 9.8
3. “Dangerous Animals” – 9.9
4. “Secret Door” – 9.8
5. “Potion Approaching” – 9.6
6. “Fire and the Thud” – 9.4
7. “Cornerstone” – 9.7
8. “Dance Little Liar” – 9.8
9. “Pretty Visitors” – 9.7
10. “The Jeweller’s Hands” – 9.2
Comments: Spin almost hits the bulls-eye in a phrase of its review: “accomplished, but not particularly infectious.” Those last three words are pretty damn crucial. Just think about the first two Arctic Monkeys albums. Whatever People Say I Am excellent from top to bottom. Favourite Worst Nightmare picked up right where Whatever… left off and is packed with some of the best tunes of this decade. Humbug isn’t as instantly infectious. The first two tracks are darker and heavier, but just as noteworthy as what can be considered this band’s best. There are also some lighter, lyrics-focused songs that exemplify Alex Turner’s exquisite song-writing like “Secret Door” and “Cornerstone.” Definitely to me this is one of the best albums of the year. I’m embracing the new direction band has taken, if you want to call it that.
Grade: 9.7
I’ll Be With You Cover
Hahaha. That’s my reaction to Lumina’s (of the Horrors) cover of the Black Lip’s “I’ll Be With You.”It’s an extremely dark, shoe-gaze effort somewhere along the lines of The Cure meets Peter Bjorn and John meets Richard Cheese. It’s funny like that.
Listen here: http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Lumina%20-%20I%27ll%20Be%20With%20You%20%28Black%20Lips%20cover%29.mp3
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