even small korean babies. this is the cutest/funniest video i have seen in a long time…please watch this!
did anyone else know he was gay? March 17, 2008
not that there’s anything wrong with being gay….seriously though, i had no idea!
R.E.M. have a new album coming out. The boys old men grace the cover of the new issue of Spin magazine, and frontman Michael Stipe spends some time talking about his own coming out.
On His Sexuality:
“It was super complicated for me in the ’80s. I was totally open with the band and my family and my friends and certainly the people I was sleeping with. I thought it was pretty obvious.”
Going public was a little easier when he realized it might inspire people to change their views about homosexuality:
“I didn’t always see that. But I see now, of course that’s the case, of course that’s needed. I’d just never felt strongly enough about a particular relationship to say, ‘Yeah, he’s my boyfriend, that is what it is.’ Now I recognize that to have public figures be very open about their sexuality helps some kid somewhere out there.”
On his songwriting:
“There are songs I wrote in the past that were gender-specific. ‘7 Chinese Brothers’ was about me breaking up a couple—and then dating both of them, a man and a woman, which is a terrible thing to do, but I was young and stupid….At the time I was writing about what I knew, and what I knew was myself. I found out I’m not that kind of writer. I think I’m better when I write about things that are not me.”
(via perezhilton.com)
Shaq Sings Cheers February 11, 2008
Saw this in the Sports Guy’s column, who credits it to Tom M. in Houston. Thanks Tom. Thought our NBA fan out there would like it…
what. February 2, 2008
Bill Cosby - a staunch critic of some rap music - is set to release a Hip-Hop album called State of Emergency, which will be a sanitized, issue-oriented CD.
Sources told AllHipHop.com that the actor, comedian and philanthropist will address issues like proper parenting, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, Black-on-Black crime and the dropout rate in America’s high schools.
In 2004, Cosby said in a speech, “Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day, it’s cursing and calling each other [the N-word] as they’re walking up and down the street. They think they’re hip. They can’t read. They can’t write. They’re laughing and giggling, and they’re going nowhere.”
Cosby’s album will not contain any profane language, nor will it offer any denigrating comments towards women.
State of Emergency would be the 35th album for the legendary comedian, actor, who released his first album Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow in 1963.
Whether or not Cosby will work with rappers on his lyrical flow or his musical selection was not known at press time.
Indie Band takes over prime time TV October 3, 2007
Quick, what do at least 5 new newtwork prime time shows have in common? If you said British actors playing Americans, well, you might be right. But they also have all used a poppy little ditty called “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn & John. So far, I have heard this for tracking shots of New York (Dirty Sexy Money and Gossip Girl) and San Francisco (Journeyman). It was on a commercial (Big Bang Theory). And, according to Bellabaise, it was on Big Shots. I am pretty sure I heard it on at least one other show, but at this point it’s all a blur. So, IAYM, bonus points for anyone who can find this song on other shows.
How do you spell boring? VMA? September 10, 2007
So, I have heard nothing but TERRIBLE stuff about the VMAs last night. The LA Times headline was “Britney Headlines VMA Snoozer” and said the revamped VMAs “failed in a most unpleasant way.” EW called the whole thing a “mess.” Jeesh.
And then there was Brit Brit. See the video here. EW.com says, “Britney gallumphed around like a zombie.” The LA Times said, “She didn’t dance. She could barely walk. She lip-synched. She had to be helped just to walk down two steps … Her gut was the only thing shaking when she tried to chest shimmy.” Yikes. MTV clearly knew things were falling apart because they kept showing the stage from waaaaaay in the back. My favorite part was where they cut away from the “dancers” to show 50 Cent looking, well, totally bored. I mean, even Britney looked like she would rather be doing something else. I’ve seen more focus in Jen’s “My Humps” car dance. And, lady, if you are going to wear panties (and let’s thank God for that), let’s make sure you are really fit. She is looking pretty garlicky.
So, if MTV wants to put on an exciting show, they should watch Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, which I did last night. Just have Questlove from The Roots sit on stage, bang on his drums, and invite a random assortment of people to come up and sing together. Now that would an exciting history-making musical event.
And one more thing. Supposedly, the best part of the VMAs was Chris Brown’s medley. Granted, Rihanna’s 45 second version of “Umbrella” was great, if too short. And Chris has some amazing dance moves (can I call them sick?). But, this was the best the VMAs had to offer? He was clearly lip-syncing (only slightly better than Brit Brit) and was quite obviously exhausted at the end of it.
Pavarotti Sings September 6, 2007
Sad news today in the opera world. Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world’s great tenors, died this morning at his home in Modena, Italy. In honor of his great greatness, below is Pavarotti singing “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot. This would basically be his go-to song if he did karaoke.
Britney’s new song August 31, 2007
Okay, it’s good. But does it make up for Panty-gate and all the other terrible things I have read about in the past 3 years? Does it make up for Chaotic? Unlikely.
Well, Here it is: “They Said She Had to Go to Rehab, and she said . . . okay.” August 14, 2007
Amy Winehouse has finally entered rehab. Does that mean she won’t be able to sing her big hit, kinda like how Prince won’t sing his drrrty songs? It would be a touch hypocritical. Her supportive hubby has gone in too. Ojala que it works better for them than LiLo.
