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If you love Welsh metalcore, then Bullet For My Valentine is the band for you.

The band has just announced the first part of their U.S. tour in which they will be bringing along Escape The Fate and The Confession, according to Alternative Press.

Dates and venues are listed below:

3/30 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
3/31 Las Vegas, NV @ Sesert Breeze Pk.(Extreme Radio)
4/2 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
4/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre
4/7 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
4/9 Denver, CO @ Cervantes
4/11 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
4/14 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
4/17 Chicago,IL @ HOB
4/18 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club
4/20 Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
4/21 Toronto, Canada @ The Phoenix
4/24 Cleveland, OH @ HOB
4/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
5/2 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/4 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
5/5 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
5/7 Baltimore, MD @ Ramshead Live
5/9 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
5/10 Toldeo, OH @ Gatorz

Pre-order tickets here.

"Pesticides and other industrial chemicals have the ability to act like estrogen in the body.  Some of the sex-altered males became fully functioning females, but other had ovaries but no oviducts, making them sterile."

As soon as I read this quote on Junkiess I had to find out more about this story.

Yahoo News tells more about this study done to examine pollution and it's effect on frogs.

By exposing frogs to similiar levels of estrogen that they find in some bodies of water, shocking results included that "tadpoles exposed to the weakest concentration of the hormone were, in one of two groups, twice as likely to become females" and that "the population of the two groups receiving the heaviest dose of estrogen became 95 percent female in one case, and 100 percent in the other. "

If more frogs continue to become female, it can lead to possible extinction.
Green Day - "King For A Day"

This invention will either been seen as genius or as a waste of money.

Logisys has created a computer mouse that you can wear on your index finger.

If you are wondering about the scroll wheel and left and right buttons, well Cool Hunting reports that they are on the mouse and can be accessed with your thumb.

The only negative part of this invention is that the mouse is connected to a USB cable.

The mouse is on sale for about $20 and you can get it at Xoxide or Logisys.

Earlier this week, From First To Last announced the departure of their vocalist Sonny Moore, scaring post-hardcore kids around the world.

Only a few days since the announcement, Sonny Moore has posted two new tracks on his personal Myspace page, according to Alternative Press.

The first track, "Signal",  already has 18,186 plays and the second track, "Equinox", has 9122 plays.

With such a great response already, do you think Moore will be able to have a successful solo career?

Fans of Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force will rejoice to hear that there will be a movie released on April 13th, 2007 entitled Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie

The soundtrack is a sign as to how great the movie will be.

Punk News reports that The Hold Steady, Andrew W.K., Unearth and Mastadon will appear on the soundtrack, as well as many others, due out April 10th 2007.

The soundtrack will be a mix of music, skits and soundbites from the movies.



The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!"

Today's Therapists - Permanent Me

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy, Mike from Permanent Me gives you advice that will hopefully make a positive "permanent" change in your life.






fendershredder: Ive just am so pissed and ive had it with everyone judging me 4 what bands i like? like in most of my classes i have NO friends because no 1 wants 2 hang out with the "Emo kid" when im not even really emo, i just like Screemo, hardcore music, etc. and i like 2 wear black! So im basicly failing all my classes and have no idea what 2 freakin do!?

PM: you should like whatever music you want. If people can't accept that then fuck em. Try not let it bother you as much...if they see that, then they will stop bothering you.
For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

Stretch Armstrong was an action figure that could be stretched out, hence the name.

Originally released in 1976, Armstrong had the look of a strong blonde man.  His outfit included swimming trunks, for some unknown reason.

Although I am not sure exactly how far his arms and legs could be strecthed out without ripping them off, it was definately further than any other action figure.

In case you are wondering how is body was able to be stretched so far, it was due to a syrup-like liquid that was stored inside a rubber sheath.

Here is the popular Stretch Armstrong commercial from the 90's.

Singer/songwriter James Blunt ran into some car trouble after attending a pre-Oscars party.

That trouble was running over a man's foot!

The Music Slut reports that Blunt and his girlfriend were leaving a party at Hollywood agent, Bryan Lourd's house when the accident happened.

Police have only stated that Blunt was not hurt and are unsure as to what role Blunt played in the accident.

Ouch!

Blunt should repay him with a personal performance of his hit song, "You're Beautiful."

Punk News has announced that Madina Lake, The Briggs, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and The Fold have all been added to this summer's Warped Tour.

In regards to this summer's line up, Kevin Lyman, creator of the Warped Tour, said, "It has been a very interesting Vans Warped tour to book over 4000 submissions, in booking the tour this year I felt that a diverse line-up was in order.  If open minded this will be a great show, if you're not this might be the year to stay home and go do something constructive with your lives instead of complaining about the line-up on the message boards."

With a list of performers including Hawthorne Heights, New Found Glory and Bad Religion, I am sure that I will be seeing every Buzznet user at the Warped Tour this summer.







Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "Face Down"

Rock band Korn recently performed their first MTV Unplugged session.

I would have never thought 10 years ago that I would see the band sitting down and rocking out, slowly, to their normally intense songs. 

While they seemed to have pulled it off, their performance of Radiohead's "Creep" stood out the most.  It's a song that is often covered by rock bands and now Korn can be added to the list.

Do you think that they did a good rendition?

Does your arm get sore from long hours of ping pong playing?  If so, then this product is for you.

Neatorama reports on this unique ping pong table, which is actually a dining table.

2500 Embedded LED lights and touchpads are what this table uses to recreate the game of ping pong without having to use rackets or even a net.

Waldemeyer tells us that the table is made from DuPont Corian with an aluminum base.

Today's Therapists - The Summer Obsession

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy, Lucien from The Summer Obsession tries to heal your mental wounds.






fendershredder: Ive just am so pissed and ive had it with everyone judging me 4 what bands i like? like in most of my classes i have NO friends because no 1 wants 2 hang out with the "Emo kid" when im not even really emo, i just like Screemo, hardcore music, etc. and i like 2 wear black! So im basicly failing all my classes and have no idea what 2 freakin do!?

TSO: yo man...just think about the simple universal law. the first are last and the last are first. I look back on all of the 'cool' kids and 'hot' girls that were in high school and now they are crack heads and doosh bags. and all of the artistic people and nerds geeks and weirdo are all like either rich or doing what they love in life. so fuck the haters. do your thing. listen to what you wanna listen to. and dont fail your fucking classes. make good grades and give a shit about what matters. because you will see over time that stupid drama shit and the things that people stress over, in the end, dont mean shit. hope this helps! <3 -lucien

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy GroupThe Summer Obsession - "8AM"

Don't hate me, but I have never been a big fan of the Star Wars movies.  However, I loved the short lived cartoon: Star Wars: Ewoks.

First aired in September of 1985, the Ewoks cartoon was based on the Ewok characters from Star Wars Episode VI.

The cartoon aired in the morning on ABC and lasted until January of 1987.

Like everything else in the '80's, a comic book series and toy line were created due to the success of the show.

Watch these videos and see if you remember this show!





Ewoks Theme 1

Ewoks Theme 2

When you look at singer Lily Allen's recent success you may picture mansions, private jets and diamond necklaces.  However, it turns out her financial situation is the complete opposite.

Allen claims that although she has been getting good pay the past few years, she still can not afford something as small as a one bedroom flat in London.

According to The Music Slut, Allen says that, "It's depressing to be young in Britain. Money is a massive issue. I've been doing what I do for a few years now and I've been paid pretty well for it, but even I'm not in a position to buy a one-bedroom flat in the city I grew up in... how much harder is it going to be for other people my age?"

How expensive can London be??



Lily Allen - "Everything's Just Wonderful"

Dustin Kensure of the band Thrice is a man of the people.  Kensure is planning on donating 5% of the sales of his solo album, Please Come Home, to a non-profit organization, according to Punk News.

The organization, To Write Love On Her Arms, aims to find help for those suffering with depression, addiction, suicide and self injury.

The organization began in March of 2006 to raise money for a specific girl's treatment.



Thrice - "The Melting Point Of Wax"

Whoever said that only humans can be omosexual was obviously not aware of the sexual preference of the female Koala Bear.

Neatorama dishes the dirt on these cute creatures.  Apparently, although heterosexual in the wild, once held in capitivity, female Koalas try to mate with each other, rejecting male Koalas.

The NZ Herald states that studies showed 3 homosexual encounters for every 1 hetetosexual encounter. 

The researchers think that perhaps female Koalas do it to attract males or are relieving stress from being hormonal.

Spice Girls - "Wannabe"

Years before Bill Nye the Science Guy stole the spotlight, Mr. Wizard was the man to watch on television to learn about all things science.

Mr. Wizard's World began airing on Nickelodeon in 1983 and remained on air until 1990.  Mr. Wizard, aka Don Herbert, had kids assist him in his experiments and also answered questions that were sent in from viewers at home.  The show seemed to cover almost everything a young mind would like to know in it's 78 episodes.

Here is a look back at Mr. Wizard.  An educational and fun show that in my opinion has never been topped by other science shows.


Mr. Wizard's World Intro

Commercial for Mr. Wizard's World on DVD

James Dewees has a great musical history.

He started as the drummer of Coalesce, moved on to become keyboardist for The Get Up Kids, and played keyboard on tour with New Found Glory.  All while releasing his own albums under the name Reggie and the Full Effect.

Dewees can now add My Chemical Romance to his list as Punk News reports that he is playing keyboard for them on their ongoing tour, but only during songs from "The Black Parade."

No word yet on if Dewees would be permanently joining the band.




My Chemical Romance - "I Don't Love You"

It is a known fact in the UK that Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher does not like to be photographed by the paparazzi.

Absolute Punk repots that one photographer got too close to Gallagher and the response was Gallagher hitting and swearing at him.

NME provides a video link to the incident, which took place in Primose Hill in front of Gallagher's girlfriend, Nicole Appleton and his five-year-old son Gene.

The photographer claims that he was standing the legal distance away from Gallagher when he took the photos.

Well...not Jack White himself, but his wife Karen Elson.

The Modern Age has announced that White and Elson are expecting a new addition to their family.

Contact Music provides a quote from a source close to the couple who revealed to US Weekly,  "They're very happy and excited." The couple has a daughter, SCARLETT, who is 10 months old.

White, who is 31 years old, has been married to Elson, who is 28 years old, for almost two years.




White Stripes - "Jimmy The Exploder"

Creepy Crawlers were spiders and bugs that you were able to create via the creepy crawler oven.

The creation was simple.  Apply the Plasti-Goop formulation to metal molds that outlined the shapes of the creepy crawlers (similiar to a cookie sheet or stencil)

The metal mold was then placed in the "Magic Maker" oven which heated the liquid.

Once it was cooled down, you were able to remove the mold and there before you were your creepy crawler creations.

Here are some creeeeepy Creepy Crawlers commercials.

Black And White Creepy Crawlers Commercial

Older Creepy Crawlers Commercial

Alternative Press have confirmed that Ohio-rockers Hawthorne Heights have just announced that they will be performing on the 2007 Warped Tour.

Although no dates have been released at this time, they will not be playing the entire tour.

Hopefully, they will be playing some of the new music they have been writing.

Also added to the Warped Tour is Ferret Records' own Poison The Well.

Like Hawthorne Heights, they will be playing some shows, but not the entire festival.

The Warped Tour begins June 28th and ends August 25th.  Check the Warped Tour page for all the dates.

What do you when your favorite band is Muse?

For a group of die-hard fans in the UK, the answer is to hold a singalong.

Yes, that's right.  The Music Slut provides us with info of a 3-hour Muse singalong that will take place prior to their shows in June at Wembley.

The event will take place on June 15th and you can't just show up.  First, you must register with MuseLive.com

Next month, the site will announce the 10 songs that will be sung at the singalong.

You can find more info on this event at TrafalgarMuseFans.com

Today's Therapists - LoveHateHero

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy, Myke from LoveHateHero offers you his best advice...for free!





smstephmars1: I'm 15, and a pretty cool person (as others tell me), and I don't think I'm ugly. But I've never had a boyfriend and I'm fed up with this. I'm really wanting someone special who I can love and who can love me back.
Or, it doesn't even have to be love. Just liking is fine with me. I just wish someone would tell me that I'm really special to them.
Where can I find a guy like this, and how can I get him to be with me!?

Myke: LoveHateHero will date you! No im kidding your a little young and thats the point! I know at 15 it seems like everything but believe me youve got a million years of relationship drama ahead of you! So for now id say just concentrate on having fun and the rest will fall into place! Things like that tend to happen when your not looking for them!

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

By now, you have all seen the "nude" pictures of Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz that were leaked on the Internet last year.

According to Absolute Punk, that incident caused Wentz to almost leave the band.

Gigwise has Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump quoted about the photo incident saying, "It basically forced us to make an album quickly because I wanted to make sure people remembered that we're a band and not a sideshow."

Wentz goes on to say, "It's like a footnote now, like how Michael Jackson set his hair on fire in a Pepsi commercial."

I wonder if personal pictures will leak online of any other bands in the future.

Famous pop singer Michael Jackson has been through a ton of lawsuits throughout his career and he has just received a brand new one.

Junkiness reports that an upset family is sueing Jackson because of the death of a woman in their family.  Apparently, the sick woman, who died 2 years ago, was forced tp leave her two-bed trauma unit in the hospital because Jackson was sick with flu symptoms and wanted to stay in that room in the hospital.

The woman was removed from the room and died of a heart attack later on the same day.

NME weighs in and says that, "Yahoo reports the suit alleged intentional infliction of emotional distree, negligent infliction of emotional distress, elder abuse, false imprisonment and conspiracy by Jackson, Marian Medical Centre and Catholic Heathcare West, which owns the hospital."

This statement comes from the fact that Jackson was supposed to be in court the day he chose to go the hospital.

Created in 1985, My Buddy was a doll for boys.

My Buddy wore a red baseball hat, red and yellow striped shirt and blue overalls.

Although the doll was cute and fun during the day, at night it seemed to terrify many children, including myself.

It didn't help when the movie Child's Play was released in 1988, featuring a killer doll who looked almost identical to My Buddy.

Similiar to My Buddy, Kid Sister was created as a doll for girls.

Here are some commercials featuring My Buddy and Kid Sister. Watch with the lights on!




My Buddy Commercial 2

Kid Sister Commercial

If you haven't heard of Los Angeles' LoveHateHero, I suggest you immediately get into your car and drive to the store to pick up their album, "White Lies."

LoveHateHero are signed to Ferret Music and are about to head out on a nationwide tour with the band Vanna.

The band is featured in the March 2007 issue of Alternative Press Magazine and were recent guests on DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show.

Their mix of pop-punk, rock and metal will have you singing along and banging your head in no time.



LoveHateHero - "The Risk"

Green Day have been one of the largest bands in the world for the past 13 years.  You've seen their music videos, heard their songs on the radio and even saw them on episodes of "King Of The Hill" and "The Chris Isaak Show."

However, unlike a large number of musicians in modern day culture, Green Day have never appeared on The Simpsons...until now.

Although it hasn't been officially confirmed, The Simpsons Movie, due out July 27th 2007, has released a new trailer than features a band that is almost identical to Green Day.

Could they be in the movie??!!

Aerosmith is a true American rock band, with a legion of fans that have spawned over the past 37 years.

Bassist Tom Hamilton's battle with throat cancer forced him to leave the band for a year.  However, Absolute Punk reports that Hamilton is back in action!

Hamilton, who will re-join the group for their 2007 World Tour in April, credits the band's dedicated fanbase for helping him recover.

Star Pulse quotes Hamilton as saying " A few months ago when I was still feeling kind of wiped out they made me a really cool get well gift. It's a huge scrapbook where every page is a handmade tribute to the band. Specifically each page is a get well wish done for me to the n-th degree. The pages are full of photos and handmade graphics that must have taken each person hours upon hours to finish. I think that's the most moving part, thinking of how much time and effort was put into making it."

Have you ever made a scrapbook for your favorite band?

Aftershave is a neccessity if you want your face to feel soothed after a good shave.

Rocker Bon Jovi shaves, just like the rest of us (or does someone do it for him?)  and has decided to release his own signature aftershave.

The Music Slut reports that Jovi has teamed Coty Inc to develop the signature scent.

The aftershave should hit stores sometime in 2007.

What do you think it will smell like?





Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"

Emanuel, the Vagrant Records band from Louisville, Kentucky have entered a recording studio in Seattle, WA, according to Punk News.

The band will be recording their second album, which is already titled, Black Earth Tiger.  The title sounds to me like a technique in the video game Mortal Kombat.

The new album, which will be the first since 2005's Soundtrack To A Headrush, is being recorded by producer Terry Date. (Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins)

The band had this to say about the new album: "Black Earth Tiger is all about endings. I think there is, in the collective consciousness, this feeling that maybe the world is going to end. Its something I've been obsessing over for years, and Black Earth Tiger touches on that; but it also touches on the end of relationships, ideas, lives and eras."




Emanuel - "Make Tonight"

There's nothing like a summer festival.  Seeing a bunch of your favorite bands performing in one day, eating funnel cake, sitting on wet grass.

Oxegen 2007 Festival will be taking place at Punchestown Raceway, Nass, Co Kildare on July 7th and 8th of 2007.

Unarocks has announced that bands such as Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, Bloc Party, The Killers and Radiohead will be performing at the festival.

Are you attending?!

I consider the inventors of Teddy Ruxpin to be geniouses. 

Created in 1985, Teddy Ruxpin was an animatronic teddy bear that moved its mouth and eyes.  If that isn't enough already, Ruxpin also told stories due to an audio tape player that was built into it's back.

The original Teddy Ruxpin stayed in the public eye until 1996 when it was redesigned to feature a smaller Ruxpin with a special cartridge player for telling stories instead of cassettes.

In 1998, the original Teddy Ruxpin came back with its original size and player.

In 2005, a newerr version of Teddy Ruxpin was released featuring digital cartridges instead of cassettes.

Check out these great Teddy Ruxpin commercials.

Teddy Ruxpin As "Frankenstein"

Teddy Ruxpin And Grubby

Coldplay have been playing a string of 3 dates in Chile, including one tonight.

The Music Slut reports that ticket prices are ranging from $80 USA to $160 USA. Those prices are hard to pay when $500 USA is what the average Chilean makes in a month.

Singer Chris Martin felt terrible about the whole situation as he said, "We just found out how expensive they are and would like to say we are sorry. We didn't know beforehand. The tickets of course could not have been extremely cheap because we are playing smaller venues here, but the price is a little embarrassing. When you are a famous band, a lot of things happen that you don't know about."

For a band as big as Coldplay, I am sure they still managed to sell out all 3 shows.

What do you do if you are set to play a private show in London with an audience that includes Kate Moss and Kelly Osbourne?

According to The Music Slut, if you are Cold War Kids, you show up to the venue at 11:45 pm, hit the stage at 11:50pm and only get to play a 10 minute set.

NME elaborates on this story.  Apparently, the band were two songs into their set when the venue management pulled the plug because of the club's midnight curfew.

A spokesperson for the band said that "They managed to belt out two more songs instrumentally before bouncers loomed in and quite literally kicked the band off stage."

Should the venue have extended the curfew?

Like most, Jared Leto, singer of 30 Seconds To Mars, isn't a fan of critics.

However, most express their dislike with words.  Absolutepunk says that Leto would like to give critics who dislike his music a bat to the face, or kneecaps.

andPop quotes Leto as also saying, "The music is close to us and we can take it personally when we hear something we don't like."

Leto just can't cope with criticism.

I definately believe this story as I have previously reported on a story of Leto attacking Elijah Wood because he didn't like his band.



30stm - The Battle of One

Do you own My Chemical Romance's 2006 live DVD, Life On The Murder Scene?  Have you watched the scene on the DVD in which singer Gerard Way is drunk and throwing up behind their bus?

According to Absolute Punk, Way is still ashamed of that footage.

Regarding that particular scene in the DVD, andPOP quotes Way as saying, "It was important to show how foolish I was and send a message that there's no glamour (in that)."

That video footage is over 2 years old.  Way is a recovering alcoholic and hopes that people who see that footage will be inclined to stop drinking.



My Chemical Romance - "I Don't Love You"

Leave it to Noel Gallagher from Oasis to always cause up a stir and give Buzznet a good story.

Absolutepunk's article features one line.  "Noel Gallagher said that if he went solo, he'd be bigger than Elvis."

Going deeper into this statement, andPOP reports that Gallagher would most likely never leave Oasis because he would get lonely.

In regards to being bigger than Elvis, Gallagher is also quoted as saying, "I could do it easily but if I was a solo artist I would be the biggest solo artist in the country easy, no messing, within a year, but I prefer being in a band. It's more fun."

Ummm.....anybody agree?






Oasis - "Wonderwall"

If you haven't realized yet, I remember everything from my childhood.  Commercials, toys, songs, things that make my friends say, "how the heck do you remember that?"

Today's Back In The Day feature is no different.  In fact, I don't know if anyone will remember this but me.

In 1990 a cartoon came out called Barnyard Commandos.  The show was about farm animals who had consumed radioactive material, thus resulting in mutated animals having paramilitary confrontations.

The animals wore army gear, they carried weapons and had names such as Major Legger Mutton,  Side O'Bacon and Sergeant Wolly Pullover.  Along with the TV show came a line of toys that I owned.

Here are two videos promoting the Barnyard Commandos.  I couldn't even find three videos for it.  Guess I sholdn't get my hopes up for a DVD of the series.


Barnyard Commandos Toy Commercial

Test Your Reflex will be appearing live in the studio tonight, Thursday, February 15th 2007 from 7-8pm PST on DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show. The Riverboat Gamblers will be calling in for a live phone interview during the show. You can tune in HERE if you want to send in a question during the show, send it to the screen name: Staridobi

--dj rossstar

TV On The Radio are furious at New York's Village Voice Newspaper.

Saxophonist/flutist Martin Perna wrote the Voice a letter calling their recent cover, which featured caricatures of TV's Kyp Malone being run over by a scooter driven by Bob Dylan, "racist, unfunny, mean-spirited, and inaccurate.

NME has explained that this image references "Dylan beating TVOTR in the 34th Annual Pazz & Jop critics poll."

This article presents the rest of Perna's letter.



TV On The Radio - "Dry Drunk Emperor"

It's official!!  According to Absolute Punk, Adam Lazzara, singer of the band Taking Back Sunday has proposed to his girlfriend, Chauntelle Dupree, guitarist of the band Eisley.

Accoring to Eisley.com, the proposal occured at Starbucks on Valentine's Day. (their usual hang out spot in Chauntelle's home town)  The scenario was quoted on the Eisley site as being "quite planned, quite dramatic, quite romantic."

The couple met back in March of 2006 when Eisley was the main support on their "Louder Now" tour.

Congratulations!!









Taking Back Sunday - "Bonus Mosh Part II"

Did you stay home last night and protest Valentine's Day?  Tell all your friends it's a "pointless holiday?"  Did you refer to it as "Single's Awareness Day?"

A Muslim women's group took their hatred of the day to a whole new level.  Neatorama reports that these women spent Tuesday beating young couples and burning greeting cards.

Another group called Daughters of the Nation actually raided restaurants and beat couples inside of them. 

ME Times states that these acts were carried out because these particular groups do not approve of acts of Western culture taking place in Kashmir and even warned people through newspaper ads that they would be attacked if they carried out Valentine's Day-like behavior.

If you ever receive the honor of being nominated for an award, you would hope for the best right?

Singer Lily Allen, who was nominated in four different categories at the 2007 Brit Awards, went home empty handed. However,  Stereogum reports that she expected not to win and has a theory why.

Before the award show took place, Allen spoke with MTV UK about her conspiracy, even betting them money that she wouldn't win anything.

Allen was quoted as saying, "The judging committee are all industry insiders and they're predominantly from Universal (Records) - and I'm on EMI. I think you'll find that 70% of the artists here tonight are on Universal.  "I'll leave you with that..."

Could she be right?  Is the judging bias?  What do you think?



Lily Allen - "Everythings Just Wonderful"

As a child of the '80's, I spent the majority of my weekends playing video games in the nearby arcade.  Although, almost every kid in the early 80's seemed to have an obsession with Pac-Man, my time was always spent playing the game Q*bert.

Q*bert, who reminded me of an ant-eater, was orange, had two legs, two eyes and a long snout.  The point of the game was to have Q*bert jump on every cube in the level, thus changing each cube to a different color.  While doing this you needed to avoid characters such as snakes and tiny blobs and also make sure not to fall of the sides of the board (the cubes were on a pyramid-esque structure)

As a child, I found it hilarious that whenever Q*bert would have an enemy land on him, a bubble would appear above his head that read “@!#?@!” because he was swearing.

Although Q*bert hit it big in the 80's with lunchboxes, a board game and more, it seems as if his legacy has slowly faded as people today still talk about Pac-Man but rarely reference Q*bert.

Here are some video supporting one of my favorite 80's arcade game.

Man Tires To Break Q*bert Record

Q*bert Reference On Family Guy

Today's Therapists - Quietdrive

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy, Droo, Brandon and Kevin offer you three separate pieces of advice.






blackparadegirl:
whenever i go anywhere alone like without friends or somthing like to the mall i get really nervous and uncomfertable and i dont know why, even at school if im in a class where i dont know anyone or somthing or just running into a store really quick. i dont know what it is but i hate it, i feel out of place, and i get really nervous, earlier today i went to the mall alone cuz my friends were busy and i was actually shaking a little wen i first got in. this used to happen to my grandma to and i have no idea why it happens, does anyone know any ways to make me less..nervous...?

Droo: This person is a mild agoraphobic. You need to go into the public nude, because you have an issue with self confidence. What better way to boost self confidence than to hang out.
Brandon: I say just get wasted, and then go out. Problem solved.

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

It has been more than 100 years since the blind pink snake of Madagaskar has been spotted.  According to Neatorama, the snakes are being spotted again, are as thick as a pencil and about 10 inches long.

According to Live Science, these worm-like snakes are hard to find because they are subterranean and avoid light.

Blind snakes eat insects only and it is believed that they separated from their ancestors during the Cretaceous period.

They look kind of cute to me!

Cobra Starship - "Snakes On A Plane"

What would you do if you caught a "squeaky alien monster" while fishing?  If you are two Russian fisherman from the Rostov region, you eat it.

Neatorama reports on this bizarre story of a weird, shark-looking creature that makes squeaky sounds.

Pravada says that the fisherman began filming the "alien," which weighed over 100 kilograms.

However, the fisherman then decided to eat the "monster" and one of them claimed it was the best dish he has ever had.

A sad event considering an ichthyoloigist said that, "the fish bears resemblance to a sturgeon. It was an extremely interesting individual. I have never seen anything like this before in my whole life.”

Yum!

Blink 182 - "Aliens Exist"

Play-doh has been a staple of young children's childhoods since it first hit the market in 1965.

The material is similiar to "dough," hence the name and it comes in a variety of colors.  Plus, the smell is incredible.  You can use Play-Doh to create almost anything as the material does not fall apart easily, although it tends to crack here and there.

Over 900 million pounds of Play-doh have been sold and a fragrance was created last year that smells like it.  Why didn't I know this then?

Here are some commercials from the Play-Doh empire.

Play-Doh Mop Top Hair Shop

Play-Doh Rainbow Rings

Highly-influential, new-wave act The B-52's are set to release their first new album in 15 years and tour across the world to support it.

If you have heard the songs "Love Shack" or "Rock Lobster" before, then you have heard The B-52's.

The Music Slut reports that in a recent interview with an Atlanta Newspaper, singer Fred Schneider said that their seventh album will be a mixture of rock and dance songs.

The band is currently recording in Atlanta, where they first started out.

Schneider told The Atlanta Journal, "This is where we started, so it just feels right to be making this record here. We've loved recording at Nickel And Dime Studios, too. There are no distractions there. Once you're in Avondale, you're in Avondale. I love the Salvation Army there. I've found some great records there."





The B-52s - "Rock Lobster"

After record label V2 went under, many bands were left label less, including The White Stripes.

The Modern Age announces that The White Stripes have landed a one album record deal with huge label: Warner Brothers Records.

Although this is great news for the band, NME reports that “The new contract is for a one-album deal and, unlike their V2 contract, does not involve Jack White’s label Third Man.”

Third Man is how The White Stripes put their CD's out in the UK, so this may cause a problem.

Perhaps White can afford a new label if they receive the 3-4 million dollars they were rumored to get from their new record deal.






The White Stripes - "Jimmy The Exploder"

Rapper Vanilla Ice has somehow remained in the public eye for over 10 years.

Recently hired by a software company called TurboTax, Junkiness tells us that Ice will be hosting an online rap contest about taxes. 

The contest offers surprising awards including $25,000.

According to Star Pulse, there will be a new music video released from Ice to kick off the contest which will reference his experiences with tax-filing.




Vanilla Ice - "Ice, Ice Baby"

Some people claim that they will try any food once.  How about purple mutant space potatoes?

The Raw Feed have alerted us that food, such as french fries, are being served in popular Shanghai restaurants that are made of these "space potatoes."

CNN informs is that these potatoes are created from seeds that were mutated while aboard a Chinese spacecraft and are currently being offered in salads, desserts, ice drinks and more.

Apparently, Chinese agricultural experts claim that these seeds can be healthier than other types of seeds.

Definitely check this out if you are into seeds that have been exposed to space radiation.

"Ch-ch-ch-chia!"  Perhaps you recognize that catch phrase, as it has been sung in every Chia Pet commercial since 1982.

Chia Pets were animal figurines made of clay. (and in later years, Chia Heads were released)

To grow a Chia Pet, you have to apply Chia seeds of chia to the figurine, water it everyday for around five days and then watch as the seeds sprout and the plant covering starts to grow.

Chia Pets are still sold today and here is a "classic" Chia Pet commercial.

You think it's easy to skip school?   You may think twice about ditching class if you live in the state of Maryland.

The Raw Feed informs us that lawmakers in Maryland are interested in using GPS anklets on people students who cut school.

Maryland Delegate Doyle Niemann has proposed this idea, due to the lack of control some parents have over their children.  He feels that GPS bracelets are neccessary for those students who repeatedly cut class.  Counseling is also a possible option.


The bill is still pending in the Maryland House of Delegates.

This may not be such a bad idea.  What do you think?

Absolutepunk provides this interesting story of Country singer Keith Urban who is sueing a painter of the same name.

Sputnikmusic goes into a more detailed explanation of the situation.  Apparently, Keith Urban the painter has been profiting off of Keith Urban the singer through the misconception that keithurban.com is the singer's website.

Lawyers for singer Urban are accusing painter Urban of "CyberSquatting" and operating a website "with the intent to cause confusion." One example of this confusion is that painter Urban lists oil painting as one of his "hobbies."

Apparently, painter Urban registered his website a few months prior to singer Urban's debut album in the USA.

Do you think that rich and famous singer Keith Urban care so much about this website?

Forget about buying a Chia Pet, "the pottery that grows."

The Raw Feed has posted an article about a new technique that allows women to grow their own breast implants.  It sounds ridiculous, but it is a real process that is already legal in Europe.

In this technique, stem cells are created from butt fat and then "enriched."  Although it doesn't explain how they are enriched, you are then a ble to inject the stem cells into your breasts.  This process will enlarge them.

Apparently, the creators of this invention believe it will be a common form of implants in the next 5 years?

Would you trust this practice?

Today's Therapists - MC Lars



In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  Post-Punk Laptop Rapper MC Lars digs deep to solve your dilemmas.





mullitiaxcore: So my best friend, let's call him Friend X, and I have known each
other for three years. We dated way back when, and that was, well,
pretty fucking hilarious. Then we were best friends all through 8th
grade. THEN we got into a huge fight in ninth grade. We didn't talk for
like, a month and a half. Then we've gotten into a series of mini
fights. And we've tried everything to get our friendship back on track.
We've tried distancing ourselves... that made it worse. We've tried
communicating and being more open, because we had misconceptions about
each other, and that helped a bit. Now I just don't feel as close to
him.

So my question is this... will things ever change, or am I just afraid
to let this go?


MC: The thing about friendships is that they are based half on the situation and half on similarities...  as you grow up things change and it's obvious that the situation can't be the same all of the time.  Sometimes we grow apart from our friends because things are different, and we need to let them go.  Once you learn to accept that, and make new friends to fit the new you, it's all good!!

To read the rest of the questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

I grew up in Long Island, New York and in the Northeast, Dunkin' Donuts is the place to go for the best donuts.  Ask anyone from that area and they will refer to "donut holes" as "munchkins" because that is what they are called at Dunkin' Donuts.

It started in the 80's.  A TV campaign for Dunkin' Donuts featuring an older man named Fred The Baker in every commercial.  To this day, I still can't put my finger on what the appeal was of Fred but I am positive it worked for me because I was always asking my parents to stop off so we could get some donuts.   It also worked for everyone else as Fred The Baker appeared in Dunkin' Donuts commercials until 1997.

His big catch phrase was "Time to make the donuts," which I am sure you still hear referenced today.

Here are some commercials from the Fred The Baker campaign.

Dunkin' Donuts Mini Commercial

Fred The Baker Teaches His Son