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Thu November 26, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
(Access Hollywood)		According to Good Morning America, male pop stars who kiss men: Bad; male pop stars who beat women: Good (accesshollywood.com)	(28)
		Bob Dylan brings Christmas cheer to those without homes by donating all proceeds of his new holiday album to charity. Charities accept generous gift on the condition they don't have to listen to the music (reuters.com)	(11)
		"When will hip-hop hurry up and die already?" (guardian.co.uk)	(48)
		Fatboy Slim's creative period is over; he has vowed never to drink again (contactmusic.com)	(4)
(Some Orange Steriod Guy)		The Brits answer to Guidos: Donk (vbs.tv)	(23)
		As Thanksgiving as Detroit Lions football, a big crackling turkey with all the fixings, and cold turkey sandwiches at 10:00 PM, it's Arlo Guthrie singing "Alice's Restaurant" (youtube.com)	(18)
(Some Malicious Town)		Paul Weller will play two concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, continues to be irritated when fans ask him what it was like working with Ronny Cox and Kurtwood Smith (nme.com)	(19)
		You're a washed-up, has-been, British pop star. Do you: C) shop for property in Australia so you have a good base to hunt UFOs? "He needs to mellow out and chase aliens." (news.com.au)	(21)
		NME's top songs of the decade list includes the obligatory ironic pop song at #1, followed by the expected bunch of hipster indie crap you've never heard of (3news.co.nz)	(36)
		The best Brazillian babe banging out biatching bossa nova while barefoot you'll see today (youtube.com)	(4)
		Ain't no party like a turkey giveaway party 'cause a turkey giveaway party don't stop until Ludacris, Big Boi, and Akon give thousands of turkeys to Atlanta families (contactmusic.com)	(8)

Wed November 25, 2009

	Taking another step towards a successful career in the adult industry, the Pussycat Dolls break up (contactmusic.com)	(24)
(Alt Press)	Anthrax is so desperate to sell albums to the emo crowd, they're teaming up with members of Fall Out Boy (altpress.com)	(44)
(Some Avalon)	Bryan Ferry's next album has him working with Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood, and Flea. Talk about a supergroup (nme.com)	(20)
	Kid Rock still angry he starred in a sex tape with Creed's Scott Stapp, really wishes it had been Nickelback's Chad Kroeger (3news.co.nz)	(45)
	Ian McCulloch: "Weirdly no one ever says they're influenced by [U2]. That's because there's nothing there, really. They've got good tunes, and you can see that it works on 14 year olds" (contactmusic.com)	(70)
	While most of us eat a gallon of ice cream or have a good cry, John Mayer buys a Ferrari when he's sad (contactmusic.com)	(31)
	From the year 3000: Future archaeologists try to piece together the ancient mystery of the Beatles... John, Paul, Greg and Scottie Pippen (iheartchaos.com)	(18)

Tue November 24, 2009

		U2 playing Glastonbury in bid to quiet haters. "Bono has the instincts of a perennial suitor, a rock and roll travelling salesman who almost sees it as a matter of pride to be able to sell his wares to the most reluctant customer" (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)	(6)
		Lady Gaga spent $1,000 on 80 pizzas for fans waiting for her autograph. We can only assume that there was extra sausage (contactmusic.com)	(92)
		Richie Sambora gets a street named after him. It's heavily traveled early in the morning, but by early afternoon traffic dies off, and when the sun goes down no one dares to be seen traveling down it (contactmusic.com)	(6)
		Mariah Carey: "I've never done one diva-ish thing in my life. The actual definition of a diva is a woman who sings well" (dailymail.co.uk)	(90)
		The ultimate guide to bass hacking (youtube.com)	(36)
		Bruce Hornsby gets another year older. That's just the way it is (youtube.com)	(25)
		Alice Cooper finds a new way to shock audiences (3news.co.nz)	(27)

Mon November 23, 2009

(Some Brown Sugar)	On the heels of Susan Boyle's album release, the Rolling Stones reissue original Wild Horses as a single, hope it drags you away (nme.com)	(32)
	19 foreign phrases we wouldn't know if it weren't for music. Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? (avclub.com)	(120)
	Eddie Vedder played a concert in Australia despite suffering from flu. Guess you really can't find a better man than him (contactmusic.com)	(30)
	Paul McCartney is worried that if digitized versions of the Beatles' albums are created, they'll get leaked onto the internet (gizmodo.com)	(46)
(Some Guy)	Photo gallery of the Top Ten Weirdest Custom Guitars. Conspicuously absent: Jimmy Page's double guitar. It's a guitar, but it's like...double, man (guitarworld.com)	(82)
	Glastonbury Festival, which has managed to keep U2 out for over 30 years, will see their streak end next year (contactmusic.com)	(38)
	"Glen Campbell with laryngitis ain't really Glen Campbell at all" (3news.co.nz)	(10)
	Apropos of nothing, Joss Stone confesses to smoking weed (nowmagazine.co.uk)	(30)
(Vimeo)	Suburban Christian gangstas remind you never to hug with your bathing suit areas facing each other (vimeo.com)	(51)

Sun November 22, 2009

		Dumb: DMX signed for MMA fight. Obvious: He drops out, gets sued. Fark: He's replaced in the match by Coolio (starpulse.com)	(43)
		The 10 "best" movie soundtracks of the decade. The list is full of seven failures and three great soundtracks, which are numbers 1, 3, and 5 (pastemagazine.com)	(182)
		With "Fela" set to open on Broadway tomorrow night, here's some Sunday Afrobeat from the master himself. Spiffy and spliffy (youtube.com)	(20)
		No witty headlines, no excuses: SHMHC presents Insomnium - "At The Gates of Sleep" (youtube.com)	(59)
		One of the best guitar duets you will see today (youtube.com)	(31)
		This soulful original arrangement of Southern Nights by New Orleans great Allen Toussaint could be cool enough to drive Glen Campbell to drink (youtube.com)	(11)

Sat November 21, 2009

	John Mayer (pot) says that celebrities (kettle) make bad musicians (contactmusic.com)	(57)
(NME)	Man who "attacked" Oasis lead "guitarist" Noel Gallagher pleads guilty to assault. Judge will probably let him off, though, as really, it's hard to punish someone for living the dream (nme.com)	(8)
	Jay-Z finally digs up his first #1 hit with "Empire State of Mind." If that ain't country, I'll kiss your ass (mtv.com)	(73)
(Some Pitchfork Guy)	Rare 1998 Knitting Factory concert clips of indie-rock legends Neutral Milk Hotel performing "Two-Headed Boy" and "April 8th" (pitchfork.com)	(48)
	Tom Petty suggests that he and Heartbreakers MIGHT be greatest rock band of all time (online.wsj.com)	(117)

Fri November 20, 2009

	Bob Dylan's polka-inspired Christmas video weirdness (nydailynews.com)	(32)
	White Lies say that the enjoyed touring with Kings of Leon more than they did with Coldplay, because "the Americans partied with us." It's like an auditory vortex of suck (contactmusic.com)	(17)
(NME)	Them Crooked Vultures planning a second album. This news will delight hipster douchebags everywhere and make everyone nostalgiac for the Foo Fighters (nme.com)	(52)
(Some Guy)	Billboard survey of well-known "long tail" hypothesis as applied to music reveals that digital albums have long tail, but digital singles don't. Upshot - even more disposable pop crap is in your future (blog.nielsen.com)	(8)
(Some Guy)	If you were waiting for a behind-the-scenes tour of Kings Of Leon's stage setup, today is your lucky day (guitarworld.com)	(22)
	Life's been good to him for 62 years so far (youtube.com)	(41)
	Cool: Ringo Starr is recording a new album. Cooler: It will feature an ex-Beatle on backing vocals. Sad: Paul McCartney is the only other ex-Beatle left alive (contactmusic.com)	(50)

Thu November 19, 2009

	Roger Daltrey is planning to write his memoirs. Who cares (contactmusic.com)	(20)
	What's cooler than Mark Knopfler? Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton, together on Sultans of Swing (youtube.com)	(31)
	Talking Heads perform "I Zimbra" on German TV show, 1980 (youtube.com)	(21)
	Billy Corgan gets publicly psychoanalyzed: "Do I need to be committed?" (blogs.villagevoice.com)	(20)
	There's cool then there's beyond cool. Mark Knopfler is beyond cool (youtube.com)	(81)
(Some Ladylike Dude)	Aerosmith believes that Steven Tyler may be abusing drugs. Perish the thought (nme.com)	(28)
(Spin)	"We sit, wearing headphones and frozen grins, and continue denying that guilty, nagging feeling that actually, in some ways, when you think about it...Radiohead kinda blow" (spin.com)	(106)
	Taylor Swift is suing an Idaho bar for playing her songs without permission to entertain bar patrons. So...wait, you can't turn on a radio without clearing music rights? (contactmusic.com)	(63)
	Public Enemy fights powers that be from the back of a flatbed truck (w/ video) (myfoxdc.com)	(25)
(Some Recording Artist)	Christian musician disappointed he wasn't allowed to rewrite lyrics of Black Sabbath's "Heaven And Hell" or Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home" to reflect Christianity (everydaychristian.com)	(67)
	German orchestra set to perform at brothel, plans to feature skin flute section (news.yahoo.com)	(3)
	A pack of great looking female Montreal law students. Incidentally, a pretty good lipdub to The Offspring's Pretty Fly (youtube.com)	(40)