guess whose pre-write about the catchy new band The Ting Tings just got published on the LA Times’ sweet new blog Soundboard?
yes im excited. yes it took forever ever cuz we were having wordpress issues, and other issues. yes i will be writing a tad more for them and a few other blogs. yes i miss blogging.
yes you should go there and see for yrself.
yes i love you.
and yes there are some free MP3s waiting for your ass b/c the singles arent even available in American iTunes
yes youre welcome
last week the Black Crowes caught Maxim reviewing their new cd without hearing it.
first the ladmag skirted the issue, but later they apologized for the deal.
yesterday the Crowes refused to accept the apology.
today the LA Times’ blog Soundboard got an exclusive interview with the freelancer responsible for the “review” who said he was asked to write some previews of a few cds, never heard the cds in their entirety, and someone at Maxim turned the previews into reviews and added star ratings.
read the whole story here
– blind irishman uses son’s tooth to restore sight. now he can watch television!
– how good people turn evil: from stanford to abu gharib
– the 10 worst CAPTCHAs
– Google gives SF homeless free voicemail.
– speaking of Google, theyre getting into the web site development biz. it wont be free.
– beware of this hot aussie teenage girl – shes allergic to water
– also down under: masked gunman tries to rob bar, unfortunately a biker gang was holding a meeting in said bar, gunman ends up hog tied, humiliated
– why cops should be relieved that most people dont carry guns: eight days after the tragedy at Northern IL Univeristy, an undercover cop burst into college classroom to pretend that he was going to start killing students. claimed it was a “drill” claimed students, staff, teachers had been notified via email. not everyone got the email.
– shes 16, hes 36 (and divorced), she asked parents to let her move in with him, they say how about he move in with us. they were afraid of her getting mad at them. photo on the right.
– best fortune cookie of the day
– twelve steps for learning how to go with the flow
– Maxim got caught reviewing the new Black Crowes cd without listening to it. Maxim apologized last week. yesterday the Crowes lit up a joint and then refused Maxim’s apology.
– the one great idea that China had is being retooled.
– arent the FBI supposed to be smart? former agent suggests Second Internet
– facebook to redesign with more tabs to aid those of us with iPhones
– more facebook: new application can help groups issue ultimatums
– cats are democrats, dogs are republicans
– southwest responds to the rumor that they banned two women for being too hot
fyi
reminds me a little of this dude
i should get to sleep, but before i do, heres a lil roundup o love
– leah is young, talented, married, a home-renter, and rad, and now she takes great engagement photos like it aint no thang
– krista takes pretty damn great pictures too. check out the one of her cats creepy mouth
– speaking of… someone you know just got his first photo credit in the LA Times dot com
– flagrant and the pants havent posted in two weeks
– danielle haint posted in damn month
– sonic youth’s daydream nation painting on sale for the low low price of $5 million. um.
– this dude will do stuff for money for your ass
– yes Kareem is still blogging (almost every day) for the Times. yesterday he answered more questions from the fans via video including one where someone asked him when was the earliest evidence of African Americans in North America. his response: 700 AD, yo.
– its sorta awesome when the owner of your company is wilder and crazier than youve ever been ever (even though you went to UCSB)
– xTx wrote the best poem you’ll read on the interwebs all week
– and for the ladies: semi nude pics of the female screenwriter who brought us Juno
the big brother 9 blog
but how am i not supposed to show you video of
a stripper who has never been pregnant
but who can shoot milk out of one of her nipples at will?
is this the type of thing that happens behind closed doors
and at pajama parties around the world
as we men are watching football in basements?
amazing
when i first interviewed at the Times i wanted to make sure that they were truly committed to blogging. i was curious as to whether they believed (as I do) that blogging was a cornerstone of present (and future) online communications, and fit into the vision of the newspaper as a whole.
when i met with my prospective boss, Meredith Artley, i asked her as respectfully as possible “has the sleeping giant really woken, or does it just have one eye open?”
she said that the giant is awake and rubbing its eyes in regards to blogging.
that made me happy and confident.
if you drive around LA today you might see some electronic billboards advertising some of our blogs.
i see it as the giant stretching and yawning.
or maybe it’s putting on slippers.
photo of an electronic billboard hyping L.A. Land, one of our fine blogs
when hypocrisy stems from elected officials, its not cute
when it comes from cute babes in reality shows, its not just cute
it’s sorta adorable
above you will see chelsia yelling at my girl amanda for running about with her booty out, and then you will see chelsia doing lapdances, letting a dude lick her, and then making out with the stripper i mean hooters girl i mean bikini barrista.
is this what people mean by catty?
at the fondue party?
the ting tings “thats not my name”
not available on american itunes – so dont try it!
the ting tings are like the white stripes except the dude plays drums and the chick is blonde and gorgeous and just sings on the hit, but plays guitar occasionally. it’s a modern miracle. her name’s katie white and shes almost rapping but not even. he’s jules de martino and they’re from salford, uk. nme put them in their top ten last year.
going to sxsw? you can see the ting tings at the KCRW showcase at buffalo billiards
they’ll only be in the US for 7 little shows, one of them being in nearby echo park
3/9 @ Vera Project, Seattle
3/10 @ Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco
3/11 @ rec centre studio, echo park ($10)
3/18 @ Great Scott, Boston
3/20 @ av-erie, Chicago
3/21 @ le royale, brooklyn, New York
3/25 @ KCRW SHOWCASE @ BUFFALO BILLIARDS, AUSTIN
