Kreep

Korn Unplugged is just wrong on many superficial levels.

The morbid fascination of whether Jonathan Davis would do the "Beavis Beat Box" over the acoustic version of Freak On A Leash was palpable. But nooo, we just got LARP pinup queen Amy Lee and the Zorro string ensemble.

And like a good old fashioned Lovecraft tale, what lurks beneath the surface is truly the most terrifying...



It's a pretty snappy Bossanova, though.

King of Pain

For those of you that missed it last night, either by not being up at 2 in the morning or by catching the favor of the gods, PBS broadcast the dream team of Sting playing with Lute Master Edin Karmazov. If the musical stylings of Feyd-Rautha weren't enough to keep you as amazed as I was after a bottle of wine, the limber one also read from John Dowland's personal letters. Dowland, as I'm sure you know, was the Elizabethan songwriter who pioneered all things lute.

This also marks a much more upbeat performance for Sting on PBS, his last apperance being for a tribute to James Taylor.
Tivo away.

PBS Previews GREAT PERFORMANCES "Sting: Songs From the Labyrinth"

The creepy uncles of punk are back.

Iggy, who has apparently recruited John Goodman and Jeff Goldblum to "re-unite" as The Stooges, can be found buying beer for minors and accepting spare change outside the 7-11 nearest these locations on their upcoming tour:

March 8 - Caprices Festival - Crans-Montana
March 17 – SXSW (Esquire showcase) - Austin, TX
April 7 – Orpheum- Boston, MA
April 9 - United Palace - New York, NY
Apr 11 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
April 13 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
Apr 15 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL
April 17 - Filmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
April 19 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
April 21 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
Apr 23 - Wiltern LG - Los Angeles, CA
April 27 - WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events - Seattle, WA
May 27 – Pinkpop - Netherlands
Jun 30 - Peace and Love 2007 - Borlänge
Jul 3 - Le Palait des Sports (Paris XV) - Paris
Jul 19 - FIB Festival - Valencia
July 21 - Tromso Open Air Festival – Bukta


Their new album, The Weirdness, streets next week. A track from said album can be streamed here.

Don't even pretend that you like this.

Hey College Kids, Stop Thinking About Your Future

The Associated Press is reporting that a new study declares, "Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors."

I declare, "I could have told you that for free."

They also declare that it's a slow news day and they just wanted an excuse to go party with sexy coeds at FSU for "research."

And now back to Steve at the weather desk.

James Cameron Finds Jesus For All Of Us

Not content to merely bring us visions of the future ruled by increasingly brittle Republicans, Academy Award winning director James Cameron now brings us visions of the future ruled by increasingly brittle Republicans arguing over his new documentary.

The subject of his new film is the tomb of Christ, which Cameron claims to have found. In a press conference, Cameron told reporters that he'd always believed in an historical Jesus, then went on to say that the documentary would be adapted as a feature for next spring with Clive Owen playing the archaeologist in charge of the find and Daniel Craig as The Ghost Of Jesus Past.

God Of Thunder brings the Love Gun to Camp Pendleton

In a selfless move to bolster troop morale, Gene Simmons visited Camp Pendleton last week. Simmons graciously took time to sign KISS CD's, posters, lunch boxes, ash trays, Christmas ornaments, golf balls, and home pregnancy test kits.

Standing atop a USMC M1A1 tank, Simmons said in a firm, but passionately wavering voice, "Tears Are Falling and Heaven's On Fire, but there comes a time where you have to Lick It Up and Shout It Out Loud. Be sure to catch Family Jewels in August on A&E."


http://www.genesimmons.com/

Fuck Tha Police

"We're rich, beeyotch!"








Don't miss out on an intimate evening with The Police at Dodger Stadium.

We've all heard that Sting can fuck for up to twelve hours, but he'll probably only bend you over for two or three. And for up to $410 face value, he better hit the high notes in Roxanne.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B003E48F67C6EFA?brand=&tm_link=tm_home_f1


And you better hurry. Douchebags that are going to talk on cell phones the whole time are buying up all the tickets at an alarming rate:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003550441

Arctic Monkeys announce "secret show."

"Shhhhhhhhhh!"










We could be wrong, but we thought perhaps the point of having a secret show was to NOT ANNOUNCE IT.

http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_2219606.html













At least Portishead know how to properly play a surprise gig to almost nobody and even pay to get in. Now that's the kind of unobtrusive behavior that sends Anglophiles into masturbatory frenzy.

http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41406