I am so tired of people making it their duty to tell me my taste in music sucks. Not only do I not care what you think of what I listen to, I don't give a damn about what you listen to either. Particularly if you don't know how to be open minded enough to realize that everyone doesn't listen to the same music.

Here's my proclamation:

I like HIM

I like Avenged Sevenfold

I like My Chemical Romance

I like Alanis Morissette

Guess what? If you don't, I don't need to know about how much you think they suck. Hell, tell me they suck once and leave it at that. I get it. I'm not a retard. Don't buy you a HIM/A7X/MCR/AM cd for your birthday.

I don't like Jack Johnson, I don't like The White Stripes, I don't like Coldplay. Does this make me lame or any less-cool of a person. I don't think so. It just means that we don't like the same shit - get over it. I'm alright with it why isn't everyone else? I have a right to listen to "sucky" bands because last time I checked, America wasn't Communist. Sorry to disappoint you.

Additionally, I make it a point to not listen to critically acclaimed bands because in my experience, if Rolling Stone likes them, I probably don't.

*As a side note: The other day someone said to me, "HIM is to goth as Blink 182 is to punk." Puh-lease! First of all, the correct S.A.T. question would be, "HIM is to Metal as Blink 182 is to punk." Secondly, HIM doesn't even really consider themselves metal at all, they are "Love Metal", a genre which I constantly explain and re-explain to people who don't care enough to listen but care enough to keep harassing me about it.

If you hadn't noticed, as clearly shown in the picture above, Ville's in on the joke too. Don't take music so seriously kids.

Everyone should pre-order this book. Why? Because it's going to be hilarious. Also because a book called "Home with God" is beating it on amazon.com. Seriously folks, these two books should have never ended up in the running together.

from alphabetofmanliness.com

"Every letter of the alphabet stands for sheer masculinity. For example, "A" is for Ass Kicking, "B" is for Boners, "C" is for "Copping a Feel," etc. From the manliest food to the manliest music, if it needs to be shaved, beaten, or sexed, there's a good chance it'll be in this book."

Maddox is my future ex-husband.

"Now we're in the muddle of transition"

Buckcherry is releasing a new album titled "Fifteen" and are in the midst of filming the video for the first single, "Crazy Bitch." Some of the original band members have been replaced but lead singer Josh Todd is still around, and isn't that what really matters? I hate to say it but a band is only as hip/hot/cool/drugged as their lead singer.

Does anyone else think that Josh Todd looks like Dennis Leary? Maybe it's just me.

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What the hell is this?!?!?

This is a mess. I don't care if it is for charity. This has disaster written all over it.

from amazon.com

Unexpected Dreams: Songs From The Stars

"A sparkling array of top film and television stars come together to sing delightful new versions of favorite contemporary night, love, and dream-themed musical selections, all accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Sweetly sung by celebrities including Scarlet Johansson, Ewan McGregor, John Stamos, Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber, and more, the album benefits "Music Matters," the L.A. Phil's renowned educational programs and initiatives."

When do things like this happen and why aren't I there to stop them?I mean, do you really want to hear Teri Hatcher sing? I didn't think so.

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"I've for my back against the record machine"

David Lee Roth, who might I add looks like the Crypt Keeper these days, will be performing a few Van Halen songs on a new tribute album to the band. The album, titled "Strummin' with the Devil" will be bluegrass-tinged Van Halen classics.

I saw "Diamond Dave" in concert one time. Not only did he thrust Jack Daniels on the audience and blame his band for his screwing up, he also tossed out some scripted come-on's to girls in the audience. It was hilarious.

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Burt McCracken and lead singer of Aiden in new band

Not really, but it looks like it doesn't it? This is Flyleaf. I'm not sure what to think of them. Someone told me that since I liked POE (Angry Johnny for you clowns who don't remember) that I would like them too. One thing's for sure, this ain't no POE.Lacey Moseley, the singer, sounds like Amy Lee hooked up with Alanis Morissette and had a kid that was an even angrier version of Avril Lavigne. Put this with their sometimes gloomy "metal" music and you've got Flyleaf. I just don't get it. Is she supposed to look tortured or tough?

Look for yourself

Lacune Coil poised to invade U.S.

Lacuna Coil will be featured as the musical guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in April to promote their new album

"Karmacode." All I can say is that it took f**king long enough. I don't specifically mean Lacuna Coil, but european bands in general. You know, the ones that don't have "The" at the beginning of their name or ones with lead singers who are married to famous Americans. Finally some U.S.-obscured band is going on a mainstream television show. I'm not a huge fan of Lacuna Coil, but I am a big fan of having rock stars who are actually doing something creative being in the spotlight. Good for Christina Scabbia (who also happens to be a total fox), good for her band, good for all those other European bands that won't be far behind. Perhaps maybe a even a band from a town called Helsinki...

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Link it like you mean it

New GnR album reviewed by none other than Chuck Klosterman. I just can't get rid of that guy on here can I? Hell, him or Axl for that matter.

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Bono might buy Courtney's wares.

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Speaking of Courtney's wares...

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Tony Kanal of No Doubt is launching a record label.

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KISS-themed coffeehouse...if anyone was interested. *crickets chirping* I didn't think so. This could be the tackiest thing I have ever seen.

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New Tool Album Update

Here is the track list for the new Tool album, "10,000 days":

"Vicarious"
"Jambi"
"Wings for Marie (Pt. 1)"
"10,000 Days (Pt. 2)"
"The Pot"
"Lipan Conjuring"
"Lost Keys (Blame Hofman)"
"Rosetta Stoned"
"Intension"
"Right in Two"
"Viginti Tres"

The first single off the album will be "Vicarious" which will be released April 17th.

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Jewel chaps my ass

When is Jewel going to disappear forever. I was over her when she was singing in the bathroom in that video. I was over her when she kept whining about growing up in a van in Alaska. And you know I was all over it when she lost her round of "Celebrity Death Match" to Alanis 'cause her stupid "snaggle-tooth" got caught on the mat. Somehow fighting clay was so satisfying.

Her new album (yes, she seriously still thinks she has a shot after the razorblade-commercial song, Intuition) is called Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. How dare she mar the Alice in Wonderland name with her shit music. I wonder what gave her the idea to use the Alice imagery...Gwen Stefani much?

I seriously think I may need to take some Benadryl because this bitch makes me break out in hives.

Link it like you mean it

Sharon Osbourne has been named "Celebrity Mother of the Year." Seriously...was Kate Moss the judge?

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Someone's lost their damn mind. No really...

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Ville Valo will sing on the new Cradle of Filth album.

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Looks like Axl and Scott aren't the only ones in a bit of a tiff. See more grown men fight in a way that can only be compared 5-year-old little girls.

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Disturbed to make "the suck" of Genesis classic

Disturbed is preparing to shoot a video for their cover of awesome Genesis classic, "Land of Confusion." If you don't remember it, you're too young to be reading this. Disturbed front-man and poon extraordinaire, David Draiman, has chosen Todd McFarlane to direct the video. They say the video will be dark and feature the concept of a corporation running the world based on lust and greed.

Pure genius kids, absolutely pure genius. I'm so glad that finally someone is going to show how the world really works and I can't think of a better medium than a music video and a better band than Disturbed. I mean, they've always been so lyrically invested what with "The Sickness" and all, but this is, well, I'm speechless.

Yes, I may be a smidge of a Phil Collins fan girl, but you know as well as I do that this won't even compare to the original.

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Wabo-rita anyone?

Former Van Halen-er's Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have started a band called "The Other Half" which I'm sure couldn't possibly be a small barb at the remaining people in Van Halen, one of which is a major psycho. They've set up a few tour dates but I think Sammy should stick to what he does best, tequila.

Viva Cabo Wabo!

"Halleluah lock and load"

Tomorrow (March 21) is the release of My Chemical Romance's DVD, "Life on The Murder Scene." Check out their webpage to see a few previews.

www.MyChemicalRomance.com

Bold move my man, bold move indeed!

I know we have all been on the edge of our seats wondering how this Axl Rose/Scott Weiland feud would play out. Ok, probably not. However, M. Shadows, lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold decided to put his two cents in and I don't really think anyone asked for it.

"I feel Axl is a better singer, Guns N' Roses was a better band. Stone Temple Pilots wasn't even close to that status. Axl was nothing but nice, down-to-earth, great guy to talk to when I met him."

Hmm...ass-kisser much. If you have ever heard Avenged Sevenfold you know they totally maul Guns N' Roses. Don't get me wrong, I like them, but of course Shadows thinks GNR was better; he thinks he's Axl Rose.

I'm sure the fact that they are touring later in the year with them had nothing to do with it either...

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This also comes on the tail-end of M. Shadows saying the band won't "talk shit" about other bands anymore...aren't they just a bunch of do-gooders?

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"I've got posters on my wall of Skynyrd, Kid, and Strait"

People from Kentucky, including myself, have no right to be confused or upset when people accuse us of being rednecks when I find police reports like this on national websites.

"A woman said her husband hit her in the face and held her down on a bed, then loaded a gun and pointed it at her about midnight March 3. The woman ran to the bathroom, where her husband choked her and bit one of her fingers before she was able to lock the door. The man threw the gun through the fourth-floor window, breaking it, then fled. The woman said the man had been drinking. They had just attended a Kid Rock concert, she said, and her husband had accused her of finding Kid Rock more attractive."

Yes kids, this was in The Courier-Journal...how embarassing.

""F**k L. Ron Hubbard. F**k all his clones."

Isaac Hayes is a scientologist and potentially the most hypocritical man in the world. Hayes, the voice of Chef on South Park left the show because he didn't think it was right that they made fun of Scientologists. Now, if I remember correctly, and I could be wrong about this, but isn't South Park pretty much based on making fun of religion. Christians have gotten their asses handed to them since the show started.

Hayes stated, "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." Puh-Lease!

Here's a few episodes I found that probably should have tipped him off earlier on:

Pilot: The Spirit of Christmas (Jesus vs. Santa)
S-1 E-9: Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
S-2 E 18: Conjoined Fetus Lady
S-2 E-19: Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls
S-3 E-40: Jewbilee
S-4 E-54: Cherokee Hair Tampons
S-4 E-57: Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?

I think you get the point.

What we have here ladies and gentlemen is a typical case of being able to dish it out and not being able to take it.

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"Hey boy take a look at me. Let me dirty up your mind"

While the band Garbage is on hiatus, singer Shirley Manson will be making a solo album. The album has no set release date, but she has begun to write. Shirley Manson is fantastic, so it should be good...then again, I thought the same thing about Gwen and her solo album. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

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"Let's get it on"

Ads like this are why I got a Marketing degree. It's pure genius...fairly dirty, but pure genius.
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"You don't have to love me yet, let's get high a while"

For those of you that don't know me well, I'm a huge HEART fan. Magic Man could be one of the best rock songs ever written and I aspire to come back as either Ann or Nancy Wilson in my next life. VH1 has taped a tribute special dedicated to them and I am totally going to TiVo that shit. As an extra special bonus though, Alice in Chains will be performing at the event. They have recently scheduled a tour of Europe and though they haven't officially re-formed, they are performing a few events in the U.S. Also included in the special will be media-whore dave Navarro, an-attempt-to-grab-a-younger-crowd Carrie Underwood and Mopey McGee, Rufus Wainwright.

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"Scorching the blood in my vampire heart"

The tour dates for HIM's U.S. tour this summer have been posted.

According to HIM's publisist:
May 02 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
May 03 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 04 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
May 05 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
May 07 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands (Bamboozle Festival)
May 15 - Toronto, ON @ The Docks
May 16 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
May 17 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
May 18 - Columbus, OH @ Promowest Pavilion
May 20 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 21 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Hall
May 22 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth
May 24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBD
May 26 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch Music Festival)
May 31 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Jun. 01 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
Jun. 02 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Live
Jun. 04 - El Paso, TX @ The Zone
Jun. 05 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Jun. 06 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Jun. 08 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

I'm so there I'm already looking at plane and hotel prices. I may be slightly obsessed.
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"Just like some precious pearl"

Belinda Carlisle, former singer of the Go-Go's is going to produce a movie based on her life. If you know anything about her life, it will probably be something like the movie Requiem for a Dream. Anyway, she wants Jessica Alba to play her in the movie. Belinda is a good looking woman, don't get me wrong, but if I were to make a movie about my life (which would include much less cocaine and dirty sex then Belinda's) I would not suggest say, Scarlett Johansson, to play me. Why? Because even if I did think I looked like her (which I don't) I wouldn't admit it.

"Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it!"

I don't think there are still any Silverchair fans out there but if there are, they're planning a new album. I wouldn't normally post anything about a band like Silverchair, but I had to let it be known how lame I think anorexia is, girl or guy. According to an old MTV.com article, he was "swamped by his band's success" and developed depression followed by an eating disorder.

Now, I've never been famous so I don't know what being "swamped" by success is like, but I was around when Silverchair was "famous." I do remember alot of people buying that album with a frog on it, but I don't remember the media "swamping" them. Maybe he got confused and thought he was Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.

"I wanna hear it played real loud"

HIM will be touring the U.S. again with opening band Aiden. According to Aiden's MySpace page, the two groups will the touring the United States between May 7th and June 9th. The dates have not been set yet.

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"I'm alright Jack, keep your hands off my stack"

As posted on RollingStone.com

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Rock's Top Thirty Moneymakers
Compiled by Rob LaFranco

U2, $154.2 million
The Rolling Stones, $92.5 million
Eagles, $63.2 million
Paul McCartney, $56 million
Elton John, $48.9 million
Neil Diamond, $44.7 million
Jimmy Buffett, $44 million
Rod Stewart, $40.3 million
Dave Matthews Band, $39.6 million
Celine Dion, $38.5 million
Kenny Chesney, $31.5 million
Green Day, $31 million
Coldplay, $30.1 million
Destiny's Child, $24.8 million
Diddy, $24.3 million
Gwen Stefani, $23.9 million
Toby Keith, $22.2 million
Motley Crue, $22 million
50 Cent, $19.7 million
Bruce Springsteen, $19.6 million
Eminem, $17.8 million
Jay-Z, $17.5 million
Barry Manilow, $17.2 million
Hilary Duff, $17.1 million
Kanye West, $16.9 million
Dr. Dre, $16.9 million
Rascal Flatts, $16.3 million
Aerosmith, $16.3 million
Bon Jovi, $15.8 million
Tom Petty, $14.9 million
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I case you guys hadn't noticed by the motley crew of names on this list; there are two types of people supporting the music industry:

1.) 40+ men and women who can actually afford the price of a Rolling Stones concert ticket.
2.) 3 million 14 year old kids who can afford to buy 3 million rubber Green Day bracelets from the plastic tub next to the cash register at BlockBuster.

"Things just ain't the same"

Ok, so this is some bullshit. I think Lindsey Lohan is a complete hooker. I am so over her and the revolving door she had installed in her bedroom. Now, Debbie Harry on the other hand is a hip chick. Three days older than baseball, in dire need of a stylist, but a hip chick just the same. Why in the hell do people like Lindsey Lohan get to meet her and as you can tell in the picture, pretend like she knows who she is. The only thing I can imagine they have in common is the use of cocaine in their youth and promiscuous sex because you know they couldn't possibly be talking about music.

See all the gruesome details here

On the business side of things, they're together because Blondie was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Also inducted:

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sex Pistols
Miles Davis
Black Sabbath

This is the year of obvious inductees. Seriously, these people should have been on the inductee list the year the thing opened. I read this and thought to myself, "Weren't these people already there?"

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"Get you love drunk off my hump"

I just read that "My Humps" by The Blackeyed Peas has won some award because the song has been downloaded over 2 million times as a ringtone. That means that two million people are unknowingly running the risk of me busting them in the mouth if their phone rings and I'm close enough to hear it.

Remember that time Fergie peed her pants?----------------------->

Scott Weiland is sober!

Actually, I don't really know if he is sober or not, but this letter to Axl Rose in response to Axl's lawsuit was posted on Velvet Revolver's website is beautiful. I mean, so eloquent, so emotional, so....badass. It could only have been written by someone in a reasonable state of mind...it brings a tear to my eye.

Here's the letter.

"The distance between us seems to grow"

Reason No. 457 why I love Ville Valo:

Taken from thegauntlet.com

"Ville Valo was taken into custody by the Finnish police for allegedly threatening to kill his neighbor and subsequently resisting arrest. At approximately 2:30 am on Monday 6th February the HIM frontman became belligerent and violent while spending time at his apartment in Helsinki. Ville is said to have thrown a flower pot at his neighbor's door, after which a brawl with said neighbor started. The neighbor's wife called the police, but two officers who arrived at the scene were unable to calm Valo down. It is said that Valo had to be restrained with handcuffs. After spending the night in custody he admitted threatening his neighbor but has as yet failed to provide a motive for his actions. Valo was allegedly been involved in previous disturbances at the apartment block."

Ville made a statement to the press a few days ago which essentially said that this neighbor had been telling people in the neighborhood that he was a junkie and made some unspecified but apparently unsavory comments about his fiance. These comments got back to a friend of his mothers. I doubt he'll be asking to borrow a cup of sugar anytime soon.

I just imagine him sitting in the police station and people being like; "Um... is that who I think it is?"

Link it like you mean it

Courtney Love is going to help someone cure their demons? She can barely tie her shoes.

(perezhilton)

Pete Wentz may be a little full of himself.

(perezhilton)FYI: If you like to be disappointed there are nudie pics that recently surfaced.

Besides Helsinki, Finland doesn't seem like a real "happenin'" place, but this is pretty funny.

(thesuperficial)

"Dream yourself a dream come true"

from rollingstone.com

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Aerosmith Helm New Rock Festival

Classic-rock icons Aerosmith, the Steve Miller Band, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar and Eighties hair-metal veterans Cheap Trick lead the lineup of the first Rock'N the Rally music festival in Sturgis, South Dakota, August 6th through 10th. Among others slated to perform are REO Speedwagon, Foghat, Deep Purple, John Kay with Steppenwolf, Shooter Jennings, .38 Special and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Additional artists will be announced soon.

The five-day event coincides with the legendary annual Sturgis Bike Week, and hopes to draw on the estimated 600,000 bikers set to descend on the town of 7,000. The festival will be held in a new, $11-million amphitheater, with organizers planning to make Rock'N the Rally an annual event.

Tickets go on sale Friday at www.starticketsplus.com.

DANE SMITH

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Holy shit! This is awesome. All they need is some Skynyrd and Heart and my Dad's entire cd collection would be represented. I need to go to a biker ralley. I don't know what I would do there; but I need to go.

Here's the complete link

"I won't be the victim, but the first to cast the stone"

UPDATE:

Since this page is considerably new, I have only had one comment, which surprisingly was from someone I didn't know...are you guys trying to tell me something?

I digress...so my first post was about how much SPIN magazine blows and the comment was about how they couldn't suck that much because they had Chuck Klosterman. Well, apparently Chucky Poo thought they sucked too, because he left! Awesome...I'm a psychic

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"B-B-Baby you just ain't seen nothin' yet"

In true Shame-free form, all I can say is, "This is a mess. Stop it!" See for yourself...

Damnocracy...you've got to be kidding me.

"Looking to turn this piss to wine"

The new Tool album finally has a release date set. I just hope it doesn't suck. Not that I think it would, but I know how some of you felt about Lateralus. I also like A Perfect Circle though and I get this feeling that it's like, wrong, to like both. They're going to be at Coachella and then onto a European tour. We'll have to catch them on the flip side I guess.

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Why does the Download Festival have to be "across the pond?"

"The mountain screamed three times today"

So I'm not really a huge fan of Monster Magnet, and not really a huge fan of heroin addicts but they put on a kick-ass show when I saw them a few years ago so I figured I would give Dave Wyndorf his due.

Check out some sad news about Mr. Space Lord Mother Trucker.

"If you got the money honey, we got your disease"

Every time I look at this I keep replacing Axl's head with Luther Campbell's.

If he was really as nasty as he wanted to be, he would have thrown "The Shocker."

Check out the rest of the article from Metal Sludge here.

*I'm sure there's some logical, yet technical explaination as to why this link only works part of the time, and I just don't care enough to learn why. If you want to read more, click the link above, click the home link at the top of their page and it's news from 03/08/06.

"Never told there's not a chance to win"

So the band Fuel of "Shimmer" and "Bittersweet" fame are looking for a new singer. Brett Scallions, supposed stud muffin has left the band and according to guitarist, Carl Bell, "Brett's a great guy, a long time friend, and we wish him well...It was a very amicable split, we've had some great times and we will miss him."

They are currently offering a vocal-less MP3 of "Hemorrhage" on their website for people to download and karaoke to as an audition to be the new singer. I have a sneaking suspicion this is going to work out about as well as that time Limp Bizkit was looking for a replacement guitarist for Wes Borland.

Ten bucks says they end up on the second edition of "RockStar."

http://www.fuelweb.com/auditions/

If only this had really happened

One time I went to Fashion Bug (low-end clothing store in small, low-end cities) with my aunt who drinks too much and she bought me a $12.00 shirt with the smiley face sticking out it's tongue and don't pretend like you don't remember those Joe Boxer rip-off shirts. Anyway, she acted like she had bought me a Tiffany necklace. This reminds me of her.

If only this had really happened.

"Don't tell me 'cause it hurts"

SPIN magazine could possibly be the worst American music magazine. Rolling Stone is pretty bad and Blender at least tries to not suck, but SPIN has ripped it with me for the last time. I question whether or not their album critics have actually listened to the albums they are reviewing. The interviews are terrible and I have a sneaking, yet completely unsubstantiated suspicion that they make them up off the tops of their heads.

While I was at lunch today at work I was reading an old edition someone had brought in. There was a review of the newest HIM album, Dark Light. Now, let's not be confused here, I am a huge HIM fan, but I can refrain from taking it personally when someone doesn't like them. However, the review that was written was awful. Just awful. They completely missed the point. Citing that HIM liked "insect mutilation" in reference to the lyric "...rip out the wings of a butterfly..." How juvenile is that? They gave the album a D. Seriously....a D? Then I noticed that they gave a post-"Exile in Guyville" Liz Phair album a B, and realized that they had no business working for a music magazine.