Taste the mint
- The Mint EP
- This 18 minute EP, contains four tracks, none striking as the "single" or standout track. It flows well and is a pleasurable listen beginning to end. Good music that still maintains such a vast sense of accessibility is hard to come by these days.
- Visit The Mint on Myspace
- Buy the EP
The Mint, a band I first heard about while attending Eastern University, seems to have come a long way in just a couple of years. I have no idea why exactly, but I though they were some electro-pop/dance-rock type act, a genre now flooded with the likes of The Killers and The Bravery. I think the idea came into my head because around the same time they came by to play at Eastern, a great dance-rock type act called Elkland, an act now residing on Sony that was unsigned and equally as impressive at the time. Nonetheless, unless The Mint’s sound has changed drastically since that time (2001-2002 school year), I was mistaken at my assumption.
Though I had heard of this band a few years back, I did not listen to anything of theirs until just a few weeks ago, when they sent me their third self-released EP, The Mint (self-titled). Continues after the jump »
Chappelle to return… kinda
No, Dave Chappelle hasn’t returned from Crazytown yet. He’s still keeping it real, and as a result everything has gone horribly wrong for his career and his fans.
However, “Variety” is reporting that Comedy Central will give “Chappelle’s Show” addicts a much-needed fix by airing some new finished material that was salvaged from the taping of the now infamous Season 3, which was supposed to debut last May before Chappelle went diva on America. The episodes will first run on the Comedy Central’s broadband network, MotherLoad. But for us simple folk, the station will start airing the material sometime next year. Continues after the jump »
Just say Dr. No
Alright, so when did it suddenly become the proper thing to do a Bond movie after winning an Oscar?
Wait, a better question: When did Bond become relevant again?
Well, the Daily Mirror is reporting that Charlize Theron is ready to taint her Best Actress Oscar by appearing in the next Bond film, “Casino Royale.”
Theron, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos in 2003’s “Monster,” is reportedly director Martin Campbell’s first choice to play the lead female role. She would follow in the footsteps of Halle Berre, who set back the progress of women actors 20 years or so by doing “Die Another Day” following her Oscar win for “Monster’s Ball.”
No word yet if Theron is angling to star in “Catwoman 2: Cat Scratch Fever.” Continues after the jump »
Laziness vs. Pine Sap
Real tree or fake tree? That is the question that preoccupies many in this modern America. Growing up, I was a purist. I thought the idea of a tree made of plastic was like saying you were a Scrooge; that you didn’t care about the spirit of Christmas. Recently, I have eased up on those beliefs.
In the same way, I used to take some perverse pride in living in a cold weather region. I used to have to start my car 15 minutes before I left for high school. Then I would have to scrape off any ice/snow on the windows, and get to school in one piece. Now, living in sunny Southern California, it is easier to laugh at those that still have to deal with such issues.
Will I be the same way about Christmas trees one day? I hope not. But my in-laws have a plastic tree now, and I must say, it is pretty. They don’t have to go get a new tree every year, and they don’t have to remember to water it. There are no pine needles on the carpet, and no cleaning out the back of the car after transportation. They are not chopping down live beings, and they don’t get pine sap all over their hands. In short, it is a lot easier.
As I get older, I might even consider getting an artificial tree myself. But not quiet yet. For now I will still cling to some old fashioned, grueling ways to live. I don’t own an MP3 player, and I don’t want to own a mobile email device. But if anyone tries to take away my cruise control, they better be careful…
Gold-digging from your own son
Alex Hughes has it rough. According to his mom. In an article by Bill Hewitt in the December 12th edition of PEOPLE, I learned how Alex is due an inheritance of approximately 400 million dollars. But according to the will, the majority of the money will be held in a trust until he is 35. His father, who built the fortune, died of an apparent accidental drug overdose, and his mother is now in a court battle to get some of the money released sooner.
The article says that Suzan Hughes is a 42 year old former Miss Petite U.S.A. I never heard of such a crown, and found little about it online. But she is a star. See, she played a cocktail waitress in KINGPIN. You can see her entry at IMDB.
Check out the picture of her and Alex at the premiere for ROCKY & BULLWINKLE. Classy. And when I say classy, I of course mean slutty.
Suzan wants Alex to enjoy the lifestyle he was used to before his father’s death. One item she wants to claim is a $10,000 chandelier. According to Suzan, “Alex, as a toddler, would sit and try to catch the light from it.” Well, it all makes sense now. The kid is 14, and he must need that chandelier to keep his spirits up. Clearly the $8 million mansion they live in in Beverly Hills is not doing the job. Nor have the ski vacations to Switzerland, or the trips to the last three Superbowls. You gotta respect Suzan’s parenting skills.
[QUAR] yes i think that u hot guy..
So, I am checking my email at work this morning and this made me laugh. Viagra ads in bad English, with pictures like this… how could I not share?
Though I don’t plan on buying any Viagra anytime soon, if any ad were to convince me to, it would be this one!
So long Tyra, Jamie Lee
I’m here to announce the end of two storied eras: The end of Tyra Banks’ modeling career and end of Jamie Lee Curtis’, well, career.
Yup, not only is Tyra appearing in her final runway show tonight as part of “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,” which airs on CBS tonight at 10 p.m., but she also claims she’s done with modeling altogether, as this article on Yahoo! Entertainment details.
“It’s my final walk ever! I’ve been modeling since I was 15, and I’m 31 now, so it’s half my life. I’m walking away from modeling in general — I might just be a little emotional.”
So will the public, Tyra, but America will just have to move on. Continues after the jump »
Apple adds more TV shows to iTunes
I love it when the big guys do something good for the little guys. I think that’s what’s happening here, anyway. NBC, Sci-fi, and USA networks, in all their infinite wisdom have realized that people these days are actually willing to pay for content.
In addition to music videos, the iTunes Music Store also features select NBC Universal, SciFi Channel, USA Network, Disney and ABC television shows, ready to download. For $1.99, you can own the latest episode just one day after it airs. With full seasons of “The Office,” “Law and Order,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Monk” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and more at your fingertips, you’ll never miss your favorites. Plus, you can sync shows to the new iPod and watch them on the go. Just try that with your big-screen TV.
I still can’t decide if downloading TV shows is a good thing or not. On one hand, you can’t beat the convenience. If you miss an episode of Lost, it’s no big deal to lay down $2 and just download it on iTunes. Plus, it’s all ready to go for your video iPod, if you’ve got one. But there’s a flip side. I can get all of these shows and more for free with Bittorrent. Thing about Bittorrent is that it’s slightly harder than just using iTunes, and the videos you do get, while usually HDTV rips and much better quality than iTunes, won’t be iPod ready.
Each has drawbacks, but for my money, you usually can’t beat free. If the one that cost money was clearly better, I’d be more than happy to pay. In the mean time, I’ll stick to Bittorrent when I miss a show, but your mileage may vary.
James Cameron Will Need Re-Shoots
The associated press is reporting that the famed Titanic may have sunk in a slightly different manner than previously thought. Read about it at CNN.com. So instead of breaking in two, and the stern going down 20 minutes later, newly found hull pieces suggest the stern went under the waves much faster.
I am not really sure how this new find will affect our day-to-day lives, but I like the reaction from Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic in 1985:
“They found a fragment, big deal…It hit an iceberg and it sank. Get over it.”
Sounds like Robert wishes he had made this discovery himself. Or maybe he just doesn’t like the attention Leonardo DiCaprio gets. Either way, I like the cut of his jib.
What, is there chocolate inside?
The medals for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Turin were unveiled recently to the disgust of medal fans around the globe.
Why are the medals taking such heat? Well, each one has a hole in the middle, making them look more like Employee of the Month awards from Dunkin’ Donuts rather than an honor reserved for the world’s top snowboarder. Here’s the explanation for the design.
The medal is round with an empty space at the centre, representing the Italian piazza.
Simple enough, right?
Not for SI.com Medal Analyst Mike McAllister, who for some reason gives a shit about something that he’ll never receive. Continues after the jump »
