Under the Radar: Keyke
Keyke is a singer/songwriter in NYC, whom I just learned was born and lived the early part of her life in the Amish Country of this great home state of mine. Her live show is an experience who all who witness it, improvisational tunes about life, love, lust, and anything else beginning with an “L”… she has a shy awkwardness on stage that will win over anyone’s heart. Below is an AIM interview from earlier today that reveals just a little insight into this extraordinary girl who is willing and able to pour her heart out to anyone… once she gets through that stage fright. Enjoy:
pronouncedcake: I dunno, right now might be wierd because I’m sick and all silly feeling from drinking at an open mic
pronouncedcake: Is there such thing as a good time?
pronouncedcake: I mean for an interview,
pronouncedcake: Never ever did one before
pronouncedcake: Ha, did I fuck this up Justin?
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‘Office’ Filter
OK, I’m officially getting nervous about some of the choices Ricky Gervais is making since “The Office” closed shop, starting with his new, mediocre series “Extras,” which I’ve barely even thought about after watching the first season, and now the news that he’s joining the cast of the “Night At The Museum.”
Empire magazine has the details:
Paying [Ben] Stiller back for his appearance on Extras, Gervais will fill a small role as an uptight museum director in the film which sees Stiller’s night watchman unleash an ancient curse.
Already hired are Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke and Bill Cobbs.
Look who’s going to hell
A friend sent me a link to a webpage for “A Field Guide to Evangelicals” and I needed to share this. Learn it, live it.
Bad Tasting Beer Produces Ad in Bad Taste
Of course no one is reading this site right now; they are all watching the Superbowl. And thus they probably just saw the new Bud Light commercial. In said commercial, a grizzly bear is chasing two men through the woods. One man offers the bear a Bud Light, which the bear seems to like. But before the bear can accept the gift, the other man steals the beer, leaving his friend to certain doom.
It was immediately apparent that the producers of this commercial chose an actor that bears (no pun intended) a striking resemblance to Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell was killed by a grizzly in October of 2003. He was the subject of the recent film GRIZZLY MAN. 
There is no way Bud Light can claim that they had no idea about this resemblance. So logically, they must have planned it this way on purpose. I am going to say flat out that this is not a funny choice. This man was eaten by bears, and the implied joke is that maybe a Bud Light could have saved him? And for those who say that this is all in good fun, I suggest you watch the film GRIZZLEY MAN before making such an assertion.
If you have a soul, you can voice displeasure to Anheuser-Busch here. And don’t forget to tell them that the ad also simply wasn’t funny. As Terry Bradshaw would say, “Not funny not funny not fun-nay!”
UPDATE: Here is a link so you can watch the commercial for yourself.
Tuning back to 1989
- Key Lime Pie
- Indy rockers, Camper Van Beethoven, were in full force in 1989 with this release... but only a year later, they parted ways and pursued other (in Lowery's case, less-adventurous) endeavors. It may have been 2004's "New Roman Times" that won me as a fan, but without "Key Lime Pie" the face of indy rock today would be much worse off.
- But it on Amazon
In the year of 1989, I was a mere 8 years old and didn’t really know much about the indy music scene… well, I knew nothing about the scene, but that’s understandable at 8 years old. In fact, my musical diet at the time consisted of my mother’s contemporary Christian music and my dad’s oldies… not exactly what I’m into now. It is safe to say that my knowledge of indy rock and the music underground was not quite… well, existent.
But, whether I knew about them or not, Camper Van Beethoven, a great indy band that had already won over college radio and post-punkers alike, came to see 1989 as the year they would release their seemingly final album. In 1990, CVB disbanded and David Lowery went on to form the slightly more commercially successful band Cracker (whom you probably know from the alt-radio smash “Low”) and the rest of the band pursued their previously formed non-Lowery project Monks of Doom.
Not until Michael Moore chose a cover of their 80’s college-rock cult hit, “Take the Skinheads Bowling”, as the them to his Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, did CVB truly hit the mainstream. In recent years, they reunited and put out the 2004 album that won over a new generation of fans (including me), “New Roman Times”. To support this album, CVB toured with indy band on the rise, Modest Mouse in 2005 and seem to be gaining a new younger fanbase. Continues after the jump »
‘Nacho’ appetizer
Sure. “Nacho Libre” trailer, courtesy of Ain’t It Cool.
Delicious ‘Strangers With Candy’ news
Every once in a while something awesome happens. This is one of those times. It looks like the “Strangers With Candy” film will finally get released, and it’ll be this summer.
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Indie movie distributor ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to “Strangers With Candy,” a feature based on the Comedy Central cult hit about 46-year-old ex-junkie high school student Jerri Blank.
The complex deal amounts to about $2 million plus box office bonuses for the filmmakers, according to a source close to the negotiations. The company plans to release the film in exclusive engagements in late June or early July.
Like the article says, ThinkFilm an indie distributor, so that means that you might not be able to catch it at your local Googolplex, but at least you will be able to catch it somewhere. If you’re not familiar with the show, it was basically put together like an after school special based on the life of a 46-year-old woman. The premise sounds weird, but it’s hilarious, trust me. Plus, it’s got Stephen Colbert, whose star has risen quite a bit since the series first ran in the late ’90s.
At long last! Scarlett, Keira get naked!
Does it make me a bad person to get excited about this? Eh, who cares.
Under the artful eye of photographer Annie Leibovitz, the starlets posed nude for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine’s yearly Hollywood issue, to be released Wednesday.
Click Scarlett’s pasty white ass for a much larger, and ostensibly more NSFW version.
Keith Richards must be rolling in his grave
So it’s been about a day-and-a-half since the NFL, with help from the referees, made sure the Steelers won Super Bowl XL, and I really don’t have anything insightful to say about it. In fact, I’ve been avoiding ESPN’s postgame coverage altogether, with the main reason being I hate Ron Jaworski with a passion.
And I’ve never been one of those guys to say something like, “Oh, and the commercials sucked too!” in a post-Super Bowl conversation. The commercials have sucked for a while now. Commercials always suck. That’s why they’re commercials. Continues after the jump »
Revisiting “The Office”
It’s gonna happen. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will break down and write an episode for the American version of “The Office,” according to various reports.
It should be interesting to see how American wankers react if just one British term is uttered, or if one joke that doesn’t involve a slapstick gag is used.
No word yet on whether Gervais or Merchant will appear in the episode, but it has to happen in some capacity, right? Michael Scott has to meet up with David Brent. I mean, Jason has already met Freddy and Alien has faced Predator.
