David Cook: Goodbye Emover!
So I’ve sorta been watching American Idol every week, and I basically hate all the contestants except David Cook, who I lovingly refer to as “the Creed guy” because he totally sings like one of those dudes in some “rock” band from Canada or who loves Jesus. I missed this week but was pleased to see pictures and footage of the show which showed a remarkable change in David’s outward appearance: David Cook’s “emover” (aka the “emo combover”) has disappeared!
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The Modern Age Wins a 2008 Shockwave NME Award
As of tonight I have a lot in common with the Arctic Monkeys, Kate Nash, the Klaxons, and Facebook. We are all 2008 Shockwave NME Award WINNERS! Muwahahah.
YOUR VOTING was the key in helping this lil’ ol’ blog win a 2008 Shockwave NME Award for Best Music Blog.
I would like to thank YOU, the people who have faithfully visited my labor of love since 2001. Thanks for putting up with all my stupid posts about the White Stripes (who could forget the “Jack White in a bathing suit” post or “Meg White’s Disco Boobs” entry?), Ryan Adams (he loves puppies, remember?), and everyone else who created music pre-2003. Thanks again guys, couldn’t have done it without you.
If and when I receive my golden middle finger statue I will surely post photos.
Uniqlo Ad = The Asian Pete Wentz?
The other day I was in Uniqlo (aka “The Japanese H&M”) and I totally LOLED when I saw this photo:
Doesn’t this dude look like the Asian version of Pete Wentz? The straight flat-ironed black hair, the pursed lips, the striped sweater? C’mon! Does anyone else see what I’m talking about?
Is Harry Potter an Emo Poser?
The Scholastic store in New York shut down all of Mercer Street between Prince and Spring and created “Harry Potter Place” in honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. They had a “Muggle Board” where you could leave a Harry Potter message. Here is an amusing note someone left:
Painful Rendition of “Thnks fr th Mmrs” on Canadian Idol
Wow, this is pretty damn hard to listen to. Montana Martin Iles stinks up Fall Out Boy’s “Thnks fr th Mmrs” on Canadian Idol:
Um, is it just me or does Montana actually look kinda like Pete Wentz?
The Glamorous Life of Pete Wentz Exposed
Yo kids. So my homies over at AOL Music asked me to provide some (amusing) commentary about Pete Wentz and his FAB-ooolous life, so of course I jumped at the chance to mock fun of one of our favorite Fall Out Boys.
You can read the hilarious results over at AOL Muuuzzzak. I was honored to be joined by the Oh No They Didn’t LJ community as well Pete Wentz Online. Suuweeet!
Essential Guide to All Things Emo, Everybody Hurts, Now Out!
Do you like eyeliner, feeling sad, looking at your feet, wearing hoodies, and Manic Panic? Do you adore AAR, FOB, TAI…, GCH, P!@TD, or AFI? Do you have any idea what any of those abbreviations mean? If so, you HAVE to check out Leslie Simon (managing editor of Alternative Press) and Trevor Kelley’s new book, Everybody Hurts, a light-humored take on the emo culture.
I had a chance to read it a few months ago and it is HIL-arious! There’s this one illustration of Pete Wentz wearing a Clandestine Industries sweatshirt, giving the diamond sign. That alone is worth the $12-14 sticker price. Trust me, you will loves.
Oh! And if you be in NYC on May 3rd, stop by the Everybody Hurts party at the Annex. Justin Pierre from Motion City Soundtrack, Kenny Vasoli from the Starting Line, and Zolof The Rock ‘N’ Roll Destroyer are all playing.
Take a Look: Pete Wentz for DKNY Jeans
Um, I couldn’t get past the first picture with the GINORMOUS illustration of Pete Wentz in the background, so I have no idea what the rest of this Fashionista post says about Pete Wentz’s new collection for DKNY. Ok ok… I did manage to stop ROTFL enough to see that Hemingway is featured on a tshirt.
Hey, at least it’s a step up from Clandestine. Dare I say some of it looks rather cute?
Back to your regularly scheduled LOLing.
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Pete Wentz Dancing to The Rapture In a Space Suit with Glow Sticks
Eric at Grow Interactive sent over the most enjoyable thing I’ve seen in a while: PaloozaHead. It was launched to coincide with today’s announcement of the 2007 Lollapalooza lineup. You can logon and upload your OWN head and dance to a selection of music by some of the confirm acts playing the fest. Believe you me, the results are pretty hilarious. Check out my PaloozaHead of Pete Wentz dancing up a rave storm:
Released It As a Word Document and the Emo Prairie Dog
My friend Uncle Grambo sent me this link to a pretty amusing video from the Australian comedy show, The Ronnie Johns Half Hour show where two jaded emo-looking music fans discuss their favorite bands. Wait until the very end of the video where you will witness the “Emo Prairie Dog”. “Little hands, stupid hair, little hands, cutting myself.” Hilarious.
