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Thirty Reasons Why the Insane Clown Posse's 2009 Gathering of the Juggalos Infomercial is the Greatest YouTube Clip Ever
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Found in: Blogs, List of the DayEuropean Musicians Using Barcode Marketing to Stream Music from Posters to Phones
A dance producer in the U.K. who calls himself Grum is making use of some pretty newfangled technology to promote his work. The artist uses 2D barcode marketing to make his music accessible to anyone walking down the street, allowing people to listen to his work simply by scanning a barcode on one of his posters with their cell phone.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJane Austen's Sense and Sensibility: Now With Sea Monsters!
After the surprising success of this year's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (a mash-up of Jane Austen's original text with doses of dead bodies and blood), publishing company Quirk Books hungrily sought out its next literary victim: Sense and Sensibility.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSteven Soderbergh Says He Has Only "Three or Four Years" Left as a Filmmaker
In an inexplicable “WTF?” moment, Steven Soderbergh told a writer at The Guardian this week that he regrets making Che because the shoot was so intense and that he thinks he only has "three or four years" left in him as a filmmaker.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFinally, Barack Obama Immortalized as Chia Pet
Shepard Fairey isn't the only artist to make an icon of our 44th president. The folks at Chia, of 1980s mossy chachka eminence (ch-ch-ch-chia!), recently introduced the ultimate in Barack Obama memorabilia: the Limited Edition Chia Obama. Now we can have in our homes a clay figurehead of the commander-in-chief whose full fern-fro will grow in 1-2 weeks. And fortunately, we need not be limited to one presidential countenance; the keepsake comes in both "Happy Chia Obama" and "Determined Chia Obama" (pictured above). What better way to usher in ch-ch-ch-change?... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsGiant Gundam Set to Terrorize Downtown Tokyo, Godzilla Unavailable for Comment
Giant anthropomorphized robots are pretty popular these days, but they've been a part of our worldwide pop-culture for quite a while. Three decades, in fact. A testament to the enduring appeal of this sci-fi subgenre is currently towering over a Tokyo park as we speak: a full-scale replica of the iconic Gundam is almost complete.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsAerosmith Lets Fans Become Guitar Heros As Opening Act
For its current summer tour, Aerosmith is giving two fans the opportunity to open each show playing a song from the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game. For some reason, we don't think Jack White will be entering the contest.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThree Dallas Cowboys To Release Metal Album
From the Super Bowl Shuffle to Shaq-Fu, professional athletes have a long and torrid history of musical dabbling. The latest involves three lineman for the Dallas Cowboys who have signed a recording contract as heavy metal band Free Reign. Fellas, has Deion Sanders taught you nothing?... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsMikhail Gorbachev's Album of Romantic Ballads Bought for $164,940
If Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, never struck you as the romantic type, maybe his recently released musical debut of love songs will change your mind. One caveat: There's only one copy available, and that copy was already sold for £100,000, or about $164,940.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDave Eggers' Where the Wild Things Are Novelization to Include Special Edition Furry Cover
By now you might have heard about the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are... read more
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The 20 Best Gadgets of the Decade…
The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade
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Gregory Alan Isakov - The Moon Song
Kim Taylor - Days Like this
Fanfarlo - I’m A Pilot
Blind Pilot - The Story I Heard
Punch Brothers - Punch Brothers at CMJ
David Bazan - Hard To Be
Anya Marina - Whatever You Like
