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Fuck it…maybe I will have a job by the end of today. Wish me luck.
Ha…look, it’s a NEW photo, since everyone is creeped out by that one of me in the emo wig.
Anyway, I have another interview today. Hopefully, things will turn out differently this time, as I would like to have some money in my pocket before I leave for the Bahamas. It is going to be hard enough going on a trip when I know that it is my own fault that I haven’t got a pot to piss in back here in Astoria.
I do, however, stand by what I said here last week:
“I swear this city is determined to put me back in counseling.”
Also, I went to the Ring of Honor show in Manhattan last Saturday, and it was the best wrestling event I have ever been to live. Yes, I also had gone to WrestleMania XX here at MSG, but last Saturday was probably the most excited I have ever been to see a wrestling event live.
Ring of Honor didn’t disappoint.
Granted, I ended up in the asshole section, meaning the only fights that broke out during the entire show happened to occur less than 5 feet from me. In fact, everyone was so distracted during part of the Austin Aries-Alex Shelley main event, that Samoa Joe himself came down from the balcony to scare the bejesus out of the two arguing dickheads.
Oh, and I got to meet Paul London after the event, as WWE was in CT that day, so he drove in to see some friends. Really nice guy, but I swear he got up on his tip-toes for this photo, as he was shorter than me when I walked up to him…either that or I shrunk that night from all the standing:
I have no idea who the other guy is, but Paul London referred to him as “Wedge.” Maybe it’s his training partner?
Sorry, Wids.
Oh, and I found this link of a break dancing body builder…pretty freaky stuff…
SITASS NEWS: Nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate
Remember kids: Ssquared doesn’t report because he has to; he kinda likes to.
Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright are co-headlining a tour this summer – dubbed the Odd Men Out tour, and we at pollstar.com couldn’t agree more with the pairing. These two composers exude so much skill and artistry that the tour could be a how-to course in songwriting.
This tour comes in support of new albums by both Folds and Wainwright and will feature each composer with his own band.
Piano-manhandler, Ben Folds just released Songs For Silverman in April. This is his second solo album after leaving the successful rock trio Ben Folds Five. Before hooking up with Wainwright, Folds will spend June touring the U.K, plus a couple of dates in Germany.
Wainwright, scion of the musical Wainwright family, released his latest album, Want Two, in November of 2004. “Also, All I Want,” a documentary about Wainwright was released last April.
Wainwright is also set to perform at Glastonbury Festival and the Wireless Festival, both at the end of June.
Odd Men Out will have it’s first performance in Vienna, Va. on August 3. The tour will then travel North through New England and Eastern Canada. They will then play a number of shows in the Midwest before heading to the West coast near the end of the month.
The tour will also feature special guest Ben Lee from Folds’ adopted home of Australia. Lee also released a new album, Awake Is The New Sleep, last February.
(credit: Pollstar.com)
Whoo hoo. I love Ben Folds. He’s just fun, and sometimes music needs to be that: fun. It doesn’t always have to be deep and poetic; I occasionally allow warm and fuzzy piano-pop to invade my soul.
For this reason, I will recommend you all to go see this show at all costs. Ben Folds is great live, and when you go to his show you always get your money’s worth.
The wildcard here is Rufus Wainwright. When I first saw Wainwright, he was touring to support the re-release of his sophomore release, Poses. Needless to say, he was amazing. On stage, he was captivating and the audience soaked it up. Even though he was a smug prick at the signing after the fact, “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” still gets stuck in my head from time to time.
Good tune.
In “The Most Ridiculous Thing I Have Heard This Week” News
I didn’t find that many ridiculous items, but I thought this was pretty damn cool:
It appears the folks at CrazyMofo.com took the time to compile a comprehensive list of the greatest Movie Villains of all time. Opinion lists are fairly subjective fare, so take the whole thing with a grain of salt.
But enjoy it. I know I did.
In case you aren’t in the mood for lists, here are the cupcakes I promised you all a few weeks back:
MMMM, cupcakes.
Oh, I did find this.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes sing “Candy Shop”
It’s a video of Tom and Katie, my new favorite couple, making asses of themselves.
Publicity ploy, my ass!
Speaking of bizarre unions…
Bridget Jones isn’t single anymore.
Renee Zellweger has surprised Hollywood by getting married on Monday, May 9.
She was first seen with country music superstar Kenny Chesney, 37, earlier this month when the actress was spotted kissing the singer at one of his shows.
IMDB.com reports that the stars exchanged vows on St Johns, a Caribbean island. Kenny has a holiday home there, and is reported to have flown there with Renee, 36, after a performance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
None of the celebrities had married before. Renee was engaged — to Jim Carrey — a few years ago. After that relationship ended, she reportedly dated Irish singer Damien Rice and The White Stripes’ lead singer, Jack White.
Till a few weeks ago, she was still reportedly hung up over Jack, which makes this wedding all the more of a surprise.
(credit: Rediff.com)
What the f*ck is this world coming to? I have no idea what to think anymore, as all the hot chicks are hooking up with ugly/old/weird dudes/country “stars.”
I guess she thinks his tractor is sexy? That’s crazy.
The Old Bastard World Tour
The Rolling Stones launch another massive world tour this summer. Dates start August 21 at Boston’s Fenway Park.
The North American leg includes 32 cities right now and the show will play stadiums, arenas and even some theatres into December.
There is room in the schedule to add more shows, and concert promoter Michael Cohl has indicated there could be around 40 dates in the U.S. and Canada.
Cities on the itinerary include the requisite major cities and a number of secondary markets including Hartford, Conn.; Moncton, N.B.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Hershey, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Fresno, Calif.
The production will undoubtedly be extravagant, as the Stones don’t tour any other way.
The stadium shows will add something new to the Stones concert experience, offering fans the opportunity to be on stage. Several hundred seats are built directly into the stadium set, giving fans a glimpse of the band’s point of view.
“The band is redefining the concert experience – there is nothing even comparable to the thrill of being on stage with the Rolling Stones and seeing a stadium show from the band’s perspective,” Cohl said.
The Stones are expected to rehearse in Toronto this summer – as they have done for world tours in 1994, 1997 and 2002.
After the concerts in the U.S. and Canada, the Stones will move on to Mexico, South America, the Far East, and Europe in the summer of 2006.
A new Stones album is on the way from Virgin Records, making this the first outing since the ’97-’98 Bridges to Babylon tour that the band has had new material to support.
Tickets will go on sale May 14 for Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, and Calgary, with additional markets and dates to follow.
Tickets will be available in a broad range of price categories. There will be a limited number of Gold Circle seats while the remaining 95 percent of the house will average $99 for stadium shows, $110 for arenas, and all tickets for theatre/club shows will be $50.
(credit: Pollstar.com)
Um, please tell me that none of my fans give a shit about any of this. The Rolling Stones are a combined 1,000 years old.
Anything more than a dollar for any of these shows is a complete waste of money. If you are that willing to throw cash out the window, email me at behemoth4life@yahoo.com, and we can make arrangements for you to mail it to me instead.
I will take checks, money orders, hell, even cash. Stick a couple quarters in an envelope and send it to me.
At least I will have some cash for the cruise I am going on in a week.
If There Is A Hell, I’ll See You There
Nine Inch Nails’ fourth album, With Teeth, took the top spot this week, selling 272,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the industrial rock vets’ first album in six years and second Number One.
(credit: RollingStone.com)
As much bitching as there has been about this album being a letdown and such, a quarter of a million people still went out and bought it. This proves that Trent Reznor, love him or hate him, can still generate a buzz.
And as far as I am concerned, in the weak state the Music Industry is in, we need artists and bands like this convincing fans (hardcore and casual alike) to get off their asses, hop in the car, and actually buy the album.
Congrats to Trent, and all his fans. Maybe he can rescue music again, thus eliminating shitty rap from the picture for at least another 5 years.
One can hope, right?
I’ll Take A Grande White Vanilla Chai, Motherf*cker!
From Reuters:
Starbucks Corp on Thursday said it chose to keep Bruce Springsteen’s new chart-topping album, “Devils & Dust,” off the menu at its coffee shops, partly because of concerns about its explicit lyrics.
Fucking Starbucks. Such corporate assholes, and yet, everyone still buys their shitty coffee. My new goal is to run into every Starbucks I find, singing the most offensive song I know until I get thrown out: “Baby Beluga” by Raffi.
That will teach them.
Embrace it…you all spend money on the Starbucks name, as it makes you trendy. Secretly, you will admit to friends that it tastes like ass, but don’t let the hip kids hear you. Then you’ll be stuck hanging out with this guy smoking cigarettes in the cemetary:
At least he has a car! Probably has a job too, the dick.
Anyhow, I was raised not to waste money on a label. I am just too cool for that.
Oh, I need to get to Urban Outfitters soon. I want to buy a Ramones shirt.
Or this one:
Even My Conditioning Has Been Conditioned…
Here is an email I sent out to secure an interview three weeks ago. I got turned down, so now I am posting my email here for everyone to see. Dan Hevia steals all the interviewing glory here at the ‘Pulse, so I am sticking my neck out like a tool.
Let’s see if it works.
Dear Sir or Madam:
My name is Shawn M. Smith, and I work for InsidePulse.com, a pop-culture website based here in Manhattan. Our primary demographic, the 18-34 year old male, have long requested more interviews from our site, and we have been doing our best to accommodate their requests.
We have recently conducted interviews with Kim Raver and Reiko Aylesworth as part of our extensive entertainment coverage, and are very interested, if possible, to see if we would be able to set up some time in the immediate future to interview (insert name of celebrity/person whom I would love to chat with).
If that is possible, ANY time today or tomorrow would be fine. I understand that Mr./Mrs./Ms. _____ is a very busy (submit SEX of requested star/entertainer), and has other commitments today as well, but if this is a possibility, please contact me as soon as possible.
Any help you could provide us with would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Shawn M. Smith
InsidePulse.com
It still hasn’t worked, but I try. I’ll run this bit for a month, and if anyone bites, I will let you know.
Who Do You Love?
Tom D’Errico pimps an entire GWAR mix. Anyone who doesn’t love GWAR doesn’t have a good sense of humor. People dressed as sexually deviant aliens? What’s not to love?
Oh, and he also had this review up for the new Limp Bizkit album/EP. I might actually check it out now, based on Tom’s review.
Gloomchen brings up a very interesting time in the late 80’s/early 90’s, when it was still okay to love Bon Jovi. My girlfriend loves them, so I can’t talk too much crap about them, but I just think that the band is no longer relevant. Jon was great on Ally McBeal though.
Mr. Bootleg himself, Aaron Cameron doesn’t know this, but I love the Funkmaster Flex driving shoe. If only I had a car…maybe then I wouldn’t feel so foolish wearing them. Besides, they are Lugz. They can’t be that nice. They have to have some “street” edge to them still, you know, so white kids will buy them.
Dan Hevia phones in his Thursday Daily Pulse. I think I can forgive him, though, as he also writes this as well The Crucifix. That’s more writing than I do in a week, and, frankly, he’s a good guy, so I will let it slide…JUST THIS ONCE!
I have run out of things to plug, and shit to make fun of…that’s a good thing.
Until next week, keep it real!
Ssquared
