Fuck Death

The Fuck Death Store. I really want that mug

"CBS to Make Internet Music Unit More Like Radio"

I love articles about companies in the music industry developing new services and/or products so they can give customers what they want AND combat illegal downloading, which is clearly ruining the industry (eye roll), and then you get to the "there are limitations: any given song can only be played three times" part where you realize how totally shitty and out of touch they still are.

what's up mr. bean

Starbucks tests $1 cups of coffee with free refills while a $20,000 brew makes its NA debut.

Radiohead

Yup. Unsurprising.

Alternative Fashion Dance Party

Even though I laughed my ass off the first time I watched this, I'm also kinda into it.



There should be a video here.



There might be some problems with it though, if so you should be able to check it out on this MySpace page.

Someone hacked RIAA's website

It's all fixed up now...

EMI continues downward spiral

"Stones' aim to roll away to rival will rob EMI of £3m".

Avril Lavigne promotes dieting to 12 yr olds

Weight Watchers. Avril Lavigne's website has an ad on it for WEIGHT WATCHERS.

The forum on her fanclub, which is called Crossbonez, has a thread titled 'How Old Are You?' How old are Avril's online fans? Apparently they're anywhere from 12-19, the majority saying they're 13 or 14 yrs old.

How could someone so young use the Weight Watchers program? Weight Watchers is well-known for it's support groups, special food and weigh-ins, all of which a young teen girl could not utilize without some sort of adult complicity. Well, it seems that weight watchers now has an online program, perfect for insecure, body-conscious young girls with internet access. This program promises real results and says it's not a diet, it's about teaching you how to have a healthy relationship with food.

To see this disgusting money-grab go to Avril's site, where it's hard to tell what's an ad and what's content, and view the first WW ad (that's right, there's 3 in total) at the top of the screen, then scroll to the bottom of the page where the second and third WW ad tells you about their virtual program.



She also has a t-shit contest where fans tell her which shirt they like the most, ie which one they're more likely to buy, and the 'winning' shirt will be made and sold at her upcoming tour! Umm good marketing strategy!

Now while I get that 99% of what is 'Avril' is all marketing and not coming from her, I'm still totally disgusted by her in every way imaginable. GET REAL AVRIL. GROW UP.

Crispin Glover

One of the most subversive public figures in entertainment, Crispin Glover is surely nuts. He also seems to be quite intelligent, very interesting and incredibly bizarre.

In this clip Crispin answers questions (possibly posed by him) about art, society, his movie What Is It? and more.



The infamous Was-He-On-Acid?-David-Letterman clip.

The lesser-known follow up apperance.


CLOWNY CLOWN CLOWN

It took me about a month to actually get through this video and I'm not sure I'll ever watch it again. I find it very disturbing.



He's definitely part Simon de Beauvoir.

Thinking twice about that $400 handbag

"...affordable luxury is not looking so affordable — or sustainable — anymore."

As turned off as I am by the thought of spending obscene amounts of money on so-called luxury goods, I do feel bad for those who can't really afford to buy them, but feel the need to do so anyway, over and over again, just to fit in.













Not.

EMI Group announces fundamental restructuring of Recorded Music Division to respond to the needs of artists and consumers

After being bought by private equity firm Terra Firma, EMI is NOW going to focus on developing new artists, maximizing their artist's potential and TREATING THEIR ARTISTS LIKE SOCCER TEAMS.

oh and firing 1,500-2,000 employees.

Too little, too late?



Sure seems like it.


In other EMI press release news, Giles Harris, head of Music and Brands, had this to say: "This new deal demonstrates perfectly how we are maximising the versatility of our music and videos through branded online incentivisation promotions.” Welcome to the internet EMI!

Amy Fisher DJs the Release Party for her own Sex Tape

There are no words

And in WTF news...

Why is the latest Mac laptop a news item on Rock Daily? It doesn't even have a CD/DVD drive.

rollingstone.com

Buy your way into heaven

I was into this WAY before the Washington Post. Just saying.

Reserve Your Spot in Heaven Now!

Anarchists in the Aisles

Shopdropping is the practice by anti-consumerist artists of leaving fake products with political messages on shelves.

nytimes.com/24shopdrop

We don't need you Microsoft Word!

 ps microsoft, vista sucks too

nytimes.com/technology/16docs.html

Scare tactics

This article is titled "Internet 'Brownouts' Feared by 2010 as User Traffic Soars". It was published on thestar.com at the end of November, 2007. I smell a conspiracy!

I strongly suspect that this 'study' is little more than prep work and wheel greasing for unnecessary increases in service costs. I'm convinced it was written because internet service providers are the gate keepers to the online world, which has already severely changed many industries, entertainment and retail being the largest. So now on top of online advertising, online sales and profiling target markets based their online behaviour, charging more money to connect to the internet is where it's at.

EVERYTHING IS A LIE

Pretty rad

Beardy!

A little pricey though...

Zanta shirt

Nicotine Doesn't Cause Cancer

apparently...

thestar.com/article/293506