Usually I’m not too fond of needles, but this video makes it looks like the needle is man’s best friend. Add a paper cone and an old vinyl record to the mix and you’ll end up with a DIY record player, cheap and mostly handy.
UPDATE: Comments messiah JESUS predicts fucking up your records, home style. However, if the DIY spirit still burns inside of you, just do it.
ECKY THUMP!?
Beth Diddo of The Gossip indie fame puts the “NO” in “Shame” on this weeks’ NME cover. At this point I should say something totally pro-feminine, so hey girl, I’m loving the nail polish.
Hardcore Punk legends Bad Brains will be releasing their new album, Build a Nation, on June 26. The album is produced by Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch, who’s a well known ‘Brains fan, from back in his hardcore NYC youth days. The video for the first single off the album was directed by another longtime fan, Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down. The album’s oldschool artwork was revealed on the Megaforce Records website, where you can also pre-order the album:
And in a sexy vinyl form:
Looks like we’re gonna have an I-against-I party tonight, alright!
We were totally going WOHA by 50 cent’s getting his so-called easy share of 400 million dollars for his Vitamins Water/Glaceau/Coca Cola deal. While we tend to believe he can now afford pimping up his candy shop without any further worries, the whole deal smelled like some kind of a twisted business of sorts. We might be right, as both ProHipHop and Playahata claim that this is a PR stunt run by the 50 cent camp, using the media waves caused by delaying his album to September. The smelly part is that the guys at Glaceau never confirmed the so-called deal, leaving us with nothing better to do than pondering in darkness and making future plans about our own new line of hit chaser water. Yeah, we’re open to business as well, and go on really cheap.
For the last couple of days I’ve been Icky Thumped a millions of times. Really, they’re everywhere - in the streets, on the TV, in my shower. People are whispering them in my direction like some secret magic spell, trying to get me hypnotized: Icky Thump, Icky Thump, ICKY THUMP. I’m afraid to say it myself, as I’m hardly recovered from watching that movie with the guy and the mirrors, Candyman was its name, I believe. So what the hell is Icky Thump?!
According to Wikipedia, Icky Thump, as in: the new, and much leaked White Stripes tune and album, is actually a misspell of Ecky Thump. And Ecky Thump, unlike the song, has nothing to to with Americans nor Mexicans. It’s a common slang in Yorkshire, usually used for saying bloody hell while totally surprised at something.
Back to the White Stripes - a short visit to SongMeanings reveals some interesting and possible explanations of the slightly politically charged song, so it’s time to get your facts straight. Kinda.
Justin Timberlake just announced he’s starting a new music label, well, some kind of Interscope sub label headed by him, that will operate under the name Tennman (Someone from Tennessee).
Timberlake, who’ll serve as CEO and Chairman of the Tennman, issued this brief statement: “We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster, and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries”.
Link.
Wow. There’s no predicting this guy: this time, Billboard reports that Prince will play a show at a Minneapolis branch of Macy’s in order to support the launch of his new perfume, 3121. Does purple have a smell? The deal is you buy the perfume and show ticket together, for $250. And that’s mighty close to Barbara Streisand prices, except she doesn’t give out perfume. Link.
PETA’s throwing the annual “sexiest vegetarian” poll, with names ranging from Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) to writer Jonathan Safran Foer to Rob Zombie. Last year winners were Natalie Portman and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte). The polling form gives a good chance to rummage through an extremely long list and find your heroes are vegetarians, which gives them extra extra points. Link.
The Jacksons‘ yard sale, for all your family’s music needs.
So, what’s up?
1. Wycelf Jean’s new album, “The Carnival 2: Memoirs of an Immigran” will be out in September, featuring guests such as Paul Simon, Akon and will.i.am . The album’s musical concept will be back-to-basic Haiti vibe.
2. InTune hopes the Beastie Boys will return to their Punk roots now that they are back on their instruments again. I, on the other hand, wish for something more Funk-ish.
3. Green Day has designed a T-shirt to be sold to raise money for Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. Look out 1: Bono.
4. Who will save the music industry?
5. Sick, sad world: a man in the Philippines got shot because he was singing Karaoke out of tune. Look out 2: Sanjaya.
6. Nada Surf (”Popular”. Remember?) aims early next year for a new album.
7. The 50 cent guide to making easy 400 million $: sell your soul to Coca Cola. And if you’ve got no soul left, sell your shares at Glaceau, the company that lets you have your own energy drinks line.
8. Silverchair are back. Nirvana , by the way, are not.
9. The V-Mode Vibe headphones are somkin‘!
10. George Michael is having a blast in court. Good for him.
11. Iggy pop holds free gig for children. Look out 3: Green Day (see #3).
12. Lists, lists, lists: The 77 Most unforgettable movie songs.
13. The Police will record a show for the MTV Unplugged series, airing mid July.
14. “We’ve sold a little over a million Zunes.” Oh, really?
15. Jack White full of surprises…
16. And so it Tom Morello, who keeps on adding solo dates to his busy schedule.
17. Graduation, the new Kanye West album, has been pushed slightly ahead to late August release. The original date was September, and it seems 50 cent’s new album is the main reason for the change.
18. Rihanna’s Umbrella is going crazy at the charts, just like it should!
19. Sweet Home Alabama is not very hard to play, so give it a try.
20. Today’s tip:
Don’t we all, darlin’. Don’t we all.
Her name is “Lucky” and her game is being the new music channel editor @ YouTube. Michele Ktel has an experience in both FM and Internet broadcasting and programming, but the main reason for her getting the job was her collection of Cha-Cha-Cha records.
She clearly states she’s a music nerd, but we would like to point out that we are way nerdier than her, so we still have a bright future ahead.