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February 22, 2005

Random Links (Paris Hilton Free Edition)

First, thanks for this! Here are some things you might find interesting:

  • Beloved alt-country forefathers The Jayhawks officially called it quits today. Stereogum always liked this tune: The Jayhawks - "Waiting For The Sun"

  • The Gates for cats.

  • Fader's got a blog (recommended for Catchdubs fans).

  • From The Daily Show 2/16: Stephen Colbert on bloggers (.wmv). (Link via The Big Ticket.)

  • Children's TV show Pancake Mountain brings Arcade Fire and Fiery Furnaces to a tot near you. (Via More Cowbell.)

  • Springfieldisforgayloversofmarriage.com, as seen in Sunday's Simpsons.

  • 3/21/05 Virgin Megastore Union Square: "Queens of the Stone Age fans ... You might want to keep an ear to the ground on this one. It's gonna be BIG!"

  • An interview with Uncle Grambo!

  • As reported by Brooklyn Vegan and others, Hilary Duff attempted the trifecta of downtown cool this weekend by hitting Misshapes, LIT and Motherfucker. The Internet's own Ultragrrrl played hostess and let Miss Duff DJ these tunes for the hipsters at Misshapes:
    Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus" / The Smiths "This Charming Man" / Aretha Franklin "Respect" / The Faint "Worked Up So Sexual" / Muse "Hysteria" / Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For" / The Killers "Mr. Brightside (Remix)" / YYYs "Y Control" / Madonna "Express Yourself" / Pulp "Common People" / Le Tigre "Nanny Nanny Boo"
    No word yet on what was in Hilary's bag.

  • Holy Jayhawks! Blink-182 announce indefinite hiatus.

  • Lindsayism presents The Ritalin Readings Guide To Love @ Pianos, Wednesday 2/23, 8pm. Readers are Mike Albo (The Underminer) with Virginia Heffernan (My Price Point), Alex Balk (TMFTML), Patrick Borelli (Premium Blend, Conan O'Brien), Jessica Coen (Gawker), Will Leitch (The Black Table), and Bob Castrone (My Blog Is Poop, Best Week Ever). We're encouraging Jessica to read Gawker hate mail. Hopefully Bob will be talking about Lionel Richie.

  • The Natural History put a new MP3 on their site.
    Natural History - "Princeton Junction" (thanks Catbirdseat for the heads up.)

  • Ryan Adams has lost his mind. (Link via Trent/Rachel.)

  • 1903-page record of the panel that indicted Michael Jackson on molestation charges is at The Smoking Gun.

  • Looking good, Brit! (Via Britney Zone.)

  • Stream "Railroad Man" from the excellent new Eels album (best since Daisies Of The Galaxy).

  • Jake Fogelnest and Paul Scheer are taking over K-ROCK (92.3) starting tonight! For the rest of the week the Best Week Ever boys get to do whatever the fuck they want (aside from cursing) from 10pm-2am. Tune in!

  • Stream the new Garbage single "Why Do You Love Me?" Win | Real

  • Another great O.C. mix CD on the way.

  • My friend Stacy, who was actually in Thailand when the tsunami hit, has put together a fantastic indie rock benefit concert.
    Wednesday 3/2 @ Crash Mansion (199 Bowery), Doors 7pm
    The Fever
    The Natural History
    Blue Sparks
    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Silent auction (hosted by Demetri Martin!) prizes include VIP tickets to Coachella, VIP membership to Summerstage, signed cds and other stuff from Duran Duran, Ben Folds, Le Tigre and more.
    All of the money raised will be donated to The Lanta Fund which is helping fisherman and other local people on Koh Lanta repair their homes and boats to get them back in business.

    Posted at 6:02 PM
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    26 Comments

    RIP JAYHAWKS :(

    I'm in a Tailspin...

    Posted by: elliefromthablock at 02/22/05 6:49 PM | Reply
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    oh GOd Thank you. every site I visit is hilton this hilton that. making me frickin' sick. i actually haven't looked at anything yet...

    Posted by: thehumancoma at 02/22/05 6:52 PM | Reply
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    I keep trying to understand why it's cool that Hillary Duff showed up at Misshapes.

    Posted by: Justin at 02/22/05 6:57 PM | Reply
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    it's cool that hillary duff showed up because apparently all the people that frequent the "hipster" haunts are vapid and phony poseurs. it's not cool to like stupid shit. having said that, keep up the britney updates stereogum.

    Posted by: anonymous at 02/22/05 7:06 PM | Reply
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    perhaps you're actually vapid and phoney for being so judgemental?

    Posted by: ultragrrrl at 02/22/05 7:10 PM | Reply
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    britney's ripping off the olsen twins

    Posted by: christine at 02/22/05 7:42 PM | Reply
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    That Ryan Adams recording is insanely priceless. RIP Jayhawks, jeez.

    Posted by: EJ Friedman at 02/22/05 9:17 PM | Reply
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    that absolutely sucks about the Jayhawks.....the Ryan Adams thing is a joke........Uncle Grambo is the best ............and finally Stereogum you rock

    Posted by: spike at 02/22/05 9:23 PM | Reply
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    Oh my god. That Ryan Adams sound clip is fucking HILARIOUS...

    "...Um ryan, how many albums are you thinking of putting out this year?" ryan: "maybe 5 or 6..."

    Mechrobioticon? Helicopter Soup? Let's get Metaphysical?

    "ryan where you even at the recording of Lets get metaphysical?" :ryan: "um, I played guitar on it"

    sooooooooooooooooooo funnnnnnny...

    Posted by: helicopter soup at 02/23/05 9:50 AM | Reply
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    ah yes, the dedicated ryan adams fans have been enjoying that recording for sometime.

    He used to put songs from his new albums on the website, but now we just get weird worm noises...

    Posted by: Adrienne at 02/23/05 10:30 AM | Reply
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    the url for 'Britney Zone' is wrong.

    you forgot a 'b'...

    Posted by: reader at 02/23/05 12:26 PM | Reply
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    ritneyzone.com? is that a new way to say 'ho'?

    Posted by: lu at 02/23/05 12:29 PM | Reply
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    Congrats, Scott Stereobest. Man, I remember back in the dizz when this blog was but a lonely LiveJournal. That was a LONG time ago, yo.

    Stay bovs!

    Posted by: Uncle Grambo at 02/23/05 2:14 PM | Reply
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    Awwwwww....Blink is breaking up??? Now who's gonna try and sell me stupid Hurley clothes??? Who am I gonna listen to as I watch the X-Games and drink Mountain Dew??? Who's gonna understand my 17 year old Orange County anger?? Who?????

    Posted by: robb at 02/23/05 2:34 PM | Reply
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    question for youse all: do normal people go to the motherfucker parties? everytime i work up the courage to go i think about the pictures on the website... yup i'm a wuss.

    Posted by: blargh at 02/23/05 2:44 PM | Reply
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    I can just imagine the phone call the next moring between Hillary and Haylie.

    "Oh my gwad Hale, Joel and I like went to this party its like get this and I'm so gooing to h e double hockey sticks for saying this it was called Motherfucker!"

    "oooohhhh I'm so punk for saying that and going to that party!"

    Posted by: Grimmone at 02/23/05 3:30 PM | Reply
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    uh i doubt if QOTSA will be at virgin:
    Homme at home: Queens of the Stone Age has cancelled several European shows because lead singer Josh Homme is suffering from a "serious lung infection." According to NME.com, the trouble started when Homme ""began coughing up blood in his hotel room." Posted 5:02 p.m.

    Posted by: kevin at 02/23/05 5:19 PM | Reply
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    hill and hayl were on regis today. hill got so nervous, she kept clutching haylie's hand for moral support once the topic of romance came up. no good info. they just said they're both taking classes at harvard online. isn't hillary 16? that's kind of, yeah, highly disturbing they'd let someone 5 years underage go to the mf party

    Posted by: hillaryonregistoday at 02/23/05 5:40 PM | Reply
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    Someone explain the fucking Ryan Adams thing to me. PLEASE.

    Posted by: calliwell at 02/23/05 9:30 PM | Reply
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    Not so fast re: Jayhawks. Despite the original article's angle, it sounds more like yet another hiatus (they've 'broken up' hundreds of times before) with possible lineup changes, Gary doing more side projects, etc. Catch Gary back with Mark Olson on tour now; the Ann Arbor MI show was great.

    Posted by: c friggs at 02/24/05 10:47 AM | Reply
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    I have always felt that daises was a weak Eels album. Its fun, but nothing really original. Like moody beck album made after listening to too much tom waits. But who doesn't listen to too much Tom Waits?

    Posted by: hashbrownx at 02/28/05 5:16 PM | Reply
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    I take it from the Blinking Lights CD cover under the RTiP section that the new Eels album has hit the web?

    Must find.

    Posted by: Ishmael at 02/28/05 11:03 PM | Reply
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    i want to bone britney spears and paris hilton at the same time. If anyone says otherwise, you're a fag. Fuck u

    Posted by: wymon at 03/01/05 10:43 AM | Reply
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    hello. i'm guadalupe, from argentina,im 15,and i was checking britneys photos..and then i saw this place..it looks nice, all u say its pretty funny this is really cool ...
    i just wanted to say that britney is so cute..i really like her..and lookk..im not the only one here in argentina we consider her a big woman..and also i like paris hilton.i think shes very sexy and chic... its a pitty that there's people with so much money...buying the best cars..and then forget poor people in africa dying every day.. but well, its how they think.
    im going..if u want you can add me to your msn..it 'd nice to me to know people from other country..cos im learning english..and i really like it..
    im leavingg. everythings cool herre groovyy...
    byee!

    Posted by: Guada at 07/29/05 3:57 PM | Reply
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    Hello , I'm Alireza , I hope that you are my favorite singer , i love you !!

    Posted by: Alireza at 08/26/05 5:39 AM | Reply
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    q eras la mejor y nadie te iguala ni yo por ultimo
    psssssssssssssss

    Posted by: rosa at 10/08/05 2:54 PM | Reply
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