Reggaeton Reyes Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by stopmikelupica in Jose Reyes, SML, Stopmikelupica.Tags: this is all that's in the reggaeton tag?
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In today’s edition of the NY Post (motto: "Let’s throw sh*t on pieces of paper and print what sticks") there was a piece about Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who is apparently recording reggaeton songs.
Things that are surprising to SML about this article: First off, the Post actually deserves some props for a couple of solid puns. “Base & Tremble” was clever, and “Rey-gaeton” is surprisingly witty. This line made us laugh: “Reyes told The Post yesterday that he’s been listening to reggaeton since he was a child…”. Um, reggaeton has only been popular for a minute, yo. I know Jose is just a young’em, but come on; that’s like me saying I’ve always dreamed of writing for Deadspin since I was a kid.
Vote Flip Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Baba Oje in Baba Oje, YouTube.Tags: why youtube is awesome
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Well we heard Hector’s pitch, now here is Flip the Dolphin.
The part where Flip mentions people protesting and starting petitions is true by the way, hit the jump for the full story.
Kiefer Sutherland is a Pirate Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Baba Oje in 24, Baba Oje, Jack Bauer, YouTube, conan, kiefer sutherland.Tags: why youtube is awesome
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Kiefer Sutherland is a man of many talents. He has played roles as diverse as Jack Bauer and as one of the Three Musketeers. Outside of acting, Kiefer apparently enjoys drinking.
This is a clip from a documentary called I Trust You to Kill Me. Kiefer was on Conan a couple of weeks ago and he was talking about all the crazy stuff he does drunk including this and destroying the prototype Jack Bauer action figure by setting it on fire in the parking lot of a bar.
Who’s Your Favorite Wilbury? Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Tom in 80s, Traveling Wilburys, music, music video, rock & roll, supergroups, svpimh.10 comments
The supergroup, in music and specifically rock & roll, is a tricky thing. Much like when a professional sports team assembles a lineup that reads like an all-star team, they often fail to live up to the astronomical expectations that are placed upon them.
Defining a supergroup is also something fraught with problems. Is a band like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young one? Yes and no: Yes in that the members were all stars in their own right or from previous groups, no in that they weren’t regarded with the same fawning reverence one might expect to see. I’d define a supergroup as a group of premier musicians, with established hit songs, coming together and making music because of their supreme abilities. We even see the supergroup today, with bands like Velvet Revolver (Scott Weiland + Guns ‘n Roses) and Audioslave (Chris Cornell + Rage Against the Machine).
And like the 2004-2006 Yankees, these all-star lineups often fail to live up to the hype. But for my money, one “supergroup” as we define it lives up to the hype and succeeds where many have failed. And that group is the Traveling Wilburys. (more…)
This Week In Rock Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Greek McPapadopoulos in Greek McPapadopoulos, I'm hot for Alternative Rock, Posts that should have more humor, Things too long to read.6 comments
What better time of week than at the very beginning to recap what happened last week? Well, I just think that is about as rock’n'roll as you can get! Anyways, I hope to use this space to just give everybody a quick update on what’s happening with music in general: so you’ll get album release dates, tour dates, breakups and makeups, and anything else that seems relevant. Humor will be attempted at some point, but more often than not failure will be a result. And it might be a good idea to have pictures in the future…
This week, we have news about Wilco, Radiohead, the White Stripes, Nine Inch Nails, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, and more.
Guilty Pleasures: Thirteen Days Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Yostal in DeadOn's Resident Pop Culture Historian, Reasons why I am single, Yostal, guilty pleasures, movies.6 comments
(“Editor’s” note: From time to time, DeadOn bloggers will be sharing something that they consider to be a pop culture “guilty pleasure”. There’s no formal rules to this exercise, save that the author has to feel “bad” about liking it. There’s no shame in this, we’ve all got them…)
Guilty Pleasures I am Willing to Admit in Public: Thirteen Days
by Yostal
For those who know me, they would understand that most things in life for me are guilty pleasures because I spend most of my days fighting a never-ending battle with guilt. It wasn’t how I was raised, it was just how I turned out. Now, there’s nothing wrong with guilt, and once you own it, it can actually work to your advantage by preventing from doing some epically stupid things for fear of who might get hurt, mentally or physically. However, there are some things in pop culture that I do like in spite of myself, in spite of knowing better, and in spite of everyone else knowing better. One of these things is the 2000 film Thirteen Days.
Bad Hair, Good TV- The Apprentice Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Trey in TV shows, bad hair, goathair, reality TV, the Apprentice.Tags: birthday posts
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Donald Trump is a lot of things (pretentious, self-righteous, fat), but boring is not one of them (nor is fashionable). We’re 3 episodes in to the latest season and The Donald is even feistier than usual. He, and by he I mean Mark Burnett, has added a few twists to this year’s game.
First, and most important, is that the losing team is forced to sleep outside in tents. So far, I can’t decide how important this really is. Yeah, it would suck to sleep outside, but then again, they have everything they need outside. They have showers, sinks, pillows and blankets, but still some people were likening it to “a third world country.” These people will not win, nor are they intelligent. However, the people who are forced to sleep outside do look significantly worse for the wear. We’ll see how this plays out throughout the season.
Oscar Week Special! Watching the Noms So You Don’t Have To: Babel Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by cdnmoose in CDNMoose, Japanese girls without panties, Oscars, babel, liveblog, movies, svpimh.Tags: brad pitt is dreamy
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Unlike most blogs that wouldn’t piss on you if your hair was on fire, here at DeadOn we care about our readers.
We know that you don’t have the time, money or dating capacity to get out and watch all of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees. But you absolutely want to be able to impress your co-workers around the water cooler with your ruminations of what each movie has to say about the human condition, and you damn well want to win your Oscar office pool.
Therefore, as a service to our readers, some of our contributors are gathering every night this week at a renovated strip club now operating as a movie theatre (with very sticky floors) in Cary, North Carolina.
We are capturing their observations through a liveblog while they watch and annoy the patrons around them by talking incessantly throughout the movie and by kicking the chairs of the old people sitting in front of them.
Today’s movie is Babel, as viewed by CDNMoose and SVPIMH. (more…)
My Mother is Quietly Judging You Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by gordonshumway in Desperate Housewives, gordonshumway.Tags: Felicity Huffman is a convincing transvestite, my sister is the favorite, telephone conversations with my mother
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Oh, hi Honey, how are you? We’re just here watching Desperate Housewives. It’s two minutes into the show and Orson’s mother has already killed his girlfriend. You don’t see women killing people that often. Probably because women know what a humdinger of a time they’d have cleaning the blood out of the carpet. I bet that new OxiClean stuff would do it, but that’s probably not something that a company wants to advertise, you know, that their product will remove red wine, motor oil, and bloodstains.
Oh, now Orson’s fallen off a roof. Which reminds me, your dad needs to clean the gutters. Did I tell you that we had a chipmunk in the house last week? I was dusting your sister’s trophy case when I saw it run through the living room. Scared me to death. Don’t worry, we killed it with your baby book.
You never see a plumber that looks like Mike either. Old Mr. Pennington is still our plumber. He’s pleasant enough but I can’t stand that bat-faced little wife of his. She’s the one who brought that nasty cheeseball to the neighborhood Christmas party and gave all of us diarrhea. (more…)
Less Martinis, More Cardio: Amazing Race All-Stars Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by ladyandrea in Lady Andrea, aracearoundtheworld, reality TV.8 comments
Season 11 of the Amazing Race begins in beautiful Miami, Florida. I did not see AJ or Lt. Winslow in the background anywhere, but I was on a full Mustache Watch just the same. We get a little intro about each team, all of which are lame and cheesy. If you want a good intro to each team, read my preview post for All-Stars. In this week’s recap, I will use joint real names and nicknames for the teams, but this is the only week you get the training wheels. Try to keep up, folks. For the highlights from tonight’s auspicious start to the All-Star show, follow me…
Video Vixen – “Take On Me” Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Texas Gal in 80s, MTV, Video Vixen, music video.13 comments
Howdy from the Video Vixen- your tour guide through the magical, mystical, cheese-tastical world of 80s music videos. Each Monday, I’ll feature one of the masterpieces of that era – none of that highbrow, alternative stuff, either. Just good old fashioned cheese.
Get to Know A Musician – John Mayer Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by athleticsupporter in Family Guy, Get To Know A Musician, music.Tags: sideshow bob
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“Get to Know A Musician” is a new weekly feature which will be published on Mondays and highlight an musical artist or group which has been in the news recently. Our aim is to really help you understand what a douchebag / douchebagette the artist(s) in question is.
Today we are going to get to know a great musician with the uncanny ability to write and release some of the most crap-filled sonic abortions to ever grace an album….ever.
Join me after the jump to learn more. I’ll promise you’ll be able to scroll that picture away so you don’t have to see it….
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Your Morning Rock – February 19th, 2007 Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by Jerkwheat in Your Morning Rock, jerkwheat.7 comments
Sweet sassy molassey! Is it Monday already? It’s a good thing Your Morning Rock is here to make it a little easier on you. Hope your weekend didn’t involve multiple hours at the airport like mine did. While I’m rocking Atlanta, here’s a little rock for your computer.
NO BIG HAIR!
What The Frak: Your Weekly Battlestar Galactica Recap Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by cameronfrye in Battlestar Galactica, Cameron Frye, I don't get out much.2 comments
I am not here to make the case for Battlestar Galactica. People much more eloquent than myself have already done exactly that. Television critics love the show and it has developed a solid following. And in the latest piece of proof that money talks louder than anything else, Sci Fi has just purchased a fourth season of at least 13 episodes to begin airing in January 2008, hoping for good ratings and setting up another highly profitable set of DVDs.
What I am here to do is take a close, somewhat critical, and semi-amusing (at least to me) look at Sunday night’s episode, “A Day In The Life”. With only five episodes left after this one, it’s likely that by the time I figure out how to do this worth a damn, “Battlestar” will be on hiatus and I’ll be looking for new material. But the Lords of DeadOn are nothing if not indulgent, so here we go. Spin up your FTL drives and get ready to jump. (more…)
Veronica Mars, the CW Tuesday nights at 9 pm EST Monday, February 19, 2007
Posted by ladyandrea in Holly/Magnolia, Hot chicks, Lady Andrea, teens.Tags: mysteries
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Do you like mysteries? Snarky dialogue? A hott girl with a razor-sharp wit?
Veronica Mars is 13 episodes into its junior season and it remains one of the wittiest, freshest, snarkiest entertaining shows on television. We’re here to get you caught up to speed so that we can start a weekly article about the show. So let’s head over to Neptune, California and find out what’s up with our favorite girl-sleuth since Nancy Drew, Veronica Mars. (more…)
