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August 2005

Picture of Jack White stolen from Mick

It has been brought to my attention from the West Coasters that read this site that Jack totally flipped out on several occasions during the White Stripes shows at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA.

On the first night one of the balloons promoting the radio station sponsoring the event, Live 105, found its way to the stage, and Jack stops the song and starts collecting the balloons and throwing them backstage in an effort to stop the disruption of his set. After finally finishing the song, Jack makes a comment saying that he demands that the radio station write out an apology for the disturbance.

The second night, a balloon ended up right on top of Jack’s piano during the song “My Doorbell.” According to my sources, Jack “freaked” and stormed off of the stage, telling the audience, “Well Live 105, I’m gonna take a 5 minute break!” Meg laughed and then followed him. It took the band 5 minutes before they returned to the stage–Jack bowing to the crowd and humbly smiling.

At the end of the show during the last song, “Boll Weevil,” a man jumped onto the stage, pushed Jack out of the way and sang “JACK’S LOOKING FOR A HOME!,” into the microphone. Jack glared at him with an angry eye, and the man promptly jumped from the stage into the crowd standing a yard or two below him. It was then when Jack started mocking him with such taunts as, “DID YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY DROP YOU OFF AT THE WRONG CONCERT?” Then he prompted the audience to be quiet and stare and point at the man who dared interrupt the concert.

Later the band played one final song, “Fell in Love with a Girl.”

And right now Live 105 has decided to play a mocking public apology radio announcement dedicated to Jack White. The lengthy fake PSA describes why the radio station uses balloons.

Here are two wav files from the second night provided by Maryna:

Balloons | Playa

UPDATE: Mick Brin has captured the amazing moments following the balloon and crazy dude incidents on video. They are truly something to witness. Take a look at the Quicktime vids.

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Sufjan Stevens at Bowery Ballroom

Sufjan Stevens at Bowery Ballroom

Sufjan Stevens at Bowery Ballroom

Are you dosing off at work or did you just see Sufjan Stevens at the Bowery Ballroom last night?

Sufjan and his Illinois Makers (we get it, your album is called Illinois) didn’t go on until at least 11:30 pm, continuing to play into the wee hours of the morning. Toward the end of the set, I started crying, begging the band to stop playing. “No more! No more!,” I wailed, but to no avail–the band played on. I ended up leaving right before the encore. There is only so much non-sleeping I can take.

The fourth installment of the Sufjan Stevens Bowery residency was declared “Fake Tattoo and Facial Hair Day.” Sufjan wore a fashionable Superman logo, bohemian goatee, and the word “STEPMOM.”

Sadly, Julian Casablancas was not present to show of his new real tats.

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An Honest Mistake

August 21, 2005

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Brace yourselves…buzz that Courtney Love is pregnant–with Steve Coogan’s baby is circulating the interweb. Coogan is denying the rumors, calling them “ridiculous.” Uhhhhgghhhh…. Heads up from Una.

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Many of you have been disturbed by the recent pictures of Julian Casablancas’s spider tattoo. Well don’t be surprised if you start seeing photos of Julian with even MORE bad tattoos. Spies say Julian was spotted at a tattoo parlor earlier this week getting his arm inked up yet another time. Mums the word on what it was a tat of, but feel free to take some guesses.

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Just wanted to momentarily direct your attention to my sidebar. I’ve just included a link to my RSS site feed. So go ahead and add it to your favorite RSS reader. Enjoy!

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My Chemical Romance will be hitting the DJ decks over at MisShapes tonight. Be sure to wear black, red, and a pale white face.

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Clap Your Hands Say Khaki

miss m: i’m gonna quit writing and only do bad dance videos of people like khaki man
vince: khaki man
vince: you know… 2 days ago, he was probably not khaki man
miss m: he was Fred from Sales
vince: bob from marketing
miss m: exactly

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Brave heroin addicts go on with their everyday lives while others die all around them. It’s a story of perseverance in the face of adversity. A story of determination and unflappable will…to do drugs. Call it the feel-good piece of the year. Or call it the most bizarre human interest piece you’ve read all week.

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I usually cannot keep up with all the new softer-sounding British bands that are around. There are tons of bands following the footsteps of Travis, Embrace, and Coldplay. See groups such as the guitarless AND bassless songsters Keane, or that dude I keep seeing on MTV commercials, Aqualung.

So whenever I stumble upon a really great song by one of those “quiet is the new loud” Brit bands, I am always taken slight aback. One of those songs was last year’s “Westside” by Athlete. It’s a humorous (ironic?) song about what it’s like to be part of the “glamorous” rock scene.

So based on their good track record, you may as well check out the video for their new warm and inviting love song, “Half-Light”. It features four pasty white guys in a desert and slo-mo video of cute animals. Check it out: Hi RAM | Hi ASX | Lo ASX | Lo RAM

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UPDATE: Coldplay has made it on to the cover of the Bible of all things universally mass market in music, Rolling Stone. See below photo.

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