WHO DAT?!?!
Feb 7th
The New Orleans Saints just won the SUPER BOWL!! Can’t be in NOLA tonight? Watch the madness online @ http://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/?cam=catsmeow2
Did the Grammys Over Censor?
Feb 2nd
Photo: Robyn Beck/ Getty Images
Did you see the Grammy performance featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Sunday night? If so, then you know that CBS edited a lot of it. It almost felt like there was more silence than audio. But here’s the funny thing: There was almost no swearing whatsoever during that performance. The songs they were singing . . . “Drop the World” and “Forever” . . . are filled with profanity. But on the Grammy stage, the guys were skipping all the bad words themselves. Here’s a 35-second clip of the performance with the edits.
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Here’s the 40-second clip of the Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Drake performance without the edits. It’s pretty clear that CBS didn’t need to edit anything out. Read along with the transcript below and see why they over censored.
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0:41 — “Trying to get in where I fit i, no room for a nigga / but soon for a nigga / it be on, muthafucka / cause all the bullshit / it made me strong, muthafucka.”
0:50 — “And I’ma pick the world up and I’ma drop it on your fucking head.”
1:04 — “I could die now, rebirth muthafucker/ Hop up in my spaceship and leave earth, muthafucker / I’m gone.”
1:44 — “And I came up from behind and pretty much snuck up and butt-fucked this game up.”
1:53 – “Day that I leave it but I swear one way or another I’ma make these fucking haters believe it.”
2:42 – “So I don’t plan on stopping at all / I want this shit forever, man.” (These chorus bleeps were particularly amusing.)
2:55 — “And I ain’t even planning to call / I want this shit forever, man.”
4:55 — “So I don’t plan on stopping at all / I want this shit forever, man.”
5:30 — “You can’t put it out once we light it / this shit is exactly what the fuck I’m talking about when we riot.”
5:40 — “Out of our mouths now rewind that / payback, muthafucka for the way you doubted me.”
5:54 — “I want this shit forever, man.“
A spokesman for CBS, however, said the rappers were free to perform within a certain parameter that each entertainer had to abide by. CBS’ Chris Ender praised the MCs’ showmanship but said the explicit material made it difficult to broadcast without some degree of censoring.
“It was a rousing musical performance, but words were edited from the live telecast that didn’t meet our broadcast standards,” Ender explained, according to The Associated Press. “We have great respect for artists’ creative freedom, but there are certain things you can’t say, or sing, on television.”
-MTV
Oscar Noms Announced!
Feb 2nd
The 82nd Academy Award nominations have been announced! Check it out:
Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
- George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
- Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
- Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Matt Damon in “Invictus”
- Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
- Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
- Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
- Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
- Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
- Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
- Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
- Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
- Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
- Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
- Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Animated Feature Film
- “Coraline” Henry Selick
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
- “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
- “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
- “Up” Pete Docter
Art Direction
- “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography
- “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
- “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
- “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
- “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
- “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger
Costume Design
- “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
- “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
- “Nine” Colleen Atwood
- “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
We Are the World (Again…)
Feb 2nd
Lady GaGa, Wyclef Jean and Lil Wayne have joined the galaxy of stars coming together to record a remake of the classic 1985 benefit song “We Are The World”! Other artists working on the track include Bono, Kanye West, P!nk, Usher, Justin Bieber, Akon, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop, LL Cool J, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx,Toni Braxton, Kid Cudi, GaGa’s producer RedOne and will.i.am among a ton of others. Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the charity single with Michael Jackson, is working with Quincy Jones, the song’s original producer, to organize the 25th anniversary remake to benefit Haiti relief. In a statement, Jones said, “Twenty five years ago, the entertainment industry showed the power of community to help our fellow man when we recorded ‘We Are The World’ to bring relief to those suffering from famine in Ethiopia. And while the need to assistant Africa continues, today the country of Haiti is suffering immeasurably from the destruction due to the recent earthquake and is in immediate need of relief that will last long after the television cameras have left. As artists, we have joined together on this 25th anniversary and in the spirit of ‘We Are The World’ to help meet that need.” GRAMMY-winner RedOne was also excited about getting started on the project… “It’s like, the biggest honor in life to get a call from our father in music Quincy Jones, and Lionel Richie, and Randy Phillips to actually as me to help produce the new version of ‘We Are the World’ and I remember when I was a kid listening to that song over and over again. Michael Jackson, all these people and suddenly like 25 years later I’m the one that’s gonna be helping to produce that. It’s the biggest honor and this is the greatest like, occasion I mean to do something for people for Haiti.” The original “We Are the World” was recorded in 1985 and brought together artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner and Cyndi Lauper to aid famine victims in Africa.
Here is the original:
Rosey Fo’ Sho-sies
Feb 1st
Rosey is from the East Coast. She loves her cat, Roy. She also loves to entertain the elderly, thus her referring to herself as an ENTERTAINER. She’s also an incredible music fan, and an even better singer. There are so many good videos by this woman but I chose my favs.
Take a step into Rosey’s time machine and let her transport you to the 70s, when music – at least, according to our girl Ro – was nothing short of glorious.
Also, turn down your speaker. Girl’s got PIPES.
Psst! Rosey’s hubby got a hold of the webcam, too!
Think GaGa is a Man? Think Again.
Feb 1st
Case CLOSED!
No words are needed for this post. Just the following pic from the Grammys
See a close up HERE (Kinda NSFW)
Black History Month: The 10 Most Influential Black People From Viral Videos
Feb 1st
According to Wikipedia, “Black History Month is a national annual observance for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora.” In celebration, here are some of the more culturally influential black people seen in viral videos over the past few years.
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Tay Zonday
Tay Zonday is a YouTube musician who gained national notoriety about 3 years ago when he uploaded the video of an original song called Chocolate Rain, which has since been viewed almost 50 million times.
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President Obama
Even Before Barack Obama was officially elected President of the United States, he was already a big hit in the world of memes.
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Bubb Rubb
Bubb Rubb is Oakland’s foremost expert on “whistle tips,” so when a local news team needed an insider perspective on the issue, they naturally paid him a visit. Little did they know that the Internet would embrace Bubb Rubb, making him a viral video superstar.
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Mark “Afro Ninja” Hicks
Stuntman Mark Hicks failed a back-flip during a taped audition, and after he recovered from his concussion, he went on to have one of the biggest viral videos of all time. He even turned his story into a feature-length film last year.
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Reh Dogg
Another YouTube “musician” propelled to the heights of Internet stardom for his music video for the song Why Must I Cry. ( A video so infamous for it’s terrible production values that Tosh.0 sought out Reh Dogg, and helped him reshoot the video.)
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Samwell
Samwell is most well known for his YouTube hit What What (In the Butt). His original video was so popular, that it was even parodied by a character on “South Park.”
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T-Pain
Without T-Pain, the musical phenomenon of “auto-tune” wouldn’t be nearly as popular, and without auto-tune we wouldn’t have the hundreds of “random thing that’s been auto-tuned” videos that we do today.
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Mr. Chi City
Mr. Chi City is a video blogger who brings people into his life without ever actually showing himself in his videos. Whether he is killing bugs, showing off the contents of his fridge, or just chillin’ on a Sunday, there is no part of his life that Mr. Chi City won’t share with you.
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Sammy Stephens
Sammy Stephens is the owner of a flea market in Montgomery and an amateur rapper. He became big after his commercial, in which he rapped about how his establishment was “just like a mini mall,” was featured on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
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“Black Desi”
Desi is a employee at a computer store who, with the help of his coworker “White Wanda,” helped expose the HP MediaSmart computer as the most racist piece of technology of 2009 after he noticed that the face-tracking software would follow Wanda’s face, but not his own.
Grammys 2010!
Jan 31st
THIS YEAR’S GRAMMY WINNERS:
–Record of the Year: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Album of the Year: “Fearless”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”, BEYONCÉ
–Best New Artist: ZAC BROWN BAND
(Pop Winners – 1 of 2)
–Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine”, JASON MRAZ
–Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “I Gotta Feeling”, BLACK EYED PEAS
–Best Pop Collaboration: “Lucky”, JASON MRAZ & COLBIE CAILLAT
–Best Pop Instrumental Performance: “Throw Down Your Heart”, BÉLA FLECK
–Best Pop Instrumental Album: “Potato Hole”, BOOKER T. JONES
–Best Pop Vocal Album: “The E.N.D.”, BLACK EYED PEAS
(Dance Winners / Traditional Pop)
–Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face”, LADY GAGA
–Best Electronic / Dance Album: “The Fame”, LADY GAGA
–Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden”, MICHAEL BUBLé
(Music Video and Random Winners)
–Best Music Video (Short Form): “Boom Boom Pow”, BLACK EYED PEAS
–Best Music Video (Long Form): “The Beatles Love – All Together Now”, VARIOUS ARTISTS
–Best Contemporary Folk Album: “Townes”, STEVE EARLE
–Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Working on a Dream”, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
–Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine”, AC/DC
–Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor”, JUDAS PRIEST
–Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life”, JEFF BECK
–Best Alternative Music Album: “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”, PHOENIX
–Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Best Rock Album: “21st Century Breakdown”, GREEN DAY
–Best Reggae Album: “Mind Control (Acoustic)”, STEPHEN MARLEY
–Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: “Blame It”, JAMIE FOXX and T-PAIN
–Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Urban / Alternative Performance: “Pearls”, INDIA.ARIE
–Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”, BEYONCÉ
–Best R&B Album: “Blacksummers’ Night”, MAXWELL
–Best Contemporary R&B Album: “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”, JAY-Z
–Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Crack a Bottle”, EMINEM, DR. DRE & 50 CENT
–Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town”, JAY-Z, RIHANNA & KANYE WEST
–Best Rap Song: “Run This Town”, JAY-Z, RIHANNA & KANYE WEST
–Best Rap Album: “Relapse”, EMINEM
(Country Winners)
–Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing”, KEITH URBAN
–Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “I Run To You”, LADY ANTEBELLUM
–Best Country Collaboration: “I Told You So”, CARRIE UNDERWOOD & RANDY TRAVIS
–Best Country Song: “White Horse”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Country Album: “Fearless”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Country Instrumental Performance: “Producer’s Medley”, Steve Wariner
–Best Bluegrass Album: “The Crow / New Songs for the Five-String Banjo”, STEVE MARTIN
(Soundtrack Winners)
–Best Movie or TV Soundtrack: “Slumdog Millionaire”
–Best Movie Score: “Up” (–Composed by Michael Giacchino.)
–Best Song Written for a Movie or TV Show: “Jai Ho” (–From “Slumdog Millionaire”)
–Best Musical Show Album: “West Side Story”
(Spoken Word / Comedy / Children’s Winners)
–Best Comedy Album: “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All”, STEPHEN COLBERT
–Best Spoken Word Album: “Always Looking Up”, MICHAEL J. FOX
–Best Spoken Word Album for Children: “Aaaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs”, BUCK HOWDY
–Best Musical Album for Children: “Family Time”, ZIGGY MARLEY
DID BRITTANY MURPHY DIE BECAUSE SHE LOST HER ROLE IN “HAPPY FEET 2
Jan 28th
Simon Monjack know what killed his wife Brittany Murphy. It was Warner Brothers . . . and their refusal to let her be in “Happy Feet 2″. Brittany did the voice of Gloria in the original. But Monjack says the producers dumped her from the upcoming sequel because of some Internet reports regarding her alleged problems on another film. Brittany was making a movie called “The Caller” in Puerto Rico . . . but she either left or was FIRED. There were Internet reports claiming she’d been canned because of her erratic behavior. Monjack says, quote, “Warner Brothers relied on conjecture and hearsay about the Puerto Rico film for why they canceled Brittany’s role in ‘Happy Feet’.” And, he claims, that led to Brittany’s HEART ATTACK. According to TMZ, he’s planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the studio. There’s no word from Warner Brothers on any of this. But the producers of “The Caller” are making it clear that they didn’t fire Brittany. They said, quote, “The decision for Brittany to leave the film was mutual and amicable, and was in fact related to a serious illness in Brittany’s family.”
California School District Bans Dictionary Over ‘Oral Sex’ Definition
Jan 26th
A California school district has added a new book to the controversial list of literature that is considered unfit for young eyes.
It’s the dictionary.
The Golden State’s Menifee Union School District has yanked all copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary from its shelves and is investigating the classic American text for containing “age-inappropriate” words.
The trouble started when an inquisitive student got lost somewhere between “oralism” and “orang” and found a rather recent entry to the lexicon: “oral sex,” a phrase that has been in common parlance since 1973 but still makes many parents fairly hot under the collar.
Menifee administrators chose to leave their lexicons languishing after a parent at Oak Meadows Elementary School complained about a child finding the definition, which reads, rather clinically: “oral stimulation of the genitals.”
