The rock ‘n’ roll circus that is Mötley Crüe rolled through Winnipeg last night. The debauchery was tuned down, but the Trashiness was at an all-time high.
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National treasure Grimes wins Webby for good music, internet savvy, all-around wonderfulness
Grimes aka Claire Boucher won the Webby artist of the year award for her “deep understanding of the Internet as not only a distribution platform for her music and art, but as a social tool to connect with fans through candid, meaningful dialogue.”
RIP Stompin’ Tom Connors, 1936-2013
Stompin’ Tom Connors is dead. Long live Stompin’ Tom! The Canadian legend died of natural causes Wednesday night at the age of 77.
Your first world problems can suck it
Compared to a group of Paraguayan youth who turned the landfill that happened to be their neighbourhood into an orchestra, we are pretty much just shitty, shitty people.
US national treasure James Franco covers Canadian national treasure Justin Bieber
Last night America’s greatest director, actor, writer and perma-stoned heartthrob James Franco uploaded a groundbreaking video of himself and girlfriend Ashley Benson covering Justin Bieber’s 2012 single “Boyfriend.” Franco has adorned himself with a straight-haired wig, baseball cap and hoodie to look like early-2012 Bieber, in his halcyon days before the haircut that signalled his [...]
Avril Lavigne’s cover of ‘How You Remind Me’ manages to be worse than the original
The cover manages to take an already drab song and turn it into a jazz-infused adult contemporary sleeping pill. There’s even some mournful piano, in case you were looking for something to play at the next funeral you attend.
Obama sings ‘Call Me Maybe’ by Carly Rae Jepsen
At this point, Obama probably tries to work certain lyrics into his speeches in the hopes that someone, months later, will splice his words together into a crazy music video.
‘Aerodynamic’ by Daft Punk played on a Google doodle
Where others saw just another inventive Google doodle, Brett Domino saw an opportunity to make some YouTube magic. Watch as he plays Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic” entirely on the Google logo.
RIP Adam Yaunch, 1964-2012
Adam Yaunch, better known as MCA of the Beastie Boys, died today after a three year struggle against cancer in his salivary glands.