Two hockey guys talking hockey.
Joe Pasquali and Eddie Theisen are two die-hard NHL fans. They both watch every hockey game, every night (almost).
The guys talk about old Nickelodeon shows, how Steve Yzerman can help the Lightning, if Tortorella’s job is in jeopardy and “awful waffles”.
I hope you like goalies…because they talk a lot about who’s hot and cold.
By the way, neither of these guys have a girlfriend.
This is their email conversation the following morning. Continue reading
I keep an ear out for new music. I’m used to discovering new bands from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content.
I received a lot of great feedback from my past hipster music playlists. A lot of emails came in from readers who recommended new tracks to me, which I love. I will keep posting these as long as I keep receiving all the feedback.
I have been called a hipster on more than one occasion. I like indie music more than any other genre of music. Don’t get me wrong, I can rock out to Eddie Money or Madonna (depending on the amount of alcohol in my system).
I’ve decided to write a monthly post dedicated to introducing twelve great, new indie songs I’m currently listening to. Most of the songs are fresh and have been released in the second half of 2012 or in 2013, with an exception of one or two that were released towards the middle of 2012.
Your ears will thank you for reading! Continue reading
No matter what type of music you like, live music is where the soul lives.
Back when I traveled around covering music, I went to plenty shows with a preconceived idea of what I was going to write…especially if I wasn’t a fan of a band’s album. My mind has been changed so many times. You honestly cannot have an opinion on a band without seeing them in person.
I comprised a list of bands who have tour dates this Spring and Early Summer. I purposely left out the major music festivals (Coachella, Lollapalozza, Bonnaroo) because everybody knows they are amazing.
Here is a list of tours you can’t miss this Spring. Continue reading
I’m a big fan of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. Their digital marketing team is very creative. They released a “Gangnam Style” parody video this fall and they are back with their own “Harlem Shake” video. I commend them for having fun, which many other major sports teams have trouble doing.
I was watching the #25 Kentucky Wildcats play against the #7 Florida Gators tonight and something horrible happened in the second half.
Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel injured his knee when blocking a shot by Florida’s Mike Rosario. Noel had to catch up to Rosario, who was on a fast break. He was going at top speed and couldn’t stop correctly. Noel’s left knee buckled and rammed into the padded post under the basket.
The sound Noel made when he grabbed his knee was heartbreaking. His Kentucky teammates helped carry Noel off the court.
That play will end up being Noel’s last this season and possibly his last play of his college career. He tore his ACL in his left knee.
Noel is projected to be a possible first overall pick if he entered the 2013 NBA Draft. It’s hard to say what impact, if any, this injury will have if he leaves college or if he will be drafted early.
I posted a video of the accident below. Continue reading
After the untimely death of extreme snowmobile athlete, Caleb Moore, due to complications from an accident suffered during the ESPN 2013 Winter X Games. We must ask ourselves if we have hit the bar where it is no longer physically safe to push the creativity any more.
Moore was one of the best riders and his accident couldn’t be chalked up to inexperience…but did ESPN dodge a bullet?
After news about Moore’s death came out, an ESPN representative said on “Outside the Lines” that all X Games athletes have extensive practice in their field and this is the safest games to date. Yet, before the X Games, extreme motorcycle athlete, Jackson Strong, was on ESPN promoting the fact he had only four hours of practice on a snowmobile. The video below is what happened during Strong’s snowmobile attempt at this year’s X Games. He crashes, throttle gets stuck on his snowmobile, it goes into the crowd and clips a fan. Should we second guess calling this a “sport” if they let anyone just jump on a snowmobile and compete?
I keep an ear out for new music. I’m used to discovering new bands from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content.
I received a lot of great feedback from my past hipster music playlists. A lot of emails came in from readers who recommended new tracks to me, which I love. I will keep posting these as long as I keep receiving all the feedback.
I have been called a hipster on more than one occasion. I like indie music more than any other genre of music. Don’t get me wrong, I can rock out to Bon Jovi or Carley Rae Jepsen (depending on the amount of alcohol in my system).
I’ve decided to write a monthly post dedicated to introducing twelve great, new indie songs I’m currently listening to. Most of the songs are fresh and have been released in the second half of 2012, with an exception of one or two that were released towards the middle of 2012.
Your ears will thank you for reading! Continue reading
I keep an ear out for new music. I have gotten used to discovering new bands from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content.
I received a lot of great feedback from my my hipster music post in July (and August too!). A lot of emails came from readers who recommended new tracks to me, which I love. I hope that continues for months to come.
I have been called a hipster on more than one occasion. I like indie music more than any other genre of music. Don’t get me wrong, I can rock out to Bon Jovi or Carley Rae Jepsen (depending on the amount of alcohol in my system).
I’ve decided to write a monthly post dedicated to introducing twelve great, new indie songs I’m currently listening to. Every track on this post was released within the last couple months.
Your ears will thank you for reading! Continue reading
The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne tweets got out of hand a few months ago. He prematurely tweeted a link to their soon-to-be-released music video that featured Erykah Badu’s sister naked in a bathtub. Badu was furious and pulled out of the project. The Lips had to find another singer to collaborate with on the track “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” for their “Heady Fwends” album.
They found a new singer, Dresden Dolls vocalist Amanda Palmer. The breathy singer wasn’t shy about stripping down for their video either.
To watch their music video for “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face”, it is located here. (I didn’t want to embed it on our site because Palmer is super naked in it and didn’t want my readers to lose their jobs.)
Coyne also directed Palmer’s upcoming music video for “Do It With a Rock Star”…and it looks equally as NSFW as this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxRMRzrNSkw
Two Door Cinema Club just released the music video for their new single “Sleep Alone”. The track is off on their upcoming album “Beacon”, which will be released on September 4th in the U.S. and a day earlier in the U.K.
If you’re unfamiliar with Two Door Cinema Club, where have you been?
They are a British indie rock band that gained success with their 2010 album “Tourist History”. It was in my Top 25 Albums of 2010. The singles off the album, “I Can Talk”, “Undercover Martyn” and “Something Good Can Work” propelled to the top of the indie charts.
Here is the video for “Sleep Alone” and find out where you can see Two Door Cinema Club play on their fall tour.
Two Door Cinema Club is currently playing festivals in Europe, but will kick off their U.S. tour on September 28th in New York City. They are accompanied by the band ‘Friends’. The tour ends on October 28th in Santa Ana, California.
If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, bloopers and/or 8-bit music, you’ll love the “Botchamania” series on YouTube. There are over 200 episodes so far and they keep getting better. You’ll have to watch a few to understand all of the inside jokes that run during each episode, but you will catch on.
The biggest running joke in ‘Botchamania’ is the non-stop jokes made at the expense of a wrestling promotion called CZW. They run a blooper reel from the promotion during every episode. The CZW section is usually filled with a lot of ‘JESUS!’ screams. Other running jokes include Jim Cornette’s poor decisions, Taz and Booker T’s insane commentary, and wrestlers whispering to each other in the ring.
Here are a few episodes to whet your appetite…after the jump.
I keep an ear out for new music. I got used to discovering new bands when I was a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content.
I received a lot of great feedback from my my hipster music post in July. A lot of emails came in from readers who recommended new tracks to me, which I love. I hope that continues for months to come.
I have been called a hipster on more than one occasion. I like indie music more than any other genre of music. Don’t get me wrong, I can rock out to Bon Jovi or Carley Rae Jepsen (depending on the amount of alcohol in my system).
I’ve decided to write a monthly post dedicated to introducing ten great, new indie songs I’m currently listening to. Your ears will thank you for clicking on this post. Continue reading