Read Hipster Runoff for your fix/breakdown of the Super Bowlz. Below is "I AM CARLES's" conclusion to the Super Bowl.
Does the Super Bowl bring humans together?
Is Hurricane Katrina ‘over’?
Is Haiti Earthquake ‘worse than’ Hurricane Katrina?
Should we pull troops out of Afghanistan?
Will New Orleans be destroyed by a Hurricane withing the next 5 years, making this Super Bowl victory irrelevant?
Who is the most marketable athlete?
Do lifestyle brands ‘waste money’ on Super Bowl ads?
What product r u gonna try because of the Super Bowl?
Do sports ‘matter’?
Is American Football overrated by Americans?
Is the World Cup the only pure sporting experience?
Predicted Super Bowl Halftime shows performers for the next 10 years:
2011: Kings of Leon
2012: John Mayer + Justin Timberlake
2013: The Killers + Jay-Z and Beyonce
2014: Arcade Fire / Death Cab
2015: Lady Gaga
2016: Coldplay
2017: Vampire Weekend
2018: The Beatles [via hologram]
2019: The Black Eyed Peas
2020: Washed Out, Neon Indian, Justin Bieber
(Who do yall predict?)
Now that Rolling Stone has posted our lists of the 100 Best Albums and 100 Best Songs of the decade (as voted on by a panel of more than 100 industry experts and artists), and our readers have had their say in our Decade-End Readers’ Poll, we’re looking at what got left behind: first up, the 2000s’ most underrated albums. The Rock Daily faithful were adamant that the Killers got short shrift this decade, voting the band’s 2006 LP Sam’s Town the most criminally unappreciated of the era. Find out where the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Raconteurs and Blink-182 charted here:
1. The Killers – Sam’s Town
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3. Kings of Leon – Because of the Times
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5. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
6. The Killers – Day & Age
7. The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
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20. Blink-182 – Blink-182
This is going to be there short version of my decade/year. The longer detailed version can be read in Pt. II.
I am just going to start naming things off that meant something to me, ready, set, go...
Music, internetz, Hema, junior high, work, Datsun, hair, rock n roll, punks, surf, folk, Annie, Stu, Justin+Katie, sports, rap, hip-hop, hippies, design, Stu, Jake, parents, high school, Idaho, aunt Vangie/uncle Kim, TBS, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adobe, Mac, tight jeans, Mitzi, Barbie, Mason, B.Flow, The Killers, Los Lopez, Heimuli's, stuff, blah, blah, blah,...
I give up, just finish reading my long post in Pt. II.
kthxbye.
I just thought that maybe you guys out there in the internetz should know what this all means, well, its awesome. Check. It is Black + White. Check. It has red as an accent color. Check. It has Brandon Flowers on it. Check. It has to do with the KILLERS. Check. It says my name on it. Check. It says STU's name on it. Check. That is why its on my blog. CHECK.
As I make my rounds wasting my time on just about everything that is stupid, I came across a game/questionnaire, I did it, did it, did it again, again, and again, thats right 5 times, and I was only half satisfied in the final result with all 5 rounds. Some were right on, some scared me, and others I really asked WTF. So here are my results. If you question it, that means you are disappointed in my iPod as well.
Directions:
1. Put your iPod, iTunes, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer and put down what song is playing for that answer.
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IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Round 1 - All Of This – Blink 182
Round 2 – The Tragedy – The Color Fred
Round 3 – These Arms – Donavon Frankenreiter
Round 4 – Symbol In My Driveway – Jack Johnson
Round 5 – The Lightning Strikes: (i) What If… - Snow Patrol
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Round 1 - Positive Tension – Bloc Party
Round 2 – Stuck At The Airport – Money Mark
Round 3 – Bleeding Bells – Delta Spirit
Round 4 – She’s Only 18 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Round 5 – Cliffdiving - +44
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Round 1 - Black Balloon – The Kills
Round 2 – You Could Be Mine – Guns N’ Roses
Round 3 – Epic – Faith No More
Round 4 – Road Trippin’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Round 5 – Downfall – Matt Costa
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Round 1 - Kings of Leon - 17
Round 2 – Holler Till You Pass Out – 3OH!3
Round 3 – Hell Yes - Beck
Round 4 – Our Love – Donavon Franenreiter
Round 5 – Since I Don’t Have You – Guns N’ Roses
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE?
Round 1 - Soco Amaretto Lim – Brand New
Round 2 – Inaudible Melodies
Round 3 – Merry Christmas – The Ramones
Round 4 – Buzzin’ – Shwayze
Round 5 – Cemeteries Of London – Cold Play
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Round 1 - Listen Up – The Beastie Boys
Round 2 – I Never Told You What I Do For A Living – My Chemical Romance
Round 3 – Borrowed Time – John Lennon
Round 4 – Limousine (ms rebridge) – Brand New
Round 5 – Rescue – Cipes And The People
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Round 1 - D.A.N.C.E. (MASTRKRFT Remix) – Justice
Round 2 – Cardiff-By-The-Sea – The Ataris
Round 3 – Plastic Jesus – Jack Johnson
Round 4 – Do You Remember – Jack Johnson
Round 5 – Spores – Say Anything
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Round 1 - The Pioneers – Bloc Party
Round 2 – Just A Friend – Biz Markie
Round 3 – Welcome To Malibu - Whitestarr
Round 4 – How Do I Fix My Head – Straylight Run
Round 5 – Superhero Girl – Eve 6
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Round 1 - Good Arms vs. Bad Arms – Frightened Rabbit
Round 2 – Take It Or Leave It – Jet
Round 3 – Amber - 311
Round 4 – The Word You Wield – Say Anything
Round 5 – Let It Happen – Jimmy Eat World
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Round 1 - One Ray Of Sunlight – Phantom Planet
Round 2 – The Ripper – The Used
Round 3 – Bonafied Lovin’ (Tough Guys) - Chromeo
Round 4 – Times Like These – Jack Johnson
Round 5 – Placer Culpable (Guilty Pleasure) – Cobra Starship
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Round 1 - Seventy Times Seven – Brand New
Round 2 – Ladies and Gentlemen – Hot Hot Heat
Round 3 – Losing Hope – Jack Johnson
Round 4 – Showdown – Valient Thorr
Round 5 – Sympathy For The Devil – Guns N’ Roses
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Round 1 - Permutation – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Round 2 – She So Fly - Whitestarr
Round 3 – A Dustland Fairytale – The Killers
Round 4 – Set Me Free – Velvet Revolver
Round 5 – The Ballad Of Miss Kate – Matt Costa
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Round 1 - DVNO - Justice
Round 2 – Bad Kids – Black Lips
Round 3 – Trouble Maker - Weezer
Round 4 – How Deep Is That River – Mason Jennings
Round 5 – My List – The Killers
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Round 1 - Kick Out The Jams – Rage Against The Machine
Round 2 – Listening – The Used
Round 3 – Savior – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Round 4 – Positively 4th Street – Bob Dylan
Round 5 – About A Girl - Nirvana
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Round 1 - Little Devotional – Taking Back Sunday
Round 2 – Sugar Baby – The Kills
Round 3 – Better Trends – Japanese Motors
Round 4 – Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band
Round 5 – About Failing – Say Anything
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Round 1 - Carry You – Jimmy Eat World
Round 2 – Maggie May – Rod Stewart
Round 3 – Start The Show - Common
Round 4 – This Aint Living – G. Love
Round 5 – Kid Nothing vs. The Echo Factor – Gym Class Heroes
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Round 1 - Shell Shock – Gym Class Heroes
Round 2 – Blow Up The Pyramid – Valient Thorr
Round 3 – Rainy Day Women – Bob Dylan
Round 4 – A Decade Under The Influence – Taking Back Sunday
Round 5 – Details In The Fabric – Jason Mraz
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Round 1 - Spidersong – Say Anything
Round 2 – All Over Again – Phantom Planet
Round 3 – Hotel California – The Eagles
Round 4 – Come On Come On – Jet
Round 5 – Ode To Sunshine – Delta Spirit
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Round 1 - I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness
Round 2 – Little Devotional – Taking Back Sunday
Round 3 – My Back Pages – Bob Dylan
Round 4 – House Built For Two – Delta Spirit
Round 5 – Woman - Wolfmother
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Round 1 - Desecration Smile – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Round 2 – I Am Fred Astaire – Taking Back Sunday
Round 3 – Banquet – Bloc Party
Round 4 – Love Song - 311
Round 5 – For Reason’s Unknown – The Killers
SONG THEY WILL PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Round 1 - Lucifer – Jay Z
Round 2 – Scenopath - Emanuel
Round 3 – Pennyroyal Tea - Nirvana
Round 4 – The Dynamo Of Volition – Jason Mraz
Round 5 – Lithium - Nirvana
The bold ones are the ones I agree with in some way or another. As I said, some were solid and right on, others were way off. The ones I am proud of in no order, except for the first three, Japanese Motors - Better Trends, Whitestarr - She So Fly, Brand New - Soco Amaretto Lime, Nirvana - Lithium, Cobra Starship - Placer Culpable (Guilty Pleasure), Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin, Rod Stewart - Maggie May, Delta Spirit - Bleeding Bells, The Killers - Dustland Fairytales, Taking Back Sunday - Little Devotional.
Back in January when I was in my Writing clas, I was assigned to read this article out of a tabloid magazine. One of the articles was a movie review. Without even thinking what else was there was to read about something else I just happened to start reading this random article. The review was on the movie "Control". The review made the film sound awesome. It was about a post punk band from the late '70s from England called Joy Division. The summary I picked up from the article is about a messed up artist and his love for music, his wife, and his new girlfriend. Yet and the same time, the love of those things around him is what caused him to eventually kill himself at the age of 23. Ian Curtis, the lead singer and the main character, had an interesting life, the story is almost as if he was a Kurt Cobain story and started the trend. Who Knows. So when I read the article in January, I went to rent the movie and it wasn't even released in the states yet. Then last week I saw it randomly and I watched it. Good movie, black and white, slow, just as if it were straight from the '70s. Looking at the comparison to Sam Riley, the one who played the role of Ian Curtis, this film was created to be almost exactly the way it actually took place.
++ Sam Riley playing the roll of Ian Curtis.
++ His girlfriend that he was dating while still married to his wife.
After watching the movie, I did some more research on this interesting topic and found out that they were a band everyone really liked. Then, I find out that the Killers did a cover of one of their most famous songs, "Shadowplay" The killers did an awesome job, considering the fact that anything recorded now can sound better than anything recorded back in the day. So now you know. Post punk band from the late '70s called Joy Division is a group that inspired groups today such as the killers.
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