Rampant Imperial IPA

I am both repulsed and aroused.

Anybody tried this one?

Underwearld

I haven't seen any of these fine films, but apparently Kate Beckinsale's ass is a recurrent character. Underworld Awakening out today.

Top Ten Indie / Alterna-Hotties

Frozen Barstards! Submit your list of überbabes, help thaw this permafrost. Criteria - combination of indie talent/hottie McBody prompting your eternal salivation.

I go first:

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Hope [sigh]


Chan

Wennerstrom



Dolores

Nagy

Nikki

Neko

Tracyanne

Deal

Selene

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In no particular order:

1. Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
2. Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
3. Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless Bastards)
4. Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
5. Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)
6. Nikki Darlin (Those Darlins)
7. Neko Case (New Pornographers)
8. Tracyanne Campbell (Camera Obscura)
9. Kim Deal (Breeders, Pixies)
10. Selene Vigil (7 Year Bitch)

Honorable Mention:
P.J. Harvey (she'd be in the top ten but I think (s)he's probably a really hot tranny)

O.k., you go now

Crazy Heart

Caught this last night. Bridges is excellent and after the first few minutes, you can buy that back in the day he might have run with the Waylons, Willies and Billy Joe's. Unfortunately the rest of the movie doesn't really keep up with him. I can' t really make an objective call on Maggie Gyllenhaal as she is just too cute for words, but it's pushing the ick-factor limit to see her getting it on with a fat hairy Bridges. Colin Farrell as the protege/rival country singer is also a bit of a stretch, but you get the point.

Overall, it was a pretty good little movie, but without Bridges, and without the very well-done soundtrack (T-Bone Burnett did it, natch), it would be pretty standard former hero hits bottom, falls in love, gets shit back together, etc etc story, with a touch of predictability added in for good measure. Bridges was nominated for this, and he was damn good, but it's a stretch to say he deserves a win.

I actually loved the movie and would recommend it, especially if you have any love for the old outlaw country period or Maggie Gyllenhall in her underwear. In other words, Jay, you can skip it.

Today's Theme: Really Hot Women

Let's do this for Dave. I'll start things off with this one of Sienna Miller.

Can we please have some sanity, please?

You must've heard of the Vanessa Hudgens affair--the Hight School Musical star whose nude photo, made for her boyfriend got picked up by the internets. My interest in this was originally simply voyeuristic, but has turned to indignant. What is wrong with this country? Why is this scorching the headlines, causing corporate angst and generating such scandal? I mean, she's not humping a corpse or blowing a horse, she's just standing naked and beautiful in a photo intended for 1 set of eyes. Why does this backwards, puritanical nation flip out over nudity? There's massive speculation about whether or not Disney will fire her, whether her career is over, etc. It's ridiculous! She wasn't smart to do this, obviously, but who didn't make enormously erroneous judgments when they were 19?

Dear God, we simply must take this country back from the neo-inquisition.

Trebek Rises Even Higher in my Estimation

Check out this awesome video of vintage Trebek acting exactly like any of us would if we hosted a syndicated game show. Actually, Trebek is much, much classier than I would be if I hosted a syndicated game show. NSFW.

Speaking Of Dan Zanes

Speaking of Dan Zanes, I have a huge crush on Barbara Brousal, the guitar player in his kiddie band. Whenever those videos pop-up on the Disney Channel, I'm glued. (She's in the red dress, playing mandolin in this video.)