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I can’t get enough of Band of Skulls’ “baby darling doll face honey” debut. The new “it” band as far as I’m concerned has one solid track after the other from the cathy “Patterns” to the standout “Death by Diamond and Pearls,” a track that echoes vintage Jack White. Speaking of which, this band is going to gm have potential to be the next White Stripes. Many tunes are rocking numbers (albeit less bluegrass-infused) that echo some of Jack and Meg White’s best (”I Know What I Am” comes to mind), but also carries with it shades of PJ Harvey – case in point: “Blood.” Altogether, it’s an auspicious rock album that I’m addicted to Andy Dick style.

The video is OK but the song’s kind of killer.

L-R: Tito Jackson, Randy Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson. Seated L-R: Joe Jackson, Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble.

In this photo taken in 1976 in Gamble’s office (the Gamble of Gamble & Huff fame) was taken at Philadelphia International Records. This is a pretty neat photo as we all try to make sense of the life and death of MJ.

I’ll be appearing live next Wednesday to discuss “Sweet Stache” and more. Stay posted here for deets.

Robert Applebaum is like many of us. He’s barely making a dent on paying off his student loan debt. He struggles to pay his bills on time because he’s too busy spending his hard-earned pay on a hard-earned education he’ll forever be paying for.
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MR HUDSON [FEAT KANYE WEST] – SUPERNOVA from MrHudson on Vimeo.

Supernova. Not just a kickass Liz Phair song and failed Tommy Lee group anymore.

It’s a work in progress.

I want Wanda!

Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon: the END of DAY from kwest on Vimeo.

Love me some Cudi.

Love. Her.

Click here to start your week off right

On June 23, celebrities from film, television and the sports world competed in a long drive championship at Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Lake of Isles course. “Big Shots Titans at the Tee” paired the top long drivers in the game with celebs and sports stars like Mark Wahlberg, Lawrence Taylor, and Jim Rice. One icon, Hall of Famer Goose Gossage, was also on hand for the charity event, and explained his game.

The retired baseball star, who finally made it into the Hall of Fame last year after waiting way too long, said he signed up for the event because it seemed like it’d be fun. “[Golf] is a great game. It’s the only game left that keeps us really competitive. I’m really looking forward to watching these guys hit the ball,” he explained.

As to what he thought about fellow baseball immortal Jim Rice having to wait 15 years to enter the Hall of Fame (this year), he said bluntly, “The process is something I don’t understand really. Why it took 15 years for him to get in, I’ll never figure out. No one scared me in the game but Jim Rice came the closest,” he said. For more info on the event, visit www.foxwoods.com.

Oh and when asked how it felt to have the best mustache ever, here’s what the HOF’er had to say:

“I don’t know if it’s the best mustache ever. I grew it to get Steinbrenner pissed off, because you couldn’t [grow a mustache] down the sides [of your mouth] That’s kind of how I did it. I went to the Series in 1981 and by time that rolled around I had a Fu Manchu. George didn’t say anything after that.”

That’s an impressive perm. No contest.

I’ve praised this album enough, but seriously it’s so kick ass – best chick rock album since Hole’s “Live Through This.” Get. It. Got. It?