Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Ryan Adams: Stop Calling My Blog Bi-Polar!

3:13PM Jess McGuire | Defamer Australia is a rather big admirer of Ryan Adams’ music – both of his occasional heartbreaking works of staggering genius and his comedy tunes. A while back he wrote an amazingly nonsensical hip hop “piece” about his website (”Ryan Adams dot com, motherfucker!”), and we’ve spent the last twenty four hours going gaga over his latest triumph, a plea to internet folk who have been mocking his blog postings to back off. It’s called My Blog, Foggy (yes, he’s named his Tumblr blog ‘Foggy’), and contains the brilliant opening lines “Stop calling my blog bi-polar, I have ups and downs like you, I’m just trying to feel normal, reaching out’s what lonely people doooo” You can download it for yourself here. It’s actually a cracking tune – we can’t stop singing it around the house! Stop calling my blog bi-polar, it’s name is Foggy! Anything for you, future husband. Anything… More »

That’s Not An Emo Tree, That’s Milky Joe Wearing Eyeliner!

3:13PM Jess McGuire | Ahem. This tiny article has probably made our day. A man from Nashua, New Hampshire, was cutting down an oak tree when he discovered what appeared to be a frowning face in the wood. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Mike Adasczik. The treea looks adorable! Just like those plump heavily made up goth kids who gather around at train stations looking sad and bum-puffing their cigarettes in a moody manner! More »

Daily Telegraph Finds It Hard To Believe A Lesbian Has Hot Female Friends She Hasn’t Smooched

12:27PM Clem Bastow | We’re by now fairly certain that the unending media coverage of MTV Australia VJ Ruby Rose is largely due to the fact that most tabloid journos in Australia are gee-whiz types who think being a lesbian involves making out with hot chicks at parties. Even after Rose herself said she’d been out since the age of 12 and told The Daily Telegraph to get over it and focus on her work, they’re still pushing the “hot chicks pashing” angle. Queensland model Catherine McNeil may have beaten her to the 2002 Girlfriend Model Search title, but Ruby Rose obviously doesn’t hold grudges. The MTV VJ has been talking up McNeil, describing her as “one of the best-looking women in the world”. More »

It’s True: Coldplay Do Put People To Sleep

12:15PM Clem Bastow | File this one under the ‘unscientific yet mightily entertaining and wholly vindicating’ header: a UK survey has found that of all the sounds that put them to sleep, most reach for Coldplay when they feel the need for soporific songs. We’re not sure they really needed to conduct a survey to find this out, but it’s still nice to have it confirmed in some way. Britons like a dose of rock band Coldplay to help them fall asleep, a survey from hotel chain Travelodge found today. The band, whose frontman Chris Martin says he avoids caffeine and alcohol and is known for a lifestyle that is anything but rock ‘n’ roll, came top in a poll of music choices to help you nod off. Other artists chosen for their slumber-inducing qualities were James Blunt, Snow Patrol, Take That and Norah Jones. We agree with Norah Jones, but James Blunt? He’s more likely to induce insomnia due to indiscriminate violent urges and blinding rage! More »

Guy Sebastian’s Christian Rock Wedding Extravaganza

11:56AM Clem Bastow | Ever since Guy Sebastian aka Australia’s Most Famous Virgin announced his impending nuptials to long-term girlfriend Jules Egan, the question that has been on everyone’s mind is how long will they stay at the reception before going back to the hotel to root like rabbits on Viagra who will sing at the wedding? Well, it looks as though Australia’s Third Or Fourth Most Famous Virgin (the #2 spot is occupied by Dean Geyer), Matt Corby, is set to do the honours. Perhaps he could serenade them with Damien Rice’s The Blower’s Daughter? We don’t believe we’ve heard him do that one before. The soul star will be humming the wedding march when he ties the knot with Egan in Sydney on May 20, but it’s 2007 Idol star Corby who’ll be centre stage during the reception. Both are members of the Assemblies of God’s Paradise Community Church – where Sebastian and Egan met in Adelaide 13 years ago – and Corby has formed a close friendship with the Idol alumni since his own challenging run through the Channel Ten contest. “Challenging”? Is that what they call “beloved by mums, nannas, little girls and gays” these days? Either way, now is as good a time as ever to indulge in a little celebratory contemporary Christian music, in celebration of the imminent removal of the shrink-wrap over his knob joyous occasion, it’s Michael W. Smith’s totally righteous 1990 power ballad, Place In This World! Seriously, it’s as good as Bolton. Over the jump, Christian soldiers… More »

Mcnaughty In Trouble Again

11:15AM Clem Bastow | Poor old Erin McNaught just can’t seem to catch a break, although this time we’re inclined to agree with the naysayers. In short, there’s a bit of a kerfuffle regarding McNaughty’s appearance in Cockatoo Ridge’s new “She likes a cockatoo” ad campaign. GEDDIT? A COCK OR TWO? Lordy, there’s a party down the bottle-o – it’s like it’s 1956 and everyone’s invited! The wine label’s managing director Peter Perrin defended the campaign, stating: “It’s time for the brand to shake off its old image and get in the minds of mainstream younger Australian and European wine lovers.” McNaught wasn’t red-faced over the ad series’ sexual references either. More »

YouTube Clip Of The Day

11:13AM Jess McGuire | Reader Kirsty emailed us last night about yesterday’s YouTube Clip Of The Day, saying “You may have missed the best of La Pequeña’s work by posting the Hilary clip. I think you’ll find the following clip much more …. Disturbing.” She’s right, you know. Also – that’s one uncanny resemblance to Amy Winehouse the little dude’s got going on there. More »

Missy Higgins Talks About Coming Out, The Benefits Of Grey’s Anatomy, And How She’s Not Actually A Lesbian

9:44AM Jess McGuire | We were pleasantly surprised to stumble upon a pretty interesting interview with Missy Higgins on the gaytastic online home of ladylove AfterEllen.com. It appears Missy has moved over to LA, which rather nicely coincides with her newfound success in the States due to the appearance of her song “Where I Stood” on the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack. To put Missy’s success in perspective, last week Missy’s album was outselling Kylie’s in the US iTunes chart, and La Minogue has been flogging her wares everywhere in America. Anyway, enjoy a couple of the highlights from the AfterEllen.com piece after the jump. More »

James Packer And Lachlan Murdoch No Longer Telling Their Friends About One.Tel, These Days Preferring Simply To Bitch To Them About How Much Weight The Other Has Gained Over The Past Few Years

9:26AM Jess McGuire | Feud-alert! smh.com.au is reporting that the relationship between Lachlan Murdoch and Scientology-fan James Packer is no longer a rosy one, with the pair suddenly morphing into replicas of their bickering fathers after a business deal went awry. Says the paper – The decade-long truce in the great war of the media moguls has ended – or at least taken a nasty turn for the worse. More »

Trisha Goddard Reveals She’s Fighting Breast Cancer

9:14AM Jess McGuire | Former Play School host and current queen of British daytime chat shows Trisha Goddard has just announced she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 50-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with the disease after a routine mammogram picked up a lump three weeks ago. She immediately had surgery to have the tumour removed. Lymph nodes were also taken for analysis. More »