Monday, October 27, 2008

YouTube Clip Of The Day

1:34PM Jess McGuire | Do you remember when James Blundell wasn’t so follicle-challenged, and instead of being torn apart by women’s magazines for leaving his wife and kids for a much younger woman, he was making ladies swoon with his chiselled country boy good looks? Let me remind you. God. I remember being about ten when ‘Way Out West’ was released, and I thought Blundell was the most beautiful man I’d ever seen, although at the time I thought his chest was terrifyingly hairy and it gave me nightmares. Oh, and James Reyne obviously appears in the clip too. Whatever. Also: how good was James Blundell’s personal introduction to that video clip? And by ‘good’ I obviously mean HAS ANYONE SEEN HIM AND C.W STONEKING IN THE SAME ROOM? EVER? (If you know the awesome C.W Stoneking, you’ll get what I’m saying. If not – get thee to a live music venue!) More »

If You Thought You Wanted To Marry The Lads From The Chaser Before, Just Wait Until You Hear How Rich They’re About To Become!

11:55AM Jess McGuire | If you’re a lady (or, you know, a comedy loving man) who has had a hankering for a slice of Chaser pie ever since you first laid eyes on that adorably motley crew of chuckle-musterers, then you may be about to feel your desire for the ABC golden boys increasing at an alarming rate. Sit down, get a glass of water, and hold on tight. The Chaser boys are close to signing a $6million deal with the ABC that will see them return to screens next year. More »

Australia’s Got Talented Karaoke Singers (And We Don’t Just Mean Our Idol Contestants!)

10:47AM Jess McGuire | Is there anything better on a Monday morning than waking up to discover one of your fellow Australians has been busy representing our great nation to the best of their abilities – and they’ve emerged victorious? No, there is nothing that can top the feeling of knowing you share your citizenship with a Deadset True Blue Champion. So brace yourselves, readers, for today is a wondrous day for us all. Australian Michael Bates will live the dream of every slightly tipsy, off-key singer after being crowned world karaoke singing champion in Finland yesterday. Bates took out the world karaoke championships ahead of Britain’s Anthony Garcia in Lahti, 100km north of Helsinki. Too bad, so sad Britain! HAHAHAHA this is just like the cricket all over again! I think! I don’t really watch cricket but from what I can gather, it is very competitive! Especially when we play Britain! And we won the cricket last summer! I think! I don’t really follow it! Either way! You could say we’ve just won the karaoke Ashes! HAHAHAHA! Maybe he sang David Bowie’s Ashes To Ashes! I don’t know what I’m talking about anymore! I need more coffee! No, less coffee! COFFEE! KARAOKE! CRICKET! WOO! Excuse me. I have just slapped myself in the face, so let’s continue… More »

Defamer Australia Giveaway! | How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

9:23AM Jess McGuire | You certainly won’t be losing friends and alienating people when you tell folks you’ve won a double pass to go and see the film How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE WITH THAT LAME-TASTIC OPENING LINE?), now will you? And that’s precisely what I have to give away this morning, thanks to our “friends” in “the industry” (who were foolish enough to [REDACTED BY DEFAMER AUSTRALIA LEGAL TEAM] a B-list soap star you may know by the name of [REDACTED] and the entire escapade was captured – [REDACTED] and all – by Defamer Australia’s crack team of private investigators who always carry a camera on them when hanging around areas known to be frequented by Showbiz Types on the off chance something blackmailable occurs.) Cheers for that, gang! Here’s what you need to know about the movie. How To Lose Friends & Alienate People is based on Toby Young’s memoir of the same name, charting Young’s move from London to New York to become a contributing editor at the highly prestigious Vanity Fair. Fired less than two years later, the memoir hilariously captures Young’s failed attempt to take Manhattan by storm. Which sounds pretty good. It also stars Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Fox, and Jeff Bridges (amongst others) so that’s nice, isn’t it? If you’d like a double pass AND a soundtrack for the film (perhaps you can give the CD to your date to thank them for putting out, something they’re bound to do once you impress them with your “Oh, yeah, the studio sent me these free tickets, baby. Relax. I can afford to buy us two popcorns now.”) then just send a half-decent YouTube Clip Of The Day suggestion to tips AT defamer.com.au. Alright? And maybe take me as your date. More »