Tuesday, August 4, 2009
People
Which Famous Brother Would Love To Offer You A Signed Headshot?
11:30PM Hamilton Nolan | Today in celebrity mishandlings of proffered fame: A star singer who can’t afford a car, and a sad brother who will wait, forever, for that apocryphal fan to come along for an autograph. He’s still waiting. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Is Nicholas Cage The New Wesley Snipes?
10:23PM the cajun boy | IRS authorities are after Nick Cage, Clooney shows off his new lady-friend, Jude Law met the mother of his latest child on the street at 4am, Britney Spears has a new do and a Sopranos movie is in the works. More »
Print
When Radio Was Accused Of Being The Death Of Journalism
8:09PM the cajun boy | So you know how the newspaper industry has long been whining incessantly about the internet killing journalism? Well, this isn’t the first time they’ve made such claims! They went nuts during the 1920s and 1930s over the threat from radio. More »
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Twilight Scribe Accused Of Plagiarising Other Vampire Novel
6:48PM the cajun boy | Attorneys for an author named Jordan Scott have fired off a cease and desist letter to Hatchette Book Group, claiming that Breaking Down, the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, ripped off major storylines from Scott’s book, The Nocturne. More »
Small Screen
1:41PM Jess McGuire | It seems like former Australian Idol host James Mathison is the frontrunner to become the new judge on Australian Idol in the wake of Kyle Sandilands’ sacking. Well, that’s according to Sportingbet Australia. Check out the list of contenders they came up with! More »
Could James Mathison Replace Kyle Sandilands On Idol?
1:41PM Jess McGuire | It seems like former Australian Idol host James Mathison is the frontrunner to become the new judge on Australian Idol in the wake of Kyle Sandilands’ sacking. Well, that’s according to Sportingbet Australia. Check out the list of contenders they came up with! More »
Radio
12:13PM Jess McGuire | Not entirely unexpectedly, Media Watch dedicated a fair chunk of last night’s show to talking about The Kyle and Jackie O Show saga that has dominated the Australian media over the last week. They mentioned a pretty horrifying “prank” performed by the pair that I was not aware of, and it’s worth checking out. More »
Did You Miss Last Night’s Media Watch?
12:13PM Jess McGuire | Not entirely unexpectedly, Media Watch dedicated a fair chunk of last night’s show to talking about The Kyle and Jackie O Show saga that has dominated the Australian media over the last week. They mentioned a pretty horrifying “prank” performed by the pair that I was not aware of, and it’s worth checking out. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
12:04PM Jess McGuire | Here’s another clip that was introduced to me on Saturday night by my new chums Sange and Bubble. How did I miss it back in 2006 when Brokeback parodies were all the rage? More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
12:04PM Jess McGuire | Here’s another clip that was introduced to me on Saturday night by my new chums Sange and Bubble. How did I miss it back in 2006 when Brokeback parodies were all the rage? More »
Radio
10:26AM Jess McGuire | WARNING – THESIS LENGTH BLOG ENTRY AHEAD. THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE LESS INTERESTED IN YOUR EDITORS THOUGHTS ABOUT RADIO ARE WARNED TO AVOID CLICKING ‘MORE’ AND INSTEAD WAIT FOR MORE VIDEOS OF JAPANESE GAME SHOWS FEATURING AMUSING CATS. More »
A Lengthy Rant About Radio
10:26AM Jess McGuire | WARNING – THESIS LENGTH BLOG ENTRY AHEAD. THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE LESS INTERESTED IN YOUR EDITORS THOUGHTS ABOUT RADIO ARE WARNED TO AVOID CLICKING ‘MORE’ AND INSTEAD WAIT FOR MORE VIDEOS OF JAPANESE GAME SHOWS FEATURING AMUSING CATS. More »
Music
8:10AM Jess McGuire | While I perfect my radio rant (honestly, it is quite hard to eloquently express your hopes for Australian broadcasting without becoming increasingly shrill) I would like you to listen to this song because it has been doing my head in for a couple of months. I heard it on a classic hits station on the way home from trivia one night, and to tell you the truth, as far as Chisel songs go, I’d never really rated Saturday Night. More »
Cold Chisel – “Saturday Night”
8:10AM Jess McGuire | While I perfect my radio rant (honestly, it is quite hard to eloquently express your hopes for Australian broadcasting without becoming increasingly shrill) I would like you to listen to this song because it has been doing my head in for a couple of months. I heard it on a classic hits station on the way home from trivia one night, and to tell you the truth, as far as Chisel songs go, I’d never really rated Saturday Night. More »
Small Screen
