Posted by Ryan on September 17th, 2009

No wonder Obama called Kanye West a ‘Jackass.’ This is really getting out of hand.

If you have not heard the leaked clip of Obama calling Kanye West a Jackass - then check out the link.

So here is our dear President Barack Obama delivering his speech and talking about the very important healthcare reform and then out of nowhere Kanye West interrupts him in the same manner he did during the VMA’s.

You heard it from the president himself - Beyonce’s video is not the best video of all time.

Check it out:

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Posted by Ryan on September 17th, 2009

During an interview, a reporter asked President Obama what he thought of Kanye West’s antics on the MTV VMAs.

Since it was the only thing everyone was talking about at the time, ofcourse he had something to say about it.

He called Kanye West a “Jackass” but he was under the impression that the whole pre-interview chatter was off the record. The tweeting staff of the network didn’t think so and took advantage of the moment to tweet to their friends what was happening during the interview. Now the news is out and Obama is being criticized for getting involved in this mess.

Here is a clip of Obama calling Kanye Out.

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Posted by Ryan on May 6th, 2009

This week’s theme is Rock on American Idol Top 4 and I am happy to see they invited Slash to be the guest mentor.

Adam Lambert sang “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin.

He was the first one to perform and set the bar really high. Adam rocked it out and all the judges loved him.

Randy told him he should make an album with Slash. Kara said Adam is a rock god. Simon said the only problem was that nobody could ever top that.

This is what Adam needs to pursue after the show, a rock album.

Adam Lambert Whole Lotta Love Video:

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Posted by Ryan on April 15th, 2009

Golden boy Adam Lambert sang “Born to be Wild” on the American Idol Top 7 show. Quentin finds Adam exciting and called him the real deal! Adam Lambert rocked the house once again. Paula loved it. Simon liked it but not as much as last week’s Mad World. I thought his vocals were excellent as usual especially that scream towards the end. I don’t know how he survived that. I was with Simon on this one, I didn’t care much for all the screaming on this performance.

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Posted by Ryan on April 6th, 2009

Here is Josh Pyke and his guitar boat as seen on the “Make You Happy” video.

If this was a little bigger this would make a really great party boat.

I am loving it! Imagine arriving at a gig not on a bus, but a guitar boat! Strumming your way through the seven seas.

Here’s the video of “Make You Happy”

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Posted by Ryan on March 30th, 2009

There’s nothing better than playing an icy cool guitar tune on a hot day.

If you just want to sit back, relax, and chill - then go get yourself a frozen guitar like these ones below.

Not only do they look cool, but they are definitely cold as well. The catch is that you have to finish your song fairly quickly before the whole thing melts. Frostbite is also a possibility.

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Posted by Ryan on February 16th, 2009

A very clever idea this is and seems like it’s catching on. A store front that’s designed to look like a guitar amplifier.

This Fender guitar amp store front from the “Guitar Store” in Southampton is getting a lot of internet traffic because of the amazing design. I wonder if the red light turns on whenever the shop is open for business.

Here is another one which is a little less cooler than the fender one. Nice try though.

Hope to see more of these store fronts pop up.

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Posted by Ryan on January 16th, 2009

Culture Club singer (and my favorite) Boy George has been sentenced to spend 15 months in jail after being convicted of falsely imprisoning a male prostitute by tying him and beating him with a chain.

The incident happened after Boy George (real name Boy O’Dowd) hired Audun Carlsen, a Norwegian male escort, for a nude photoshoot.

The judge said that while he was thankful Carlsen’s injuries weren’t “serious or permanent, in my view there can be no doubt that your premeditated, callous and humiliating handcuffing and detention of Mr. Carlsen shocked, degraded and traumatized him.”

An unnamed man was also present at the time and helped with the beating.

Poor Norwegian Escort. I’m pretty sure he was singing “do you really want to hurt me?” in his head.

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Posted by Ryan on January 12th, 2009

Don Randall, the person who named Fender Stratocaster has died of age-related causes. He was 91 years old. Randall was the driving force behind the brand’s success of the popular guitar model and led Leo Fender’s company to the top.

He came out with the Broadcaster name in 1950 which was Fender’s first commercial guitar and later renamed it to Telecaster due to a trademark dispute with another company. He then came up with the name Stratocaster for Fender’s newest guitar in 1957.

The Strat is one of the most commonly used electric guitar and can be heard in many historic recordings.

Fender also produces Stratocasters under the Squier brand in China, Indonesia and India at lower cost than Fender-branded models. While Squier Stratocasters are predominantly inexpensive versions of Fender Stratocasters, some models are also unique to the Squier brand, such as the OBEY Graphic series or Hello Kitty series. They also offer a starter kit through Costco, Target and other retailers, which comes with a budget Strat under the name Starcaster by Fender, which comes in standard and deluxe pickup configurations.

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Posted by Ryan on January 8th, 2009

Happy 74th Birthday to the King!

Fans gathered for a cake-cutting for Elvis’ birthday. Priscilla Presley led the fans in singing Happy Birthday on Graceland’s front lawn.

Following the sing-along and the reading of an proclamations, fans lined up for pieces of birthday cake handed out at Graceland’s sprawling souvenir shopping center.

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