Jack White and Insane Clown Posse Team Up: Weird or Epic...or Both?

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Let me start by saying that I have never been a big fan of Insane Clown Posse. Never got it...probably never will. Now, throw in Jack White into the mix and I'm sold! I never saw this coming but it did, and it's pretty ridiculous and awesomely weird.

50 Ugliest Pro Athletes of All Time

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One of the funniest things I've seen this summer!

Courtesy of the folks at Bleacher Report.

Click HERE to view slideshow

-Turnbull

How to Make It in America Season 2 Begins October 2nd

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Catch the new season of HBO's How to Make It in America, set to premiere on Sunday October 2nd at 10:30 PM.



-Turnbull

Rap Genius: Hip Hop Lyrics Socially Explained

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The tag line, which is borrowed from Biggie's legendary track "Juicy", says it all: "If you don't know, now you know." Think of it as "The Meaning Behind Rap Lyrics for Dummies". Rap Genius is a socially powered hip hop lyric wiki that explains the story behind rhymes. The site can be found here.

Friday Flashback - Sweat(ing) To The Oldies Edition

Eric B. & Rakim - "Don't Sweat The Technique"

We present to you this week a classic jam from Eric B. & Rakim. This track comes from their fourth release and is by far the most sample heavy cut from the bunch. It features samples from Kool and the Gang ("Give It Up" - horns hook), Young-Holt Unlimited ("Queen of the Nile" - baseline), Curtis Mayfield ("Right on for the Darkness") and Bob James ("Take Me to The Mardi Gras").

This is one my faves from 92. Enjoy!

-Paqman

Bush (X) Announce Comeback Album. Does Anyone Care?

New Bush (Photo via bushofficial.com)

After 10 years of inactivity, the UK's official 90s "grunge" participants are releasing an album of all new material, including fresh out of the wrapper guitarist Chris Traynor and bass player Corey Britz. The first single, The Sound of Winter, is available for your streaming pleasure right here. The full length album titled The Sea of Memories is expected to drop in September 2011.

And that's all it really should have been left at...memories.

NFL Preseason Spotlight - AFC Edition: New England Patriots

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All the teams in the AFC best beware:  The New England Patriots are back.

Be forewarned.

Delicious Food Show To Hit Toronto October 20-23



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Attention Toronto Food Fans!

The Delicious Food Show is coming to the city in October.

Peep the video and also visit deliciousfoodshow.com for more details.



-Turnbull

SPIN Magazine Commemorates Nirvana's "Nevermind" with Free Tribute Album

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The August 2011 issue of SPIN Magazine pays tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of it's release with a tribute album.

The album is called Newermind, and includes covers by Meat Puppets, Titus Andronicus, Surfer Blood, EMA, and Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band.

For your FREE Download, click HERE

-Turnbull

NFL Preseason Spotlight - NFC Edition: Philadelphia Eagles

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Like most other die hard football fans, I was overjoyed when NFL Commish Roger Goodell announced an end to the League's five month-long lockout, thereby saving the upcoming season. Since that time, teams have been making myriads of free-agent signings and trades in an effort to dethrone the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, and claim the Vince Lombardi Trophy for themselves.  In today's spotlight, we'll take a look at an NFC team that has caught my attention with some shrewd off-season signings and personnel moves: The Philadelphia Eagles.

Best Cameo on Entourage So Far This Season?

Did anyone else catch the Dan Carcillo jersey hanging in Scotty Lavin's office in a scene from the "Out With a Bang" episode of Entourage this season?

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Carcillo's been getting a lot of pub as a result of his "cameo".  He's been poppin off lately not only about his appearance on the show, but also about his recent free-agent signing with the Chicago Blackhawks this offseason.  Carcillo went as far as to call out Vancouver players Maxim Lapierre, Tanner Glass, and Raffi Torres ... Little did he know that both Glass and Torres are no longer with the Canucks.

But wait!  Apparently this is not the first time that Dan Carcillo has shown up on Entourage!  Click HERE to see when he previously appeared on the show.

-Turnbull

Streaming Now: Radiohead's The King Of Limbs Remixed

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If you're jonesing for new Radiohead material, you're in luck. The boys from Oxfordshire are offering you free streams of the reworked tracks from The King Of Limbs on their official website. They will release a 2 disc CD of the collected remixed works on October 11th in North America, but you can buy the digital mini-packages from the Kings of Limbs store right now. TKOL RMX features remixes by Caribou, Four Tet and Nathan Fake to name a few.

Since we feel soooooo nice today, here are all of the remixes available (so far) for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

 

 -Paqman

Friday Flashback - Royal(t)y Crappy Deal Edition

The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

Friday Flashback is baaaaaaaaaack!

In this reintroduction edition of FF, we present The Verve's most recognizable single. This gem from 1998 is not without controversy. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" heavily sampled a song performed by Andrew Oldham Orchestra, which was a remake (or reinterpretation) of "The Last Time" by the Rolling Stones. In the end, the song writing credits for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" were awarded to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, leaving the Verve high and dry (FF note: vocalist Richard Ashcroft wrote the lyrics but got zero composer credit for it). Imagine not getting one penny in royalties for your biggest, international smash hit!

You can check out the original Stones tune here and the Andrew Oldham Orchestra track here. 

The richer get richer, no? Besides all the legal issues, "Bittersweet Symphony" stills stands up today as an amazing single. 

A Keith Richards quote to the end the post? Absolutely! His reply when asked by Q magazine if it was harsh for Jagger/Richards to get 100% writing credit on "Bitter Sweet Symphony":

"I'm out of whack here, this is serious lawyer shit. If The Verve can write a better song, they can keep the money."

-Paqman 

Hov And Kanye Release Video For "Otis"

Looks like Thronapalooza has taken over P&B! Here is the first video from Watch the Throne:

Looks like they're having a blast, with Aziz Ansari and models of course!

-Paqman

Gave Them Cake: Jay-Ye Drop Watch The Throne On Its Loyal Subjects

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So the long awaited colabo finally dropped on the digi-tip this week. For those of you living up in the woods, it was released on August 8th via iTunes. And what an intriguing few days it has been.

Breaking Up News: Alexisonfire Extinguish Themselves

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The pride of St. Catharines, Ontario, have called it quits. It was announced this week that the band will not continue to make new music or ride on the Maid of the Mist while a bunch of kids rock out.

UPDATE: In Which the Brooks Brothers Non-Iron Dress Shirt Is Inducted into the P&B Player Hall Of Fame

Inspired by Ice-T's classic cut "M.V.P.S.", this will be a recurring post paying tribute to anyone that exemplifies a true Player, including but not limited to these attributes: dedication, leadership, drive, focus, or innovation.

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Ironing dress shirts is no fun. Dropping them off at the dry cleaner is a pain in the ass (especially if you're as frugal as I am). Enter: the non-iron shirt from Brooks Brothers.