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A gots a burnin’ in my belly. No, my pants aren’t on fire. And no, I didn’t have hot peppers on my veggie sub at lunch. I just have that deep brooding feeling when you’re in a bad mood, it’s raining out and you just want to burn through the next 10 hours. I’ve got a fever - and the only cure is a hot punch. Hot punch is a term my good friend Josh and I use to decribe a kickass tune. If the world seems to be caving in on you, you may as well have a good soundtrack - right? Here are ten tunes I’d suggest if you’re feeling the same way on a rainy day:

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

Weezer - The Good Life

Refused - New Noise

Bob Dylan - One More Cup Of Coffee

Bad Religion - I Want To Conquer The World

Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer

The Distillers - Idoless

Alexisonfire - No Transitory

Metallica - Battery

Closet Monster - Mama Antifacisto

Stay classy,

K

Boys and girls, I?m soon about to embark on a magical mystery tour that would rival any glamourous adventure you?ve heard about before. That?s right, homies, I?m going to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Now, I?m entering this glitzy territory at the height of excitement - I may not see any famous people (besides the Mayor, I love seeing him, I get so excited), or I might not eat any fish tacos from wherever people chow down in LA, but here?s some activities in which I may find myself partaking.

1. The famous Big Ex - There is an endless amount of activity that I can do here. For instance I can cheer on my choice team at the Ox Pull, which is the best part of the whole dang thing. Runner up activities include watching impersonator concerts (my favorite one so far was the Spice Girl tribute) and riding the Sky Master until I feel like puking.

2. Tall Ships 2004. B?water?s not too far from Halifax, so I may take over a Romanian ship and sail it somewhere awesome. I don?t have anything against Romanians; they just sometimes have cool ships.

3. Go lobster fishing. No, scratch that. I think I just developed an allergy.

4. Hang out at the parkade. If you stand there for a couple minutes, someone might honk at you, and that always makes you feel cool. Or, you can jump off the parkade into the river. Then you can head to the plaza and compare engines with all the people chilling at the liquor store.

Note: To anyone who might be offended by this and think that I?m being mean and sarcastic, go away. I love visiting B?water, fondly referred to as Bilgewater. Kidding! Just know that I will eat all of the town?s fresh strawberries until I turn into one myself and float back to Ontario.

Lastnight I went and saw Dillinger Escape Plan (w/ The Bronx) with a couple of friends at one of the local rock and roll perfomance venues. It was good times through and through. At the other end of the musical spectrum, today I’m going totally insane because Prince is performing just a few feet from where I am sitting! Seriously.. what could be better than that!? Little known fact about “this guy”: Prince was the be all and end all when I was a kid. He was one of the first musicians I really got into and I had all the posters… lined up for Purple rain… the whole she-bang. So for me, this is an incredible experience. And as if that was enough, his band is chock full of some of THE most talented musicians I’ve ever seen. This one is NOT to be missed.

So, holy f****** sh*t. Behind me, right at this very second, Prince is performing. PRINCE. I’m dying!

This Sunday at 9pm ET, tune in to our sister station MuchMoreMusic for MuchMoreMusic Live: Prince. It’ll be an hour of performance and interview and you should not miss it.

I know I always say that live performances are the best part of my job, but clearly they are. I have to go pee my pants now!

Favourites:

boingboing.net - I remember it as a zine. I now visit it daily as a website.

Unconventional - Whitney is currently one of my favourite bloggers.

craigslist.org - Is there anything not on Craig’s list? As my friend Sara put it - her new friendster.

beastiemania.com - Competition for the title of “biggest Beastie Boys fan”.

ticketmaster.ca - Prince’s tickets say WEAR SOMETHING PURPLE 2 PRINCE. Can anyone lend me something?

Ciao everybody! I am writing this as a news plebe no longer. I am now a video star.

The best part about watching the new Beastie Boys video (besides the fact that Sasquatch uses mapquest - YES!) is that you can see me for a split second AND you can see St. Pat’s Market, which is across the street from Much. I like to go there for gum, bananas, bottles of water. Sometimes a sandwich. I browse their magazines. And now, St. Pat’s and Hannah Sung have both joined the celebrity ranks of the Sasquatch. Thank you Beastie Boys. Also: deviled egg costumes rule.

Keep it real!
xoxo,
Hannah Sung, enjoying my 15 frames of fame.

This just in!

The Beastie Boys brand new video for ‘Triple Trouble ‘features their pimped-out red carpet entrance at MMVA 04!

Ch-check it out!

dear interpol,

i don’t think i’ve told you this in awhile, but i love you. and i’m not usually prone to impetuous declarations of feverish admiration.

i’ve heard the songs that will make up your second full length release, Antics, which lands in stores sept 28.

every song gets me excited. i continually flip on which is my favourite. i’m pretty convinced that it’s “slow hands” as i can hear it my head even when it’s not playing. i also like running to it. sometimes when i’m walking to work, i almost break out in song and dance. this is not normal behaviour for me.

but then we get to “public pervert” and i feel conflicted. some might say, “if you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?” and let me tell you, i would, if i could.

at this point i start thinking about “narc” and “c’mere” and i swoon. i’m talking physical reaction. they’re all sponge-worthy.

thankfully you’ll be playing in toronto on aug 9. i can’t wait.

until then,

xoxo

I’m not going to lie and paint a pretty picture for the youth of Canada when it comes to creating genius. Today has been a tough day. Why? Do you have any idea how hard it is to come up with good solid ideas when the humidex is @ 88% with a 40% of chance showers!!! Creativity is an organic thing that flows much better in a comfortable weather system. I’m trying to combat the “extreme air conditioning” with intense moisture. It’s like sitting on a wet chair all day. It’s like I’m drinking water from a dribble glass. It’s like I’ve taken a shower, but I can’t seem to get dry even though I’ve been toweling off for 20 minutes and my body is starting to get chafed. Do you understand this sensation? I believe you do. The net of it, I need to rise above this oppressive weather and be a professional. Genius comes at a cost and today it may be $4.25 plus taxes, that’s right, the price of baby powder.

As Always,

An Anonymous Producer

So who the f**k is Matte Babel? Well Matte Babel was the guy who eats nuggets, nuggets and more nuggets. He is the guy who worked at McD?s b4 he took one too many nuggets. A little more recently Matte Babel was out and, mistakenly, having been convinced that class has something to do with food - decided to SLURRRRRRRRRRP. And I mean slurrrrrrppp on some oysters for the first time. It started with a little champagne some of my peoples got caught up in the moment and all of a sudden we were slurping on oysters.

Let?s just say it resulted in me being ill. Very ill. When I was ill I was thinking how people spend money, lots of money, on various types of foods - some of which taste awful (or as they say “have an acquired taste.”) Any food that takes repeated grotesque encounters to be enjoyed should left in the grotesque places they came from.

Who ever said class and culture, so to speak, are defined by what, and where a person eats. Is what you eat really definitive of your social stature? I dunno. I mean it looks to me like a way the rich/dominant classes preserve and perpetuate class structure. Isn?t it the dominant classes that seem to define social status? Maybe this is one way that they ?the dominant classes? aim to preserve it. I mean if you can?t afford to eat in the more refined restaurants that are defined as upper class and are associated with the aura of being Rich, wealthy and classy than how can one be considered socially refined and as high having high social status?
Who the f** is Matte Babel? Matte Babel is the guy telling the pretentious, propaganda eating mutha truckaz to shove it.