When this Craigslist ad included a stick of ‘butter for scale,’ this email exchange took a turn for the funny [via and via]
7 Fun Things to Do on The Elevator
I’ve actually done #4 several times.
The dark, but cute, side with wanting more followers on social media
We all want more followers. 100’s of followers. 1000’s of followers. Oh god, so many followers. Run. RUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!
The Dead Weather’s Alison Mosshart Discusses Lyric Writing
The Dead Weather have released the final of four technique and instrument-based videos. In this fourth episode, vocalist Alison Mosshart lets us in on her favorite way to come up with ideas for lyrics. The video, directed by Jack White, concludes with a full band live performance of the smoldering voodoo of “Lose the Right” from the new album Dodge And Burn.
Phil Collins’ Isolated Vocals For Man On The Corner, Invisible Touch, In Too Deep, Hold On To My Heart
From their Abacab album, here’s Man On The Corner, which peaked at No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
https://youtu.be/XquQtCI0jcA
Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album from the band, released in 1986. The album was written entirely through group improvisations; no material developed prior to recording was used. It spawned five top five singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Invisible Touch”, “Throwing It All Away”, “Land of Confusion”, “In Too Deep”, and “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”, with “Invisible Touch” reaching the top spot, the only Genesis single to do so.
https://youtu.be/h-terznTmKg
In Too Deep won the “Most Performed Song from a Film” award at the BMI Film & TV Awards in 1988.
https://youtu.be/1ER2Z_8ce3Y
Hold On To My Heart was released as the third single from their 1991 album We Can’t Dance. The song proved to be successful in both the UK and the U.S. reaching number one on the US Adult contemporary charts, Canadian singles chart and number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it also peaked number 16 on the official UK singles chart. It was the last Top 20 single for Genesis on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
https://youtu.be/9jrWZ0DE8Rg
Scooby-Doo and Kiss Team Up To Battle The Bad Guys
Scooby Doo’s Rock and Roll Mystery not only features the voices of Kiss members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, the soundtrack includes an assortment of the band’s songs — including one new number, “Don’t Touch My Ascot,” recorded specially for the film.
When a ghoul begins to terrorize an amusement park, the Mystery Inc. gang come head to head with the legendary rock group, KISS, who claim they’re also there to solve the mystery. Now the two groups must learn to work together as the clues lead them on a cosmic journey to another dimension.
In addition to the regular Scooby voice cast and the members of Kiss, Rock and Roll Mystery features a group of special guests that includes Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Darius Rucker, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall, Jennifer Carpenter and Pauley Perrette, all of whom collaborate to deliver what the studio promises is “a rockin’ good time” and “an explosive, new, must-see musical adventure no Kiss Army member will want to miss.”
Check out the clip from Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery below. The film is now available to buy, just in time for Halloween.
Zakk Wylde Gets His Own Guitar Gods Figurine
The next figure in the Guitar Gods series is the founder of Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde.
This figure representing the American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist is limited to 1500 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin.
Displayed in a full color window box, here Zakk is accurately sculpted down to his beard, vest patches, and signature bulls-eye guitar.
All Guitar Gods figures are available at many independent retailers, comic shops, tattoo parlors, etc via distribution by MVD Entertainment Group – a company specializing in music-related distribution since 1986.
