OH, AXL...

NEAL: what are your thoughts on the GnR leak?

DOWNEY just a sec...
and where?

NEAL: http://hypem.com/list/2008
"Better" from Chinese Democracy
it's catchy, gay modern rock with a beefier Axl voice
with a bow chicka riff
worthy of the Chili Peppers
wow
my mind is being blown
i am now the dude in the old Memorex ads
pinned to a recliner

DOWNEY: is it the whole album?

NEAL: just a single
dude, this shit is all over the place
it's your rocker uncle's idea of avant garde
oof

DOWNEY: like "Oh My God" was?

NEAL: i guess
it's like, motherfucker, i waited 15 years for this?
POWs were treated better after returning from Vietnam

DOWNEY: hahahahahahahaha
this song is GAY

NEAL: yeah

DOWNEY: am I watching a teen drama on the WB?

NEAL: American Idol
Kelly Clarkson is about to do a drop

DOWNEY: is this a montage where the hero broods and thinks about the chick that died in the swimming pool?

NEAL: hahahahahaha
the cool chick be blew off
to be with the party girl

DOWNEY: is someone boxing a heavy bag in a barn?

NEAL: is someone diving off the Queen Mary and swimming with dolphins?

DOWNEY: shirtless, hands wrapped, rugged jeans
HAHAHAHAH I WISH!
fucking robot dolphins
don't forget to say ROBOT in front of "dolphins"
animatronic
whoa sweet fart noise keyboard breakdown

NEAL: hahahahaha

DOWNEY: robot moshing?

Neal: yeah

DOWNEY: it's like
he's the michael jackson of our generation
or elvis
just watching someone rad go totally fucking batshit

NEAL: "I like Magnetic Fields, Bootsy Collins, Kelly Clarkson, AC/DC, Buckethead, and sucking cock - what does that sound like?"

DOWNEY: what a formula
this SOUNDS like Dave Navarro, Bryan May and Shaq dropping by the studio to record guest appearances

NEAL: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

DOWNEY: like... it SOUNDS like that and that all happened

NEAL: Shaq Fu, nucka

DOWNEY: a fucking "na na na" part???????

NEAL: hahahaha
yeah, it goes on and on
and manages to steadily get worse
oh, sweet, there is a recording of Prince at the Super Bowl on this site

DOWNEY: that ruled

Get Well Soon Robbie...

Pray for Robbie. RW rules...

VH1 Classic: My Favorite Ghost Ship

An old friend of mine just lost his job at VH1 Classic. And now there's a nice memo going around VH1 about how they fired everyone at VH1 Classic in order to help it grow. OK that makes a ton of sense. Without so much as a production assistant this channel is supposed to keep delivering the strong content I've grown to love in the last year? Riiight.

I Love Dave Peters...

From a recent Throwdown interview:

"Sure, there will always be a handful in every band’s fan base that just can’t be pleased, but they aren’t necessarily ‘fans’ to begin with, just critics with no soapbox. They’ll cry when you don’t put out the exact same record as the one that introduced them to the band but will also crucify you for “playing it safe”…kinda like a lot of journalists haha. Those people will be shocked to tears, will pollute our myspace page with misspelled and incoherent attempts at expressing disapproval and then demand the money back that they didn’t spend downloading the album with Bit Torrent."

My Cousin...

... Designs high-end audio speakers for a living. He shreds. Check out this article about him in the Indianpolis Star.

I have another cousin whose husband used to work for Todd McFarlane, creator of "Spawn," maker of killer toys, and onetime artist on "Spider-Man." Her and her husband are now very involved in childcare and issues regarding adoption, etc. They rule.

My brother is a tattoo artist. Come to think of it, my family is sort of awesome.

Slayter!

Danza!

Six Figure Traveler

Check out my boy Brundy's blog.

He just came back from traveling in Asia and he's been writing boatloads about it (with pictures, too).

Ray Of Today, Ernie (Token Entry), Harley (Cro-Mags), Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front) and more NYHC heroes on Phil Donahue... In 1986!

Harptallica!

www.myspace.com/harptallica