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James Brown’s body may have harbored even more soul than previously thought

LaRhonda Pettit, the Godfather of Soul’s illegitimate daughter, presumably broke out in a cold sweat over the news that her father’s body has apparently gotten up off that crypt that was housing his body in South Carolina and is now, thusly, out of sight.  It’s true, James Brown’s body is missing, and, given the controversy regarding the circumstances surrounding his death, I’ve got the feeling  that this could turn out to be a super bad situation.

Upon Brown’s passing back in 2006, initial reports suggested it was the drugs, alcohol and painkillers the hardest working man in show business was doing to death that brought about his demise at the tender age of 73.  Ms. Pettit, however, believed there was foul play, but her requests for an autopsy have been repeatedly denied.  In light of this, LaRhonda now thinks her father’s body is being hidden to ensure a full post-mortem examination is never performed, sparing any alleged perpetrators the big payback that would surely await them once discovered.

Of course, strange things happen, and there’s certainly a chance, however slim, that Brown may be back up on the good foot, living in America and making it funky in ways never thought possible.  In that case, who knows, perhaps Brown will be delivering the payback himself.  Either way, this bizarre story is sure to leave many feeling bewildered.

Source: The Daily Mail (The Admiral with the link and shoop)

“Milk-a-what?!?!?!”

“Actress”, “Model”, and all-around “classy” gal Lindsay Lohan is back in the news today.  My guess is, reality finally struck Ms. Lohan and she realized no one was willing to pay her anymore for doing absolutely nothing.  So naturally, she’s moved on to the next easiest way to never work a day in her life, a lawsuit.  Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for $100 million claiming they modeled a character in their latest commercial after her.

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And on the 7th Day…God created Jam: Sparklehorse

Frumpzilla's classic jam of the week features Tommy Bolin

Typically we reserve our classic jams feature for stuff pre-1990. However, given the loss of Mark Linkous over the weekend, today we’re gonna make an exception. Linkous, probably most readily known for his work as Sparklehorse, apparently committed suicide outside a friend’s home in Tennessee on Saturday (shot himself in the heart). Sad day, and a shame he won’t get to see the official release of Dark Night of the Soul, which, after a highly publicized bout of legal problems, is finally supposed to hit the market this year.

As a memorial, here’s three cuts from Linkous as Sparklehorse, including two from the Dark Night of the Soul album (featuring Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys and The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, respectively). Rest in peace.

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Zach Galifianakis to Host SNL, Bring the Funny

Set your DVR’s.  Stay at home just one saturday night.  Do whatever you need to do to see Saturday Night Live tomorrow.  As long he’s not handcuffed, Zach Galifianakis should deliver one of the funnier performances the show has seen in quite awhile.  The promos below are funnier than anything I’ve seen the past few seasons which should tell you something.  So remember, 11:30pm EST on NBC.  Yes, I’ve talked a lot of ish about NBC recently, however this is surely one reason to condone watching.  Also, after the frump, you’ll find a collection of Zach G. hilarity to get you through the rest of this friday.

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Jam of the Wednesday: Phoenix

Guess what, Frumpsters: Tickets for our favorite band from Paris, France went on sale today in our neck of the woods.  You know what that means?  It means they make an easy plug in for a our weekly Jam of the Wednesday feature. 

Don’t worry. We won’t offer you anything that’s been picked up by a Cadillac commercial. We’ve been following them since United leaked, so we’re not your average group of nouveau-Phoenix fans.  Make the jump for two more from Thomas Mars and the rest of the les gars from Phoenix. Oh, and we’re making a conscious effort to show off their range…

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Centro-matic’s Will Johnson wants to serenade you…in your living room.

In what’s certainly one of the more intriguing tours I’ve heard about in quite some time, Will Johnson (Centro-Matic, Monsters of Folk, South San Gabriel, solo) and Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron, solo) are just dying to fill fans’ living rooms with some organic alt-country rock come the end of March.

You can find out more details at Centro-matic’s site, but here’s the gist: If your house has an indoor space capable of comfortably hosting about 30-45 people (and you have a couple of chairs for Will and Anders to sit on), there’s a chance you could be seeing these two modern indie troubadours, in the flesh, from the comfort of your own home .

It’s not a contest or anything. You just need to contact them to let ‘em know you’re interested. If your humble abode is deemed worthy, you get 5 free tickets; the rest are twenty bucks a pop, sold and marketed only via the artists’ websites. So yeah, you may have a few strangers in the house that evening, but you’ll know their names beforehand, and at least you’ll all have the unequivocal bond of shared musical taste to help break the ice.

If this is the first time you’ve heard of Will Johnson or any of his related projects, make the jump for a couple, whistler wetting, cuts. Oh, and who knows…maybe we’ll meet in some stranger’s living room some time over the next couple months…

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Jam of the…Wednesday: Surfer Blood

It’s wednesday, so that means it’s time for a new jam!  This week I bring you an offering from the youngins from Florida, Surfer Blood.  I’m a big fan of their new album, ‘Astro Coast’.  This is a fun album with “Big” guitarwork.  I’m reminded of early Weezer(ya know, when they were good), Pavement, and maybe a harder Velvet Underground.  Do yourself a favor, look em up.  Here is a single off ‘Astro Coast’, “Swim”.

Jay Leno Sucks, No One Likes Him

You should've called it quits Jay.

The old saying goes, “lead with your best foot forward”.  This is equally true when you’re starting out a “new” late night show.  Conan O’Brien did this in June of 2009 when he started ‘The Tonight Show’ on NBC.  A sample of the guests Conan booked for his first 2 weeks looks like this(in order of appearance):

Will Ferrell, Pearl Jam, Tom Hanks, Green Day, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Mayer, Patton Oswalt, Eddie Murphy, Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal, Rancid, Norm MacDonald, Jim Gaffigan, Neko Case, Jamie Foxx, and Kevin Nealon

That’s 15 fairly large names and a considerable group of talent, hard to argue otherwise.  Now, let’s take a look at a sample of Leno’s scheduled first two weeks(in order of appearance):

Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, Brad Paisley, Sarah Palin, Shaun White, Cast of Jersey Shore, Apolo Ohno, Avril Lavigne, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Simon Cowell, Animal Expert Dave Salmoni, Joan Jett, Guy Fieri, and Dana Carvey

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Juggalo News

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m really not all that familiar with Insane Clown Posse and their music, although I guess I may be proud of that. I’ve also learned what a “juggalo” is just today, but then that probably only adds to my aforementioned point of pride.

Well, apparently juggalos now have a news channel tailored specifically to their kind and culture. Seriously, utterly fascinating. Enjoy, but please mind the rather harsh, esoteric language…

If you still need some help defining just what the hell a “juggalo” is, apparently this is a fairly good place to start, and thanks to dbj for educating me in the mysterious ways of the juggalo.

How often do you watch Racism?

So I finally caved to peer pressure and signed up for Netflix yesterday, and, like I am with nearly all new “toys,” once everything was setup, there was a fairly lengthy, obsessive session of exploring its functionality in an effort to maximize the return on my investment.

I was advised that simply rating a whole butt load of movies I’d seen was a good place to start, because this would enable the service to make better suggestions.  Made sense.

So I’m sitting there, rating up a storm under all genres,  and intrigued by how Netflix classifies each type before asking how often I watch that type:  Old School, “College Movies”; Full Metal Jacket, “Military Movies”; Gangs of New York, “Period Pieces”; Rudy, “Movies Based on Real Life”; Once Upon a Time in America, “Gangster Movies,”  etc. etc. etc.  You know, enjoying seeing how all the pieces come together.

Well, at some point I come across Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (which I find quite entertaining under certain circumstances), rate it, and then get the message that you see pictured here…

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New Broken Social Scene!

It’s been 5 years since we’ve had an album released under the name Broken Social Scene that wasn’t followed by ‘Presents’.  That all finally ends on May 4th when their new album “Forgiveness Rock Record” graces our presence(album art above).  BSS lineups have varied in the past and have a tendency to get a bit largel, but according to frontman Kevin Drew, this album was written and performed by a core group of 6.  Of course, in true BSS style, that core group may not be the only ones playing on any particular track.  Guests on this album include Leslie Feist, Stars’ Amy Millan and Evan Cranley, Metric’s Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw, Jason Collett, and of course more.

As if you had any doubts on whether or not this release will stack up with prior BSS albums, the recent single release should ease your mind.  Below, feel free to listen to the 7 minute “World Sick”, which is the first track we’re able to hear off FRR.  Also, after the frump, you can give your email address and BSS will let you download your very own version of the song.  Enjoy!

Broken Social Scene - World Sick

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5 Reasons You Should be Watching the Winter Olympics

I’ve heard a lot of talk and I’ve seen a lot of chatter(ahem, twitter) about the winter Olympics being too boring.  I’ve heard they’re not as fun as the summer, so therefore not worthy of being watched.  I have actually found the opposite to be true.  I’ve found myself watching these winter Olympics just as much, if not more than the summer games.  True, the summer Olympics being in China and that crazy time zone really hurt my viewership(I really hate watching tape delayed sports).  Also true, with the winter games being in Vancouver and the western time zone I can watch more with events being spread out over NBC, USA, and CNBC.  But that’s not all of it.

I find these games to be quite fun to watch.  Every time I turn it on, I find an appealing story to go along with the athletes competing.  I feel the athletes more or less represent the amateur spirit of what an olympic competitor should be.  Sure hockey has it’s fair share of NHL athletes just as basketball had in the NBA, difference is the NBA sucks and the NHL does not, so there.  I wasn’t looking forward to these games, but now that they’re here, I’m hooked.

However, if you’re not hooked, keep reading as I give you 5 reasons you should be.

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And on the 7th Day…God Created Jam: Love Ain’t for Keeping

Well, Valentine’s Day is coming to a close.  If you haven’t gotten around to showing off your sausage skills yet, your opportunities have just about exhausted themselves, so why not close out the night with a classic jam (and one that is certainly topical)?

It’s true, love ain’t for keeping.  I stand firmly by that notion, as do The Who.  Sure, maybe some say Pete Townshend allegedly should have kept a bit more of his love to himself, but, tonight, that’s neither here nor there.  Take this one in, and take it in well.  Together.  It’s short and sweet, and, curiously, happens to be followed up on the album by a song about escaping from one’s wife (after the jump).  You be the judge of that.  Happy Valentine’s Day, Frumpsters!

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Prince Valiant kills three over tenure

On Friday, after being denied tenure, Dr. Amy Bishop murdered three colleagues and injured three more at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

Over the past two days, more news has come out about this crazy wench suggesting she may have murdered her brother way back in 1986, proving she’s been crazier than a shit-house rat for decades.

The subsequent articles have come mugshots revealing that Dr. Amy Bishop is either a time traveling prince from medieval Europe, Emo Phillips or the sister of the douchebag who does the UPS commercials.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??

MICHAEL JACKSON’S AUTOPSY REPORT MADE PUBLIC; ENSURES ETERNAL HUMILIATION OF POP ICON AND FAMILY

are we done yet?

Can we leave it alone already?  I mean, who is really surprised to learn that Michael Jackson had tattooed lips and hair?  Who is “shocked” at the obviously newsworthy revelations that Jackson was underweight and balding?

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