The 2010 MTV Movie Awards

With nothing better to do on a Sunday night, I decided to not only watch the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, but to blog my thoughts as it aired. Enjoy!

8:00 PM Do I need to do the pregame? Thoughts?

8:02 PM Ok. When does the product placement end? *cough* Jersey Shore *cough*

8:04 PM Wait? Jersey Shore has a soundtrack? It's not just Slippery When Wet?

8:09 PM Paris Hilton is a news corespondent. Say that with a straight face.

8:13 PM You know, I'm kind of glad they're getting rid of the freecreditreport.com guys.

8:16 PM MTV has a Twitter tracker. Vain bastards.

8:17 PM I'm probably the only person live blogging this. Oh well.

8:18 PM I'll pass on The Last Airbender. The first one, too.

8:19 PM Katy Perry is not naked yet. Color me disappointed. But she does have blue hair going for her, so there's that.

8:20 PM The video for "California Gurls" doesn't make me hate the song any less. It does make me hungry, though.

LinkChurch: Doolittle Tour, M.I.A., And More

Welcome to the first edition of LinkChurch! This will be our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Highlight Of The Week

• It's our interview with Johnette Napolitano, the lead singer of Concrete Blonde. Haven't read it? You should!

Pop Culture Commentary

• The Love Hate Society presents C(k)rossfire! Or, Who's Better: Christopher Cross or Kris Kross?
• Chronological Snobbery mistakenly names E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial the worst video game of all time.
• Popdose looks at the effect $#*! My Dad Says will have on television.

Music News

• Pixies will be doing an eleven-city tour of North America, during which they'll play Doolittle in its entirety. And like most bands, they'll pretend North Carolina doesn't exist.
• No Live Nation fees during the month of June!
• The cover for M.I.A.'s upcoming album gives me a headache.
  

TV News

• Katy Perry swears she's performing naked at tonight's MTV Movie Awards. I hope that's not code for unplugged.

And finally, here's the surreal moment of the week (by far). Watch President Obama, Michelle Obama, Elvis Costello, the Jonas Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Jerry Seinfeld, Emmylou Harris, and others join Paul McCartney in a rousing rendition of "Hey Jude:"

Mixtape: Songs About Drugs

We devoted our show to songs about drugs on this week's Culture Brats Radio. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. The Lemonheads, "My Drug Buddy"
2. Afroman, "Because I Got High"
3. Guns N' Roses, "Mr. Brownstone"
4. The Velvet Underground, "Heroin"
5. Cypress Hill, "Hits From The Bong"
6. Huey Lewis & The News, "I Want A New Drug"
7. David & David, "Welcome To The Boomtown"
8. R.E.M., "I've Been High"
9. Motley Crue, "Dr. Feelgood"
10. Wilco, "Handshake Drugs"

SIDE B

1. Nirvana, "Lithium"
2. J.J. Cale, "Cocaine"
3. Queens Of The Stone Age, "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer"
4. Weezer, "Hash Pipe"
5. The Ramones, "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"
6. Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit"
7. Dar Williams with Ani DiFranco, "Comfortably Numb"
8. The Rolling Stones, "Mother's Little Helper"
9. Pulp, "Sorted For E's & Wizz"
10. Kris Kristofferson, "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
11. Townes Van Zandt, "Dead Flowers"

Thanks to everyone who came out and requested songs. If you'd like to catch future shows, follow us on Twitter.

So It Looks Like This Whole Shit My Dad Says TV Show Is Really Gonna Happen

Up until now, I've thought this whole Shit My Dad Says TV show was a joke, a dare from one Hollywood producer to another that got out of hand.

Don't get me wrong, from the moment someone clued me in to the Twitter account, I've thought Shit My Dad Says was hilarious. When I heard about the book deal, I was happy for the guy.

But the news about the TV show gave me pause. While the situation practically begs for a sitcom -- a 29-year-old guy living with his opinionated, cantankerous father -- I feared that having it on CBS would water down the funny. Or at the very least, most of the curse words.

And then the Shatner announcement? I checked the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

But yesterday, the trailer for $#!* My Dad Says premiered on the web. And while it's spelled $#!* My Dad Says, it's pronounced Bleep My Dad Says. But they don't make a sound like bleep. It's the actual word "bleep."

So uh, yeah. This show's a reality now.



So what do you think? Based on what you see here, will you watch it?

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ABBA, "Waterloo"

ABBA is one of the few bands that can instantly elevate my mood. How can you not tap your toes, nod your head, or smile when you hear this?

From 1974, here's ABBA's "Waterloo."

Enjoy!

The 'M' Word

The problem with writing for a pop culture site that has, on occasion, enjoyed its little homages (here and there) to the '80s is that you frequently run smack dab into the "mirror of years". (And no, dressing up that euphemism didn't take any of the sting out of being middle-aged.)

However, as much as you* might love music and pop culture (the church of the young), you don't want to look like an old person trying to be hip. You want to EMBRACE that you ARE old and you fully acknowledge it! You're not even ashamed! You can rock the wrinkles, completely self-aware. And yes, that makes you a bit hip all on its own.

So for those days, I give you a couple of pretty rocking tees:


"Middle Aged Punk Rock Crime Solving Dinosaurs"


"No I am not a Vampire, but I am older than Bauhaus"

The rest of the days I'll be slapping on anti-wrinkle cream.

*And by "you," I mean me.

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Thundercats Are Go!!

MTV is reporting that a new Thundercats series is coming to Cartoon Network in 2011 - anime style. Here are the Thundercats from the '80s:


Here are the 2011 Thundercats:


I think these new Thundercats are scary. Lion-O is going to rip your face off! And then steal your toys! And then maybe he'll eat your ice cream, just for fun!

Any Thundercats fans out there? I watched them from time to time but I was more of a Voltron girl myself. Here's the old intro if you're feeling nostalgic.



Thundercats ho!

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Muse, "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"

Has you been listening to this song nonstop during the past week, or is it just me? Yeah, it's got those silly vampires in the video, but the song kicks major ass.

From 2010, here's "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" by Muse.

Enjoy!

They Say It's My Birthday

Today is in fact my birthday so I thought I'd compile a list of things that you all can give me, thanks to the Think Geek catalogue that arrived in the mail this weekend.

• The Back to the Future Lights and Sound Mark I DeLorean
  
  
  This bad boy makes all the sounds that the movie one does. Totally rad.


• Star Wars Chop Sabers with the R2-D2 Pepper Mill
  
  
  
  
  Because our home clearly needs to be geekier.


• Or maybe just some Canned Unicorn Meat. Unicorn: the new white meat!
  
  

Seriously, I love Think Geek. Go browse around - I bet you find one thing that you want.

Reality Be Gone

It's the dawn of a new era for Hollywood: they must be officially out of drunks and drug users because it was announced yesterday that VH1 is postponing Celebrity Rehab because they can't find enough celebrities in need of its services. Hooray for Hollywood! But I do feel sorry for the countless tabloid writers and bloggers who make money from kicking celebrities when they're down.

But it got me to thinking... What if we ran out of teens and twentysomethings in search of a recording contract? No more American Idol! What if we ran out of single people that have no problem looking for "love" in front of millions of people? No more Bachelor!

So now it's your turn: what reality show do you wish would run out of contestants so you never have to see it again?

Go!