Baxojayz - Centricity: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Rock Out with some WTF

No words can explain this pic.

Friday, April 29, 2011

WTF: Instantly lose 150 pounds

Hourcast prepare to hit the road with Black Label Society and All That Remains

This spring HOURCAST will be joining forces with Black Label Society and All That Remains on the Uranium Tour, which kicks off May 4th at the House of Blues San Diego, and wraps up on June 5th in Richmond, VA.

Hourcast have just released a video for their current single "Attraction," co-starring adult film star Jesse Jane. The video, which was directed by Ryan Smith and drummer Jerry Clews, was shot at Big Sky Movie Ranch in Simi Valley, CA. Hourcast singer Patrick McBride dishes on what it was like to work with Jesse Jane, "It was truly the epitome of 'suffering for your art'. Here's this gorgeous girl coming to the set, so friendly and warm. She shows up for the first scene in costume and transformed herself into a maniacal, gun wielding, madwoman." In the video Jesse Jane wields the AUG assault rifle, made famous in the video game Call of Duty.

Uranium tour dates are as follows:

May 4th San Diego, CA - House of Blues
May 6th Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
May 8th Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
May 10th Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
May 11th Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
May 13th Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
May 17th Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
May 18th Wallingford, CT - The Dome at Oakdale
May 23rd London, ON - Cowboys
May 24th Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
May 26th Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
May 27th Madison, WI - The Majestic Theatre
May 31st Chicago, IL - House of Blues
June 1st St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
June 3rd Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
June 4th New York, NY - Irving Plaza
June 5th Richmond, VA - The National

http://www.hourcast.com/
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"Attraction" video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2dLZqSVCj0

Friday, April 29, 2011

osmose \oz-MOHS\, verb:

1. To gradually or unconsciously assimilate some principle or object.
2. To undergo osmosis.

Osmose comes from the biological term osmosis, "the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane." Osmosis derives from endosmose, with endo- being French for "inward" and osmos meaning "push, thrust" in Greek.

ghost

A term meaning you're leaving. Similar to "outta here."

I don't like those people you invited over so I'm ghost.

Trivia

Fingerprints are used to identify people. What prints are used to identify cattle?

Noseprints. Each animal’s nose has a distinct pattern of ridges and grooves.

History

Joan of Arc: led her army into Orléans in victory over the English (1429)
Dachau: concentration camp was liberated by US soldiers (1945)
Naomi Uemura: became the first person to reach the North Pole alone; he traveled by sled dog (1978)
Los Angeles race riots: began after the acquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King (1992)
space walk: astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev stepped out together on first joint US-Russian walk in space (1997)
Rent: Rock musical opened on Broadway; the Manhattan-set retelling of La bohème went on to win several Tonys, a Pulitzer and many other awards (1996)

Birthdays

Alexander II (1818-1881): Russian emperor who freed the serfs; Japanese emperor Hirohito (1901-1989) shared this birth date
Rod McKuen (78): '60s poet and composer
Zubin Mehta (75): music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; also, musicians Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961), Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967), Duke Ellington (1899-1974), Otis Rush (77), Tommy James (64) and Carnie Wilson (43)
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001): NASCAR superstar
Jerry Seinfeld (57): comedian who made much ado about nothin', Seinfeld; also, actors Celeste Holm (94?), Lane Smith (1936-2005), Kate Mulgrew (56), Daniel Day-Lewis (54), Michelle Pfeiffer and Eve Plumb (both 53) and Uma Thurman (41)
Andre Agassi (41): one of history's top tennis players

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Turtle Thursday: Silent Bob

Silent Bob giving the camera the cold, heartless, alien, evil-eye!

Dark Phased Texas Diamondback Terrapin

I'm gonna fuck your brain

Thursday, April 28, 2011

polymorphous \pol-ee-MAWR-fuhs\, adjective:

Having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.

Polymorphous combines the Greek roots Poly-, "many," and -morphous, "shape."

cold finger

Similar to cold shoulder, except a cold finger is done by ignoring someone's text or facebook message--usually when said person's comment is pointless or uncalled for.

FB status: "Man, I just got called into work for another 16 hour weekend shift."

Tool: "Lol, I never work weekends lol"

*cold finger/friend removal is appropriate here

Trivia

What popular actor has played doctor in a number of movies—including roles as Dr. Sayer, Dr. Carlisle, Dr. Kosevich, Dr. Adams, and Dr. Nielsen?

Robin Williams. He was Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Awakenings, 1990), Dr. Cozy Carlisle (Dead Again, 1991), Dr. Kosevich (Nine Months, 1995), Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams (Patch Adams, 1998), and Dr. Chris Nielsen (What Dreams May Come, 1998).

Holiday

Take Our Daughters to Work Day (US)

History

mutiny on the Bounty: mutineers led by Fletcher Christian took over the HMS Bounty and set Capt. William Bligh and other sailors adrift (1789)
Benito Mussolini: Italy's Fascist dictator was executed (1945)
Kon-Tiki: Thor Heyerdahl and 5 others set sail from Peru across the Pacific on a raft to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could have settled Polynesia (1947)
Muhammad Ali: refused induction into the US army; his heavyweight title was stripped and he was later convicted of draft dodging (1967)
food pyramid: suggested eating plan was adopted by the US Department of Agriculture (1992); it has since been modified
Aldrich Ames: CIA officer pleaded guilty to spying for the Soviet Union (1994)

Birthdays

James Monroe (1758-1831): 5th US president, whose administration was called the Era of Good Feelings
Oscar Schindler (1908-1974): the inspiration for Schindler's List
Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993): creator of the eponymous car
Harper Lee (85): author of To Kill a Mockingbird; plus, writers Johan Borgen (1902-1979)and Ian Rankin (51)
Jay Leno (61): hack comedian, douche
Penélope Cruz (37): Oscar-winner for Vicky Cristina Barcelona; also, actors Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954), Ann-Margret (70), Marcia Strassman (63), Paul Guilfoyle (62), Mary McDonnell (59), Elisabeth Röhm and Jorge Garcia (both 38), Jessica Alba (30) and Jenna Ushkowitz (25)

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Happy Hump Day

AWOLNATION asks, "Have you gone AWOL yet?"

Meet AWOLNATION: It’s not just music, but a crusade designed to fight all that’s fake, commercialized, compromised and debased in popular culture. “If I’m going down in flames, it’ll be my way,” confesses AWOL. “Why do it if you’re not going to do it all-out?"

AWOLNATION recently released their eclectic debut album titled, Megalithic Symphony via Red Bull Records and are currently on a Spring US tour with dates currently scheduled through June 5th in San Francisco. The band has also shot two videos for tracks off of Megalithic Symphony, one for the hip-hop beat driven "Sail" and one for the raucous "Burn It Down." "I think very much like a kid in terms of fantasy and magic," says AWOL. "I get rhythms, beats, colors and patterns from the transcendence of the ocean. I’m influenced by both its beauty and its absolute terror."

For more information on AWOLNATION visit www.awolnationmusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/awolnation
"Sail" video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2efAcmBQM
"Burn it Down" video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5AXq4WvZI

Nicole Scherzinger Rocks Led Zeppelin for the NBA

ESPN and ABC have produced a special open for 2011 NBA Playoff coverage airing across the networks including Nicole Scherzinger and Jason Bonham performing Led Zeppelin’s iconic “Black Dog.” The video debuted Saturday, April 16, for the start of the playoffs on ESPN and ABC.

“It was an honor to join Jason Bonham on the iconic Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog,’” Nicole commented. “I am excited that fans will be able to see the video during the NBA Playoffs.”

"Working with Nicole for the NBA Playoffs spot was amazing. She is the real deal,” said Bonham. “Not only is she one of the most beautiful people I have ever met, but she has a fantastic and powerful voice. She has a great rock voice and it worked out fantastic for ‘Black Dog.’ I was so pleased to be able to bring this song to such a huge sporting event."

Nicole Scherzinger is scheduled to release her solo debut, Killer Love, on Interscope/A&M this summer. Nicole set international singles charts on fire with her last two releases, “Poison” and the #1 single “Don’t Hold Your Breath,” both of which will be included on Killer Love.

Playoffs Video Link: http://youtu.be/TgtKrZGNlM8
MTV News clip: http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/644904/nicole-scherzinger-talks-working-with-redone-on-killer-love-album.jhtml
Official website: http://www.nicolescherzingermusic.com/

Hasselhoff Wednesday: You can lose an EYE!

Natalia Kills Drops Mirrors Remixes, Chapter 2

As if her debut single “Mirrors” didn’t already have you wanting to hit the dance floor, Natalia Kills is dropping “Mirrors (Remixes, Chapter 2).” Available digitally on Amazon and iTunes (via Cherrytree Records) today, “Mirrors (Remixes, Chapter 2)” features remixes of the hit single from the likes of Adrian Lux, Frankmusik, Chris Moody, and Jeff T.

Fans of the dark pop singer should also check out the controversial video for her latest single “Wonderland,” which explores the inner workings of a fairytale gone wrong. And, be sure to pick up “Wonderland’ on iTunes.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

jamboree \JAM-buh-ree\, noun:

1. A carousal; any noisy merrymaking.
2. A large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment.
3. A large gathering of members of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, usually nationwide or international in scope.

Jamboree is an American invention, an apparent blend of jabber and shivaree.

screen saver

the blank expression that comes across a persons face when day dreaming.

dude, check out dave day dreaming, he looks miles away

yeah mate i know, he has his screen saver on

Trivia

What country issued a banana-shaped self-adhesive stamp in 1969?

The South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga, which was the second country in the world to offer self-adhesive postage. Sierra Leone was the first in 1964.

History

Battle of Dunbar: Scots were massacred by the English as the Wars of Scottish Independence began (1296)
Ferdinand Magellan: the leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe was killed by Philippine natives in the Battle of Mactan (1521)
Paradise Lost: John Milton, blind and impoverished, sold the copyright for his epic poem for £10 (1667)
SS Sultana: the worst maritime disaster in US history occurred when the wooden steamboat exploded and sank on the Mississippi near Memphis, killing up to 1,800 former Union POWs recently released from Confederate prison camps (1865)

Birthdays

Samuel Morse (1791-1872): inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885): 18th POTUS
Walter Lantz (1900-1994): animator, Woody Woodpecker
Jack Klugman (89): Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple; also, actors Anouk Aimée (79), Sandy Dennis (1937-1992), Judy Carne (72) and James LeGros (49)
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006): civil rights activist and widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Earl Anthony (1938-2001): bowling legend
August Wilson (1945-2005): Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fences and The Piano Lesson; plus, writers Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) and C. Day Lewis (1904-1972)
Sheena Easton (52): singer, actress; also, radio announcer Casey Kasem (79) and singers Judith Blegen (70), Cuba Gooding (67), Kate Pierson (63), Ann Peebles (64), Ace Frehley (60) and Patrick Stump (27)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Guest Review: In the cinema - Suckerpunch

Today I'm posting a couple reviews of Suckerpunch by my friend, pin-up artist Conny Valentina.

I saw Sucker Punch last night and I have a completely different view that many critics seem to that are panning this movie. Have no clue why it is being received so harshly, but the fact is, it really is a beautiful half mess. Don't read the following if you haven't seen it.

The whole thing could have been salvaged if the last moments had a change of character. I thought that is where he was going, making this all about Sweat Pee and nothing to do with Baby DOll, it would have truly been a perfect film then. It made more sense that this was Sweet Pea in the end being labotomised. Hence why she gets on the bus at the end with all the people from the third level, all getting on the bus with her.

All levels had their reasons. The Brothel was showing the viewer that while comatose, these girls were being abused in the first level. That is very evident by the final scenes when the men say 'we can't do this anymore, hurt these girls like this'.

It was an amazingly inspiring vision, one that is unapologetic, bad things happen to good people, and we are kidding ourselves if we think differently. When Babydoll dances, it is telling the viewer she is infact being abused, hence the need to escape to the third reality.

If only it had been Sweat Pea sitting in that chair in the end as the camera panned back I would have given it a resounding ten.

A very sad and engaging movie, that needed more filler, and I hope that the 18 extra minutes that will be added in the DVD release fills in some of the blanks. In the end, I know it is also open to interpretation, but Baby Doll is the guardian angel of the movie, she is the strength that Sweet Pea needs to get herself out. The parallels in each girls story is glaring obvious, both with sisters that die leading the viewer to very slowly realise one is the others guide to salvation.

ADDENDUM: After seeing it a second time, it all made perfect sense, and now I understand it far better, and feel it is infact a work of art. Just sheer brilliance. Baby Doll is definitely the Guardian Angel even though she is real, and she is there to save Sweet Pea and then live life through her freedom. But it was the levels that were the brilliant part. One level created for the girls to escape the horror of the first level and the second level created by the film maker to save the viewer from the horror of the first level.

I have so much love for this movie it's crazy. And that anyone would say this is Snyder's worst movie leads me to believe they really didn't get it. Which is understandable, it took me two goes to really see it.

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Bootsy Collins New Album In Stores TODAY + Tour Date Announcement

Funk legend Bootsy Collins' first new album in 5 years, 'Tha Funk Capital of the World,' is sure to be this week's grooviest release with Ebony Magazine describing it as "writhing, lively" and USA Today promising "a groove worth waiting for."

On June 3, Bootsy launches his U.S. tour with a show at Club Nokia in LA. See below for a full list of tour dates including performances at Chicago's Congress Theater, Bonnaroo, and B.B. King's in NYC.

To celebrate the album release, the Mo'Nique Show will dedicate an entire episode to the iconic funk pioneer. The show, being taped this week, will feature Bootsy Collins discussing his storied career and performing his new song "JB - Still The Man" featuring a live collaboration with Rev. Al Sharpton and the Mo'Nique Show houseband.

Download a free mp3 of “JB - Still The Man (w/ Rev. Al Sharpton)" here: http://bit.ly/ihoYdD

On May 3, The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles will host an educational Q&A session and bass demonstration entitled "An Evening With Bootsy Collins." Grammy Foundation Vice President Scott Goldman will moderate the event and Bootsy will answer audience questions. Get more info here: http://bit.ly/ee1wab

'Tha Funk Capital of the World' features fellow P-Funkers George Clinton and Bernie Worrell, along with Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Bela Fleck, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Cornel West, Buckethead, and more.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

turncoat (TUHRN-koht)noun:

Someone who changes allegiance and joins the opposite side.

Etymology: The color, and especially the color of clothing, has long symbolized association with a particular cause. For example, soldiers in an army or players in a sports team don a designated color. The idea behind the word turncoat is someone switching allegiances and turning his coat inside out to hide his earlier colors. Earliest documented use: 1567.

Work Sandwich

Back to back shifts, sp. closing shift followed by an opening shift the next day, primarily making a night on the town impractical.

I can't man, work sandwich.

Trivia

Who was the inspiration for high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson in the Damon Runyon short stories that were the basis of the Broadway and movie musical Guys and Dolls?

Western legend Bat Masterson, whom Runyon knew during the onetime frontiersman’s second career as a newspaper sportswriter in New York City.

History

Cape Henry: Jamestown settlers made landfall on this Virginia promontory (1607)
Marshall Henri Pétain: the leader of France's Vichy government was arrested (1945); he died in prison in 1951
Tanzania: African republic was formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (1964)

Birthdays

David Hume (1711-1776): philosopher, wrote A Treatise of Human Nature
John James Audubon (1785-1851): ornithologist and artist; plus, artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
Charles Richter (1900-1985): the seismologist who developed the Richter Scale
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903): landscape architect who designed Central Park; architect I. M. Pei (94) was also born on this date
Bernard Malamud (1914-1986): author of The Fixer and The Natural; also, writers Anita Loos (1893?-1981) and Morris West (1916-1999)
Jet Li (48): martial arts movie star, War; also, actors Giancarlo Esposito (53), Michael Damian (49), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (44), Jason Earles and Tom Welling (both 34), and Jordana Brewster and Channing Tatum (both 31)
Kevin James (46): comedian, actor, King of Queens; comic and actor Carol Burnett (78) shares this birth date
T-Boz (41): singer, TLC; plus, musicians Ma Rainey (1886-1939), Duane Eddy (73), Bobby Rydell (69), Gary Wright (68), Roger Taylor (51) and Chris Mars (50)