ETID in trouble over tweets

During the past two weeks hardcore band Every Time I Die has been promoting their upcoming DVD, Shit Happens release by posting faked re-tweets from celebrities such as Kanye West, Andy Dick, Justin Bieber, and Jimmy Fallon. Examples include the following:

"RT @AndyDick i did the Jimmy Kimmel show w/ @evereytimeidie in 08, they’re cracking me up, get their dvd"

"RT @peeweeherman: New ETID DVD in stores 10/26! I sure hope they play THAT in a dark, seedy theater!"

"RT @JimmyFallon @everytimeidie this is brilliant, you guys need to come play my show to promote your new dvd!”

Not surprisingly, their actions have apparently caused a bit a trouble for the band. Earlier today, the group posted the following on Twitter: "it took 7 days for seize and desist papers to show up." Not long after, the band added, "Thanx for the support, glad so many people enjoyed our fake tweets but we can't comment further on the legal troubles its caused, stay posi!"
Minus the whole staying posi statement (so 2006) I feel bad for these d00ds. Having to pay money to some sucker over some fake 140 characters? Get real. Random hardcore blogs are saying that it might be Kanye doing the suing. We'll have to wait and see.

Waka sued for a milli.

Briiiiiiick Squaaaaaad! Monday night Waka makes his first show appearance in LA since filming Hard N the Paint earlier this year.
But currently Juaquin's booking agent is being sued for a no show. Promoter Walter Conwell of G.D.B. promotions has filed suit against booking agents at Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment, alleging the company wasted thousands of dollars booking Waka Flocka Flame for a June 2009 show in Birmingham, Alabama, which he never performed.
In the lawsuit, G.D.B. claims they paid an $1,800 deposit, and promised Waka Flocka another $1,500 upon arrival. The company's executives were later told that the rapper would not be able to perform due to a scheduling conflict.
They are currently suing for a million dollars.

Back to the Future 25 year reunion.

25 years after originally playing Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox has rolled up his jeans, slipped on his mirrored shades, and taken the driver's seat of Doc Brown's DeLorean once again.
It's to promote this year's Spike TV Scream Awards -- where the cast of "Back to the Future" will reunite -- Fox took part in a shot-for-shot recreation of the original teaser trailer for the movie. The video matches the original in nearly every detail, from the tongues sticking out of Fox's Nikes to the pulsating of the time machine's Flux Capacitor.
The cast are scheduled to reunite (including Fox, Lea Thompson and Elisabeth Shue) on stage at the Spike Network's 2010 Scream Awards on Oct. 19, honoring the best in fantasy and science fiction in film.

A Blu-ray release of the Trilogy will be released on Oct. 26. Stoked!

Kareem Burke arrested.

I didn't wanna write "in massive drug sweep" but apparantly that's what the feds are calling it.
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, which launched the career of superstar rapper Jay-Z, was among 43 people arrested today in a massive drug sweep spanning from New York to South Florida, authorities said. Also nabbed was Matthew Stang, a writer and senior ad rep at High Times magazine, a well-known chronicle of chronic culture.Burke was nabbed early this morning by ICE agents at his home in North Bergen, NJ. The 18-month investigation into the vast narcotics network – headed by Geovanny “Manny” Rodriguez Perez – resulted in $1 million in seized profits and 177 pounds of marijuana.
Perez is suspected of being involved with the New York City drug trade since the 1990s — using couriers with vehicles to move the product and planes to transport the ill-gotten proceeds It was transported in bulk from Florida to New York. From there it was divvied up among three main cells in the NYC-area and distributed to their clients.

Homeboy better be calling up Jigga for favors. (n/h)

Agnostic Front show ends in murder.

News out of Washington DC states a man was apparently beaten to death following an Agnostic Front show at the DC9 Nightclub. According to this report, the man threw a brick through the club's front window. Between three and five people exited the club after the window was shattered, pursued the man down the block and "severely beat him." Police responded to the incident around 2:30 A.M., and the man was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Five arrests have been made in regards to the incident, with unconfirmed reports saying that those arrested were employees of the nightclub.

Obviously homeboy was a fucking idiot for tossing a brick through a window for not getting in to the club. But you cant be causing a ruckus like that at a AF show, point blank period. Not that AF had anything to do with it, but they got crazy die hard fans. I've never understood how people jump other  people to death. I understand if something pops off you gotta handle business, but you shouldn't be doing more damage than a day of drinking and healing up couldn't fix.

TJ Lavin critically injured.

BMX star TJ Lavin remains hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries in Las Vegas after a violent crash Thursday night in qualifying during a Dew Tour competition.
Lavin, 33, was soaring high over a dirt ramp and attempting a difficult maneuver that entailed becoming temporarily unseated from his bicycle. He failed to get his feet back on the pedals before landing on the down-slope, and became separated from his bike just before impact. The athlete was wearing a helmet, according to Dew Tour spokeswoman Nicole Mancuso.
Video footage of the incident, which was posted briefly on YouTube, has been blocked by NBC Universal, which owns the Dew Tour, over copyright concerns.
The Las Vegas native had brain swelling and was placed in a medically induced coma, TMZ said, after being rushed to an area hospital.

This d00d has been at the top of the game for over 15 years, i hope he makes a recovery.

TI gets 11 months in prison.

See it's times like this when it is MANDATORY for you to have a weed carrier. Last month TIP got caught with ecstacy and herb while in Las Vegas with his wife Tiny. After the arrest, a U.S. probation officer alleged that T.I. committed three violations of his supervised release from prison: possessing ecstasy, testing positive for opiates and associating with a convicted felon.
And for some reason he didn't have one of the lil homies play their part and take the rap for him. So instead of paying for one of your homeboys legal fee's and taking care of said weed carrier's family, his dumbass took the charge.
So today was Clifford Harris' big day in court today and he begged the judge to take it easy on him:

"I want drugs out of my life. If I can get the treatment and counseling I need ... I can beat this," T.I. told the judge, according to U.S. attorney spokesman Patrick Crosby. "I need help. For me, my mother, my kids, I need the court to give me mercy."

Either way, the judge sentenced TI to 11 months in prison, which means about 7 months of real time. And i doubt he'll start serving til top of the year. I mean honestly, homeboy needed someone to take the rap for him. Shit, his wife should've. He is the head of Grand Hustle records for Christ's sake. How much money do u think this is gonna cost him? How bad do u think the rest of the crew is going to starve when the King is locked up?

Hardcore holiday

There's nothing like two great hardcore bands dropping on the same day. And i cant think of any 2 better than Madball and Donnybrook. Sometimes i think hardcore kinda needs a shot in the arm to get kids to go out and support the bands that gave so much to the scene. I love to see some buzz genterated. Kinda like when 50 and Kanye decided to both release their album simultaneously, without the fake retiring stunt.
I'm always stoked to see a great old school hardcore band still putting out solid releases. With over 20 years under their belt, Empire marks Madball's 10th album. This album's release will be under the Good Fight Music label.

The Beast Inside is Donnybrook's first cd since Lions in this Game (2005). They release 12 tracks of assault on there home label Eulogy Recordings. This fall they're planning a “Built On Stuggle” tour with Lionheart, Call To Preserve, and Stand United. Then head over to Europe for a headline tour in the Winter.

Go out and support REAL music!

Marijuana decriminalized in Cali

#LatePass on this. The Govenator passed a bill October 1st that pretty much made getting caught with herb, about as bad as a speeding ticket.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449 — which reduces adult marijuana possession charges from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil infraction in California. Senate Bill 1449 amends the California Health and Safety Code so that the adult possession of up to 28.5 grams of marijuana is classified as an infraction, punishable by no more than a $100 fine — no court appearance, no court costs, and no criminal record.
Don't blaze your blunt in public too soon tho, cuz Bill 1449 doesn't go in to effect til the top of the year. I commend Arnold for meeting us half way and letting us slide with this seeing as how he's still against Prop 19.

Brett Favre scandal

Shoutout to Brett Favre for being a grandpa and still sending chicks pics of his dick. I'm sure by now everyone has heard the scandal about him and the former Florida State Cowgirl, Jenn Sterger.
Allegedly Brett and Jenn started their text talking last winter when she started recieving texts and voicemails from someone claiming to be Brett putting on his charm trying to win over the curvacious young woman. She said that was all fine and dandy until one day Jenn started recieving photos of his penis from the man claiming to be Favre.
Ms. Sterger said that she didnt want any part of Favre, but somehow the photos still leaked, and shes still linked to the whole scandal. Last Sunday when asked about the scandal, Brett had this to say:

"My main focus is the New York Jets, they are a tough team; as good as they are that has been my focus," Favre told ESPN at a production meeting. "I hate in any way if this has been a distraction as I said Thursday -- we are here focused on trying to beat the Jets."

Haha, yeah, im sure. Plus there's more recent allegations of 2 massage therapists saying he did the same thing. But then again who knows who's telling the truth?

New Big L CD

Finally after a full decade we're blessed with a new Big L CD entitled Return of the Devil's Son due out November 23rd. As far as I'm concerned he's top 5 DOA rappers. The way he spat lyrics was sharp, and his metaphors were insane, decades before his time. That's why its great to see 21 new tracks from the lyrical genius, Lamont Coleman. Dare i say best outta Harlem? Yes.

01. Return Of The Devils Son (prod. Showbiz)
02. Devil’s Son (prod. Showbiz)
03. Zone Of Danger (prod. J-Love)
04. Sandman 118
05. School Days
06. Principle Of The New School (prod. Showbiz)
07. Unexpected Flava (prod. Lord Finesse)
08. Tony’s Touch
09. Right To The Top f. Royal Flush & Kool G Rap (prod. Domingo)
10. Once Again (prod. J-Love)
11. Harlem World Universal
12. I Won’t
13. Hard To Kill
14. Power Moves
15. If You Not Aware
16. I Should Have Used A Rubber
17. Doo Wop #5
18. Yes You Can
19. Audition
20. MC’s What’s Going On (prod. Showbiz)
21. Slaying The Mic

I hope the beat selection is better than his last posthumous record The Big Picture. L's lyrics are always at 100% sharp and witty but I felt like the whole 2nd half of that cd was lacking because of the 3rd rate beats. I don't know who in Big L's camp let Stan Spit get on his records btw.
RIP to one of the greatest men to ever bless the mic, the devil's son, Lamont Coleman!

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

Last night Comedy Central premiered Nick Swardson's new show Pretend Time. Its a sketch show slightly reminiscent of Whitest Kids. They had Nick showing off his array of wackiness in such sketches as a millionaire wheelchair cat, an HR manager for a donkey show, a child with an insane bucket list, a car that runs on pee, and his infamous Gay Robot.
To be honest it wasnt the funniest show, especially for him, but it was a nice jump off point. For some reason Ryan Phillipe also had a special guest spot. Nick Swardson's Pretend Time is far from perfect but i'm sure it'll at least get a full season or two. Plus anything is better than giving Michael Ian Black another God awful show for 30 mins.

UFC 121

The Honda Center in (my very own) Anaheim gets the privelege of hosting the showdown between these two titans at UFC 121 on Oct 23.
I dont think anyone can make the arguement that Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez arent the two best fighters in the UFC heavyweight division in a long time. Brock is coming off a decisive title defense from Shane Carwin, which ended early in the 2nd round. Cain is coming from the onslaught victory he gained after defeating Antonio Noguiera. I'm sure its safe to say that whoever wins this match is going to be the champ for quite a while.

The card for the night seems to have a couple other gems such as Tito Ortiz vs Matt Hammil, Diego Sanchez vs Paul Thiago, and Sam Stout vs Paul Taylor. None of the other fights are title matches but all 6 of these guys are still in great athletic shape and are sure to knock somebody out!

Banksy takes over The Simpsons couch gag.

Last sunday graffiti artist Banksy was in charge of the infamous couch gag from The Simpsons. And he has managed to stir up much controversy over the way he has painted the 20TH Century Company.

The intro was about 2 minutes as compared to the usual 15-30 seconds. Banksy showed his odd taste of how life around Springfield REALLY is made. Besides Bart writing all over Springfield Elementary walls, Homer being hit by a car, and Barney laying in a drunken stupor; it shows the living conditions that the people who produce the show's animation have to deal with.

In an underground delapidated cave, they showed rows of overworked asian women coloring in animation cells. While underage boys rinsed the cells in acid, there was a near -dead unicorn popping out the circles in cds. They even showed that their boxes were sealed with the tongues of dead dolphins! The worst sweat shop imaginable and i love it.

Shyne wants off Def Jam

Appearantly Shyne Po is finally coming to terms with the fact that L.A. Reid wants to do nothing to support real hiphop over at Def Jam. He even went on to say that he's trying to get on Cash Money! Here's what he had to say earlier this week in an interview:

"I'm definetly trying to get with Cash Money but the Def Jam thing is a question mark right now," Shyne told SOHH. "I've been fixing to get up out there for a while now because L.A. Reid dont care about hiphop. The people up there, they dont know what they're doing. When you dont have a strong leader, where you gonna go? ... They dont care. You got The Roots, Ghostface, Nas, probably the best hiphop roster you could imagine and they do nothing. L.A. Reid doesnt want nothing to do with rappers. It's nothing personal, I dont have nothing personal with d00d but he makes it known he doesn't care about hiphop."

In my opinion Shyne needs to hurry up and get the ball rolling. He's been out for almost a year and hasnt built up the buzz he desperately needs after doing a 10 year bid for Puff. His vocal tone and delivery of flow havent been up to par as it once was. And he wasnt really getting the attention from 50 Cent that he wanted when he was dissing him earlier this year. I hope the Godfather can regain himself after these recent follies.