Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Nothing from Peaches and Herb?

British radio station Planet Rock conducted a poll of the top 10 Rock Songs, and here are their results:

The Top Ten Greatest Rock Songs of all time are:
  1. LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
  2. LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD
  3. QUEEN - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
  4. DEEP PURPLE - SMOKE ON THE WATER
  5. BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID
  6. LED ZEPPELIN - WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
  7. THE EAGLES - HOTEL CALIFORNIA
  8. LED ZEPPELIN - ROCK AND ROLL
  9. AC/DC - HIGHWAY TO HELL
  10. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
What do you think?

LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN VOTED TOP ROCK SONG

Monday, December 27, 2004

Ah, Ashlee and Britney and Janet and William Hung - what a great year



The top music happenings of 2004 from MSNBC.com.

Saturday, December 25, 2004

Merry Christmas from the MEB



We wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone the best during this holiday season. And we hope that 2005 is even better for you than the exciting 2004 was for us.

As our Christmas gift, visit our website's homepage to download our special recording of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."

Happy Holidays and have a Funky New Year!

Mike, Jeff, Steve and Paul

The Purple One rakes in the most Green in '04



Prince collected the most money on the road this year, grossing $87.4 million with a 69-city, 96-show tour. Metallica was #6, Dave Matthews Band at #12, and John Mayer #25 ($23.6 million).

Prince reigns over concert realm in 2004

Thursday, December 23, 2004

Some assembly required?!?!

One of the biggest challenges of parents these days is putting together the toys that they got for their kids. I can still remember the horror stories of a friend who spent hours on Christmas Eve trying to assemble a bike (or was it a scooter?) that never did quite work out the way he had planned.

In that spirit, MSNBC has a list of the The toys that we hate.

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Since we're all about drinking ...



Just in time for your holiday get-together, the Food Network gives us recipes for a whole bunch of holiday beverages. Enjoy the Holiday Spirits!

Food Network: Christmas

Monday, December 20, 2004

Sports? Sex? In 2004? Really??



ESPN.com has a wonderful tradition of recapping the year in sexy sports stories. From the Olympic athletes posing in FHM to Anna Benson's threat to the omnipresent wardrobe malfunction, it was a wonderful year.

Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!!

ESPN.com: Page 2 - Final score: Sex 26, Sports 25

Home, Home Again



This last summer we played at the Paper Mill Island Amphitheater in Baldwinsville, opening for a Pink Floyd tribute band that performed the Dark Side of The Moon while the Wizard of Oz movie played on large video screens. It's a very interesting combination which I'm sure you've heard about. Here's a web page that describes all the eerie coincidences.

Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) : Wizard of Oz Synchronization

Saturday, December 18, 2004

Did you hear that the terrorists are buying UPS uniforms on eBay?

I love a good urban legend, and here is a list of the top 10 hoaxes and urban legends in 2004.

My favorite is the "Altoids as a Sexual Aid."

Top 10 Net Hoaxes / Urban Legends of 2004

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Homemade commercials are an interesting concept



This guy made a commercial/little movie about his iPod, and now it's spreading around the web. And Apple loves the free publicity. Interesting.

Article at Wired News, with a link to the video.

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Can I get a parent/teacher conference?



Looks like Jenna Bush wants to teach in an inner-city public school in D.C. Hmm, that might be interesting.

An Apple for Miss Jenna? Bush Eyes Washington Teaching Job (washingtonpost.com - registration may be required)

Monday, December 13, 2004

2005 Rock Hall of Fame Inductees



  • U2
  • The O'Jays
  • Percy Sledge
  • The Pretenders
  • Buddy Guy

Jambase.com

Steve "The Lush" Orlando turns thirtysomething





Junior celebrated his birthday on Friday night, and we had a great party at Wacky Wyatt's at our gig, and at Brenden's for the post-gig festivities. And a big ole Happy Birtday to Jim "Doc" Willoughby, too.

Nope, he didn't drink the pitcher of Long Island Ice Tea in one breath, and he had a serious brain-freeze halfway through. Wussie.

Thanks to all for coming out and enjoying the night with us, especially Steph & Brian, John, Smitty and the Phelps Racing crew, and a special mention to the Dr. Weeks crowd for coming after your Christmas party.

Click the thumbnails below for full-size pictures.



Thursday, December 09, 2004

Sometimes the British just annoy me

And rock critics are also often the target of my wrath.

So when you get British rock critics telling us about the bands they think are overrated, I really get my hackles up [and I didn't even know I had hackles].

Pretty much everybody gets skewered here - The Beatles, Elvis (both of them, Presley and Costello), The Clash, U2. And the list goes on. I'd like to take their bangers and mash and shove them ...

Deep breaths, deep breaths.

Not that all the bands on this list aren't at least a little worthy of our criticism, but please.

Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Don't believe the hype

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Once again, the MEB is shutout



Mike didn't get any Grammy nominations again this year, and I'm more than a little ticked off.

OK, maybe not. There are some interesting choices here, though, including the Song of The Year nominees. What do you think?

Song of the Year (songwriter's award):
  • "Daughters," John Mayer (John Mayer)
  • "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
  • "Jesus Walks," C. Smith and Kanye West (Kanye West)
  • "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman (Tim McGraw)
  • "The Reason," Daniel Estrin and Douglas Robb (Hoobastank)

E! Online News
And here's the complete list of nominations

Monday, December 06, 2004

Download us all you want



CNN.com - Survey: Net file-sharing doesn't hurt most musicians - Dec 6, 2004

There is no way to explain this ...



And here are the rules for the "Cooter Race."

"Cooter" Handler Rules
  1. Once race begins Cooter handlers may not touch their Cooter. Pushing, pulling or rubbing one's Cooter will be grounds for disqualification.
  2. No drugged Cooters will be allowed to compete. If the judges suspect a Cooter has been drugged and the Cooter Veterianarian verifies, the parties responsible will be fined, or better yet, sentenced to clean up the Cooter Race Track Area after the Race.
  3. No foreign substances such as grease or oil can be placed on one's Cooter to increase its speed.
  4. Shouting, yelling, and coaxing one's Cooter during the race is encouraged.
  5. Cooter handlers are required to provide a safe environment for their Cooters before and after the race.
  6. The Cooter Committee will provide a Cooter holding tank for those Cooter handlers unable to return their Cooters to their natural habitat after the race.
  7. Cooter handlers found mishandling or mistreating their Cooters will automatically be disqualified.
  8. Any violations to the Cooter Race Rules will force the Cooter judges to disqualify the Cooter Handler from the Race Competition.
  9. Decisions of Cooter judges are final and there are no appeals.

Spring Cooter Fest

Friday, December 03, 2004

"Rules" for getting the band back together

Someday, when we're old and busted and it's time for an MEB reunion tour, we'll try to follow these rules for bands that want to do it "One More Time."

Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | One more time

Bob Dylan: 'I'm no prophet'



CNN.com - Bob Dylan: 'I'm no prophet' - Dec 2, 2004

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

We promise this will never happen to us

According to this article, the boys from the band Busted have become tired of their fans flashing them at shows. We pledge never to get tired of our female fans flashing us at shows.

NEVER - NEVER - NEVER - NEVER

Sky Showbiz - Busted Sick Of Fans' Boobs
(link has some slightly NSFW images, and it's a UK website so you'll have to translate it into real English ...)