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  • I Guess Roth Needs Some New Hairplugs?

    So, the Van Halen reunion is back on. Remember when this was a big deal earlier in the year, right before the band’s induction in the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame? Then Eddie went into rehab and…well, you know the rest. But Eddie’s out, and it looks like the band is ready to hit the road again. How long until it implodes?
    You know, I was cool with The Police reunion tour. Not only does it not seem like any of the three members are hurting for cash, but at the one performance I saw, it was obvious that they are trying to push their music forward, and it still sounds fresh. The band’s matured musically, and the technological changes over the past twenty years have brought a fresh wrinkle to their sound.
    VH? The whole thing just seems kinda desperate. Well, just about anything David Lee Roth does nowadays seems desperate, but I’m saying. Besides, how can you take this whole thing seriously when Van Bertinelli’s teenage son is playing bass?
    Of course, 40-ish yuppie types who have fond memories of being the high school badass will revel in this reunion. Me? I’ll chill at home with my copy of 1984 and be perfectly happy.
    Besides, after seeing Roth perform “Jump” in a bluegrass stylee earlier this year on TV, does anyone have great expectations for this reunion tour? Seriously!!
    Van Halen’s website: http://www.van-halen.com/

  • "Trapped In The Closet": Must Be Seen To Be Believed

    So I was gonna write about the Van Halen reunion tour and the upcoming Springsteen album, but damn if I didn’t find the new chapters of R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet” series, and…wow, I have no words. Watch and enjoy

    This is unrated…but just so you know there’s some foul language and…um, adult situations.

    http://ifc.com/static/sections/kelly/trapped.html

  • Friday Throwback – Party All The Time

    Before Eddie Murphy was bagging Scary Spice and Babyface’s ex-wife in the same month, he was a fairly insecure young man when it came to women. Actually, he probably still is. Recorded in 1985, the song was produced by Rick James. This must’ve been before he kicked mud on Eddie’s couch. And I’m not sure if everyone knows this, but Party All The Time peaked at number 2 on the Billboard charts. Not bad for a comedian. The song isn’t great, but it’s very 80s.

    • Who put the dirty mop on Rick James’ head?
    • How come Eddie didn’t say, “Yo, turn me up in the headphones,”?
    • Is Rick wearing leather pants?
    • That one dude in the studio looks like a tall Michael Bivins.
    • And were all those people in the studio Eddie’s posse?
    • This might possibly be the greatest verse in music history: I’ve seen you in clubs just hanging out and dancing/You give your number to every man you see/You never come home at night because you’re out romancing/I wish you bring some of your love home to me.
    • Why is that one dude touching himself at the 2:28 mark?
    • I wonder if Rick burned the naked girl before or after the making of this video?

    That was the only song that you could get through on his debut album How Could It Be. I guess the world wasn’t ready for sensitive Ed. He would go on a release a much better album (we are talking Eddie Murphy here) called Love’s Alright which included a very memorable song with Michael Jackson called Whatzupwitu which featured Eddie and MJ floating in the video. No word on if Mike gave him a kick and a “hee hee” for making fun of his crying in the song She’s Out Of My Life.