March 20, 2007

Abbey Road

Abbey Clancy Buzz Not sure exactly who Abbey Clancy is, but now I know that I should start caring. Giggity!

Julie Roehm, former rock star CMO and 2006 Grambo’s Gals Finalist, is once again back in the news now that Wal-Mart has filed a countersuit against Roehm’s wrongful dismissal suit. While there’s no denying that there was some inappropriate email action going down between Roehm and one of her (male) subordinates, your Uncle Grambo still thinks that Wal-Mart is the villian in this story. Not just because Roehm is a hottie, either. Rather, because it seems to this observer that Wal-Mart’s corporate ethics policy seems to be unnecessarily stingy (much like it was when I was at GM). [via Gawker]

While these pics of Katherine Heigl picking a wedgie are pretty disheartening (in that it brings her back down to Earth from her orbit in the Fantasy Vixen Supreme solar system), it ain’t gonna stop her from becoming America’s Next Top Sweetheart™.

James Murphy really digs the drugs, eh? I say no biggs, esp. if continuing to live in a state of chemical complicity allows him to make another “Sound Of Silver.”

Is this really what Rufus meant when he sang “My phone’s on vibrate for you”? (NSFDubs)

Best random Nintendo reset evs? It comes courtesy of a song that’s been getting a lot of spins in your Uncle Grambo’s iPod of late. The song in question is the long-forgotten “Shuffle It All” by Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds, which just so happens to be one of the most underrated jawns from the early `90s. What raises the song from merely good to all-time best evs is the fact that it resets Dr. Mario (” My woman playing Dr. Mario / On the TV all night long”), easily the best 2 player game in the history of Nintendo.

Leafblower is right, too. Both Record Reviews and Send Me Dead Flowers are bringing all sorts of A-Game back to The Blogosphere™. Helmed by The Gorilla and Kegzies, respectively, it’s like it’s 2004 all ovah again up in this bitch. BRAVO!

When Damizz was in town a couple weekends back, we abstained from pounding beers for a few hours so we could catch an afternoon screening of “The Hitcher” at the local googleplex. And you know what? It was surprisingly best. Before Lindsay pounces on me, let me clarify. It wasn’t nearly as best as, say, “The Descent”, but it was def WAY more enjoyable than the other nu-wave horror remakes (”The Hills Have Eyes”, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) that have been released under the Michael Bay banner. And man oh man, how come no one ever told me that Sophia Bush was such a Backstage Betty? Her shower scene was worth the $11 alone. Recommendation? Netflix that sh*t, holmes.

Speaking of Michael Bay sanctioned horror flicks, you just know that “The Hills Have Eyes 2″ is going to be terrible con carne. That said, the teaser trailer is definitely Boobs McGee.

Why did it take me nearly six weeks to hear about Olivia Munn popping her top during a heated boxing match on the Wii? Giggity! [via SuperiorPics]

Are you a “W.H.A.S.” fanatic who is having difficulty coming to grips with the fact that August 3rd is still a full seven months away? Fear not, my friends. “The Michael Showalter Showalter” ought to tide you over for a bit.

Is it strange that I prefer reading Bill Simmons’ thoughts on basketball to watching an actual NBA game? Can’t some enterprising production person at ABC or ESPN figure out a way to integrate Bill Simmons into their telecasts in some way OTHER than calling play-by-play?

Don’t remember exactly how I discovered it, but Indexed is fast becoming one of my fave reads. Bookmark that sh*t, pronto.

Does the fact that HK Flix has stopped selling a region-free copy of “El Topo” mean that Abcko Films is finally going to put this masterpiece out on DVD Stateside? Don’t hold your breath, this thing has been pushed back even more than the equally anticipated DVD release of the second season of “Twin Peaks”! With that in mind, be sure NOT! TO! MISS! IT! as restored prints of “El Topo” and “The Holy Mountain” make a cross-country tour of the nation’s finest art house cinemas. Even you, A²!