The Belligerent Years: Archive

Corn Dog Ranch: patto snozwall →

Heather breaks it down for you new people. corndogranch: a celebrity throws a fit and the internet goes bonkers, news at 11 i think performing and writing standup comedy is one of the hardest things i’ve ever done in my life, which is why i don’t do it anymore. i have the utmost respect for people who do. part of being a good performer is being able to…

Jan 7th

The Barbtian Chronicles: That One Time When Patton... →

barbaragray: I witnessed something really gross happen last night. Something I wish I’d never experienced. I saw one of my heroes be a total asshole. I was booked on a show called Odd Thursdays at the Palace, a Chinese restaurant in Los Feliz. There is a small upstairs room that has become home to a few…

Jan 7th

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National Nilsson Day! →

We lost Josh Nilsson seven years ago today, these are some memories of my friend. Josh Nilsson lived half a block from me in Central Park for a few years. I used to see him walking in a long black…

Dec 14th

Nov 24th

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Fall Cornucopia →

Live video by Ustream You can watch it here or here. I mean listen. This is an audio show, dude.

Nov 9th

This Friday!!! The topic? Why not just stop by and... →

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Sep 21st

: VAN-SHAKEUP!!! Wolfgang Van Halen Leaves Group,... →

kimgordonsrealage: The reunited classic Van Halen lineup is soldiering on, even after the loss of their newest member, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. “I’d had enough. Nobody told me what a pain in the ass it was working with family. My dad was always yelling at me, telling me not to be such a show off. How do you…

Aug 4th

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: Juggalos Strike Back, Take Aim at Alternative... →

kimgordonsrealage: A rash of Juggalo on comedy nerd-violence has broken out across the United States. The violence is being attributed to a backlash from fans of the rap group, Insane Clown Posse, against a series of public slights by comedians in recent months. “Yo, I’m getting tired of motherfuckers with… You like music jokes? Follow the jokiest tumblr out there. Me and other people...

Jun 25th

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: Ghost of Benjamin Orr says, “I Was Frozen Out... →

kimgordonsrealage: Not everybody is excited about the reunion of 80’s hitmakers, the Cars. In fact, some call it hardly a reunion at all. “They never reached out to me once. Those guys were my brothers. I don’t deserve to be treated this way in this realm or any other.” says the Cars’ former singer/bassist,… Hey, we have a facebook page now. We would appreciate the likes. Thanks ...

Jun 4th

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Yiiur Hannd →

“I do not understand rust jokes. I am over ninety-four percent composite plastic and five percent organic tissue. Less than one percent of my construction is metal and that is triple Teflon…

May 25th

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May 24th

: RINGO STARR ARRESTED IN TEXAS OVER RESTAURANT... →

kimgordonsrealage: Former Beatles Drummer Ringo Starr was arrested in Houston, Texas this weekend after an incident in a local restaurant. Starr was enjoying a meal with his wife, Barbara Bach, and a small group of friends at the chain restaurant, BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse last Friday night. The staff… Note to Belligerent Years Followers… kimgordonsrealage.tumblr.com is where...

Apr 20th

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Mar 16th

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: IBM’s Watson Takes SXSW Social Scene by Storm... →

kimgordonsrealage: After making a splash on “Jeopardy” last month, IBM’s supercomputer is taking it easy this March by attending the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. “We expected Watson to spend most of the month running a complete memory diagnostic, but when we told it that, Watson said, ‘Whatevers, dude’ and…

Mar 15th

: King Diamond Forced to Flee Kingdom →

kimgordonsrealage: Singer King Diamond has joined a long list of troubled dictators this week by fleeing his kingdom amongst large scale rioting and protests by his subjects. Diamond’s problems began when Wikileaks released U.S. State Department cables describing widespread financial mismanagement of his… It’s my birthday. I can re-blog myself if I want to.

Mar 4th

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Mar 2nd

: NBC: "We're Using ALL the Songs From 'Planet... →

kimgordonsrealage: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.: In order to meet an FCC demand, NBC will be featuring the remaining 10 songs from Bob Dylan’s “Planet Waves” album as TV show themes next fall, the broadcaster has announced. “It doesn’t stop with ‘Parenthood’,” said a spokesman. “The FCC won’t let the Comcast deal…

Jan 21st

: Best Albums of 2010 (Jon) →

kimgordonsrealage: What a year for music! 2010 saw the release of countless new sounds and artists making a name for themselves across a variety of genres, from outsider folk to outsider folktronica. Here are my picks for the year that was (2010). 1.) Jandek - Seersucker/Minneapolis Monday/Worm… KGRA’s, Jon ends 2010 with his favorite album pics. Read it before the ball drops.

Dec 31st

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Social Network was pretty alright - YO TUMBLA,...

breadharrity: This isn’t a review of the 2010 film “THE SOCIAL NETWORK”, but it is a review of the three kinds of Aaron Sorkin writing style moments that made me cringe 1. Unnecessary references (especially to it being 2004/5) 2. Deep 3. and this (makes more sense if you’ve seen it) This was pretty good though:

Dec 17th

The Belligerent Years Radio Hours 2010 Holiday... →

We are back to celebrate the season. Please join us. This Friday at 9pm PST. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-belligerent-years

Dec 15th

: Drake Goes “Duck”, McG Feathers Nest →

kimgordonsrealage: KGRA has learned that Canadian-born R&B sensation, Drake, has signed on to star in the Marvel Pictures reboot of the Howard the Duck movie franchise. “We are taking ‘Howard’ in a new direction,” says Kevin Fiege, president of production at Marvel Studios. “The new Howard is more…

Dec 14th

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: Metallica Shocker: Former Metallica Bassist... →

kimgordonsrealage: In an amazing turn of events, former Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who was thought to have been killed in a bus accident in 1986, is actually alive and well and living in a remote Swedish village. The band was touring Sweden when their bus skidded off the road and landed on its side,…

Dec 2nd

: ITunes Starts Black Friday Early With 1 Cent... →

kimgordonsrealage: Not interested in braving the 4 am cold this Friday for great deals? This year, Apple is letting you take advantage of a great bargain without even leaving your computer. The online retailer is offering an ITunes exclusive Carlos Santana / G.G. Allin duet, “She Gives Good Hep-C” for one cent. Enjoy your turkey tomorrow, scuzzbags.

Nov 25th

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: Vocalist Mike Patton is Rushed to Hospital After... →

kimgordonsrealage: Attendees to a recent performance in Denver, Colorado by Mike Patton witnessed the singer experience a thirty-five minute seizure. Officials are blaming the venue’s craft services for providing Patton with a contaminated crabcake before the event. “He just started spewing white foam from his…

Nov 24th

Nov 20th

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: Who…Who…Who--is that Kid Dressed Like an Owl at... →

kimgordonsrealage: Many attendees to the west coast shows of the recently reunited Guided by Voices have found themselves face to face with a young man dressed as an owl, dancing near the front row. The “Owl-Boy” as he is being referred to on the Guided by Voices fan-run message board, was first seen at the… I steal an idea from Luke Maxwell (with permission)

Nov 18th

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: Dos Become Tres, Sign to Prawn Song →

kimgordonsrealage: Former Arkansas Governor and current Fox TV pundit Mike Huckabee has joined forces with former Minuteman bassist, Mike Watt and former Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler’s all bass guitar musical group, Dos, which will now be known as Tres. “Mike just called me up out of the blue one day and… NANOWRIMO was a bust, going back to the warm, welcoming bosom of KGRA.

Nov 17th

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Nanowrimo →

Last week, I decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month. NANOWRIMO is a “contest” a contestant attempts to write a 50,000 work novel in the month of November. I completed it back in 2006…

Nov 9th

: Tea Party Celebrity Supergroup Plays First Show →

kimgordonsrealage: KGRA was on hand when a new conservative musical power trio, consisting of Ted Nugent, Maureen Tucker, and Vincent Gallo took the stage in Dover, Delaware at a fundraiser for Tea Party senate candidate Christine O’Donnell. The group calls themselves “The Freedom Wing”. Nugent was electric… I keep re-blogging this posts in hopes that you will follow “Kim...

Oct 27th

: Eddie Vedder Turns Catholic, Solves Mysteries,... →

kimgordonsrealage: It’s only October but NBC is already hyping what they expect to be the jewel of their Summer 2011 TV lineup. In “Don’t Call Me Father”, grunge rocker Eddie Vedder plays, “Father Eddie” a Catholic priest who goes against the wishes of the Vatican and starts up paranormal investigation…

Oct 26th

Rejected Keith Richards Autobiography Titles

kimgordonsrealage: Tumblin’ Dice Satis-fiction Turd on the Run Nerd on the Run Sympathy for the Dealer Start Me Up: How Windows 95 Changed the Industry and Launched a Computer Revolution Get Yer Kindles Out!

Oct 26th

: Sonic Youth / Steve Albini Feud Intensifies with... →

kimgordonsrealage: The recently re-ignited feud between art-rockers Sonic Youth and “recordist” Steve Albini has increased thanks to a new salvo sent towards Albini from Sonic Youth leader, Kim Gordon, in response to comments Albini made in GQ magazine accusing the group of “selling out”. “I can no longer… (Self Promotional Materials) This is the Tumblr you should be following....

Oct 12th

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Oct 4th

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I gots another Tumblr →

Kim Gordon’s Real Age is a site dedicated to mocking music in a smart and funny way. Myself, Sam, Brandon, Daniel, and Jon are writing some funny stuff. I will admit that 99.99% of people are either…

Sep 28th

Aug 31st

: My Picnic Lunch With Former Misfits Lead Singer... →

(Pictured L to R: A sandwich, Glenn Danzig) Glenn Danzig is angry and short; that has never changed. Yet, it seems like that is all we know about him these days. In his prime, Danzig was know to be extremely boastful about himself, but he became a quiet figure in his 40s and has now…

Aug 18th

: Steely Dan Guitarist Returned To Hall of Fame →

Clevelanders can once again breath a sigh of relief. After losing hoops-star LeBron James this summer it seemed like they may of lost another one of their local legends. Thankfully, as of 5PM today, Walter Becker is back in the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame and resting comfortably after being… This site needs more followers. I can promise mean-spirited music jokes all the time.

Aug 4th

I got tumblrs →

qslcards.tumblr.com and http://pizzwizzler.tumblr.com/ Because when you rarely update your website, spreading yourself thin is ideal. What are you guys up to? I’ve been in a creative funk,…

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Jun 29th

Sammy Got Bit →

I’m not much of a blogger. I tend to feel like my day to day life is far from interesting reading, but something happened today and people showed a genuine interest, so it is only fair to give you…

May 19th

The Belligerent Years Radio Hours Get... →

Join us as we reflect on the festival with some great stories and some great times. If you would like to share your favorite stories on the show (via skype), let us know in the comments or…

Apr 28th

The Belligerent Years Radio Hours 100%... →

You’ll get tips. You’ll find out the secrets THEY don’t want you to know. We’ll tell you the best place to stand in order to have Brody Stevens talk to you. When we run out of…

Apr 14th

This Friday, The Belligerent Years Radio Hours... →

Apr 7th

Mar 18th

Corn Dog Ranch: how to pick peas (a long article... →

first, grow some peas. they’ll be flowers before they’ll be pea pods, but they’ll still taste like peas. (they do! try them on salad! don’t eat sweet pea flowers or peas though. those look like peas but are actually poisonous.) when your peas are ready, use scissors to cut them off the plant….

Mar 6th

The Belligerent Years Radio Hours: Special Edition... →

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-belligerent-years I can hardly think of anything more gauche than promoting one’s own birthday, but here we are*. My actual birthday is Thursday, but…

Mar 2nd

Laserdisc Bounty →

Even though I have entered the realm of High-Definition entertainment, I find myself unable to get rid of the old formats that proceeded it. Even worse, I find myself continuing to buy movies in…

Feb 28th

Radio Jerks Returns with New Faces!

I use my considerable internet radio clout to personally endorse this radio pairing. I will be listening. dailyclaw: Radio Jerks is free from it’s 90s grips, but loses someone in its wake. Luke Maxwell will no longer being doing the show, but I have a fantastic guest co-host in Heather to replace him. If it goes well I might make her permanent, so let’s hope for the best! I have complete...

Feb 18th