Kick that case of the Mondays square in the boo-boo

Even though you know it's coming, it's still funny as hell.

May 3rd - mark you calendars

I would have included this in Friday's blast, but RatBat Bear is heading in to catch the Pirates and Nationals fight for the worst record in baseball. I'm assuming some burr drinkin' will be happening as well... so who knows if that post will actually happen. Better be safe than sorry is my motto.

VH-1 will air a Radiohead in-studio performance on Saturday, May 3rd featuring 9 songs (6 from In Rainbows). Only bad thing is that it's scheduled for midnight. And who knows where we'll be or what shape we'll be in at that point. I guess I'll need to fire up the trusty VCR.

Thanks to P-fork - the clips they have linked are badass.

I wish I had a HD TV

Although I don't have an HD TV (give us a break, we just got cable a few months ago), there's this great HD channel, Music HD which features music programs from MTV, VH1 and CMT. I discovered this gem while nursing a slight hangover at a friend's apartment after celebrating the nuptials of two good friends in Philly Sly Fox style. Just to give you an idea of some of the stuff they have on MHD, here's the lineup for this afternoon/evening:

• 4pm - RHCP, Live in Milan


• 5pm - VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam


• 6pm - VH1 Storytellers: Dave Matthews Band


• 7pm - VH1 Storytellers: Coldplay


• 8pm - VH1 Storytellers: Bruce Springsteen


• 9pm - Isle of Wight Festival: The Who/David Bowie


• 10pm - Isle of Wight Festival: Snow Patrol/Jet
  

This week's late night TV lineup

Late Show w/David Letterman

• Monday - Morrissey
• Tuesday - Bryan Ferry

The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno

• Thursday - Velvet Revolver

Late Night w/Conan O'Brien

• Monday - The Apples in Stereo
• Tuesday - Explosions in the Sky
• Wednesday - Jonny Lives!

Last Call w/Carson Daly

• Monday - Jet
• Tuesday - The Format
• Wednesday - Teddybears
• Thursday - Midnight Movies
• Friday - The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello's solo project)

Reality TV - what's wrong with the world

There aren't too many things that you can describe in one word. Neil Young is one of them. The next wave of reality TV is another... and that word is dung. The other night, I sat down with the LOML to test-drive a new reality show. Age of Love - pitting a group of 20-year old ladies against a group of 40-year olds in a battle for one man's heart. Interesting premise, different angle, hotties all around and most importantly, the possibility every week of a vicious cat-fight!! Needless to say, I made it through 20 minutes of the hour-long premier. Initial intrigue quickly turned into disbelief. Why do the "contestants" subject themselves to this? And why do viewers do the same? It's a train wreck waiting to happen... which, I guess is the appeal.

Now in those first 20 minutes, I was also treated to a number of commercials for other new reality shows. I'm embarrassed to even mention some of these:

Inturn - I didn't know they were looking for the next soap opera star.

The Real Wedding Crashers - If you're thinking, "there's no way that this can be as funny as the movie," you couldn't be more right.

The Next Big Thing - to do what, join the circus??

and my personal favorite, Pirate Master - Why are pirates so funny? Because they arrrr! (I just lured you into that joke, and you didn't even see it coming)