The Devil Wears Prada
as seen on myspace
thu 10/9/2008
The Devil Wears Prada takes its name from the novel (and movie) about the catty world of high fashion, but the Ohio band says its name is meant to be taken literally: "When standing before God, he won't care about your sweet Prada scarf or Gucci shoes or whatever."
Fronted by vocalist Mike Hranica and Jeremy DePoyster (guitar, vocals) along with Chris Rubey (guitar), Andy Tricj (bass), James Baney (keyboards) and Daniel Williams (drums), The Devil Wears Prada is straight-up about being on a religious mission. During this year's Warped Tour, the band opened their shows by announcing it was Christian before unleashing a set of crunching riffs, galloping drums and gut-wrenching screams. "You’re supposed to tell everyone and not be ashamed to anyone," confirms Hranica.
With songs like Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over, Hey John, What's Your Name Again? and HTML Rulez D00d, The Devil Wears Prada has collected a loyal following on MySpace. But that online-fame could have set up the band to fail in person, according to frontman Hranica: "I kind of get scared, but we've just gotten big because of MySpace, and that doesn't really give us a good representation."
The Devil Wears Prada will drop a deluxe edition of their most latest album, Plagues, at the end of October before embarking on a U.S. tour.
See: myspace.com/tdwp
abandon with abandon
daily dos
thu 10/9/2008
(image by Christina Lam Photography via flickr)
- Brazil and Argentina abandon the dollar in their bilateral trade agreement.
- T.I.'s Paper Trail debuts at number one on the Billboard 100.
- That's so gay, or is it?
- Wake up with an alarm clock that only stops when you shoot it with a gun.
- The New York Times is reporting that thousands of voters in swing states have been illegally removed from voter registration lists.
- Eva Mendes insists her career is "more serious" than Jennifer Lopez's.
The White Tie Affair
let's talk
wed 10/8/2008
Don't mistake The White Tie Affair for a boy band. Clean-cut and good looking, the Chicago dance-rockers may not have tattoos or mop-tops, but they insist they can rock any party. We swapped emails with the up-and-coming band and chatted about video games, girls and their favorite subject: parties.
There are more and more rock bands getting exposure these days thanks to MySpace and the Internet. How do you distinguish yourself from the rest of the pack?
The Internet and MySpace have been great tools to get us a lot of exposure early on. We took advantage and used all the free marketing tools around us to get the music out there. But, at the end of the day, no matter how a band originally gets exposed, it still takes great music and hard work to separate from the "pack."
Who are your influences?
Guns N' Roses, Prince, Fall Out Boy, Stevie Wonder, Queen and Journey.
Which song from Walk This Way do you think represents your band the most?
"Candle (Sick and Tired)," because it captures all of our influences like lightning in a bottle.
You've mentioned that you wanted to bring some fun back to music. Is being a party band the only way to rock in a world full of problems?
We just want to make music that provides people an escape. Being a party band is definitely not the only way to rock in a world full of problems, but it's definitely a start.
Your sound was once described as "music for the PlayStation generation." What does that mean to you? What do you think about music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero?
That's kind of an interesting concept. To me, the PlayStation gen is the generation of kids who are very into technology. I think the ways to get a band's music exposed are constantly changing based on technology, in my opinion, for the better. I love the fact that games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are getting kids more interested in "playing" music. I definitely wish those games were available when we were kids.
You mix pop, punk and R&B. What kind of audiences do you get at your shows?
As our audience continues to grow, we're seeing lots of different age groups and listeners. It's mostly the kids who are into bands like Fall Out Boy and pop-punk, but we're also starting to get lots of college students coming to shows. Our live shows tend to be very high energy so most of the time the crowds are dancing, singing and screaming along.
Your videos feature you dancing and rocking alongside models in big mansions. Is this a fantasy that has become a reality?
When we shot the video for "Mr. Right," we just wanted to get some people together and have a party. Actually, most of the girls in the video are friends – or friends of friends – so we definitely hang out regularly. As far as that fantasy becoming a reality goes, we definitely try to bring the party wherever we go.
recession depression
daily dos
wed 10/8/2008
(image by Bob Jagendorf via flickr)
- The International Monetary Fund is predicting a deep recession in the U.S.: "The world economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s."
- Become a real-life superhero with just a photo of yourself and the website Make Me Super.
- After four years of hiding, former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo has been extradited from México to face charges of corruption.
- Check out three gameplay videos of the parkour-inspired video game Mirrors Edge, including one featuring free running star Sébastien Foucan.
- Weeks after suffering second and third-degree burns in a plane crash, Travis Barker tells Us Weekly he's lucky to be alive: "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive."
k dicen: 10 hit songs featuring T-Pain
News
tue 10/7/2008
We fed the lyrics of 10 hit songs featuring T-Pain to wordle and like, yea, got ooh now.
The top 15 most used words and their frequency: like (88), yeah (63), got (55), ooh (47), now (41), know (39), flirt (35), way (35), fly (32), kiss (32), diss (32), girl (31), wit (31), hey (29), shawty (29)
The list of 10 hit songs featuring T-Pain:
"Bartender" ft. Akon
"I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)"
"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" ft. Yung Berg
"Can't Believe It" ft. Lil Wayne
"Got Money" by Lil Wayne ft. T-Pain
"Shawty" by Plies ft. T-Pain
"Good Life" by Kanye West ft. T-Pain
"I'm a Flirt (Remix)" by R. Kelly ft. T-Pain and T.I.
"Cyclone" by Baby Bash ft. T-Pain
"Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown ft. T-Pain
get off your ass
daily dos
tue 10/7/2008
- Goya Foods is on track to make $1 billion in sales this year.
- The national debt is now so big, it broke the national debt clock.
- Gmail introduces "mail goggles", to keep you from sending that email you'll later regret.
- Kanye West premiered his new video for Love Lockdown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (via The FADER)
- Check out Universal Mind Control from Common featuring a robotic Pharrell. (via Nah Right)
- A satellite has discovered an ancient Peruvian pyramid buried by centuries of plant growth.
- Stock markets throughout Latin America have also been hit by the economic crisis.
Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin
versus
mon 10/6/2008
| name | Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. | Sarah Louise Heath Palin. |
| birthdate | November 20, 1942 (65 years old). | February 11, 1964 (44 years old). |
| born in | Scranton, Pennsylvania. | Sandpoint, Idaho. |
| religion | Catholic. | Christian. |
| current job | U.S. Senator (Delaware). | Governor (Alaska). |
| married to | English professor Jill Tracy Jacobs. | Oil field production operator Todd Palin. |
| education | B.A. in History and Political Science (University of Delaware), Law Degree (Syracuse University College of Law). | B.A. in Communications-Journalism (University of Idaho). |
| started out as | Attorney. | Sports reporter. |
| family drama | His first wife and one-year-old daughter were killed in a car accident. | Her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. |
| also known for | Taking the train to work everyday. | Competing in the 1984 Ms. Alaska beauty pageant. |
| self-described | Survivor. | Hockey mom. |
| questionable quote | "Make no mistake about this, Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America." | "I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me, what is it exactly that the VP does every day?" |
| critics say | He loves to put his foot in his mouth. | She loves to put her foot in her mouth. |
| foot in mouth | Told a paraplegic man to "stand up." Once said: "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.” Called Obama “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” | Once said she had foreign policy experience because Russians are her "next door neighbors." Did not know the meaning of "The Bush Doctrine." Could not name a single source of where she gets her world news. Couldn't name a Supreme Court ruling she disagrees with aside from Roe v. Wade. |
| close to home | Son Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III is fighting in Iraq war. | Son Track Palin is fighting in Iraq war. |
| on abortion | “My position is that I am personally opposed to abortion, but I don't think that I have the right to impose my views on the rest of society.” | Against abortion, even in cases of rape. |
| on the war in Iraq | Voted in favor of Iraq war as a Senator. Has pledged to initiate a phased withdrawal of troops. | “I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq.” |
| on immigration | Voted in favor of the U.S.-México border fence. Voted in favor of the Bush-backed immigration reform bill. | Positions are unclear. Tightened restrictions on drivers licenses for illegal immigrants in Alaska. |
| on global warming | "To deal with global warming, you have to change the attitude of the world, particularly China and India, the two largest developing nations. But in order to do that, to have any credibility, you have to begin here in the United States." | “A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.” |
| webprops | 22,611 friends on official MySpace. | 58,878 friends on official MySpace. |
| the kind of veep they'd like to be | "I've never seen a time when Washington has watched so many people get knocked down without doing anything to help them get back up. Almost every night, I take the train home to Wilmington, sometimes very late. As I look out the window at the homes we pass, I can almost hear what they're talking about at the kitchen table after they put the kids to bed." | "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening." |
proof is in the parka
daily dos
mon 10/6/2008
- As drug violence continues to escalate throughout México, bulletproof clothing is all the rage in Mexico City.
- Shakira has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president: "I feel in my heart that he would be able to reconstruct peace and confidence in the United States."
- Listen to Akon and Lil Wayne boast about their stacks in a new track, "I'm So Paid."
- Only 25 percent of Americans approve of the job President Bush doing – a record low – according to a Gallup Poll taken last weekend.
- Stock markets around the world, including the U.K., France and Japan, took a nosedive as fears of a shaky global economy remain.
- See what it's like to cross someone over in the paint in a new trailer for the video game NBA 2K9.
Alonso, Horford, Sigler, Corrigan and Love
halfsie or fullsie
sun 10/5/2008
You may have wondered: are they? A little?
Well, yes. Yes, they are.
Laz Alonso
Age: 32
Actor in Jarhead, Stomp The Yard and Miracle at St. Anna. Once worked for Merrill Lynch on Wall Street.
Fullsie: Cuban.
Al Horford
Age: 22
Power forward for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. His father, Tito, played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Bullets.
Fullsie: Dominican.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Age: 27
Actress-singer known for appearing in the TV series "The Sopranos." Released a pop album in 2001.
Halfsie: Cuban mother and Jewish father.
Kevin Corrigan
Age: 39
Actor known for roles in movies like Superbad, The Departed and American Gangster.
Halfsie: Puerto Rican mother and Irish father.
Faizon Love
Age: 40
Actor-comedian known for his work in the movies Friday, Elf and TV shows like "The Parent 'Hood."
Fullsie: Cuban.
vo-code red
daily dos
sun 10/5/2008
- T-Pain beefs with the vocoder effect that he rode to the top of the charts.
- Duke it out in a Mortal Kombat-inspired fighting game featuring Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Cindy McCain and John McCain.
- Spain has approved a self-deportation plan that allows over two million of unemployed immigrants to receive unemployment benefits and other incentives – as long as they stay out of the country for three years.
- A month after kicking out the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, President Evo Morales says "no way" to U.S. anti-narcotics surveillance.
- Los Pikadientes de Caborca follow around a fun-loving Mariachi in a video for "Cumbia Del Río."
- Check out the cover art for Wisin y Yandel's new album, La Mente Maestra, which is scheduled for release on October 28.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested nearly 80 immigrants during a week-long operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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