It’s almost been 20 years since the NES was released, so to celebrate I found some remakes in their 8 bit glory!!!
Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to produce a cartridge-based console. Masayuki Uemura designed the system, which was released in Japan on July 15, 1983 for ¥14,800.
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smosh.com has come up with a list of songs they would like to be “Gleed”
One of the reasons Glee is so popular is that they cover so many cool songs—except for this season’s Britney Spears tribute show. But lately, their covers have been kind of boring…are they running out of ideas? They’ve even gotten desperate enough to have Bieber on the show. What’s next, Nickelback?
It’s time to shake things up again. I’d like to somehow convince the show’s producers that I know what’s best for Glee and nominate these songs for their consideration.
1. Lindsay Lohan’s “Rumors”
A LiLo cover (maybe even two or three!) would be an awesome framework for an episode in which Quinn becomes an alcoholic, goes to jail, goes to rehab and beats up a few nurses. I bet parents everywhere would LOVE that episode, especially if kids wrote “f*ck you” on their nails.
2. Ozzy Osbourne’s “Suicide Solution”
So many Ozzy songs would be perfect for the chipper little Glee kids, but I think 1980’s “Suicide Solution” wins for its uplifting lyrics: Evil thoughts and evil doings / Cold, alone you hang in ruins / Thought you’d escape the reaper / You can’t escape the master keeper. And how cool would it be if Artie dressed up as Ozzy and ripped the head off a rat with his bare teeth and ate it?
3. Sir MixaLot’s “Baby Got Back”
I bet your mom would TOTALLY love an episode about guys who like girls with big butts! For some reason, I see Sue Sylvester singing it…
4. Barney’s “I Love You”
The Glee kids could do a little Stuffie cosplay and scare little kids by singing “I Love You” on a special episode in which the cast attends a Plushie convention in Vegas. Let’s just hope they aren’t the kind of Stuffies who like to “do it” in costume…
5. NWA’s “F— the Police”
Universally condemned as the most shocking rap song ever recorded, “F— the Police” has been banned just about everywhere—NWA even got an FBI smackdown. Puck would rock this song, though they’d have to change some of the lyrics like they did with the Cee Lo Green’s song.
6. Marilyn Manson’s “Antichrist Superstar”
Covering a Marilyn Manson tune or two would make Glee really popular with Goths, most of whom probably find the show far too cheerful. “Antichrist Superstar” would be perfect because parents would happy their kids were learning about the dangers of the antichrist. It’s a twofer!
7. The Brady Bunch’s “Sunshine Day”
A Brady Bunch tribute episode is totally in Glee’s future, so I’m going to scoop the story now: Westdale High School is up for action because they can’t pay the back taxes, and the glee club must raise $20,000 to save the school from Sue Sylvester’s nefarious plan to turn it into a year-round cheer camp. Just in the nick of time, the kids learn about a singing contest whose first prize is the exact amount of money they need. Quinn would play Marsha, Finn would play Greg, and Rachel, of course, would play Jan.
8. Eminem’s “Kim”
We think a romantic cover of this song would be perfect for Kurt. Just think how beautiful his high tenor would sound when he sings: Now bleed! B*tch bleed! / Bleed! B*tch bleed! bleed!
9. Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg’s “Mother Lover”
Since mothers don’t play a big part on the show, they’d have to adjust the song so Kurt sings about Finn’s mom and Finn sings about Kurt’s dad.
10. Tribute Show to Flava Flav
Best. Tribute. Episode. Ever. The kids could cover all the high points of Flav’s career, including his appearances on The Surreal Life and Flavor of Love. Since Amber is the only black person in the Glee cast, she’d have to play Flava. She’s going to look darned weird making out with Sue Sylvester, who would play Brigitte Nielsen…
Until next time keep rockin’
The 0800 Jukebox crew.
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The beverage brand and the rapper now have a long-term partnership for emerging artists from Eminem’s Shady Records’ roster. As a result of the new deal, Brisk and Shady Records will host a series of artist events throught the year. Later in 2011, the two companies plan to produce several large-scale live music events.
The first Brisk-Shady Records event took place at New York City’s Highline Ballroom this past Tuesday, Feb. 9 and celebrated the long-anticipated signing of hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse to Eminem’s label.
Slaughtehouse — Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5’9″ — was featured on “Session One,” a bonus track on Eminem’s “Recovery.” The group will release its second album later this year.
Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s manager, said in a statement that his client believed both writing his own Super Bowl spot and creating a new marketing platform for Shady Records was a “great opportunity to do something creative and fun.”
To wit, the creative agency behind the Super Bowl spot, Mekanism, inserted 14 “Easter Eggs” (hidden gems) within the TV ad. For all your hardcore Eminem heads, see how many eggs you can find in the ad below before reading what they are (listed beneath the video):
Easter Eggs Answers:
– Alley = 8 mile reference
– Trunk gag =slim shady LP cover
– Infinity sticker on dumpster = “infinite” album (Em’s first album)
– License plate says Eminem
– Em’s club dance = inspired by his moves from video “Without Me”
– Trailers= reference to trailer park white trash roots/8mile
– Basement Sound Booth = ref to Basemint Productions (his first group)
– Stan = Stan the song
– Portapotty = Eminem has said often that he finds his best inspiration on the toilet
– 12 steps he walks down= (reference to “Recovery”)
– Does a “gun cock” move during rap from “Not Afraid”
– Skyline = inspired by the skyline from the “Not Afraid” video
– Shady Poo = refers to Slim Shady
– Eminem is left handed, so is the Eminem puppet
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It’s likely that this year’s Grammy Awards will be best remembered for the triumph of underdogs in key categories. Indie artists Arcade Fire took home the Album of the Year prize for The Suburbs, beating out best-selling discs by Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Eminem, while jazz vocalist Esperanza Spalding unexpectedly beat out Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Drake and Florence and the Machine for Best New Artist.
The ceremony was packed with memorable performances this year. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
Top nominee Eminem won Rap Album for Recovery and Rap Solo Performance for “Not Afraid,” though he was shut out in every other category. Jay-Z won two awards — Rap Song for “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys, and Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “On to the Next One” with Swizz Beatz.
In the rock categories, Paul McCartney won Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the live recording of “Helter Skelter” on his Good Evening New York City album, while Neil Young’s “Angry World” won for Rock Song and Muse’s The Resistance won for Rock Album. The Black Keys took home two Grammys – Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for their song “Tighten Up” and Alternative Music Album for Brothers.
It should come as no surprise that Lady Gaga’s performance of her new single “Born This Way” was the evening’s most visually stunning and bizarre spectacle:
Bob Dylan joined Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers for a medley of acoustic numbers including his classic “Maggie’s Farm”:
Mick Jagger made his first-ever live appearance at the Grammy Awards with tribute to the late Solomon Burke backed up by Raphael Saadiq and his band:
Whereas most everyone else on the Grammy stage went big and bold, Lady Antebellum opted for a stripped-down, understated medley of Teddy Pendergrass’ “If Don’t Know Me By Now” and their hits “American Honey” and “Need You Now”:
Cee Lo Green put on what could be the night’s silliest and most colorful performance with a rendition of his song “Fuck You” — err, “Forget You,” sorry — decked out in a peacock suit and backed up by Gwyneth Paltrow and a stage full of puppets from the Jim Henson Company:
Arcade Fire performed two songs at the ceremony — a blistering version of “Month of May” with a bunch of guys riding around on bikes, and “Ready to Start” after they won for Album of the Year:
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The 0800 Jukebox crew.
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