Daily Gut: Fall of Wall All About Obama

So President Obama says he’d like to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki – something no sitting U.S. president has ever done. Of course, there’s a reason they haven’t: it could be seen as criticism of a painful decision that ended the bloodiest war in history.

Now, I don’t mind if Obama wants to go, and it’s probably presumptuous of me to criticize him for what he might say there, since he hasn’t gone yet.

But if I didn’t, then I wouldn’t have a Gregalogue, and that’s not fair to me, or to those delightful unicorn voices in my head.

And besides, I can pretty much go by what I’ve seen of Obama already. Fact is, whenever he’s overseas, he tends to translate American success into past arrogance. Plus, I don’t think he’ll go to Hiroshima and say, “We did it to save lives,” because that undermines his whole point about nuclear weapons being evil. (more…)

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Tags: Berlin Wall, Hiroshima, MTV, Nagasaki, Obama
Posted Nov 11th 2009 at 4:46 pm in Politics | 261606141 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/11/11/daily-gut-fall-of-wall-all-about-obama/Daily+Gut%3A+Fall+of+Wall+All+About+Obama2009-11-12+00%3A46%3A33Greg+Gutfeld

Balloon Boy: The Right of Every American To Be a TV Star

People have it all wrong about Richard Heene.  He’s not the perpetrator of a poorly-executed hoax, but a victim, a victim of America’s callous disregard for those who suffer from the silent plague that is Media Absence Disorder (MAD).

Sadly, the dead white males who imposed the Constitution on America enumerated only negative rights that limit the power of the government over its citizens.  But if you squint your eyes and look beyond obstacles like the plain text, lurking in there somewhere behind the penumbras and emanations is the positive right of every American to be a TV star.  Those with MAD are not cretins to be shunned but civil rights visionaries at the edge of a new frontier of governmental largess and probably a lot of profitable litigation.

It’s obvious that American society has failed the Heene family.  After he and his brood’s triumphant appearances on Wife Swap, Heene was left media-deficient and was forced to feed his addiction with crude YouTube videos.  In one, he speculated that Hilary Clinton is a shape-shifting space reptile, which would be totally cool if true.  In another, he claimed that he spoke to aliens at a local fast food restaurant, which is actually pretty typical, at least at Southern California fast food joints.

This sad state of affairs was a direct result of the deep, black emptiness in Heene’s life that could never be filled by superficial things like work, religion or family.  Like all MAD-men, he craves, needs, must have the validation that only comes from having his mug flashing across America’s television screens.  He not only wants his MTV, he has to have it.  And we owe it to him. (more…)

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Tags: Aliens, balloon boy, Colorado, constitution, Media Absence Disorder
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 at 6:55 am in Culture, Politics, Television | 24957836 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2009/10/22/balloon-boy-the-right-of-every-american-to-be-a-tv-star/Balloon+Boy%3A+The+Right+of+Every+American+To+Be+a+TV+Star2009-10-22+13%3A55%3A09Kurt+Schlichter

Hollywood Bigots in Black and White

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Tags: Kanye West, Michael Richards, MTV, VMA, zo
Posted Sep 18th 2009 at 3:37 pm in Political Humor, Video | 22845439 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/arachel/2009/09/18/hollywood-bigots-in-black-and-white/Hollywood+Bigots+in+Black+and+White2009-09-18+22%3A37%3A02Alfonzo+Rachel

Kanye West Doesn’t Care About White People

On television, how often do you see the Heartland, the South, or innocence portrayed as positive, or as the innocent victim of thuggery or artistic elitism gone awry? If I told you that it happened over the weekend, would you have guessed that MTV was the network that aired it?

As it turns out, Joe Wilson isn’t the only inappropriate interrupter of the last week. If you haven’t seen Kanye West’s shocking-only-to-people-who-have-never-seen-or-heard-Kanye-West-perform-or-say-words outburst at the normally classy and restrained MTV Video Music Awards, take 90 seconds and watch the train wreck. I don’t want to say it was awkward, but I haven’t seen a performer arouse that many embarrassed faces since…well, since Kanye West did the exact same thing at the European VMAs in 2007, which at the time was the most awkward TV moment since Kanye West hijacked a Katrina charity TV show to rant that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” (more…)

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Tags: Beyonce, Dixie Chicks, Kanye West, MTV, Obama
Posted Sep 17th 2009 at 1:03 pm in Celebrity News, Culture, Featured Story, Music, Politics | 225250161 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/djenkins/2009/09/17/kanye-west-doesnt-care-about-white-people/Kanye+West+Doesn%27t+Care+About+White+People2009-09-17+20%3A03%3A42Dallas+Jenkins

Stand Up Notes from Flyover Country: How Did Russell Brand Get a Green Card?

I am sure that Congress has a lot more important things to do right now but when we get around to looking at immigration can we get an investigation into how an alleged comic named Russell Brand got a green card.

I’m no expert on immigration law but I think in order to come here to work you have to demonstrate you have some special skills or talent that no American has. This rule prevents big multi-national companies from bringing in a bunch of cheap unskilled labor to take American jobs. For example, let’s say you are a bricklayer and you live in Poland. You may be a good bricklayer but if you want to come to the United States to live you need to go through a long process and show you have some skill that no American bricklayer possesses — unless you are a person who can sneak across the southern border,  in which case you are welcome to come and take an American’s job and pick up some free health care and education. That’s another issue and I have been ADD-ing pretty badly recently so I need to get back to the topic at hand: (more…)

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Tags: illegal immigration, Immigration, Kanye West, MTV, Russell Brand
Posted Sep 16th 2009 at 10:19 am in Celebrity News, Music, News, Politics | 224482144 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjena/2009/09/16/stand-up-noted-from-flyover-country-how-did-russell-brand-get-a-green-card/Stand+Up+Notes+from+Flyover+Country%3A+How+Did+Russell+Brand+Get+a+Green+Card%3F2009-09-16+17%3A19%3A58Jeffrey+Jena

‘Rock the Vote’ ObamaCare Push An Epic Fail?

Tuesday, while talking about Patrick Courrielche’s NEA piece, Rush Limbaugh said, “…there was a story right before I left that [Obama’s] youthful supporters just aren’t anywhere here. They’re not showing up. Where are they?  Where are they out there for the Obama agenda?  It’s all having to be organized ’cause there’s no real, genuine passion for the agenda.”

If the lack of energy on MTV’s Rock the Vote (RTV) health-care site is any indication, as usual, Rush appears to be right. When it comes to celebrity activism to rally the youth troops, RTV is ground zero (which is why they’re a key component in the NEA conference calls Courrielche’s been writing about), and they’ve dedicated the last few weeks to push ObamaCare with everything they got, including  t-shirt propaganda contests, a “Yes We Care” pledge, and A-list celebrity videos starring Perez Hilton—

Perez Hilton?

Other than this commercial (which aired nationally last night) with a couple guys in their mid-thirties who star in a nine-year old sitcom, the best they could find was Perez Hilton? They couldn’t find anyone at the bottom of the barrel; they had to turn it over? (more…)

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Tags: "Yes We Care" Perez Hilton, MTV, nea, Obama, ObamaCare
Posted Sep 10th 2009 at 6:44 am in Celebrity News, Politics | 22115044 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/09/10/rock-the-vote-obamacare-push-an-epic-fail/%27Rock+the+Vote%27+ObamaCare+Push+An+Epic+Fail%3F2009-09-10+13%3A44%3A28John+Nolte

There Is Something Wrong With My Television

The way I see it television needs, among other things, the following:

1. Science Fiction/Thriller/Horror Channel

A short form/short film channel showcasing those genres. Independent producers, writers, creators could submit work to be aired. It wouldn’t have to be, nor should it be at the Sundance level of professionalism delivered on DigiBeta and starring Cameron Diaz doing a favor for the filmmaker because it’s her friend’s cousin, either.

We don’t want that. There’s plenty of that kind of venue and they turn down 99% of the stuff submitted anyway, mainly because it’s not the work of someone’s friend’s cousin. So forget that right away. It has to be underground, guerilla, shoestring and, most important, good. Very good. Damn good. But not expensive. How can you do that, you say? 

With writing.   (more…)

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Tags: 80s, acting, alfred hitchcock presents, animation, channel
Posted Sep 3rd 2009 at 4:21 pm in Culture, Film | 214402132 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smann/2009/09/03/there-is-something-wrong-with-my-television/There+Is+Something+Wrong+With+My+Television2009-09-03+23%3A21%3A25Schizoid+Mann

UPDATE: What the NEA Says Vs. Documented Facts

What does it mean when a government official evades the truth?

On August 25th, I published an article discussing a conference call hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the White House Office of Public Engagement, and United We Serve that invited a group of art community luminaries “to help lay a new foundation for growth, focusing on core areas of the recovery agenda – health care, energy and environment, safety and security, education, community renewal.”

In the article I argued that it was not the role of the National Endowment for the Arts to use the arts to address specific issues, especially those of “health care” and “energy and environment” that are being vehemently debated nationally. I also clearly indicated that I was invited by the NEA and questioned their involvement in a meeting of this nature.

Two days later an article was published in the Washington Times that referenced my account of the conference call. Kerry Picket reported in the article that she “asked the NEA for a copy of the invitation to the conference call, but Communications Director for the NEA Yosi Sergant told us that they were not the ones who sent out the invitations for the conference call.” Picket continues, “Mr. Sergant directed us to the Corporation for National and Community Service as the body that sent out the invitations.”  (more…)

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Tags: Corporation for National and Community Service, Foxnews.com, health care, Johsua Miller, Kerry Picket
Posted Aug 31st 2009 at 11:34 am in Art, Featured Story, Media Criticism, Politics | 214754162 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pcourrielche/2009/08/31/contradictions-are-revealing-politicizing-the-nea/UPDATE%3A+What+the+NEA+Says+Vs.+Documented+Facts2009-08-31+18%3A34%3A59Patrick+Courrielche

MTV: When Rush Says It, It’s ‘Graphic Detail’

MTV ran this headline today: ‘Rush Limbaugh Responds To Jay-Z’s ‘Off That’ In Graphic Detail’

A network’s that’s spent two decades lining its pockets selling vulgar sex to young people calling anything “graphic” is patently absurd. Here’s what Rush said on his show regarding rapper Jay-Z:

I’m now in a rap tune by the famous rapper Jay-Z. I would remind the rapper Jay-Z: Mr. Z, it is President Obama who wants to mandate circumcision.  We had that story yesterday; and that means if we need to save our penises from anybody, it’s Obama.  I did not know I was on anybody’s balls, either.

“Penises” and “balls” qualifies as “graphic detail”? For MTV? Rush is of course referencing the possibility the Obama administration will mandate circumcision for all baby boys.  But let us not forget Mr. Limbaugh’s quote is in response to a song where he’s asked to remove himself from The Jigga Man’s scrotum and testicles: (more…)

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Tags: "Off That", Andrew Breitbart, Jay-Z, MTV, Obama
Posted Aug 26th 2009 at 4:02 pm in Culture, Entertainment, Music | 212070131 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amarlow/2009/08/26/mtv-when-rush-says-it-its-%e2%80%98graphic-detail%e2%80%99/MTV%3A+When+Rush+Says+It%2C+It%27s+%E2%80%98Graphic+Detail%E2%80%99+2009-08-26+23%3A02%3A13Alexander+Marlow

All the World Was Michael Jackson’s Stage

Musicians – like every American – have every right to say most anything they want.  The 1960’s gave rise to popular music as a powerful means of political expression and action.  But in the end, Michael Jackson may have moved the cultural political bar further than any performer.  He proved a black kid from the poor streets of Gary, Indiana could rise to become an international superstar.  His music enjoyed equal company with Eddie Van Halen or Berry Gordy — black or white didn’t seem to matter.  He received invitations, calls and letters from leaders as diverse as Republican Ronald Reagan, Democrat Bill Clinton and the Sultan of Brunei.  News of his death sent shock waves around the globe. 

He was friends with Al Sharpton and Elizabeth Taylor.  He was idolized by Justin Timberlake, Flavor Flav — and Madonna.  Even those who had slapped him with lawsuits — like Paul McCartney, Tommy Mottola and John Landis — praised him. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Diddy issued public statements of their profound sadness.  In short, Michael Jackson transcended most boundaries set on Earth.  (more…)

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Tags: Berry Gordy, Michael Jackson, moonwalk, MTV, Van Halen
Posted Jun 26th 2009 at 10:24 am in Celebrity News, Featured Story | 171514One Commenthttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jmeath/2009/06/26/all-the-world-was-jacksons-stage/All+the+World+Was+Michael+Jackson%27s+Stage2009-06-26+17%3A24%3A28Jason+Killian+Meath

‘NewsBusted’ 6/23/09 — Fake News from the Right

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Tags: ACORN, Al Franken, Continental Airlines pilot, health care, Hillary Clinton
Posted Jun 23rd 2009 at 7:47 pm in Uncategorized | 167330No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/newsbusters/2009/06/23/%e2%80%98newsbusted%e2%80%99-62309-%e2%80%94-fake-news-from-the-right/%E2%80%98NewsBusted%E2%80%99+6%2F23%2F09+%E2%80%94+Fake+News+from+the+Right2009-06-24+02%3A47%3A48NewsBusters

Think Pink

YouTube Dave Konig Roasts George Takei

As usual, Dick Cheney is right and Barack Obama is wrong.

It’s time to wave the pink flag and drop opposition to gay marriage.

I’ve changed my thinking on this one. Personally, I admit my opposition to gay marriage has always been on the same level as my opposition to the death penalty: I understand and appreciate the arguments against both intellectually – but in actual practice, I simply don’t lose any sleep over either. With the death penalty, I sympathize with moral opposition – but when a Ted Bundy takes that final ride on “Old Sparky” (or that final big sleep on “Old Lethal Injectiony”), my only real objection is that it isn’t televised. (more…)

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Tags: Bab Ba Booey, Big pussy, Brad altman, broadway, Cory Kahaney
Posted Jun 5th 2009 at 4:58 pm in Entertainment, News, Political Humor, Politics | 149462No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dkonig/2009/06/05/think-pink/Think+Pink2009-06-05+23%3A58%3A02Dave+Konig

Russell Brand’s DVD Shows Two Sides of Bawdy Brit

Russell Brand is only on the first few ticks of his 15 minutes of fame, but he’s already a tough sell to conservative audiences. The British comic unleashed a crude anti-Bush tirade while hosting the MTV Video Music Awards last year, all the while begging viewers to vote for then-Sen. Barack Obama.

Brand proves he isn’t the Molotov cocktail-throwing comedian he appears to be in his new stand-up comedy DVD, “Russell Brand In New York City: Extended and Uncensored.”

He’s actually the male Kathy Griffin. (more…)

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Tags: "Arthur", Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kathy Griffin, MTV, MTV Video Music Awards
Posted May 18th 2009 at 8:19 am in Reviews | 136942No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2009/05/18/russell-brands-dvd-shows-two-sides-of-the-bawdy-brit/Russell+Brand%27s+DVD+Shows+Two+Sides+of+Bawdy+Brit2009-05-18+15%3A19%3A05Christian+Toto

A Republican Platform For The 21st Century

I have been a proud conservative Republican my entire life. My father and Jimmy Carter saw to that. My first vote ever was for Ronald Reagan in 1980, and I have never voted for a Democrat. Ever. Even today, the reasons for my being so have not changed, despite the media’s and liberal Democrats’ tireless efforts to discredit my belief system. Though the times may change, core principles never do. I have also served this nation proudly in uniform for six years, and don’t regret a minute of it.

In the early 1980s, my military service brought me to some of the darker corners of the world. I spent time in South Korea and Marcos’ Philippines when both countries were under martial law. Knowing I could be shot just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time really woke me up to what exactly it is we have here in America. Seeing a thousand Vietnamese Boat People pulled out of the South China Sea in one day only reinforced my belief in America, Sweet Land of Liberty.

Today, the Party of Lincoln and Reagan appears to be in political disarray, which is why I am writing this OpEd now. Yet many promising developments, along with some huge mistakes by Congress and the Obama Administration, have opened many new doors for us. If only we will enter. (more…)

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Tags: abortion, Africa, Al Franken, amnesty, apology tour
Posted May 2nd 2009 at 3:13 pm in Featured Story, Politics | 12196215 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jtsimpson/2009/05/02/a-republican-platform-for-the-21st-century/A+Republican+Platform+For+The+21st+Century2009-05-02+22%3A13%3A08John+T.+Simpson

Rap Is Crap

Today, Grammy-winning rapper T.I. (Total Imbecile? Thug Idiot?) was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for illegally owning machine guns and silencers.  In the aftermath of his arrest, prosecutors informed T.I. that he could serve two decades in prison; he quickly agreed to 1000 hours of community service, touring around the U.S. talking to teens about the problems with drugs and gangs.  MTV made a show about him called “T.I.’s Road to Redemption.”  This from a guy who dealt drugs as a teen and got busted for coke in 1998. 

Here’s the thing: no matter how many hours of community service T.I. does, it will never make up for the crap he puts into the minds of his listeners.  His biggest hit is “Whatever You Like.”  Here’s a sample lyric “Whatever You Like”: Late night sex so wet you’re so tight …Let me put this big boy in yo life / The thang get so wet, it hit so right.  (more…)

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Tags: crime, drugs, Eminem, Kerry, MTV
Posted Mar 29th 2009 at 7:05 am in Entertainment, Featured Story, Politics | 910346 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bshapiro/2009/03/29/rap-is-crap/Rap+Is+Crap2009-03-29+14%3A05%3A07Ben+Shapiro

Isn’t It Bromantic…

When you watch “Gran Torino” and Clint Eastwood gives that look with one eyebrow raised as he sticks a gun in someone’s face, you know some shit’s about to go down and that this is a man who can handle himself. When you look at Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler,” you know his face is mush because he’s taken some punches in life.

Brody Jenner

I long for the days when being a man had to do with things like, my word is good, insult my wife and you get a busted nose, and my silence says more than any nonsense I could ever scream at you. But this is not the image of the masculine male Tinseltown now propagates.

The other day while surfing channels like a Troglodyte on speed waiting for the meat on the grill to ooze a little blood, I came across a show I’m convinced will be the downfall of the American male. (more…)

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Tags: "Bromance", Brody Jenner, Bruce Jenner', Gran Torino, MTV
Posted Feb 25th 2009 at 7:43 am in Entertainment, Politics | 65046116 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jlindsey/2009/02/25/hey-man-hollywood-wants-you-to-have-a-camel-toe/Isn%27t+It+Bromantic...2009-02-25+15%3A43%3A18Joseph+Lindsey

‘Spreading the Good Vibe’: New Orleans’ Finest ‘Cowboy Mouth’ to Play for U.S. Troops in Iraq, Kuwait

Memo to all active duty servicemen and women stationed in Kuwait and Iraq: An amazing musical group and an almost surreal positive live musical experience is coming to a theater near you.

According to the Times-Picayune, New Orleans-based Cowboy Mouth will be coming to Iraq and Kuwait for two and a half weeks in the beginning of March. This is not PR puffery. This is a direct order: See Cowboy Mouth when they come to your base. There are no excuses. And send your photos — I will post them at Big Hollywood.

Back in my college days in New Orleans (’87-’91) I took advantage of the city’s historic music venues (Tipitina’s, Storyville, etc.), the cheap drinks and cover prices, not to mention the great bands born from that vibrant, otherworldly and unpredictable culture. In 1990 my friend Chris Huston was working for the local music magazine, Wavelength, and informed me that the locally famous former drummer of Dash Rip Rock (still a Southern-fried country-punk bar band without peer) was starting a new band and would be playing at the now defunct Jimmy’s on Willow Street. (more…)

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Tags: "China", Chris Huston, Cowboy Mouth, Dash Rip Rock, Fred LeBlanc
Posted Feb 18th 2009 at 6:13 pm in Entertainment, Featured Story, Video | 5447855 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/abreitbart/2009/02/18/spreading-the-good-vibe-new-orleans-finest-cowboy-mouth-to-play-for-us-troops-in-iraq-kuwait/%27Spreading+the+Good+Vibe%27%3A+New+Orleans%27+Finest+%27Cowboy+Mouth%27+to+Play+for+U.S.+Troops+in+Iraq%2C+Kuwait2009-02-19+02%3A13%3A59Andrew+Breitbart

When Rap Lyrics Become Reality

Not only do hip-hop artists promote sexually perverse behavior, disrespect towards women and violence, they seem to believe that living in accordance to these ‘values’ is quite all right:

Just a day after an interview with Chris Brown’s father appeared on People.com, the magazine has published an interview with Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty. (more…)

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Tags: anti-women, Chris Brown, MTV, Rap lyrics, Rhianna
Posted Feb 16th 2009 at 2:40 pm in Celebrity News, Media Criticism | 5144676 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/mvandergalien/2009/02/16/beating-up-your-girlfriend-aint-no-biggy/When+Rap+Lyrics+Become+Reality2009-02-16+22%3A40%3A46Michael+van+der+Galien

MTV: Against Inaugural Balls Until They Were For Them

I just noticed that MTV is planning a big Inaugural Ball for this evening. This is a big surprise to me, because back in 2001, MTV claimed they were no longer interested in throwing Inaugural Balls.  ”Rock the Vote” claimed they were going to change their political focus, and would no longer be hosting Balls. I couldn’t remember the exact excuse MTV made for not throwing one back in 2001. There hasn’t been an MTV Inaugural Ball in Twelve years!

A little snooping around led me to this article from the New York Times; something everyone here should have a look at. It goes to the very heart of what is being done on Big Hollywood. Apparently the official reason why there was no 2001 MTV Ball was: (more…)

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Tags: Ball, Inaugural, MTV, MTV Obama Inaugural Ball, Obama
Posted Jan 20th 2009 at 3:15 pm in Celebrity News, Media Criticism | 2576920 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tslagle/2009/01/20/no-republican-balls/MTV%3A+Against+Inaugural+Balls+Until+They+Were+For+Them2009-01-20+23%3A15%3A09Tim+Slagle

Et tu, Kid Rock?

Wasn’t Kid Rock one of the few pop stars not to pledge allegiance to the destruction of President Bush?

The Bush daughters even wanted him to play at the 2005 presidential inauguration concert.

Now, it seems Kid Rock is going all bipartisan on us. He’s expected to be one of the performers at the Youth Inaugural Ball, to be broadcast tomorrow night (Jan. 20) on MTV.

What happened? (more…)

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Posted Jan 19th 2009 at 10:10 am in Celebrity News | 2426125 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2009/01/19/et-tu-kid-rock/Et+tu%2C+Kid+Rock%3F2009-01-19+18%3A10%3A51Christian+Toto

Music Television Makes a Comeback

When MTV first came out in the early ’80s, it was the greatest thing going.  But over the years, they stopped showing videos and the music seemed to die.  Until recently, it was difficult to find actual music on television.

Palladia, however has changed that.  I was recently watching O.A.R.: Live at Madison Square Garden (Go Bucks!) on the HD Channel.  Broadcast in vivid 1080i with tremendous sound, Palladia has made music television fun again.  I felt like I was singing along to “Shattered” with the rest of the audience.  Palladia broadcasts plenty of videos, but the concerts are what make the channel a true experience.

They use programming from MTV, VH1 and CMT, but from my experience, it has been completely music centered.   I have yet to see a reality show or an hour devoted to 1973 fads. Obviously, this could change at anytime — it is owned by MTV, after all.  Until then, I’m enjoying the ride.

I may check out Foo Fighters: Live at Wembley this week.

John Kasich can be reached at Recharge Ohio, Facebook, and Twitter

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Tags: CMT, Foo Fighters, HD, MTV, Music television
Posted Jan 17th 2009 at 6:40 pm in Entertainment | 2305750 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jkasich/2009/01/17/music-television-makes-a-comeback/Music+Television+Makes+a+Comeback2009-01-18+02%3A40%3A13John+R.+Kasich