Sunday, June 16, 2013

Song of the Day - Father's Day

Mumblr - Father's Day from White Jesus EP (2012)

Happy Father's Day, dads.



Last.fm

Match of the Day - Remember that K-Fed/John Cena feud?

John Cena vs. Kevin Federline - No Disqualification match - Raw (2007)

Battle of the "rapper thugs"


Today was the day someone reminded me about Kevin "K-Fed" Federline, that guy who was once married to Britney Spears and apparently was a... nope. That's really it.

Thanks to my rediscovery of this forgotten "mogul", I remembered this longing-to-be forgotten match that took place on Raw back in 2007. The only reason I actually watched it was to make sure there was any fighting at all in the match, for better or for worse. And well, there sort of is.

I'm sorry.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Song of the Day - The Dead Flag Blues

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues from F♯ A♯ ∞ (1997)

We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine...


... and the machine is bleeding to death.

Match of the Day - Duggan/Slaughter flag match for Flag Day

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Sgt. Slaughter - Flag Match - 2nd Annual Battle of the WWF Superstars (1991)

Hacksaw defends Old Glory against the ultra-heel Sargent Slaughter in his 1991 pro-Iraqi run; a time we'd like to forget.


It's a crazy match filled with lots of interferences, lumber, and camouflage.


Happy Flag Day!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Song of the Day - Halo

Trace Mountains - Halo (Beyonce) - Top 40 Compilation (2013)

Trace Mountains is a the side project of Spook Houses and LVL UP. Halo is a song by Beyonce.

Put those two things together and you have yourself a lo-fi, guilty-free track about feeling someone's "halo".


Check out more top 40 radio hits covered by lo-fi/indie rock/acoustic bands and compiled by Birdtapes here!

Last.fm

Match of the Day - Something's fishy with Team 3D and that scale

Team 3D vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man - Fish Market Street Fight - TNA Destination X (2008)

Part 1


Here we go: Team 3D take on the colorful team of "Stone Cold" Shark Boy and Curry Man in a unique street fight that was right up Shark Boy's alley. But, before they could compete in the match itself, Brother Devon and Brother Ray first had to weigh-in as they had previously lost to Shelley/Sabin with the stipulation that if Team 3D lost they must be weighed before every match. If the brothers from another mother over-exceeded the weight limit of 275 lb, they'd be DQ'd. I want to say the weight limit gimmick came about due to the new X division weight limit but it was probably just TNA being TNA.

Part 2


Anyways, Team 3D (much bigger than they are today) ended up miraculously meeting the weigh-in and got the opportunity to be in TNA's very first Fish Market Street Fight! Real dead fish and all. I'll try not to go too far into detail, but let's just say there were enough antics with fish, fish nets, fishing rods, and more fish by way of crotch shots to make you say holy mackerel. Stuff like that.

Brother Ray even Frenches a big ol' bass.

Part 3



"The fish are flying at Destination X" - Mike Tenay, 2009.

The only part of this match that really disappoints, and it's definitely not the use of fish/fish puns/fish equipment, is the ending. After countless kick-outs by Team 3D, Brother Devine (remember Johnny Devine?) came in to throw some powder in someone's face and it ends up in Brother Ray's eyes instead. Powder, really? I get that that is a good heel lackey thing to do, but this was a Fish Market Street Fight; couldn't Devine at least have thrown salt water at Ray instead? But nope. Ray then blindly walks in to position for a 3D on his own partner, Devon. Oh, and Curry Man and Shark Boy win!

Theme results

Food: fish, ding dongs, clam juice.

For more laughs, I highly recommend reading the Wrestlecrap induction of this match!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Song of the Day - HW:R

True Widow - HW:R from Circumambulation (2013)

The heavily addictive slowcore meets shoegaze brooding wrecking ball, True Widow have a new album coming out soon via their new record label, Relapse Records and this is their single, entitled, HW:R.


Get excited.