Are there people who don't like Angels & Airwaves?

If so, it's only because they haven't heard them. Seriously, when Tom Delonge resurfaced from wherever he'd gone off to (I won't say up his own ass, because he was definitely still up there at this point), I was completely uninterested. I'd stopped caring about Blink at least 18 months before...I barely cared they split up.

And then Delonge pops back, acting like Bono or Jesus or HHH or whatever, telling everyone how his new band is the best thing since oxygen. I decided it was a load of pretentious twaddle, and Tommy was half tool for being mean to poor Mark and Travis, and half tool for spouting full-on bullshit.

Then I bought I-Empire around Christmas 07 just for the hell of it, and O, M, and indeed, G! If anyone can give me a reason why it's not better than their favourite album, I wanna hear it. I'll take some convincing though.

I've also since indulged in the predecessor, We Don't Need To Whisper, and now hate myself (even more) for depriving myself of this for so long, just because Delonge was spewing embarassing tripe.

To make matters better (I guess), I recently found out Delonge was off his head on painkillers at the time, and didn't really mean to say it all!

You created a lot of hype before your first record.

I wasn’t sober, that’s why. I was fucking with people to a degree, but what I couldn’t understand was for 10 years I said I fucked dogs, now I say this and people really want to believe me. I did feel and believe those things, but I had no clue how to communicate because I was spun out on painkillers. It caused a lot of controversy, which I knew would happen. It was rad but also a timebomb ready to explode. When you see the documentary, you’ll see the band going, “Dude, will you shut up?”

The man makes perfect sense now. Which segues nicely to the perfect music he (and indeed, the rest of the band) makes. Once notices a distinct lack of...loving dogs, but the gorgeous sound of the whole experience wipes out anything Blink ever did.

I don't actually know what sex is like (er...FYI I guess), but I like to imagine it'd be listening to some kinda AVA medley. Mmmm...

I wish my office offered overtime...

...'cause I need extra monies for Rock Band (finally out on Friday).

Not because I'm gonna buy the box set with drums and all that crap. I've got enough in the way of plastic guitars, mics, guns and barrel-lookin' bongos. And seriously...I can't even think of any drummers as I write this. I might as well buy a fishing controller (no offence to any drummers...or fishers).

No no no! The DLC is gonna bleed me dry. If EA is running around, waving about DLC like this, and you don't even feel slightly turned on, there's something wrong with ya.

Shit, the game isn't out here for another four days, but they've already dangled DLC in front of me, much like those drug-filled Mary statues that haunted Charlie from Lost. I got home today, cracked open a statue and ingested a load of DLC.

I can't even remember what the game's tracklist is anymore. All I know is that I'm gonna get home Friday and Crushcrushcrush myself silly.



(As if I needed an excuse for a Hayley picture. Er...and the others. Of course.)

Rumours suggesting I will also be hammering songs from Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, 30 Seconds To Mars and AVA are actually completely true.

This is the stuff Guitar Hero and (even moreso) Singstar cruelly deprive me of. It's hard to hate EA when they ply me with Skate as if it were Jesus Juice, then release me to romp around their Rock Band Neverland.

EA got kinda sexy.

So Tough Enough was worthless?

Contestants in WWE's old Tough Enough contest who eventually got a contract (winner or not) generally went down like a lead balloon. Nidia, Jackie and Shaniqua bombed in a major way, and no matter how much Maven blatantly RULED, he was widely hated. And yeah...Daniel Puder LOLOL. Boogeyman is a tool too. But two others (one winner, one silver medal) are still around, in the spotlight and RULING.

Yeah, Miz and Morrison have been the best tag team in years. Unlike some other teams (not mentioning names, Holly and Rhodes), they defend the belts almost every week. They've turned into pros super-fast and look like genuine stars...especially after beating Punk (avec plastic briefcase) and the bald, old, pot-bellied loser Kane last night at Judgment Day.

Oh yeah, they do The Dirt Sheet too. Have a look for a bit of a chuckle.


Speaking of Judgment Day..how BAD was Sky's broadcast?! Cutting out picture and sound all night! The main event was unwatchable, but I don't care about HHH (ZZZ more like) and Orton's Meatloaf wannabe theme, so not a major loss really.

Miz/Morrison > HHH/Orton