Music

Suspect’s Juggalo Status Unclear, Say Juggalo Experts

Just because somebody's wearing clown makeup doesn't make him a clown, and as Rod Blagojevich proves, not all clowns wear makeup. This is also true of Juggalos. So police may have jumped to conclusions earlier this month when they speculated…


The HAZCOM Song

Those of you who work with the rules governing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's "Hazard Communication Standard" (not to be confused with the Department of Homeland Security's color-coded "Homeland Security Advisory System," which has at long last been ditched) will…


Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew Is Running for Mayor of Miami

There's a clear front-runner for mayor of Miami, now that voters have recalled the current mayor, which they did last week. And that person, of course, is Luther Campbell. "I always had a passion for helping people," Campbell told Courthouse News, "so public office has…


GWU Law Students’ Ode to the “Gunner”

This was created by students at George Washington University's law school for their annual law "revue," and it's pretty damn good. Language warning for those who dislike F-bombs; volume warning for those who are fine with them but may be…



Morrison Pardoned

As I mentioned back in November, Florida's outgoing governor, Charlie Crist, had been talking more and more seriously about granting a posthumous pardon to Jim Morrison for allegedly exposing himself (or a part of himself) at a concert there in…


Sue Your Illusion

Not only do the former members of Guns N' Roses not get along, Axl Rose even hates the cartoon version of Slash that appears in Guitar Hero III. Axl sued Activision this week, claiming that it had fraudulently induced him…


Florida Governor Will Seek Pardon for Jim Morrison

Florida's outgoing governor, Charlie Crist, said this week that he will officially ask for a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the Doors singer who was convicted in 1970 of indecent exposure after a prosecution that many believe was politically motivated….



Patent No. 4,656,917: Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Support

It's actually just called "Musical instrument support," but the inventor is indeed "Van Halen, Edward L.," of Los Angeles, California. The present invention relates in general to a stabilizing support for a musical instrument of the type having a body…