Wendy O and The Plasmatics go for a spin…
Okay, by now the 21st Annual Rockabilly Ball is in full swing and Ballard has once again been turned on its not-so-inner-Hillbilly ear. I’m still punch-drunk from Nick Cave and all seems right in the world…as long as you don’t turn on the TV. If Cherrybomb can [...]

Plasmatics Fan Club mailer, 1982.
Have you been asking yourself lately if someone you love has been brainwashed into submission? I know I have. Why? I’ll tell you. When I was driving down I-5 today I ended up behind a sweet little powder-blue, 1965 Mustang. Even in traffic, it’s always exciting to get close to [...]

Mickey Rourke does his best “Happy Birthday to Me”…
Mickey Rourke turns 52 today amid rising Oscar buzz for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s new film, Wrestler.
Thanks to AFJ for reminding me not to forget such as auspicious event. Let’s all celebrate by getting cheek implants (your choice, ass or face), getting drunk at a Miami [...]

Wendy O. montage. Almost more Wendy that you can handle. Almost…
So by now you have heard the news that The Croc is set to open again early in 2009, perhaps as early as January. Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains is one of several, musically enlightened Seattlites involved with the re-emergence of The Crocodile Cafe. [...]

Mickey Rourke on the Red Carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the premire of Darren Aronofsky’s film, Wrestler.
Mickey Rourke is the star of the new Darren Aronofsky film, Wrestler. The buzz on the film so far is that this may be Rourke’s greatest performance, ever. Anyway, here’s Mickey doing something else he’s really [...]

Rock Star riders. By now, you’ve all read Iggy’s rider. And you probably already know that Van Halen’s rider no longer excludes brown M&M’s. The ones below might make you wonder “why?” or, make you wish you had a rider too. Like Peter Gabriel’s…

Even this tattoo of Peter Gabriel looks relaxed.
Peter Gabriel’s rider includes [...]

Okay. GTFO is gonna be kind of short this week. I’m sick (not hungover, there’s a difference) and honestly, I am wishing death upon myself at the moment. So I guess it’s still sort of like being hungover in a way as I seem to remember praying for death a couple days ago after finding [...]