As today is the anniversary of the Columbine Massacre AND Adolph Hitler‘s Birthday…LET’S GET TOTALLY STONED! “Will you please send rescue? Please Come. We made brownies, and I think we’re dead. I really do.”
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Election 2008: The Real Running Mates
Fuck all this Joe Biden / Sarah Palin bullshit. The real running mates for this year’s presidential candidates are the legacies of the last two Presidents, both of whom had eight years to show America what their respective political party could bring to the Executive Office. So here’s the choice. Which one do you want [...]
D-Day vs Donut Day??
Today is the 64 year anniversary of D-Day. You know, when the Americans stormed the beaches of Normandy in one of the decisive moments of World War II… But if you have yourself a look at Google Trends (an up to the minute tracking source for the countries most popular Internet searches), you will find [...]
The Anniversary to Release B-Sides Record
I don’t know about you, but I’m stoked. The Anniversary, one of the most underrated bands of this decade is set to independently release a B-Sides and rarities double CD. Devil On Our Side includes 26 tracks, spanning the band’s entire career. Highlights include early demos, compilation and 7″ singles, and over a dozen previously [...]
Times May Be Tough, But we’ve still got Beer
Three quarters of a century ago America was in a state of turmoil and disarray. The Great Depression hit about five years previous, and times were tough. Though the Stock Market began to improve in early 1930, Americans were still reluctant to incur debt and declined spending coupled with the Dust Bowl drama in the [...]
Lego’s 50th Anniversary: January 28th, 2008
On behalf of the Synthesis family I’d like to extend our congratulations to the Lego company. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Denmark’s Lego company registering the original patent for the Lego block. Responsible for countless hours of imaginative construction (and, as many parents can attest, countless barefooted midnight encounters with those durable, plastic little [...]
John Lennon’s Last Interview
We’re coming up on the 27th anniversary of John Lennon’s assassination (December 8th, 1980)… (aside: Isn’t it a bit weird to have an anniversary for an assassination? I mean, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, not the day he was murdered. Same with Lincoln for Presidents Day. Emo.) To commemorate this dark day in [...]