I was going to see Extract anyway—describing a movie as “a Mike Judge-directed film starring Jason Bateman as a beleaguered owner of an extract plant, in which J.K. Simmons also has a role” pretty much guarantees that I’ll plunk down my $10—but this clip of the film, starring a very special Friend Of Idolator Who Might Be A Bit Confused About My Gender Even Now, has made me excited enough about the movie to almost not mind that the ever-irritating Kristen Wiig will be making awkward-Midwestern-lady faces in it too. Damn you, cameos! You always get me! [YouTube; HT MORE »
Posts Tagged ‘Gene Simmons’
casting calls
That New Mike Judge Movie Wanted The Best, And Got Something Vaguely Resembling The Best
The post-dignity era
Ozzy Osbourne’s Latest Shot In The Endorsement Dark: Oh, Honey
It’s time for another round of “What endorsement is more damaging to the already somewhat tarnished image of an aging rocker!” Your candidates today: The fake microblogs from Ozzy Osbourne that allege that dude still wears leather pants and the Gene Simmons urinal cakes! MORE »
truthmonger
Is Kiss Planning On Cleaning Up At Wal-Mart?
THE RUMOR: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were among the musicians spotted at last week’s Wal-Mart shareholders meeting… and they’re returning to recording after an eleven-year hiatus. Naturally, that confluence of events means that the record has to be a Wal-Mart exclusive! Right?
TRUTH THRESHOLD: 52%. MORE »
requests
Dear Male Readers: Before You Pee On Gene Simmons, Could You Do Me A Favor And Take A Picture?
Apparently Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels is being promoted via the deployment of strategically placed talking urinal cakes. For various reasons (some of which are probably obvious!) I am not about to go on a tour of local establishments’ mens’ rooms in order to find one of these in the wild. But if you happen to see one while doing your business, could you perhaps snap a photo and send it to tipsATidolatorDOTcom? Video of the thing talking would be even better, although given that it’s apparently pee-activated, said clip might render the site NSFW/L. [Velvet Rope] MORE »
truthmonger
Did Gene Simmons Allow Some Poor Sap On eBay To Want–And Get–The Best Kidney Stone?
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmongerer, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: Kiss bass player/reality-show star/future conqueror of Canada Gene Simmons sold a kidney stone that he passed on eBay… for $15,000. But don’t worry, it went to charity!
TRUTH THRESHOLD: 37%. MORE »
everybody's a winner
The Juno Award Nominations Provide A Stark Reminder Of Nickelback’s CanCon Status
Nominations for the Juno Awards—the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ equivalent to the Grammys—were announced today, and the big winner was the Vancouver band of heshers Nickelback, who are up for five prizes including Single Of The Year and Album Of The Year; personal favorites like Black Mountain and Sloan, as well as that deliciously inescapable Kardinal Offishall/Akon track from last summer, got nods as well. I’m sure Gene Simmons is studying this list very closely right now, trying to figure out what works in the Great White North. (Perhaps he should try and find a Guns N’ Roses tribute band up there, since CARAS had the balls to nominate Chinese Democracy for International Album Of The Year.) Partial list of nominees after the jump. MORE »
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This Week’s Top 12: A Week In Which We Ignored Dr. Love’s Prescriptive Advice
Gene Simmons getting territorial, alternate theories of the alternative era, Assteroidz, and the British band that’s probably more excited about Superchunk’s inclusion on the Coachella bill than anything else, after the jump. MORE »
International Relations
Gene Simmons Will Not Let Me Rock And Roll All Night (Or Party Every Day) With Him
Kiss bassist/serial entrepreneur Gene Simmons got wind of yesterday’s post about his all new Canadian-artists-only record label, and he is not pleased! He took to the blog of his recently relaunched Simmons Records and went off, calling the person who penned it (a.k.a. me) “an amateur who’s achieved nothing in his [sic!] life” and saying that soon enough, I and my ilk would soon be sent “back to [the] fish wrapping factory they escaped from.” (NB: I am writing this from my parents’ house, so maybe he has a point.) But then, in a frenzy of whipping up Canadian nationalism and not linking to our site (ahem), his threats got even worse! MORE »
the new model
Gene Simmons Is Going To Lick Up Some Canadian Bands For The Purposes Of Profit
Gene Simmons was scratching his head over how to make money off recorded music in late 2007, but in 2009, he’s figured out a plan: Embrace the idea of Canadian content wholeheartedly. No, really: The Kiss bassist has launched Simmons Records, a label that will “make sure that the next generation of world stars [emanates] from Canada.” And nowhere else! (At least not yet.) MORE »
