Posted by Scott Willats Wow — feels like we haven’t had a Sweets for quite some time. First there was the whole Coachella thing, and then last week was a bit of a write-off. Time to get back into it! I’ve got a lot to catch up on, but only the newest for you. Leh-go! Start off with a heater. Designer Drugs have been informating us for quite some time, via Twitter and Facebook, that PLS DNT STP drop some of the hardest tunez out there. So what could be better than PLS DNT STP … [Read more...]
Academy: Labor Fight Shouldn’t Derail Oscar Trophy
December 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO — A labor dispute at a Chicago manufacturing company could mean there are no new Oscar trophies at next year's Academy Awards. But the academy says it has enough trophies for the show to go on. Workers and management at R.S. Owens & Company are fighting over a proposed wage freeze and benefit cuts. Chicago television station WMAQ reported that union leaders say they want to avoid a work stoppage. R.S. Owens makes the 13 1/2-inch golden statuettes handed out at the Oscars. It … [Read more...]
How Good Is Charlie Sheen for a Porn Star’s Career?
January 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Maureen O'Connor —Kacey Jordan, the porn star who smoked crack with Charlie Sheen shortly before his hospitalization, shared some good news today: Her "babe rank" just skyrocketed! How good is a Charlie Sheen scandal for a porn star's career? A quantitative investigation. FreeOnes.com, an aggregator of adult photos and videos, quantifies (NSFW) the demand for each "babe" on its site by tabulating how many views her images and videos accumulate in any given 24-hour period. On the day … [Read more...]
Tonight on bpm Spotlight: KASKADE
January 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tonight at 8:30 pm ET on bpm Spotlight: meet Kaskade (a.k.a. Ryan Raddon), the Chicago-born DJ and producer whose latest album, Dynasty, features collaborations with Tiesto and Dragonette. Fyi: Kaskade will be among the headliners, along with Chromeo, Dragonette and K-OS at the 2011 Freezing Man Festival in Edmonton on January. 29 Details here. Follow Kaskade on Twitter. Here's the video for "Fire in Your New Shoes," featuring Martina of Dragonette: The bpm:tv blog … [Read more...]
