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Friday, June 24

Coughing & Danish

• Do I think that Junior Senior is dynamite? Yes, and I think they're outta sight, as well. Sure, they name check themselves more than Ice-T's rock outfit Body Count did, but after catching their blitzkrieg of toe-tappin'n, head-bobbin'n, and outrageous funin'n at the Mercury Lounge last night, I'm ready to elevate these crizz-azzy-arsed Danes into my inner circle of most flavorite current bands (alongside Air, Blur, Fiery Furnaces, and LCD Soundsystem R.E.M.). As usual, I was late to the party with these bob fellers. I had heard the awesomeness of 'Move Your Feet' [d-lode], but had no idea who the fork sang it til I saw their debut, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat, grace Ms Mod's Best of '03 list. Since I trust her more than internets inventors, duhvs course I was gonna buy the dang thing and fall in love with it instantly, like when I first eyed dearest Cuthbest, who was playing chess with her father Jack, sometime between 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.. Moral of that aside? Buy the album and shake yer friggin coconuts. Wrap-up of the show? The sound board dude refused to give me the set list, but they played 4 new songs, which all sound like good things to come. Plus, Senior (the Senior of Junior Senior) could be the coolest guy on earth. He looks like the love child of Josh Homme, D-Day from Animal House, and Rip Taylor, AND has more energy than Howlin' Pelle Almqvist AND ConEd combined. These guys are so fun in concert that if I had a son and he was 13, they'd be playing his Bar Mitzvah. It would make for a night more dynamite than this so-called 'Junior Senior Dynamite Nite''.

• Another sign football is round the corner: bore-fessional basketball's season is over.

a-ha to play its first US show since ROCKTOBER OF '86!!! The lucky place? Irving Platz, in NYCyou there! The better play a 90-minute version of 'Take On Me'.

• Zissou crewman, Bowie enthusiast, and all-around knockout, Seu Jorge returns to America this Zeptember for a lil tourski. He'll chip in 2 shows at Bowery Bestroom. [via Aeki T]

• Trend of the week: overeggsposed young hotties' uncles. They should count their lucky stars their uncles aint wicked.

Lohag removed from Herbie posters. Now if we could only wave the magic wand and remove her from the media spotlight.

• Here's a teaser for premiere of the King Kong trailer.

• Terrible: Land of the Dead review, by Gene Siskel [scroll down a bit]

• One man's search for Kubrick's Overlook Hotel [via 5 Things via Double Vikers]

'Antonio said I looked like a monster.'

• Seen Bandwagon Boy's Friendster profile? Probably not since me and my man Marv make up 25% of his friends.

The 00s are a lot like the 70s, cept people were more nekkid, more famous, and more hairier back then. [ideas and links via Veganese]

• And we'll spank it like it was 1979

• Is it me, or is Chris Evans wearing novelty glasses?

• And what's all this buzz I hear about DiCaprio taking over for Arnie in Terminator 4? Maybe this time around he'll kill Claire Danes instead of henry kissing her.