Yep, the headline pretty much says it all. Here We Go Magic was driving along and saw none other than John Waters (yes, the John Waters) hitchhiking. So they picked him up.
I would make a joke, but this story is too bizarrely amazing to be sullied by some ridiculous Cry Baby reference.
Here’s a bit from HWGMer Michael Bloch about the adventure:
There’s a hydro-fracking boom in western Pennsylvania. You can’t get a motel room. We had to drive til 4AM, and finally found a Days Inn in eastern Ohio. Getting back on the highway this morning, there was a man at the side of the on-ramp with a sign that read ‘to the end of Rte 70.’ Jen wanted to pick him up, but we drove past him. As we passed by, our sound guy said ‘John Waters’ Luke said, ‘Yep, definitely John Waters.’ We got off at the next exit and circled back. He was still there. We pulled up, opened the door and asked where he was coming from. ‘Baltimore,’ he said. And we said ‘Get in, sir.’
Time Entertainment answers the question that no one was asking: “How does Gotye’sSomebody That I Used to Know stack up?” As in, how does is stack up as a breakup anthem? Writes Aylin Zafar:
It’s safe to say Gotye has entered the annals of legendary, inescapable crossover breakup hits. But how does it hold up against some of music’s other recent breakup gems?
Baroness has a new double album, Yellow & Green, due out July 17 on the mighty Relapse Records. The song above, Take My Bones Away, is available for download on iTunes.
Adam Yauch, one of the three founding members of the iconic Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47. Here is part of the band’s official statement:
It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer.
[From Sean: This is a tough one for me, especially considering the Beasties' special place in my heart.]
There’s a lot of news in the world of Reggie Watts these days. You can see the best hair in biz May 11 on Comedy Central, when Reggie Watts: A Live at Central Park makes its debut. It’ll subsequently be released May 15 in a CD/DVD package. The very next day, monsieur Watts will hit the road on a nationwide tour, bringing his comedy beatboxing to a venue near you.
And if that wasn’t enough, the premiere of Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC is slated for June 8. Speaking of which, if you haven’t seen the 10-minute preview of the show, watch it right now! RIGHT NOW!
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