The Root Of All Evil

71-year-old ex-financier Bernie Madoff was sentenced yesterday to 150 years in prison for swiping billions from trusting investors. One of the largest Ponzi schemes to date, Madoff plans to "live with pain" and "torment" for the rest of his numbered days. As Madoff's sentence gets tweaked by the courts, his once wealthier victims have yet to receive lost funds.

Another One Bites the Dust

OxiClean pusher Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa, FL. home Sunday morning by his wife, now widow, Deborah. Mays' death, directly caused by heart disease, is one of the many celebrity deaths to hit the airwaves since MJ and Farrah Fawcett. Catch what's left of Mays' on late night infomercials, reminding us forever that we can make our whites whiter and our brights brighter, if only we believe.

How Fitting

Please buy this for me?  It's perfect. 

Jason Schwartzman of Coconut Records has just released a new video for "Any Fun," featuring the lovely Chloe Sevigny.

Any Fun - Coconut Records - Music Video

Filipino Prisoners Play Tribute to MJ

Remember the Filipino prisoners from youtube dancing to Thriller?  If you don't, here's a refresher course.  Anyhow, the guys are back with a tribute to Michael Jackson in their latest video.

"Just look over your shoulders honey!" 

England Belongs To Twee

Tonight at Kungfu Necktie! Starts at 10pm with DJ HTSHELL!

PAYOLA

Making Time gets postal with their first ever pool party. A collaboration between POPPED! and R5, this weekend's bash is taking over Medford's retro fab Flying W Airport Resort. According to Agnew, there will be $400 bucks worth of pool toys, plus a 7ft water rocket. Add in ice-cream sandwiches and Philly DJs like Dave P, Mike K, Adam Sparkles, the Broadzilla DJs (and more), Making Time's pay for play looks like the raddest way to party up this weekend. $17 with shuttle bus round trip, $12 without. So grab your suit and make waves at"the ultimate summer concerted destination in 2009."