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Posted by Charlie on August 25, 2011

We have a special edition of Friday Night 80’s this week, because there is an accompanying party going on in downtown Madison.

Be sure to check out the Majestic Theater where we present the 3rd Annual 80’s vs 90’s Michael Jackson Birthday party.  Michael would have turned 53 on Monday, so we’re gonna party Friday night.

DJs Nick Nice and Mike Carlson will pay tribute to the King of Pop by going head to head in a battle of the decades, and rockin’ every MJ video ever made on the Majestic  HUGE Big Screen.

Hope to see you there.

Also a note about Steve Jobs.  Apple was a 1980’s juggernaut.  We wish Steve the best of health and I personally thank you for bringing me Angry Birds.  Remember this one?

Posted by Charlie on July 7, 2011

Ummm… not sure I totally agree with this list.  NMEVideo.com, put together a list of the 100 Greatest Videos of all time.

While naturally you would think that videos that popularized whole the genre of music videos like MJ’s “Thriller,” Dire Straits “Money For Nothing” and A-Ha’s “Take On Me,” would be on the list, they are surprisingly absent.

Some other curious omissions include “Losing My Religion” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit.

100 Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”

99 Simian Mobile Disco – “Hustler”

98 Lykke Li – “Get Some”

97 Flaming Lips – “Watching The Planets”

96 Jay-Z – “Big Pimpin’”

95 Blur – “Parklife”

94 Radiohead – “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”

93 Janelle Monae – “Cold War”

92 Rage Against The Machine – “Sleep Now In The Fire”

91 Madonna – “Borderline”

90 Lauryn Hill – “Doo Wop (That Thing)”

89 Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”

88 Peter Gabriel – “Shock The Monkey”

87 Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly”

86 UNKLE – “Rabbit In Your Headlights”

85 Bright Eyes – “First Day Of My Life”

84 Robyn – “Don’t Fucking Tell Me What To Do”

83 Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”

82 Pendulum – “Salt In The Wound”

81 Ratatat – “Drugs”

80 Summer Camp – “Round The Moon”

79 Sonic Youth – “Teenage Riot”

78 These New Puritans – “Elvis”

77 Aerosmith – “Janie’s Got A Gun”

76 Bjork – “It’s Oh So Quiet”

75 Rilo Kiley – “Silver Lining”

74 Bonnie Tyler – “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”

73 The Strokes – “You Only Live Once”

72 Guns N’ Roses – “Estranged”

71 Eminem – “My Name Is”

70 Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”

69 Outkast – “B.O.B.”

68 Klaxtons – “Twin Flames”

67 Daft Punk – “Da Funk”

66 Coldplay – “The Scientist”

65 R.E.M. – “Imitation Of Life”

64 The Pharcyde – “Drop”

63 Tori Amos – “Spark”

62 Bon Jovi – “Always”

61 Missy Elliott – “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

60 Blink-182 – “All The Small Things”

59 The Chemical Brothers – “Let Forever Be”

58 Arcade Fire – “We Used To Wait”

57 The Breeders – “Cannonball”

56 Pearl Jam – “Jeremy”

55 Eurythmics – “Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)”

54 Sinead O’Connor – “Nothing Compares To U”

53 Mark Ronson – “Somebody To Love Me”

52 Smashing Pumpkins – “Tonight, Tonight”

51 Aphex Twin – “Come To Daddy”

50 Nine Inch Nails – “Closer”

49 The Knife – “Pass This On”

48 Kate Bush – “Cloudbusting”

47 Pulp – “This Is Hardcore”

46 Depeche Mode – “Enjoy The Silence”

45 Talking Heads – “Wild Wild Life”

44 Judas Priest – “Breaking The Law”

43 Outkast – “Hey Ya”

42 PJ Harvey – “Down By The Water”

41 Major Lazer – “Pon De Floor”

40 The Replacements – “Bastards Of Young”

39 Radiohead – “Karma Police”

38 The Prodigy – “Firestarter”

37 The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”

36 Prince – “Raspberry Beret”

35 Kanye West – “Monster”

34 Madonna – “Like A Prayer”

33 The Smiths – “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”

32 The Verve – “Bittersweet Symphony”

31 NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”

30 The Streets – “Fit But You Know It”

29 The xx – “Islands”

28 Nada Surf – “Popular”

27 Muse – “Knights Of Cydonia”

26 Wax – “California”

25 Metallica – “Turn The Page”

24 My Chemical Romance – “Helena”

23 Smashing Pumpkins – “1979″

22 Nirvana – “Heart Shaped Box”

21 No Doubt – “New”

20 Blur – “Coffee & TV”

19 Hot Chip – “I Feel Better”

18 The Cure – “Close To Me”

17 Lady Gaga (Feat. Beyonce) – “Telephone”

16 Fatboy Slim – “Praise You”

15 OK Go – “This Too Shall Pass”

14 Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”

13 MIA – “Born Free”

12 The Horrors – “Sheena Is A Parasite”

11 Hole – “Doll Parts”

10 The Prodigy – “Smack My Bitch Up”

9 Sigur Rós – “”Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása”

8 Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”

7 Weezer – “Buddy Holly”

6 Foo Fighters – “Everlong”

5 Bjork – “All Is Full Of Love”

4 Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun”

3 Chris Isaak – “Wicked Game”

2 Radiohead – “Just”

1 Johnny Cash – “Hurt”

Watch all the videos and get more details on each entry at NME.com. And keep an eye out for another cool Spike Jonze/Beasties collaboration.

Posted by Receptionist Jessica on October 25, 2010

Justin Bieber is ready to tell all.  He’s got a 3D movie, nail polish line and comic book all in the works and now it’s time for the 100% official memoir, straight from the singers whiny lips.  Not quite ready to go out and spend $21.99 to learn about his humble beginnings, YouTube stardom, and romantic life or waste 240 pages of your life?

Here are the top 10 Things you can learn:

1.  Break some rules
“Singers aren’t supposed to have dairy before a show, but we all know I’m a rule breaker. Pizza is just so good!” -page 15

2.  No one starts a life like Celine Dion
The day I was born, March 1, 1994, Celine Dion was solid at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Power of Love.” Not a bad song to start your life on.” -page 26

3. Dare to be crappy at all sorts of stuff.
“Dare to be a sucky skateboarder or a lousy video editor or a completely crappy golfer. If we do only the stuff we’re good at, we never learn anything new.” -page 52

4. Dudes: Speak French, Impress Chicks
“Now I’m really glad that I speak French, because, let’s face it, girls dig it when a guy speaks French. They call it the language of love, and that ain’t no coincidence. Plus, I love my French fans! Très jolie!” -page 60

5.  Hockey or Beyonce…tough call in getting the blood flowing
“Nothing ever got my pulse racing (in a good way) like hockey. Well, nothing except Beyonce, but that wasn’t until I was twelve or so. Then, all of a sudden, it was like I opened my eyes one day and noticed that the world is full of beautiful girls, and I’ve had a hard time thinking about anything else ever since.” -page 71


6.  Got a small butt in 8th grade? It’s your destiny

“I got up there and sang my little eighth-grade butt off, thinking this was possibly the greatest moment of my entire life — of anyone’s life — better than hockey, better than ‘Star Wars,’ better than Grandma’s turkey and gravy.” -page 88

7.  Life without the hair swoosh is no life at all
“I’d just gotten the ugliest haircut of my life the day before. My trademark swoosh was hacked off into this squarish situation that kind of reminded me of Bart Simpson.” -page 124

8. Success is like bungee jumping in New Zealand
“I couldn’t believe things were finally coming together. I was almost afraid to believe it. The only thing I can compare it to is when I bungee-jumped off a bridge in New Zealand not long ago. It was a long journey to get there, but, at the last minute, there I was. Standing there. Ready. I had no idea what this was going to be like, but I knew it was going to be awesome.” -page 143

9.  Aim to be 1/10 Michael Jackson
“If I can do just one-tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, I can really make a difference in this world.” -page 177

10.  Don’t even THINK about swearing
My foot was broken. In the middle of a song. In front of twelve thousand people. And Taylor Swift. I won’t tell you the words that went through my head.” -page 199

Posted by on March 23, 2010

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Did an E! star’s romance end through a text message? E! cameras apparently caught a text fight going down between Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian while he was in New York and she was in Miami at a photo shoot. An insider on the set of the 2011 Calendar Guys shoot last Thursday confirmed Bush was complaining about the troubled on-again, off-again romance. It was a two hour shoot and Reggie was tense, and at one point he left the room to use his cell phone and came back complaining about his relationship. He was spotted later that same night at a club talking to a mystery brunette for over an hour. When paparazzi asked if him and Kim were still an item, Bush said, “no more questions.” Supposedly, the E! cameras for Kourtney and Khloe take Miami were with Kim and caught her side on tape as the text to break up came in!

The cast of the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’  has been announced and includes a TV star’s wife, Paris Hilton’s relatives and a restaurateur. Paris Hilton’s aunts, Kim and Kyle Richards who were both Disney stars in the 70’s will be on so will a woman named Lisa Vanderpump-Todd who owns two hot restaurants with her husband. One is called the Villa Blanca in Hollywood. Her claim to fame was appearing on Baywatch Nights and Silk Stalkings. Adrienne Maloof Nassif’s family owns the Palms in Vegas and they are very rich. The final cast member is Camille Grammer, wife of Kelsey Grammer.

Dr. Conrad Murray is at a point of no return. In some new documents that were just released, Conrad stopped administering CPR on Michael Jackson in order to gather up a bunch of drug vials that were on the scene. He is even accused of delaying the phone call to 911 so he could tidy up the scene. He is also getting busted from withholding information from the paramedics when they got onto the property.

Posted by on February 25, 2010

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5. Friends of the show — Forever the Sickest Kids — leaked a song from their house party and you can download it for free on their MySpace page  www.myspace.com). Apparently they got in a bit of trouble with their record label over this because they sorta kinda didn’t ask first. But you can check it out and and get “Get Over Yourself” absolutely free.  Scroll down until you see their manager Robi dressed like a cop and click there.

4. So yesterday we played the tape of the paramedic riding with Michael Jackson’s body to UCLA, saying, “Patient is Michael Jackson, the pop star singer … we should be there in five minutes. It doesn’t look good.” Oh, the heartbreak in his voice! Well, it was all a hoax. The captain of the LA City Fire Department the recording isn’t of any of the paramedics who treated Michael. He says, “There are several indicators on the tape which show it could not have originated from an LA City fire employee…Officials are not supposed to name the patient and the terminology used in the recording is not consistent with the terms used by the department.”

3. Mary-Kate Olsen has dumped her boyfriend of two years for two reasons — Nate Lowman parties a little too hard for her taste and the two of them couldn’t come to terms on a $900 million dollar prenup. Mary-Kate really wanted to get married, but so many millions were at stake and her legal advisers wanted to make sure there was an iron-clad prenup before she said “I do.” But things started falling apart around November and they never quite recovered. So just before Valentine’s Day, Mary-Kate tearfully ended their relationship. Friends think she might take him back because she’s so miserable.

$$$2. Ever wonder how much “American Idol” contestants get paid? The “New York Times” did a little checking using copies of last year’s contracts that were filed in state court under laws requiring court approval  of entertainment-industry deals with minors. So as far as last year, top 12 finalists received AFTRA contract fees — $1011 for hour-long episodes and $1540 for two hour episodes. That’s close to $10,000 in performance fees over the season for a top 5 contestant. And if 19 Entertainment signed the finalists, they would’ve received $200K for their first record and $50K for merchandise. In addition, finalists got a one-time payment of $1000 and a $1000 advance on royalties for each recording that goes onto iTunes.  Those who made it to the top five also got $50K from Disney for taking part in “The American Idol Experience” attraction and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  As for Kris Allen, he earned an advance of $350K for his first album, exclusive of recording costs, with half of it paid soon after the competition ended and half when he finished recording. Kris also received a $100K advance on royalties from a 3-year merchandising contract and $100,K for the “I’m going to Disney World” ad. He got another $100K for spending a day filming segments that were used for the Idol attraction and for taping a vocal performance for the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade television show. Adam Lambert got a $300K advance, $75K for merchandising, and $50K from Disney. It’s actually a lot more than standard contracts in the industry, but keep in mind, the “Idol” contract potentially binds the artist to the show’s producers for up to 7 years, which is about twice as long as a typical contract.

1. The “National Enquirer” says yeah, Tiger Woods has checked back into rehab, but not for more treatment for his sex addiction. They say he’s in The Meadows treatment center in Wickenburg, AZ, to battle his addiciton to two prescription medications. A source says that when Tiger was in therapy for sex addiction, he blamed a lot of his cheating on his drug addiction.

Posted by on February 9, 2010

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5. Dr. Conrad Murray was in court yesterday to plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with Michael Jackson’s death. The DA wanted bail set at $300K, but Dr. Murray’s attorney assured the judge that $25K quite enough and that he wasn’t going to take off for parts unknown. His next court date is April 5. Meantime, the Attorney General’s office has filed a motion to revoke Dr. Murray’s medical license.

4. Cameron Diaz was seen grinding all over Alex Rodriguez at a pre-Super Bowl party in Miami Saturday night. At first, Alex was sitting on a couch beside Cameron, who started dancing by herself. It wasn’t long before she gyrated herself over on top of him. Both of them are single now, so why not?

3.  Kendra Wilkinson was photographed rushing out of the Super Bowl, clinging to her baby boy and sobbing uncontrollably. But Kendra says she wasn’t upset because hubby Hank Baskett mishandled an on-side kick that led to a Saints scoring drive. And she wasn’t crying because the Colts ended up losing the Super Bowl to the Saints. She tweeted, “…it’s cuz the paparazzi have no soul…they wouldn’t leave me n my family alone!!!!” She added, “People like to twist this stuff… we asked them to stop cuz of the baby n they were way too close n they didn’t care at llllllll.”
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2. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have put on enough public displays of affection to make us question whether or not those breakup rumors were true. But now to make sure we all get the message loud and clear, Brad and Angelina are suing the London tabloid that claimed they had already agreed how to divide their assets and the visitation with the kids. Their attorney says “News of the World” contained “false and intrusive allegations” and that they didn’t print a retraction and an apology, so the lawsuit is ON.

1. Charlie Sheen has been charged with a felony menacing charge and two misdemeanors in connection with the Christmas Day attack of his wife at their home in Aspen. But the judge did ease up on the terms of the restraining order, so now Charlie is allowed to go home with Brooke Mueller and their twin baby boys, and he can stay there as long as he doesn’t drink, have any guns, or attack his wife. Brooke and Charlie were both in the Aspen courtroom for yesterday’s hearing. Afterward, Brooke’s lawyer says the couple hugged and kissed and looked pretty happy to get beyond this hurdle.  Charlie didn’t enter a plea yesterday, and he’s due back in court March 15.

Posted by on February 3, 2010

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John Mayer comparing himself to Tiger Woods?! He offered his two cents on the Tiger drama and he blames it all on Tiger being married. John says that the ONLY reason it’s a big deal is because he is married and cheating. He goes on to say, “I write a lot of dirty text messages to girls, and you’ve never seen any of them. Why? Because if a girl brought a dirty text message from me to the newspapers, they’d say ‘I don’t have an angle here. Big deal. He’s 32 years old. He’s a single guy. If John Mayer has a wife and sends dirty texts, then we got a story.’” John even goes as far to say that Tiger didn’t really mess up at all and he wishes more people would see it that way.

Friendamies?

Sandra Bullock Threatens To Cut Meryl Streep!? These 2 amazing actresses are having a little fun with their Oscar race by sending eachother death threats. They are both up for Best Actress and Sandra had a message for Meryl.  She says, “With Meryl, when this whole thing started, I left her a voice mail going, ‘You’ve got to watch your back. I’m gonna cut you. I’m gonna take you down,’ and then she sent me dead orchids and told me to die, so I sent her a case of liquor and told her to toast to white trash.” But wait, Sandra is also up for the Worst Actress Razzie award so how does she feel about that?! She loves it and even plans to show up if she wins. She says she enjoys it as much as the Oscar nom because it represents great balance.

Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor who was “treating” Michael Jackson at the time of his death, has been summoned by the Los Angeles D.A. and we know they plan on charging him with involuntary manslaughter. Murray met with his lawyer yesterday and has decided to surrender to the court. Conrad has said that he will show up this morning and turn himself in, where they will proceed with the manslaughter charges. If he doesn’t show up and runs away like he did immediately after Michael’s death, the LAPD plans to arrest him.

Posted by Receptionist Jessica on December 8, 2009

Who doesn't love Dog the Bounty Hunter?Between Hoarders and the new Jackson Family Dynasty series A&E should just change their name to Hot Mess TVAm I horrified or excited about this?


Posted by Receptionist Jessica on November 2, 2009

Me & MJIf MJ isn’t “it” then I don’t know what “it” is…I’m just saying.  Don’t you think Michael Jackson backup dancer was my true calling?

Posted by Cousin Adam on October 29, 2009

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Charlie’s Cousin Adam reviews the Michael Jackson film, This Is It.