The Fray

So much for the Sophomore Jink... Local Band The Fray sold 179,000 units last week and ended up in the number 1 slot on the Billboard 200 with the debut of there second and self-titled album.

Inglourious Basterds trailer

Brad Pitt stars in director Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated Nazi thriller, "Inglourious Basterds." Watch!


Sweet!

Eight have now been charged in Phelps' case

on Feb 2 a British tabloid published pictures of American Gold Medalist Michael Phelps smoking marijuana out of a water bong. Now The Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott not to be confused with Leon Lett the former football star is receiving major heat from its citizens.

I'm here today to suggest that the sheriff focus on more serious crime instead of wasting the County's precious tax dollars on a college party.I think the people of the County would be much safer at the end of the night if he did. Unless Sheriff Lett is looking at a different set of National stats,

According to www.bestplaces.net the violent crime rate is well above the nation average.

Richland County, SC, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 7. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.

Richland County, SC, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 5. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

Whatcha think?

Gitmo's youngest prisoner

Omar Kaadr was only 15 when he was shot several times in the chest by Special Forces agents in a firefight in the Eastern part of Afghanistan in 2002 where 1 soldier was wounded and died 10 days later from his wounds.


The American solders patched up the wounded boy and flew him to a remote Air Force base located just to the west of there position for the interrogation process. According to him he was tortured into the submission of murder.

Now with Obama's closing of the prison in Guantanamo Bay Kaadr may be released to his home country of Canada where he could be released upon arrival. Juveniles in Canada are often swatted on the hand and sent on there way and some experts think that this case is no different.

Just say no to Kellogg's

Michael Phelps' public apology for getting photographed smoking marijuana wasn't enough for the food company, Kellogg's, which announced that it would not renew its contract with the swimming champion when it expires at the end of the month.

It will hurt the Kellogg's bottom line if millions of Americans (those who smoke marijuana and plenty who don't) choose not to buy Kellogg's products because this decision smacks of intolerance and reflects poorly on the Kellogg's brand. I myself love to eat Frosted Flakes and there sugary goodness...Yum... But I won't anymore....

Make a call to The Kellogg Company's Office with me and voice your opinion


Phone: (800) 962-1413



Please call The Kellogg Company to register your opinion with their public affairs department. Below is a sample call script of what you can say, along with additional talking points for you to use.

Sample Call Script if you would like:

"I'm disappointed that you dropped Michael Phelps. So he smoked marijuana -- who cares? You should stand by him. I would buy more Kellogg's products if you still endorsed Phelps."

Additional talking points you can use:

* More than one hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana at least once in their lives (including the president, former presidents, members of Congress and justices on the Supreme Court).


* Smoking marijuana is not unusual behavior and you shouldn't hold Phelps to a higher standard.


* I am sick and tired of the public spectacle that happens every time any public figure gets photographed, arrested or otherwise outed and punished for smoking marijuana. I’m disappointed that Kellogg’s is participating in the spectacle.


* I see on your website that one of your core values is to “Show respect for and value all individuals for their diverse backgrounds, experience, styles, approaches and ideas.” Your decision to drop Phelps seems at odds with your own values.

courtesy of Drug Pilicy Alliance Center:
http://www.drugpolicy.org

M.I.A. Rocks Pregnant

A.P Photo

Pregnant and Due today M.I.A looked beautiful when she took the center stage with the new "Rat Pack" Kanye West, T.I, Lil Wayne and Jay Z. She didnt win a Grammy tonight but I'm sure there's one in her future soon.

51st Grammy Awards

Last week I made a few predictions about tonight's Grammy Awards so let's see how I did.

Radiohead stole the show with there performance with the USC marching band. WOW!


ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand ***Winner***
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Who should win - Radiohead all the way.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Adele -"Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - "Please Read the Letter" *** Winner I didn't see this one coming

Who I thought should win - M.I.A. "Paper Planes"- All I want to do is Boom Boom Boom nuff said

BEST NEW ARTIST

Adele **** Winner *** I picked that one
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

BEST ROCK SONG

Coldplay Viva la Vida **** Winner ***
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

Who I thought should win - Kings of Leon Only by the Night - This years surprise hit from New Zealand.

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Beck - Modern Guilt
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Radiohead - In Rainbows ***Winner***

Who should win - Death Cab for Cutie Narrow Stairs- Excellent album all the way though. A close second was Radiohead

BEST RAP ALBUM

Jay-Z - American Gangster
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III *** Winner ****
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Nas -
T.I. - Paper Trail

Other notables winners:

Best Hard Rock Performance: Wax Simulacra, The Mars Volta

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon

Best Metal Performance: My Apocalypse, Metallica!

Best Rap Song: Lollipop, D. Carter Lil Wayne

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: American Boy, Estelle Featuring Kanye West.

Best Country Album: Troubadour, George Strait.

P.S. What's up with Chris Brown Beating on people and ending up in jail before the awards show anyway.