The animated TV series Futurama only aired until 2013, but so many things that happened in it could be set in 2021. It only makes sense, because the show was set in the future and made jokes about how the world changed since the early 2000s. Yet many of those jokes were so precient that you might even believe it really was from the future. However, Futurama writers were just following bubbling trends to their ultimate, if ridiculous, conclusions. -via Digg
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I love the Melvins, but my husband is a SERIOUS Melvins fan. They truly are HUGELY talented. The teaming up of Jared and Coady from Big Business with the Melvins is genius. The two drummer thing has been done before, but never this well. Dale Crover is one of the best drummers in the entire history of the world and Coady is right up there with him.
A few more bits of trivia:
Buzz' wife, Mackie, is a well-known artist and has done most of their cover art and the art of many other bands Tool, Rancid, Offspring, Bad Religion, and so many more). She also created the Social Distortion skeleton logo! Here's her website: http://www.mackieosborne.com/
Their band meetings are often at Disneyland.
Jared usually wears really cheesy truck stop t-shirts on stage (like this: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/1508770279_3798cb17d4.jpg?v=0)
Buzz (A.K.A. King Buzzo) is really, really opinionated. And a Dodgers fan.
Big Business also rock really hard all by themselves. Check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7YEE_muCxs
Their last album (Nude With Boots) kicked so much butt and you should totally check it out.
The last time I heard them live it was so loud that for a hours afterward it sounded like everyone was lisping. It was the weirdest thing.
*high five* middlepath
@Jen Diggity Fugazi also did the double-drummer thing to much effect on "The Argument". BIg Business are one of the hardinest-rockinest bands around and a good fit for the Melvins. I can only think that maybe Lightning Bolt would have worked as well, but they're a bit too...manic.
see for yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BDZ7KyNRE
When Stoner Witch was released, it hit my CD player and didn't leave for the next 6 months.
Amazing band!
I highly suggest checking out Jared's old band Karp too. One of my favorites.
Interesting read. I would have never guessed the Kiss influence.
Buzz came out on stage and said, "We have come to destroy punk rock" and my life has never been the same.
Real "Neatorama-ish" unmentioned Melvins trivia is that Lori Black (aka Lorax), the Melvins bassist for most of their seminal work is the daughter of Shirley Temple Black, aka Shirley Temple. (Look it up.)