Y'all mess with Lethal Bizzle? He's kinda nice in that Dizzee Rascal/Akala/Wiley U.K. Hip Hop-Grime
way. If you have the inclination check out the video for his re-rub of The Clash's cover of Eddie
Grant's "Police on my Back". And if you have the time see what he has to say about how he met
footie star/film producer/publisher/cornrow enthusiast Rio Ferdinand.
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If you follow this blog with any regularity you know that unlike most soccer blogs, English people
who are not under the employ of the LA Galaxy are a sighting as rare as goals by goalies. But when
someone like Sunderland's Darren Bent decides get custom boots branded with his Twitter handle and
Twitter logo it's kind of special.
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Is there is no rest for the World Cup-bound? In addition to tomorrow night's qualifier finale
against Costa Rica, the Yanks will march on to Aarhus in November for a friendly versus Denmark on
the 18th. There is also talk of matches in the spring against the Dutch and the English...to which
I say "bring it".
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Lucky you, it's a Hooky "twofer" today. Channelbee has the king of the low-slung bass and one of
the architects of the greatest World Cup anthem of all time spilling the beans on David Beckham's
aborted rap career. And if anyone have a bootleg mp3 of Paul Gascoigne's banned verse, I want in!
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Reason #243 why Soccer A.M. is amazing: you get to see Ari Gold become a Hamilton Academic
supporter while seated on a couch next to Peter "I used to own the world's greatest dance club (and
I kicked Ryan Giggs out of it" Hook from New Order/Joy Division.
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A lot of hype going around about this band right now. Insane hype. Early Strokes-level hype. Is it
worth it? Probably not as these days bands can go from Black Sabbath to Black Kids in less than one
album cycle. But they certainly have potential; the slow-burning "Islands" could most-definitely
become an iPod staple for moody people in Doc Martin's.
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Becks and Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, are set to boldly go where no Adidas advert has gone
before. All I ask is that Snoop Dogg play the role of Khan. If we can get that worked out I'm good.
Just so long as he's not a Klingon as that would just be so obvious as he kind of looks like a
Klingon.
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How insane is this? It's one thing to hear that they are making flats out of a stadium, something
else entirely to see the finished product. The garden looks a little cluttered for a kickabout but
I think that might be on purpose.
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If there were ever to be an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Youtube Clip - Soccer Catergory this
would have to be it's inaugural recipient. Obviously I didn't grow up with the club but as someone
who had the honor and privilege of frequenting Craven Cottage when there were still terraces and
Eddie Lewis was occupying the role of "Little-Used American" currently being played by Eddie
Johnson, this really affected me.
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An interview that can't happen is Greg Lalas talking with Gavin Rossdale over a scotch about the
mixed blessing of having a close relation who is a bit more famous than you. Perhaps at the end of
said conversation they would have boded over their shared place in life, become BFF's and agree to
start a Slade-influenced metal band called Lesser Icons with Greg on drums, Gavino on guitar/vox
and Jamar Beasley on bass.
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The word out of Canuckistan is that we've seen the back of Danny Dichio to make way for the front
on Julian De Guzman. Talk about bittersweet. I bet hearts are breaking from Mississauga
to...Mississauga.
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Looks like Editors have swapped the dark, angular guitar game for the dark, robotic, Euro-disco
game. This is "Papillion", one of the newies that they've been dropping on this summer's festival
circuit and on the English leg of R.E.M.'s stadium tour. It's definitely got me open to check out
the new Flood-produced record in October.
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"The girls fall like dominoes, dominoes"....a late summer anthem for JAMC-lover with a bit of
player inside him.
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And you thought New York had beef with Beckham last week? Please. Hatred from the opposing fans is
one thing, but hatred from the home supporters who feel a bit like a woman scorned is some whole
other sh*t. After enduring more than a little stick from the Riot Squad during last night's
friendly versus AC Milan, Becks apparently lost the plot for a minute and challenged a fan to take
it outside --or take it to the field as it were since they were already outside.
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Have you checked out Rio Ferdinand's online magazine Number 5? If not, you should. It's got style,
music, celebrity interviews, movie stuff and of course a bit of footie. Get stuck in here.
Also, check out his day-after-Wimbledon interview with Roger Federer. Talk about striking while the
iron is hot.
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You know with just a few tweaks to the script, better hair and a new phone number we could set one
of these up for New York fans pretty easily. You know sometimes a friendly, sympathetic voice is
enough to keep people from slitting their own throat with a limited edition Mike Ammann poster.
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Remember when ABC News traveled deep into darkest Derbyshire to warn us all that the sports world
knows no greater scourge than the drunken, English football fan? Sheila MacVicar tried to warn us
y'all and yet somehow a small, ridiculous minority of American soccer fans decided not to listen
and still spend their Saturday's playing hooligan much to the confusion and derision of normal,
passionate, sane soccer fans.
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Going out to see Doves tonight. In solidarity, you should stay in and see them (unless you are in
New York in which case you should get a ticket and get to the show).
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Jacqua's banger, a bangin' Chivas Girl, the things Steve Zakuani will do for money and a rewind of
Chicago's shock defeat/FC Dallas' shock victory.
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Over 500 bands hit Toronto for North By North East but only one duo of footie-journos is prepared
to tackle it.
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Good thing they tried this during World Cup Qualifiers and not Euro 08 Qualifiers; they might have
broken the record for mass drownings instead.
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So this is what TFC players do when they are not playing, practicing or being inducted to local
halls of fame: they lay in wait at soccer shops in Mississauga to show off their skills to the
stilted wonder of all present.
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You may have read that the "Star-studded" reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew were slated
to play a massive friendly last night in England against Guiseley (who? Exactly.) That didn't
happen due to the fact that, as the video above clearly shows, it was a sunny day in England.
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Creepy, creepy, creepy. I won't post it here but it's one of those videos that makes you go
"Oh Sh*t!" at the end. If you're curious you can watch it at my day job.
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This is what I'm talking about. Doves are back with that north country twang and I'm super-stoked,
partially because they are one of the best live acts around but mostly because my missus loves them
and I may be able to use their return for my own nefarious, marital means.
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The photo above is of Razorlight playing in our office about an hour ago. I loved their 1st album,
lost them on their second album but have now found them with thier new single, Wire to Wire. The
song is so sensitive, the earring is so Boomtown Rats and I am so OK with that since I'm
predisposed to Britrock (it runs in the family).
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While I --and probably many of you-- have been keeping an eye on the expansion doings in Seattle
and Philadelphia this off-season, USL 1 new boys Austin Aztex have been quietly going about the
business of getting their sh*t together. They have signed a pair of PDL players and today announced
there 1st "major signing".
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There's another Q&A that I should let you know about today. Darren Huckerby of San Jose Earthquake
fame did one for MLSnet and it's a two-parter, you know just like those "very special
episodes" of Family Ties that warned kids about the danger of strangers. Except this one
doesn't have any creepy old guys who try to lure you to their apartments with promises of cartoons
and candy.
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