The Fender Telecaster has to be one of the most moded guitars in the history of the instrument. The bolt-on design and front loaded electronics make the Tele an easy target for guitar tweakers. Countless guitar stores have tons of options for hardware, plates, and knobs. With all of these choices available one of the most difficult options to change on the Telecaster are the pickups. Read the rest of this entry »

With the clamor that this brew has created in the Chicago suburbs, I wasn’t about to leave Chicago (on a recent trip) without seeking out a bottle for myself. According to the label, “Red Eye Porter is the first of our 15 archive recipes we will brew to celebrate out 15th anniversary. Red Eye debuted in the Spring of 2009 and quickly won acclaim from the public and press alike. We brewed it a second time, which was the last time we made it, in the fall of 2009. Since then it has easily become the most requested beer for us to bring back (like almost every day). So we hope you enjoy the start of our fun 2012 project.” Read the rest of this entry »

Spring is upon us in North Texas, and with sunny skies, cool breezes and the agreeable company of my wife, I enjoyed a day running errands, seeing The Hunger Games, and cracking open some craft beer on the patio.

Today’s selection from Denver’s Great Divide Brewing, is Hop Fresh, a pale ale sporting a mid-ranged ABV around 6.1%. It seemed like something to contrast the malt forward brews I have been drinking recently. Read the rest of this entry »

Former nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes is the latest child actor to fall from grace. The lilac haired actress was arrested for DUI in West Hollywood early this morning according to TMZ. TMZ also reported that on St. Patrick’s Day last month, Amanda Bynes was wasted out of her mind at a club in L.A. and got behind the wheel as you can see in this video. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you wondering what’s going on at PAX East 2012 with the site, be patient. We’re still getting impressions of as many games as possible, and we’ll let you know what we saw and thought when we get enough material to discuss.

Jonah Falcon is a blogger for TMRzoo and GameStooge.com and covers all gaming consoles and platforms including Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP and computer games designed for Mac OS, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Jonah provides his readers with reviews, previews, release dates and up to date gaming industry news, trailers and rumors. Read the rest of this entry »

Game of Thrones is finally back. I still can barely believe that one of my favorite series of novels was adapted into a big budget HBO series, let alone one that’s received such critical success. Sure, the New York Times still doesn’t get it, but I wouldn’t call the Old Gray Lady a font of pop culture relevance.

Anyway, the first episode of the season opens with a knight falling to his death and ends with some baby murder, with plenty of other stuff squeezed in between. It went by so fast that I had to watch the episode twice. I’d be impressed if any new viewers or non-book readers could get through the hour without their head spinning. So many plot lines and characters are introduced, but I thought the episode did a good job of loosely stringing them all together by panning back and forth to the big red comet in the sky. Despite everything going on in this episode, though, it didn’t feel too rushed. I’m hoping that’s something that can carry forward in the remaining nine episodes, because there’s a lot of ground that needs to be covered if this season is going to try to stay somewhat faithful to book two. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night on American Idol, the Top eight remaining finalists performed songs from the 80’s. Yeah, it was a time that brought us shoulder boards and polyester track suits, things we could have easily done without. But it also brought us some pretty decent music.

Some of the contestants even managed to tap into that musical gold mine and performed some of them, and some didn’t.

Working with mentor Jimmy Iovine this week, but barely contributing anything of significant note, was singer Gwen Stefani and her No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. Also, I will mention that like last week, this week’s show was two hours long when it could have easily been 90 minutes. This week, they used the extra time to intersperse the contestants in various duets. It was far better than the God-awful group numbers (some of them were much better), but I’m still not going to discuss them any further in this column. Read the rest of this entry »

This is either the worst thing to ever happen to Star Wars, or the very very BEST.

Jonah Falcon is a blogger for TMRzoo and GameStooge.com and covers all gaming consoles and platforms including Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP and computer games designed for Mac OS, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Jonah provides his readers with reviews, previews, release dates and up to date gaming industry news, trailers and rumors. Read the rest of this entry »

ABC Family Television announced today that Casey Anthony has been signed to do 4 episodes of the hit comedy Modern Family. The role has Casey Anthony being hired as nanny for Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett played respectively by Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

At the press junket introducing Casey Anthony as one of the cast, Jesse Tyler Ferguson reveled a bit of the storyline. Casey Anthony’s character moves in with same sex couple Cam and Mitchell as a live in Au pair for their adopted baby Lilly. Feeling overly comfortable with the gay men, Casey will be parading around the house in front of Cam and Mitchell in very reveling outfits. Read the rest of this entry »

The NFL competition committee and security officials met until almost midnight last night to discuss the player fines and suspensions for “Bountygate”. The majority of the fines seem to be of the garden-variety $25,000 to $50,000 range for most players involved.

The biggest hits to the current Saints roster are Jonathan Vilma, Roman Harper and Tracy Porter who all received 1 year suspensions and $100,000 fines. Former Saint and current Philadelphia Eagles free agent Bobby McCray is also in that top tier of suspensions. Bobby McCray who has already been fined $20,000 for illegal hits on Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre in the 2010 NFC Championship game, a hit that has been directly tied to Bountygate. Read the rest of this entry »

It seems lately no celebrity is safe from getting his or her cell phone hacked. One thing that is not too smart that celebrities have been doing with their smart phones in leaving sexually charged photos on them. The latest star to make this mistake is Justin Bieber’s main squeeze Selena Gomez.

The sextape does back one claim that Mariah Yeater, Justin Bieber’s alleged baby momma made during the recent paternity scandal. Mariah Yeater claimed that Justin Bieber “finished” in 30 seconds. This 1 minute 24 second sex tape shows that Justin truly is a minuteman.

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We have received a press release from Summit Entertainment disclosing that the set of Twilight Breaking Dawn II has been shut down indefinitely. They currently do not know how long production will be halted. It seems that the set is being shutdown due to a rampant case of “Stupidity”. The stupidity was first spotted by 22 year old best boy grip Heywood Jablome.

During the filming of one of the film’s most dramatic scenes Heywood was heard shouting out “this is so fucking stupid.” Director Bill Condon said “after Heywood’s comment you could hear a pin drop on the set”. “That is when I realized how stupid this The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 really is” the Director noted. Condon then added “at that moment I noticed the stupidity was quickly spreading”.

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MediaTakeOut.com just broke the news that ex Arizona Cardinal Eric Green will have to pay a $160,000 judgment in his pending rape case. A transgender woman named Angelina Mavila who was born a man brought the charges against Green.

The incitement states Angelina Mavilia’s met then Arizona Cardinal Eric Green in a Scottsdale, Ariz., casino in early 2009. Angelina Mavilia then stated they went back to his condo, where Green, assaulted her, she charges. Green reported to police that Green was “extremely agitated and threatening,” according to court documents, and warned: “This never happened. You’d better not tell.” Read the rest of this entry »

James Rolfe recalls all of his fondest memories of Sonic the Hedgehog in this episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the first show in months.

Jonah Falcon is a blogger for TMRzoo and GameStooge.com and covers all gaming consoles and platforms including Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP and computer games designed for Mac OS, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Jonah provides his readers with reviews, previews, release dates and up to date gaming industry news, trailers and rumors. Read the rest of this entry »

Howdy all, quick question, what common tie exists between NHL super-star Gordie Howe and Texas craft beer?

Ready for the answer? The Houston Aeros signed Howe in ’73, allowing him to fulfill a dream of playing hockey with his two sons, and this April, Houston’s own Saint Arnold Brewery will be hosting the 10th annual get together for enthusiasts of craft beer and Aeros’ hockey that will include a pregame meet up at the brewery, group seating for an Aeros’ game, and post game wind down at a local pub (click here for details.) Read the rest of this entry »

Alright gang, time to shine the spotlight on a local craft brewer that seems to be making big strides every time I hear about them. I am, of course, referring to Finch’s Beer Company located in sunny Chicago. Now I like this company already for the following reasons: 1. Umm, hello? They’re out of Chicago. 2. They involve birds in their labels and I’m sort of a bird watching nerd. 3. They have a great festival presence and were at both MWBF & SCBF in 2011. 4. They can their beers. 5. Their latest can design was in collaboration with another local business, Chicago clothier Threadless (@threadless), and is super cool. Read the rest of this entry »