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When humanity inevitably finds itself at war with our robot nemeses, we know one thing for sure: They'll have their own theme music. Who's to blame? A music collective called Expressive Machines Musical Instruments, who have used the ... Read more

 

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]]>chuck e cheeseChuckECheesekickstartermusicroboticsRobotsShowBiz Pizza PlaceShowbizPizzaPlaceDan Solomon2011-01-19T11:30:00+00:00Which NFL Team Has the Best Hip-Hop Fan Tribute?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Despite Vegas's best efforts, determining who's going to win any given week's football game is not an exact science. Some choose to look at who the oddsmakers favor or follow the talking heads on the pre-game shows. Some people stick to the Balki ... Read more

 

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]]>atlanta falconsAtlantaFalconsbaltimore ravensBaltimoreRavensChicago BearsChicagoBearsfootballgreen bay packersGreenBayPackersnew england patriotsnew york jetsNewEnglandPatriotsNewYorkJetsNFLNFL PlayoffsNflPlayoffspittsburgh steelersPittsburghSteelersplayoffsseattle seahawksSeattleSeahawksDan Solomon2011-01-13T13:30:00+00:00'Star Wars' Gets the Two-Piano Treatmenthttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/star-wars-gets-the-two-piano-treatment/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/star-wars-gets-the-two-piano-treatment/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/star-wars-gets-the-two-piano-treatment/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are a Julliard-trained piano-playing duo known for their classical reworkings of pop culture works. Among them is their interpretation of "Star Wars," which they do with four different themes: The foreboding ... Read more

 

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]]>julliardpianostar warsStarWarsJeremy Taylor2011-01-11T13:00:00+00:00Behold the Divine Majesty of the Hand-Fart Virtuosohttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/hand-fart-songs-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/hand-fart-songs-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/hand-fart-songs-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Carnegie Hall is the premiere showplace not just for great talent, but for artists who have blessed the world with their vision of abject beauty, poetry and commentary. One day, you'll see the extremely talented gentleman featured below grace that ... Read more

 

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]]>Danny Gallagher2011-01-07T13:00:00+00:00Shaq Conducts the Boston Popshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Now that Shaq is a member of the Celtics, he's gotta familiarize himself with the city of Boston. His biggest immersion experience thus far? Last Monday night, when he conducted the famous Boston Pops Orchestra. Sure, it might have been a little ... Read more

 

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]]>boston celticsboston popsBostonCelticsBostonPopsShaquille ONealShaquilleOnealUrlesqueyoutubeAsylum Staff2010-12-28T09:30:00+00:00Henry Rollins & Glenn Danzig Return in 'The Anti-Xmas Special'http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/henry-rollins-glenn-danzig-anti-xmas-special/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/henry-rollins-glenn-danzig-anti-xmas-special/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/henry-rollins-glenn-danzig-anti-xmas-special/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The functional psychopaths at The Igloo Tornado have created a special holiday film starring your favorite domestic partners who're similar-to-but-legally-distinct-from Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig: "Henry & Glenn Forever: The Xmas Special." ... Read more

 

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]]>ComicsAllianceglenn danzigGlennDanzigHenry Glenn Forever: The Xmas Specialhenry rollinsHenryGlennForever:TheXmasSpecialHenryRollinsthe igloo tornadoTheIglooTornadotom neelyTomNeelyAsylum Staff2010-12-17T09:30:00+00:00Fully Sick Rapper Sets World Record With Nine-Hour Rhymehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/fully-sick-rapper-sets-world-record-with-nine-hour-rhyme/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/fully-sick-rapper-sets-world-record-with-nine-hour-rhyme/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/fully-sick-rapper-sets-world-record-with-nine-hour-rhyme/#commentsFiled under: , ,


You may remember Christiaan Van Vuuren -- aka the Fully Sick Rapper -- from a piece we put together earlier this year. He's the TB-stricken Aussie who became an Web sensation after bustin' out some serious rhymes in a quarantined hospital room -- ... Read more

 

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]]>australiacharitychristiaan van vuurenChristiaanVanVuurenfully sick rapperFullySickRapperrapperrapperstuberculosisworld recordWorldRecordWendy Rose Gould2010-12-09T11:30:00+00:00The Cup Size Choir Uses Ingenious Gimmick This Holiday Seasonhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/cup-size-choir-la-senza/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/cup-size-choir-la-senza/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/cup-size-choir-la-senza/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The holidays are a time for catching up with cousins, stuffing your face with food and, now, gratuitous lingerie. Canadian undergarment proprietor (how fancy does that sound?) La Senza is serving up the Cup Size Choir, a collection of lingerie-clad ... Read more

 

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]]>braschoircup sizela senzaLaSenzalingerieThe Cup Size ChoirTheCupSizeChoirDamon Brown2010-12-02T16:00:00+00:00U.S. Air Guitar Champion to Flex Muscle at 'Stache Bashhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/01/u-s-air-guitar-champion-romeo-dance-cheetah/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/01/u-s-air-guitar-champion-romeo-dance-cheetah/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/01/u-s-air-guitar-champion-romeo-dance-cheetah/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Our weekly dispatch from the nation's foremost mustache expert. There are many great champions in America: Britney Spears helped Kevin Federline become the champion of marrying well and getting a lifetime of alimony; Woody Allen is clearly the ... Read more

 

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]]>american mustache instituteAmericanMustacheInstitutemovemberRomeo Dance CheetahRomeoDanceCheetahstache bashStacheBashU.S. Air GuitarU.s.AirGuitarDr. Abraham J Froman2010-12-01T14:00:00+00:00Stage Dive Fails -- 8 Examples of How Not to Jump Into a Crowdhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/stage-dive-fails-8-examples-of-how-not-to-jump-into-a-crowd/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/stage-dive-fails-8-examples-of-how-not-to-jump-into-a-crowd/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/stage-dive-fails-8-examples-of-how-not-to-jump-into-a-crowd/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The ability to share your enjoyment of a concert by jumping into a receptive crowd is an incredible feeling. Except for when the crowd isn't so receptive, and you plummet to the ground instead. But watching a person hurling himself into a packed ... Read more

 

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]]>concertfailfail blogfail videosFailBlogfailsFailVideosstage dive failsStageDiveFailsOliver Jones2010-11-19T11:30:00+00:00'Man Forced to Eat His Own Beard' Gets Remixedhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/harvey-westmoreland-man-forced-to-eat-his-own-beard-gets-remixed/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/harvey-westmoreland-man-forced-to-eat-his-own-beard-gets-remixed/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/harvey-westmoreland-man-forced-to-eat-his-own-beard-gets-remixed/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Harvey Westmoreland, the man who was forced at gunpoint to eat his own beard, has finally received the inevitable internet dance remix. The trend of remixing bizarre local news reports continues! But blessedly, there's no auto-tune on this one. It's ... Read more

 

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]]>beardforced to eat his own beardForcedToEatHisOwnBeardharvey westmorelandHarveyWestmorelandremixUrlesqueAsylum Staff2010-11-19T09:30:00+00:00Saigon's 'Get Busy' Brings Back the Classic Sound of 'Super Mario Bros.'http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/saigon-get-busy-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/saigon-get-busy-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/saigon-get-busy-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


As demonstrated by his stage name, hip-hop artist Saigon has a sense of history. His latest single, "Get Busy," samples the beat from "Super Mario Bros.," the NES staple that was until recently the bestselling video game in history. In the song's ... Read more

 

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]]>Get BusyGetBusyhip-hopKonami codeKonamiCodeNESNintendo Entertainment SystemNintendoEntertainmentSystemSaigonSuper Mario BrosSuperMarioBrosJeremy Taylor2010-11-15T13:00:00+00:00Get the Full Benefit of Stereo With Asylum's Pioneer Headphone Giveawayhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/pioneer-om-se-mj5-giveaway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/pioneer-om-se-mj5-giveaway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/pioneer-om-se-mj5-giveaway/#commentsFiled under: ,


Don't get us wrong, earbuds are great headphones, especially given that you can listen to your mp3 player and then throw it and you headphones into your pocket. But, when inconspicuousness and extreme portability aren't mandatory, a true music fan ... Read more

 

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]]>giveawayHeadphonesPioneer OMPioneer oM Series headphonesPioneerOmPioneerOmSeriesHeadphonesJeremy Taylor2010-11-08T12:00:00+00:00Bookmark This -- Move Your iTunes to a New Computerhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/move-your-itunes-to-a-new-computer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/move-your-itunes-to-a-new-computer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/move-your-itunes-to-a-new-computer/#commentsFiled under: ,


Maybe you're one of those guys who just grabs your music files willy-nilly and plops them onto your new computer. But around here, we value our metadata, like playlists, play counts and ratings. (OK, we've never actually used the ratings, but that ... Read more

 

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]]>ipodItunesplaylistsswitchedtechnologyJeremy Taylor2010-11-05T18:00:00+00:00Ozzy Osbourne Is Officially a Mutanthttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/knowme-inc-ozzy-osbourne-is-officially-a-mutant/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/knowme-inc-ozzy-osbourne-is-officially-a-mutant/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/05/knowme-inc-ozzy-osbourne-is-officially-a-mutant/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. The sequencing of Ozzy Osbourne's genome yielded some surprising results. Knome analyzed Osbourne's DNA because the company hypothesized that individuals with extreme medical histories ... Read more

 

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]]>DNAgenesgenomeKnome IncKnomeIncMutantmutationsozzy osbourneOzzyOsbourneJeremy Taylor2010-11-05T17:00:00+00:00Why Is 'Redneck' Levi Johnston Author Nick Hornby's Songwriting Muse?http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/nick-hornby-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/nick-hornby-drinks-with-writers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/nick-hornby-drinks-with-writers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Author Nick Hornby is responsible for numerous books, stories and essays, though most people are more familiar with the movies adapted from his novels, like "High Fidelity," "About a Boy" and "Fever Pitch." He recently expanded his creative efforts ... Read more

 

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]]>ben foldsBenFoldscharles dickensdrinks with writerslevi johnstonLonely Avenuenick hornbyAnthony Layser2010-11-03T15:30:00+00:00'Whip My Hair' -- Proof That Will Smith Is All-Powerful Ruler of Showbizhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/whip-my-hair-willow-smith-hate-by-numbers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/whip-my-hair-willow-smith-hate-by-numbers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/whip-my-hair-willow-smith-hate-by-numbers/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


How powerful is Will Smith? Powerful enough to make a recording career materialize out of nowhere for his 9-year-old daughter, Willow. And that's saying something considering the video for her new song "Whip My Hair" indicates she's still not yet old ... Read more

 

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]]>gladstonehate by numberswhip my hairWill Smithwillow smithGladstone2010-11-02T15:30:00+00:00Winamp Is Now Available on Androidhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/winamp-on-android/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/winamp-on-android/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/winamp-on-android/#commentsFiled under: ,


Great news for folks who like music and smart phones: Winamp, the media player you were probably using back when you were listening to Sugar Ray, is now available on Android phones. Our tech-savvy buddies at Engadget have the details, including ... Read more

 

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]]>android marketAndroidMarketsmartphoneWinamp SkinsWinampSkinsJeremy Taylor2010-10-22T18:00:00+00:00HRP-4C Robot Sings and Dances Like Ke$ha and Katy Perryhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/hrp-4c-robot-sings-and-dances-like-ke-ha-and-katy-perry/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/hrp-4c-robot-sings-and-dances-like-ke-ha-and-katy-perry/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/hrp-4c-robot-sings-and-dances-like-ke-ha-and-katy-perry/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Developed at Japan's Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, the "divabot" HRP-4C is a sexy lady robot who doesn't just sing or dance -- she performs. Perhaps she represents a larger contingent of the current taste of musical tarts ... Read more

 

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]]>hrp-4cKaty PerryKatyPerryKesharobotUrlesqueAsylum Staff2010-10-22T09:30:00+00:004 Simple Steps to Become a Japanese Pop Starhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/15/japanese-pop-star-how-to/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/15/japanese-pop-star-how-to/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/15/japanese-pop-star-how-to/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. Fair enough, but what if you don't make it in New York? And you're tired of living in the City That Never Sleeps? Consider moving to Tokyo, like Joshua Brown. After a decade in the Big ... Read more

 

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]]>Big in JapanBigInJapanFamejabJapanjapanesejapanese tvJapaneseTvJoshua BrownJoshuaBrownpopularityRyan McKee2010-10-15T13:30:00+00:00