Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Lineup

Austin didn't have enough awesome music festivals already, so the Fun Fun Fun Fest is returning for another year! This year's Fun Fun Fun Fest will take place November 5-7, 2010 at Waterloo Park in Austin, TX. Just like everything in Austin, this year's lineup is totally weird, including headliner Weird Al Yankovic.

FUN FUN FUN FEST 2010 COMPLETE LINE-UP:

ORANGE STAGE:

Weird Al Yankovic
MGMT
Devo
Dirty Projectors
The Hold Steady
Man Man
Cap'n Jazz
Os Mutantes
Deerhunter
Wavves
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Polvo
Kaki King
Dum Dum Girls
Best Coast
Crocodiles
Magic Kids
Indian Jewelry
Appleseed Cast
Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos
Toro Y Moi
Junius
Woven Bones
Royal Forest
Mother Falcon

BLACK STAGE:

Bad Religion
GWAR
The Vandals
Dwarves
The Gories
Municipal Waste
Strike Anywhere
The Casualties
Valient Thorr
Jeff The Brotherhood
The Briggs
Power Trip
Eagle Claw
Mastodon
Suicidal Tendencies
High On Fire
Snapcase
Floor
The Bronx
Ringworm
Kylesa
OFF!
Peelander Z
Hatred Surge
Black Congress

BLUE STAGE:

RJD2
Slick Rick (performing "Great Adventures Of")
Deakin (of Animal Collective)
Delorean
Big Freedia
Designer Drugs
Devin The Dude
Invincible
Butcher Bear and Charlie
League of Extraordinary Gz
DJ Nick Nack
A-trak
Yelle
Pharoahe Monch
Jean Grae
POS
Dam-Funk
Dominique Young Unique
Black Nasty
DJ Bird Peterson
Crew 54

YELLOW STAGE:

Cold Cave (doing a live visual projection show)
Monotonix
Mariachi El Bronx
Live Action Wrestling
Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest
Punk Rock Story Time with Joe Sib (spoken word)
New Movement (live sketch comedy)
Air Sex Contest (presented by Alamo Draft House)
Live Stunt Show
Video Shows
Stand Up Comedy with: Matt Bearden, Altercation Punk Rock Comedy tour and many more tba.

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Grammy Noms Are In and They're......Not That Exciting

Wait, I guess I shouldn't say that, because for the first time in a while there are some pretty good names scattered among the nominees list. While year after year it angers me to see some of the more popular nominees get far too much credit (Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa, Kanye West---> the dude who made an ass of himself at the last big award show), when you take a look at the big picture, there are some names that deeper music lovers can appreciate. While I personally wasn't fond of their most recent album, it was more than enough to shoot Kings of Leon into super-stardom and in the mix for some of the biggest awards. Considering how much good music that those guys have made this past decade, I wish them the best of luck come February. Dave Matthews Band got a few sweet nominations including album of the year, so hopefully they can walk away with a few as well. Best New Artist has a few cool names including Zac Brown Band, Silversun Pickups, and MGMT, and the award will most likely go to the MGMT, which is very well deserved. While they didn't receive any big time nods, bands like Phish, Bela Fleck, Pearl Jam, and David Byrne & Brian Eno all got Grammy recognition this year. I know it's just a guilty pleasure, but when in doubt, I'm pulling for Beyonce's "Single Ladies" in any category it was nominated. You've heard my two cents, anybody have any input?

For a complete list of Grammy nominees, visit grammy.com

Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome! and MGMT Appearance

Everyone's favorite Ritalin-induced, hipster-cred, Nickelodeon show, Yo Gabba Gabba!, is known to showcase various indie bands. Despite targeting an audience of 3-5 years old, Yo Gabba Gabba! has attracted audiences of all ages because of its artistic weirdness and its ability to get artists like The Shins and The Aggrolites to sing songs about not giving up and the importance of eating bananas. Yo Gabba Gabba! is set to release a soundtrack of the show properly entitled Music is Awesome! The album is set to release on October 20th, but until then, let this video of MGMT satiate your appetite. MGMT were rumored to be on season 2 of Yo Gabba Gabba!, but no proof was found until some hipster with a lot of free time posted this online under the tag "Russian Rugrats." The tune is called "Art is Everywhere" and is painfully catchy and extraordinarily weird. Enjoy!