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Kid Rock and National Guard Playing in a Theater Near You

LibertySugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:00:52 -0700

The National Guard has taken its recruitment marketing to a new venue: movie theaters. Music videos featuring real National Guard members and celebrities like Kid Rock, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Three Doors Down, are playing in lieu of movie trailers. The tributes to the men and women serving in the National Guard paint an alluring picture of what that service entails. Oscar winning director James Mangold directed the campaign that will air in movie theaters throughout September and October.

In "Warrior," dramatic images of soldiers leaving for war, Middle Eastern children, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s National Guard-clad race car mix in while Kid Rock sings:

So don’t tell me who’s wrong or right when liberty starts slipping away
And if you ain’t gonna fight, get out of the way
‘Cause freedom ain’t so free when you breathe red, white, and blue
I’m giving all of myself, how about you?

Do you find the video to be propaganda, or an honorable effort to help Americans take pride in serving their country? If the government wants to play rock-star videos about joining up, should Americans also be able to see embargoed images of caskets coming back from war?

Kid Rock's Amen. Are You Voting the Rock?

CitizenSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0800

Flipping channels after Meet the Press Sunday, I stumbled across Kid Rock's new video for his song, "Amen." I have to say it's a little jarring (and refreshing?) to see a video where the shocking and subversive images aren't girls in tiny bikinis or guys covered with bling, but scenes from the news, from reality. Though I don't know what that says about the world we're living in, I'm glad Kid Rock isn't shying away from showing the truth, even if it is gritty. Here's the video, check it out for yourself.

The lyrics don't hold back either, skewering a whole slate of subjects - to see who, read more.

Habitual offenders, scumbag lawyers with agendas
I'll tell you sometimes people I don't know what's worse
Natural disasters or these wolves in sheep clothes pastors
Now damn it I'm scared to send my children to church
And how can we seek salvation when our nations race relations
Got me feeling guilty of being white
But faith in human nature, our creator and our savior, I'm no saint
But I believe in what is right

Can rock and roll still shock? What does it mean that the truth is now harder to look at than any apocalyptic fantasy we can conjure up? Do you dig the song or is Kid Rock played out?

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If You Had To...

GiggleSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0800

Douche-a-palooza* 2008, you ask? Nope. It's our regular "If You Had To..." feature. This time, the competition's fierce. Behind nimrod door # 1: Travis Barker, former drummer for Blink 182. Behind nimrod door # 2: Kid Rock, perpetually rockin' the gold medallion-wearin' pimp-billy look. Who would you knock boots with, if you had to...

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Twin Peeps

GiggleSugar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:00:00 -0700

Bad boy rocker Kid Rock as a juvenile delinquent (seen here in all his mugshot glory) and actor McCauley Culkin.

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Kid Rock Through the Years

GiggleSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:00:00 -0700

Most folks accumulate school photos of themselves over the years; Kid Rock collects mug shots. Here he is from 1991 to 2007 looking stoned, curiously chipper, and like a deer in the headlights. His momma must be real happy to have these for the family albums. It's just too bad these "exclusives" can't be ordered in wallet-size or come attached to cute little key chains...

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Dear Poll: Sloppy Seconds Anyone?

DearSugar — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:00:00 -0700

Pamela Anderson has been around the block and back! She seems to be in love with being in love and isn't afraid to scream it from the rooftops so more power to her! She has dated many a rock star, a model, and an infamous ex, so ladies, if you had to pick one of Pam's cast offs to be your current boyfriend, who would you choose?

Lame Children's Songs: New and Improved!

GiggleSugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0800

The kids are screaming in the back seat, but you'd rather put a hammer to your head than listen to another kiddie song. What to do? Pull out Kids' Rock, the CD that couples kiddie song lyrics with adult tunes. "Old McPearl Jam Had a Farm," anyone? How about a little "B-I-N-G-Metallic-O"? And let's not forget "Welcome to McDonald's," the song that put Guns 'N Roses at the top of the (kiddie) charts. Listen up:

Where Not To Host Your Kid's B-Day Party

GiggleSugar — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:00:00 -0700

Showbiz Pizza provides animatronic entertainment for kids in the form of The Rock-afire Explosion. When I was a kid, this robot band sang horrendous songs while looking slightly possessed and bobbing their heads unrhythmically. But the times, they are a changing...

Punk Rock Pre-School

GiggleSugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0700

Who better to school a bunch of toddlers on the principles of going punk than Deborah Harry, the legendary lead singer of Blondie? Given the generation gap, these kids have no appreciation for the greatness sitting before them, but that's what makes this group discussion (or peanut butter belly fest) all the more amusing. From "pooping on stage" to the meaning of love and life, Deb breaks it down for us all... (Thanks, Nancita!)

Front Page: Solar Eclipse Brings Darkness at Dawn

TresSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:00:24 -0700

Dawn turned to darkness in Asia today, thanks to the longest total solar eclipse of the century. - AP
Oakland, CA, has become the first US city to pass a tax on medical marijuana. - CNN
Michelle Obama has chopped her hair. The first lady is rocking a new bob. - The Daily Mail
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been accused in a civil suit of raping a hotel concierge worker. - Washington Post
Tyler Perry announced yesterday that he will treat 65 kids to a trip to Disney World, after they alleged that a suburban swim club shunned them because of their race. - Huffington Post

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