Welcome to the 20th episode nestled deep within the second case file of the Fair Use Law podcast. Join Randy and Dan as they journey through a veritable marsh of topics this week including Old Navy ripping off all of Japan, the Gingerdead Man movie being a thing, Linda McMahon’s run for senate, an ill fated night out to see former members of KMFDM perform 3 feet away from us, insane pop music and rock band tour riders, and more. For a limited time that expires never, we’ll throw in a second Slapchop and a Free Association Theater from the third wheel Baker, just pay separate shipping and handling.
Now let's dive headfirst into controversy by dividing the world into the new Civil War: Fuccons versus Old Navy's Super Modelquins:
Compare and contrast with Old Navy's "original" advertising:
Linda McMahon, are you going to pass legislation against such Japanese idea theft if you are elected into office?
Now I've built my online reputation on a sturdy foundation of bad C-grade horror movies such as Jack Frost or the Ice Scream Man, but even I was taken aback to learn that this was a thing:
And finally, a wrestling update! Apparently Fair Use Law's favorite professional wrestler of all time, President Ramu, is still dominating all of Japan even at the tender, veteran age of 8. Keep going for the Ace, Ramu!
Welcome to episode 19 of the second case file de Fair Use Law-o. This week, the new in-studio duo of Randy and Dan bring you the latest recap of what every other podcast and media outlet overlooked about the VMAs because they were too distracted by Kanye West, how racism might have snuck its way into Scribblenauts, and how not to make friends and influence people if you are a middle school student. All this and we throw in a bonus rant from Baker in the newly christened Free Association Theater because we love you.
Before we get to the usual show notes videos and hulabaloo, I would like to announce our new sponser -- North Carolina Ric Flair Woooooooooo! Lottery Tickets:
To be the man, first you have to purchase said man, scratch off said main with a nickel or quarter, and hope you have 1 out of 10,000 odds of beaten said man!
This week on the podcast, we discussed the greatness that is Scribblenauts a bit. To illustrate, I give you the Scribblenauts Cryptozoological Battle Royale:
If every other blog jumped off a bridge, would we jump off that bridge, too? You know it! So here is Contra vs. Duck Hunt in case you missed it elsewhere:
And finally, I present to you something that is near and dear to my heart. While I cannot attest for the quality of the following video, since it's nearly 10 minutes and I have high def ADD, I must post it for it combines Cloverfield and Super Smash Brothers into one tasty treat, much like peanut butter and chocolate. Here's Part 1 of this mini-movie, part 2 can be followed (if you daaaaaare) after completion:
Thanks to new releases from classics of early 90s industrial rock, such as 16 Volt and Chemlab, the industrial rock scene has never been stronger thanks to digital distribution through sites like Fixtstore.com. Thanks to the internet, a band that would have been previously left by the wayside by mainstream radio like the Rabid Whole, have a decent music video for their great first single:
Is it wrong that I'm attracted to the keyboard player not because she's hot (which she is) but because of her 4 synth keyboard set-up?
Welcome to episode 18 of Case File 2 de Fair Use Law podcast-o. This week we announce some news that shall shake the very foundation of our podcast to its core involving Baker’s educational future. We also discuss Enter text here.the perils of trying to guess celebrity deaths 3 weeks into the future, the Flying Firecrotch Guillotuine and other sexist TNA wrestling finishers, Megan Fox being worthy of being boycotted, why Ryan Reynolds is not Green Lantern, and make roughly 50,000 callbacks to prior episodes.
We start things off with a little bit of wrestling this week as I give you a highlight clip of TNA Knockout Christy Hemme doing the world famous Flying Firecrotch Guillotine, just to prove I didn't make this up:
As musicians ourselves, we like to introduce the world to the future of pop music as we know it whenever we come across it. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a future Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in all his glory -- guy with beer bottles:
Obviously, as 41 episodes of this podcast would attest, we're fans of the television show Heroes. And with its new season starting next week, what better way to get pumped for it than to see its main villain, Sylar, acting in an episode of Disney's Lizzie McGuire?
And finally today, we close episode 218's shownotes with something near and dear to my heart: jiggling anime boobs. On the podcast many times we made reference to "Danimes," an anime which features an obscene amount of fan service intended for the typical lonely anime fanboy (namely me). But there's one problem with montages like the one I'm about to show you: much like if you say a word too many times in a row, it begins to lose all meaning. So prepare to have jiggling anime breasts lose all meaning to a catchy J-Pop beat:
Sure, I might have won the Fair Use Law Deadpool today, but we also lost a legend of the silver screen: Patrick Swayze. Who will manage Gerbils, Gerbils, Gerbils the pet store on the corner now?
Let's celebrate his eternally burning talent and memory with a Christmas Carol:
With tonight's festivities happening over at Iceanvil.com and my Twitter Page recapping the 2009 MTV VMA awards, please to enjoy U2's the Edge "performing" (I guess a better term would be sitting and mumbling) U2's song Numb at the 1993 awards:
Live internet recap coverage will begin with the preshow at 8 PM Eastern and continue until the last bitter moon man is flung at some unsuspecting diva.
Every Saturday afternoon, at the Fair Use Law snackatorium/science lab, we like to put on our lab coats and grease our beakers until we are literally blinded by science to the funky soundtrack of the best music video games have to offer. This week, we get locked into a boobytrapped television studio with thousands of armed convicts to rock out to Super Smash TV from the Super Nintendo:
How do we get, get, get up to get down here at Fair Use Law when it's time to remember how 9/11 changed everything forever and killed irony? By wearing the late crown while grooving out to Duran Duran doing a bluegrass cover of Public Enemy's 911 Is A Joke:
It's hard to believe that the Dreamcast would have turned 10 today if it weren't the easiest machine in the history of mankind to bootleg games for, rendering its software sales almost as obsolete as its 56k modem would be if it survived. What better way to recognize just how much the Dreamcast changed the way we play video games to this day than by dropping in on our old friend, Seaman:
Welcome to the 17th episode of the second case file of the Fair Use Law podcast as we celebrate our 40th episode overall with an all encompassing swipe at coherency. This week the tribunal discuss topics very near and dear to the hearts of America's school children such as abstract concepts of time, yesterday being the most important day in the history of mankind, our continuing One Day Deadpool, iTunes reviews, female celebrity upskirt comment boards, why bringing cocaine to Clear Channel Studios is a very bad idea, and how the VMAs were behind 9/11 if you really think about it.
This week's episode is brought to you by our very special sponsor, Gold4Jetpack:
One of the bigger debates of this week's episode is centered around the annual Video Music Awards hosted by the Music Television channel. This year's advertising has centered around a very familiar theme:
You might say "Yes, that's West Side Story. It's a parody of it. That's why you are getting Deja Vu." To that I say nay and no, sir. I'm getting deja vu because someone has already used a parody of West Side Story to promote an event better:
Yes, that's child murderer Chris Benoit in a wig prancing and singing. Please time warp back before he killed irony and enjoy it despite his presence.
In other VMA news, I would like to announce that I'm continuing my annual trend of real time live VMA recaps. If you would like to read what I think about this very special event in real time, simply follow me on Twitter using the sidebar and bookmark Iceanvil.com. I'll be updating IA every commercial break and posting quarter hour rundowns on my twitter. This has been a cherished event that started close to 10 years ago on the once vaulted Chibi-Clan Nudity, so light a candle, put on your dancing shoes, and let's help keep the memory alive.
In unrelated Batman news, it's been revealed that Christian Bale has a skeleton in his closet that doesn't involve yelling at a directory of photography. It just so happens to be dancing and singing the praises of cereal marshmallows in the shape of a video game icon:
And finally this week I want to end with a real treat. PAX, the annual Penny Arcade Expo and Swine Flu Incubation Bin took place this week and with it came the announcement of many a great game. No game has fancied my struck quite as much as Twisted Pixel's Comic Jumper. Twisted Pixel's previous two Xbox Live Arcade offerings, the Maw and 'Splosion Man, have been great fun and have even been featured in the past on this very podcast blog. So ladies and gentlemen, please to enjoy Comic Jumper:
Every Saturday here at the Fair Use Law Speakeasy/Japanese style soba noodle bar, we like to sit back with a rum and coke as we soak in the video game music of our youth. This week, Swine Flu swept through our hallways like a street of rage, so let's all find some meat under a telephone booth and chow down to feel better:
Good idea: Letting people play Guitar Hero 5 as their Xbox Live avatars, especially now that you can adorn them with doodads and trickets. Bad idea: Letting people play Guitar Hero 5 as Kurt Cobain. Worst idea: Letting people play Guitar Hero 5 as Kurt Cobain during any other song other than Nirvana. It just leads to sadness and tears as portrayed in this delightful train wreck of a video:
Welcome to the 15th episode of the second case file in the book of Fair Use Law. This week, take part in the first half of Fair Use Law’s momento/time traveling escapades to see how the trouble started. Discussions range from everything under the sun to specifically: Repo the Genetic Opera, Girls Not Knowing Who Skinny Puppy Is, What Not To Eat After Watching A Torture Porn Movie, the Secret Origins of Friggin’ Taser, Names That Break XBox Live’s Terms of Service, Bitch, Team Fortress 2, Cooking Mama vs. Peta, and more!
Now let's roll with the videos!
Because we discuss it so much this episode, here is a sample of Repo the Genetic Opera as viewed in the best way possible: with puppets:
Next, let's introduce you to Pavi Rotti himself, Ogre from Skinny Puppy. This is his top notch stop animation video for his song Cracker. Please to enjoy it's many thinly veiled attacks on other artists:
