Author: The Dishmaster

Monsters Calling Home at The Mint — Incredible!

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This band blew me away. I was rudely mid-conversation when they took the stage, and their music shut me up immediately. “Who are these guys?” I said to my friend. “Why aren’t they hugely famous? Why aren’t they selling out venues?” The group is called Monsters Calling Home, and it has six members, including Alex Hwang (lead vocals, guitar), Daniel Chae (Guitar, Violin, Bass, Keys), John Chong (Drums), Jennifer Rim (Violin), Sally Kang (Keys, Guitar), and Joe Chun (Bass, Guitar ). After doing some research, I found that they are “inspired by stories of immigrant families and the wildly appropriate 90s children TV show Aahh!!! Real Monsters.” The members met at their church and began playing local venues before performing together at the Kollaboration entertainment competition at the Nokia Theater, a competition that promotes Asian Pacific American talent. Considering their incredible stage presence, I was shocked to discover that they have only been together for six months. I’m told by their frontman Alex Hwang that before they release their first EP, they want to “get comfortable on stage, play the songs that we have to their best potential, create as much content for people to look for online and be good to our fans.” When he said that I scratched my head for a moment and thought, “you’re out of your mind if you think your stage presence needs to be more developed. You guys are ready. Get on it.” But his attitude is likely the reason they will be successful. Self-criticism can be very valuable. Watch their video for “Growing Up” below.

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Happy Valentines Day from The Dishmaster!

In honor of Valentines Day, I’m posting a video of country music sweethearts, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, singing “I Need You.” If you’re in a relationship today, turn to your significant other and tell them how much they mean to you. And if you’re single, look up at the stars tonight and thank them, because relationships are horrible. Too bitter? Watch below.

Quote of the Day — Ethan Hawke Talks About Uma Thurman Divorce

“I call it the black years. It was really difficult. It was difficult in ways I couldn’t even see at the time. There was the obvious way in which it was difficult – the death of a dream, the inability to parent in the way that you want to. But for me it was – what’s that Dante quote? ‘At the midpoint of my life, I’ve come to the part of the forest where the straight way is lost.’ Nothing teaches you like getting leveled. And I got leveled in my early 30s. Nothing went exactly the way I thought it would. Wait a second: love isn’t real and, holy s**t, I put all this energy into not making the same mistake my parents did and I just re-enacted them all! I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I’m not.” Ethan Hawke on his divorce from Uma Thurman

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill on ‘The View’ — Interrupted Constantly

When I’m asked for the “type” of man I find attractive, I consistently say Tim McGraw. So I was extremely pleased to discover that he appeared on The View with Faith Hill, presumably to promote their new fragrances. I used the word “presumably” in the last sentence because it’s hard to tell why Tim McGraw was there, considering he could barely utter two words without those five yentes chirping constant interruptions. Watch below and feel free to put the clip on mute so that you can fully absorb Tim McGraw’s hotness without listening to the co-hosts’ inappropriate attempt to steal the spotlight.

Jennifer Hudson Sings Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” at Grammys — Incredible

Jennifer Hudson’s performance of Whitney Houston’s, “I Will Always Love You”, was technically brilliant and incredibly moving. She was subdued and emotional, and she gave us a beautiful reminder of the greatness that was Whitney Houston. Watch below. Goodbye, Whitney.


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The Beach Boys Reunite at Grammys — Mike Love & Brian Wilson Still Hate Each Other?

The performance below infuriated me. I don’t have the energy to summarize all the ways that Mike Love of The Beach Boys wronged Brian Wilson, so just click here if you’re interested. That being said, Love and Wilson presumably agreed to the Grammy performance after much cajoling from outside forces, considering Love has been touring without any of the original band members for years and fallaciously referring to his crappy tribute band as, “The Beach Boys.” Translation? — I hate Mike Love. In the performance below, watch Love basically have sex with himself on camera and barely look at Brian Wilson, who is the unequivocal genius behind the band. The camera should have stayed heavily on Wilson and not Love. It’s absolutely ridiculous otherwise.


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Bruno Mars at the 2012 Grammys — Kills It!

The award for best performance at the 2012 Grammys easily goes to Bruno Mars. He was phenomenal. The choreography combined with the throwback styling was brilliant. He managed to achieve something glamorous and over-the-top while still maintaining a sense of authenticity. That is hard to do. Watch below.


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Taylor Swift Sings “Mean” at the Grammys — Excellent

I’ve always loved Taylor Swift, but her performance of “Mean” at the 2012 Grammys was especially good. Though her vocal prowess is limited, she makes up for it with stage presence. And in the performance below, she’s clearly using that stage to sing directly to those who wronged her. It must have been of notable enjoyment when she said, “someday I’ll be singing this at the Grammys and all you’re ever gonna be is mean.”


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Tabloid Gossip — Week-in-Review — Love & Madness
  • Beyonce & Jay-Z released their daughters baby pictures, thereby skipping a multi-million dollar payday. Tumblr

  • The Hills’ Whitney Port is dating the associate producer from her former show, The City. Celebuzz
  • Taylor Swift broke up with her boyfriend we never new about.  Digital Spy
  • The Halle Berry/Gabriel Aubry custody war continues. The Superficial
  • Nick Cannon apologized to his ex-girlfriend, Christina Milian, for cheating on her.Wonderwall
  • Kourtney Kardashian is having a girl. Daily Mail
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvestor Stallone ended up in bed together. TMZ
  • Courtney Cox hasn’t had sex in a year. Stuff
  • Dexter costars Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall may have reunited.Us Magazine
  • Russell Brand doesn’t want Katy Perry’s money. Pop Bytes