AFIles Contest

AFI will be using a Canon G10 camera to document their tour. It’s a total mystery what the band will be taking pictures of. 1 person will win AFI’s camera with all the unrevealed pictures they are taking on tour. Submit your personal conspiracy and enter to win. Details on the contest page. Deadline to enter is December 8th at 11:59 am PST.

Hunter Burgan Analyzes This … Heidi And Spencer As Jon & Kate Gosselin

What’s in a picture? A story? A conversation, perhaps? A bag full of candy? If the latter is true, then I’m getting ripped off! I go trick-or-treating every week and only get candy once a year! Maybe next week… Until then, I’m going to stick with what I know: picture analysis. I can find the hidden meaning in almost any picture. If you don’t believe me, believe me, you are wrong. If you believe me, you’re wrong.
Twilight vs. Harry Potter

At first glance I thought these pictures were stills from the Twilight and Harry Potter films. However, something didn’t look quite right. Upon closer examination I realized that these aren’t stills from the films, they are just posed pictures featuring the actors from the films. The large “vs.” in the center leads me to believe that some sort of movie-battle is about to take place. I don’t know about you, but these two teams look pretty evenly matched to me! The only advantage that the Twilight team has over the HP team is that baby. Babies always win a battle. Hey, I just thought of something…these would make great Halloween costumes for the Buzznet staff! K-Ron might have a little trouble finding Hermione’s pink glasses and green tooth though.
Heidi and Spencer plus Six

Why do Jon and Kate look so weird in this picture? It’s as if someone else is…oh…wait a second…I get it.
I guess Heidi and Spencer decided to dress as Jon and Kate plus their eight adorable offspring, but they did a horrible job. First off, since Heidi and Spencer don’t have kids (thank goodness!), so they brought along a wagon full of dolls, but I only count six. WHERE ARE THE OTHER TWO KIDS!?? Someone should call Doll Protective Services!! Second off, is it really a costume when two fools from television shows that I’ve never watched and don’t care about dress as two OTHER fools from television shows that I’ve never watched and don’t care about? Nope. Next time you want to look like you are clever, dress as Frankenstein monsters. It’s more fitting.
Cheese Guitar

This is quite possibly the most disgusting guitar I’ve ever seen (except for the rotting carcass guitar). Is some luthier so bored that he or she is turning to foul materials such as cheese? Seriously, how good could it even sound? I bet it can only play cheesy guitar licks. In the distant future, after Guitar Center goes out of business and sells all their remaining stock at 75-95% off the already guaranteed low prices, this guitar will still be hanging on the wall—unless an artist like RATT or DANGERMOUSE shows up!
Check back each week for more analytical ephemera. If you have suggestions of photos you would like me to analyze, email them to yourself and Bcc me. If you didn’t read the last Analyze This, you missed a classic. If you missed any of the prior weeks, you can travel back in time by looking in my journal section. Why not take a few minutes to read every single one? Lastly, commentary is accepted and expected. Happy Halloween to all the fools from television shows that I’ve never watched and don’t care about!!!

Attention Los Angeles Win Tickets & Come See We The Kings In Concert on Monday, November 9th

Buzznet is presenting We The Kings live in Los Angeles on Monday, November 9th at The Mint. Smile Kid because we have 6 pairs of golden tickets to giveaway! These 6 pairs of golden tickets will not only grant you entry to the show, but you will get to be a part of the We The Kings and Buzznet meet n’ greet! Want to win?

6 Grand Prize Winners:

- Each win 1 pair of tickets for you and a friend to attend We The Kings on 11/9

- Winners will be given more details on the meet and greet when notified

How To Win:

- Leave a comment on this journal with a creative sentence using the words Smile Kid

- If we don’t have your email address, please be sure to include your email address

DEADLINE TO ENTER TO WIN TICKETS IS NOVEMBER 4th at 11:59 am PST.


Winners will be notified via email on 11/4 around 5:00 pm PST. If you don’t respond via email within 12 hours another winner will be selected.

To enter the contest you must be at least 13 years of age as of your date of entry. Winners will be notified via email by a Buzznet staff member and will have 12 hours to respond. Winners must faciliate their own transportation to the show.

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Buzz Guide: Volume 1

We’re starting a new weekly feature here at Buzznet in an effort to spread propaganda share with you things that we think are awesome. Each week, a different Buzznet staff member (and sometimes, a band member or community member) will give praise to the best in music, movies, art, television, books, and whatever else they’re digging. AND YOU WILL LIKE IT! Or not. But come on in and enjoy the fun!

So I’m handling this week’s inaugural run of the Buzz Guide. Expect the unexpected!

MUSIC

There’s few things I am more excited and enthused by right now than Strike Anywhere’s Iron Front. Released less than a month ago on Bridge 9 Records, it’s a refreshing and inspiring slab of incredibly catchy melodic hardcore. Half this site listens to pop “punk” and completely ignores melodic hardcore. WHY. I am changing that. If you like your music to be infectious, fast, and thoughtful, get into this.

BOOKS

So, reading the Twilight series is painful to me, so I need something to wash away all the bad feelings. I’ve been doing that with John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Let The Right One In before I go to bed. It’s incredibly haunting, poetic, and terrifying. I’ve got less than 60 pages left and I’m in love. THIS is how you write about vampires and love. Also, it’s all about being bullied and we all know my childhood was TRAUMATIC, so this book has already earned a soft spot in my heart.

MOVIES

 

Look, call me a hipster. I DON’T CARE. This movie is so wonderful for expanding on the subtext in the children’s novel to create a two-hour extravaganza of joy, anger, fear, and sadness. THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN’S MOVIE, ALSO. It’s a movie for adults who read the book as children. And it is glorious. Near tears? Yep. Smiling ear to ear? Gotcha. Wishing it never ended? That makes a fine movie. Go see Where The Wild Things Are.

TELEVISION

I don’t actually have cable (THANK YOU, HULU), but I don’t miss this show. GLEE is not perfect, but what it does get right redeems everything else. Subversive, hilarious, and wildly entertaining. It’s an appreciation of music and, to a greater extent, of all of us in high school who did what we loved, even though it made us unpopular. Also: Jane Lynch. I’m a fan.

ART

The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles (located in Little Tokyo) just started their sequel to their 2007 Giant Robot exhibit. Let it be known: I LOVE GIANT ROBOT. This exhibit is a celebration of all things Giant Robot and focuses on artists who have either appeared in the pages or on the cover of the magazine. If you live in Los Angeles or you’re going to be here before January 24, 2010, make a point to go.

INTERNET

And the best thing I’ve come across on the Internet this week is Movember, a movement to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer. Grow gross, disgusting, and slightly ironic mustaches during the month of November for a good cause. I’m sorry, that sounds like the best idea of all time. Head on over to the Movember site and see how you can help!

Signing off,

Mark/Panasonicyouth