Which concert attendee are you? Let’s face it, working the drive-thru window at Taco Bell this summer is going to leave you with more dollar bills than you know what to do with. What better way to spend it than on tickets to see bands you thought were long gone? Invest wisely using the following quiz! What’s in your hair? A. Grease, dirt, maybe a bird. B. Pink dye that you totally convinced your mom was permanent. C. Rogaine D. P. Simon's hat
The results have been tabulated… Thanks for your patience! Let’s see how you did! Mostly As — Phish (5/31-6/21) Mostly Bs — No Doubt (5/2-8/4) Mostly Cs — Aerosmith (6/10-9/16) Mostly Ds — Simon and Garfunkel (Fall 2009: Dates TBA)
Castles made of sand Finish sweet sand castle. Listen to Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion.” Watch it get destroyed by rising tide. Listen to The Byrds’ “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
It's gonna be a scorcher! You're going to need a popsicle to cool down after hearing today's hot new releases from Lil' Wayne, Black Eyed Peas and Sonic Youth.
Swedish music campfire sing-along From lamest to coolest: A*Teens Peter Bjorn and John Ace of Base Jens Lekman I’m From Barcelona ABBA
Making the Video: LFO To celebrate the first day of summer, recreate the pool party from LFO’s “Black or White” video, while getting sick off of Chinese food, summer girl style.
Holiday Host(ess) Tip #37 If you can’t catch today’s free Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis show in New York City’s Battery Park, the polite thing to do is host a party. BBQs are summer-ific, but they can also be unpredictable. Your Shar-Pei, let’s call him Clam, who is only 14 (in dog years!) might sneak into the party, throw back a few cold ones, and scarf down 23 raw hamburger patties. Sing your way out of this sticky situation to the tune of Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004.” Cry (<4 tears) if possible. Then, hop on a patio chair and shout “Who let the dogs out?!” If your guests are worth a damn, they’ll chime in with a Baha Men “Who? Who? Who? Who?”
Walk with the animals Visit the zoo and listen to Grizzly Bear, Band of Horses and The Monkees at the appropriate times. If the giant panda, your favorite Asian bear, is hiding behind a cluster of bamboo, settle for the human Panda Bear, Noah Lennox, and his band Animal Collective when they hit your city on their Merriweather Post Pavilion tour.
How to have a pleasant afternoon Don’t even think about missing the Brian Wilson-less Beach Boys lineup touring this summer when they hit your town. After the show, stop by the beach, challenge the local Big Kahuna to a surf-off, win the competition and his girl, hold hands with her on the boardwalk, enjoy one milkshake with two straws, get polio vaccines, take her to Make-Out Point in your Thunderbird, put on “Kokomo” to set the mood and get rejected yet again.
