Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

American Idol Pop Tarts, Brilliant or Worst Promotion Ever?

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Happy Friday everyone. You know the day is going to be a good one when you wake up and check your email, and the first thing you see is a hilarious gem like this. The image below came in one of those automated emails from TicketMaster announcing the availability of ...

Carrie Underwood in a Bikini

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Smmmmmmokin! Next time you are at the beach, take a closer look at the chicks sunbathing around you. You never know...one of them just might be Carrie Underwood. TMZ has some smokin' hot pictures of the country music star sunbathing in a skimpy bikini at a very crowded beach. (and ...

Top 10 Mondegreens

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Monde-what??? Merriam-Webster dictionary recently added about 100 new words to their collegiate dictionary of the English language. One of them was mondegreen, which refers to a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung. The word comes from an old Scottish ballad in which the lyric ...

Rest in Peace Bo Diddley

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Buzz Pirates is normally about taking the latest media buzz and making fun of it. Today, however, we are going to remove our humor hat and take a serious moment to pay homage to a rock n' roll great that has influenced decades of musicians. Bo Diddley passed away today ...

An Open Letter to Steven Tyler

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Dear Steven, I heard from TMZ that you checked in to rebad recently. On behalf of all music fans everywhere, I ask...no...I beg...why...Steven why?! You are in your sixties. You have clearly proven that you can survive the rock star lifestyle. So I ask you to please take a note from the ...