By the end of every week there are a bunch of music-related stories, cool links, videos, and other internet ditties that are a little on the trashy side.
As a remedy to this, we’re happy to introduce our new column Trash Can– our avenue for sharing the funny, the weird, and the downright tacky music stories of the week. Enjoy!
Aaron Carter Files For Bankruptcy
One girls teen heart throb, another mans tax cheat it seems. Aaron Carter, the blonde bombshell who took the early 2000s by storm has declared bankruptcy, said to be up to $2,204,854 (US) in debt, owing another $1,368,140 to the IRS. A representative claims most of the debt was racked up when Carter was still a minor, but there isn’t really any evidence as to just what the child star was spending over two million dollars on. Maybe Aaron’s Party was bigger than we first thought?
Axl Rose’s Ex-Wife Selling Love Letters and Wedding Video
If you’ve ever wanted some of Guns N’ Roses frontman Axyl Rose’s personal items, today is your lucky day. Ex-wife (and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” inspiration) Erin Everly has finally gotten around to cleaning out her cupboards and is auctioning off a whole bunch as a part of Beverly Hills based Julien’s Auctions’ “Icons and Idols 2013: Rock N’ Roll”. While the pair were only married for a few months, Everly has managed to dig up a plethora of treasures to sell at a hefty price. Up for grabs are letters ($600-800, shirts ($1,000 – $2,000), scrawled out song lyrics and even their marriage certificate and wedding video. Seriously? Weirdest 20-years-later-breakup-revenge EVER.
McDonalds Plays Hardcore, Sexist Rap Now
Picture this: It’s early in the morning, you’re hanging with your 20 month old Grandson, you’ve popped into Maccas for a cheeky McMuffin or two and then BAM! Gross parody rap music with lyrics including “She was lickin’ my nuts, nuts/ Eatin’ my skeet” and “I was up in her butt/ Slappin’ them cheeks” comes blaring out of the speakers. This is what happened to customer Steve Davidson in a Haverfordwest branch earlier this week, prompting a formal apology from the fast food giant. The incident was a result of an employee plugging in his ipod overnight, forgetting to turn it off for the morning shift. Perhaps the best/worst part of this story comes from the reaction of the musician concerned, Rucka Rucka ALI, who seems to have launched an online tirade against the company via Facebook, highlights including “The sperm in Ronald McDonald’s butt was evidence against me!!!” and encouraging his fans to head to the nearest store to blast the song anyway possible. Song 17 is the lament of a dude sent to jail for having sex with a minor, and is four minutes of sexist, racist and generally inappropriate content. If anyone should be apologising for anything it’s the song existing in the first place. Yuck.
Redfoo Has No Shame, Loves Peri Peri
Step aside Madden Brothers, there’s a new musical face of chicken in town. In what looks like a bizarre attempt to create the worst date of all time, Nando’s have teamed up with LMFAO singer Redfoo to help promote their new loyalty club… by offering a dinner with the Foo himself at a local Nandos as a prize for getting lots of peri-points, or something like that. No news yet if Redfoo would be looking to Award the lucky winners With His Body by Getting Ridiculous with them, but we’re sure it’ll be sufficiently awkward either way. Check out the clip and be sufficiently haunted by the image of Redfoo awaiting you and three friends at the biggest table in store – “I don’t wait for late, so you better be on time baaaaaby”. Mmm, classy!
