Every week there’s a bunch of music-related stories, links, videos and other internet goodies that are a little on the trashy side, but for whatever reason they get everyone in the office talking.
This is what the Tone Deaf Trash Can is all about: it’s our avenue for sharing the funniest, weirdest and downright tackiest music stories of the week to help you keep up to date with the best (and worst) things happening in pop culture. Don’t feel guilty, you’re allowed to enjoy it.
Iggy Azalea Fell Off Stage Mid-Performance, Watch Her I-G-G-Fly
Who dat, who dat? Old mate Iggy losing a fight against gravity, that’s who.
The part-time physics teacher and full-time McDonalds chips lookalike was performing VMA-snubbed hit ‘Fancy’ alongside hook provider Charli XCX at a HIV charity event this week when she missed her mark by that much and tumbled off stage mid-spit.
To the 24-year-old’s credit she gets right back up with the help of security guards and rolls on with the show because she can’t worry ’bout no haters and has to stay on her grind, or something like that, but irregardless of the smooth recovering, this is still borderline sickeningly fulfilling to watch. Especially in slow motion.
What you call that?
The VMAs Were Blue Ivy’s World, Everyone Else Was Just Living In It
North West’s sworn frenemy and the one true Royal Baby™ Blue Ivy Carter completely and utterly stole all of the thunders at the VMAs this week.
Whilst current holder of the throne Queen B performed an epic 20-minute medley of her latest album and also claimed the ceremony’s most prestigious statue, the Video Vanguard Award, it was ultimately her two-year-old heir who gave night its greatest performance.
Wearing what would’ve looked like a plastic bag had it been you rocking it as an infant, Blue Ivy consistently created the show’s most GIF-able moments whenever a camera crossed to her.
From pulling moves during ‘***Flawless’ that even Jay couldn’t comprehend,
To giving all other babies out there a serious case of Blue Envy with her general cuteness,
Blue Ivy was the star of the show.
Just look at her waving to all her future subjects, including you at home.
Someone Covered ‘Wrecking Ball’ On A Recorder Because Some People Want To Watch The World Burn
Oh, the recorder. That old chestnut. Hearing its ear-splitting squeal that sounds like the combination of a boiling kettle and nails-on-a-chalkboard always sends shivers down my spine.
However, when used properly, this seemingly satanic instrument can have quite breathtaking results. It’s been used in stunning renditions of everything from ‘My Heart Will Go On’ to the 20th Century Fox intro, but now we can add Miley’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ to the recorder’s list of hits.
In case you’re wondering what kind of sadistic bastard would unleash this (hilarious) abomination onto the world, the video’s original caption explains it all:
“My friend is recently unemployed. This is what he has been doing with his time.”
Skip to the 2:50 mark for essential viewing.
Our Anaconda Don’t Want None ‘Cause You Ate Beans Hun
This week in our now semi-regular Nicki Minaj round up, ‘Anaconda’ is proving to be the song that just keeps giving.
Youtubers Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues have synced a fart noise for almost every butt shot in the video, there’s a different timbre and textured fart sound for all fart connoisseurs, from the dry and muffled, to the wet and slappy.
Even if all of these farts were trapped in an airtight room they’d still never leave us as breathless as the first time we watched the original.
We can’t decide what stinks more about this video; the possibility of smelling all these farts IRL, or Drake’s awkward acting.
Man Fakes Kidnapping To Keep On Raging
Remember last Saturday night when you thought it would be a good idea to pick up a drunken kebab on the way home and woke up covered in onion, garlic mayo and filled with hungover remorse? Well don’t beat yourself up too much ‘cause a UK resident just committed the dumbest of dumb drunk decisions.
Not wanting to go home, the 32 year old man phoned his girlfriend to say he’d been kidnapped and would be held hostage until the pricey ransom of £50 was paid.
After speaking to, and receiving a number of text messages from the ‘captor’, his girlfriend called the police extremely worried for his safety, as he was last spotted at premier club night Bounce by the Ounce.
Not really, they actually found him at 1:30am enjoying himself at a house party, where he was given criminal conviction on his record for wasting police time. Fool so dumb ma’fuckas wanna fine him.
