Can We Still Add Nickelback?

Man, I would love to punch him in the face with fist full of rolled quarters

Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum and Maroon 5 to play before Packers’ opener vs. Saints

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 9:43 AM

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum and Maroon 5 will play the “NFL Kickoff 2011” concert outside Lambeau Field before the Green Bay Packers’ Sept. 8 opener against the New Orleans Saints.


The concert will take place on a stage adjacent to Lambeau Field, continuing the NFL’s recent tradition of big-name musical acts playing before the first game of the season. The Dave Matthews Band, Taylor Swift and Harry Connick Jr. performed in New Orleans last year.


The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT, an hour before kickoff, and will be shown on NBC’s pregame show and on the NFL Network.

In all seriousness, is this the worst concert ever assembled?  You are going to start the NFL season with these "bands."  To complete this as my worst nightmare, you would somehow just have to include Nickelback and/or The Bare Naked Ladies.


A couple years ago, one of my buddies said he like Lady Antebellum.  I couldn't even make fun of him, I was just absolutely stunned.  He could have said he use to be use to (used to?) be a woman and I would have been much less surprised.  I don't think I spoke for five minutes.  I may have blacked out.


I think the tide has finally turned, but people, Maroon 5 sucks.  For a little while they did a good job of fooling people into thinking they were good musicians and a welcome addition to the current music scene, but for sure, they are not.




-Big Ran

Humpday Holla-back

Since Big Ran is always doing nice things for me, like calling me a sports commy, a sports bigamist, and poking fun at my beloved, but aging Spurs, I wanted to do something nice for him today. I thought long and hard about it and decided to express my appreciation via the "Humpday Holla-back" weekly post.

Big Ran, I know that this is one of your favorite groups, so this one's for you my friend, it's the least I can do (Unfortunately there's a commercial at the beginning since this group is so full of douchebags that they have blocked embedding videos from YouTube):

-KC Jones

Note from Big Ran:  Thanks KC, and as a bonus there was no commercial.  Quick Nickelback story:  I was in Scotland (BALLER!) like 10 years ago and in some bar where there was live music.  A Scottish dude asked me what was going on with American music, and I was like "what do you mean?"  he said, "What's up with that bank Nickelback?  They're rubbish."  I responded with, "They are terrible, but they're from Canada.  I'm not taking the blame for that one."  KC, remember that time you asked me if the song playing on the radio was new and I said that it wasn't.  It was Jimi Hendrix and it was 1997.  Good times.

Here's my favorite Nickelback Cover:



Note from KC: Yes Big Ran, unfortunately I do remember that Hendrix situation. How I did not realize that is still beyond me, because even though I don't listen to him, he surely has a very distinct sound and style. Good catch on Nickelback being from Canadia---we CAN'T be held accountable for that.