Brainmush Approved Volume 2

Welcome to a new year, ladies and gents. Thought I’d pull the plastic wrap off of 09 with another edition of Brainmush Approved!

Doug Benson

You like movies, you say?

Doug Benson is probably high…right now. He is also one of the top comics around today. You may recognize him from VH1’s Best Week Ever. Punchline magazine (the only real legit comedy magazine) named his latest album “Professional Humoredian” the #1 comedy album of 2008 and on a less relevant note, he was named High Times 2006 Stoner of the Year. His new comedy central presents special premiered recently and he scored the number 4 spot in the Stand Up Showdown.

Benson also released the very interesting movie “Super High Me” where he abstains from marijuana for 30 days and then smokes for 30 days straight and logs the differences in his weight, SAT scores, and even psychic abilities (OooOoOOOOoooooh!). It’s worth a rent at the very least. It’s available in Netflix instant stream.
And if you don’t think that you have enough Benson in your craw after all of that, you’re in luck. Doug Benson has a hilarious podcast on the iTunes called “I Love Movies” where he shoots the shit with funny guests and talks movies. It’s completely free so stop fuckin around and give it a listen. Benson links below!

Doug Benson On Twitter
Doug Benson on MySpace

Arj Barker, Doug Benson, and Tony Camin doing The Marijuana-logues on Real Time with Bill Maher.

The Gus Chiggins Band

Left to right: Jake Coady(bass), Jeff Shinrock(vocals, guitar), Mike Upah(drums)

This is the Gus Chiggins Band and they aren’t fuckin around…well maybe just a little bit.
Before anything else, we need to dive skull first into the Gus Chiggins mythos.
Take a look at this sketch, starring Will Ferrell that didn’t see the light of day until The Best of Will Ferrell Volume 1 was released on dvd.

Gus Chiggins Sketch

This band is based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and have adopted Gus Chiggins as their “mascot”. They don’t take themselves too seriously but they’re crammed full of talent and you’re guaranteed to have a good time at one of their shows. . So check out their page, add them as a friend, and let em know where you heard! Booyah!

Gus Chiggins on MySpace Music

Brainmush Approved – Volume 1

There’s a few people out there in the public eye that are about to blow up like a World of Warcraft Paladin’s forehead zits (deal with it). Check em out and remember who you heard it from.

Bobby Moynihan

Bobby Moynihan is a fresh recent player on Saturday Night Live and it’s already apparent that he is going to be a star. In every sketch he has been in, he has had big laughs, great deliveries, and has done a great job.
With Maya Rudolph playing hard to get and Amy Poehler getting K.U.ed (knocked up) and leaving, Saturday Night Live can’t afford to let a potential major player leave the show and Bobby Moynihan will surely be filling the gap that two tiny women left (you fatass).
Since NBC has Secret Police keeping their clips offline and Super Deluxe and WordPress refuse to play nice I have a classic video featuring Moynihan and your favorite bros. It’s Bro Rape by Derrick Comedy.

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Wilson Gouveia and Kurt “Batman” Pellegrino

Wilson Gouveia (left) and Kurt Pellegrino (right)

Pellegrino and Gouveia have been nothing but impressive in their respective UFC runs. They both only have two losses (to top competition) in their UFC careers and have beat down top competition as well (Thiago Tavares and Jon Fitch for example). With Gouveia’s recent drop down to middleweight, we can hope to see him eventually fight the middleweight champ who is sure to still be Anderson Silva and Pellegrino is well on his way to being a main event fighter for his tough as nails fighting style and his incredible technique.

Kurt Pellegrino Highlight

Wilson Gouveia vs. Jon Fitch

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Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon is made up of Caleb Followill (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass), Matthew Followill (lead guitar), and Nathan Followill (drums) who happen to be three brothers and their cousin.
Kings of Leon have been around for about 5 years and are just recently clawing their way into the limelight with a recent performance on Saturday Night Live and their latest album “Only By The Night” and with a single like “Sex On Fire” it’s hard to not at least give em a chance.
Take a listen and prepare your gaskets to be blown.

Gogol Bordello

Drunk, shirtless gypsys are banned in most American states.

If you have ever known a movie that is a cult classic, Gogol Bordello is the musical equivalent.
Currently, the band has 10 members. This may sound way too busy for any relevant band but they work as an amazing cohesive unit. Their live shows are uncontested as one of the best musical acts you can come across. I have seen a lot of shows live. The likes of Rob Zombie, Staind, Stone Sour, The Lost Prophets, Adema, Powerman 5000, Static X and so on and so forth but none of them can come close to the energy and stage presence that Gogol Bordello brings. Until you actually check them out, words can’t really describe.
The frontman, Eugene Hutz, also doubles as a solid actor. The movie “Everything is Illuminated” stars Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz and they both put on great performances.
Gogol Bordello will be seen next on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” on July 30th. Do yourself a favor and check them out.