Since our ill-fated Eastern European friends, the Bulgarians, basically only have vodka and don’t get a lot of flavor in their lives, I decided to create them a drink to make their bland experience a little more tasty. Here she is:

The Bulgarian Bulge

3 oz. tomato juice
1.5 oz. Absolut Peppar
1 tbsp. Drambuie
1 tsp. rhubarb syrup

Serve frozen with one olive topped with whipped cream

XM’s Subsoniq had a really good interview with Ben Harper last night. Looks like it’s gonna be replayed again today and Sunday.

Joe from Hot Chip says: “Our Gorillaz remix is now available on white label and mixes of Jim Noir, Adem and Stephen Malkmus should be surfacing soon. Also, we will be completing the second volume of ‘Mixtures’ this week so expect to see that appear in the next month or so.”. Sounds good to me.

Here’s what happened to the Walkmen piano. It sold for $1,025, which is about a buck a pound.

What it’s like @ Gorillaz Live. I’d definitely go, but it’s in freaking Harlem. And Harlem isn’t very close to Boston.

Thom Yorke disses industry for Arctic Monkeys. Or not.

Bloc Party to play Toronto with Broken Social Scene. It’s on June 24th, and Bloc Party ‘Marshalls’ get pre-sale rights tomorrow @ 10 AM.

Freakin’ Katie Couric Moves To CBS

I’m hoping this is the last time she’s in the news. By the way, did you guys realized how jacked that gal is? Me either, word on the street is that she was using the same Balco stuff as Barry Bonds, including goat testosterone and purified ram’s blood. Let’s hope Sen. George Mitchell’s steroid commission will help bring her down before she ruins the lives of those who look up to her.

Astronomers find 288-billion-mile-long alcohol cloud

Good thing I’ve got a 400-billion-mile-tall martini glass and an olive 50,000 times larger than the sun.

Massaschusetts passes bill to require health insurance

This is some tiny step towards universal health care, but for now, merely functions to levee huge penalties on people without insurance. So consider it forced health care.

Sex Tourism Thriving in Bible Belt

There is just way too much goodness in this article.