100best: The Black Keys

Two-thirds of 100b have been massive fans of The Black Keys for since we first heard their glorious sound blasting from our speakers. One-third of us had only listened to them casually previous to this assignment. In honor of their wonderful new album, Attack & Release, our mission was to choose their very best song [...]

New Band Day: Royal Bangs

You know how hot people tend to travel in packs? Well, the same goes for hot bands. In honor of our upcoming 100best post, we bring you Tennessee’s own Royal Bangs. They released their debut We Breed Champions themselves in 2006, but – here’s where this month’s 100best band comes in – Patrick Carney checked [...]

Poptastic Day: Van Halen, “Jump”

Did you know that “Jump” was Van Halen’s only #1 hit? And that, according to some stories, it was the catalyst for their split with David Lee Roth? (Who was supposedly against the new synth-pop direction the band took with this single.) The wikipedia explains that this story is unlikely, for various reasons. But if [...]

Those Zany Charts …

Due to a tummyache and some general uckiness yesterday, I put Those Zany Charts off until today. I’d already decided to write about the most expensive videos ever made and started doing the research so I’d be ready to write it up today.
I found this wikipedia list and got ready to go find those videos [...]

100b’s News-ish Round-Up

It’s once again time to round up the news-ish! Since we’ve started this post I’m proud to say that we’ve managed to steer clear from commenting on celebrity relationships, because we really don’t give a crap who’s secretly married or not, who’s engaged because she’s pregnant or not. Leave it to me to break this [...]