Through the miracle of MySpace, I've managed to glean some early details regarding the fourth annual Maltoberfest.

Yes, that would be an Oktoberfest-style music and beer festival with a focus on malt liquor. Lederhosen and and gangsta grill ensembles are encouraged. Still scratching your head? Check out my interview with organizer Craig Egan from last year here.

Anyway, this year's event is set for Oct. 3 at Bob's Java Jive, and has been given the subtle peg "Maltacolypse Now." Color me intrigued. Read more here.

If you appreciate bizarre spectacle as much as I do, you'll get your rump over to Hell's Kitchen tonight for Brian Kenny Fresno. His label is Bong Hit Records, if that tells you anything. But after seeing the guy in concert a few times, last at Bob's Java Jive as I recall, I'm still at a loss for words to sum up just how freaky and absolutely heeeeeee-larious this guy is.

Let's see. He's kind of like Flight of the Conchords off their meds and after a few months spent ingesting copious amounts of hash at some desert hippie commune. But there's just, like, one of him, and he plays this weird thing called a Warr guitar.

Nope, still doesn't quite cut it. Eh, just click the videos, y'all.

Trust no one. Not to lip-sync, that is.

At least that’s been my belief since the revelation that Jennifer Hudson lip-synced her show-stopping delivery of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in February.

So I stared suspiciously at Beyonce on April 1 at KeyArena, paying special attention to her lips on the big screen (for different reasons that usual.) The vocals sounded live, and I figure the girl can sing. But can anyone be that pitch perfect while doing violent pelvic thrusts? Really?

I'm not saying she didn't pull that feat off, but there could be something to my lip-syncing paranoia based on this audio of an allegedly screechy Beyonce from Howard Stern's Sirius radio show, as posted by celebrity gossip site TMZ.

Jeez! Maybe Bey should just be blatant about her lip-syncing, like Britney a week later at the T-Dome. It would be less disappointing.

But let me leave it at that before I incur the wratch of Beyonce’s dad, Matthew Knowles, has a little somethin’ somethin’ to say to all the haters. Click here for the rebuttal.

Hmmm. Now what could make that Fall Out Boy tour that's headed to WaMu Theater on April 10 more appealing? What could make all those 14-year-old girls in the audience screech even louder?

Apparently, 50 Cent, who has joined the emo-pop band's Believers Never Die Part Deux tour, Universal Music announced today.

That bears repeating. 50 Cent. Fallout Boy. Together. For some reason. You know, it's about time someone catered to the demographic that both thinks Pete Wentz when it's not bustin' a cap in a @#%@%#@@#.

But before you get all excited, 50 Cent is only playing five tour stops, only one of which (Dallas) has been officially announced. FOB will apparently be letting the cat out of the bag out on this site.

No, really. NME reports that Miley Cyrus fired the first shot across Radiohead's bow during a Portland radio interview, apparently because the British band snubbed her attempt to meet them at the Grammys. Here's part of her outraged rant, as quoted in the article:

"The reason I'm in this business is to make people happy. I left 'cause I was so upset. I wasn't going to watch. Stinkin' Radiohead! I'm gonna ruin them, I'm going to tell everyone."

Can't make this stuff up, folks. So what's next? Yo Gabba Gabba vs. Nine Inch Nails?

‘Twas a few nights before Christmas, when all through Grit City
Were Santas pub crawling, the sight was not pretty …

After a hard day's work, perhaps you decided to unwind with a relaxing happy hour at your favorite local watering hole last Friday. Then, suddenly, your peaceful ale-sipping experience was demolished by the cacophony of dozens of rowdy Santas whooping it up as they invaded your establishment of choice. They came, they saw, they made people go, "What that heck was that?" And then, just as suddenly as they showed up, they departed with the rallying cry of, "Hey hey, ho ho! Santa's got to go!"

It’s understandable if you were hesitant to approach any of these Santa hooligans to ask what in the world was going on. By 10 p.m., many probably looked an adult beverage or two away from committing some type of illegal act or other. (Fortunately, they were all taking the Santa bus and not driving.)

But now you can learn, from the safety of your computer screen exactly what you witnessed. That was Santarchy, a nationwide phenomenon I first learned about five years ago when I went down to Portland to interview "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk about his then new novel “Choke.” He's done it, though I think he called it SantaCon. He described an army of Saint Nick's invading a started wedding reception, or something along those lines. You can read about where the whole thing originated here. Friday’s Grit City invasion was the second annual Tacoma Santarchy. Here are a few scenes:

Scenes from Santarchy 2008, which invaded the Swiss Pub, the Harmon, New Frontier Lounge, Magoo's Annex, Top of Tacoma, O'Malley's and Hell's Kitchen last Friday night. And Hell's Kitchen's door guy, Jason, made no exceptions when it came to checking I.D.'s.
ERNEST A. JASMIN

Hey, check this Guns N' Roses news out. Really? That's what you're goin with, Axl? Oh, brother. Then again, what's up with all of us not gettin' free sodas, yo?!?

Led Zeppelin fans will get to see Robert Plant when he and Alison Krauss headline the Qwest Field Event Center on Oct. 1. But apparently, they may not be able to see him on that Zeppelin reunion tour that's been rumored to be on the way for the last couple of years. Click here and prepare to be disturbed.

Just woke up and read the news here as I was working on my Heart/Journey photos. Condolences to friends and families of the victims, and let's hope Travis and AM pull through.

By now, most of you have heard about Kanye West's latest freak out (and subsequent arrest) at LAX airport. But for the three of you out there who haven't already looked up the video, this TMZ clip allegedly shows what went down. And between this and all the awards show meltdowns, maybe it's time to try meditation. Or medication.

Let’s just say my interview with Chris Cagle didn’t go so well last week.

That guy will kick off the Puyallup Fair’s 2008 concert season on Friday night (Sept. 5). And I’m guessing he was a bit testy because he doesn’t want to talk about stuff like this …

… and more recently this.

Understandable, I guess. But if the guy didn't have such a hair trigger maybe we could have gotten around to talking about, I don't know, his music.

Guess this guy had no comment. Hopefully, he'll be more chatty and in a better mood Friday night at the Puyallup Fair.
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I was this close to thinking the Jonas Brothers would headline Endfest 2008 after I saw this post. And technically, they are playing Endfest 2008. Just not the one at Marymoor Park. As far as we know, at least. Hmmmm.