You know times are tough when even the Queen is going broke. At the rate the monarchy is spending money, it will be bankrupt by 2012. How is that even possible? How can you give someone billions of dollars in property, then give them a 16-million dollar a year allowance, and still they run out of money. Who’s her financial adviser, Courtney Love?

Public Enemies opens in theatres tomorrow, a movie about notorious bankrobber John Dillinger, the first ever ‘Public Enemy’. It’s essentially just a cops and robbers flick with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, but it DOES look pretty good.  

I saw a commercial for the film yesterday that said Public Enemies is the best movie of the year. Kind of a bold statement, isn’t it? It’s JUNE!!! We’re barely half way through the year.  Nothing good will come out in the next 6 months? Why do movie makers do this to us? Are we that gullible? I certainly don’t think so.

The way I see it, if you’re going to make those outlandish claims — lie, why stop there? Make it a good lie. It’s the best movie you will ever see in your life. When this movie comes out on DVD, you will quit your job just so you can sit at home and watch it over and over again. It’ll cure cancer! Bring peace to the middle east! End world hunger!

Special Guest: Mike Dirnt from Green Day

Remembering the King of Pop

Is it gauche to end a 3 year relationship… by email? Find out which former Edmonton Oiler did just that

Phone Prank: Oh DEER!

 

 Layne Mitchell Show Podcast #21 [14:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michael Jackson is dead. Sure, I could make jokes about the zippers on little boy’s pants flying at half mast, or how he’s singing for Saint Peter now.

But the reality is I don’t think there’s a guy in recent history that’s had such an influence. While you may think that I’m overstating his importance, consider this: Michael Jackson sold more than 750-million albums worldwide.

Michael Jackson has sold 5 times more records that U2 (Michael Jackson is one man).
For every 8 people on this planet… there is one Michael Jackson album.

There are thousands of songs in the SONiC playlist – hundreds of artists. If each of them sold an average of 2.5-million records, you would be approaching the number of albums Michael Jackson has sold. In fact, it’s actually feasible that Michael Jackson has sold more records than all SONiC artists combined.

A lot of people have mixed feelings about the death. While some are mourning the loss of a legend – The King of Pop, others are saying good riddance to the OJ Simpson of child molestation. The worst part is we may never know whether or not he was guilty. He was acquitted. Did he have a good lawyer, or was he just a man who really did miss out on his childhood?

Today on the show, we spoke with Green Day bassist, Mike Dirnt. Hear the interview

• What is the 21st Century Breakdown?
• Will there be more from Foxboro Hot Tubs?
• What’s on the set-list for the July 6 show?

Billy Talent and Bedouin Soundclash were the only two SONiC artists who walked away with any hardware at last night’s Much Music Video Awards. But who has time to focus on serious artists when Lady Ga-Ga is lactating fire — no wonder I quit watching awards shows!

Interview guest: Coldplay guitarist, John Buckland

David Carradine: Hotel mysteries SOLVED!

Why Coral is only the SECOND ugliest color in history

My own personal brush with death

SONiC Boy Chris makes  a deposit in the Karma bank

 

 Layne Mitchell Show Podcast #20 [15:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

You’ve heard of air guitar; the latest craze in Japan…  air SEX. According to Wikipedia, “Air sex is a performance activity invented in Japan; clothed men simulate sexual activity with an invisible partner, often in an exaggerated manner, set to music, and in a competition before an audience.  

Air guitar somehow evolved into Rock Star the video game… how long before the release of Porn Star?

Co-workers stopped me in the hallway on numerous occasions today to compliment me  on my new tattoo. Which was strange, considering… I never got a new tattoo.  I don’t have ANY tattoos… I DO however have a large grease stain from my bicycle.

It was a big weekend for Facebook users. For 3 days only starting last Friday night at 10:00, the social networking giant enabled users to choose a username for their accounts. Essentially, you get to choose a proper URL for your Facebook profile page. Go ahead and help yourself to facebook.com/laynemitchell, the username I snagged is WAY better!