Month: January 2007 (Page 7 of 7)

The “I’m from Rolling Stone” quiz: a lesson in humility

I am embarrassed to say that I am the senior editor of anything after taking the “I’m from Rolling Stone” music quiz. The highest score I could muster at any level was 69%. It was the hip hop questions that did me in. I think I missed every one of them.

I did laugh, though, when they asked a question about We Are Scientists’ album cover, which is my favorite album cover of all time. I reprint it here once again, for my amusement and to guarantee that no one gets a zero.

We Are Scientists

Is Jann Wenner the new Donald Trump?

With interest in “The Apprentice” waning rapidly, and Trump making more and more of a nuisance of himself by the day, his reality-TV-host crown is ripe for the taking.

Starting this Sunday night on MTV, Jann Wenner will take a swipe at that crown with his own business-based reality show set in the offices of Rolling Stone magazine.

Cocky twentysomethings too big for their britches? Check. Glamorous, camera-friendly setting? Check. Opportunity for cameo appearances by people substantially more interesting than, say, the now-standard Donnie Deutsch appearance on “The Apprentice”? Check and mate.

And on top of all that, Jann has significantly better hair than The Donald, too. Just one more reason I feel compelled to check this thing out. It might still be another reality-TV train wreck…but I’m betting it will at least be an entertaining train wreck — with a damn good soundtrack, to boot.

“I’m From Rolling Stone” will debut on MTV at 10pm Eastern Sunday, January 7.

The best interview K-fed ever gave

On the other hand, when he is interviewed for “real,” the results are just as hilarious, if maybe not a little more so. Listen to everything the guy says in this Q&A and then reabsorb everything that’s happened in the wake of his album release and you have something to laugh about for many days to come.

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