STARDUM ENT. was outside the Too Short show Saturday night and stuck around Hollywood long enough to mingle with the crowd outside for the T-Pain concert that following Tuesday. We grabbed a few mix-tapes and some samplers from the folks pushin for $5 donations and swapped some t-shirts. Anybody notice the difference in the crowd dynamic? Too Short brought a much more male dominated scene with leggy ladies being few and far between. Where T-Pain had everybody man, woman, and child, trying to crash after the BET Awards. The guest list was impressive with an opening act sheet consisting of Lil Mama, Huey, Fell, and Young Joc. Some of the guests vocalists included Busta Rhymes, Mike Jones, and Akon. People left the show looking happy and pleased. Most heads agreed appreciating the long set time and numerous guest appearances. Some of the same faces from the past Saturday said the same about Too Short. They enjoyed his bumping, thumping song list and cocky swagger. Too Short, it should be noted, played on stage until 1:59 AM. The man pushes a curfew like no other. Good shows, great times, stay close for more tour dates and surprise shows.
Too Short raps, rocks, swings, and bumps
T-Pain: So Sick
House of Blues: Live music with the city in the background

This a nice little “official” mix-tape topping out at 13 songs of varying degree of enjoyability. Some of the freestyles are creative, sampling most notably “Party like a Rap Star,” “This is why I’m hot” and just about any other popular sound or lyric. Hot Dollar makes sure to use Streetz on Lock to his full advantage headlining each and every song. He also has sole credit for all songs listed on this mix. The use of DJ clips with a movie audio like sound help add to the true to title form of the “official” feeling of this Hot Dollar Presents Mix Tape: Streetz on Lock. All the songs are ok with stand-outs being “Dirty, Dirty, This is for my G’z, and a few others with titles we can’t say without blushing.

Go here for music and attitude.
Go here for album artwork and design.

The world of pro wrestling was dealt a devastating blow this weekend when superstar Chris Benoit took the life of his wife and young son. Benoit was a WWE Champ in 2004 and since that time had been struggling with the ability to spend more time with his family along with a suspected habit of steroid use. There has been no motive discussed yet by the Atlanta Police Department. Authorities do believe that “roid rage” may have played a part in the harrowing events but are not positive on whether or not that was the main factor.
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We love the word scum and we love the word skate so when one night we we’re all out on the town and saw this guy wearing a shirt with a tight cartoon and label reading scumskates we had to ask. His reply was that a friend of his had started the company, an online venture, with the intent to supply kids and skaters with gritty street skate gear and cool new deck art work designs. Ok, we elaborated on the guy’s description but we liked the idea before we even saw the site…The website for scumskates.com is relatively low maintenance and can be easily navigated by anyone. There is a good selection of t-shirts, hats and beanies, along with the afore mentioned skate decks. It looks as if all orders are done via the phone as the company number appears on the homepage for the site. It’s worth checking out simply for the logo ripped from Mean Streets and some art work that looks a lot like cover art for the band Aggression. Skating is healthy. ScumSkates is trying to be a good doctor and supply you with the skateboarding medicine you need.

Go to scumskates.com now to get your prescription filled pronto. Oh, and here’s a link to their main store page: The ScumShop.

With an out of control artsy, fancy, neo-movement/avant garde website based around what seems to be Asian style art and butterflies, the secession is a company ready to do business. The company offers up an array of t-shirts for both men and women, along with pants and a quick view of some of the creators art. The website offers a look at a bunch of scenes from a film/documentary on the art and creation of the secession. We’re not sure if this is the start of a movement towards a deeper relationship between art, fashion, and film or if it’s just a ploy to combine the three for total sense saturation. The website is very cool though and can be appreciated for it’s colors, design and simplicity while still remaining quick paced with plenty of content. STRDUM has not personally gone through the process of ordering or even finding out prices for the apparel. Sorry, but we want you to investigate too. If any readers find out any more info on this company, be it positive or negative, please share with the rest of us your experience.
Take this path to thesecession.com

Was it Tuesday night? We’re all still clearing our heads but one memory remains, that of the band Caught Up. Caught Up threw off a high energy show this past Tuesday night at the House of Blues Sunset Strip. They ripped up the famous stage for at least a half hour as the opening act for a rock band and a strange electronica type group. Caught Up really went wild, giving the crowd their full comp’d tickets worth of funky punk sounding rock and roll metal. The evening itself was put together by True: 129 and was considered an industry showcase for the two headlining bands, Oedipus and Adrenaline.

But the night truly belonged to Caught Up.
Neither of the following bands could fully match the madness and chaos of Insane-O, the Caught Up bass player, as he flew from side to side, stomping and shouting, matched only by guitarist Josh’s own fancy footwork. Caught Up are a fun, free wheeling, energetic good time for the entire family. Make sure you check the link below for all tour dates, music, and contact info:

Hit this for a fast forward to Caught Up’s Webpage

Rosie O’Donnel= One tough dude
Donald Trump= One tough hair cut
Ivanka Trump= doesn’t she look slightly Polish?
Jessica Alba= Where’s my Sin City 2 Autographed Poster?
Sin City 2= Where’s my Jessica Alba?
Transformers= Michael Bay and the biggest casting couch session ever!
Michael Bay= a casting couch in his livingroom

The “Casting Couch”= aaaahh, a timeless classic.
Robin Williams= A timeless classic
Cate Blanchett= she’s kinda hot and elfish all at once
Kate Beckinsale= She made out with Adam Sandler, so did Norm McDonald.
Norm McDonald= Where’s my Dirty Work 2?
Saturday Night Live= stardom for Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell= Sorry, just kidding but stay busy
That photo of Larry King and Donald Trump= Uuuh, freaky as hell!
This guy is after you!

In honor of the whole “getting over Anna” movement that has occurred we offer up this tasty plate of Anna. Kudos to Larry and Howard on how they dealt with that issue of the will.

This Equals That: Anna Nicole Smith Version
Anna Nicole Smith= Still dead.
Dannielynn= Still a rich baby
Angie Jolie= Wondering the nationality of little Dannielynn
Larry Birkhead= No more shitty soap opera auditions
Howard K. Stern= Wow! What the hell will he do now?
Virgie= Double wide trailer lover and estranged mother
Anna Nicole Smith= Yep, she’s buried now. We hope.
Polka dot swimsuits and Guess Jeans ads= No. more Mr. Woodrow.
That one guy who is married to Zsa Zsa Gabor= Gross, a naked old man.
Custody= Gosh, I guess a lot of tough questions later.
Bahamas= Thinking twice about what it takes to get a nice place on that island
Playboy Magazine= Doesn’t think twice about running photos of dead celebs….naked.

Anna Nicole Info