It’s always a party when RKL is rocking out in the background. As more time passes and the loss of Jason Sears, Bomber, and Vince becomes more and more apparent on the music scene the fans retreat into the albums that changed their lives. As a longtime fan it’s easy to remember shows with mohawks, smoking pot, screaming along to “Love to Hate”, “Scab on My Brain” and so many songs that shred the vocal cords. It’s easy to remember watching Jason rock out with his leopard print hair and Bomber slapping bass strings or playing drums. RKL was one on of thee best live bands throughout their entire punk rock career. Fans rabidly flocked to shows even as drugs and controversy rippled internally within Santa Barbara’s finest punk rock creation. It was no secret Mr. Sears battled demons, fought addictions and was a musical/lyrical genius in articulating that mid-80’s early 90’s sense of socially conscious invincibility. He was a human being helping other human beings-Check the discography. And those words can be said for the whole combination that formed to create Rich Kids on Lsd. RKL paved the way for notable acts like NOFX. RKL broke barriers in the So-Cal punk scene by infusing humor, wit, excellence in musicianship and a touring regiment unheard of into the punk rock community. If you saw them live I’d love to burn one down while enjoying the story. We can share similar experiences. RKL has and will remain a quintessential ideal of what can and would be and will be when the right people form the right band: A mix of extreme distance and utter actuality. Put in any of RKL’s lauded albums, sink into that chair, let the smoke slip the lips, turn up the volume, drop a dose, and enjoy the symphony. That’s what Stardum recommends. That’s what I recommend. That’s what I remember.

You’re right. You’re all right. In a post last week a Stardum Correspondent made the mistake of reporting that in the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19 Rich “Ace” Franklin would be fighting Michael Bisping. The reality is that Rich Franklin will be fighting Travis “The Serial Killer” Lutter. This error in news reporting came when the writer for some reason became convinced that Lutter had been hurt in training. It was believed that Bisping had then stepped up to fight Franklin in the soon to come bout. All of that information proved to be faulty. The real match-up is and always has been Lutter vs. Franklin and Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy. The fight card also includes Nate Quarry, Kalib Starns and the popular Mac Danzig. Stardum apologizes for the misinformation. This is a formal retraction on the article titled, “Rich Franklin: Man on a Mission.” The sources once fully researched proved to be unreliable. None the less the fight card for UFC 83 Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 is deep, stacked, and ready to inflict all the violence that’s needed to be a finisher.

ABC News wants you to be aware and possibly concerned that there is a rising increase in the participation of children as young as 6 in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. They love to label it Ultimate Fighting or Cage Fighting or any thing that sounds like two kids beating each other up. Another day instilling that parental and social fear, huh ABC News? But the reality is that parents have encouraged and children have wanted to learn Karate, Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Judo and the many forms of martial arts since the dawn of time. Young boys used to routinely enroll in Boxing and wrestling so why not a mixture of the two? Girls and women are just as welcome to enroll in classes. The news report paints a picture of a violent behavior being pushed by parents who find the sport as mundane as say Soccer. Here’s an example sentence from the news report: “The bare-knuckle fights are now attracting competitors as young as 6 whose parents treat the sport as casually as wrestling, Little League or soccer.” The same article goes on to say, “Two members of the group called the “Garage Boys Fight Crew” touched their thin martial-arts gloves in a flash of sportsmanship…” So now they’re wearing gloves?? We thought this was a bare-knuckle brawl?? The inconsistencies continue, “No blood was shed. And both competitors wore protective gear.” This is starting to sound like any sports competition. Why must mainstream news outlets try to scare and intimidate readers into believing a falsity? At least one of the parent’s they interviewed is sane and realistic, “”It looks violent until you realize this teaches discipline. One of the first rules they learn is that this is not for aggressive behavior outside (the ring),” said Larry Swinehart, a Joplin police officer and father of two boys and the lone girl in the garage group.” That’s good parenting. Stardum does not recommend bare knuckle fighting in parking lots but does encourage: Education, participation, and healthy activities for all of the world’s people. Be safe, have fun, compete.

Guess what Stardum fight fans? Not only has Dana White scheduled for the new Ultimate Fighter to air immediately after the UFC Fight Night this Wednesday, but evaluating and coaching these fighters will be the current Light Heavyweight Champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin. And White throws in another screwball - The show starts with 32 fighters who actually have to fight their way on to the show. Rampage and Griffin will pick the top 8 fighters who’ll get their spot in the house, and eventually one will earn the title Ultimate Fighter. Stardum is such huge fans we’ve gone that extra- kinda psycho -mile and found the re-airing times for you who don’t have a Tivo, and here they are:

Thurs. 11 p.m.,

Sat. 11 p.m. &

Wed. 11 p.m. The new episodes air every Wednesday at 10 p.m.

After multiple high profile sold-out months of Hip-Hop, Rap, and a dash of that dog Too $hort the House of Blues Sunset Strip is ready to open it’s doors to some dirty gutter punks. Stiff Little Fingers..stop pogo-ing, will be playing May 2nd. The openers have not been announced but the history speaks for itself. Come on, Stiff Little Fingers! That’s the band that really cool Marine Biology teacher you had in High School always talked about! Remember those speeches that made you feel like you missed out on all things punk rock! Well go to the show, throw the bird, notch’em on your belt. As if that news wasn’t enough for your fragile lil punker heart you also get treated to The Adicts and The Dickies on May 19! Yeah, two incredibly punked out weirdo bands on one bill for one night only. You can listen to KROQ all night, any night, so stop singing along to “Sorrow” and start going to some shows! Oh, and bring your rotten tomatoes for the show June 6. Do some research if you wanna know why. Lazy ass punks.

Another wild Sunday of tournament basketball has passed with momentous wins and the fall of one Cinderella to cap it off. On the historic day when all four No. 1 seeds made it to the Final Four, a No. 10 seed made the trip back home. The Davidson Wildcats, led by Stephen Curry, battled for 40 minutes and left everything on the court. But when the clock ticked down to zero the final score read: Kansas 59, Davidson 57; even Curry’s 25 point performance wasn’t enough. Kansas just had the bigger bodies, were quicker to the ball and had too much talent for Davidson to pull another upset. Stardum took great pleasure in all of Curry’s performances these past weekends. He reminds us of a young and deceptive Reggie Miller. Curry’s stroke from anywhere on the court is smooth, flawless…and nothing other than net. Stardum anticipates Curry’s future. Learn about him.

Nothing is worse then being a convicted felon with a strange desire to own illegal weapons. Nothings worse then being a super-uber-celebrity with a strange relationship spotlighted as twins are on the way and four other children wait in the wings to see if you’ll marry or…Nothings worse then feeling the need to read constantly about said celebrity until the eyes bleed and the fingers drain from the tips as the hands type the names endlessly into the system. TMZ is outside your house. They’re looking in your window. They know where you’re going before you do. Your friends call them and tell them where you’re eating, what you’re drinking and who you’re fornicating with. They get paid for this little intrusion. Your life is their paycheck. Nothings worse then hearing your bodyguard turned state’s evidence. Your marriage is on the rocks and you’re not even married. For this edition of This Equals That we feel compelled to shed light onto the interesting concept of zero privacy plaguing the whole world not just whiny celebrities. Nothing is sacred. Thank who ever you believe in that you’re not worth the time to follow around and your eating habits aren’t worth continually documenting. It could be worse. Stardum recommends voice acting.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie= Twins…hope it’s Danny Devito and Arnold.
T.I. and Machine Guns= Why? You have bodyguards and you’re a felon..Oh, that’s why. Duh.
TMZ and Integrity= We would love a link on your site guys. Where’s Harry?
Kids and UFC Fighting= Seriously ABC News grow up and mature a little in your reporting.
Derek Hough and the fly being down incident= Lame, lame, lame news. Who is he?
Dancing With the Stars= I’d rather get “John McCained” out in the middle of now where then watch that.

Word from the bro’s at Sherdog is, ‘Phil Baroni and Murilo Rua verbally agreed to fight May 31 on CBS.’ Pretty sick, right? Fight fans get the chance to watch two veteran fighters for free - Thank you EliteXC! Both fighters have fought around the World. Both fighters have knocked out people around the World. And, both fighters have been knocked out by people around the World. Recently Baroni got brutally knocked out by Kala Kolohe Hose, and Rua suffered his to ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler. Now, they both have something to prove. Also on the card super-hyped Kimbo Slice! The only thing is, they haven’t found anyone willing to fight him. Hell, who would fight him? Have you seen the guy?! Stardum just got an idea — Kimbo vs Fedor!! That’d definitely take the tit. Insane, ehh? Until then catch the fights May 31!