Links of the Week

Wild Nothing, 'Gemini' [Tunes]: This solo project out of Blacksburg, Virginia, has been dubbed shoegaze on a shoestring as a lot of the album was recorded at home with little to no funding. The nostalgic hazy sound evokes comparisons to the Cure and other forlorn 80's rock. Link is to the band's myspace page.

Girl Talk Deconstructed: An amazing link for Girl Talk fans. For those in the new, Girl Talk is the creation of Gregg Gillis, formerly a biomedical engineering student who puts songs together through a mash-up of samples, this link deconstructs the entire 'Feed the Animals' album to provide the source of each individual sound.

Can I get a Hallelujah from the Chorus?: The Cubs join the 21st century and hire their first full-fledged sabermatician on staff. Look for the Cubs to finally look for free agency value beyond "hit well for the Rangers."

Big Love 2: Manute Loves All: Manute Bol passed this past week, and apparently there was a lot we didn't know about him. After the dissolution of his marriage in the US, he had a polygamous marriage with two younger woman in the Sudan, and also gave one of his wives 80 cows per Sudanese marriage custom. I'm not sure which of these two facts is more interesting, but I do know that HBO has an Emmy award winning miniseries on its hands.

A Lady Gaga for the People: Lady Gaga shows up at Yankees stadium like 90% of its fanbase watches the game at home - with an unbuttoned jersey on over her underwear and a Jameson's in hand. And what does she get for representing the people? Kicked out of the locker room. The little guys never win.

Tim Tebow is the Next Fantasy Baseball Superstar: On the heels of Stephen Strasburg and Mike Stanton, comes a lefty slugger out of Florida who's scouting report includes the "inability to throw a football like a professional." There were also reports that Tebow, while working on a solution to plug the BP oil spill, delivered a baby between home runs 11 and 12.

A Picture Worth a Broken Wrist: If there was anything to be learned from the Kendry Morales incident, it was that a dogpile was the perfect place for a season ending injury to occur with no discernible evidence recorded. The UCLA Bruins celebrate with a perfectly executed dogpile resulting in a broken wrist. Zapruder would have been proud.

Talk About Bullpen Magic: A divorced bullpen catcher with children spots a divorced woman with children near the bullpen, hits on her, then marries her 13 months later. The story has apparently spread like wildfire amongst the bullpen catcher groupie set.

In case you missed it, Ron Artest's memorable press conference after game 7, confirming rumors that Tracy Morgan's character on 3o Rock has been based on him all along.