This was back when only the first SOAD record was out, and their weird early demos were the only other things floating about on Napster and later Audiogalaxy, so the confusion was understandable. Even so, I remember coming across the Rabbit Joint thing pretty soon after.
I miss when awful band added the names of every single major nu-metal band to their mp3 file names to spur more downloads.
"more stories about what a game company wants to sell you next" I appreciate that you are doing this begrudgingly, but why do it at all? A good number of commenters here look like they're in need of some horizon broadening.
Wait, Eugene Victor Tooms is now part of one of a celebrity scandal de jour? It's rare that I'm so behind on pop culture, that I'm suddenly right on top of it.
4th Edition is what, a year old? This isn't going to help WoTC's money-grubbing image, which seemed to be at the root of most the complaints about 4th. Splitting classes that had been core since 2nd Edition into an extra $35 book, and padding everything out with weird power-gamey characters who are best described through MMORPG-esque combat roles, rather than classic fantasy archetypes was just a horrible move all around.
What's wrong with Barbie and Bratz or LEGO set that aren't spaceships? Girls can like "girly" toys just like girls can like "boy" toys. It's key that you can build whatever you want with LEGO bricks, but framing it as that "you can build a spaceship out of the beauty shop set, because who would ever want to build a beauty shop" is horribly backwards.
For those not in the know, The Melvins go through bassists like Spinal Tap went through drummers, and for this record, that's Shirley Temple's daughter on bass.