props to big daddy derouchie

(ugh, i'm so white)

anyway, just wanted to pass along this link to Clear Channel's NEW! music website, featuring the Ken DeRouchie Band. They were chosen from among thousands of unsigned bands on garageband.com, so it's a pretty damn cool thing.

tonight!

John Hughes of BtJ fame and his band Puffer rock the 'Couve! Be there!!

youtube.com gem of the day for monday

behold! the result of superior genetic engineering! the littlest DeRouchie sings Green Day. Aww.

tomorrow night...

it's been a while, but you can once again catch the rockin', old school R&B grooves of the Ken DeRouchie Band tomorrow night (saturday) at the Candlelight Room!



Be there!!

Delicious Fresh Juice...

True to his elitist nature, Musical Director Chris is not one to send around links to flash movies unless they're really worth watching.

He sent me this link this morning... and sure enough...



...I haven't laughed so hard since someone sent me this little guy (which puts me in hysterics for reasons I can't explain).

Bigger than Jesus Gets Some Ink

Courtesy of our good friend Steven Poor, Bigger than Jesus: The Diary of a Rock and Roll Fan gets some exposure in the latest issue of Pizzazz magazine (published by the legendary Don Lemmon*.) Click here to read a long damned interview with yours truly.



*If you don't want to be Don Lemmon, you have died inside. He's got a bodybuilder's physique, he knows the guys in KISS, he's married to Asia Carrera, and he lives just outside of Las Vegas. Go drool at the life you wish you had at www.donlemmon.com. Pizzazz is a sometimes-satirical but mostly-honest periodical available online and in print since 1998.

youtube.com gem of the day for Saturday...

Chris Isaak's "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing"... oh my...

youtube.com gem of the day for thursday

Mystery Science Theater 3000 short -- Johnny at the Fair -- classic... genius...

youtube.com gem of the day...

discovered by Aquanet Andrew... Alice Cooper on the Muppet Show

and in the spirit of stuff that rawks...

a brief commercial explaining why, if you haven't purchased "The B-Sides" yet, you should do so as soon as humanly possible!

You Can't Spell RAWK without A.W.K.

I was going to try and capture the energy that just surged back and forth over the internet a few minutes ago, but instead, I think I'll just let the words speak for themselves.

Believe.

Always. Believe.

>
> --- Joni DeRouchie wrote:
>
>> http://www.andrewwk.com/main.php
>>
>> have you?
>>
>> have you watched the preview????
>>
>> BEST THING EVER!!

> --- Rick Emerson wrote:
>
> Goddamn.
>
> Sometimes, I forget just how much that guy is the true
> patron saint of BtJ.
>
> Saint Andrew...Patron Saint of Parties, Rock, and
> Never Letting Down.
>
> Do you wanna write th blog entry, or should I?  :)
>
> -R
>


> --- Joni DeRouchie wrote:
>
> Go for it...
>
> It was a total brick in the face reminder, wasn't it???
>
> I immediately put The Wolf on and have been rocking ever since.
>
> Our little boy's all grown up... *sniff*...
>
> NEVER FUCKING LET THE FUCK DOWN!
>

by popular demand...

for folks who missed out on the original run of Remote Control DVDs (and for folks choking on bitter, violent rage over Arrested Development), the filmmakers proudly present...



The Special Ghetto Edition is a homemade DVD, which comes in a fabulous paper sleeve, and features unique, hand-drawn stick figure artwork by the director.

The DVD contains:

+ 25 minute film
+ Commentary by Rick Emerson and Joni DeRouchie
+ Drunken commentary by Clyde Lewis and Aaron Geek in the City
+ Behind-the-Scenes documentaries
+ Outtakes
+ Rehearsals
+ Extended scenes
+ Screentests

Available now for the bargain price of only $8 plus $2 shipping! Order now!

(please allow 2 weeks for delivery)

(note: some DVD players have difficulty reading home-burned DVDs. We will gladly refund your $8 if your copy doesn't play.)

Harnessing* the Power of the People

So...we at Bigger than Jesus World Headquarters are preparing to launch a line of rock/BtJ-oriented swag. (We've actually been planning this for some time, but between firings and crack binges, time tends to slip away.)

ANYWAY...

As at all such creative crossroads, we turn to you, The People, for thoughts and inspiration. When it comes to wearing your feelings/opinions/likes/dislikes/peeves/obsessions on your sleeve (or chest), what do you long for?

In short, what needs to be on a shirt that isn't? What rock/BtJ clothing/merchandise needs to exist that doesn't? What does today's stylish rock/metal/BtJ fan long to wear about town, saluting his like-minded brethren and irritating hipsters?

Sadly, The Dwarves have already marketed the "Teach Your Children to Worship Satan" shirt, but that's merely the tip of the metal iceberg. So let's hear it...after all, what's the alternative, wearing more shit from the P. Diddy collection?


*exploiting

crazy new-fangled internets

So I've been seeing those "You Tube" interfaces around all over the place, and I finally went and checked out youtube.com and discovered that it's a site to upload and share your video clips with the world for free. I then lost several hours of my life watching Family Guy shorts and German metal videos (Oomph rules!).

Then I tried it out for myself... if you don't see them there to your right, you need to update your Flash player.

(Fans of Japanese anime shorts should definately check it youtube.com)

can't stand it anymore...

must

make

naked

picture

go

away . . .

so, how's your new year going?

In addition to myriad top secret projects I'm not yet at liberty to discuss, I'm kicking off 2006 by shooting my first ever music video for Nicodemus, the progressive gothic metal band fronted by our very own Musical Director Chris and featuring the charming Aquanet Andrew on drums.

I'm currently seeking fabulous, goth-y types as extras for the shoot -- Visit me on MySpace for a detailed casting call.

Interested persons should email me at nerdygirlfilms@hotmail.com

Spread the word... tell a friend.