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FABTV: INXS "Need You Tonight/Mediate"

FabSugar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:22:22 PDT

So I kind of have an obsession with late INXS singer Michael Hutchence. What can I say? He had great hair and a cool style, and the band made some rockin' sexy music. This is a catchy (sexy) song, and though I can certainly watch endless minutes of Michael dancing, it breaks off at about 3:19 to the "Mediate" section. You'll remember this, it's pretty cool. The band members take turn throwing signs in sync with the lyrics - words that end in "ate." It's hypnotic, no? Or maybe it's just Michael that's hypnotic.

What's Buzzworthy: First Albums

BuzzSugar — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:00:00 PDT

Bookmarking all your old first albums for this week's Buzzworthy challenge seemed like it was a fun way to think back on those first few albums you chose as a hip kid (well, you probably thought you were super hip at the time!). It was often hilarious to peruse the titles you bookmarked, especially since I'd forgotten all about some of these musicians! Others (like The Backstreet Boys) continue to haunt us to this day with their "comebacks." Yeesh. Here are some of the albums that stood out to me, and after the jump you can check out a widget with all the albums that were bookmarked.

Debbie Gibson, Out of the Blue
firedancyr7's paragraph accompanying this Buzzworthy selection is hilariously familiar: "Imagine me as an 8 year old kid with a side pony-tail and HUGE earings that no 8 year old should be wearing with ripped calf length black tights under a hot pink ruffled skirt, two pairs of socks so the crazy colors on both could show AND my purple jellies that made me feel like I was wearing princess shoes. I would dance around the room singing 'Only In My Dreams' as if I had written the song itself. Don't you kind of miss that wholesome childhood pop?"

INXS, Kick
auroraforever clearly loved this album when she was younger. As she says, "I literally wore this tape out I played it so many times."

More great first albums if you

read more Grease I'm pretty sure preteen girls still screech along to "Summer Nights" at junior high dances today. Sweet Tea says this about her bookmark: "The first album that I made my parents buy me...I wore out their first LP - I still know all of these songs by heart."
Counting Crows, August and Everything After darkbeauty chose this album, saying, "I loved this album then and I still love it now."
U2, War A woman of my own heart, Advah selected this title and writes, "I've been a massive U2 fan for over 14 years now, and I remember being incredibly proud when I managed to gather enough money to go and buy my very first album, which was War, to listen to on my very first stereo (which was actually my big brother's old stereo). I seriously love this album, it still sounds amazing, and I still get nostalgy goosebumps every time I listen to it!"
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Rock 'n' Run: Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach

FitSugar — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:00:00 PDT

When: Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 7:00 am
Where: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Who Benefits From It: Well you, of course but also The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
How: Register online at RnRHalf.com. Registration fee is $85.
Why: This half marathon runs through the scenic Virginia Beach oceanfront and finishes on the spectacular oceanfront boardwalk. Participants will be treated to 14 stages along the 13.1-mile course, featuring 20 local bands as well as 16 local high school cheerleading squads every mile. What's more? All 20,000 participants receive free entry to the post-race concert, being headlined by INXS on Sept. 2.

FABTV: INXS "Suicide Blonde"

FabSugar — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:22:22 PST

I have a friend who is a suicide blonde. You know the type: wild blonde hair (usually bottle), hard partying ways, crafty clothes and always misunderstood. She can't help herself, she's got so much creativity it's sweating from her glands while she's taking over the dance floor. She always arrives at the party right before it climaxes and she always leaves before it gets ugly. She's got it, but it also gets her into trouble. She's always on the edge and the cutting edge. As sad of creators as they are, the world needs suicide blondes. They are muses to some - obviously the foxy-himself Michael Hutchinson of INXS and thus this song and video. Here's to troubled, but fabulous, suicide blondes everywhere.