Lowdown Radio Preview: December 8, 2009

It’s exactly 36 hours until the next edition of The Lowdown radio show. It’s the annual Christmas gift buying guide where the guys help you figure out what’s hot and what’s not this year and what you can get that special someone. The show starts with Steve and Jackie reviewing DJ Hero and comparing Band Hero to Lego Rock Band. They spiral out to a few random trinkets to pickup. In an unusual moment, the guys give their top environmentally-friendly shopping tips. The news includes the formula for the perfect Christmas gift. Entertainment has a single from a Dutch artist and the return of Christopher Walken. After the commercial, Steve and Jackie wheel the Car Wall out of storage to look at how cool some new cars are. The show wraps up with sports where the guys pick their Olympic hockey rosters and lines. It’s tonnes of stuff crammed into a packed half-hour of Lowdown insanity.

The show goes live at around 6:30 PM Eastern. If you’re in the London, ON, listening area, you can listen live on 94.9 FM. You can also listen online at CHRWradio.com/listen.

Not News of the Week

It’s that time of week again. It’s time to look at the weirdest and wackiest stories from the last seven days. It’s time for the Not News of the Week.

The Beatles famously sang that all you need is love. Well, a British couple have found that all you really need is porn. In order to fund a beachfront wedding in Cancun, Mexico, a British couple has made three porn films and are planning to make four more. Among the things the couple have done are dripping hot wax on each other, paddling, and a threesome. Apparently, their family and friends are very understanding of what they’re doing. I wonder if their four kids will feel the same way when they come across their parents on the internet.

Sunday Link-Off: A Man’s Linkdump

It’s been a while so here’s Katy Perry. Who doesn’t love her?

Now that they’ve sorted health care, the US Congress is now working on the critical task of instituting a college football playoff. (Wall Street Journal)

Looking for decorating ideas for you man cave? Here are the 25 must include accessories for your lair. (Bro Bible) I could use some of those ideas if I ever open a pub.

What guy doesn’t love big hits? Between that and fighting, hockey is the greatest sport on ice. Need proof? Look no further. (Lion’s Den U)

After the jump, how not to catch a trophy, the latest i-banker must-have accessory, and a Tiger Woods remix.

Music Review: Westlife – Where We Are

Despite their amazing sales in the UK (and elsewhere in the world), Westlife have never conquered the American market. Perhaps America prefer boybands that could sing and dance as opposed to listening to four lads pump out tunes while sitting on stools. While the attempts to break the American market might seem futile, it certainly doesn’t stop them for trying to appeal to the audiences across the pond. After taking a year off and tweaking their sound slightly, Westlife is back in full force with their latest album ‘Where We Are’.

Entertainment Link-Off: Twilight Link-Off Part Deux

Welcome to another edition of the Entertainment Link-Off. This weekend marks the release of Brothers which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, who happen to look awfully alike. Yeah, it doesn’t sound all that appealing. Then they throw in Natalie Portman and suddenly I am interested.

After the jump, a few leftover Twilight related links, Iron Man stuff and Super Mario and Queen unite.

The Humanoids: Quick Hits

Does that post title refer to Tiger Woods hitting the fire hydrant? Maybe it’s about Keith Ballard’s stick against the side of Tomas Vokoun’s head? A lot of people are springing to the top of the news very quickly this week. Whether it’s in sports or entertainment, this week’s targets were barely on the radar last week and now find themselves front and centre this week. It also sorta refers to the last second nature of me putting this together and the fact that it’s a shorter than usual column so I could get this up today.

Now for your regular (and not fondly thought of) radio show update. Editing has wrapped up on the December 8th edition of Lowdown Extra. It will be our longest ever at about 1:22:37 of podcast goodness. We haven’t looked at the radio show version but it should have talk about DJ Hero, Band Hero, Lego Rock Band, random gifts and green shopping along with the usual news, entertainment and sports. It’s going to be a long weekend sorting all that out at Lowdown HQ.

Lowdown Radio Classic: December 11, 2007

Before we do this year’s Fortnight Before Christmas Gift Buying Special, we bring you the original Fortnight Before Christmas Special. On this episode, Steve tries to figure out what teenagers want for Christmas while Jackie tries to find out what to buy for university students. After an attempt to figure out what to get your girlfriends, the guys look at random Christmas gifts. The car wall makes its first appearance on the show and the guys talk about the Audi R8, Ferrari 599, Subaru Impreza, Pontiac Solstice, and BMW 3-Series. Entertainment has two new singles picked out by Jackie and his review of Hitman. Sports sees the premiere of Fortune Tellers with Jackie as the resident expert.

Click here to download the 10 MB podcast version.
Click here to download the 29 MB high-quality version.

Wednesday Link-Off: Sex and Fast Cars

Let’s kick off with Mila Kunis posing on a car.

Some men may be good at sex but most men are bad at writing about sex. Hell there’s even the Bad Sex in Fiction Awards. (BBC)

For example, this might not necessarily be fiction, but for leading us to think his girl in this story might be a looker, John Mustang should get consideration for the above. (Lion’s Den University) I’m not saying it’s a bad story. I’m just saying that I don’t enjoy being misled about Heidi’s looks.

It’s that time of week again. It’s time for this week’s edition of the Asshole Coach Digest. (Deadspin)

After the jump, Hogan vs. Flair for the 21st century, the Grey Cup from the press box, and the Chinese simulation of the Tiger Woods crash.

Introducing Lowdown Swag

We here at Lowdown HQ like to do campus radio talk shows differently. This is obvious through our unique Lowdown Extra bonus content available for download available on the blog. Now, we’re trying something different again.

Today, we’re officially launching Lowdown Swag. It’s our official line of clothing. Right now, we have five designs available for purchase as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and other assorted merchandise. So take a look at the merchandise and keep checking back here for new releases.

Not News of the Week

Another week, another dose of all the news that’s not fit for print. It’s time for the Not News of the Week.

Downtown Toronto had an unexpected visitor last week. A female deer was found lounging in some shrubs around University and Dundas in the heart of the downtown of Canada’s most populous city. The deer wasn’t too keen on leaving her adopted home near City Hall and had to be both tranquilized and tazed to be captured and removed by animal control. No one is really sure how the deer got to downtown but it had been spotted before it was captured at Union Station which is about 1.5 km south of University and Dundas. However, I am pretty sure that the deer is at least as smart as the average denizen of Toronto.