T3 32: Top 10 Mancrushes

The ultimate test of a man’s masculinity is defying everything it stands for and being able to live with yourself afterward. That’s the test we subjected ourselves to this week on T3, as we turned from our typical Tucker Maxian ways and admitted our mancrushes. You know, those men who we admire and respect and maybe care about just a little too much. What? It’s not a big deal! We’re just really comfortable with our sexualities. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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The Hives Come Alive

I wasn’t planning on writing about this concert I went to three days ago, but I just can’t get it out of my head. Seeing The Hives was special to me for a multitude of reasons. I remember back in 2004 when I went out and bought Tyrannosaurus Hives on opening day (the first time I’d bought an album on opening day). It ruled my summer and ever since I’ve longed to see them live. I used to constantly reread a 2004 issue of Spin magazine I had proclaiming they were ” The Best Live Band in the World!” Maybe that was true for 2004 (probably not), but it wasn’t until last friday that I could finally weigh in on the matter. The result being one of the best shows I’ve ever been to, and definitely the most physical.

The Hives are a band that feed on endless applause. Like frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almvquist continually said at friday’s show “Were like vampires except we thirst for applause”. When that sustenance was achieved from the crowd The Hives seemed to gain an almost superhuman amount of energy that I’ve never experienced at a show. Though there were factors even beyond the music that made this show so memorable. For one it was at Seattle’s Showbox Market, a small venue that immediately gives you an intimate experience no matter where you’re seated. I was surprised to see The Hives playing such a small venue but pleased because of my next point. This was the closet I’d ever been to a band that I liked. I’m talking front row, at least when I wasn’t being clobbered by the audience around me.

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T3 31: Top 10 SNL Cast Members

September. Just the word conjures images of colorful leaves, school buses, the return of long pants. Fortunately, it also means new images will be conjured in that special box, the television, as the big shows begin their new seasons. One we are particularly interested in this year is Saturday Night Live, which had some of its heavy hitters leave the cast this summer. Thinking about that got us thinking about the whole, grand history of SNL, and we finally settled on one question: Who are our favorite cast members of all time?

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