In Soviet Russia, Glass Makes You.

I finished my Vodka tropical cordial, and noticed where my glass was made.

Really cool idea! But not so smart to try redeeming your free small Slurpee at 3.30pm in Bondi Junction, at the same time as every single school child was trying to redeem theirs.

Started off calm enough.

People started to crowd, push and shove…

Then all fucking hell broke loose, these little fucking kids started rushing the store, forcing their way into the store, breaking shit, shoving people out of the way, all for $1.40 worth of Slurpee, which wasn’t frozen in the slightest as the machine couldn’t handle the overuse.

Today, the 21st of October, 2008, has seen the release of t.A.T.u.’s latest album, Happy Smiles!

The album is available for physical sale in Russia at two Soyuz stores, as well as from t.A.T.u.’s official store. If you are like me, and are unable to purchase the album from either vendors, you are still able to purchase it online from, amazing enough, the iTunes Music Store!

The album is amazing, simply amazing. All the fucking around, all the postponement, all the lack of communication, no longer matters. They have released the album, and it is awesome.

Please support our talented girls by purchasing the album. If you need convincing, or a taste of what $16.99 on iTunes will get you, you can download the album for sampling purposes only from this Mediafire link: http://www.mediafire.com/?yzinnrzdj2j

official press release, posted september 10 on tatu.ru

“Veselye Ulybki” / “Happy Smiles” is t.A.T.u.’s third studio album.

After parting with Universal Music in 2006 and touring Russia as well as playing a set of gigs abroad, in spring 2007 Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova started to record new material. They worked in Germany, the US (Los-Angeles) and in Russia. The release of the new album should have been in December 2007, but Yulia Volkova was expecting her second baby, and it was decided to hold the album until the second half of 2008.

Meanwhile t.A.T.u. released two singles - “White Robe” and “220″. The biggest radio stations refused to play the songs because they “didn’t fit the rest of the playlist”, but videos for these tracks became the most discussed works of Russian musicians not only in their own country, but also in the world and made t.A.T.u. the only artists, whose videos in Russian language were taken in heavy airplay by Eastern Europe music TV channels (Viva Poland, MTV Poland, MTV Baltic, MAD TV Bulgaria, MAD TV Greece). Both videos got into The World Chart Express of MTV Europe in March and in August 2008 respectively.

In May 2008 t.A.T.u. released the most unique maxi-single in band’s history – hyperion-plate “Beliy Plaschik”. The uncensored version of “Beliy Plaschik” video became the main bonus of this double-disc edition. Despite the fact that “Beliy Plaschik” single was available in shops only from 20 May, it appeared on 15th line of Billboard Russia magazine May Album Sales Chart.

“Veselye Ulybki” / “Happy Smiles” is 12 songs, born during 3-year-long silence.

For almost a year a working title of the album was “Upravleniye Otbrosami” / “Waste Management”. But a month before the release - for the sake of ironic smile of those, who understand –the title changed. The essence, however, remained.

Among “Happy Smiles” contributors there are beginners, who were lucky to appear in the right place at the right time (such as Masha Maksakova, a 16-year-old school girl from St. Petersburg; she wrote the lyrics “Beliy Plaschik” is based on). There’re also professionals (Billy Steinberg, an author of the songs for Madonna as well as t.A.T.u. smash hit “All About Us” (2005)); Valery Polienko, the author of the lyrics for “Ya Soshla S Uma”, “Nas Ne Dogonyat” (2001), “Obesyanka Nol” (2005); Sergei Galoyan, a composer of “Not Gonna Get Us”, “Ne Ver, Ne Boysya, Ne Prosi” songs).

In 2009 “You and I”, a movie directed by Roland Joffe, should be released. t.A.T.u. songs from the “Happy Smiles” album will be featured in its soundtrack.

Distributor: SOYUZ
Available at SHOP.TATU.RU

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Белый плащик
3. You and I
4. Снегопады
5. 220
6. Марсианские глаза
7. Человечки
8. Веселые улыбки
9. Running Blind
10. Fly on the Wall
11. Время луны
12. Не жалей

The long, long, long awaited release of the album once entitled “Upravleniye Obtrosami” (Waste Management) will be the Tuesday, October 21, according to a statement released on the t.A.T.u. official website.

t.A.T.u.’s third studio album “Happy Smiles” will be released October 21 (Tuesday). The first copies of the album will be delivered to two “SOYUZ” stores situated on Pyatnitskaya St. and Leninskiy Prospect, 11. On this day we’ll be giving special posters to the first buyers of “Happy Smiles” in Leninskiy Prospect store (the number of posters is limited)!

In a few weeks “Happy Smiles” will be distributed among other stores.

Please don’t forget the 50 roubles discount coupon from the hyperion-plate “Beliy Plaschik” – it will be valid! We remind you that in “SOYUZ” stores “Happy Smiles” will cost 299 roubles.

On the release day at 9PM t.A.T.u. will welcome all the fans at the photo-and-signing session at “SOYUZ” store on Leninskiy Prospect, 11. Everybody will have a chance to sign their albums and have a professional picture together with t.A.T.u.!

Please take into account that the photo-and-signing session will last no more than two hours – please come early.

http://www.tatu.ru/en/news.html?id=679

The words “it’s about motherfucking time” come to mind…

You and I, the latest single from t.A.T.u.’s upcoming album Veselye Ulybki (Happy Smiles), has been released for an exclusive 3 day rotation on Russia’s Love Radio.

As well as being released on Love Radio, you can hear t.A.T.u.’s new single on their Myspace page.

Not only can you hear it on thier Myspace page, you can also download it from here. (sendspace link)

I’m personally quite a fan of this new song, and really hope it is an indication of the songs to come!

[SENDSPACE LINK]

I can’t get enough of this song, the Cobra Starship cover, not the Katy Perry original. Just one of the many reasons why Cobra Starship are fucking awesome.

Listen to the song below…

You can download the CitizensFOB mixtape featuring all new material by Panic at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is… and many other Fueled by Ramen artists, for free from Clinton Spark’s website.
[Direct file link]

It is well worth the download.

Click for bigger versions, obviously.

More wallpapers here.

This would probably be bigger to me if I wasn’t such a complete Facebook convert, but it’s still pretty exciting all the same!

Map of countries that don't use the metric system.

Have you ever wondered how many leauges there were in a furlong? Well, if you asked anyone from Liberia, Myanmar or The United States, they would probably be able to tell you.

Tiny burger, tiny drink, tiny fries.

You’d never guess this burger was so tiny judging from this photo!

Made just like a regular burger…

Only tiny!!

Tiny tomatoes, tiny pickles, tiny onion, tiny bread, tiny cheese squares…

This has got to be the coolest burger in the world…

All done!

Tiny french fries!

Tiny french fry packet.

Tiny soda! I dunno if that’s real though…

Tiny tray with tiny paper!

And your tiny meal is ready!!

from here