OK, OK, let me just say this. I think spelling is stupid. Really. Who doesn’t have spellcheck these days? Your IPhone practically knows what you’re fingering before you even finish and types the rest of the thought for you–or something infinitely more entertaining.

So do we REALLY expect people to be able to spell multi-syllabic words like "Younivurcity" on the spines of college yearbooks anymore? That IS how it’s spelled right…

In the interest of full disclosure, I was once hired to design political campaign literature in which I misspelled the word "BINGHAMTON" in enormous bold letters at the top of the page.

Men in glass whatevers shouldn’t throw stuff.  But it’s never stopped me before…

 
(Thanks to @DJ_MrAnderson for the pic.)

I’m gonna give the editors the benefit of the doubt and imagine that it’s actually a fiendishly clever plot to get us a mention Letterman. Could be a collector’s edition someday. I think they should charge extra, honestly…

[UPDATE 3/31: Tickets go on sale at noon today.]

It’s official: BU’s Anderson Center just announced their official summer concert lineup…

k.d. lang - July 4th
Beach Boys - August 24
Bela Fleck & The Original Flecktones - Sept. 2

Let’s be honest: I’m most excited about k.d. lang. Although I can’t call myself a "serious fan", I fell in love with her voice the first time I heard her sing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.

Being that my Lang love is a bit limited, I called up the biggest k.d. fan I know–Marie McKenna, co-owner of the Lost Dog–for her very favorite performances. Here’s what she recommended you check out to get psyched for the big Independence Day show… Who needs fireworks when you’ve got a voice like this? 

[UPDATE 3/31: Public Tickets are $30 and Available starting 10am next Friday at www.binghamtonsa.org]

Aziz Ansari is coming to Binghamton University on April 29th.

You’re thinking, "God, I know that frickin name. Who the hell is he again?" Let’s see what Wikipedia has to say:

"Aziz Ansari is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He currently stars as Tom Haverford on the NBC show Parks and Recreation. In 2007, he created and starred in the critically acclaimed MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant, which ran for two seasons. In June 2010, he hosted the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. He is currently filming 30 Minutes or Less with Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride."

Kind of a big deal. Student Association VP Aaron Cohn reports that he just played sold out shows at Cornell and Northwestern. Want to hear more of his stuff?

 FAR EAST MOVEMENT IS COMING to Binghamton University.

Super Mash Bros and Taking Back Sunday appearing as well.

Those guys that sing the song about the Pontiac G6 are coming to Binghamton University on May 7th. (OK, the song’s not about a Pontiac G6; it’s about the rich and famous jetting around in Gulfstream IVs (G4).  But it’s fun to make fun of all the idiots running around claiming that the song is about a Pontiac, so I like to perpetuate the fallacy.) So where did the "G6" come from? Drake sings about Gulfstream 4s. Not to be outdone, Far East Movement’s Kev Nish told MTV News that the only thing "flyer" than a G4 would have to be a G6–never mind that the plane doesn’t actually exist.  There’s nothing flyer than a nonexistent plane.  Apparently.  Nonexistent planes and unicorns have that in common. (See Ke$ha’s hysterically asinine video for Blow.) Though it’s worth mentioning that nonexistent planes at least "fly" in theory. Unicorns, in fact, do not.  OK, unicorns, in fantasy, do not.

Anyway, Far East Movement has proven that they are NOT just a one-hit wonder. (Jury’s still out on whether or not they’ll be a 2-hit wonder.) Although if you believe Wikipedia, G6 can’t be counted as their first “hit”. Their track "Round Round" was featured in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and "You’ve Got a Friend" got a bit of national airplay. Not sure if I buy those two as hits, but the one that’s seriously making the rounds right now is "Rocketeer"…

According to Pipe Dream, the BU concert gurus were trying to find a mega-act to follow up last semester’s mega-get of Drake. When that didn’t work out, they went for more of a music festival vibe–with 3 acts that scored big on student surveys. Wiki-world also credits FEM as being the "first Asian-American group to earn a top ten hit on the Mainstream Pop charts in America".