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Because Why Should LA Radio Be Any Good?

Kyle Buchanan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:10:48 EST

Indie 103.1 stops broadcasting. No more MGMT, Los Angeles! [103.1]

Meet Matthew McConaughey, The Creepiest Beef Spokesman In The World

nickm — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Did you stuff your face with enough beef over the holiday weekend? If not, Matthew McConaughey is gonna be mighty pissed off. Check out the new radio spot he recorded for the National Cattleman's Beef Association. You know, the dudes who came up with that "Beef, it's what's for dinner" slogan? Well, they got themselves a brand new golden-haired, A-list pitchman and the results have become a bit of an obsession here in the Defamer offices. Why does it fascinate so? Maybe it's because McConaughey plays up his every vocal tic for maximum effect, like he's trying to lure a small child into a windowless van with some candy. Or maybe it's because their new tagline, "Discover the power of protein in the land of lean beef," is so impossibly vomit inducing (and also a little homoerotic). Or perhaps it's because at the end of the day, Matthew delivers his most convincing performance since A Time To Kill. Whatever the reason, it totally works. I ate like 15 burgers this weekend and couldn't be happier. Listen to the ad after the jump.

[video by Molly McAleer]

Beef, It's What's For Dinner

Programming Note

Mark Graham — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Seth will be appearing live on the Dr. Drew program now. Thanks to the magic of streaming radio on the internets, you can listen in if you go to 1260 AM. He wants to ride the pony, too!

Adam Carolla: Day One

Mark — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:31:23 EST

Now that Howard Stern has forsaken us for satellite radio, Adam Carolla has ascended the King of All Media's morning commute throne, hoping to keep local listeners from defecting to the world of $13 dollar a month subscriptions. We listened, sort of, to the maiden broadcast yesterday, and only vaguely remember the comforting presence of Carolla life-partner/TV host Jimmy Kimmel. Luckily, someone from the LAT took notes, otherwise we may have never registered that the show eased the audience into the post-Stern era with some familiar attention to personal hygiene of the most personal variety:

This is not to say the show skirted bathroom humor topics that have drawn cries of indecency from conservative groups in recent years. In fact, one of the first show's running jokes revolved around a present Kimmel gave to Carolla for Christmas: a bidet-like toilet device that shoots out a jet of warm water to the appropriate body areas.

"You never felt fresher as a man," said Carolla.

No, it's not Anal Ring Toss or the loving, short-range projectile application of bologna to a stripper's supple hindquarters, but at least it's free. Not that we want Carolla to be Stern, but a little cold-cut play to smooth the transition wouldn't hurt.

Carolla takes the shock jock guard [LAT]