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From the Crunkcore wiki article:

Crunkcore (also called screamo crunk,^[1] crunk punk^[2], and scrunk^[3][4]) is a musical genre that combines elements of screamo with elements of crunk.^[3]

Reception

Crunkcore has been heavily criticised by music magazines such as Kerrang!, who called it “possibly the worst genre of music ever created.“^[1]

The Boston Phoenix described it as “a combination of minimalist Southern hip-hop, Auto-Tune croons, techno breakdowns, barked vocals, and party-til-you-puke poetics.”^[3]

John McDonnell, writing for The Guardian, said that crunkcore “sounds like a Chamillionaire track performed by a teenage Slipknot tribute band.” He closed the article with “Oh God. I’ve suddenly come to my fucking senses. What was I thinking? [Crunkcore] is the worst thing to happen to music since Katie Melua’s “Nine Million Bicycles” in Beijing.”^[4]

From the Mr. Methane wiki article:

Paul Oldfield, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, North West England, is better known by his stage name Mr. Methane. He is a British flatulist or “professional farter” who started performing in 1991^[1]; he briefly retired in 2006 but re-started in mid-2007; he claims to be the only performing professional flatulist in the world.

Background

According to When Will I Be Famous? (2003)^[3], a BBC book on British variety acts, Oldfield discovered his ability at the age of fifteen when practicing yoga. The next day he performed twenty rapid fire rasping farts in under a minute for a group of his friends. It became so popular he made it into a regular event. At this time he did not become a professional, but instead started working for British Rail, eventually getting promoted to Train Driver.

In the late 1980s he was transferred to the Buxton motive power depot in Derbyshire. There he met a driver called Paul Genders who played in a Macclesfield based soul/blues cover band called The Screaming Beavers. Paul invited Mr. Methane to perform as a guest artist. The audience loved his performance, and he decided to try it as a career. He also performed as the opening act for the Macclesfield punk rock band The Macc Lads for a time. They also wrote a song about him on their album The Beer Necessities. He also auditioned in the 2009 series of Britain’s Got Talent but failed to make it through. That same year, Mr. Methane also auditioned for Das Supertalent in Germany, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.

From the Richard Dawson wiki article:

Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a British-born American actor, comedian, game show panelist, and host. He is best known for his role as Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan’s Heroes, and as the original host of the Family Feud game show from 1976–1985 on ABC and in syndication, and again in syndication from 1994 to 1995, replacing Ray Combs. Dawson also appeared as a panelist on the 1970s version of Match Game on CBS, from 1973–1978.

Late 1960s and early 1970s

In 1967, Dawson released a psychedelic 45rpm single including the songs “His Children’s Parade” and “Apples & Oranges” on Carnation Records.

Match Game (1973) and Family Feud (1976)

In 1975, during his tenure as one of Match Game’s regular panelists, Dawson was hired by Mark Goodson to host an upcoming project titled Family Feud, which debuted on July 12, 1976, on ABC’s daytime schedule.  One of his trademarks, kissing all the female contestants, was one of the things that made the show appear to be a warm and friendly program. He was nicknamed The Kissing Bandit.^[1]

Personal life and family

Upon his retirement, Dawson took up residence in Beverly Hills, California with his wife since 1991, Gretchen (Johnson) Dawson, whom he met when she was a member of one of the contestant families on Family Feud in 1981. They have a daughter, Shannon Nicole Dawson. He did not kiss the female contestants in his second run on Family Feud due to a commitment he made to his wife and daughter ^[3]

From the The boy Jones wiki article:

Edward Jones (b. around 1823), or the boy Jones, as he was called by the British newspapers of the early Victorian era, was a notorious intruder into Buckingham Palace between 1838 and 1841. He later became the subject of a children’s book and the film The Mudlark.

Arrests

In 1838, aged approximately 15, he entered Buckingham Palace, apparently through a hole in the Marble Arch, disguised as a sweep. He was caught by a porter in the Marble Hall and, after a chase, captured by the police in St James’s Street. He was brought before Queen Square Police Court on 14 December. It turned out that he had frequently mentioned his intention to enter the palace to his employer, a builder. Although he had apparently stolen linen and a regimental sword from the palace, he was acquitted by the jury.^[1]

On 30 November 1840, nine days after the birth of Queen Victoria’s first child, Princess Victoria, he “scaled the wall of Buckingham Palace about half-way up Constitution Hill“, entered the palace, and left it undetected. On 1 December 1840 he broke in again. Shortly after midnight a nurse discovered him under a sofa in the queen’s dressing room and he was arrested. His father’s plea of insanity being without success, he was convicted to three months House of Correction. The 1840 incident caused a stir because initially it was feared that it might affect the Queen, happening so shortly after childbed.^[1]

Before his release from Tothill Fields Prison on 2 March 1841, attempts were made to persuade Edward Jones to join the navy. On 15 March 1841, after a snack in one of the royal apartments, “the boy Jones” was caught by the reinforced police force guarding the palace. This time he was sentenced to three months correction house with hard labour. This third incident caused a furore, and three additional palace sentries were appointed.^[1]

Last appearance

After his second release he refused an offer of £4 a week (£288 today) for appearances in a music hall, and a short time later he was caught loitering in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace.^[6] He was sent to do duty on a warship, but after a year he found an opportunity to walk from Portsmouth to London. Having been caught before he reached the palace, he was sent back to his ship. He was last mentioned in the newspapers in 1844, when he was rescued after going overboard between Tunis and Algiers.^[6]

From the Bandō Mitsugorō VIII wiki article:

Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (19 October 1906–16 January 1975) was one of Japan’s most revered Kabuki actors from the 1930s until his death. He was a renowned tachiyaku and katakiyaku, specializing in particular in the aragoto style. He was officially designated as a “living national treasure” by the Japanese government in 1973.

He performed as Kakogawa Honzō in Kanadehon Chūshingura (the Tale of the 47 Ronin) in December 1974, at the National Theater. This was among his final performances, as he died the following month at age 68. He visited a Kyoto restaurant with friends and ordered four livers of the fugu fish. Claiming that he could survive their poisons, he ate the livers and, after seven hours, died of paralysis and convulsions.^[2] The fugu chef of the restaurant could not refuse the request from such a prestigious artist. Subsequently, the chef lost his license for breaking the law.^{[citation needed]}