Trailer Watch: The September Issue

I worked on this! ok, so not directly, but I paid people who worked on this. and since Devil Wears Prada has been running on repeat on FX all weekend I'm in the mood for another movie about a hard-assed, high powered fashionista.

MJ Tributes

The prisoners from the Philippines notorious for their re-enactment of the thriller routine have put together a new routine in order to pay their respects to the King Of Pop in possibly the coolest way ever - with a montage of some MJ classic songs Ben, I'll Be There, and We Are The World.

Beck covering The Velvet Underground and Nico. and hipsters rejoice! btw, the footage is meant to be grainy. just enjoy the song b/c it's great.

Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico 'Sunday Morning' from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision

Another video from new personal favorite, Here We Go Magic

Shocking Twist - The Hills is Fake...(duh)

Here's the thing, we all know that The Hills is clearly fake and is full of producer manipulated and re-shot moments. but even I, the most cynical of reality show viewers was a little surprised to hear what Lauren Conrad had to say about Spencer's "apology" on The View today.



Oh reality tv, it's always a love-hate relationship with you. And where was the follow-up question about where they actually pulled her footage and dialogue from? that's some crack interviewing there, View ladies. But let's be honest, I got alot of questions for Lauren Conrad. Like does she let the person that actually wrote LA Candy come to the book signings with her too?

Trailer Watch: Fame

Time to get girly for a second, because a new dance movie trailer has been released! And usually I'm against remakes of classics just on principal (I mean, do we need another Karate Kid? I'm pretty sure they actually made replacing Mr. Miyagi against California state law at the last election. if they didn't, they totally should. will be as usefull as that high speed train thing we voted for. anyway....moving on to something applicable to non Californians). Where was I? Oh yeah, so I'm usually against remakes, but this one looks like it could rival Center Stage in it's ability to make me dance my way out the lobby and through the parking lot after it's over. And is that SYTYCD's Kherrington I spot in there?

Here We Go Magic

Openers for Grizzly Bear on their current US tour, these indie rockers are really making waves. And with indie iconoclasts like GB, Sufjan Stevens ("Luke Temple has one of the most beautiful voices in pop music") and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard ("His voice alone is so damn good -- one of the prettiest voices in all of indie rock, hands down") backing them up, you know they've got to be good.

Thug Life

I feel like this should make me annoyed with Taylro Swift, but it kind of makes me love her more. Yes, it is a complete atrocity on my senses of hearing and sound. But I have to admit that I relate to her secret desire to be a gangsta rapper. Let's be honest, anyone who knows me knows that Salt N Peppa are my go to karaoke songs for a reason.

What is going on?

What you're seeing here is a picture of people protesting David Letterman outside the Ed Sullivan Theater. yes, you're reading that right. For those of you who have been living under a rock, or for whatever other reason are blissfully unaware of this recent scuffle, Letterman made what was apparently an offensive joke directed at Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter. After two heartfelt apologies, (ok, one heartfelt and one more humorous) the final one that was finally accepted by Gov. Palin, people are still protesting? Really? We're still at war, right? and the economy is not so good, and this is what people are willing to take it to the streets for? I'm all for defending women's rights when they are actually belittled or attacked. But I'm more offended by the lack of everyone's sense of humor. I mean, really? The video below pretty well sums it up.

Mariah Carey "Obsessed" - Summer Jam 09?

It's getting around that time when we start taking nominations for the possible Song of the Summer. Yes, we're looking for our next Crazy in Love or Umbrella, or Since You Been Gone to be the soundtrack to our summertime adventures and outings for 2009. First up as a possible contender is Mariah Carey's newly released single Obsessed. It's heading out to radio stations today, and I'm sure will be in heavy rotation very soon. But what do you think of Mimi's new song? It's the first from her new upcoming 12th album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which she describes as "an uptempo summer fun record." I'm hoping there are some other classic Mariah jamz on the new record, but it sounds just like what the doctor ordered for driving to the beach with the windows rolled down. right?