Of all the songs on Andrew Bird's latest album, Noble Beast, "Fitz and Dizzyspells" was the one I most wanted to see get the music video treatment. The song's upbeat and undeniably catchy, and I envisioned something with a lot of marching to mirror the refrain to "soldier on." But I couldn't have expected the sweet little video Bird's released for the song, which is filmed at several locations Read more

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections: Collective good: The new Animal Collective album is getting a lot of praise and buzz already. In fact, one reviewer even declared, Read more

I believe a new Andrew Bird album is always something to celebrate — I even made his upcoming Noble Beast one of my entertainment must haves for the month. So when I heard that NPR was offering a free early listen to the new album, I could scarcely click in fast enough. Noble Beast is an interesting album for Bird; his record label thinks it's the one that could make him a breakout star. I Read more

Dear Gossip Girl: Please get rid of Aaron Rose. XOXO. — Buddy TV Ben Lyons sucks some information from Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke. — E!'s Lyons Den Should Disney make the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie in 3-D? — Cinematical Check out James van der Beek on One Tree Hill. — Give Me My Remote Bryan Singer opens up about Valkyrie and we get a new photo from the film. — Read more

Way back in April we got a taste of "Oh No," one of the tracks that will be included on Andrew Bird's next album, Noble Beast, from a video of Bird playing the song live. Now that it's all produced and polished, I'm love-love-loving it. It is signature Andrew Bird — whistling, strings, dark lyrics accompanying a buoyant tune — but this one's got a fun little drumbeat and hand claps and I Read more

Apple has upgraded its iPod Nano, iPod Touch, and iTunes application. — geeksugar Five reasons to look forward to ABC's The Unusuals — already! — TV Squad On a scale of 1 to 10: What's the likelihood you'll see the just-announced Jessica Alba movie, An Invisible Sign of My Own? — Popwatch The CW should take the diversity of America's Next Top Model and spread it to some other primetime Read more

Wow, I just totally zoned out to this video for Andrew Bird's aptly titled "Lull," and now, I gotta admit, I'm feeling pretty calm and peaceful. The combination of Bird's soothing voice and the animated maritime narrative that accompanies the song has a, well, lulling effect. According to Stereogum, this version of "Lull" has been reworked by Chicago-based band Dianogah, and the animation was Read more

We rarely get to peek behind-the-scenes at a musician's songwriting process. Singers and bands put out their albums, go on tour playing those songs, then return to the studio to write and record some more — and we don't hear much about it till the next album arrives, fully formed. Andrew Bird is doing things a bit differently: Recently, he blogged for the New York Times about the process of Read more

Kanye West, Jim Henson, and Where the Wild Things Are? Thank you, Vulture. Cinematical discusses the problem of renting DVDs with your significant other. Popwatch takes sides in this week's stupid feud: Snoop Dogg vs. Barack Obama. Give Me My Remote analyzes The Office-centric cover of TV Guide. The MTV Movies Blog has a clip from the upcoming Uma Thurman-Evan Rachel Wood movie The Life Before Read more

Filmonic has a pretty awesome rundown of which actors would play the Simpsons characters in a live-action Simpsons movie. My favorites are Allison Janney as Mrs. Krabappel and Kevin Smith as Comic Book Guy. The Ausiello Report has the strangest news that a Prison Break character we thought was dead is alive after all. Huh? Cinematical claims the movie 21 proves that sometimes a film can be Read more