Ah, top 25 lists. I know some people hate to list music in this way because it's so hard (I know this first hand) to compare albums and favorite songs much less pick favorites. A wise first step for any list maker is to narrow the field by genre, which is what EW recently did to choose the best indie albums from each year, from 1984 up until the present. They also gave themselves some rules for Read more

"Nashville" is the first new series to be yanked from the TV schedule this fall, writes Zap2it, though Fox claims it will be rescheduled down the line. Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon are looking to finance The Human Factor, the Nelson Mandela film starring Morgan Freeman as Mandela, writes ComingSoon. Eastwood would also direct the film and Damon might star in it alongside Freeman. Reba McEntire Read more

Yesterday I told you about The Hottest State, the movie written and directed by Ethan Hawke that opens later this month. What I didn't mention was the movie's awesome soundtrack, which consists of 18 songs by some of my favorite artists, including Bright Eyes, Feist, M. Ward and more. All of the songs are written by singer-songwriter Jesse Harris, who won a Song of the Year Grammy in 2003 for Read more

Lest you forget how ridiculously prolific Bright Eyes is, I've just discovered a B-Side called "Trees Get Wheeled Away" that's so good, I can't believe it's never surfaced on album. (Thanks to I Guess I'm Floating for compiling such a great round-up of rarities.) With its light and airy mandolin, triumphant electric guitar, and poignant lyrics, "Trees" would easily have been at home on this Read more

After spending some more time with the latest Bright Eyes album, Cassadaga, I've grown very fond of the song "Hot Knives." Thought it wasn't initially one of my favorite tracks, I like the way it combines the irreverence from Conor Oberst's younger years with a mature, full-bodied sound. Now, it's gotten the music-video treatment, courtesy of the award-winning director Patrick Daughters. The Read more

If you could recast Ferris Bueller's Day Off with new actors, who would you pick? This week, I really enjoyed Bjork's new song "Earth Invaders" and Bright Eyes' new album. Well, I don't know about "genius," exactly, but it's shear something. Also, "Notes From the Underbelly" got to an underwhelming start. "Underbelly" is an icky word, don't you think?. The trailer for Superbad, starring Read more

If you're a regular BuzzSugar reader, you know how much I've been looking forward to the new Bright Eyes album — that is, very much, for months. Each new track that trickled out only heightened my anticipation. If the whole album was as well-crafted as the fiddle-laden "Four Winds," I thought, then Cassdaga would do nothing but rule. You might argue that no album can live up to those Read more

Idolator gets its hands on two leaked Bright Eyes tracks from Cassadaga, one of which is excellent, if a little too Dylan-esque. Best Week Ever has the frightening footage of Karl Rove rapping. Pop Candy finds out about the soundtrack to Showtime's "This American Life." Buddy TV writes about the rise and fall of "Punk'd." ScreenGrab rounds up the 10 most important nude scenes of all time. Read more