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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:
Let's dance: I like dancing to Franz Ferdinand.
Song of the Day: Franz Ferdinand, "Katherine Kiss Me"
Franz Ferdinand is one of those bands I pretty much like they way they are, and I'm not holding out for some kind of musical overhaul when their third album drops in January.
I'm definitely open to being surprised, but as they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
That's why I'm glad that this live performance from this year's Glastonbury Festival, of what may be one of the first singles off the new album, is nothing too new.
Song of the Day: Annie, "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me"
While everyone is buzzing about the fun new Madonna album, there's another artist who's also creating some infectious pop songs that you can't help but want to dance to right now. Her name is Annie, she's Norwegian, and I first fell for her upbeat, techno sound a couple of years ago when I heard a song called "Heartbeat."
Her newest song, "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me," is from her upcoming album, Don't Stop, which hits stores in July.
Song of the Day: Franz Ferdinand Cover LCD Soundsystem
One of my current musical obsessions is LCD Soundsystem's latest album, Sound of Silver, and recent Song of the Day honoree "All My Friends" continues to be on near-constant rotation. So I was delighted to find this cover of the song by highly satisfying British rockers Franz Ferdinand. Franz's take was produced by DJ Erol Alkan and will be the B-Side to LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" single, which comes out May 21 in the UK.
Link Time! 2/1
- Slashfilm has details on Knocked Up, Judd Apatow’s follow-up to 40-Year-Old Virgin.
- Best Week Ever reports that Ed Helms' Andy will be a regular on "The Office."
- One more Hannibal Lecter movie makes Popwatch’s Joshua Rich die a little inside.
- Stereogum points us to a Franz Ferdinand song that hints at a new direction.
- Blogging Top Design gets Alexis Arquette's real thoughts on the "Top Design" rooms.
- Defamer follows up on "Grey's" star Isaiah Washington's gayhab.
- Film Rotation has the latest rumors about the next Bond movie.
- Pop Candy has an interview with George Takei, who's playing Hiro's dad on "Heroes."
- Kevin Federline has apparently been invited to work at Taco Bell, says Best Week Ever.
- Miami Herald blog Reeling has the scoop on the latest Factory Girl scandal, which sounds like a last-ditch attempt to drum up more buzz.
- A track from Buildings Breeding on I Guess I'm Floating makes me reconsider the coolness of Davis, CA.
- Matt Groening talks to TV Squad about the possible return of "Futurama."
- TV Guide's Michael Ausiello reports that "Friday Night Lights" has snagged Brooke Langton from "Melrose Place" as a love interest for Riggins.
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What to Download: New Music Today
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.
First, a heads-up that Amazon.com editors have picked out 50 albums that you can download for $5 each!
What to TiVo: Tuesday
- Fox is new with American Idol and Fringe
- NBC is new with Biggest Loser: Couples and Law & Order: SVU
- CBS is new with NCIS, The Mentalist, and Without a Trace
- ABC is new with Scrubs, the season finale of Better off Ted, Dancing with the Stars, and Cupid
- The CW is new with Reaper and 90210
- FX is new with Rescue Me
- TBS is new with My Boys
- Bravo is new with Real Housewives of New York
- MTV is new with The Phone
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- Late-night highlights include Howie Mandel, Alec Greven, and Robert Randolph and the Clark Sisters on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC; Liev Schreiber, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Franz Ferdinand on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS; and J.J. Abrams, Colin Quinn, and Yusuf Islam on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
Coachella 2009: A Playlist
The Coachella music festival begins today in Indio, CA, and sadly, I'm missing out on it this year. But the lineup is so great I figured I'd put together a lil playlist with music by some of my favorite musicians who are heading down to Indio, perhaps right as we speak (or type).
I'm really pleased with this playlist: a little Yeah Yeah Yeahs ("Cheated Hearts"), some Franz Ferdinand ("Lucid Dreams"), and Beirut ("Scenic World"), along with tunes by the more seasoned folks like Leonard Cohen ("Everybody Knows"), The Cure ("Close to Me") and, of course, Paul McCartney ("Maybe I'm Amazed").
What to Download: New Music Today
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:
Early download alert!: Today iTunes has an exclusive deal for you to download the Decemberists' fifth album, The Hazards of Love, which technically drops on March 24.
What to Download: New Music Today
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. In addition to my pics below, you can download Jonas Brothers tunes from their upcoming 3D movie experience thingy, too.
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