Buzz Gift Guide: Hey, Daddio!


Updated 11/13/08 9:52 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Buzz Gift Guide: Hey, Daddio!

Welcome to another one of my Buzz Gift Guides for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I tackled gifts for moms and today I've got some ideas for the original special fellow in your life: Dad. I know a lot of dads (not just my own) who were sad to see HBO's mobster hit The Sopranos end, so I was delighted to find a whole collection of wines inspired by the show. You can choose Read more

What Musical Act — Dead or Alive — Would You Want to See Live?


Updated 10/16/08 2:34 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 70 comments

What Musical Act — Dead or Alive — Would You Want to See Live?

Over the weekend, I was hanging out with friends when David Bowie's "Young Americans" hit the jukebox and, of course, everyone started singing along. It suddenly struck me that that song would probably be awesome to hear live, and that I bet Bowie gives a fantastic live performance. I started thinking of other musicians I'd love to check out in concert — including those whom I'll never get the Read more

A Wonderful Playlist of "What a Wonderful World" Covers


Updated 10/09/08 12:03 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 12 comments

A Wonderful Playlist of "What a Wonderful World" Covers

Yesterday's news of Forest Whitaker's Louis Armstrong biopic immediately made me think of the last time I heard the song that will be the movie's title: "What a Wonderful World." My ears pricked up when I heard the song as covered by Joey Ramone in the recent Simon Pegg comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. I wasn't thrilled with the movie as a whole, but I like a lot of the music in it Read more

Forest Whitaker to Direct and Star in Louis Armstrong Biopic


Updated 10/09/08 3:41 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

Forest Whitaker to Direct and Star in Louis Armstrong Biopic

It's a wonderful world for Forest Whitaker. According to Variety, Whitaker will direct and star in a Louis Armstrong biopic titled What a Wonderful World. The story will have the help of a Paris-based production company, Legende, the company behind another musician biopic, La Vie en Rose. Some facts: The movie, which is "the first big-screen project to be authorized by the Armstrong estate, will Read more