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Link Time! 6/4
- Conan O'Brien — live from Super Mario World? — Vulture
- The Muppets in Reservoir Dogs? A-mazing.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/2
- Alexis Bledel will play a new intern in the ER series finale. — TV Guide
- Jason Bateman will join George Clooney in Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You For Smoking). — ComingSoon
- Two more Virgin Megastores are scheduled to close: The Union Square location in New York City at the end of May and the Market St.
This Just In: NME Thinks America Is Cool Again
Bad news, Buzz readers (and America): Apparently, we have all been suffering from a crisis of uncoolness for some time now. And the worst part is we didn't even know it (or, at least, I didn't)! This is all according to the British music magazine NME — but there's good news, too, since NME has now managed to find 25 American bands that are making us cool again!
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections:
The provocateur: Finally the album that made headlines long before it was ever released is here, and getting fairly good reviews.
Bands to Watch: MGMT and Yeasayer
Manhattan may be home to Vampire Weekend, but it's just across the river in Brooklyn where the real magic is happening. From the borough is emerging a movement of young bands — led by Yeasayer and MGMT — that are making exciting and innovative new music.
Yeasayer's (right) first album, All Hour Cymbals, is a smorgasbord of eclectic inspirations, with equal parts Ravi Shankar, 60s hippie rock, barbershop quartet, and even Phil Collins.
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Announcing the Winners: The 2009 Grammy Awards
At long last, the many, many Grammy Awards have been announced for another year. There are some clear favorites this year, like Coldplay, Lil Wayne, and John Mayer, along with some oldsters who just keep on gettin' it right, like Robert Plant and Al Green. Indeed, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made out like bandits this year for their collaboration on the album Raising Sand.
The Votes Are In: The Best Breakthrough Album and "Everywhere Song" of 2008
In my best of 2008 polls, you sounded off on the music that kept you rocking all year long. Which artist had the best breakthrough and which song did you never mind when it got stuck in your head? Read on .
Lil Wayne, Coldplay Top Grammy Nominations
Lil Wayne took top honors Wednesday night when the Grammy nominations were announced in primetime, followed closely by Coldplay, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West. Lil Wayne nabbed eight nominations, while Coldplay had seven and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Kanye each had six.
Lil Wayne's most prestigious nomination came in the Album of the Year category, where he'll face off against Coldplay, Ne-Yo, Radiohead, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
Check Out Lollapalooza, Wherever You Are
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Sasquatch, and I'm excited to see what San Francisco does with Outside Lands, but in my mind the king of the Summer music festivals is still Lollapalooza. Now in its fourth year in Chicago's Grant Park, the festival just keeps upping the ante: This year's schedule includes headliners Radiohead, Wilco, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West, and Nine Inch Nails, along with a lot of relatively smaller bands that I'd love to see live: Love and Rockets, The National, Girl Talk, Explosions in the Sky, MGMT, and Mates of State, to name just a few.
Luckily, this year we can once again check out the festival from afar via the AT&T Blue Room.
These Are a Few of LC's Favorite (Entertainment) Things...
After compiling over 20 million of your votes, the 2nd annual PopSugar 100 is finally here! To help celebrate tomorrow's announcement of the PopSugar 100, and her debut on the list, we're bringing you this exclusive interview with Lauren Conrad. It's been a huge year for LC.
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