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New Music: Norah Jones's "Light as a Feather"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0800

It's been seven years since Norah Jones burst onto the music scene with her debut album and mega-hit "Don't Know Why," and the talented chanteuse has continued to make beautiful, jazzy music (and one movie, which we'll just forget about) ever since.

Her latest album is The Fall, which comes out Nov. 17, and I'm already entranced by the soft, haunting "Light as a Feather." It's not just Jones's smoky voice that makes it worth listening to; it was co-written by alt-country icon Ryan Adams. To hear the song for yourself, just read more.

Link Time!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:44 -0700

Awww, I'm swooning so hard for Jim and Pam's wedding magazine cover - PopWatch
'70s horror film The Fly is going to be reborn as a TV show - Cinematical
MTV is going to air DJ AM's reality show - Vulture
TV's top 10 depressive doctors - TV.com
The CW has ordered more episodes for The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, but not The Beautiful Life - Zap2It
The 14 sexiest movie androids - Moviefone
Anna Heche addresses her comments about her ex on Letterman and her role on Hung - Movieline
Have a look at Ryan Adams's paintings - Pop Candy
Believe it! From the makers of Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus comes the trailer for Megafault! - MTV Movies Blog
Flight of the Conchords might be coming to Rock Band! - GeekSugar

Link Time! 1/15

BuzzSugar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:06 -0800

A love letter to Thirtysomething. - Clique Clack TV
Gus Van Sant talks Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test casting: From Heath Ledger to . . . Jack Black? - MTV Movies Blog
Ryan Adams is quitting music and blogging? - Stereogum
Yikes: Will Jack Bauer die on the big screen? - Watch With Kristin
The View got a big backstage makeover. - CasaSugar
A nice farewell to Ricardo Montalban, may he rest in peace. - Cinematical
Check out Robyn's "With Every Heartbeat" video. - Spinner
The CollegeHumor kids get to work in the coolest office of all time and they get to have a TV show about it! Lucky. Check out the preview for their MTV show. - BWE

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Album Review: Ryan Adams and The Cardinals, "Cardinology"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:32:14 -0700

Ryan Adams's new album Cardinology, won't hit record stores until next week (Oct. 28), but he threw his fans and curious music lovers a bone by streaming the entire thing for free for 48 hours (starting yesterday) via iLike here.

It's been a year since we heard new music from this prolific songwriter and I'm pleased to report that this Ryan Adams album delivers the goods and offers up something for everyone. Fans will likely be satisfied with a sound that is the Adams they know and love, and folks who haven't given him much thought will have a hard time denying the rock charms imbued throughout. To read why I will be first in line to pick this up next week, read more.

Most notably, this is a decidedly hopeful collection of songs. The first track, "Born Into a Light," kicks things off with Adams crooning, "We gotta keep the faith," his voice and guitar invoking another time in classic rock. I always think it's impressive when an artist can blend rock with hope, using lyrics that give me goosebumps, and Adams pulls that off throughout this album with few exceptions. "Fix It" is the first single off the album (you can buy it on iTunes here). It's a grooving, bluesy song that has the most mainstream appeal and the kind of swelling build up that is more on the amphitheater-rock side of the coin than one of his other heavy influences: alt-country rock.

Two more songs stood out to me and will likely make their way onto a road trip mix on my iPod soon. "Go Easy" is a love song toward the beginning of the album that helps kick everything off in a strong way. I also really like the intense thrumming of "Cobwebs," full of wistful questions like, "Will you confuse my love for the cobwebs?" Things slow down a bit after "Cobwebs" and some of the songs lose me a little. But right as I was feeling a tiny bit bored, the simple piano melody of "Stop" cues up to end the story and Adams's quivering, melancholy voice is lovely.

All told, these are solid, plaintive songs that give you plenty of excuses to rock when you need it. I love Adams the most at times like this, when he sticks to what he's good at.

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Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:03:00 -0700

This week, I challenged you to come up with 50 songs for 50 states, and you did ... in about 20 hours. Whoa. But I'm still taking suggestions for the playlist.
Speaking of playlists, I gave you a great set of vacation songs. And if you need other weekend listening, check out the new Ryan Adams album or videos from Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.
With this weekend's opening of Michael Moore's controversial Sicko, I asked you if you typically see documentaries in the theater or wait to rent them.
This week we learned that Harry Potter is looking for a few good kids, while Cameron Diaz will try her hand at horror and Ryan Gosling will play the dad in The Lovely Bones. No Susie yet, though.
Were you as surprised as I was about who got kicked off "So You Think You Can Dance" and which guy Molly chose at the end of "The Starter Wife"?
If you could recast "I Love Lucy" with modern-day actors, who would you pick? And speaking of great comedy, check out my favorite five (living) comedy couples.
What do you make of Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner biopic and Laurence Fishburne's adaptation of The Alchemist?
And finally, this week marked Pearl's final acting performance. Let us all take a moment of silence.

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Album Stream: Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger

BuzzSugar — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:31:34 -0700

Ryan Adams is one of those love-him-or-hate-him artists, and I tend to go both ways, depending on what the insanely prolific singer-songwriter is doing at any particular moment. I find some of his rock-oriented albums annoying, but I dug a lot of the songs on the country-leaning Jacksonville City Nights.

Tomorrow, Adams releases his eighth solo album, Easy Tiger, which you can now stream in its entirety online. At times, Easy Tiger sounds almost like easy listening, but the collection also contains some more traditional rock and alt-country offerings, like the bell-laden electric anthem "Halloween Head."

I'm particularly fond of this pretty ballad "Two," which - naturally - is the second song on Easy Tiger. Listen to the album and tell me what you think about Adams and his latest incarnation. To listen to "Two," read more

Link Time! 5/17

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:47:08 -0700

Pop Candy has details on a contest for big-time Harry Potter fans.
Already missing Melinda Doolittle? Buddy TV's got an interview with the eliminated "Idol" contestant.
Stereogum brings us Ryan Adams' heartbreaking playlist.
Check out FilmExperience's homage to Kate Winslet, including photos of her on the set of Revolutionary Road.
TV Squad finds evidence that networks like reality shows better than scripted ones: The "Boston Legal" finale is getting bumped for "The Bachelor."
Cinematical explains how Sienna Miller is replacing Jessica Biel who replaced Lindsay Lohan for a role in Importance (which replaced the title A Woman of No Importance).
Give Me My Remote goes all paparazzi on us at the Upfronts.
Popwatch asks who you would pick to be your leading man in a romantic comedy, and kicks things off by giving props to Nathan Fillion and his performance in Waitress.

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Buzz News Roundup, 5/4

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 May 2007 17:03:43 -0700

Time Magazine names Sacha Baron Cohen, Cate Blanchett, Shonda Rhimes, Tina Fey and Tyra Banks among the 100 most influential people in the world.
The CW is producing a dating show where bachelorettes will compete to date a farmer, Variety reports.
John Malkovich may join George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the Coen Brothers latest project, Burn After Reading, says Reuters.
The Raconteurs and the Hives will collaborate on a new song, reports NME.
Showtime's "Weeds" will return Aug. 13, Zap2it reports, with Matthew Modine joining the cast.
Billboard has details on Ryan Adams' new album.
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Twilight Leads the People's Choice Awards Nominations

BuzzSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:43:12 -0800

The 36th annual People's Choice Awards nominees are here, and last year's Twilight is leading the charge! American Idol's Kris Allen was among the announcers this morning for the nominees, which also include lots of nods for The Proposal - but of course, everyone's favorite bloodsucking love story landed in many categories, including favorite on-screen movie team.

Why didn't they look to 2009's New Moon? Because last year's nominations debuted before the first movie in the Twilight saga.

To see the full list of nominees, just read more.

MOVIES

FAVORITE MOVIE
Twilight
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
The Hangover
The Proposal

FAMILY MOVIE
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Up
Where the Wild Things Are

COMEDY MOVIE
17 Again
Bride Wars
He's Just Not That Into You
The Hangover
The Proposal

INDEPENDENT MOVIE
(500) Days of Summer
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Paranormal Activity
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

FAVORITE MOVIE FRANCHISE
Twilight
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
Transformers
X-Men

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Brad Pitt
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Hathaway
Drew Barrymore
Jennifer Aniston
Kristen Stewart
Sandra Bullock

FAVORITE ACTION STAR
Christian Bale
Gerard Butler
Hugh Jackman
Shia LaBeouf
Vin Diesel

FAVORITE COMEDIC STAR
Adam Sandler
Ben Stiller
Jim Carrey
Ryan Reynolds
Vince Vaughn

FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTRESS:
Anna Kendrick
Emily Osment
Ginnifer Goodwin
Miley Cyrus
Zoe Saldana

FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Pine
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sam Worthington
Taylor Lautner
Zachary Quinto

FAVORITE ONSCREEN TEAM
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, The Proposal
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, Twilight
Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

TELEVISION

FAVORITE TV DRAMA
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey's Anatomy
House
Lost
NCIS

FAVORITE TV COMEDY
Desperate Housewives
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
The Office
Two and a Half Men

FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTOR
Hugh Laurie
Kiefer Sutherland
Mark Harmon
Matthew Fox
Patrick Dempsey

FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Anna Paquin
Blake Lively
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Katherine Heigl
Mariska Hargitay

FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTOR
Alex Baldwin
Charlie Sheen
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve Carell

FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan
America Ferrera
Amy Poehler
Eva Longoria Parker
Tina Fey

FAVORITE TV OBSESSION
Dexter
Gossip Girl
The Hills
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
True Blood

FAVORITE TV TALK SHOW
Chelsea Lately
Live with Regis & Kelly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Tyra Banks Show

FAVORITE TV SCI-FI/FANTASY
Heroes
Lost
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
True Blood

FAVORITE TV COMPETITION SHOW
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Survivor: Samoa

FAVORITE ANIMAL SHOW
Animal Cops
DogTown
Dog Whisperer
It's Me or the Dog
Rescue Ink

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
Eastwick
FlashForward
Melrose Place
Mercy
The Forgotten
The Good Wife
The Vampire Diaries,
Three Rivers
NCIS: Los Angeles
V

FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
Accidentally on Purpose
Brothers
Community
Cougar Town
Glee
Hank
The Cleveland Show
The Middle
Modern Family

MUSIC

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Eminem
Jason Mraz
John Mayer
Keith Urban
Tim McGraw

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Beyonce
Britney Spears
Carrie Underwood
Pink
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST
Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE BREAKOUT MUSIC ARTIST
Adam Lambert
Demi Lovato
Kris Allen
Lady Gaga
Susan Boyle

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Eminem
Flo Rida
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne
T.I.

FAVORITE ROCK BAND
Daughtry
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Muse
Paramore

FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester, "Good Girls Go Bad"
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West, "Run This Town"
T.I. & Rihanna, "Live Your Life"
The Lonely Island & T-Pain, "I'm on a Boat."

FAVORITE R&B ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Jennifer Hudson
Mariah Carey
Usher

FAVORITE POP ARTIST
Britney Spears
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
The Black Eyed Peas

FAVORITE WEB CELEB
Andy Samberg
Ashton Kutcher
Miley Cyrus
P. Diddy
Will Ferrell

Link Time! Janet Jackson to Open Up on TV About Michael

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:09 -0800

Janet Jackson will be talking about her brother in a new primetime special - TV Squad
The Real Housewives of New Jersey are invading NBC's Mercy. Seriously. - The Ausiello Files
Ryan Seacrest is letting regular people grab money from celebs for his new show Bank of Hollywood - Vulture
Here's a guide to all of the guest stars during November sweeps - TV.com
George Clooney's top 10 movies - Rotten Tomatoes
CBS picks up five more episodes of Accidentally on Purpose - HitFix
Michael Jackson's This Is It takes No. 1 on Billboard - Rolling Stone
Listen to a preview of Adam Lambert's new album - Best Week Ever
Colin Hanks to play "Jack" to Bradley Whitford's "Dan" - Collider
Twilight's Rob and Kristen finally talk about each other. Check out snippets from the interview - PopSugar
Sigourney Weaver and Alia Shawkat sign on for Cedar Rapids - Zap2it
Prepare for the onslaught of skinny jeans: Kings of Leon are creating their own limited-edition clothing line - Spinner