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Link Time: Hugh Jackman Not Hosting the 2010 Oscars
- Hugh Jackman has declined to host next year's Oscars — Moviefone
- Spoon has announced their next album, Transference, due in January — Pitchfork
- Fox has renewed American Dad for a sixth season — Coming Soon
- This Is It has been certified fresh by critics — Rotten Tomatoes
- Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Check out these ideas inspired by TV characters! — TV.com
- Cop the '70s style from upcoming movie The Box — CasaSugar
- John Rhys-Davies isn't going to be in The Hobbit prequel as a dwarf — MTV Movies Blog
- Glee's Matthew Morrison, AKA Mr. Schuester, has plans to release a solo album — Access Hollywood
- The first Lost promo for season six is not terribly exciting — Vulture
- Get a load of the Today show hosts as the cast of Star Wars!
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.
Wilco reintroduction: I've already checked out Wilco: The Album (check out my track-by-track review here), and now it's officially out and ready for you to download!
Link Time! 9/4
- Anthony Edwards is returning to ER — in flashbacks. — TV Squad
- Uh-oh: Michael Cera says he hasn't heard about an Arrested Development movie. — Slashfilm
- Top Design's second season is off to a promising start.
EW Picks the Best 25 Indie Rock Albums — Do You Agree?
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.
Treasure Island Music Festival Recap, Part II
I was downright giddy to attend the first-ever Treasure Island Music Festival this weekend, and the two-day event far exceeded my expectations. Yesterday, I gave you a gallery and my thoughts on the fest, and today, I'm breaking down the highs and lows of the performances.
As with any festival, it was fun to get turned on to some new artists.
Treasure Island Music Festival: A Wealth of Awesomeness
Forget sex and drugs; these days, it is possible to overdose on music festivals. This Summer, you could probably attend a different fest every weekend and discover something new every time. Meanwhile, I've just been pining for the amazing shows I'm missing in countless other cities.
Link Time! 8/21
- Give Me My Remote has pictures from the first episode of the new season of "The Office."
- Pop Candy points me to a cool site with videos from MTV's "120 Minutes."
- Speaking of MTV, the MTV Movie Blog brings us this tidbit of information: High School Musical's Olesya Rulin will next star alongside Jessica Simpson in Major Movie Star
- Best Week Ever lists the top 10 karaoke songs to avoid at all costs. Where's "It's the End of the World as We Know It"?
- TV Squad knows what really happened with Mandy Patinkin and "Criminal Minds."
- Cinematical provides us with a retrospective review of National Lampoon's Vacation.
- GeekSugar rocks out with a little dancing robot and a cool Spoon song.
- TV Filter says the version of "Grease" with the stars from that reality show isn't doing so hot.
- Eyeballs and Fishlips shares the exciting news that the quickly canceled U.S. version of "Creature Comforts" is coming to DVD.
- Popwatch agonizes over whether to love or hate the cowboy rap song "Hick Chicks."
Music Video: Spoon, "The Underdog"
I've been giddy about the next Spoon album for a month now — ever since I discovered "The Underdog" and several other utterly electrifying tracks that Merge Records is streaming online. The LP, nonsensically titled Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, finally hits stores next Tuesday, and the Austin band just released a playful music video for the first single.
Giving us a peek into the studio with Britt Daniel and his Spooners, the film follows some old hipster dude as he wanders past mariachi bands, chess games, and other curiosities.
Song of the Day: Spoon, "The Underdog"
For reasons not entirely clear to me, I've never really spent much time with Spoon. Though the Austin, TX, band is beloved by indie rockers and rock critics alike, I just haven't gotten terribly excited about what I've heard of the band's music.
All that may change, however, with the band's next album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, which comes out July 10 on Merge Records.
My Pick for Best Song Oscar: Spoon, "The Book I Write"
The contenders for the Best Song Oscar have been announced, and as usual, the list is an assortment of songs from animated features (Cars), songs from musical movies (Dreamgirls), and cool songs that probably won't win. Then again, if Three 6 Mafia can take home an Oscar, maybe Spoon can too. I didn't really like the movie Stranger Than Fiction all that much, but I love this Spoon song, "The Book I Write," from the soundtrack.
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