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Buzz News Roundup, 4/27
- Chuck, Privileged, Life, Dollhouse, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are the five finalists in E!'s Save One Show competition. — E!
- Meet Susan Boyle's latest Britain's Got Talent competition: a 10-year-old girl. — TV.com
- After much controversy, The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??"
NBC's Even Remaking Its Chimes
From Knight Rider to The Partridge Family, NBC under entertainment president Ben Silverman has been a remake-happy network. So is it any wonder that NBC's signature chime sound (you know, the "boooo-beeeee-boooooh" that plays alongside the peacock logo) is also getting a reinvention?
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Buzz In: What Should Be Your State's Rock Song?
In charming civic-type news, The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" has been nominated for official Oklahoma rock song, apparently the token indie rock entry in a list that includes the likes of Elvis Presley and, well, Oklahoma. As Pitchfork writes: "Oklahoma already has an official state song ("Oklahoma," from the musical, natch), a state folk song, and a state country-and-western tune.
Buzz News Roundup, 7/7
- The Wire's David Simon has told Broadcasting & Cable that he wants to make a movie about Donnie Andrews, the real-life Omar who robbed drug dealers.
- Reuters reports that Bill Clinton will be among the first guests on Elvis Costello's talk/music show.
- The Osbournes are headed to Fox for a new variety show that might be paired with American Idol next year, TV Week reports.
- According to Billboard, the Flaming Lips are showing their Christmas movie, Christmas on Mars, at the festivals they're playing up until the movie is released on DVD later this year.
- E! reports that Jamie-Lynn Sigler will join the cast of Entourage for a few episodes, playing herself.
- The Hollywood Reporter has the news that the Sundance Institute has established a submission deadline for the 2009 festival: September 8, 2008.
- Spike Lee is on board to film performances of the Broadway show Passing Strange, writes Variety.
- 90210 has added two new members to its cast, Zap2it reports — including the actress currently best known for modeling Case 24 on Deal or No Deal.
Turning Songs Into Film: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
The inspiration for a movie premise can come from anywhere and in the case of one news item today, it's in the Jim Croce song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown." According to the Hollywood Reporter, producer Warren Zide (co-executive producer of American Pie) picked up the rights to the song with the intention of turning it into an "action-comedy franchise."
Zide said when he reached out to the Croce family for the rights to develop this project, they struck up a partnership and the family gave Zide their blessing.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/8
- The Grammy nominations range from the deserving (Gnarls Barkley) to the dreadful (seriously, we really want to immortalize "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter?) — Associated Press
- On a related note, this round-up of the 89 biggest cliches in rock is pretty damn funny (#19: dating Winona Ryder) — AOL Music
- The brilliant pair behind Little Miss Sunshine are in talks to make another feature film — Variety
- The Seminole Indian tribe buys the Hard Rock hotel and casino chain for a whopping $965 million — Associated Press
- Rebecca Romijin will join the cast of "Ugly Betty" just in time for sweeps week — Variety
- Hip-hop darling Lily Allen admits to a drug-dealing past—but don't worry, she wasn't very good at it — NME
- Talk about an all-star team: Andre 3000 will star in a basketball drama with Will Ferrell — Zap2It
- Wednesday's season finale of "America's Next Top Model" propels the CW past ABC and Fox in the ratings — TV Week
- The Flaming Lips get a street named after them in Oklahoma City; look out for guys in bunny costumes — NME
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Highlights From the 2009 Treasure Island Music Festival
As expected, this year's Treasure Island Music Festival was a well-rounded weekend of awesome live music, dancing, and pretty views of San Francisco. The gorgeous and warm weather on Saturday fit the bill for the lineup that had a heavier concentration of electronic music and DJs (like MGMT and Girl Talk), while on Sunday I bundled up and chilled out to The Decemberists and Grizzly Bear. All in all it was an awesome weekend that ended with a bang as The Flaming Lips closed down the party.
Video of the Day: Summer Lives on Thanks to Thao With the Get Down Stay Down
This weekend I'll be heading to the Treasure Island Music Festival for two days of music just outside of San Francisco. The awesome lineup includes MGMT, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, and Yo La Tengo just to name a few. I'm also excited to see Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, whose front-runner rocks out on her guitar to catchy, upbeat tunes that always make for a fun live show.
What to TiVo: Tuesday
- ABC is new with Shark Tank, Dancing With the Stars, and The Forgotten
- CBS is new with NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and The Good Wife
- FOX is new with Hell's Kitchen
- NBC is new with The Biggest Loser
- The CW is new with 90210 and Melrose Place
- VH1 is new with Behind the Music: 50 Cent and 2009 Hip Hop Honors
- Bravo is new with Flipping Out
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- FX is new with Sons of Anarchy
- MTV is new with The Hills and The City
- Late-night highlights include Sienna Miller on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; John C. Reilly on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; The Flaming Lips on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Jack Black and Cobra Starship on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Andy Samberg on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Chris Kattan and Lily Allen on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
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