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Link Time! 6/9
- Adam Lambert talks sexuality and album details in Rolling Stone. — PopSugar
- What is the must-read book for this Summer? — Popwatch
- The Killers have a new video for "A Dustland Fairytale."
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: 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:
Glamorous: This new album from Las Vegas's own glam rock band The Killers goes full speed ahead on the dramatic.
Music Video: The Killers, "Don't Shoot Me Santa"
I'm not a huge fan of The Killers, but I do find their music ideal for running and working out. I also appreciate that the band is continuing the holiday tradition it started last year, offering us another Christmas-themed single.
Last year, it was a melodramatic but driving anthem called "A Great Big Sled", and this December the band is getting a bit sillier with "Don't Shoot Me, Santa."
NME Shockwaves Awards Get Creative
The Shockwave Awards, chosen by readers of the excellent British music mag NME, are like a cross between the Grammys and the MTV Movie Awards. There are all of the usual categories, like Best New Band and Best Album, plus some completely wacky ones, including Worst Band and Worst Dressed, which makes them more fun than our stodgy Grammys.
More than anything, of course, the Shockwaves are a place to see and be seen.
Pop Rocks at the Brit Awards
Aside from that whole Spice Girls thing, I continue to be impressed by the Brits' impeccable taste in pop music. I mean, can you imagine the The Artic Monkeys winning a Grammy? That's why I love the Brit Awards, the British equivalent of the Grammys, which were announced last night.
Link Time! 2/8
- Stereogum leads us to The Killers' wonderfully silly new video.
- geeksugar tells us about a guy who proposed with an ad on "Veronica Mars."
- Popwatch gives us an early evaluation of Judd Apatow's Knocked Up.
- TV Guide scoop king Michael Ausiello will be on "Scrubs" tonight!
- Pop Candy chats with Jack McBrayer, best known as Kenneth on "30 Rock."
- YumSugar dishes about the rumored Stephen Colbert ice cream.
- Bloc Party basically recorded its new album twice, and I Guess I'm Floating gives us a taste of the second one.
- Reality TV Magazine makes its prediction for the "American Idol" top 12.
- "My Name Is Earl" has some surprisingly high-tech extras for tonight's episode, reports TV Squad.
- Having seen Norbit, Reeling ponders Eddie Murphy's other big mistakes in life.
- Thank you, Best Week Ever, for posting this incredibly timely clip from "The View" featuring Rosie O'Donnell's comments about Anna Nicole Smith.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/31
- The New York Times tells us why this year's Oscar speeches will be total snoozers.
- Reuters examines the "Oscar Curse," when poor little award winners find themselves too “expensive.”
- No rest for The Departed: Already there are talks of a sequel, says Hollywood Reporter.
- Oscar ballots are sent out to the 5,830 Academy voters, reports the AP.
- In other awards news, The Police confirm their Grammy-tastic reunion, writes Billboard.
- Networks aren't ordering pilots of serial dramas, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- US Weekly says Courtney Love could replace Paula Abdul on "American Idol."
- Pitchfork posts new tour dates from Jarvis Cocker and The Killers
- Yes, you'll soon get to find out if you're "Smarter than a Fifth Grader", the Futon Critic says.
- Billboard tells us that Kings of Leon are prepping a new album for April.
- Tuesday's "House" was the best-rated scripted show of the season, Variety reports.
Song of the Day: The Killers, "A Great Big Sled"
When I first saw that The Killers had recorded a Christmas song, I couldn't imagine what such a thing would sound like. But after listening to "A Great Big Sled," the concept makes total sense. (Listen to the track here and you'll see what I mean.) Just take the Killers' signature galloping guitars and angsty vocals, add a few jingle bells and some melodramatic holiday-themed lyrics, and you've got yourself a kick-ass Christmas anthem that also happens to be a good Killers song.
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Buzz-Worthy Video: Regis and Kelly Spoof the Rachel Zoe Project
Halloween on a Saturday means that weekday talk shows are celebrating today, including notorious costume lovers Regis and Kelly (last year they wore 14 different costumes, including Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn). Who did they dress up as this morning? None other than Rachel Zoe and Brad Goreski from The Rachel Zoe Project!
Damon and Brolin May Get Gritty For the Coen Brothers
The freight train that is Matt Damon's career is still chugging away at full steam: while he's off filming The Adjustment Bureau, the actor is in talks for yet another upcoming project. Ethan and Joel Coen want Damon, along with Josh Brolin, to star in their upcoming remake of True Grit.
Jeff Bridges is already on board to play US marshal Rooster Cogburn, and Damon would play a lawyer who joins Cogburn and a 14-year-old girl to track down the killer of the girl's father.
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