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4 Buzz In: What Should Be Your State's Rock Song?
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5 NBC's Even Remaking Its Chimes
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7 What to Download: New Music Today
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Watch the new Flaming Lips video for Powerless — Vulture Dreamworks and Paramount are reportedly not happy with that racy Shrek Vman magazine shoot — The Playlist Twilight trouble: Eclipse is undergoing a series of reshoots — PopSugar Who's going to die on Private Practice? — The Ausiello Files The Butter casting refuses to slow down: now Hugh Jackman and Alicia Silverstone are Read more
I already shared some great new DVD offerings, and while it's slimmer pickings for music (no doubt due to the holidays), there are two releases that I'm particularly psyched about. Check them out! (Plus, don't forget that if you're loving a new album, you can sound off about it in the Music Review Group. I may even feature your writeup on the site!) All Hail, Queen Mary: Mary J. Blige may have Read more
Many families commemorate their Christmas with a new ornament for each passing year. A glass-blown taxi to mark a trip to NYC or a plastered handprint to mark an age. This year, expectant parents can adorn their holiday tree with a silver fetus ornament ($30). A tad different from most decorations, what may be most odd is that these shiny babies are being produced and sold by the hipster band The Read more
Just in time for the holidays, the Flaming Lips have debuted a new Silver Trembling Fetus Ornament ($30) in their webshop — to tie in with their latest album, Embryonic. I have a huge crush on Wayne Coyne and I love everything he does, so my opinion on this product would no doubt be biased. That said, I'll keep my mouth shut. Watch this promotional video for the ornament and tell me what Read more
It's Tuesday! I've already given you some picks to beef up your Netflix queue, but now it's time for your iPod. Check out today's new music releases for what you should download. The birth of new sound: The latest from The Flaming Lips, Embryonic, is the musical equivalent of an acid trip. The band reportedly improvised a lot in the studio, so the entire album feels raw and pretty much all over Read more
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??" will be named the official rock song of Oklahoma this week. — Billboard Warner Bros. is Read more
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? The B-52s, The Flaming Lips, and B.B. King are among the musicians redoing the signature tones (apparently it's Read more
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. What Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
