USA Today is featuring some of the new, vibrant, candy-colored photo stills from the Speed Racer movie. TV Bloggin has a steamier version of the Bones-Booth kiss. Jason Bateman continues to talk to MTV Movies Blog about the possibility of an Arrested Development movie, and this time he sounds quite hopeful. Stereogum has the Michel Gondry-directed video for Bjork's "Declare Independence." Need Read more

Most of us weren't lucky enough to get down to Austin for Southwest by Southwest, but that doesn't mean we can't relive the experience through good music and very cool photos. (Combine the two, and it's almost like being at a concert!) Looking through some of the best shots from SXSW, I was struck by what a British Invasion there was this year, from keynote speaker Pete Townsend to Read more

Not every year can be a great year for music, and 2006 was just okay. It didn't help that this year was sandwiched between 2005—which gave us great albums by Kanye West, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Sufjan Stevens—and 2007, which promises new releases from Wilco, Arcade Fire, and Timbaland. While choosing my Top 10 for the year was a cinch, coming up with the bottom 10 was tough. Thankfully, Read more

This one has been around for a few months, but I have to make sure that no one misses one of the best music videos of 2006: The Pipettes' "Pull Shapes." Not only is this song one of my favorite happy songs of this year, but the video also cracks me up, with its ambiguously retro and flirtatiously fun visuals. I also love the juxtaposition between the swanky big-band orchestration and a bit of Read more