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Your Coachella Shortlist: Sunday's Standout Shows

BuzzSugar — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:00:40 PDT

That's a wrap, folks! Coachella ended its run with a bang on Sunday with big-name acts like Phoenix and Gorillaz. I'm still coming off my high from a whirlwind weekend, where I not only saw people like Jay-Z (and Beyonce!) perform live, but I also got a chance to meet several celebrity fans, like Rachel Bilson and Katy Perry - and frankly, I'm exhausted. So without much further ado, let's recap five of the big acts from Day 3! (And don't forget to check out my recaps from the other two days of the festival.)

Buzz News Roundup, 7/24

BuzzSugar — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:30:46 PDT

Radiohead and Bon Iver will be among the contributors to the New Moon soundtrack. - HitFix
David Cronenberg will direct a film based on Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis. - ComingSoon
In Treatment producer Warren Leight is moving to FX's Lights Out, a drama about an aging boxer. - The Hollywood Reporter
TBS has ordered 20 additional episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne. - The Futon Critic
A symphony orchestra will tour the country this Fall, playing music from Star Wars. - AP
Phish will play a three-day Halloween festival on the grounds of Coachella. - MTV
Amazon's CEO has apologized to Kindle users for deleting George Orwell's novels. - AFP
HBO will air a mega-concert featuring the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, U2, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Wonder. - New York Post

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Link Time! 7/16

BuzzSugar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:49 PDT

Were these 30 Rock guest stars snubbed by the Emmys? - Vulture
New photos from Iron Man 2: Are you excited to see Scarlett Johansson in an action role? - PopSugar
A roundup of entertaining reactions from Emmy nominees, including quotes from Neil Patrick Harris, Alec Baldwin and Sally Field. - TV Addict
Judd Apatow guest blogs about his upcoming movie Funny People. - MTV Movies Blog
The Real Housewives of New York City's Bethenny Frankel is getting her very own Bravo show? - TV Squad
Bruno can now boast the best opening ever for a film with an openly gay character in the lead role. - Popwatch
Take a listen to Thom Yorke's "percussive, electro-tinged cover" of Miracle Legion's "All For The Best." - Stereogum
Discuss: the Golden Age of 80's fantasy. - Cinematical

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Link Time! 10/14

BuzzSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:30:25 PDT

American Girl announced yesterday that it would discontinue all products related to Samantha Parkington?! - Popwatch
Were those a bunch of clues about the future on How I Met Your Mother last night? - The TV Addict
Check out a list of the seven funniest horror movies, and the lowdown on this year's most popular movie-inspired Halloween costumes (Joker, Iron Man, etc.). - Cinematical
Check out Bjork's new single, with backup help from Thom Yorke. - Stereogum
Scrooge McDuck pops up on a list of TV characters you could trust with your money in these tough economic times. - TV Squad
Guillermo del Toro discusses his new take on Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. - MTV Movies Blog
Practice your Office lingo with this "Addictionary." - Pop Candy
Click here to chat about Rocco DiSpirito's hot pink ruffly number from this week's Dancing With the Stars, and make your official winner predictions. - Watch With Kristin
Celebrating the news of a new Saturday Night Live clip site. - geeksugar

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Music Video: Radiohead Joins with MTV to Fight Global Trafficking

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:35:22 PDT

The last thing you may be looking for from your pop culture intake is a big old message about global trafficking - or as MTV's EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) project puts it, modern-day slavery. However, I think it is precisely this blending together of real-world message with pop culture that Radiohead is attempting to do in a new video for their song "All I Need." They succeed beautifully by showing us two young boys in different parts of the world going about their everyday lives and how different their respective experiences are.

Of working with MTV and the importance of this issue, frontman Thom Yorke told the Hollywood Reporter:

All power to MTV for taking this on because its obviously going to be difficult for them in terms of the advertisers. With the ("All I Need") video, their lawyers had to beg to make sure there wasn't a single white trainer with a logo on it because the implication would be a little too close. But the implication is still there.

For those who don't know, a "trainer" is an athletic shoe, like one made by, say, Nike.

Nothing like a poignant video tackling a somewhat taboo topic in the West to suck all the snark right out of the blogosophere. Stereogum called the video "deeply inspiring" and said that the final shot is "one of the more emotionally charged moments in a music video that we can remember." I couldn't agree more and think everyone should pause today and take a look.

You can watch the video for yourself and check out Radiohead's recent brilliant performance on the Conan O'Brien show if you

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke Is a Freak

GiggleSugar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PDT

And I love him for it. This spectacularly talented and weird front man for Radiohead appeared on a game show in England and asked the panel a question about the band's most recent release, In Rainbows. He wanted to know what was special about it? You, Thom, you!

Sexy Beast of the Day: Thom Yorke of Radiohead

GiggleSugar — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:30:00 PST

Give me a talented (and brooding) man with non-Brad Pitt looks and I'm a-swoonin'. Thom, if you're reading this, please be my Valentine. I don't think you're a creep. I'll dump Hasselhoff for you - fast. Just say the word.

New Radiohead Album Costs Whatever You Want It To

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:27:33 PDT

First, the news that will have Radiohead fans everywhere squealing with joy: The band's first full-length album since 2003 will be released Oct. 10. The news came straight from the mouth - or rather the typing fingers - of guitarist Jonny Greenwood on the band's blog.

Next, the part that will have record industry executives everywhere sobbing with frustration: Radiohead has chosen to forego record labels and release the album themselves, through their Web site, for whatever price you choose to pay.

As of now, you can pre-order the digital download of the album from the Web site. When you add it to your cart, it pops up with a blank field to enter your price (in British pounds); if you click the question mark, the words "It's up to you" pop up. Click the question mark again, and the site insists: "No, really. It's up to you."

The band is also releasing a deluxe version of In Rainbows, which includes the album on vinyl, a CD version with more songs than the download, and booklets with artwork and lyrics. That version costs 40 pounds, or about $82. A regular ol' CD is also in the works, to be released in 2008.

So, what do you make of this crazy move? Which version do you want? And, most of all, how excited are you for more Radiohead?

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Vanity Fair Celebrates Fresh Young Stars Like Rooney, Mia, Jennifer, and Jessica

Allie Merriam — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:52:22 PST

Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jessica Chastain have the honor of being on the very front cover of March 2012's Vanity Fair. It's the publication's "Fresh Young Stars of 2012" issue, featuring 11 up-and-coming actresses. Inside the cover fold, Elizabeth Olsen, Adepero Oduye, Shailene Woodley, Paula Patton, Felicity Jones, Lily Collins, and Brit Marling are also featured. Mario Testino gathered them all together for a recent photo shoot - click through to see the full image of all 11 together!

The last 12 months have been big for each of the ladies, in particular Rooney, Mia, Jennifer, and Jessica. Rooney just scored an Oscar nomination for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, as did Jessica for The Help. Mia's Albert Nobbs got a great deal of award season love, and Jennifer is looking forward to the release of her huge series The Hunger Games. The actresses opened up for the magazine about their careers, childhood crushes, and more. They said:

Jessica on her superstar crush: "Ralph Fiennes. The English Patient. Of course. Those love scenes!"
Jennifer on who else she'd like to work with: "I'd love to work with the Coen brothers. Tommy Lee Jones. Jack Nicholson. And I'd love to work with Renée Zellweger. I'm a huge Renée Zellweger fan."
Rooney on her crush growing up: "Thom Yorke."
Jennifer on her childhood crush: "When I was little, like '90s era, I had such a big crush on Justin Timberlake from *NSYNC that I almost threw up."
Mia on someone she'd like to work with: "I just saw We Need to Talk About Kevin, and I'm a huge fan of
Tilda Swinton, and I'm hopefully going to work with her next year. She's one of my favorites. And that movie was probably one of my favorites of the year."

Kate Hudson Opens Up About "Tempting Fate" For a Pregnancy With Matthew Bellamy

Allie Merriam — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:38:35 PDT

Kate Hudson scored the May cover of InStyle and in an accompanying interview chats all about her new movie, Something Borrowed, and the new phase of life she's entering. She spoke candidly about meeting her boyfriend, Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy, and how they weren't entirely trying to avoid having a baby. The actress is already mom to 7-year-old Ryder Robinson, and she seems to be loving being pregnant - there have been plenty of Kate Hudson bikini moments over the last few months! Kate had this to say about Matthew and the pregnancy:

On first meeting Matthew: "[I was] watching Radiohead's Thom Yorke with a guy I knew from high school, who introduced me to Matthew. We realized we had met a few years earlier, in Australia. Then I got distracted and said, 'I've got to find my friends; I don't know where they went.' He just looked at me and said, 'Come on, I'll take care of you.' That's when I went, 'Wait a minute, who are you?'"
On starting to date Matthew: "In the beginning I felt like, OK, this is going to be heavy. Am I prepared for this? Because it had been a while, and I wasn't looking for that. But I just couldn't stay away. I wanted to talk to him and be with him all the time. On our first dates, we would take long walks and talk the entire day."
On sort of planning for the baby: "Well, it wasn't like we didn't know what we were doing. There were no ovulation kits involved. We were tempting fate, and it worked. . . . I didn't think I was going to have another kid until I was maybe 33 – that was in the back of my mind before I met Matthew. But we were so in love when it happened, it was just so exciting for both of us."