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Link Time - The Social Network Trailer Gets a Facelift

BuzzSugar — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:05:39 PDT

Check out the second trailer for The Social Network - Cinematical
Denzel Washington is in talks to star in Safe House - Vulture
Wilco is starting its own record label - Pitchfork
AMC may save Law & Order - TV Squad
A live-action version of The Little Mermaid is in the works - Moviefone
Adam Brody looks adorable on the set of Scream 4 - PopSugar
Watch Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert reunite on The Colbert Report - TV.com
Will you see the special edition of Avatar (now with new footage)? - PopWatch

BuzzSugar's 20 Favorite Albums of the Decade

BuzzSugar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:30:30 PST

It's the end of the aughts, so I'm baring my entertainment-loving soul to you - first, I revealed my favorite movies of the decade, then my TV show picks, and now it's time for the aural revelation. What albums was I addicted to from 2000 to the end of 2009? Check out my slideshow to see my favorite music of the last 10 years.

Buzz-Worthy Video: Beck, Feist, Wilco Performing Together

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:46 PST

Guaranteed way to make me drop everything I'm doing and press play: tell me that Beck, Feist, and Wilco are collaborating. It's true; Beck recruited the folk chanteuse, the rock band, and British singer Jamie Lidell to join him to perform a tribute to '60s musician Skip Spence.

Their cover of Spence's song, "Little Hands," was recorded in the famous Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood in ultrahip black and white. The song is beautiful, but I'm still just beaming to see some of my favorite artists in one room together (including Jeff Tweedy's son Spencer on drums!). And Beck, you're rocking that devil's haircut.

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What to Download: New Music Today

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:30:39 PDT

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download.

Wilco reintroduction: I've already checked out Wilco: The Album (check out my track-by-track review here), and now it's officially out and ready for you to download! It's more spunky rock than it is country-ish, and overall it's a well-rounded and satisfying album. Check out the tracks "Wilco" and "You and I" to get started.

A little EP is better than nuffin: It feels like it's been forever since Austin indie band Spoon released its stunning 2007 album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. I have no idea when this group will release another full album, but at least we get a fun EP today! The first track, "Got Nuffin," is hard-driving with an interesting guitar solo. The other two tracks, "Tweakers" and "Stroke Their Brains," are more experimental but well worth the download.

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read more. Kind of a flashback: First of all, doesn't that look like Michael Cera on the cover? I never would have expected a resemblance between Cera and Rob Thomas, but there you have it. Anyway - when I listen to Thomas's music, it takes me back to the '90s, when artists like Goo Goo Dolls ruled the radio and The Real World was in San Francisco. Get a load of "Real World '09" and "Her Diamonds" for a journey back in time.

Album Review: Wilco (The Album)

BuzzSugar — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:30:35 PDT

I'm not a Wilco connoisseur, exactly, in that I don't know every song by heart or every nuance of the variations in their discography, but I do own many of the band's albums and I am seriously stoked to see a whole new one emerge from them, titled simply Wilco (The Album). The album is streaming in its entirety right now (you can take a spin through it here), so I took a little listen.

Just like the funny/cute cover, many of the songs have a spirit of playfulness to them, even as many of the lyrics remain typically sad or ominous. It's more spunky rock than it is country-ish, as some previous albums have been, and overall it's a really well-rounded and satisfying album. Wilco fans will probably be pleased to hear some familiar sounds, but the music is still imaginative and interesting enough to hook new listeners. I'm digging it. For more of my thoughts on the individual tracks,

read more. "Wilco (The Song)" - Appropriately, "The Song" with the same name as "the band" is quintessentially Wilco-y. It's got a great beat, wail-y guitars, a fun melody - I can easily imagine this making it onto Summer mixes, played loudly while driving around with the windows down. "Deeper Down" - This one has something of an Andrew Bird quality to it, with the unusual sounds of a whimsical, other-worldly realm. It's a lovely, surprising tune that feels like the soft soundtrack to a forest journey scene in a movie. "One Wing" - Compared to the first two, "One Wing" seems almost sparse and simple with its drums/guitar/vocals combo. I love that the drums are featured alone in the beginning; later the song picks up steam with the repetition of some sad lyrics: "One wing will never, ever fly, dear, neither yours nor mine/ I fear we can only wave goodbye." I like this song, but if I were in a down mood it might just push me over the edge. "Bull Black Nova" - Using cool staccato piano sounds and a drumbeat that chugs steadily along, this song has some dramatic flair and a feeling of forward motion that keeps my attention. It's a little long and rambly but still solid, distinctly Wilco stuff. "You and I" - With the addition of Feist's pretty voice, "You and I" is a soft little relationship song that's most notable for the vocal duet which, despite lyrics asserting that "You and I might be strangers/ however close we get/ sometimes it's like we never met," lends a delicate intimacy to an otherwise fairly ordinary tune. "You Never Know" - Playful piano, a tune and backup vocals that remind me of some other time period in music history, a catchy chorus - I think this song will rock when played live, everyone bopping about and singing along. "Country Disappeared" - Soft and dark, the bittersweet "Country Disappeared" seems like something the band would play in a smoky bar to a small audience in the wee hours of the morning. It's pretty and a little mournful. "Solitaire" - With light, folky guitar strumming and gentle vocals, this tune is like taking a quiet break in the middle of the album, and I appreciate the change of pace. The lyrics connote, of course, solitariness, but there's a hopeful sound to the song itself. "I'll Fight" - There's a country twang lingering in the background of this dramatic and ominous-sounding song, giving a homey feeling to the stubborn, assertive lyrics: "I'll fight, I'll fight, I'll fight, I'll fight for you, I will, I will, I will/ I'll kill, I'll kill, I'll kill, I'll kill for you I will." It's a great song; I especially enjoy the use of the organ. "Sonny Feeling" - The second-to-last track picks things up again with a real toe-tappin' rock tune. By this point I'm just marveling at how different each of these songs sounds, from track to track. And for some reason this song makes me want to buy a pickup truck. "Everlasting Everything" - Like some of the band's previous tunes, this one goes back and forth, starting out soft and tender and then building to a crescendo of sound and emotion, then easing back down to soft again. I like this one as a last song, especially the final, dreamy moments.

Buzz News Roundup, 9/19

BuzzSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:35:47 PDT

Aww, more Vaughn-Favreau goodness: Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love are set to star together in the comedy Couples Retreat. - ComingSoon
New albums are on the way from Wilco and from Weezer. - Billboard
Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones will play Stella's ex on How I Met Your Mother. - TV Guide
Guess who's the latest name rumored to be playing Dr. Watson to Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's film: Jude Law. - Variety
Wade Allain Marcus will play "a hipster photographer" on Gossip Girl. - Hollywood Reporter
David Duchovny, Demi Moore and Amber Heard will play a perfect family in the drama The Joneses. - ComingSoon
Get your glasses ready: Chuck is planning a 3-D episode to air the day after the Super Bowl. - Chicago Tribune
Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington will star in the romantic drama Last Night. - Variety

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Ellen Page & Wilco: Texting Machines

GeekSugar — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:05:36 PST

Dear SNL, I love you. Love, geeksugar.

Not only did SNL bring back ultimate geeky girl Tina Fey for their first show back from the strike, tonight's host is going to be Ellen Page (whose Juno hamburger phone was a big winner in Oscar Season), along with Wii-lovers and all-around bada**es Wilco. Either SNL is a huge geeksugar fan and trying to seduce me with this promo, or they just got the memo that Ellen Page = young, and young people = texting.

Link Time! 11/6

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:32:21 PST

TV Squad mulls the news that ER could get one more season.
Forget voicing Beowulf, Ray Winstone wants to talk Indiana Jones 4 over on the MTV Movies Blog.
Popwatch decides Prison Break is "going nowhere slowly." On the other hand, TV with MeeVee thinks the show could teach 24 a few lessons.
Pretty Much Amazing rounds up the Arcade Fire's covers of Springsteen, the Smiths, and Clinic.
TV Filter has some suggestions for the fourth season of Weeds.
Head over to AquariumDrunkard for a review of the companion soundtrack to the Bob Dylan movie I'm Not There.
Give Me My Remote wonders: What one TV episode is on your desert island list?
Cinematical has a weird vintage clip of a young Morgan Freeman on the old television show The Electric Company.
Stereogum has a new live video of Wilco playing at Austin City Limits.

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Wilco Hops On the Wii Train With Wiilco Tees

GeekSugar — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:00:25 PDT

I've always loved Wilco, mostly because I have a tremendous soft spot in my heart for moody rocker guys with a little funk, but when I found out that the band is selling Wiilco tee shirts at their concerts I fell a little deeper in love with the fellas. In case you can't tell, the shirts feature Miis - the customizable characters that you can create and use for playing games like Wii sports - that resemble band members Jeff, Glenn, Mikael, John, Pat and Nels. They aren't available on the band's official website yet. Trust me, I would have already bought one.

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Playlist: The Summer Road Trip

BuzzSugar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:30:00 PDT

We're smack-dab in the middle of Summer, and to me, there are few more quintessential Summer vacations than a good old-fashioned road trip. Of course, any good road trip needs a great Playlist, and there is no shortage of songs that pay tribute to motorized wanderlust.

In fact, when I made my trip cross-country several years ago, I asked all of my friends to burn mix CDs so I would have plenty to listen to en route. Of course, that was before these newfangled iPod Playlists, but I've used those original CDs as inspiration for my summer road trip iMix. Clicking the link takes you to a URL that will ask you to launch iTunes, so just click "launch application" in the pop-up window. Since I'm now publishing the BuzzSugar Playlists on iTunes, you can even buy the iMix for your next road trip. Tell me what would be on your road-trip mix, and to see the list of songs on mine,

“The Weight” by The Band
"Ramblin' Man" by The Allman Brothers
"Heavy Metal Drummer" by Wilco
"Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
“Honk if You’re Lonely” by The Silver Jews
“Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel
“Another Travelin’ Song” by Bright Eyes
"Band on the Run" by Wings
“Going Mobile” by The Who
"Float On" by Modest Mouse
"18 Wheels of Love" by the Drive-By Truckers
"Women in Black" by The Roadside Graves

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