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Love It or Leave It: Slowed-Down Cover of Britney's "Gimme More"
Back when Alanis Morissette covered Fergie's "My Humps," I thought it was funny. Now Australian pop star Sia has done a cover of Britney's "Gimme More", which comes to us via Underwire, and it actually makes me like the song a little more. Slowed down and made into a sweeter tune, Sia's song is less nightclub and more coffee shop.
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HBO Movie Preview: Grey Gardens
I've never understood how the ridiculously compelling 1975 documentary Grey Gardens ended up as a Broadway musical. (Given, I haven't seen it, but the whole concept seems wrong somehow.) But now that the trailer is out, I'm getting used to — maybe even fond of — the idea of Grey Gardens as an HBO movie starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.
Debuting on April 18, Grey Gardens reinterprets the raw slice-of-life captured so gracefully by the Maysles brothers, the documentarians behind Gimme Shelter.
American Idol Rundown: The Third Group of 12
We've now heard all the singers in American Idol's top 36 sing at least once, and I have to say, I'm not sure this season is blowing me away. A few favorites have emerged, but — maybe it's just because there are so many people — most of the singers seem stuck at the same level of mediocrity. Tuesday's performance from the third group of 12 continued that trend: A couple of performances stood out for being good, several others stood out for being terrible, and the rest was just one big, unwieldy glob.
Spinal Tap Returning to the Studio for More Funny Stuff
Before Flight of the Conchords and The Lonely Island were recording hilarious parody songs, there was Spinal Tap. The spoof metal band headed up the 1984 This is Spinal Tap mockumentary and vaulted into the spotlight with a couple of classic albums, including songs like "Stonehenge" and "Gimme Some Money."
And now, Spinal Tap is back!
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- I never thought I'd get K-Fed and Oprah into the same sentence but I think I just did it.
- The DGA brought a glimmer of hope to a bleak strike landscape but networks are still bracing themselves for the fallout with more reality series. Still, new scripted programing is making its way to the airwaves and we're hanging in there with shows like Cashmere Mafia to ride this out.
- I'm so excited to go to Sundance this year! Check out the festival films I've been highlighting this week.
- You told me the movie you were most likely to see this weekend and I told you neither Cloverfield nor 27 Dresses will disappoint.
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- Meet Lee Pace! You may now know him from such things as the preciously delicious show "Pushing Daisies." Did you watch the "Pie-lette" episode this week?
- The brand-new trailer for the Johnny Depp-Tim Burton-Helena Bonham Carter movie Sweeney Todd is fantastic.
Song of the Day: Lily Allen Covers The Pretenders' "Don't Get Me Wrong"
With Christina Aguilera pregnant, Jessica Simpson divorced, and Britney Spears — well, where to start? — we are in serious need of fresh young starlets. Why Lily Allen isn't soaring to the top of the charts and leading a new trend in female pop singers baffles me.
Music Video: Patti Smith, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Finally, we can understand all the lyrics to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — and while watching a beautifully languid video. It's been more than a month since punk legend Patti Smith released her covers album called Twelve, featuring her take on such songs as "The Boy In the Bubble" by Paul Simon, the Rolling Stones's "Gimme Shelter," Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." But it was worth the wait for this video of Smith's "Teen Spirit" cover, which premiered today on AOL's Spinner.
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