We admit it -- we have a massive pop culture obsession, a raging reality tv addiction and an incurable love of terrible movies (Fact: We own The Prince and I on DVD.) But that doesn't mean we don't also like to get serious from time to time, especially when something -- like, say, next week's presidential election -- is weighing on our minds.

And since we sneakily like talking politics almost as much as we like watching reruns of My Super Sweet Sixteen, you'd better believe we're gonna be hitting up the Pre-Election Buzz Party at Virtual MTV. So join us (along with politically-active music artists like Locksley and Murs) to talk policy, snag some sweet campaign swag and, of course, to critique John McCain's performance on this weekend's SNL.

The action starts the day before Election day -- i.e. Monday, November 3rd -- so help us get the party started by logging onto Virtual MTV and joining the debate! We hope to (virtually) see you there!

+ Miley Cyrus really, really, really wants her driver's license. But first, she'll need to learn how to parallel park. And, more importantly, to ace her (mandatory) DMV photo sesh. "I don't really want to go get my picture taken," admits the red carpet veteran. "It's, like, really hard to pick out your outfit." (MTV News)

+ Elvis Presley may have left the building --  but he hasn't gone too far. Last year the no-longer-living legend still managed to rake in a whopping $52 million. Which, incidentally, is approximately $10 million more than Madonna OR Justin Timberlake. (CMT)

+ And speaking of Madonna, did she and A-Rod really have a supa secret rendez-vous at Jerry Seinfeld's Hampton McMansion? And if so, why weren't we invited?? (Usmagazine.com)

+ Apparently, Jennifer Aniston is angry at Pink for yelling at John Mayer for dating stupid women. Or something. (Showbiz Spy)

+ Amy Winehouse is officially out of the hospital -- and back to leading a life of healthy livin'. Well, you know, sort of. (E! Online)

+ FYI, that wasn't Beyonce who jumped on stage, flashed her giant rock and danced to "Single Ladies" during Jay-Z's set the other night. It was her imaginary alter-ego, Sasha. Phew, glad we cleared that up! (EurWEB)

+ 16-year-old Disney phenom Selena Gomez to star in two major motion pictures that will be produced by...Selena Gomez's brand new production company. (Hollyscoop)

+ 50 Cent says the inspiration for his new video, "Get Up" came from Will Smith's apocalyptic thriller, I Am Legend. (MTV News)

OK, I just got back from the interview a little bit ago, and this was by far my favorite of the three times I've talked to Tokio Hotel: the guys were super relaxed, their English is better than ever (the only words that needed translating from German to English were the words for "cockroach" and "sleeping bag" and maybe a few others obscure terms), making it even easier for them to answer a handful of your bazillion questions. And eat even more candy -- I too brought them some of my all-time favorite Halloween candy, as you don't show up to a Tokio Hotel interview on Halloween without treats! It's simply not done! And I'm sorry, but Skittles are from amateurs. I'm kind of a candy pro.

Anyway, I've got about a half-hour's worth of tape to get encoded for you guys, but I wanted to post a few highlights to make your sugary weekend even sweeter.

Many of your questions were about Bill's new tattoo and the Miley Cyrus collabo rumors, so here's the transcript of both questions to set the record straight.

Check out their answers below, and check back for the video interview next week for lots of Bill, Tom, Georg, Gustav, rats real and fake, cockroaches, and a even a brief tangent about Jessica Alba and her childrearing skills!

Buzzworthy: Bill, everyone wants to know what's up with your new tattoo? Can you show it to us?

Bill: I can’t show the tattoo because it’s very huge, and I have to take off all my clothes, but I can say I have German words. But I don’t wanna tell the story about. Maybe a little bit later. But it’s a huge tattoo, and... I don’t know. I think I was at the tattoo studio for four hours. (In Germany.) And it hurts a lot.

Tom: And in German it means ‘Tom is my idol.’

Buzzworthy: Lots of fans are talking about the rumor that you're going to be collaborating Miley Cyrus. Is that true?

Tom: Yeah we heard that. It’s not true.

Bill: Yeah no. Nothing is planned. We just met her at the VMAs, and she’s very cool, but no. There's no duet or something planned.

Whoever said "love is never having to say you're sorry" has clearly never, ever been in a relationship. In reality, love is saying you're sorry even when you're really not. And, more importantly, love is trust, openness and the willingness to dress up in a dumb Halloween costume (like Famous Amos' long-lost mistress or, um, a sexy firefighter) because your significant other asked you to.

And speaking of love, costumes, and relationships, check out these pics of Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon (a.ka. the milk to Mariah's choccy chip cookies) at their pre-Halloween costume bash last night. By the looks of things, these two are head over heels!... Which sort of explains why the name of Mariah's new music video is "I Stay in Love." And why the whole thing's directed by... Nick Cannon.

Watch Gustav, Georg, and the brothers Kaulitz discover the sweet joys of Sweet Tarts, Warheads, Twix (PERFECT for twins!), Pixy Stix and some other kind of candy that Tom suggested might fit well inside one's poop chute. Watch the video below, and get the rest of the story here.

And, um, on that note, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I'm off to go interview Tokio Hotel!

We've been a little in love with the Plain White T's ever since we heard their song "Hey There Delilah," which -- in addition to being insanely romantic just happens to be about this chick we kinda, sorta, vaguely knew from college. (OK, fine, not us personally, but our old roomie's younger sister, like, totally ran track with her.)

Anyhow, we've always kinda wondered what it would it be like to have the T's lead singer, Tom Higgenson, write a special something just for us. AND NOW WE FINALLY KNOW! True, it's not the epic declaration of love we dreamed of so much as Tom's thoughts on scary movies -- and, okay, technically it was actually addressed to you guys -- but the way we see it, we're officially one step closer to becoming the future Mrs. Higgenson. (Admittedly, one very, very tiny step.)

Anyhow, if you like Halloween, horror flicks and/or getting personal letters from Tom, read on to find out what the PWT frontman's been doing to get psyched up for the spookiest day of the year.

In the spirit of Halloween, I'm trying to watch a different scary movie every night this week. Last night I watched The Strangers (with Liv Tyler) and it scared the crap out of me! It was sooooo good! To anyone who likes horror flicks, I would definitely recommend this one. Very brutal.

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I'm sure you have many many questions for Tokio Hotel, and if I were to ask 84% of them, I wouldn't have a desk to go back to after I interview them tomorrow... now go back and reread that... Right!... YES! I KNOW! I'm gonna be interviewing Tokio Hotel tomorrow at an undisclosed location (I mean, you know it's happening in New York City, but New York's a pretty big place for 22 square miles).

But if you leave a question in the comments, I'll do my absolute most bestest to try and ask it tomorrow in the time I have with the guys.

Questions of a sexual nature will not be asked, obvz, and questions about Bill's hair are maybe just a LEEEEEEETTLE boring at this point, so make 'em count!

If you live in New York you're probably screaming your brains out at Roseland right now -- hope to see some of you there! If not, hope you're enjoying your Halloween candy of choice (non-U.S. Tokio fans, your Stateside friends better have sent you some candy care packages complete with Skittles, of course), and please to enjoy my quickie Tokio Hotel interview from the parking lot of the Paramount studios in L.A. the night before the 2008 VMAs.

Apparently, no one ever told The Cab that you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. 'Cause in their new video, "Bounce," the guys appear to taking a cue from Diddy and throwing a party where the first rule is "You Must Create An Entire Outfit Consisting Of All-White Clothing And Accessories," and the second rule is "Thou Shalt Not Spill." (Kidding!)

Actually, given that the drinks at this artsy-fahtsy shindig appear to be nothing more than martini glasses filled with acrylic paint, we spent pretty much the entire video waiting for someone (anyone!) to STOP THE MADNESS and start accidentally-on-purpose spilling those Crayola-colored cocktails.

Unfortunately, it takes about 3 minutes before Planet Clorox Bleach devolves into technicolor, we had plenty of time to reflect. And we came up with these four all-important conclusions:

1: Alex DeLeon's voice is much, much better than ours
2: We kinda hate everyone (except The Cab!) at this party. Especially that creepy/older Andy Warhol lookalike.
3: Omigod, WAIT A SECOND -- that's not Andy Warhol...it's Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump!
4: Yeah, we still don't get it.

Sadly, the first point appears to be a lost cause (Confession: We will never, ever be good at karaoke) but we're apparently not alone in thinking Stump's Warhol getup is kinda random. Because, by the end of the video -- SPOILER ALERT! -- the FOB gets totally slathered in paint, presumably by someone who, like, did NOT get what that whole Campbell's Soup Can thing was all about.

Sheezeey, when did everyone become a critic?

+ For more Cab goodness, check out their latest tour diary for a behind-the-scenes look at life on the Rock Band Live tour. (Bonus: You'll get to see Alex DeLeon perform "Bounce" in between victory dances. Eeeeee!)

It's not easy to compete with Madonna and Justin ripping each other's bodies apart -- literally -- on their quest to save us all (from what, though, I'm not sure) in "4 Minutes" -- which came in at #2 on today's TRL Top Collaborations countdown -- or Madonna and Britney almost-but-not-quite making out in "Me Against the Music," which made a respectable #5. But four scantily clad ladies dressed like a tramped-n-revamped version of Cirque du Sluttay -- plus Missy Elliott -- managed to edge out Madge, Brit and Justin and make history too.

Mya, Christina Aguilera -- lookin' like the bride of Frankenstein's trashier step sister, Lil' Kim -- looking surprisingly more sophisticated than usual -- and Pink, looking like the hottest ringleader evar stole the show away from the Moulin Rouge!, the movie, in 2001 when their remake of "Lady Marmalade" (LaBelle originally recorded it back in 1974) became the second song in chart history to hit number one without being released as a commercial single.

But less boring history, more grunting, gyrating, and singing about brothels.

Watch "Lady Marmalade," and check out the rest of TRL's top video collabos here.

+ Pete Wentz has much to say about hottie Brit "footballer" David Beckham! But here's our fave line: "Very few people can pull off wearing a suit and wear football shorts. He can do both. I’m pro David Beckham. He’s a good looking guy." (Showbiz Spy)

+ Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wentz can't wait to give birth to their little bundle of joy. "[Ashlee] wants to have it because it's, like, a struggle to go up and down the stairs," remarked the doting daddy-to-be. (Usmagazine.com)

+ And speaking of the circle of life, Lil Wayne helped to deliver his baby son ("I held the left leg the whole time!") then shared a few words of thoughtful reflection. "It was nasty, very nasty, but it was wonderful," said Weezy. "He’s the best thing to ever happen to me, next to my daughter." Phew, good save! (MTV News)

+ Say hello to Gwen Stefani's new offspring! He's gorgeous, obvs, just like his big bro, Kingston and, oh yeah, his parents. (PopSugar)

+ Why did the Beatles agree to sell their soul -- we mean their music -- to "Rock Band?" Allow us to explain! (Best Week Ever)

+ Lance Bass might be 100% gay, but that still doesn't change the fact that we're 100% head-over-heels in love with him. (E! Online)

+ The Grateful Dead prove they can keep right on truckin' into the next millennium. (Rolling Stone)

+ Former American Idol contestant Josiah Leming is learning that you can check into AI -- but you can never leave. (MTV News)