I love the New York Times, but they've been kinda weirding me out lately. Have you seen this paranoid anti-kid campaign they've been running for the past couple of months? Every week a new article pops up warning parents about the unseen dangers associated with Twitter, Facebook (apparently the sites contribute to sleep deprivation?) and -- I wish I was joking -- hugging.
Anyway, confident as I am that Twitter is no more a threat to the youth of America today than the "S" volume of the encyclopedia was 50 years ago, I sorta hope the NY Times doesn't get their hands on this new Millionaires single ... The name of the song is "Just Got Paid, Let's Get Laid," and the video really lives up to its title. What an easy target for the anti-hug brigade!
But there's a whole lot more to this story than three half-naked California girls popping corks and throwing piles of cash around the club. The story of Millionaires is actually pretty incredible (NY Times take note!). The super-abridged version is that one day, sisters Melissa and Allison Green were screwing around on GarageBand with their girl Dani Artaud. The next day they were MySpace superstars. (Their whole story is here!)
Since then, Millionaires have toured the States, played the Bamboozle and shared a stage with Shwayze and 3OH!3. AND! "Just Got Paid, Let's Get Laid" is now the official theme song of MTV's Teen Cribs! At this rate, Millionaires are gonna outgrow their name before the year is out. Watch their "Just Got Paid, Let's Get Laid" video before they become Billionaires.
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On today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung, Alexa Chung kept it casual but cute (kinda like Bradley Cooper) in a smart grey puff-sleeved dress and black gladiator cone heels... Here's more on what Alexa wore!
Wednesday, June 17
+ Dress: Lover
+ Shoes: Alexa's own.
Want Alexa's look? Check out this great grey shirt dress with fun tab sleeves. Get it for $45 from Lulus.com.
Or, check out this simple-yet-sophisticated grey puff-sleeved dress by Beny & Hizzin. It goes with, oh, I don't know... EVERYTHING? And it's $106 at eDressme.com.
Oh, you so need shoes! Black gladiators with a cone heel? Done. These Nine West "Balboa" heels are $89.95 at Zappos.com.
... Or, if you can't hang with the heel but still need some height, try these black gladiator wedges -- they're $49.98 from Aldo.com. See? Still cute!
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Is it just me or does Tom Morello have the same voice as Barack Obama? I had to watch Street Sweeper Social Club's interview twice because the first time I was so distracted by his presidential tone that I pretty much couldn't concentrate on anything he said.
The Rage Against The Machine / Audioslave alumnus is half of Street Sweeper Social Club. His accomplice is Boots Riley of Oakland rap group The Coup. Together they just released their self-titled debut, along with a star-studded video for first single, "100 Little Curses."
Meet Street Sweeper Social Club in this exclusive MTV interview, keep an eye out for "100 Little Curses" (featuring Sopranos star Drea DiMateo and Road Trip star Breckin Meyer), and look for Street Sweeper Social Club on tour this summer with Jane's Addiction and supposed retirees Nine Inch Nails.
+ THIS JUST IN: Before leaving for Harvard, Tom Morello grew up in Chicago with his European mother and Kenyan father. WEIRD!
Tags Audioslave, Barack Obama, Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine, Street Sweeper Social Club, The 5, The Coup, video
The chorus of 3OH!3's manic, pulsating new single, "Starstrukk," goes "L-O-V-E's just another word I never learned to pronounce." Sean and Nat set out to prove that sentiment in their overstimulating orgy of a new video.
The boys are visible only as faces in a pit of writhing bodies. And while there's ample evidence of the nice legs, daisy dukes, tight jeans and double-Ds referenced in the lyrics, there are also ravers, Halloween skeletons, b-boys, middle-aged men and punk chicks gnawing at each other's fishnets, giving new meaning to the phrase, "put your foot in your mouth."
The "Starstrukk" video, shot in reverse, eventually gets around to explaining how 3OH!3 got themselves into such a fleshy mess. But don't get too hung up on explanations. Enjoy the orgy while it lasts.
"Starstrukk" is the second single to be released form 3OH!3's Want album. Watch the video, a frenzied, foot-fetishist's dream, right here.
+ Dated reference point: U2's "Numb" meets the cast of Daria.
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+ Singer Kelis (who is seven months preggers) has filed papers in court to try and squeeze some more money out of her ex-husband Nas. Never mind that she has hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry she could sell. eBay it, gurl! For the children! (Bossip)
+ Brooke Hogan has been talking about her mom a lot lately -- and not in a good way! (E! Online)
+ Debunking all those rumors that she is pregnant, Fergie revealed that she put on 17 pounds for a film role with actress Penelope Cruz. (US Magazine)
+ In what seems like a rude-dude move, Katy Perry (real name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) has sued an Australian designer by the name of Katie Jane Perry. Who do you think has more of a case? (Agent Bedhead)
+ Oh look! There's media darling Lindsay Lohan Tweeting topless pictures of herself. Thanks, Linz! Seeing that just made gayer than I already am, if that were somehow even possible. (Bitten & Bound)
+ Don't go getting your hopes up, Perez Hilton. Adam Lambert is NOT into you! What's that sound? Oh! It's just Perez getting out his claws. (Parade)
Tags Adam Lambert, Brooke Hogan, Fergie, Katy Perry, Kelis, Lindsay Lohan, Nas, Perez Hilton
Saturday night Trent Reznor announced, live from the Bonnaroo stage, that the Nine Inch Nails performance underway would be the band's last. "It just dawned on me that this is our last show ever in the United States," he said. "Don't be sad. I'll keep going. But I think I'm going to lose my mind if I keep doing this."
Does that mean that Nine Inch Nails are gonna be a world band now? Tuvan throat singers? Mariachis? Nueve Inch Nails? Who knows. For now, all we can be sure of, is that Nine Inch Nails are gonna disappear for a while.
To keep you company while they recharge their batteries (and to shame NIN into coming back for more) here's a brand-new video playlist made up of bands who have threatened to call it quits. Eminem, Coldplay, The Roots, Jay-Z, Diddy and more. What a perfect way to finish the day!
Tags Bonnaroo, Coldplay, Diddy, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nine Inch Nails, The Roots, Trent Reznor, video
On his new single "Craigslist," Weird Al Yankovic takes a break from the Top 40 parodies that have made him famous (and "Weird") to pay tribute to rock legends The Doors.
While the music is familiar, and the lyrics are in keeping with Yankovic's usual sarcasm -- this time, he parodies people who sell their junk online -- the song is actually an original.
Yankovic enlisted original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek for the project and did an incredibly good job of replicating the band's vintage sound. If Weird Al ever gets tired of clowning around, he could definitely have a steady gig as a wedding singer.
"Craigslist" is the first single from Weird Al's Internet Leaks EP, a preview of a new album due out sometime next year. Watch the Liam Lynch (Tenacious D, Foo Fighters) -directed video below.
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Ahoy, mateys! On today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung, hostess Alexa took her maiden Tuesday voyage into stripey nautical waters! Here's what Alexa wore!
Tuesday, June 16
+ Navy jumper: A.P.C.
+ Striped shirt: Her own
+ Chunky ring: YSL
+ Espadrille wedges: Her own
True, Alexa was wearing a lot of her own pieces today, but don't cry into ye olde' XXX-marked jug of non-alcoholic pirate juice. Check out these lace-up wedge espadrilles by Dezario. They're just $45 at Endless.com, and they come in black, navy, and red:
Old Navy also has a selection of SUPER-high, ankle-tie jute wedges in lots of cute summery colors. They're $18 - $29.50 at OldNavy.com.
You NEED a striped shirt, don't you? Can't afford that ubiquitous striped Chanel logo tee (in all fairness, Lily Allen had it first!)? Check out these two by Ralph Lauren -- the blue-and-white top is just $29 at Bloomingdales.com, and the cute red-and-white skelly top is $55 at Rugby.com.
Finally, complete the nautical look with a jumper/ romper/ comfy dress whatever you wanna call it. YesStyle.com is like your own personal romper treasure chest.
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Because I have a secret girly-girl side and because I'm nosy by nature, I've asked Lily Allen and Keri Hilson to dump out the contents of their purses in my presence so I could investigate all the cool personal stuff they carry around. Seriously -- WHAT is more fun than rummaging through someone's purse -- in a non-theft-ish way -- and poring over all of their fun and stylish items?
And somehow, it's like Hayley Williams -- one of my favorite girly-but-not-gag-me-girly-but-still-super-cool girls -- KNEW I wanted to know what her makeup stash looked like because she uploaded a photo to Twitter and shared it with me! (Um, and the rest of Twitterverse.)
I spotted some MAC (loves!) and some Urban Decay in there, but I fangirled out when I saw some of my favorite cheap-n-chic nail polish in there -- that mint green nail polish definitely looks like it's LA Girl "Flare" nail polish -- my favorite opaque bright nail polish because it's LOUD and comes in neon and fluorescent shades the colors of Popsicles, which are parfaits for summer (both the colors AND the Popsicles). AND L.A. Girl doesn't test on animals, which means zero guilt when your widdle cute puppy wooks you at you wif his puppy doggie eyes as you paint your nails all Paramore-y.
Want Hayley-inspired nails? Get a three-pack for $9.99 at UrbanOutfitters.com, or pick up individual colors at Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 -- or, as I like to refer to it, "El Siempre" -- or online at Cherryculture.com.
(P.S. -- It looks like the shade Hayley has is "Gleaming.")
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Tags Buzzworthy Style Files, Hayley Williams, Paramore, Twitter
I was right there in the MTV studio with Dallas rappers them GS Boyz when they recorded their installment of "The 5," so let me tell you what you missed. These dudes know how to TALK. It's like they got a choreographer in to teach them how to have a conversation! They finish each other's sentences, all coming in loud on the key words. It's like a spoken three-man-weave.
What they have to say in their new MTV interview is just as dazzling. The main revelation here is that the dudes who cooked up the "Stanky Legg" cook up plenty of non-stanky things, too. "We some chefs behind the kitchen," Yung Slizz says, "We like to bake."
What else do you need to know? Plenty. Find out how the group came to be, and learn all about the evils of swagga jackin' and the virtues of slab ridin', in this exclusive chat with GS Boyz. Plus, keep an eye out for more GS Boyz exclusives, including "Stanky Legg" and "Booty Dew" dance lessons!
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