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Hey, I just got back from my weekly meeting where me and a bunch of people re-enact the part in 300 where we all holler, "SPARTA!" But instead of hollering "SPARTA" we scream "WEEZER," because, Spartans, Raditude is coming.

Weezer's 7th platter is due on November 3rd and will apparently feature a Lil Wayne/Jermain Dupri collabo called "Can't Stop Partying." Your mind...it is blown.

Before all that we get this: the first video, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To." And before we really get to that, we get a teaser vid. Looks some more retro hotness; this time the boys are doing the darkside of the 50's (as opposed to the happy-go-Happy-Days of "Buddy Holly"). Stay tuned for the full video, coming soon.

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Tags Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, video, Weezer

The leaves are leaving the trees and the kids are back in school. It's starting to look like Woodie weather out there, no?

MTVU's annual award show--held this year on December 4th--honors those artists who put it down on college campuses everywhere; celebrating the music the kids listen to while studying to become the future leaders of America, etc. And the best part about this show? You can vote to determine who wins!

This year features a really healthy crop of artists. Let's take a gander at some of the categories and nominees, shall we?

For the Woodie of the Year Award, for the artist who made the biggest splash on college campuses this year, we've got Asher Roth, Kings Of Leon, Drake, Silversun Pickups and MGMT.

In the category of Breaking Woodie, which honors up and coming artists who have made headway with the kids, the nominees are Grizzly Bear, Never Shout Never, Wale, La Roux, Friendly Fires and Passion Pit.

Probably my favorite category, Left Field Woodie, which features artists who defy classification, features nominees like Amanda Blank, Major Lazer, Janelle Monae and P.O.S.

You can also vote in the categories Performing Woodie, Good Woodie and College Radio Woodie, BMOC Woodie and Best Video Woodie.

Tags Amanda Blank, Asher Roth, Drake, Friendly Fires, Janelle Monae, Kings of Leon, La Roux, Major Lazer, MGMT, mtvU-Woodie-Awards, P.O.S., Passion Pit, Silversun Pickups, Wale, Woodies

Paramore got the went under the microscope of none other than Dr. Alexa Chung (who received her PhD from Oxford in Interviewing Technique) recently.

Paramore discuss the state of daycare on this past summer's No Doubt tour (which they opened), and long for the protective earphones worn by the tykes who accompanied Gwen and the Gang. Other highlights:

- Hayley doesn't shower enough.

- Hayley seems noncommittal about "Party In The U.S.A."

- The boys in the band all wear the same shoes.

- Hayley writes lyrics in her PJ's.

The band goes on to chat about their Brand New Eyes album and generally display the unassuming cuteness and likability that makes us all love them to death.

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Tags Alexa Chung, It's On With Alexa Chung, Paramore, video

We already hit up Holy Ghost! in an episode of "The 5" a little while back, but this condensed, "150 Words Or Less" chat has plenty of info on these NYC dance mavens.

Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser talk about getting together a couple of years ago and making a name for themselves crafting remixes for the likes of Moby, Cut Copy and Kings of Leon.

They also talk about the "futuristic, retro disco" of their newish single, "I Will Come Back," and the rigors of DJ'ing most nights out of the year.

Check out the interview as well as the video for "I Will Come Back" below.

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Tags Cut Copy, Holy Ghost!, Kings of Leon, Moby, The 5, video

Jason Derulo will be taking his widescreen R&B tracks like "Whatcha Say" on the road with Lady Gaga in December and January. So that leaves him plenty of time to soak up the sights and sounds of Halloween in advance.

In this episode of "Halloween Horrors," Derulo recalls some Fright Night's of yesteryear. Now, one of Derulo's favorite Halloween memories is apparently the time he, "egged one of my enemies' cars." Now, this is just my opinion, but do you really have enemies when you're young? That seems a bit severe.

Mom: "How was your day, Timmy?"

Kid: "Oh, just dealing with my enemies."

In other Halloween news, Jason once usually was forced into a the D.I.Y. realm when it came to costumes; going one year as Pillow Case Man. Also, he's on "Team Liquorice Sucks" with We The Kings.

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Tags Halloween Horrors, Jason DeRulo, Lady Gaga, video

Any day Paramore's on MTV is a good day. So today was a GREAT day with all of Paramore on Alexa's couch, along with a sorta-shy Shakira and a nod to Kurt Cobain on Alexa's tee. Here's what Alexa wore today on It's On With Alexa Chung.

+ Kurt Cobain T-Shirt: Rodarte for Opening Ceremony
+ Leggings: Bird By Juicy Couture
+ Shoes: Sonia Rykiel
+ Necklace: Iosselliani

Artist Rebekah Miles created this hand-drawn Kurt Cobain shirt for Rodarte. Get it for $70 at opening ceremony.us. (And check out an amazing remastered version of Nirvana's "About A Girl.")

And get the Shepard Fairey-designed t-shirt Alexa wore at the end of today's show at Karmaloop.com. It's $24, and it's a design and charity collaboration between Karmaloop and MTV's Staying Alive Foundation. Forty percent of the proceeds go towards The Staying Alive Foundation -- Travis McCoy is the foundation's ambassador -- to fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Tags Alexa Chung, Buzzworthy Style Files, It's On With Alexa Chung, Paramore

Yesterday, Tokio Hotel met a runaway evil robot, and we learned that there is no Tokio Hotel sex tape, possibly to the chagrin of you bawdier fans out there.

In today's exclusive Buzzworthy Blog interview clip, I ask Bill Kaulitz about his ever-changing, always-glam style and what inspires all of his interesting iterations. Coyly, Bill expressed that no one but the man in the mirror and that Kaulitz inner voice matters when it comes to his often-imitated -- yet ultimately his own -- chameleon-like characteristics.

Plus, will Georg EVER cut his hair?

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Tags Bill Kaulitz, Buzzworthy Style Files, Georg Listing, Tokio Hotel, video

(Photo Credit: Brian Appio)

Skillet has been all over radar here at Buzzworthy HQ. We wrote up their (literally) breakout video -- the escape-themed "Monster" -- for being awesome a couple of weeks ago. Then we followed up by asking them to tell us "The 5" things we didn't know about them. And they complied. Now, we get these stunning Skillet photos to ponder. It's an embarrassment of MTV Skillet-related riches.

Check out these exclusive MTV of John Cooper and his gang of hard-rocking monsters. Skillet's album, Awake, is in stores now, and their Awake & Alive tour. Check for dates at their Myspace.

+ Check out the entire set of Skillet's exclusive MTV photos here

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(Credit: Alexei Hay, Details)

No, straight girls, it's not "Time for Miracles." Adam Lambert didn't wake up straight this morning. He's just messing around with a naked lady in his steamy hetero (???) shoot for the November 2009 issue of Details magazine. In the Lambert-tastic issue, Adam discusses coming out, and getting depressed in 2006, after the end of his first relationship in 2006.

"I got out of my first relationship, and I was kinda downward–spirally," he says. "I was destructive... just numbing myself out." He started partying at nightclubs like Hyde and sleeping around a bit—or as he describes it, "being a slutbag." He was also drinking, "smoking a s**t ton of weed," and doing coke. "It was everywhere," he says. "And I'm not gonna lie, I had some fun, but it's never worth it the next couple of days physically."

The totally honest Adam Lambert is the Adam Lambert I absolutely love. And I love that he's not afraid of his power over hopelessly obsessed women who could care less if he's gay. But is his very George Michael-in-"Father Figure" (um, ahem) girl-focused Details photo shoot a subtle backpedaling into the closet?

Obviously he's role-playing, and clearly there's FAR more to Adam Lambert than his sexuality (that talent! THE HAIR! and, seriously, the nice-guy factor), but why can't we just Adam Lambert be gay? What's up with the chicks when we all know Adam Lambert's into, well... something that isn't that girl...

Check out more photos of Adam Lambert in Details after the jump. And what's your take on Adam's Details photos?

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When LIGHTS isn't out saving worlds in her animated comic Audio Quest or making bubbling electronic pop (see check out the recently released The Listening), she's just a regular ol' gal with regular ol' likes and dislikes.

In this edition of "Halloween Horrors," LIGHTS talks about coming to Halloween later in life, her favorite scary movie (a battle between The Shining and the Evil Dead franchise) and conquering her fear of spiders by getting a pet tarantula, naming it Lance, and giving it a Twitter account. Be sure to check out Audio Quest, and perhaps more importantly, follow Tarantulance!

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Tags Halloween Horrors, Lights, video