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The Buzz On: White Lies

Posted 2/6/09 6:24 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


The same West London scene that gave birth to Lily Allen, The Clash and pretty much everything British in between (not to mention Ealing, the hometown of Pete Townshend of The Who), has spit out another brilliant band of new-wave shoegazers called White Lies.

Formerly called Fear Of Flying, White Lies is made up of Harry McVeigh (vox, guitar), Charles Cave (bass) and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The moody Brits have already been compared to The Killers, Interpol, Editors and others, but they name Talking Heads as their major influence. Despite all that, their nouveau '80s sound evokes adjectives more than it does band names. Adjectives like "spooky," "haunting" and "sinister." Like the soundtrack to a Donnie Darko sequel with vampires in it. And apparently we're not the only ones who think so, because White Lies just popped up on the massive and amazing Coachella schedule. Know what that means? It means start listening to White Lies NOW before you're officially the last to hear of them. Watch the video for "Death" below!

+ White Lies' self-titled major label debut is out March 23 on The Cure's Fiction Records (home of Kate Nash, Snow Patrol and Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

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Got A Question For Soulja Boy (Tell 'Em)?

Posted 2/6/09 5:36 pm EST by in Celebrity, Interviews, Music


Got a question for Soulja Boy Tell 'Em?

Like:

+ Is the name of your latest album, iSouljaBoyTellem, also an iPhone app?

+ Speaking of iPhones, does yours ever get all slop-nasty from all that slobbering and kissing through the phone?

+ Who keeps your brows so impeccably groomed?

+ Does your neck ever hurt from that sick piece? It's gotta weigh, like, five or six pounds, easy.

+ If you had to go up against Ice-T in a wrestling match, which move would you use on him?

+ What ever happened to the customized Soulja Boy glasses you wore to the 2007 VMAs?

+ What ever happened to Hurricane Chris?

Leave your question in the comments below, and I'll ask Soulja Boy Tell 'Em when I interview him this Wednesday, February 11!

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The Buzz On: Model/ Singer/ Intensely Hot Person, Jamie Burke

Posted 2/6/09 4:31 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music


Hotness has never been a prerequisite when it comes to music. Fact: Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix wasn't what many people would conventionally refer to as "a looker," (though he did always look bad-ass), and it wasn't Amy Winehouse's greasy beehive that made us run out and buy her record. 'Course, that doesn't mean we don't have a special soft spot in our hearts for those who combine talent with traffic-stopping good looks.

Allow us to present you with the latest example of hotness + above-average musicality: former underwear model and bona fide hottie, Jamie Burke, who's dated the likes of Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, Sienna Miller and Courtney Love (hey, nobody's perfect) and also moonlights as a rock star. You might remember him as the lead singer of Carte Blanche and Bloody Social -- or, more likely, as the face/nipples from that GIANT billboard on Houston Street -- but these days, he's in a new band called (oddly enough) burke, and one of the featured faces, and voices, of ck one...

Check out this pic of Jamie doing what he does best (although music is a close second!), and watch as he combines his interests in a special shirtless(!) ck one music video called "we are one."

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Buzzworthy Obsession: Mercy Mercedes, 'The Perfect Scene'

Posted 2/6/09 2:51 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


Earlier this week, the announcement that Hilary Duff will star in a remake of film classic Bonnie & Clyde, ruffled a lot of feathers and raised the argument anew that Hollywood is out of original ideas. The incredibly (i.e. accidentally) timely Mercy Mercedes offer an innovative solution in the form of their video for "The Perfect Scene." In it, the North Carolina pop-punkers borrow heavily from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but instead of ripping off the '80s John Hughes classic line for line, they combine it with elements of other movies, like Back To The Future and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Take note, Hollywood! Instead of boring us with a live-action remake of All Dogs Go To Heaven, why not get out of the box with something more along the lines of 10 Things I Hate About The Fact That I Can't Hardly Wait, or The Breakfast Club At Tiffany's? THINK ABOUT IT. Watch Mercy Mercedes now. Look for them on the Bamboozle Road Show with We The Kings, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Cab and many others in a couple months!

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Buzz Bites -- 2/6/2009: Lily Allen Waxes Nostalgic Over Trips To The Sex Clinic

Posted 2/6/09 12:54 pm EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music


+ Sad panther Lily Allen says celebrity has gotten in the way of her everyday life. "There are some things I just can't do any more," she laments. "Like when I've had sex, I can't go to the sexual health clinic... I can't go to a shop to get condoms." At least she's keepin' it clean! (The Mirror - UK)

+ Semi-related side note: the clinically-deprived Allen recently propositioned Simon Cowell via "accidental" text message. (Simon, please see above.) (Scandalist)

+ Hayden Panettiere is reportedly stepping out on boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia with singer Jesse McCartney. Anyone else thinking improvement? (Radar)

+ Zac Efron plays a 40-year-old trapped in a teenager's body for his new flick, 17 Again. So how'd he get into character? "I tried to do a few things that I learned from my dad — things that he thinks are cool but are really dorky." Way to make your old man proud, dude. (MTV News)

+ Da Ringmasters get bounced from ABDC land for being overly circus freaky. (Remote Control)

+ Watch out, Amy Winehouse -- looks like Blake Fielder-Civil's stepping up his divorce game. So far, the ordinarily degenerate druggie has already hired a "top lawyer," compiled "a file of Amy's errors" and contacted "the men Amy’s meant to have slept with." (Perez Hilton)

+ John Mayer admits that he and girlfriend Jennifer Aniston occasionally have "sleepovers" and says her crazy/high-tech pad is like something out of Inspector Gadget. (Usmagazine.com)

+ T-minus two days til T.I. rocks the Grammy stage with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Lookin' forward to (finally!) seeing that "Swagga," Tip! (MTV News)

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Buzzworthy Blogs With Kanye: The Nuclear Energy Post

Posted 2/6/09 11:44 am EST by in Celebrity, Music


Welcome back to Buzzworthy's new series in which we dissect celebrity blogs into delishy little bloggy bites. Here's the latest from our favorite multi-hyphenate, ego-driven, coffee table book-writin' rapper, Kanye West!

His words are in bold (and as per usual, ALL CAPS), ours are in italics. Here we go... I mean... HERE WE GO!!!1!

1.30.09

"THIS IS MY LAST DAY IN PARIS AND IT'S BEEN CRAZY. I'VE MET SO MANY DOPE PEOPLE.
C'est terrible! But we've misssssssed you, Yeez. You're our "American Boy!"

I FEEL SO INSPIRED BY THE TRIP... I'VE BEEN THINKING OF RAPS, BEATS, CLOTHES, VIDEOS, STAGE DESIGNS AND PHILOSOPHIES... I ALWAYS FEEL MY BEST WORK IS MY NEXT WORK... I'VE MADE SOME GOOD CHOICES AND SOME MISTAKES...
Like what???? Where are you, Yeezy?

I'VE BEEN LOVED AND HATED....
Dude we know... WE KNOW!

I'VE BEEN HAILED AND RIDICULED...I'VE BEEN INVITED TO SHOWS AND AS USUAL ASKED NOT TO COME... I'VE BEEN ATTACKED FOR BEING ME... FOR BEING BRIGHT RED IN A GREY WORLD....
At least now you've got the bright red Louis Vuitton sneaks to match.

I AM NUCLEAR ENERGY...
Ohhh kaaay. Wait...whut?

WHEN ENCAPSULATED IN AN IDEA OR BOX LIKE A STAGE OR SHOE DESIGN I CREATE MAGIC... WHEN LEFT FREE SOMETIMES I BURN THINGS... IT'S THE NATURE OF A TRUE ARTIST... I AM NOT PERFECT AND I WILL NEVER BE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT MY WHOLE LIFE AND THAT WAS TO BE "CHRIST LIKE"...
Ladies and gentleman, Jesus does, indeed, walk. And blog.

I'M FINE WITH JUST BEING THE BEST ME! I ACCEPT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY MISTAKES AND LEARN FROM THEM. I WILL NEVER ATTACK NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND THEIR ENERGY...I FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DON'T THINK FOR THEMSELVES BUT MERELY BASE THEIR OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT. LIFE IS A GAME! IF EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I WAS DOING IT THERE WOULD BE NO CHALLENGE THEREFORE NO GAME.
Ok, we don't normally like to play games...*but* if the game is Kanye-centric (and/or "Rock Band"), we might be down.

IT IS THE CRACK IN THE WALL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO SHINE THROUGH... SOOO THANK YOU SENSATIONAL NEWS REPORTERS ...
Thank you, Stephen Colbert!

THANK YOU GOSSIP SITES...
You're wellks!

THANK YOU BARBER SHOPS... THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO THRIVES ON THE DOWNFALL OF OTHERS FOR I WILL NOT FALL!!!
Thank u, India?

YOUR PESSIMISM IS MY POWER... YOUR PRESUMPTIONS LEAD TO MY REDEMPTIONS... I DON'T LIKE THE OBVIOUS... I LIKE THE TENSION... I LIVE FOR THE FIGHT... I AM A SOLDIER OF FREE THOUGHT IN A CLOSED MINDED WORLD AND I AM READY FOR WAR...
DAYOM, dude... make love, not war, Kanye.

I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING SO I AM FEARLESS ...YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE UP AGAINST...I WILL SPARK A GENERATION OF THINKERS WHO WILL QUESTION TRADITIONAL THOUGHT UNTIL THEY FIND THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOMEONE TO PROVE WRONG AS I HAVE DONE FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE... YOU FEEL THE WORLD WILL NEVER CHANGE...YOU FEEL MISERY IS THE ONLY COMPANY...AND I AM HERE TO PROVE YOU ALL WRONG...
We know, we know... "Jesus Walks?"

(I'LL GIVE THE SECRET TO MY DEMISE FOR ALL THAT WISH I WOULD JUST DROP DEAD.... ACCEPTANCE!!... IF YOU COULD FINISH MY SENTENCES THERE WOULD BE NO REASON TO START THEM.)
Wanna know the secret to our demise?: ALL CAPS RANTS (kidding, Yeez!)

THANK YOU PARIS ONCE AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME ACCESS TO THE GREATEST ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS THIS EARTH HAS TO OFFER...THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION BECAUSE GENIUS LOVES COMPANY"
... And, um, blogging.

See ya stateside, Martin Louis Vuitton Don... whatever your name is.

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New Video: Jazmine Sullivan, 'Lions, Tigers And Bears'

Posted 2/5/09 5:55 pm EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Interviews, Music, Videos, VMAs


Everyone has their fears. For some it's heights, for others it's spiders and we can think of at least three otherwise functional adults who STILL can't fall asleep without their nightlight on. So what gives Jazmine Sullivan goosebumps? According to her song, "Lions, Tigers and Bears," it's the thought of a broken heart.

Check out Jazmine's semi-Wizard of Oz inspired new video and watch as the five-time Grammy nominated singer (who's up for Best New Artist!) opens about the scariest thing of all: complete and utter emotional vulnerability. Well, that and getting dumped.

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Go Behind The Scenes Of 'iCarly' With David Archuleta And Miranda Cosgrove!

Posted 2/5/09 5:33 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos, VMAs


It's hard to say who the luckiest person is in these photos -- David "McSweetypants" Archuleta, or iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove.

And for the record, noooooo, we SO don't hate her. We LOVE her and we were being facetious in this post because we were just misdirecting our jealousy that she gets to share her show with David Archuleta this Saturday, February 7th at 8p.m., because, AS YOU PROLLY KNOW, Archie's gonna kick off "Crush Night," and he'll perform "A Little Too Not Over You” (that's ALTNOY to you Angels) AND "Crush" AND star on the "iRocked The Vote" episode of iCarly! (Durz! You knew that!) ULTIMATE CRUSH!

Anyway, check out these Archi-dorbs photos and a new video of Miranda and David. Then GO SET YOUR DVR so you can watch it a zillion and four times.


(Credit: Lisa Rose, Nickelodeon)

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The Buzz On Little Boots

Posted 2/5/09 4:56 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


Last time we spoke, I wondered whether there was room among the neon names of the new pop explosion - the Hannah Montanas - for the wilder likes of Animal Collective. Surprise, surprise, I got no real answers. Only misdirected anger in the comments section and misspelled sarcasm on disillusioned lolcatz culture blog, Hipster Runoff. So I went looking for my own answers and got a resounding YES from British electro-tart, Little Boots (who also just so happens to have turned up in the comments of the Hipster Runoff post!).

Have you listened to Little Boots yet? Her moody dance music, which would be right at home on the Twilight soundtrack, has charmed the media elites and won her coverage in Pitchfork, VICE and The FADER. But! She's also won over the masses with her incessant blogging and her ongoing series of home videos in which she lays around in pajamas and ... just sings songs. In one, she sincerely covers Miley Cyrus and gives this introduction (with typos intact):

"this song is actually amazing..... how can i possibly to it justice...... SEE YOU AGAIN by HANNAH MONTANNA/ MILEY CYRUS..... what kind of genius can write lyrics 'my best friend lesley said she's just being miley'.... think i might as well give up now."

So, is there really any difference between "indie" and "mainstream" anymore? Little Boots says no. It's 2009! It's all just music! Some of it's good, some of it sucks. Like food. And if you can put pickles on a tuna sandwich, there's no reason that R. Kelly, Plain White T's, Panda Bear and Lil Wayne can't occupy the same iPod, much less the same blog. Trust me, you can definitely get down to "My Girls" with "Hey Delilah" in your head. I've done it. I'm maybe doing it now. Anyway, this is getting ridiculous. Listen to Little Boots. What do you think?

+ Download a Little Boots Mixtape

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Lights Diary, Part 3: Blast From The Past

Posted 2/5/09 3:15 pm EST by in Celebrity, Interviews, Music, Videos


We thought we learned a lot about Lights yesterday from seeing her crib. But that was before she busted out the awesome home movies. Turns out Big Lights and Little Lights have an awful lot in common! Or as Lights puts it, "life can change so much, and still nothing changes at all."

Think she's right? Take a stroll down VHS memory lane by checking out Lights' lifelong love of animals, phat rides, paper dolls and (duh!) music. Then, see if you can get her to lend you that amazing, "all about Bigfoot" book. (Sasquatch RULZ, are we right?!)

+ Don't worry -- it's not "Lights out," just yet! Take another look at Lights' fave spidery friend (think Charlotte's Web, not Arachnophobia) and head back to her crib to admire her hand-painted shrine to Wonder Woman.

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