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It's all true. You saw it in the header. We are just obsessed with Band Of Skulls over here. Here's why: the Southampton U.K. rockers sound kinda like Blondie having a threesome with Flea and Tony Kiedis (no offense, Chad Smith and John Frusciante) in a White Stripes mosh pit. Whoa. Gross! Sorry! But no, for real, it sounds exactly like that, minus weird kissing noises.

Also heavily present in this snarling Brit rock snakepit is the steel-gargling spirit of Jimi Hendrix, adding a witchy wobble to the sunburnt Jack White guitar crunch. Or wait, do we owe that witchiness to Ms. Emma Richardson, whose throaty vocals make it easy to forget that she's holding the whole ramshackle rock show together on bass? In other words, holy s*** does she wail.

Can we also blame Emma for the album title, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey? Going only by the sound of her voice, I wouldn't be surprised if she was all four. Either way, that title tells me unequivocally that Band Of Skulls are some freewheeling badass joker punks. Right? These freaks are definitely in on Pete Doherty's mission to revive the careless f***-all attitude that Brit-rock lost when Oasis got "better than The Beatles." Listen. Get infected. Band Of Skulls.

For our latest installment of "Buzzworthy Twitters With," let's say twhello (AH-GAIN) to Diddy! Yes, we know that we just Twittered with Diddy, but this stuff is waaaay too good to ignore. Also, Diddy has changed his name yet again and would now like to be referred to as P Twitty.

Diddy's Tweets are in bold (and, increasingly, ALL CAPS), and our responses are in italics. We'd also like you to note that the timestamps for most of these are verrrry late at night. OK, buckle up because it's gonna be a srsly bumpy ride!

I love yall!!! I want to dedicate this to yall: http://tiny.cc/VgIF1 !!!!!   1:02 AM Mar 15th from web
Awww... we love you too, Diddy! Sneaking in a Beatles song like that was so sweet!

Fyi I'm not drunk or high this is just how I feel rt now!!! So let's go!!! lol   1:14 AM Mar 15th from TwitterBerry
Uh, we didn't think you were drunk or high. But, uhm, not to push the issue or anything, but sometimes when people ARE high they get paranoid. And you seem kinda paranoid right now. But whatevs. If you SAY you're not high, then we t-o-t-a-l-l-y believe you. Diddy is DEFINITELY NOT HIGH.

Life is what you make it!!!! Don't stop!!!   1:30 AM Mar 15th from TwitterBerry
Hells yeah! (And also: Don't stop what???)

Thanks for the Support and Love Energy People!!! HIT @jayelectronica with more electricity directly to his cell!!!! 1-504-377-5928 LETS GO!!   3:00 AM Mar 15th from web
What if @jayelectronica (rapper/ producer/ Erykah Badu's dude) wasn't up for all 195,000+ Diddy followers hittin' him up on his cell like that... even for the promise of "more electricity."

Can you feel it?!?! I can feel it!!! If you wanna feel it click here: http://tinyurl.com/2n8fz5 !!!!!!   3:44 AM Mar 15th from web
Jackson Five, FTW!

If I never came would you miss me??????? Would you miss me???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   5:54 AM Mar 15th from TwitterBerry
Hmm. How do we answer that... WHERE ARE YOU, DIDDY?

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IF WE DANCE MORE PEOPLE! LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://tinyurl.com/394q8z about 16 hours ago from web
We love your enthusiasm, Diddy...but true confessions: this video makes me a leetle bit uncomfortable.

SPREAD THE WORD PEOPLE!!!!!! WE DANCIN TONIGHT!!!!! IM HAVIN A WELCOME HOME PARTY!!! LETS GO!!!   about 16 hours ago from TweetDeck
U should TOTALLY have a VIP Twitter party, P Twitty! That would RUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And we would DANNNNNNCCCCEEE! ALLLLLL NIIIIIIGHT LOOOOOOONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!

YALL TIRED YET???????   about 15 hours ago from TweetDeck
Um, quite frankly, I don't think I've ever been this tired in my life.

Well, that was exhausting. I almost wish Diddy would go back to having tantric sex like last week...

See you round the Twitterverse!

+ 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)

The Jonas Brothers are a phenomenon, not unlike The Beatles were back in the 1960s. We've heard it before, and where ever there is someone who remembers, they will point it out. Don't sweat it, Dad! We love you, The Beatles and the Jonas clan, too!

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