+ Oh holy GOD yes that IS Joe Jonas drip-drying by the pool, after having jumped in fully clothed. Yes. It. Is. (Buzzworthy)

+ It's Friday and we're lookin' great, feelin' great. That's why we're sharing this instrumental version of Britney Spears' next single "Radar," courtesy of someone who seems pretty good at tickling the ivories. (BritneySpears.com)

+ And on that note, don't bother putting that extra mole sauce on your chimichanga, kids. The JoBros have cancelled all their Mexican concert dates due to that pesky piggy flu that keeps rootin' around. (Us Magazine)

+ Buxom country music sweetheart/legend Dolly Parton wants to lend a "set" of helping hands to "perk up" Jessica Simpson's "sagging" career. (Celebitchy)

+ Barenaked Ladies have launched their own Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, much like predecessors Phish and Jerry Garcia. And if ex-lead singer Steven Page had his way, he would have named it "It's All Been Done" -- and then frantically called his dealer. (The Canadian Press)

+ OMG we just got our frosted hair and fire engine-red lipstick in a twist -- Blondie and Pat Benetar going on a U.S. tour this summer?  WHAT?! (The Tripwire)

+ And speaking of uh-mayzing summer tours, Blink-182, Weezer, AND Fall Out Boy are getting together and traipsing cross-country from July to October.  Word on the street is that All-American Rejects may join in the fun, too.  WEEEE! (MTV News)

+ If this rumor is true that Ashlee Simpson is preggo again... we just. cant. (The Blemish)

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 the fashion oblivious out there, put DOWN the Lands' End catalog and PAY attention! Topshop -- the British retail authority on fast, fun, and (basically) affordable fashion, the chain adored by stylish sorts of every tax bracket, the must-shop stop for every fashion-forward American tourist visiting London (including Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Emma Roberts, Jennifer Hudson, and Taylor Momsen, and Christina Aguilera's been rumored to have been in talks to design for the store) heretofore scorned by pouty Americans due to geographic undesirability -- IS FINALLY OPEN IN NEW YORK!

Trust me, those of you who still don't know what I'm talking about, Topshop's Stateside opening is a Very Big Deal. So big that KATE MOSS, who's designed for Topshop, showed up to the opening. Jennifer LOPEZ and Marc Anthony toured the store. The City's Olivia Palermo shopped the shoe section at a VIP shopping event last night. DEBBIE HARRY was there! (DEBBIE HARRY, THE ONE WHO WAS IN BLONDIE!!!) Hopeful shoppers lined up outside the store at the crack of dawn today waiting for Topshop's doors to -- FINALLY! -- swing open to the public. And trend-hungry Americans (myself included) jumped out of their lace-up patent Oxfords over the much-delayed, much-heralded opening of the first-ever American Topshop.

People, Topshop is A RELIGION. A cult of quasi couture -- they take your money, but you hand it over willfully. People at work have stopped me in the BATHROOM to ask me what it's like inside -- colorful, loud, shiny, sparkly, stacked. And the shoes. Holy Lady Gaga, the shoes. Friends who live outside of the city (and friends who live here but fear the swarms of shoppers) have called me the "B" word (no, not "baller" -- the one that rhymes with "itch") because I got a chance to step foot inside the hallowed grounds of glam... And, not to rub it in your face even more (but I will), I was even luckier, because I got to go on a Topshop shopping spree with one of my favorite new artists -- and fearless style icon -- Ida Maria.

If you haven't watched Ida Maria's video, "I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked," catch UP! And if you haven't seen her ignite a stage yet (go for "Oh My God," stay for "Stella"), you NEED to catch her on tour with Glasvegas. But until you pick up the Norwegian glam-rock goddess' new album, Fortress 'Round My Heart, let Ida Maria take you on a tour of New York's favorite new store. Topshop and Ida Maria! Oh my God!

Ever since Lady Gaga busted onto the music scene, heads have been turning, and lavender lipsticks have been reemerging from the crusty depths of makeup drawers. So, grab your glow sticks, mesh halter tops, and Minnie Mouse hair bows... made of hair... and lean in for the top 5 things you can do (right now!) to look more like Lady Gaga (aside from shopping where Lady Gaga herself shops).

5. Embrace the 80's: This is an absolutely key point in your Lady Gaga transformation. If you don't know who Devo, Blondie (really??) and/or A Flock of Seagulls are, or if you've never seen Desperately Seeking Susan, you need to hit up Wikipedia prizonto.

4. Do You Own Makeup, And Do It In The Dark: We kid (kinda). But you will DEF have to expand your makeup palette and start throwing some love toward the fuchsia/ice pink/purple lipstick family. If you don't own any liquid eyeliner, we'd also highly suggest you pick some up... and also mebbe you should practice drawing lightning bolts on your face.

3. Learn To Love Leotards: If you already look good in a leotard, you've srsly got this one in the bag.

2. Sunglasses 24/7:- Do you wear your sunglasses at night? If not, start working on that!

1. Be Christina Aguilera: Because sometimes we can't tell the difference.

That's it, bias! Now, go forth and be GaGa-licious!

+ Mrs. Pete Wentz turns 24 today! Get into the spirit of Ashlee's big day by taking a look back at her dramatic style evolution (from fishnets to maternity wear!) and get nostalgic for the days when she and big sister Jess had matching highlights. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Meanwhile, Mr. Pete Wentz has the deets on Fall Out Boy's new album. Turns out, he'll have a little help from his friends: Lil Wayne and ... Blondie's Debbie Harry? (MTV News)

+ And speaking of Weezy's, he's already hard at work on his next album: Tha Carter IV. (Billboard)

+ Mommy update! Victoria Beckham ditches Jennifer Lopez's playpen in favor of Gwen Stefani's. (EntertainmentWise)

+ Kid Rock may finally be ready to embrace this newfangled technology of digital music. (Rolling Stone)

+ Only one more month until the Wu-Tang Clan documentary (Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan) hits BET! (Reuters)

+ Madonna and A-Rod reaffirm their "just friends" status by meeting for a private dinner at a romantic NYC restaurant. (Scandalist)

+ Chris Brown dishes the dirt on his latest movie role: "I'm the flashy guy that gets the guys in a lot of trouble at the end of the day," Brown says of his character in Bone Deep. "There's a lot of gunfire, a lot of explosions, a lot of earplugs being put in." (MTV News)

Recently, Ethan Kath -- a.k.a. the non-female half of electro pop duo, Crystal Castles -- admitted that he's "really shocked that anyone at all is listening." Meanwhile, we're really shocked it's taken this long for the egotistically-challenged Canadians to start getting mainstream attention. After all, their style (synthesized vocals + Super Mario Brothers) is both relatable and unique. Which could be why "Alice Practice," the accidentally-released vocal practice track that hit the Internets in 2006 and became an overnight MySpace sensation. Now, two years later, they're touring with Nine Inch Nails and debuting their latest sample-heavy single, "Courtship Dating." Why we like it: It's edgy, dark, and encapsulates the three B's: Blondie (think "Heart of Glass"), Bjork and, of course, The Blair Witch Project. It just might inspire you to take your relationship with Crystal Castles to the next level.

We come undone for just about any throwback girl group, the older the better. Veronica Lake 'dos, puffy sleeves, opera gloves, hair rolls, fake moles, overly pale faces and tightly-cinched swing skirts should be the order of the day every day, in our minds. We don't care -- we'll even take the cheesy and cliched retro girl groups. But it's even better when they're neither. So you can imagine the absolute elation we're currently experiencing over the Puppini Sisters, a London trio comprised of Italian-born Marcella Puppini and Brits Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins.

Inspired by the The Triplets of Belleville soundtrack, the three singers combined their shared love of fashion -- Marcella spent time working for punk-rock fashion design doynee Vivienne Westwood -- the glamour of old Hollywood, classic cosmetics (their latest album, The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo is a nod to the iconic Ruby Woo lipstick shade by MAC, favored by The Cure's Robert Smith), and the Andrews Sisters (the group's name references the enormously popular WWII-era close harmony threesome), and the Puppini Sisters were born.

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We just met up with an impossibly tiny, completely exuberant, seriously flawless and ridiculously attitude-free Ashlee Simpson in the MTV photo studio, where we discussed her upcoming album, her tripped-out new video, "Out of My Head (Ay Ya Ya)," Christmas presents both crappy and not-crappy, anxiety dreams and Andy Warhol. Oh yeah. And Pete Wentz. Here's how it went down.

Buzzworthy: You've described your new album as a party album. What are your favorite party songs, getting-ready songs, or "car-dancing" songs?

Ashlee Simpson: Any Blondie song is always good. I love "Heart of Glass." I also love Missing Persons.

BW: Your "Out of My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" video's like a bizarre dream. Had any crazy dreams lately?

AS: I always have weird dreams! But I was very inspired by Dali. In Paris, I went to a museum, and I was really inspired by the whole Surrealism era. So the video's kind of a take on that. And Being John Malkovich, but there's other people in my video. But I was inspired by that.

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