(Credit: Jesse Angelo)
Be still your collective beating hearts! What do we have here. Why, it's some brand-spanking-new Boys Like Girls photos. Taken by photographer Jesse Angelo, the photos capture BLG (that's what the experts call 'em) in all their post-Killers/androgynous/a-little-bit-dangerous-but-maybe-you-could-be-the-one-to-get-them-to-settle-down-glory. It's a coy, brash and flirty set, much like the Boston band's 2009 full-length, Love Drunk.
I'm just an amateur when it comes to diving the body language of rockers in photographs, but I'd award MVP to singer Martin Johnson in this set. He seems to be fully loving the camera's glare.
+ Check out the entire set of Boys Like Girls' exclusive MTV photos here.
For the Buzzworthy Boys Like Girls fans -- we figured there were a few of you -- the Q&A continues: In Part 2 of the BLG's fan-run interview, the guys select new names, had they been born female. Let's all just be thankful Ms. Johnson did not name her son Pierce... (Think about it... or just watch the clip; it could have made for one painful childhood.)
More reveals in store? It turns out Boys Like Girls are huge in Asia; and they occasionally partake in "the group shower thing." Yes, with the possible exception of Bryan, Boys Like Girls is quite comfortable with nudity, though Martin's "naked jumping jacks" probably push limits of good taste... Who am I kidding? Can we see that at every concert now?
P.S. Going on implications, we should not expect a Boys Like Girls-Tokio Hotel tour anytime soon (conflicting hairstyles, you know how that goes...).
The Boys Like Girls boys took a breather from MTV studio run-arounds to answer BLG questions from you, lovely Buzzworthy readers!
Watch Part 1 of Boys Like Girls' Qa&A sesh, in which Martin Johnson -- who does not unleash crazy sex eyes at all times, it turns out -- along with Bryan, John and Paul (hi Paul!!) explain why they're not quite Lil Wayne-level big. At least not yet. They also break down their favorite tracks off their new album, Love Drunk.
Boys Like Girls also address the dangers of Google images and laments the awkward mushroom cuts of its last MTV visit. Last but not least, Martin explains why he's a "huge, huge, huge" (pretty huge) Taylor Swift fan, and talks her collabo on the group's "Two Is Better Than One" track.
And don't miss Part 2 of Boys Like Girls' Buzzworthy fan interview, coming up!
And we're back! I wanted to RIP THAT NECKLACE FROM AMBER VALLETTA'S THROAT! But she's way taller and probably much stronger than me. Then I got distracted by Boys Like Girls' live performance. (Watch it after the jump!) But I digress. Here's what Alexa wore on today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung.
Tuesday, September 1
+ Shorts: Moschino
+ T-shirt: Alexander Wang
+ Sweater: J. Crew
+ Necklace: Iosselliani
+ Shoes: A.P.C.
Now I know the idea of '80s-inspired metallic ankle-length disco pants may make you itch, but Marc Jacobs made them, and Marc Jacobs can't be wrong, right? (And they're very Phillip Lim, and he's NEVER wrong). These are JUST $2109 at MyTheresa.com. Get 'em before they're GONE!
... Or, go with more subdued jacquard J. Crew shorts. Betty Draper would totally wear these. They're $98 at Jcrew.com.
Key transitional piece from summer to fall: Topshop's slouchy navy blue cardigan. It's just $40 at Topshop.com.
And you can get Alexa's A.P.C. "Sparta" gladiators are $390 at usonline.apc.fr.
+ After the jump, watch Boys Like Girls perform "Love Drunk" from today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung.
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After you retrieve all the pieces of your mind that exploded out of your head after seeing such a brain-meltingly hot photo of Boys Like Girls, take a deep breath, collect your thoughts and your s+++ in general, and send in your fan questions for Boys Like Girls in the comments of this post. They'll be here at MTV in New York City this Tuesday, September 1 -- that's exactly ONE WEEK before their sophomore album, Love Drunk, finally comes out -- to see what their MTV Buzzworthy Blog fans wanna know.
Ask away... Questions about hotness will be considered as they're considered inevitable.
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Missed this past July's mtvU Sunblock Festival with Gym Class Heroes, Never Shout Never, Boys Like Girls, and The Academy Is... and the Veronicas because you couldn't get to Missourah or Baltimurrr? I hear that.
Watch eight full-length live performances from the mtvU Sunblock Tour. It's like you were RIGHT THERE, minus the sticky arena floors and show sweat.
Click the arrow (magic!) to watch Gym Class Heroes' live performance of "Cookie Jar" and "Guilty As Charged," Boys Like Girls' "Love Drunk" and "Heart Heart Heartbreak," The Veronicas' "Take Me On The Floor," The Academy Is... performing "His Girl Friday" and "About A Girl," and Buzzworthy favorite Never Shout Never's "Happy."
Boys, boys. Must it always be about "the sex"? It’s like this band is seducing groupies before they even walk off stage. What would The White Tie Affair do without sex?… Sex and American Apparel... Lord, the entire Warped Tour would shut down! I musn't even harbor such thoughts...
So you remember The White Tie Affair, of course? It’s the Boys Like Girls-esque party pop-rock band from Chicago with the hit “Allow Me to Introduce Myself…Mr. Right” It actually took me a second to make the connection watching the new video “Take It Home” –- all about using any argument at your disposal to get the cute girl to leave the party with you –- that this was the same group. First off, the overwhelming hipster glory temporarily blinded me (it's like a video advertisement for Williamsburg, Brooklyn!); but also, frontman Chris Wallace has gotten his look together: He’s working some darker hair, and I think maybe he ate something?
Anyway, time to enjoy some communal vandalism and ridiculously high-energy Warped Tour concert footage for The White Tie Affair’s latest video, directed by Adam Neustadter. Watch it below.
I'm not the only Buzzworthy-ville resident with a raging Boys Like Girls crush -- Hi Paul DiGiovanni! It's me! We should totally hang -- nor am I the only one in the "business" with one (I'll go ahead and consider myself in the business): Ashley Tisdale, for one, "i'm-your-biggest-fan"-ed her way into the group's latest video -- also the title track of Boys Like Girls' upcoming sophomore album, Love Drunk.
So yes, Tisdale is a BLG lover; she professed her longing at The Jingle Ball in New York -- and in this Buzzworthy interview -- and gave a big "Hell, yeah'" when the guys asked her to be in their "Love Drunk" video, which was filmed at the Redondo Fun Factory, where I'd reeeeaaaaaally like to go, preferably with Boys Like Girls, specifically/preferably with Paul.
And what did we learn, boys and girls? Well, Tisdale, it turns out, doesn't have to do a whole lot, if you get what I mean: Walk into a room. Half-smile. Done. Every boy loves you. But I suppose if Ashley Tisdale really did walk into a Redondo Fun Factory-type establishment, she could jump from guy to guy, game to game, without saying much -- and still start fights.
And what else? Um... lead singer Martin Johnson can really... "relate" to the camera, can't he? Don't get me wrong, I only have love for Paul, but I would totally trade places with the camera guy just to be on the receiving end of those Johnson looks. Deadly!
What is a "TV/TV," and why MUST you have one?
1. TV/TV recently recorded with Bleu. Who is Bleu? Bleu is the producer responsible for Jonas Brothers, Boys Like Girls and Hanson. Boom -- there goes the dynamite.
2. TV/TV have already sold out shows at New York City's most exclusive venues --> The Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom. ShamWOW.
3. TV/TV have cut their teeth touring with rock role models like The Bravery, Artist Vs. Poet and Anarbor.
4. You're actually already a fan. Not only did lead singer Josh Ocean appear in an episode of MTV's Made, but TV/TV tunes have popped up in the soundtracks of The Hills, The Real World, Living Lohan (SCORE!) and many more!
5. Dude. Look at them.
The studly foursome, who share a tiny apartment in NYC's East Village, have been turning out jam after electro-sleaze jam since 2006, giving you way more than five reasons to be obsessed with them. Listen to their glammed-out, big-city-Kings-Of-Leon-jamming-on-AC/DC sound, and add your name to the list of TV/TV converted!
+ LISTEN TO TV/TV HERE!
For a one-man band, The Secret Handshake sure manages to make a lot of noise. He's productive, too! Luis Dubuc's electro-pop bedroom project, which matches energy with the likes of Cobra Starship, Hellogoodbye and Boys Like Girls, is also responsible for two full-length albums, two EPs, and a mixtape.
His massive sound and output have landed The Secret Handshake multiple record deals, enviable Billboard chart positions, and an opening spot on tour with The Cab this summer.
In the brand-new video for "All For You," Dubuc and his touring band lead costumed revelers in off-the-wall house party action. Between performance clips, Dubuc spends some quality time dancing through town with a little girl and her pink umbrella (who kinda looks like Lady Sovereign). See if you can figure out what they're up to in the "All For You" video below!
