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+ A little while back, we talked about "Where's My Angel," Metro Station's contribution to Almost Alice, a collection of tracks inspired by Tim Burton's upcoming Alice In Wonderland. Check out this video of singer/guitarist Mason Musso and bandmate Trace Cyrus talking about the film, the song and throwing Hannah Montana—aka Cyrus' sis Miley—down the rabbit hole. (Buzznet)

+ This one should be called, "When an American Idol runner-up attacks!" Adam Lambert recently let his claws loose on Britain's Got Talent winner Susan Boyle when he told MTV News that Boyle's album is "terrible" and that her cover of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" made him cry "with laughter." Me-ow. (MTV News)

+ You've got Kim Yu-Na fever, I've got Kim Yu-Na fever, we've all got Kim Yu-Na fever! With women's figure skating in full flight, Idolator had the brilliant idea to super-impose your favorite pop stars' heads onto the skating phenom's body. Check out Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z pulling off triple toe loops like it ain't no thing. (Idolator)

+ Frankie Muniz—the secret agent formerly known as Cody Banks—spent most of his young life acting in films, so what does he do for an encore? He does what most guys do in their early 20s: He starts a band. The Malcom In The Middle star is now drumming for the Arizona rock band You Hang Up. Read an interview with Muniz and hear some music here. (PopEater)

+ Stop making sense, indeed. Check out the Cyndi Lauper and Tori Amos duet "Why Don't You Love Me," taken from the new David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Fatboy Slim-penned musical Here Lies Love, which chronicles the life and times of politician and shoe maven Imelda Marcos (We Are Pop Slags)

Tags Adama Lambert, Cyndi-Lauper, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Frankie Muniz, Jay-Z, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Mason Musso, Metro Station, Miley Cyrus, Rolling Stones, Susan Boyle, Tori Amos, Trace Cyrus

+ More on Lady Gaga's pearly face from Wednesday night's AmFar benefit. According to reports, Gaga's performance of the song "Future Love" was typically theatrical. While sitting at her piano, she took a sip from a tea cup full of pearls, and then spat them all over the floor. According to designer Terrence Koh, "Those were real pearls... We wanted her to seem like a 2-D sculpture, and relate it to AIDS, in a happy, beautiful sense. She's puking out beautiful things." (Rolling Stone)

+ Gaga was among many pop stars mourning the loss of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. She Tweeted this touching photo of the two embracing one another. Elsewhere the likes of Janet Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Madonna all made their condolences public. (MTV News)

+ Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus will be part of a star-studded live rendition of "We Are The World" tonight at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. They will be joined by Akon, Mary J. Blige and others. Opening ceremony coverage begins tonight at 7:30pm ET on NBC. (Idolator)

+ Given her debased, debauched public persona  and her tendency to vandalize our national landmarks (even as a hoax), this Ke$ha interview -- wherein she talks about her love of Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline, her desire to collaborate with Prince and David Byrne, and generally gives a measured and articulate account of herself -- comes as something of a surprise. (Pop Eater)

+ With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Never Shout Never's Christofer Drew talks about his first love, his preference in V-Day cards and wanting a "bromance" with Bob Dylan (him again!) (Buzznet)

Tags Akon, Alexander McQueen, Bob Dylan, Christofer Drew, David Byrne, Janet Jackson, justin bieber, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus, Never Shout Never, Prince

+ A hilarious new Twilight knock-off does a great job of helping us non-vampires relate to Edward Cullen's insatiable animal hunger for Bella. Watch Twilight - With Cheeseburgers! (Perez Hilton)

+ The FADER honors living legend David Byrne of Talking Heads in their annual Icon issue (former honorees include Jerry Garcia, Miles Davis and Nina Simone). The issue is packed with never-before-seen photos, essays and interviews with new bands (e.g. Grizzly Bear) who Byrne's music has inspired. (The FADER)

+ In honor of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's new DVD/EP, Not Alone -- Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints, a clip of an incredible in-store performance has been leaked to the Internet. Watch Cuomo and a room full of lucky Long Beach fans do an acoustic sing-along to Pinkerton's "El Scorcho," and keep an eye out for Green Day. (EW.com)

+ The Roots, who used to be one of the hardest-working groups in hip-hop, have settled down with Jimmy Fallon as the new Tonight Show's house band. Enter the twisted mind of one mtvU doodler to see how they're filling all of their newfound free time. (mtvU)

+ Mini British rapper Lady Sovereign managed to get an X-rated peek up Katy Perry's skirt, and it's not just because she's freakishly short! Get the whole story straight from Lady Sov. (MSN)

+ Gavin Rossdale, who continues to be inexplicably, unmanageably studly, has just released a solo video that uses the oldest trick in the book to up his man-babe factor. It stars his and Gwen Stefani's 2-year-old son Kingston. (Just Jared)

Tags David Byrne, Gavin Rossdale, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Gwen Stefani, Jerry Garcia, Katy Perry, Lady Sovereign, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Rivers Cuomo, Talking Heads, The Roots, Twilight, Weezer

Four years ago there was a Spike Jonze (duuude, have you seen that Where The Wild Things Are trailer yet?!?!?)-directed  Adidas commercial called "Hello, Tomorrow," that was so aimlessly, supernaturally dreamy, that it was sort of a shame when whatever show you were watching kicked back in. The clip came accompanied by an equally dreamy soundtrack -- a sleepwalker of a song, also called "Hello, Tomorrow," by Squeak E. Clean (Jonze's brother) and Karen O.  The collaboration was such a success that Squeak E. Clean (aka Sam Spiegel) went on to produce Show Your Bones, the second album from Karen's band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Now Squeak E. Clean has paired up on a more permanent basis with Ze "DJ Zegon" Gonzalez, to form N.A.S.A., but the collaboration doesn't end there. N.A.S.A.'s first record is actually all collaborations. Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon provide ambient background for vocals from an incredibly wide range of performers, including David Byrne, RZA, Tom Waits, George Clinton, Kanye West, Karen O, Santigold, Spank Rock, John Frusciante and many more. Like, very many more.

As for this "Gifted" video, it's directed by Three Legged Legs, a group whose cartoony sci-fi style isn't so far off from Spike Jonze's new project. It's a mind-bending space adventure that perfectly matches the tone and rhythm laid down by super collab Kanye West, Lykke Li and Santigold. Watch "Gifted," right here, and keep an eye out for more brilliance from N.A.S.A.

Tags David Byrne, George Clinton, John Frusciante, Kanye West, Karen O, Lykke Li, N.A.S.A., RZA, Santigold, Spank-Rock, Tom Waits, Yeah Yeah Yeahs