Over the last few days we've shown you some clips from the MTV Ululame Festival -- a Halloween-themed music fest featuring the likes of Paramore, AFI and Kid Cudi -- as well as some interview clips with the cast of New Moon, all taken from the MTV special "Ululame: Howling At New Moon." Well, call us too generous if you want, but here's some more goodies.
In the below clip we talk to New Moonies about their favorite and least favorite Halloween candy. Watch Elizabeth Reaser recall being saddled with apples and soup (!?) during her rural Michigan youth! Listen to Nikki Reed decry sour candy! Gasp as Ashley Greene puts the smack down on candy corn.
Be sure to spend your Halloween eve with your full attention focused on the MTV special, "Ulalume: Howling At New Moon," (which airs on Friday, October 30 at 9 PM ET) for a brand-new New Moon clip and performances by Paramore, AFI, Dead by Sunrise featuring Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, and Kid Cudi.
MTV's Ulalume festival went down in Columbia, Maryland last week with live performances by Paramore, AFI, Dead by Sunrise featuring Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, and Kid Cudi. Couldn't make it to the show? Here's some up-close-and-personal, full-length concert footage. And don't miss the MTV special, "Ulalume: Howling At New Moon," on Friday, October 30 at 9 PM ET
Watch Paramore perform "Brick By Boring Brick," watch AFI's live performance of "Beautiful Thieves," Dead By Sunrise's performance of "Let Down," and Kid Cudi's "Day N Nite."
Ok, wtf is Ulalume? Well, it's a poem written by macabre and goth-y 19th century poet Edgar Allan Poe (you were awake in English class, right?). It's also the name of MTV's inaugural Ulalume: Howling At New Moon music festival. Wait, it all makes sense and is less esoteric than you think, or sort of.
The music festival takes place at Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion tomorrow (October 23) and while Poe was born in Boston, the poet is buried in Maryland (not too far from Poe's grave (spooky!). Plus, the Ulalume fest is Halloween-themed (New Moon! Vampires, werewolves, unrequited crushes!) and premieres on MTV, Friday October 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET. And Twilight fans take note! Cast members from New Moon will be part of this one-hour on-air special, and they will be unveiling an exclusive look at a never-before-seen clip from the highly anticipated release of the second Twilight installment.
Ok, you're not a history buff. How about a fan of groups like Paramore and AFI? Yes, Ulalume has a kick-ass line up that not only includes those headliners, but also features Dead By Sunrise the new band by Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Kid Cudi and more (umm, rad, right? Buy your tickets here if you haven't already). Come out and celebrate all things spooky in honor of Halloween at the festival if you can make it and if not, tune into MTV next Friday.
BUT, if you don't want to wait long (and you shouldn't), we'll be rolling out bonus performances, interviews, photos and more all next week starting Monday October 26. Check into Buzzworthy and MTV.com for more. Wanna know more? Check out the official Ulalume site on MTVU and or go to Halloween.MTV.com where all our festival highlights will appear. Oh, and let's not forget the hot hostess of the show that's a bit on the jet-black gothy side as well, celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D. Check out our Ulalume video playlist below and a sexy photo of our hostess with the mmm..mostess.
Yesterday we featured David Guetta's video, "Sexy Chick." Lest we leave you in a lurch wondering who, exactly, David Guetta is, here's some backstory.
David Guetta is essentially Supreme DJ Overlord of Europe's dance circuit (unofficial title); so while David doesn't have to impress anyone over here, he's been winning over U.S. audiences all summer.
Do I need to ask if you're familiar with Guetta's summer jam, "When Love Takes Over," with vocals by Kelly Rowland? How about the Black Eyed Peas number, "I Gotta Feeling," which Guetta produced and co-wrote? So yeah, whether you knew it or not, your summer's been Guetta-rrific.
DJ Guetta's name may come to the U.S. forefront soon enough, though, thanks to latest album, One Love; Guetta has a ridiculous set of collaborations: Of course there's Kelly Rowland -- as well as a remix of "I Gotta Feeling" -- on the album, but he's also got will.i.am, Estelle, Ne-Yo, Kid Cudi and Akon (on "Sexy Chick.")
A little back story on Guetta? He was born in Paris, and he began remixing vinyls and throwing parties by age 15. Guetta became club king a few years later, DJing blowouts in Paris and Ibiza. His renowned "F*** Me, I'm Famous" party in Cannes actually hosted Guetta's initial meeting with Kelly Rowland -- who was shaking her booty to Guetta's mix 'til the wee hours, until she approached Guetta in the DJ booth for a collabo. So nice when they come to you!
So, that's what you need to know about David Guetta. That, and he DJs parties bigger than your hometown. Now go remix your own version of "Sexy Chick."
Wale is on top of his game.
He's also on top of me, pretty much literally, as I'm sitting underneath the metal scaffolding built out of the radio city stage, designed to look like a tiny downtown NYC venue (think Mercury Lounge, if you've been).
Above Wale, who's rhyming over a Coldplay mash-up and "Make Her Say" with Kanye, Kid Cudi, and the nine-times-nominated Lady Gaga, are about two dozen flashing LCD screens built into steel latticework. Even better? Solange is rehearsing with him.
Ever seen Rent? It feels like alphabet city before American Apparel and schmancy hotels moved in. On the other side of the house, construction's still under way on the VMA stage, and in the house, 3OH3, Pitbull, and Sway look on from the velvet seats as Wale's live band pushes through a lengthy rehearsal. Check out more shots of Wale backstage.
When's hype not just hype? When it's HOVA. And because it's Jay-Z, you've probably already heard most if not all of his eleventh official album, The Blueprint 3 -- sorry, Jay. People just couldn't wait. But people just couldn't wait for keys to the Roc Nation. This is the OFFICIAL MTV.com Blueprint 3 full-length album leak.
Jay-Z's obviously the CEO of The Blueprint 3, but the board also features Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Mr. Hudson, Drake, Swizz Beatz, Young Jeezy, Pharrell, J. Cole, Rihanna, and Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun. That's more guests than your last Thanksgiving dinner. When Jay-Z asks you to guest, the answer's yes.
+ Listen to every track of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 right now on MTV.com's "The Leak."
And don't miss Jay-Z's live performance at the 2009 MTV VMAs on Sunday, September 13.
+ Jessica Simpson has landed her first magazine cover, post-breakup with Tony Romo. (Glamour)
+ Hey girl hey! Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester loves to wrap her lips around a foot long! (Skinny Girls, Big Sandwiches)
+ Wanna enter for a chance to win a VIP trip for two to L.A. to see Morningwood at Six Flags Magic Mountain? DO IT NOW! (LogoOnline)
+ Check out this interview Kid Cudi gave recently, talking 'shrooms and being more than just Kanye's little sidekick. (Complex)
+ Up-and-coming MC/pop songstress/crazywoman Amanda Blank is launching a coast-to-coast tour with Matt and Kim to close out the summer and support the launch of her new CD 'I Love You,' with dates from L.A. to D.C. (MySpace)
+ Brit Brit's back to her old tricks again, and by old tricks we mean Lindsay Lohan. The two were spotted partying into the wee morning hours at an L.A. hotspot last night. Come on now, girl -- we're almost rid of Daddy-o. Don't spoil it now!! (Life & Style Weekly)
Enjoying hitting "play" over and over on Kid Cudi's new "Make Her Say" video, featuring Common and Kanye? (I'm in yr computer. Looking at yr history.) Yeah you are. Now watch Kid Cudi hold his own, with only the help of Lady Gaga on backup, a mic, and an Oriental rug -- which he employs every inch of -- and a rapt audience on the set of It's On With Alexa Chung. And because you're so committed, Cudi also throws in a little piece of "Day N' Nite" for good measure. That swagger is cranked up to 11.
Don't let the peaceful balloons, bikes, breezy white lofts, and artsy split-screen cinematography fool you. Kid Cudi's new video, "Make Her Say," has an underlying message of big butts and threesomes.
Kanye and Common are featured on both the track and in the video, and Common classes up the joint a bit where Kanye references Jamie Foxx and Asher Roth and ponders banging an entire sorority. Stay classy, 'Yeezy. Still, the video's balloons and washed-out greys and the track's monotonous, hypnotic chorus (courtesy of Lady Gaga) kinda make me forget that the song's freak-nasty and instead make me wanna have a picnic in the park. You did that, Kid Cudi.
Watch Kid Cudi's brand-new video, "Make Her Say."
Kid Cudi's "Make Her Say" produced by Kanye West, was originally called "I Poke Her Face." And it's about... poking... someone in the face... with... um, a finger... You know! Like when you innocently want to just... annoy someone!
Kid Cudi edited the title down to a more standards-friendly "Make Her Say," and turned out a video complete with breezy, kid-friendly balloons and bikes. But since Kanye's involved, the video probably won't stay kid-friendly for long.
An acoustic Gaga's on that sample, A-Trak scratches, and Common gets a verse too. The full-length video's coming on Monday exclusively on MTV.com, but for now, watch this preview of Kid Cudi's "Make Her Say" video.
