Great. Just what Brooklyn needs more of, right? A pop-punk garagey all-girl band? Except while Care Bears on Fire have pre-teen marketability on their side, their music is what sells. And if you're wondering just how old these girls are, know that they've been at this for four years, so, in the wise words of gone-too-soon Aaliyah (never forget!), age ain't nothin' but number for them.

And while they're quick to discuss sparkles and stuffed animals (um, they ARE named after one), Care Bears On Fire keep their musical idols and tastes super sophisticated: Jack White, Patti Smith and Kim Gordon? Well, well, well. I don't even know who my idol was at that age... Britney, probably? A. J. McLean?

Watch Izzy, Sophie and Jenna's Buzzworthy "The Five" interview to find out what's really important things to CBOF: Monchichis, mascara, and raising praying mantises... the "fiercest" of which is named Michelle Obama. (What else would you name a truly fierce praying mantis?)

PS -- Don't know what a Monchichi is?? OMG!

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.

Los Angeles power-pop balladeers Crash Kings have a blurb on their AbsolutePunk profile that begins, "Crash Kings sound like nothing you've heard before." It's not true at all. Crash Kings sound like Ben Folds and Jack White joined CK bros Weezer in a Queen tribute band. Look at "Mountain Man," for example. Dead-on White Stripes lead vocals, theatrical piano-driven back-up (hello, Ben Folds) and epic guitar crunch a la Weezer emulating Queen.

"1985" is more funk than rock, emphasizing the Ben Folds angle only to quickly rule it out with harmony so tight it sounds like a clever snake is singing both parts in one supernatural voice. It sounds diabolical. Surely you've heard a few diabolical things by now.

So anyway, Crash Kings don't sound like nothing you've heard before. In fact, they sound a lot like plenty. But here's a thought: Suppose you were to eat a sandwich made of tuna fish, peanut butter, and caramel. BUT suppose it was delicious. It wouldn't be out of line for you to exclaim, "This is like nothing I've ever tasted before," when in fact, it is exactly the same as three things you've had regularly since you were a kid (four, with the bread). It's the unexpected combination of things that you already like, that gets you shouting. Crash Kings are like that. Try them. Shout a little.

Attention budding directors, design nerds, After Effects tinkerers and Tay Zonday fans. Six new 2008 VMA categories have just been announced, and you'll be glad to know (or at least I am), that Erykah Badu, Death Cab for Cutie, and Weezer did not get overlooked.

Erykah Badu's "Honey" homage is up for three out of the six new categories, Death Cab for Cutie's meat locker love song "I Will Possess Your Heart" is up for two, and Weezer's "Pork and Beans" squeaked in too. Good damn thing too, because it would've been a crime if that gem had been overlooked.

The new categories focus on video design, direction, and ... DANCE! They're sorta like the technical Oscars, but more exciting. And speaking of the Oscars, the new categories are:

+ Best Art Direction: Welcome, MGMT and White Stripes!

+ Best Choreography: Two Chris Brown videos up in here. Big shocker there. And Adele and Gnarls Barkley make an appearance!

+ Best Cinematography: Breakneck competition here between Badu, Death Cab, Katy Perry, White Stripes and Pussycat Dolls, who now have SIX nominations -- the most of any artist this year.

+ Best Direction: Panic At the Disco, and Rihanna pick up their second noms of the year. Link Park picks up their third.

+ Best Editing: Will Katy Perry, Erykah Badu, Death Cab, and Ne-Yo get served by Weezer's "Pork and Beans"?

+ Best Special Effects: Coldplay enters the race with "Violet Hill," and so Kanye doesn't throw a fit, his "Good Life" video's in there too.

Check out the full list of new categories and nominees, check out Buzzworthy's interview with "Pork and Beans" director Mathew Cullen, and watch the epic meme montage yet again.

Hi there, music lovers. I'm BuzzRock, Buzzworthy's new blogger helping to bring you the latest music videos and news on our favorite artists.

I thought long and hard about which music videos to show you in my first post. Since Buzzworthy is all about the music people love, I chose one of the very first bands I was passionate about...

Before there was *NSync, Backstreet Boys, Hanson and The Jonas Brothers, there was N.K.O.T.B.:

New Kids were my favorite old-school concert, but since then my tastes have changed a bit. Clickety clack onward for a few more of my all-time favorite videos (they're a little more current than New Kids -- promise). Read more...

 

At 6'4", Tyler Hilton sauntered into 1515 like a tall drink of water to chat with Buzzworthy last week. With his angular features, perfectly coifed just-rolled-out-of-bed hairstyle and laid-back attitude, Tyler is probably best known for his role on One Tree Hill or for playing Elvis Presley in Walk the Line. (His next film, Charlie Bartlett, hits theaters this week.) But he really has just one thing on his mind: music. Here's what he had to say about his movie, his music, his need to be a total badass and his potentially dangerous infatuation with Jack White.

Buzzworthy: Tell us about your character in Charlie Bartlett...

Tyler Hilton: I play this guy named Murphey Bivens, a high school bully and pot dealer. He's just a real d---, beating people up and filming it. He's just a really sadistic person who ends up partnering up with the lead character and helping him sell drugs. It's a cool part.

BW: Why did you find him intriguing?

TH: I think a lot of guys wanna be that James Dean badass. When I first read the part I was like, "Whoa, this is such a cool part, I could never get this. I'm not good enough, I'm not cool enough, I'm just not badass enough." At the time I had my head shaved into a mohawk 'cause I thought I was gonna be in the studio and didn't think anyone was gonna see me. I went to try out and they were like, "Keep the mohawk for the movie, we love it." I couldn't believe I got it.

Read more...

It looks like the White Stripes are taking band swag to the next level, getting way beyond simple T-shirts and posters, by offering fans items like peppermint-swirl slipmats, sewing kits and … custom-made camera equipment. According to TMZ, for just $180 a pop, you can own the JACK Holga or the MEG Diana+ Lomography cameras, which are known for their "serendipitous imperfections" and lo-fi images … ie: they'll make your photos look all warped and old-school.

Following the band's signature color scheme, the all-plastic cameras are red, white and black with a peppermint emblem on top. Plus, they come with extra goodies like a "Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children" ringflash and peppermint lens filter. But you better act fast if you wanna take some trippy pics 'cause only 3,000 of each of these unique things were made, and since White Stripes fans tend to be obsessive, these will likely go fast.