Where The Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze's long-delayed live-action adaptation of the seminal Maurice Sendak 1963 children's book, comes out October 16, and people are brokering ticket deals, already calling in sick from work, and generally sharting themselves with excitement.

Personally, while I love Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I'm absolutely terrified by the animated monsters and the thought of their enormous faces on the big screen. And by the idea of sleeping together in a real pile.

That said, I fully support Urban Outfitters' selection of Where The Wild Things Are apparel and accessories. Check out the t-shirts, tunics, and even hairy leggings inspired by the movie. All of the Where The Wild Things Are shirts, tunics, dresses, and leggings are under $60 (the tunics and hairy leggings designed by Brooklyn designer Mary Meyer are especially cool since they don't SCREAM "PROMOTIONAL TEE"), the wall art is $68.

Or, if you're just really into spending, drop $610 for Opening Ceremony's Max Suit.

After the jump, watch the Where The Wild Things Are trailer and Arcade Fire perform "Wake Up."
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+ Mariah Carey gave a big "F U" to the R.I.A.A. (Recording Industry Association of America) and their silly little Grammys by pushing back the release date of her new album to a day after the cut-off date for it to be considered eligible for this year's awards. Personally, we think she's pulling a bitch move in light of fellow megastar Whitney Houston releasing her new album on September 1st. Nothing like a little competition between two DIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAS, right lambies? (The Frisky)

+It's so wonderful seeing the excitement on Kanye West's face to be out and about with someone as overtly glamorous as Amber Rose (especially in a barely-there bikini, and by "barely-there" we mean linguine-draped meatballs with a leg of lamb. Seriously?? Her body was assembled by spare parts. AND WE LIKES IT.) (The Blemish)

+ New pictures have surfaced of a hotter-than-ever Ricky Martin hanging out on the beach with his angelic one-year-old twin boys. ME ENCANTO! (Socialite Life)

+ Apple now accounts for 25% of total music sales via iTunes. (CNN Money)

+ Oh, and in case you're one of like four people in the world who wasn't annoyed when songs would auto-play on MySpace Music, they've disabled that feature to save a buck or two. (TechCrunch)

+ Be on the lookout for Yeah Yeah Yeah's frontwoman Karen O and MGMT to guest on the new Flaming Lips record, Embryonic. Evidently Karen did her portion of the two songs she recorded right over the phone. (NME)

What is this, bring your kid to work day? Tiny Masters Of Today are the second teenage band to pop up on Buzzworthy today and I am loving it. Who decided that weathered old junkies were supposed be in charge of rock 'n roll, anyway? Those dudes go to bed at 10. These dudes (specifically brother/sister duo Ivan and Ada, and friend Jackson Pollis*) stay up all night freaking out about things like how insane it would've been to see The Stooges. OK, I'm projecting, it's unfair. But it's not totally unfounded.

I read this Facebook status update this morning that's stuck with me all day: "Just watched Almost Famous and was reminded of how fun it is to love a band that much." Sure, old folks (read: twenty-somethings) love music, too. But I really do believe that nobody falls in love with the world -- especially the consumable world -- as deeply or intensely as 14-year-olds. Everything is new. And for the first time, it kind of looks like yours.

What better explanation is there for the level of commitment and sincerity in Tiny Masters Of Today's swagger? And what better explanation for the freshness and recklessness of their careless sound?

Again, I hate to dwell on age, because Tiny Masters Of Today sound just as legit as any gang of disillusioned 35-year-olds. They've more than held their own on collaborations with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kimya Dawson, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the B-52s. David Bowie called them geniuses. Now they're back to blow all those middle-agers away again with a new blah-punk ballad called "Pop Chart." The video is below. Quit reading and watch it already.

* thanks ashlonie!

+ Amazing interview with Ada of Tiny Masters Of Today

+ Lady GaGa got down and dirty on a U.K. talk show recently, discussing her huge donkey d***, song lyrics and ex-boyfriends. This girl has NO filter and we LOVE IT! (Towleroad)

+ Oh, and while we're talking about the root vegetables in Lady GaGa's secret garden, here's some amazing shots of the pop star with tape on her teats. Seems like she's on the tape tip after having a couple of nip slips. (Egotastic)

+ It appears that a new video for cutey patootie David Archuleta's "Touch My Hand" has emerged online, though we're not sure if it's official or just some bonus DVD ish. (MjsBigBlog)

+ Totes stoked that The Veronicas are going on tour this year (and Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen's band, Pretty Reckless, is opening for them) -- but bummed that they're not coming to NYC! WTF? (National Ledger)

+ Sounds like Coachella 2009 was a hit as usual, with The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Paul McCartney (really?) and more taking the desert stage. (MTV News)

+ When will Madonna learn that she needs to just STAY OFF the horses??? (Radar Online)

+ Are we the only ones that think Kanye West's new ad for Louis Vuitton is B-O-R-I-N-G?  Give me Madge's Steven Meisel campaign any day over this nonsense. (Singersroom.com)

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Weren't we just talking about Karen O? We were! But we didn't even break the surface, because not only does she appear on the N.A.S.A. album, she's got a brand-new album and video with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and, predictably, they're SO good. Like breakthrough good. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have always been on our short list, but the new record, It's Blitz, officially promotes them to astronomical new territory.

This new single, "Zero," puts Yeah Yeah Yeahs' old stuff to shame with its effortless confidence and deadly melody. I can throw every adjective I know at you, but I'd just be complicating the simple fact that this song is really, really good. Crazy catchy. You're gonna listen to it 100 times before you realize you're not breathing.

And the video is just as gripping. A surreal nighttime Tokyo -- or is it NYC? Hong Kong? Any city... The world is your stage! -- adventure, it starts with kung-fu movie overdubs and escalates through grocery cart races, street dancing and car stomping to its explosive ticker tape finish. Step past the red curtain and know that you're never coming back.

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.

The same West London scene that gave birth to Lily Allen, The Clash and pretty much everything British in between (not to mention Ealing, the hometown of Pete Townshend of The Who), has spit out another brilliant band of new-wave shoegazers called White Lies.

Formerly called Fear Of Flying, White Lies is made up of Harry McVeigh (vox, guitar), Charles Cave (bass) and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The moody Brits have already been compared to The Killers, Interpol, Editors and others, but they name Talking Heads as their major influence. Despite all that, their nouveau '80s sound evokes adjectives more than it does band names. Adjectives like "spooky," "haunting" and "sinister." Like the soundtrack to a Donnie Darko sequel with vampires in it. And apparently we're not the only ones who think so, because White Lies just popped up on the massive and amazing Coachella schedule. Know what that means? It means start listening to White Lies NOW before you're officially the last to hear of them. Watch the video for "Death" below!

+ White Lies' self-titled major label debut is out March 23 on The Cure's Fiction Records (home of Kate Nash, Snow Patrol and Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Norwegian-born firestarter Ida Maria boils down the basics of every pointless booty call to just over three minutes of Joan Jett-meets-Karen O.-ness, aggressively slapped against a 1980s cut-and-paste Grand Ole Party backdrop in "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked." If "What the hell do I do this for?/ You're just another guy/ OK, you're kind of sexy/ But you're not really special" ain't the gospel then I just don't know what is.

Seriously, Audrina Patridge, sit up and TAKE NOTE, child.

Admittedly, yes, music snobs, Ida Maria had a huge year abroad in 2008 -- she dropped her album, Fortress Round My Heart, in the UK in July 2008, played Glastonbury, and closed out the year by selling out London's The Scala. But Ida Maria's returning to the States for a few shows next week before more touring in the UK, and she's finally releasing Fortress Round My Heart in the U.S. this April (on Upper 11 Records), so '09 could mean even bigger things for her out here.

Now go listen to her throaty "Oh My God," and then fall down on your knees and worship at her altar.

+ Plus: Watch three Spankin' New MTV UK Sessions videos with Ida Maria.

Holy hipster. This Is Next is a Mack truck of a mixtape. VICE Records and MTV2 have come together like Voltron and put together one hell of a collection of the biggest hits from rock's left field. Seriously, we're talking Hummer-sized hits. The lineup reads like the guest list at an after party of a fantasy Glastonbury-meets-Intonation festival we wish someone would hurry up and organize already: Bloc Party, The Hold Steady, The Shins, Neko Case, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Power, Spoon, Sonic Youth and more. (Oh yeah, and the pretend festival would magically be free.)

And while these artists are both totally of-the-now, you can't help but listen and think, "Self, when I am old, grey and saggy will this be the definitive sound of my youth?" Will this album be just as significant as an artifact of our young lives as it will be a current Saturday night soundtrack? As everyone's favorite polar pixie Bjork said "possibly maybe."

Anyway, your new favorite mixtape hits shelves tomorrow, but those of you lacking in patience can stream the whole thing RIGHT NOW, only on The Leak. And check out videos by the "Next" artists on this episode of "Subterranean."

Holy hipster. This Is Next is a Mack truck of a mixtape. VICE Records and MTV2 have come together like Voltron and put together one hell of a collection of the biggest hits from rock's left field. Seriously, we're talking Hummer-sized hits. The lineup reads like the guest list at an after party of a fantasy Glastonbury-meets-Intonation festival we wish someone would hurry up and organize already: Bloc Party, The Hold Steady, The Shins, Neko Case, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Power, Spoon, Sonic Youth and more. (Oh yeah, and the pretend festival would magically be free.)

And while these artists are both totally of-the-now, you can't help but listen and think, "Self, when I am old, grey and saggy will this be the definitive sound of my youth?" Will this album be just as significant as an artifact of our young lives as it will be a current Saturday night soundtrack? As everyone's favorite polar pixie Bjork said "possibly maybe."

Anyway, your new favorite mixtape hits shelves tomorrow, but those of you lacking in patience can stream the whole thing RIGHT NOW, only on The Leak. And check out videos by the "Next" artists on this episode of "Subterranean."