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Music video: Lady Gaga – “Telephone” (Featuring Beyonce)
OK people. This is the strangest, most bizarre music video Lady Gaga has made, ever. She’s very close to being nude throughout almost the entire video, and somehow she was able to transform Beyonce into one of her ‘monster’ followers. The song is catchy, sure…but this level of ‘unique’ is too far out there for me. From the live cigarrette sunglasses to the Coke can hair rollers, this Thelma & Louise-ian ride in the PussyWagon is all a bit too much and over-the-top. Go ahead and watch all 9-plus minutes of the video and form your own opinions.
Music video: Rihanna – “Disturbia” (live performance)
Check out this live performance of Rihanna’s “Disturbia.” It was recorded for AOL Sessions. It’s worth a listen because Rihanna puts a different spin on the song; it’s slower and softer than the original rendition. And I like it.
[Via AOL Music]
Music video: Young Artists For Haiti – “Wavin’ Flag”
In the same way Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie made “We Are the World 25 for Haiti,” hip-hop star K’NAAN brought together a bunch of artists to raise awareness and money for the strife in Haiti. He took the song “Wavin’ Flag” off his latest album Troubadour and remixed it for this gathering of artists. The group includes Canadians like Avril Lavigne, Drake, and Emily Haines. Download the song here; all proceeds go to Free The Children, War Child Canada, and World Vision. (Side note: Friggin Justin Beiber. I’ll never understand why Jones and Riche decided to have him open “We Are the World” and now why K’NAAN had him close out his song.)
[Via VancouverSun; thanks Corey Z.]
CoCo comedy tour coming to a city near you
Today Conan O’Brien posted his most exciting tweet yet: “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.”
That’s right, the rumors were true! Conan is going on tour this spring hitting up 30 cities between April and June. The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour kicks off April 12 in Oregon, makes its way through Canada and across the US, and finishes in Atlanta, Georgia on June 14. Like Conan said, head over to http://TeamCoco.com (or Ticketmaster) to purchase tickets. Soon after Conan shared the news on Twitter, tickets sold out in major cities like NYC and Chicago. Conan later announced that extra dates would be added to the following venues: New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Fransisco, and Seattle. So, if you are planning on buying tickets you better get on it, like right now. Full tour schedule posted after the break. Oh, and it’s good to see Conan has finally accepted the nickname Tom Hanks made for him back on The Tonight Show. “CoCo-CoCo-CoCo!”
FOX summer schedule includes Glee, Lie to Me, SYTYCD
On Tuesday FOX released its summer schedule. Notable inclusions: Glee returns to the airwaves April 13 and will run straight to its finale on Tuesday, June 8. It will be paired with So You Think You Can Dance (returns Thursday, May 27) in the 9PM time slot during the first two weeks of June. Lie to Me has been on haitus for a while now and won’t return until Monday, June 7 at 8PM. This does not bode well for the show; there has to be a reason why FOX decided to hold off a spring return (low ratings?). Lie to Me will be paired with a new show from Matt Nix (the creator of Burn Notice) called The Good Guys. Then there’s Past Life, which is all but dead. The remaining unaired episodes will air Fridays at 8PM. IGN took the words right out of my mouth: “What’s worse than airing on FOX on Fridays? Airing on FOX on Fridays in the summer.” Hells Kitchen returns Thursday, June 10 at 8PM. Look after the break for the full schedule.
[Via IGN]
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Wall Street 2 gets pushed to September
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Just as we were all getting excited to see the return of Gordon Gekko and the introduction to his new friend Shia LaBeouf, distributer FOX has decided to delay the release of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Instead of hitting theatres April 23, WS2 will wait until September 24. Why, you ask? According to the original Variety report, the date was changed so that the film could enter the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 12-23. Being selected for viewing at Cannes helps promote a film before its worldwide release, helps create more buzz. Oh well.
[Via LATimesBlog]
Music video: Kid Cudi – “Pursuit of Happiness” (Featuring MGMT & Ratatat) [Alternate Version]
This here is an alternate version of the music video for Kid Cudi’s breakout single “Pursuit of Happiness.” In my opinion this video is far superior to the original version. It takes Cudder’s concept of dream sequences he raps about throughout Man on the Moon and runs with it, using tricky camera angles and trippy characters, costumes, and settings. Oh, and guitarist Ratatat actually makes an appearence in this one during his solo. Good stuff.
Single: T.I. – “I’m Back”
T.I. is just a few weeks away from being released from jail and already he’s got a new single out appropriately titled “I’m Back.” This is the first single off his upcoming seventh studio album, yet to be titled, set to release on August 24. Take a listen below and download the track. Whatcha think?
[audio: T.I. – I’m Back.mp3][Via Rap-Up]
Raaaaaaaandy vs. Justin Bieber; oh, it’s on.
I introduced you to comedian Aziz Ansari’s off-the-walls alter ego Raaaaaaaandy last week. I told you all about his start in Funny People and his upcoming mixtape with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek. You also got sneak peek at the mixtape with the release of the first single called “Aaaaaaaangry.” This week Raaaaaaaandy is back and this time with a targeted agenda: to bring down the young music sensation that is Justin Beiber. As you can clearly see in the video reenactment above, an older pot-smoking Beiber clearly stole the song “Baby, Baby” from Raaaaaaaandy and turned it into his own song that he calls “Baby.” And this has Raaaaaaaandy fired up.
Via his Twitter account Ansari is taking matters into his own hands to spread the #BieberStoleFromRandy story. Tweets like “Is this a threat?! If I get in a ‘boating accident’ in 15 days, y’all know what really happened… RT @justinbieber 15 more days…” and “Swear I just saw 12 yr old with a doo rag & a blunt in his mouth messing w/my car. Brakes might get cut. #BiebersAfterMe;” “So scared I can’t even spell straight man. #DontFuckWithTheBieb;” and “I recorded that video months ago but held it til now cause Bieber was holding one of my nephews captive in Canada” are making waves thoughout the Twitterverse. Anyway, this whole Raaaaaaaandy vs. The Bieb situation is hilarious and the video’s got me looking forward to more Raaaaaaaandy (and Dave Sitek) collaboration.
[Via Azizisbored; Twitter]
Samberg & Parnell perform “Lazy Sunday” live
During last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, SNL star Andy Samberg surprised guests when he popped out from behind guest (and former SNL cast member) Chris Parnell to perform their classic SNL Digital Short “Lazy Sunday” live, for the first time ever. Enjoy.
Trailer #1: Tron: Legacy (NERDGASM!)
I was one of the first to catch a glipse of Tron: Legacy at last year’s Disney panel at Comic Con. Since then we’ve been given the first teaser trailer and poster. And now there’s this: a brand new trailer that leaked out late last night with never-before-seen footage. Want to download it in HD for keeps? Click here. The dialogue, the score (by Daft Punk, FYI), and the amazing visual effects make for a really awesome trailer that people can’t stop talking about, especially in the Twittersphere. To quote a friend of mine, this may prove to be the best Disney film ever made. GAHH! (Did you catch the stunning Olivia Wilde at 1:31? Good.)
[Via Trailer Addict]