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The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes / Hands (on Conan)

Everytime I tried to stay away from listening to SASG, once that freakin' intro comes ringing into the brain, I have to repeat the video/audio again and again..

Eliz Hurley / Johnny Depp out and about:














(I'm thinking of getting that hat)






There's this particular track sung by Vanessa Paradies, wife of Depp, called 'Be My Baby'. Upon hearing for the first time many years back, I thought it was a tribute song done originally by The Supremes... it wasn't. You'll be dancing along in no time for sure.

-> Vanessa Paradies - Be My Baby


How would you feel if your darling little daughter gets suspended from school not for playing truant but for...singing a Spice Girl song?? The parents of five Gwinnett County teens are still shaking their heads in disbelief over this matter [vid]. To make it worse, they were also barred from going to their graduation celebration. W.T.F?? All because they mentioned a sacred word - "lover" from the song 'Wannabe'. Well, that is, according to the principal who suspended them. She must have had some issues with that word. One of the mum said, "When school came the following Monday morning, the principal pulled the five girls in and was very angry at them, and told them that they ruined the talent show and that she wanted to get up on the stage and jerk the microphone out of their hands." I pity those kids for having a pathetic principal.

"Fast Food Nation" trailer [vid]

Sailor Moon fans behold - the voice-over for the movie is going to be Lindsay Lohan! Another mega-deal for this soon-to-be 20 year old. The people behind the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Japanese manga series 'Sailor Moon' have sent her some materials to look at, she said, and fans have begun lobbying hard for Lohan to play the titular character, a rail-thin blonde known for her strong powers and sexy costumes. "I haven't read the script; I don't even know if there is a script. ... I read a lot of things [online] that I don't know about myself that apparently people think are true." Read more.. (lohan-moon)


The Strokes' next new single will be 'You Only Live Once', released on July 10. The video for the track was shot at the start of May in Los Angeles by director Sam Beyer. The band have labelled it as their "coolest video yet." First three singles...are the first three songs from the album... From the earlier polls on their official site, people voted for YOLO to be the best song from FIOE. Nobody can really argue against that. Can't wait for July.

Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved [vid]
Ronan Keating - All Over Again [vid]
We Are Scientists @ The Hub, Gideon Coe, BBC6Music - 5th May 2006 [link]
The Stills - Retour A Vega [vid]

The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me (Live at King Tut's) [courtesy of Skatterbrain]


These ladies are just a joy to watch. You may want to dl the video through the link.

What's your Sin, Sin, Sin? (quiz) Mine starts with l......

The Kooks vs Razorlight. A new rock 'n' roll rivalry is brimming? It all started when Johnny Borrell commented on NME saying: "I heard their single on the radio the other day and it sounds like fucking Avril Lavigne! If he can live with himself after that production, and if he feels like he has to slag people off to keep up, then I'm sure his nights are long and those moments of doubt are really painful. For a start, he models his style on me. And that record is the most horrible thing I've ever heard. It sounds like the band are literally rolling over, sticking their arse in the air and begging Radio 1 to fuck them. So fuck The Kooks. Fuck 'em!" And what does Luke Pritchard has to say about this? When The Kooks were playing the final night of their UK tour at London's Astoria (May 18), Pritchard took a swipe at their rivals. "This one's for Johnny Borrell," the frontman quipped, before the group launched into their recent single 'Naive'. That's a nice one there. Better still if Kooks + Arctic M combine their powers against Razorlight +.... Kaiser Chiefs?

The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way [ real / win ]

The Veronicas - When It All Falls Apart [video]
This is the third Australian single from the debut album of The Veronicas, but the song will be their first US and Europe single release. Nice poppy tunes, just something to get along with in the absence of the mighty kittens..

Now what I am anticipating is the new Sophie Ellis Bextor album, rumoured to be called "Tripping The Light" or "Tripping The Light Fantastic". It is only a rumour as it hasn't been confirmed by Sophie, but she has confirmed that the album has lots of uptempo tracks and it has more in common with "Read My Lips". TTLF reverts back to the sound of Groovejet along with elements of dance and electro pop; moving away from the indie sound of SFTH. It just sounds Sophie as well!


Tom Hanks wants Charlize Theron to play Marilyn Monroe in his new movie. The actress is in talks to play her screen idol in a new film, produced by Hanks' production company Playtone Films. She is the producers' favourite to portray Monroe in the movie adaptation of her biography 'Goddess.' Theron has on many occasions spoken about her admiration for 50s sex symbol - and once considered buying the star's old house. Hmmm.. I would think Scarlett is a slightly better choice but then it is Charlize who's a classy lady after all.


Sandra Bullock, stills from "The Lake House"

X-Files 2 movie update:
Frank Spotnitz, the mastermind behind much of the mythology of The X-Files, has signed on to help write the next movie based on the hit series, but that the new movie won't deal with the show's byzantine conspiracy arc. "There's still a very good chance that we will all do another X-Files movie," Spotnitz said in an interview. One point of contention in getting a second X-Files film off the ground: Series creator Chris Carter is still wrangling with 20th Century Fox over legal matters but Spotnitz said, "I'm hoping it will get resolved soon." Although the script isn't written, the idea is already developed. It harkens back to the series' stand-alone episodes rather than the conspiracy to cover up the existence of extra-terrestrials. "No, we're not going into the mythology [in the sequel]," Spotnitz said. "One of the things that was exciting about doing it is to not make it a mythology story, and it's like one of the stand-alone episodes. It's a bit scary. Of course, we will catch up with the characters and what is going on in their lives, but it's not about the alien conspiracy. It's not about that." After a very long absence (last movie was in 98-99), not too sure about the response from the worldwide audience but if they can convince everyone with a quality storyline, then it should make a good comeback.










MTV2 will be debuting a new show called Where My Dogs At? [vid] after the season premiere Celebrity Deathmatch on June 10th. In the debut episode, Buddy and Woof (two stray dogs trying to survive on the mean streets of Hollywood) run into a few of our favorite Hollywood "It" girls.. talking about sticks & stones ayee...


Jamie Cullum doesn't understand why he's a famous... when his records are rarely played on the radio. He puts it down to the fact that he is always on the road so people can't avoid him. He revealed: "It is weird. I think you develop a hardcore touring fan base. Me, personally, I love being out on the road and I'm on tour pretty much non-stop. There's nothing like gaining that fan base by playing live. "I just hope that every person who comes to a show goes home and tells a friend about it and gets them to come with them next time... or buy a CD or whatever. It's pure word of mouth... and hard work of course." Hey, if you're good, people would want to listen to your tunes. Radio is not the most powerful transmission tool these days anyway.