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Lady Gaga, Rihanna, 50 Cent, and the Foo Fighters in a Brand New Series: 'On the Record with Fuse'
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Tagged as: Celebs , Hip Hop , Music , New Releases , Pop , Premiere , Q&A , Television
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The Daily Noise: John Mayer Live! Usher Returns! The Boss is Lost!
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:28 PM
In today's Daily Noise, we get ready for tomorrow's huge live John Mayer event (watch it tomorrow night at 9pm ET on Fuse, and chat with us online!) with some exclusive interview clips, Usher prepares to unleash his newest album, and Bruce Springsteen reeeeally loves Ohio. Video after the jump!
Tagged as: Interview , Performance , Television , The Daily Noise
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Who Is This Mysterious Man?
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Why, he's your John Mayer Video Reporter, of course!
What is it about Matthew that made his video submission your favorite? Could it be his guitar skills? His mastery of elementary Spanish? Maybe his winning smile? Or did you all just take pity on the underdog who had never won anything... until now! Click through to watch his video and see if you chose the right man for the job.
Tagged as: Television , The Daily Noise
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Fuse '20 Hottest Hip Hop Videos': Will Lil Wayne lick the competition with "Lollipop"?
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Lil Wayne just dropped his 'No Ceilings' mixtape and is on his way to prison for a quick bid, but he does so knowing he put out one of the best records of 2008 and maybe all time. When Tha Carter III finally dropped it was well worth the wait, selling over one million units in the first week. You couldn't walk down the street without hearing a car blasting Wayne and the late Static Major's autotuned-out "Lollipop."
Now whether Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive or not is up for debate, but no one can argue that Lil Wayne doesn't know how to have a good time. "Lollipop" is solid evidence. Most of the video takes place with Weezy riding in or on top of a hummer limousine and it makes you wonder where this imaginary AMAZING prom he could be headed to is at and how can I get an invite? Then he shreds on a guitar while on top of the limousine. Everyone loves sticking their head out of a sunroof but who can say they shred on a guitar while on top of a moving limousine for a rap video?
Do you guys think Weezy F. Baby will hold up against some of the rap veterans? Tune in to Fuse on Wednesday at 10p ET for the '20 Hottest Hip Hop Videos' and see which video is our number one!!
Tagged as: Hip Hop , Music Video , Television , Video
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Fuse '20 Hottest Hip Hop Videos': Could it be a case of "Sabotage"?
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 01:30 PM
Tune in to Fuse on Wednesday at 10p ET for the '20 Hottest Hip Hop Videos' and see which video is our number one!!
LISTEN ALL OF Y'ALL IT'S A SABOTAAAGGGGEEEE...
Before his critically acclaimed Where the Wild Things Are adaptation, Spike Jonze was known for directing music videos for artists like Fatboy Slim ("Praise You"), Weezer ("Undone (The Sweater Song)") and the Pharcyde ("Drop"). Arguably the best of his music video work is the Beastie Boys and his video for Ill Communication's stand-out track, "Sabotage." At once both a parody and celebration of 1970's police dramas, "Sabotage" is MCA, Mike D, and Ad Rock rocking fake mustaches and aviator shades as they chase crooks, do donuts in their cop hooptie, and knock doors down.
This year the Beastie Boys released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty (check our Beasties contest and win copies of these, along with a genuine Gibson guitar). They've have had a long history of hits and great videos, though "Sabotage" stands above the rest, and that speaks volumes when the rest include "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" and "Intergalactic."
Could "Sabotage" be #1? Tune in to Fuse on Wednesday at 10p ET to find out!
-- Himanshu Suri
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My Nirvana: It's All 'Bleach' to Me
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 07:00 PM
by Courtney Reimer
The first time I heard Nirvana I was driving through suburban Seattle, on my way to a Mudhoney show, when my boyfriend pushed a brand-new 'Bleach' cassette into my Honda Civic's stock stereo. He'd cued it up to "Love Buzz," their first single. I was hooked from the first notes of the hypnotic bass-guitar hook. It didn't sound "grunge-y" at all to me. 'Bleach' seemed entirely appropriate title for this album: it was fresh, sharp and brand new.
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Nirvana 'Reading' Performance to Premiere on Fuse Monday Nov 2
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 07:16 PM
Just as fans of J.D. Salinger pray that someday they will get their hands on long-buried work from the reclusive writer, Nirvana fans dream of a day when they will see new material from the band whose rise and fall was meteoric and tragically brief.
This coming Monday, November 2, Nirvana fans will be granted their wish. Tune into Fuse at 11p EST to see this once-in-a-lifetime performance. For the impatient, a sneak peek after the jump.
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Talking Metal: Ozzy, Snakes, and Slayer
Posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:01 PM
The Talking Metal episode with Ozzy Osbourne and Slayer guitarist Kerry King was the second episode we did for Fuse, and it originally aired in early 2008. It took us all over the country: from the Fuse studio in midtown Manhattan, to Mohegan Sun in Connecticut -- where we interviewed Ozzy (who was suffering from a bad cold) before returning to his Black Rain tour -- to various locations in Orange County California where we hung with Mr. King.
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Lady Gaga's "sisters" not amused by VMA antics
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:31 AM
While it may seem like the entire world was caught up dissecting the Kanye West-Taylor Swift drama last week (even our Commander-in-Chief got in on the action!), there was some VMA post-game analysis that didn't involve the Great Interruption.
Take the nuns of Lady Gaga's childhood Catholic school, for instance. The holy ladies of New York City's Convent of the Sacred Heart were not happy to see their former pupil rolling around in a pool of blood and looking like a defiled bride of Frankenstein. The story of the nuns' disapproval came about when a "source" informed the New York Post that the Sacred Heart staff had been treated to a private viewing of Gaga's performance...
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A Guest Is Born
Posted on October 30, 2008 at 08:58 AM
Feist has done it. R.E.M. has done it. Even Rush has done it. Now, it's Wilco's turn to visit The Colbert Report. The band will reportedly play one song and will presumably be interviewed by Colbert, though given his friendliness with the likes of Elvis Costello, a grilling is not likely to take place. Happily for Colbert, and us, Wilco is not letting this appearance nor a December tour with Neil Young get in the way of prepping for a new album, which guitarist Nels Cline says will be sonically wilder.
As previously mentioned, U2's Bono has been offered an op-ed writing gig with the New York Times. So he celebrated with some hot chicks. And, maybe to deflect attention, a U2 spokesperson announced that a new U2 album would appear in early 2009, and not in time for Christmas. Which would be news if they hadn't said the same thing a month ago.
Are They Human? Or Are They Dullard? Earfarm makes a convincing argument for the Killers being the least creative song-naming band ever.
Had enough of Joe the Plumber? Too bad. He could become a William Hung for a whole new generation.
Links:
Wilco To Appear On 'The Colbert Report' [Pitchfork]
In The Studio: Wilco, Band Of Horses, Liz Phair [Rolling Stone]
Uh Oh! U2's Bono Photo With Bikini Teens A No, No [Post Chronicle]
Play It Again Sam('s Town) [Earfarm]
Joe the Plumber Pursued For Record Deal [Politico/Yahoo!]
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Electro Shock News
Posted on October 21, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Leslie Feist is a huge star. But before she was a huge star, she was a somewhat smaller star, riding the massive critical acclaim of her album Let It Die, as well as her status as Toronto indie collective Broken Social Scene's most distinct female voice. Well, that latter role may be finished. Feist says she is taking a break from her solo career, and will also be making a permanent break from Broken Social Scene. "It's not really as interesting for me as it once was," Feist said. "[It] would be like a reunion to be able to hang out with everyone – but I can do that around a kitchen table too."
Kevin Cogill, the 27 year-old blogger who is being sued by Axl Rose and the Federal government for allegedly leaking new Guns n' Roses tracks, pleaded innocent to charges of violating copyright law in federal court yesterday. What will happen first: his trial, or the actual release of Chinese Democracy?
If you're a fan of intelligently quirky, introspective pop, then you may be familiar with Eels, who have been quietly releasing critically acclaimed albums since their breakthrough single Novocaine For the Soul was released back in the mid-90's. What you may not know is that main Eel man Mark Oliver Everett's father Hugh was a world renowned and famous physicist, who helped pioneer the multiple worlds theory of quantum mechanics. Tonight, Nova on PBS examines the relationship between father and son, as (Mark) Everett researches his father's history.
Isn't that nice: Gwyneth Paltrow is 'supporting' her friend Madonna during this difficult time.
Links:
Feist Taking A Break, Possibly Permanent Break From Broken Social Scene [Prefix]
L.A. Man Pleads Innocent in Guns n' Roses Piracy [Reuters]
'Nova: Parallel Worlds, Parallel Live' [LA Times]
Paltrow 'Supporting' Pal Madonna [BBC]
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You Don't Mess With the McCartney
Posted on October 8, 2008 at 08:12 AM
Paul McCartney has a reputation for being just about the nicest guy in rock n' roll. But (the deeply unpopular) Heather Mills managed to piss even him off. In a new song released under the moniker The Fireman (McCartney's collabo with superproducer and Killing Joke bassist Youth), McCartney lays into Mills with lyrics like "I remember you well . . . I couldn't resist you / when I made you . . . You have money and no manners"... Damn! It's like the old Lennon solo tune How Do You Sleep?, except that McCartney is Lennon, and Heather Mills is McCartney. Or something like that.
Hip-Hop New Albums alert:
Lil Wayne is already working on Tha Carter IV, as well as a new mixtape called Dedication 3 that will be available soon. Of course, this news comes from his ESPN blog. Did you know that Brett Favre is Lil Wayne's favorite player of all time? Now you do.
Kanye West hit up T.I.'s LA show over the weekend and seized the opportunity to talk about himself, or rather, his new album, which is called 808s and Heartbreak, and will be out on November 25th.
Somewhat semi-hip hop-related, Coldplay will release a new version of "Lost" on November 24, a version that features... Jay-Z!
Because it's awesome: The Pretenders perform Boots of Spanish Plastic on Letterman. Dudes, Chrissie Hynde is 57 and still kicks ass.
Links:
Getting Even [New York Post]
Lil Wayne Blogs For Us: World Series? "I See The Tampa Bay Rays" [ESPN]
Kanye: New Album Coming November 25 [Billboard]
Coldplay To Release 'Lost' Jay-Z Track [Uncut]
The Pretenders, "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" [YouTube]
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Desperate Police Club
Posted on October 7, 2008 at 09:16 AM
The line between indie rock and network television continues to blur: Toronto rockers Tokyo Police Club are shooting an episode of Desperate Housewives today that will air in November. What brings the young Canucks to Wisteria Lane? A Battle of the Bands, of course. The men of the show form a band, they enter a competition, and end up facing TPC. Yes, Tkyo Police Club perform, and yes, they have speaking roles.
Yikes: after seeing In the Heights, Britney Spears is reportedly looking for a role somewhere on Broadway.
Good news! We will have "have to wait" for the new Michael Jackson album, according to producer will.i.am.
Because it's awesome: Department of Eagles, featuring Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear) and Fred Nicolaus.
Links:
Tokyo Police Club to Guest On Desperate Housewives [Pitchfork]
Charlize Suit Closely Watched [New York Daily News]
Will.I.Am: 'Michael Jackson Fans Face Wait For New Album' [Gigwise]
Daniel Rossen Flies With the Department of Eagles While Staying Inside the Den of Grizzly Bear [New York Times]
Tagged as: Britney Spears , Celebs , Music , Television
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Sometimes, Magic Sucks
Posted on September 26, 2008 at 02:59 PM
The grand finale of magician David Blaine's latest stunt sucked, according to David Blaine. After hanging upside down for sixty hours, Blaine was supposed to leap to the ground, and then, right before hitting the earth, be lifted up into the sky. But that didn't really happen. And he kinda dangled awkwardly. And then he was lifted into the sky. And that was that. And now we go about our lives before Blaine doesn't something else crazy/weird in a year and a half or so.
Lil Wayne gets his own blog on ESPN. Is a fan of the Pizzackers and the Brizzuins.
Looks like Led Zeppelin will tour. With Robert Plant.
Yet another reminder to renew that fire insurance on your crib: Ludacris loses part of his Atlanta home, including the pool house, to fire.
Links:
David Blaine Says He's Unhappy with Latest Stunt [AP]
Lil Wayne Gets a Blog [ESPN]
Led Zeppelin Finally Agree to Tour? [NME]
Ludacris Loses Part of Home in Blaze [SFGate]
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Blue Monday
Posted on September 15, 2008 at 10:54 AM
If you've checked any newspaper this morning, you are aware that some major S is going down all over the place. Markets are shaking, value is being lost... even the price of crude oil is down this morning! Let's get right to the news:
Britney Spears will release her new album, Circus, on December 2. There - your Christmas shopping is done!
Amy Winehouse looks f***ing ugly, according to Amy Winehouse, which is why she didn't go to her own birthday party. Guests ate her cake without her (seriously). Sad!
Former Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg has written a book about his time with the band and attributes Nirvana's downfall to one person. Here's a hint: this person was married to Kurt Cobain.
Bob Dylan - yes, THE Bob Dylan - has some poetry in the latest New Yorker. It's, erm, pretty much a total downer.
Links:
Britney Spears Announces New Album , Due Dec. 2 [Hartford Courant]
Amy Winehouse Snubs Her Own Birthday Party [The Sun]
Nirvana Manager: 'Courtney Love Marked End of the Band' [NME]
17, by Bob Dylan [New Yorker]
Tributes For U.S. Novelist Wallace [BBC]
Photo by AP/Peter Morgan via.
Tagged as: Current Affairs , Music , Television
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Even Religious-er Than the Real Thing
Posted on August 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM
If you like Guitar Hero, and you're Christian, you may love Guitar Praise, which is like Guitar Hero, but, um, Christian. The only band on their lengthy list of artists that you've possibly heard of is Flyleaf. How can you tell these are Christian artists? Names like Israel and New Breed, Seventh Day Slumber and The Crucified. This actually sounds scary. Guitar Praise is not yet out but by mid-September yu'll be able to worship at the altar of Christian video game rock, should you so desire.
Poor Kevin Cogill, the Chinese Democracy leaker; first he's nabbed by the Feds, now Slash hates him. That's right - Slash, who was essentially kicked out of Guns n' Roses by Axl Rose and who does NOT appear on Chinese Democracy (well, as far as anybody know), thinks it stinks that these songs leaked. That 'real' Guns n' Roses reunion may just happen yet...
Michael Phelps will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13. Musical guest is Lil Wayne. If you're wondering whether he'll be good, bear in mind that no one wins forever.
Via Gawker comes new that, a couple of years ago, an Olive Garden opened in Sioux City, Iowa.
Links:
Guitar Praise, the Wholesome Christian Rock Game [Wired]
Blogger Kevin Cogill Charged With Felony in Leak of Guns n' Roses Songs [Los Angeles Times, via Stereogum]
Phelps to host Saturday Night Live [Reuters]
Olive Garden Arrives [Sioux City Journal, via Gawker]
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90210 2008?
Posted on March 14, 2008 at 11:56 AM
It was one of the most groundbreaking series in television history. It was a show that combined wealthy characters with a glamorous setting. It took the daring stance of placing privileged white kids in a place like Beverly Hills. The show's social conscience was a kid who used half a container of hair gel each day. The show was Beverly Hills 90210, and it was the televised background of the 90s.
So naturally, it makes sense to update this sunkissed relic for the present day, which is exactly what the bigwigs over at the CW Network plan on doing. This sort of Bev Hills: The Next Generation deal will be helmed by the creators of Veronica Mars and might make its debut in the fall, soon after the beach club closes for the season.
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Jimmy Kimmel + Ben Affleck = P.R.
Posted on February 26, 2008 at 09:41 AM
And we don't mean Puerto Rico! It all started with a long-running, manufactured "feud" between Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon (the famous actor). Periodically, Kimmel will launch barbs at Damon from the comforts of his talk show chair, and will sometimes "apologize" to Matt Damon at the end of his show, claiming theyve run out of time, implying that Damon wasnt big enough to have on before preious guests. This is likely news to most of you, as one has to watch the Jimmy Kimmel Show to have heard of all this. But no longer! Now, this episode has reached new heights of silliness and free publicity. First, Kimmel gfriend Sarah Silverman released video in which she declares that she's you-know-whatting Matt Damon. And now, the inevitable retort, with the not-so-inevitable claim that Jimmy Kimmel is you-know-whatting Ben Affleck. Sometimes, Mr. Kimmel can be funny.
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24 Doing 48
Posted on December 6, 2007 at 10:32 AM
Days, that is! Kiefer Sutherland is heading to the pokey following multiple drunk driving convictions. But don't fret, the writers' strike has made this all somewhat palatable - he won't be missing any 24 shooting. Let's see him get out of this one. And apparently, Chloe lent him some reading materials. And underwear. From the NY Daily News:
The actor brought reading materials and some extra pairs of underwear when he reported to the lockup, celebrity news Web site TMZ.com reported.
He’ll spend Christmas, New Year’s and his Dec. 21 birthday behind bars, but beginning his sentence right away allows him to take advantage of his unexpected vacation from “24.” Work on the hit Fox television series has been suspended due to the writers’ strike.
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Californication vs. Californication
Posted on November 20, 2007 at 11:33 AM
In terms of legal battles it isn't Brown v. Board Of Education, but it IS funny - if the thought of a wealthy, shirtless group of weathered musicians suing a group of sex-crazed, Hollywood sun worshippers is funny to you. You have, no doubt, heard of the album Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's also likely that the TV show Californication, starring Fox Mulder, has come across your radar. Finally, you are probably familiar with the legal system. It's within this entity that the Chili Peppers are suing Showtime for stealing the Californication name and, somewhat disturbingly, even including a character named Dani California. As for the Californication people, they claim the pride of Fairfax has nothing to do with the show. From the BBC:
Tom Kapinos, the show's creator and executive producer, was unavailable for comment.
In July, he told reporters that he first heard the term "Californication" in the state of Oregon.
"Apparently in the 70s there were bumper stickers that said 'Don't Californicate Oregon', because Californians were coming up there, and I just thought it was a great, great title for this show," he said.
Can't we all just appropriate West Coast stereotypes and get along?
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Not To Mention The Hypotenuse...
Posted on October 26, 2007 at 01:00 PM
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Who Loves The Kwik-E-Mart?
Posted on July 5, 2007 at 11:14 AM
I love the Kwik-E-Mart! In what is an unusual, and rather cool, marketing move, several 7-Eleven's throughout the country (OK and Canada, too) are remodeling and presenting themselves as Kwik-E-Marts, the animated, fictional convenience store frequented by Homer (for slushies), Bart and Milhouse (for slushies) and Nelson (for shoplifting). Very intriguing is the fact that The Simpsons ddid not have to pay for this - 7-Eleven is doing the campaign for nothing. It's all to promote the upcoming Simpsons full length film, out later this month. Thank you come again, etc.
There's a fine line where business meets pleasure and reality meets fiction. And one North American chain has managed to bridge both gaps. By now you know that after almost 20 years on TV, the folks behind The Simpsons are finally coming out with a feature length movie. And you've likely also heard that 7-Eleven, the convenience store chain located right across the continent, has decided to convert a dozen of its stores into the cartoon's "Kwik-E-Mart," run by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
Those stores were finally unveiled over the weekend, and feature huge cut-outs of Bart and Milhouse sitting on top of the building with a sign that mimics the chain's trademark colour scheme but reads "Kwik-E-Mart". Other characters are represented inside. And products from the show, ranging from Squishees and Buzz Colas to Krusty-O's, are on sale even in outlets not taking part in the conversion.
All of which is putting smiles on the movie marketers' faces - they're not paying a cent for the promotion which is being borne completely by 7-Eleven. Company officials estimate they're shelling out "millions" for the makeshift renovations. But the chain believes it's worth the money. "We thought if you really want to do something different, the idea of actually changing stores into Kwik-E-Marts was over the top but a natural," explains Bobbi Merkel of FreshWorks, which handles advertising for the convenience stores. "It shows they get the joke."
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So THAT's Where Kirk Cameron Went...
Posted on June 11, 2007 at 12:28 PM
For children of the 80s, there was no cooler teenager than Mike Seaver, the studly oldest child of Jason and Maggie Seaver on Growing Pains. (In fact, Mike Seaver's status lives on today as Growing Pains is on Nick At Nite.) After such a star-making role, one would have expected Kirk Cameron to graduate to Hollywood royalty. Of course, this never happened. And if you've wondered why, Kirk would tell you it's because he became a Christian. Faced with more free time than he expeceted, Cameron now operates and appears in and on a netowkr of Christian websites, webcasts and radio and TV shows. WWBD (What would Boner do?):
He had more than just legions of fanatic fans. He also had stalkers and kidnapping threats, and was sometimes driven to the set in a bulletproof car. It got him thinking about his own mortality. He had it all, but still felt empty.
Kirk Cameron reaches a new audience these days through his Christian radio show, television show, and Web site.
"I was raised not going to church. We never prayed — didn't know how. Are you supposed to close your eyes, keep them open? Look up? Look down? Get on my knees? What do I do?"
Cameron started reading the bible and going to church. He became a Christian, but says his transition had some growing pains of its own.
On the set of his hit show, the easy-going prankster became detached and sullen. Once close to the other cast members, he pulled away from them all — except his co-star and fellow Christian, Chelsea Noble, whom he married in 1991.
He also started taking issue with some of the show's writing. One script called for his TV mom to have a nightmare in which Cameron's character, Mike Seaver, wakes up next to a beautiful girl and says, "Hey, babe. Good morning. By the way, what's your name again?"
Cameron balked, pushing for the writers to change the scene. They refused. Cameron says he wasn't trying to push his religious views on the show. He just didn't want to compromise his newfound moral principles.
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America's Million Dollar Smile
Posted on May 17, 2007 at 10:08 AM
When you've got something great, you want to insure it. Keith Richards knew to insure his fingers, Dolly Parton knew to insure her breasts and (it's rumored) David Lee Roth knew to insure his weiner. America Ferrera, TV's Ugly Betty, has a heck of a smile. And though she isn't so vain as to think to insure her smile, Aquafresh is! The toothpaste company is ponying up the pound sterling for a policy from famed U.K. insurer Lloyd's Of London - it's all to raise awareness for charity. And their product.
The star of hit U.S. television series Ugly Betty has had her smile insured for $10-million (U.S.) by Lloyd's.
Lloyd's said the policy for America Ferrera - who plays dorky, braces-wearing assistant Betty Suarez in the show - was bought by home teeth-whitening product Aquafresh White Trays as part of a promotion to raise money for U.S. charity Smiles for Success.
"It's very flattering to have my smile insured for $10-million, it's not something that I ever imagined happening," Ferrara, 23, said on the Lloyd's website.
Lloyd's America president Wendy Baker said the group has centuries of experience devising policies for unique risks, and has insured the fingers of guitarist Keith Richards and the legs of Marlene Dietrich.
Photo via.
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Bud Bundy Busted
Posted on May 16, 2007 at 01:05 PM
Couldn't let this one pass without a mention: former Married... With Children star
David Faustino, portrayer of the snarky, hormone-raged Bud Bundy, was busted for pot.
David Faustino, famous pretty much only for his stint as Bud Bundy on "Married with Children," was arrested in Florida early Saturday morning.
Cops say the former TV star (and one-time wannabe rapper by the name of "D Lil") was drunk and arguing with his estranged wife in the middle of the street. After they arrested him for public drunkeness, cops also say they found a baggie containing about a gram of pot on him.
He was booked and released.
Thank god he had royalties from his epic album "Balistyx" so he could bail himself out of jail.
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He Can't Win (Does This Make Him A Loser?)
Posted on February 6, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Poor Kevin Federline. Even when he's poking fun at himself, someone's not happy. Case in point: this past weekend's famed Federline Super Bowl ad for Nationwide Insurance, in which the hardly successful, aspiring rapper (played to perfection by Ferderline) pokes fun at his hip-hop dreams, or more pointedly, his failure in achieving said goals. Pretty funny, and harmless, right? Wrong. Apparently, the fast food industry has got their onion rings up their you-know-what. The National Restaurant Associations (one of my favorite associations, btw) called the ad a "direct insult to the 12.8 million Americans who work in the restaurant industry." Right, like all those peeps at White Castle dreamed of working there and will never move on. fuseblog's final conclusion: people need to chill out and (can't believe I'm saying this) lay off Fed Ex.
"The commercial is completely intended for me, making fun of myself and my own situation," the aspiring rapper, 28, told Associated Press Television in a recent interview. "It has nothing to do with anybody in the fast-food industry at all. So, you know, if we've offended anybody, I'm really sorry about that."
National Restaurant Association President and Chief Executive Steven Anderson said last week that the ad amounts to a "strong and direct insult to the 12.8 million Americans who work in the restaurant industry."
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.'s 30-second spot shows Federline performing in a glitzy music video. However, the punch line is that he's daydreaming — while cooking french fries at a fast-food joint.
It's a "Saturday Night Live skit on myself. ... Maybe it'll land me some good roles in Hollywood," said Federline, whose debut rap album, Playing With Fire, has had dismal sales since its release last fall.
On Thursday, Federline's attorney confirmed that K-Fed and estranged wife Britney Spears will continue to share custody of their two young sons this month, following the terms of a January custody agreement. Spears filed for divorce from Federline in November after two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
"I'm a good father," said Federline, who wouldn't talk about his personal life. "I love my kids and I'll always be here for (them)."
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Doll Parts
Posted on February 1, 2007 at 10:41 AM
It would have been fascinating. Unmissable. A train wreck. A crazy on one side of the judge's table to balance the crazies on the other side. But alas, it was not meant to be. Courtney Love will NOT be replacing Paula Abdul as a judge on Fox's kinda successful American Idol. Love claims that she was called by Idol exec. producer Nigel Lythgoe. She later denied this. So did he. She then said she could have been the victim of a prank. You mean a victim of a prank in the same way that people who bought Hole records were victims? Sorry.
Courtney Love will not become an "American Idol" judge.
Both Love's publicist and show executive producer Nigel Lythgoe are denying an Us Weekly report that Love would appear on the show. Which is really funny, since it was Love herself who said Lythgoe offered her the gig.
Yes, Courtney has been through rehab and is still supposedly on the wagon. Then again, would Courtney Love really need drugs to contradict herself or utter nonsense? Exactly.
"He called," Love said on Us Weekly's Web site earlier this week. "I thought it was kind of weird, but brilliant.
Yes yes YES, it was. Especially since Paula Abdul isn't acting so goofy anymore.
But apparently, it's not going to happen. Love's publicist said Wednesday it wasn't true, and Lythgoe denied placing the call. Love said Wednesday it's possible she was duped by a prank.
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Pants Off Sweetin-er
Posted on June 8, 2006 at 11:13 AM
The rumors are true (I'm not sure there were any rumors, but anyway) - Jodie Sweetin, former star of Full House and recently in the news following a battle with meth, will be the host of our very own Pants Off Dance Off's second season. Wow.
The press release:
Full House Sweetie Sweetin Signs on to Host
fuse’s “Pants-Off Dance-Off”
You know what they say about middle children – they’re always doing something radical to get attention. Now comes news from the fuse front that Jodie Sweetin, the middle child in Bob Sagat’s wholesome Full House brood, is signing on to host three special episodes of the net’s new buzz-worthy offering, Pants-Off Dance-Off. Dubbed “the dumbest show on television” by TV Guide, Pants-Off Dance-Off features music lovers of all ages gyrating down to their skivvies to their favorite videos. We’re hoping that fuse might ask Sweetin to use her connections to get her little TV sisters – Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – to join in on the freaky fun.
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It's Always The Middle Child
Posted on February 2, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Yikes.
Former Full House actress Jodie Sweetin [FRONT AND CENTER IN THE PIC] has made startling admission: she once had a daily methamphetamine habit.
The problems began when Full House ended its run in 1995, the actress told Good Morning America on Wednesday. Seeking a "normal" life, Sweetin attended high school and college, and was married by age 20 – to a Los Angeles policeman. But two years ago, feeling bored and being unemployed, she says she began experimenting with drugs and got hooked on meth.
After a three-day "lost" weekend, reportedly followed by an intervention staged by her former Full House costars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, John Stamos and Bob Saget, Sweetin checked herself in to the Promises rehab facility for six weeks of intense treatment.
The Olsens, John Stamos and Bob Saget? That's a heck of an intervention. Kinda makes you wanna do meth. (JUST KIDDING.)
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Posted on October 6, 2005 at 11:08 AM
"Lost" has got to be the most arresting, intricately developed, clue-laden, geographically-shaped, supernaturally-tinged one hour drama on ABC since Twin Peaks. It even made the cover of Rolling Stone (oooh)! Naturally, a few sites have sprung up housing all types of review, analysis and conjecture.
The Lost Blog from Filmfodder - Synopses, reviews and a forum.
Lost TV - The "Unofficial" Fansite.
Bullz-Eye blogs - Reviews.
The Official Site - Everything you'd expect.
These sites are perfect for procrastinating. Good luck.
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JAY-Z Video
- JAY-Z on 'The Blueprint 3'
- Toure finds out where the new album resides in JAY-Z's catalog of classic records.
- JAY-Z on Cover Art
- Toure and JAY-Z talk about the inspiration for his new album's cover art.
- Daily Noise: JAY-Z Interview
- We sit down with JAY-Z to talk about his new album and more.
- D.O.A. (TRANSLATED!)
- Watch the video and read Fred Pessaro's translation for the hip hop impaired.
- Run This Town
- Watch JAY-Z, Rihanna and Kanye run this town. Heck, I'd vote for them.
Awsome band!