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Pop Justice
Dear iTunes,your new social network is... Dear iTunes,your new social network is potentially amazing and we are prepared to give it a go. 03.09.2010 - 09:50 Yes, we know the world needs another social network like it needs another Sugababes album but iTunes' new Ping network feels like it could become pretty amazing.Here's the Popjustice profile on Ping. (http://tinyurl.com/pjping) If you've used the internet in the last three years you'll immediately g [...]
Dear iTunes,your new logo is shit and ... Dear iTunes,your new logo is shit and we hate it. 03.09.2010 - 08:36 Good God what a catastrophe the new iTunes icon is. When we are listening to (for example) 'Bad Romance' why would we want THIS monstrosityanywhere within our field of vision' It looks even worse when it's actually icon-sized.Fortunately, you're not stuck with it. In OSX you can follow these instruc [...]
Here is a clip of the new Cheryl Cole ... Here is a clip of the new Cheryl Cole single,'Promise This' 03.09.2010 - 08:22 This is precisely the short of clip that does not stay on YouTube for very long unless it's an authorised plant, but here's some of The Radiant Cheryl Cole's comeback single 'Promise This'.zqROBk2VJpgOn one hand it seems a bit melodramatic. Equally, if you can't be melodramatic about almost dying wh [...]
Download The Naked & Famous - 'Young B... Download The Naked & Famous - 'Young Blood' (The Sound Of Arrows mix) 01.09.2010 - 12:00 We featured putting out (http://neongold.bigcartel.com/) 'Young Blood' as a single next week and have given us the Sound Of Arrows mix to give away to You The Popjustice Reader for zero pence.Here is the MP3 download link. (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/789456/Downloads/Young%20Blood%20%28The%20Sound%20of [...]
Because Alesha's 'Drummer Boy' wasn't ... Because Alesha's 'Drummer Boy' wasn't noisy enough already 01.09.2010 - 08:56 Are you familiar with noisy Alesha Dixon single 'Drummer Boy'' You should be by now. Here it is.WLpse9UqwngNow clearly someone somewhere has had a listen to this song and gone "do you know what, this song isn't quite scary enough for fans of the Barlowballad-wailin', mountain-climbin'-for-charity Al [...]
Ed Drewett,Robots With Rayguns,Katy Pe... Ed Drewett,Robots With Rayguns,Katy Perry 'et al':what's happening in The PJ Almighty' 31.08.2010 - 08:30 1. Ed DrewettWe had Ed in the last PJ Almighty but he wasn't at Number One even though he sort of deserved to be, so here he is 'atop' the Almighty today. One of the things we've quite enjoyed watching over the last week or so is Ed linking to YouTube clips of his new single 'Champagne Lemonade', on [...]
The Shakira and Dizzee Rascal song:it'... The Shakira and Dizzee Rascal song:it's very much a Shakira song with Dizzee in it 30.08.2010 - 12:03 So in June this happened......and a couple of weeks ago Shakira shot the video in Barcelona. The Sun had some pictures from that (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3102801/Shakira-goes-to-hell-with-Dizzee-Rascal.html) but the interesting thing is this fan video of the shoot in whi [...]
Notes on Same Difference's 'Shine On F... Notes on Same Difference's 'Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)' 30.08.2010 - 11:44 » 'Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)' is the new Same Difference single and it is out this week. » Same Difference, you may recall, were responsible for one of the most demented X Factor performances of all time (http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=Y-wDloW8Mfk). » Remember, at the time of [...]
The new Kylie video looks like it won'... The new Kylie video looks like it won't exactly be 100% awful 27.08.2010 - 14:46 Vi2V4uEueNwIt's basically Radiohead's 'Just' except IN A NITESPOT. Amazing.
We Are Susceptible To Advertising And ... We Are Susceptible To Advertising And That Does Not Concern Us 27.08.2010 - 10:25 Either compilation album ads are getting better or we're becoming more easily pleased, but barely a post-9pm Channel 4 ad break goes by without us shouting THIS ALBUM LOOKS FUCKING AMAZING at the television. Here's the ad for Scott Mills' 'Big Ones' compilation.oPgdLGofI3UIs this actually the greate [...]
Exciting packaging for unsurprising CD Exciting packaging for unsurprising CD 25.08.2010 - 09:06 We felt a little whoosh of excitement when we opened the envelope with this in it. It's some sort of anniversary of George Michael's 'Faith' being released so they are releasing it again. We do not know why there was a whoosh of excitement because it is not really a very exciting album so we can onl [...]
Ludicrous Press Release Opening Paragr... Ludicrous Press Release Opening Paragraphs Of Our Times,pt 736 25.08.2010 - 09:00 Obviously it pulls things back around in its final sentence by bringing in the single title, record label and release date, but Christ alive that's not exactly the sort of opening line you get on your average press release. Mind you, your average press release being so average is probably the reason [...]
Another thing about Soundgirl Another thing about Soundgirl 24.08.2010 - 09:00 It's all happening (there's not much happening) in the world of Soundgirl. HAPPENING THING ONEWe now have a photograph of the band without that rubbish 'on tour with Pixie Lott graphic'. We're not going to lie, readers, the reality of a photograph without the graphic is not as exciting as we'd been [...]
Notes on Skandal Notes on Skandal 23.08.2010 - 08:58 We were just having a clearout of CDs over the weekend and found this release by Skandal, which came out last month.u8vL9U7AZF0'Everyday' is clearly a fairly unremarkable tune but we thought it probably important to state very clearly that the Skandal above - 'featuring Black The Ripper' - is not (t [...]
The Jonas Jerberg mix of Shontelle's '... The Jonas Jerberg mix of Shontelle's 'Impossible' is NOT AWFUL 20.08.2010 - 08:34 We would have done this as a Song Of The Day if we hadn't already done Shontelle's 'Impossible' as a Song Of The Day a few months ago, so instead we will just give the Jonas Jeberg mix of the aforementioned tune some front page treatment because it is just completely brilliant and might actually be [...]

Fluxblog
For All Of My Whatchamacallits For All Of My Whatchamacallits 03.09.2010 - 17:40 Robyn “Include Me Out”Robyn is most compelling when she’s singing about heartbreak and complicated romantic drama, but it seems wrong to focus too much on that aspect of what she does, or to expect her to always be tugging at your heartstrings. “Include Me Out” is a thr [...]
You Took Me Centuries To Master You Took Me Centuries To Master 02.09.2010 - 17:28 of Montreal featuring Solange “Sex Karma”Kevin Barnes is typically bipolar on his albums, shifting back and forth between declarations of love and lust and bitter, cruel condemnations. He’s very good at expressing both extremes, but on the whole, I prefer the songs that convey genu [...]
There’s A World Underground! There’s A World Underground! 01.09.2010 - 16:04 Destroyer “Sick Priest Learns To Last Forever”Here’s a fun thing to think about: Imagine that Dan Bejar has been commissioned to record a cover version of John Williams’ score for the Star Wars movies in the style of Destroyer. Not instrumental, by the way — he is expec [...]
You Could Be A King,But Watch The Quee... You Could Be A King,But Watch The Queen Conquer 30.08.2010 - 16:12 Kanye West featuring Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver, and Benjamin Bronfman “Monster” (Uncensored)There’s a lot of guys rapping and singing on this track, but all of that is a warm up for Nicki Minaj’s performance in the second half of the song. It’s a true tour [...]
Forever Muted,Inaudible Forever Muted,Inaudible 27.08.2010 - 17:42 Laetitia Sadier “One Million Year Trip”Laetitia Sadier’s previous non-Stereolab work — Monade, for the most part — sounded too much like Stereolab to fully register as something distinct. This song, from her solo debut, is a bit different. Her voice and aesthetic is too [...]
If You Want ‘Em You Can Grab ‘Em If You Want ‘Em You Can Grab ‘Em 26.08.2010 - 16:12 Scissor Sisters @ Terminal 5 8/25/2010Night Work / Laura / Any Which Way / She’s My Man / Something Like This / Whole New Way / Tits On The Radio / Harder You Get / Running Out / Take Your Mama / Kiss You Off / I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ / Skin Tight / (...)
The Real Reason Vampires Die The Real Reason Vampires Die 25.08.2010 - 17:02 Electric Six “After Hours”The world of Electric Six is tasteless and full of preening, anxious douchebags. It’s sad and desperate and vulgar and dumb. It’s basically the culture that we are trying to escape when we embrace things like indie rock. “After Hours,” th [...]
Minus Forever Minus Forever 24.08.2010 - 17:19 This time last year I was visiting my father at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side nearly every day of the week. He had been sick for years, but had generally been living life normally until his luck started to run out somewhere around June. He was hospitalized in late [...]
As The Facts Unravel I’ve Found This... As The Facts Unravel I’ve Found This To Be True 23.08.2010 - 14:55 Steely Dan “Peg”As a direct result of reading Greg Milner’s Perfecting Sound Forever, I’ve been thinking a lot about methods of recording, the way things sound, and the way people respond to various technological advances and the resulting aesthetic decisions. One of the aest [...]
Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Five Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Five 20.08.2010 - 08:00 This is the conclusion of my interview with Rob Sheffield, author of the excellent new book Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. In this segment, we discuss the value of famous artists and famous songs, Lady Gaga’s indifference to the straight dude’s gaze, pro-girl songs, and Rob’s [...]
Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Four Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Four 19.08.2010 - 08:00 My interview with Rob Sheffield, author of the new book Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, continues here. In this segment, we talk about the incredible cultural power of MTV in the 80s and 90s, the importance of pop stars, and the tacky brilliance of the cassingle.Matthew Perpetua: It’s hard [...]
Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Three Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Three 18.08.2010 - 08:00 My interview with Rob Sheffield, author of the new book Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, continues here. In this part of our conversation, we discuss the “First-Week One-Listen Piffle” school of music criticism, buying albums on the day of release, and the way drugs ruined the rock st [...]
Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Two Interview with Rob Sheffield,Part Two 17.08.2010 - 08:00 My interview with Rob Sheffield, author of Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, continues here. This is the point where things start to get very fun, as we talk about Michael Jackson, Prince, “hey DJ!” songs, Sonic Youth, and Thurston Moore’s brilliant song “Psychic Hearts. [...]
You Can Decide If You Want To Come You Can Decide If You Want To Come 13.08.2010 - 15:12 Matthew Dear “You Put A Smell On Me”The title is lewd, but not quite as lewd as the synthesizers sound. The synths writhe and thrust with the beat, essentially abstract but leaving very little to the imagination. The lyrics are mostly intentionally flimsy double-entendres, to the point t [...]
Interview With Scott Pilgrim Creator B... Interview With Scott Pilgrim Creator Bryan Lee O’Malley! 12.08.2010 - 14:57 As you almost certainly know by now, Edgar Wright’s film adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim comic is about to open in movie theaters this weekend. To celebrate this, I’m rerunning an interview with Bryan that I conducted June of 2006, right around the time the t [...]

JoBlo
Todd Phillips talks about the process ... Todd Phillips talks about the process on the John Belushi biopic 04.09.2010 - 00:41 Since the news of a John Belushi biopic, we haven't heard anything from its helmer, Todd Phillips. There have been many efforts to try and push a Belushi biopic for years now. Phillips wasn't exactly pleased about it and reflect upon what had been reported in the trades, "That's something that [...]
Olivia Thirlby will be the law alongsi... Olivia Thirlby will be the law alongside Karl Urban in Judge Dredd remake 03.09.2010 - 21:50 I'm not too terribly thrilled with the idea of a JUDGE DREDD remake. I'm fine with Karl Urban I suppose, but with VANTAGE POINT's untested Pete Travis behind the lens, I'm a bit skeptical. Well, we haven't heard much about the project in a while, not since Urban was cast a month ago, but now we know [...]
Jon Hamm is Friends With Kids,maybe Ha... Jon Hamm is Friends With Kids,maybe Hathaway and Wiig 03.09.2010 - 20:14 Jon Hamm seems to be Hollywood's new "it" boy, despite not even having acted until he was almost 30 (he's 39 now). But he's the star of what most claim to be the best show on TV right now (Mad Men) and that honor is landing him movie roles left and right. So far, they haven't been particul [...]
Scalp your own Nazis with Lt. Aldo Rai... Scalp your own Nazis with Lt. Aldo Raine's knife 03.09.2010 - 19:38 I really wish that I lived in California so I could go to some of the movie prop auctions that happen frequently out there. The stuff that isn't saved for Planet Hollywood gets sold to the highest bidder, and this particular one caught my eye for one reason. On Saturday, September 11th in El Segundo [...]
Unbreakable 2 is happening! But it's n... Unbreakable 2 is happening! But it's not Unbreakable 2... 03.09.2010 - 16:51 M. Night Shyamalan has been teasing us with thoughts of a sequel to UNBREAKABLE since the film was released. As he just told MTV, "Literally, that's the question I get asked the most anywhere around the world." OK fans, your wait is over. UNBREAKABLE 2 is finally coming. But not really. S [...]
Just in time for Machete,it's the Hobo... Just in time for Machete,it's the Hobo With a Shotgun trailer! 03.09.2010 - 16:35 I'm sure, by now, you know the story of the original trailer for HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. Jason Eisener, John Davies, and Rob Cotterill won a contest at SXSW sponsored by Robert Rodriguez and the movie GRINDHOUSE. The trio created a trailer for a fake grindhouse film called "Hobo With a Shotgun&quo [...]
Scared of getting abducted in your car... Scared of getting abducted in your car' Don't watch this Let Me In clip 03.09.2010 - 16:18 High atop my list of phobias (right underneath heights but right above giant hairy spiders) is the thought of getting in my car at night and having some crazy serial killer jump up from the backseat and attack me. So naturally this clip from LET ME IN, featuring Richard Jenkins, vampire enabler, doi [...]
Review:Machete Review:Machete 03.09.2010 - 15:31 PLOT: An ex-Federale, MACHETE (Danny Trejo) is double crossed and left for dead by a vicious Mexican drug kingpin, Torrez (Steven Seagal). Three years later, he turns up in Texas, where hes hired by the mysterious Booth (Jeff Fahey) to assassinate Senator McLaughlin (Robert DeNiro), whose campaign [...]
DVD:Abandoned DVD:Abandoned 03.09.2010 - 07:11 J.A. Hamilton reviews "Abandoned"Read More...
DVD:The Good Heart DVD:The Good Heart 03.09.2010 - 07:11 Chris Bumbray reviews "The Good Heart"Read More...
Details emerge on Barry Levinson's sci... Details emerge on Barry Levinson's sci-fi thriller The Bay,formerly known as Isopod 03.09.2010 - 13:22 A few weeks ago, there was a brief and not very detailed report that filmmaker Barry Levinson (MAN OF THE YEAR, RAIN MAN) was planning on directing an indie sci-fi thriller then called ISOPOD. But today, Screen Daily revealed new information... Firstly, the film is now titled THE BAY. Secondly, the [...]
First poster for Paul W.S. Anderson's ... First poster for Paul W.S. Anderson's The Three Musketeers is just a bunch of text! 03.09.2010 - 13:19 Haha, holy shit! Just the other day I wrote about the poster for Disney's SECRETARIAT saying it was one of the most basic one sheets I've seen in a long time. And now, out of nowhere, comes the first poster for Paul W.S. Anderson's THE THREE MUSKETEERS (in 3D) and it completely takes the crown for m [...]
Jamie Bell joins Sam Worthington and A... Jamie Bell joins Sam Worthington and Anthony Mackie in crime thriller Man on a Ledge 03.09.2010 - 12:49 Deadline is reporting that TINTIN star Jamie Bell has been cast opposite Aussie and sometimes Na'vi Sam Worthington, as well as Anthony Mackie (THE HURT LOCKER) in the crime drama MAN ON A LEDGE from director Asger Leth (GHOSTS OF CITÉ SOLEIL) who's making his Hollywood debut. Originally penned by [...]
Bruce Campbell talks Evil Dead 4 and B... Bruce Campbell talks Evil Dead 4 and Bruce vs. Frankenstein 03.09.2010 - 07:06 Bruce Campbell will forever be associated with Deadite-fighting bonehead/hero Ashley J. Williams from the EVIL DEAD movies, a fact the actor cheerfully embraces. In a lengthy interview with the LA Times, The Chin talks about the legacy of the movies, his history with director Sam Raimi, the difficul [...]
Liam Neeson reunites with A-Team direc... Liam Neeson reunites with A-Team director Joe Carnahan; Bradley Cooper does not 03.09.2010 - 06:07 Director Joe Carnahan obviously enjoyed working with his A-TEAM stars, since he's reuniting with two of them. Whoops, wait -- just one. Carnahan originally had Bradley Cooper starring in his survival tale THE GREY, but the Face Man exits, and Hannibal enters. A new plan came together, and Liam Neeso [...]

Buffalo News
Hiatt captivates his audience Hiatt captivates his audience 20.07.2010 - 12:38 NIAGARA FALLS -- The Bears Den at the Seneca Niagara Casino is an intimate venue, one with great sight lines no matter where you sit and a fairly limited number of seats. It is so intimate that John Hiatt, at his concert Monday night, talked about feeling “like I'm right in your laps. It's lik [...]
Building support for WNY women Building support for WNY women 20.07.2010 - 12:38 Journalist, author and columnist Cokie Roberts has interrupted the final day of her beach vacation with the grandchildren to talk about a few topics close to her heart.
'BPO Plays Pink Floyd' picks up pace a... 'BPO Plays Pink Floyd' picks up pace after disappointing start 19.07.2010 - 13:01 It was a rocky start for the Hard Rock at the Falls Concert Saturday night in the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls.
Rey Scott's set of jazz standards prov... Rey Scott's set of jazz standards provides pleasant sonic backdrop 19.07.2010 - 13:01 Rey Scott is one of those consummate jazz musicians who can play “out” or “in.” He's performed with the swinging vibes master Lionel Hampton (“in”), and, since 1988, as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of the legendary Marshall Allen, he's playe [...]
Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers delivers t... Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers delivers the reel stuff at Erie Canal Harbor 18.07.2010 - 12:41 When I hear the word “Celtic” these days, I think of “Celtic Thunder,”a popular Vegas-style Irish music revue that I happened to catch on PBS. The show involves a group of rotating vocalists, singing adult contemporary arrangements of pop hits with creepy smiles plastered on [...]
On the Radio /Highlights of the week's... On the Radio /Highlights of the week's programs 18.07.2010 - 12:36 AM Stations
Listening Post /Brief reviews of selec... Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases 18.07.2010 - 12:36 Classical
ROCK US,AMADEUS ROCK US,AMADEUS 18.07.2010 - 12:54 There is a moment in “Amadeus,” Peter Shaffer's drama about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, that is simultaneously wrenching and enchanting. That is when Antonio Salieri, Mozart's less-talented rival composer, hears Mozart's music for the first time. ¶ He hears the Adagio from theBflat Win [...]
THE BPO'S SUMMER ADVENTURE CONTINUES THE BPO'S SUMMER ADVENTURE CONTINUES 18.07.2010 - 12:36 7p.m. Wednesday: Cheektowaga Town Park. Paul Ferington conducts. Flutist Jilene VanOpdorp performs Mozart's Flute Concerto in G. Free.
'80s hitmakers anything but stale '80s hitmakers anything but stale 17.07.2010 - 12:46 Pop music created in the '80s has not aged particularly well.
Three Dog Night takes us back Three Dog Night takes us back 17.07.2010 - 12:46 LOCKPORT -- When Three Dog Night took the stage Friday night in Lockport, audience members were transported back to the spontaneity and musical sincerity of the 1970s. In fact, if it weren't for the music, that might have been a time -- due to embarrassing hairdos and tacky bellbottoms -- that some [...]
Warped Tour loses some of its punk Warped Tour loses some of its punk 15.07.2010 - 12:51 DARIEN--The core idea behind Warped Tour is a a good one. Gather together every punk-based band that's trying to make it, throw a few tried-and-true veterans on the bill, assemble eight stages in every town that the “bigger” tours skip over, and let 'er rip. Inevitably, a Warped attendee [...]
Tedeschi takes the driver's seat,adds ... Tedeschi takes the driver's seat,adds soul to Trucks show 14.07.2010 - 13:03 Happy is the guitar-playin' man whose wife is willing and able to tour with him as an equal. What better way to work out all the frustrations of the day than by playing the blues all night'
Weinberg keeps options open on joining... Weinberg keeps options open on joining Conan's comeback 13.07.2010 - 12:53 Max Weinberg kept avoiding a direct answer to the question-- no matter how many different ways it was asked.
Ska stalwarts The English Beat deliver... Ska stalwarts The English Beat deliver fresh-sounding set in Falls 11.07.2010 - 12:47 Graced with glorious weather for a second straight Saturday, the Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls “Hard Rock at the Falls” free summer concert series continued last night with a four-band lineup headlined by second wave ska stalwarts The English Beat.