Tuesday, May 31
Law & Order: Not a Tom DeLay fan
Law & Order's last episode included a line linking violence against judges to Tom DeLay, the current Speaker to the House. Instead of, oh, fixing social security or, um, balancing the budget, House Republicans have been busy trying to bash L&O. Good work, Representatives!
From Roll Call:
From Roll Call:
House GOP Conference Vice Chairman Jack Kingston (Ga.) has been out on the TV circuit blaring outrage. Kingston instructed Members who serve on the House GOP message team to "repeat that this was a PERSONAL swipe at Tom DeLay during sweeps week." In a memo to his message folks, Kingston gave four talking points, telling Members to stay on message that "L&O" finished "dead last" in sweeps week, is biased and liberal, and, in what he called "outrageous and over-the-top," associated DeLay with a "racist, anti-semitic judge killer."
Then he suggested some "zingers" for GOP Members to use on the subject. Criticize NBC's Katie Couric for one. And secondly and most importantly, he said, "Turn the tables for a minute: You never see TV shows depicting a 15-year-old teenage girl driving across the state border to get an abortion with a Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton T-shirt on."
Live 8 III
NOT GONNABE
SIR Bob Geldof will today announce the glittering line-up for music spectacular Live 8 - but the Spice Girls will not be in it.
The decision by concert bosses to axe them from the concert will be a bitter blow to the five stars who had hoped to re-form and play together for the first time since they split in 1998.
A source said: "The girls will be gutted by the decision." (I think that would be a GOOD thing!)
But Live 8 organisers were adamant their style of music did not fit in with the serious political message about world poverty the transatlantic event hopes to portray. (gee, ya think???)
A BBC spokesman said: "Many of the biggest rock stars in the world have agreed to take part, and the Spice Girls just don't fit. "It's a political rally to put pressure on world leaders and their kind of pop act didn't seem right for this kind of event. There was also a practical problem that with so many great international rock stars and bands wanting to do their bit, there just won't be time for the Spice Girls. (in reality, there should never be any time for them......)
"Perhaps, if five or six bands pulled out it would be different, but the truth is it's just not going to happen."
SIR Bob Geldof will today announce the glittering line-up for music spectacular Live 8 - but the Spice Girls will not be in it.
The decision by concert bosses to axe them from the concert will be a bitter blow to the five stars who had hoped to re-form and play together for the first time since they split in 1998.
A source said: "The girls will be gutted by the decision." (I think that would be a GOOD thing!)
But Live 8 organisers were adamant their style of music did not fit in with the serious political message about world poverty the transatlantic event hopes to portray. (gee, ya think???)
A BBC spokesman said: "Many of the biggest rock stars in the world have agreed to take part, and the Spice Girls just don't fit. "It's a political rally to put pressure on world leaders and their kind of pop act didn't seem right for this kind of event. There was also a practical problem that with so many great international rock stars and bands wanting to do their bit, there just won't be time for the Spice Girls. (in reality, there should never be any time for them......)
"Perhaps, if five or six bands pulled out it would be different, but the truth is it's just not going to happen."
Indy!
The script for the fourth Indiana Jones movie is ready and approved by Spielberg and Lucas! I guess Harrison Ford is the only person left to give it the a-ok. This is pretty cool news.
Not Without My Daughter
Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, was sentenced to a prison term (up to four years) for a variety of crimes over the past 18 months, including assault and DUI charges.
I'm just wondering if he can take Lindsay with him. If there needs to be a crime, how about committing skankiness?
I'm just wondering if he can take Lindsay with him. If there needs to be a crime, how about committing skankiness?
Live 8 II
Here's the lineups in other cities. Not as exciting as London:
Philadelphia:
Will Smith
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
P. Diddy
Il Divo
Maroon 5
Rob Thomas
Keith Urban
50 Cent
Kaiser Chiefs
Rome:
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
Duran Duran
Jovan
Otti Nek
Laura Pausini
Vasco Rossi
Zucchero
Berlin:A
-Ha
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Lauryn Hill
Brian Wilson
Bap
Die Toten Hosen
Peter Maffay
Paris:
Jamiroquai
Placebo
Youssou N'Dour
Andrea Bocelli Craig David
Calo Gero
Kyo
Yannick Noah
Axelle Red
Johnny Hallyday
Philadelphia:
Will Smith
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
P. Diddy
Il Divo
Maroon 5
Rob Thomas
Keith Urban
50 Cent
Kaiser Chiefs
Rome:
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
Duran Duran
Jovan
Otti Nek
Laura Pausini
Vasco Rossi
Zucchero
Berlin:A
-Ha
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Lauryn Hill
Brian Wilson
Bap
Die Toten Hosen
Peter Maffay
Paris:
Jamiroquai
Placebo
Youssou N'Dour
Andrea Bocelli Craig David
Calo Gero
Kyo
Yannick Noah
Axelle Red
Johnny Hallyday
Live 8
Live Aid was 20 years ago. Live 8 is this year. A noble cause, and here's the line up in London. I think I'm going to London.
Coldplay
The Killers
Velvet Revolver
Bob Geldof
The Cure
Mariah Carey
Dido
Keane
Snow Patrol
Elton John
Annie Lennox
Madonna
Paul McCartney
Razorlight
Snoop Dogg
Sting
U2
Joss Stone
Stereophonics
R.E.M.
Scissor Sisters
Muse
Robbie Williams
Coldplay
The Killers
Velvet Revolver
Bob Geldof
The Cure
Mariah Carey
Dido
Keane
Snow Patrol
Elton John
Annie Lennox
Madonna
Paul McCartney
Razorlight
Snoop Dogg
Sting
U2
Joss Stone
Stereophonics
R.E.M.
Scissor Sisters
Muse
Robbie Williams
Oh, Trent
NIN will not perform at the MTV Movie Awards. MTV is refusing to show "The Hand That Feeds," NIN's latest video, because it features anti-Bush imagery. Nice try and motive, but I really want to see you perform.
MTV Movie Awards
I usually love these awards, but I'm not thrilled about Jimmy Fallon hosting. I think he's not-so-funny.
But something I am totally thrilled about... a Breakfast Club reunion! Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson are all scheduled to participate! Emilio Estivez is apparently too busy not making movies to attend.
But something I am totally thrilled about... a Breakfast Club reunion! Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson are all scheduled to participate! Emilio Estivez is apparently too busy not making movies to attend.
You, too, are a sucker
An improv group pretending to be U2 "performed" an impromptu "concert" on a rooftop in New York. The images are hilarious. There's nothing like a crowd thinking they're watching U2 when they're actually being punk'd! Check it out.
Gasp!
Michael Jackson's children may not actually be his! I just don't believe it..... AND it's possible he's had plastic surgery. No!!!!! I won't believe it. It's just not true.
Do We Care?
Allegedly Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore were married over the weekend. Yawn..... and, allegedly Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes are engaged. Double yawn.....
Get Thee To Rehab
"Actor Christian Slater was arrested early Tuesday and charged with groping a woman on a Manhattan street, police said. "
--sounds like he was drunk and grabbed the woman's butt. he better get a good p.r. rep and head off to rehab!
--sounds like he was drunk and grabbed the woman's butt. he better get a good p.r. rep and head off to rehab!
Saturday, May 28
Go! Sam! Go!
Please join me in cheering on Sam Hornish, Jr. in the Indy 500 on Sunday. Our hometown boy desperately wants to win the Indy and with qualifying 2nd, he's certainly got a great chance! I must admit it would be cool if Danica Patrick won, but I gotta go with the hometown favorite.
See Sam in the Penske Marlboro #6 and give him an extra cheer or two!!!
See Sam in the Penske Marlboro #6 and give him an extra cheer or two!!!
Friday, May 27
VH-1: 1 Week 10 Songs
A cool little overview of the "best" music from this week:
Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins remix)"
The omnipresent radio hit gets a face lift with a thumpadelic remix that makes it sound like U2, Kylie Minogue and Avril Lavigne all like to party at the same club. Hey, isn't that Cher over there? Thought she retired...
U2 - "City of Blinding Lights"
With Bono toning down the bluster and a skilful blend of Edge guitars and punctuating piano, the centerpiece ballad of How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is a thrilling tour de force.
Nivea -- "Parking Lot"
To cheat successfully, you need a truly intricate labyrinth of lies. But sometimes lust leaps to the top of the agenda, as it does on the crunk princess's new disc. While her man is home, she's getting busy with someone else at the McDonald's drive-thru. Riding a sultry pulse, Nivea uses her best pillow talk to basically ask, "Do fries come with that shake?"
The Killers -- "Mr. Brightside"
The other three guys in the band put their shoulders behind Brandon Flower's ineffable sense of drama, giving his paranoid wailings a mounting beat that's impossible to resist.
Robbie Fulks - "I'm Gonna Take You Home (And Make You Like Me)"
Here's a guy who knows more about classic Nashville styles than the current crop of Music City dudes, and his killer wit is fully illustrated by this hilarious string of barfly pick-up lines. "Say, what's that on your left hand?" asks the cutie du jour. "Why, that's an old war medal, if you must know," answers the cad. Prepare for the surprise ending.
Paul Anka -- "Black Hole Sun"
Believe it: The '50s teen idol turned Vegas mainstay scores Soundgarden for his big band and his still-capable croon and just about pulls it off, without even a whiff of heroin.
Andrew Bird - "Fake Palindromes"
The enigmatic lo-fi hero makes an elaborate folk-pop that trades songs of wispy romance for psychological studies. Here he leaps into a pulsing Beatles homage about a woman with blood in her eyes who promises her mate that "some lonely night we'll get together/and I'm going to tie your wrists with leather/and drill a tiny hole into your head." His latest disc is one of year's low-key wonders.
Ciara -- "Oh"
Why does Ludacris sound better as a guest star than he does on his own? His rat-a-tat-tat rhymes and Jazze Pha's menacing crunk beat easily outclass the headliner's workaday gasping.
Ryan Adams -- "Sweet Illusions"
He's got one of pop's most melancholy voices, and can turn a happy tune blue without even trying. So this boo-hoo ballad is doubly despairing. Striking a balance between Roy Orbison and the Eagles, he reminds us that dusty bar tunes are his forte.
Foo Fighters -- "Best of You"
Just in time for prom season comes Dave Grohl's latest -- a slow dance that turns into a pounding guitar anthem, but still can't hide its gooey center.
Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins remix)"
The omnipresent radio hit gets a face lift with a thumpadelic remix that makes it sound like U2, Kylie Minogue and Avril Lavigne all like to party at the same club. Hey, isn't that Cher over there? Thought she retired...
U2 - "City of Blinding Lights"
With Bono toning down the bluster and a skilful blend of Edge guitars and punctuating piano, the centerpiece ballad of How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is a thrilling tour de force.
Nivea -- "Parking Lot"
To cheat successfully, you need a truly intricate labyrinth of lies. But sometimes lust leaps to the top of the agenda, as it does on the crunk princess's new disc. While her man is home, she's getting busy with someone else at the McDonald's drive-thru. Riding a sultry pulse, Nivea uses her best pillow talk to basically ask, "Do fries come with that shake?"
The Killers -- "Mr. Brightside"
The other three guys in the band put their shoulders behind Brandon Flower's ineffable sense of drama, giving his paranoid wailings a mounting beat that's impossible to resist.
Robbie Fulks - "I'm Gonna Take You Home (And Make You Like Me)"
Here's a guy who knows more about classic Nashville styles than the current crop of Music City dudes, and his killer wit is fully illustrated by this hilarious string of barfly pick-up lines. "Say, what's that on your left hand?" asks the cutie du jour. "Why, that's an old war medal, if you must know," answers the cad. Prepare for the surprise ending.
Paul Anka -- "Black Hole Sun"
Believe it: The '50s teen idol turned Vegas mainstay scores Soundgarden for his big band and his still-capable croon and just about pulls it off, without even a whiff of heroin.
Andrew Bird - "Fake Palindromes"
The enigmatic lo-fi hero makes an elaborate folk-pop that trades songs of wispy romance for psychological studies. Here he leaps into a pulsing Beatles homage about a woman with blood in her eyes who promises her mate that "some lonely night we'll get together/and I'm going to tie your wrists with leather/and drill a tiny hole into your head." His latest disc is one of year's low-key wonders.
Ciara -- "Oh"
Why does Ludacris sound better as a guest star than he does on his own? His rat-a-tat-tat rhymes and Jazze Pha's menacing crunk beat easily outclass the headliner's workaday gasping.
Ryan Adams -- "Sweet Illusions"
He's got one of pop's most melancholy voices, and can turn a happy tune blue without even trying. So this boo-hoo ballad is doubly despairing. Striking a balance between Roy Orbison and the Eagles, he reminds us that dusty bar tunes are his forte.
Foo Fighters -- "Best of You"
Just in time for prom season comes Dave Grohl's latest -- a slow dance that turns into a pounding guitar anthem, but still can't hide its gooey center.
Grind House
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are each going to write and direct a 60-minute horror movie. The Weinstein Bros (formerly of Miramax) will release them as a single film.
These guys are two of the best out there (did anyone else see Sin City?). Hope it's better than Four Rooms, though.
These guys are two of the best out there (did anyone else see Sin City?). Hope it's better than Four Rooms, though.
Thursday, May 26
Guest Star of All Guest Stars
J Timberlake is set to appear on Will & Grace next season. VH-1 Best Week Ever has the scoop.
Garth Brooks
I just saw that he and Trisha Yearwood are engaged. I used to love Garth Brooks. I even went to several of his concerts and always bragged about how he is the best live performer I'd ever seen. What happened to him?
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