Why isn't 'Batgirl' a valid career choice?

With rising fuel costs and the American economy looking, well, not so good, this is probably one of the worst times ever to be thinking about buying a car, right? But what if it was this car...

The lyrics to Fall Out Boy's new song say "I Don't Care what you think, as long as it's about me."

Apparently, that's not all somebody didn't care about.  Somebody, apparently at Island Records, didn't care about the band's approval on the video. Something fishy 'bout all this...

EDIT: DO NOT PAY FOR THE VIDEO.  READ THIS MESSAGE FROM PETE BEFORE YOU DO!

If you've already downloaded it, I apologize for urging you to.  I had no idea when I wrote this article.

So, immediately after Pete Wentz Twittered an apology for the new video's lateness, it appeared magically on iTunes for download. And trust me, you WANT to download this video. Take a peek...

Kanye West is the man in hip hop today, and not just because of his flow and lyrical skills.  Kanye is also one of the top producers and remix guys in the music world today, which he's used to his own advantage (remixing "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk for his hit single "Stronger") or for other bands (for example, his awesome remix of "This Ain't a Scene (It's An Arms Race)" by Fall Out Boy).

But now, Kanye is giving fans the chance to remix one of his tracks.  And unlike Radiohead, who charged to download the stems for the remix of their song "Reckoner," Kanye's giving you the stems for free.

You can head over to his blog to download the six stems.  There's no contest attached, just the chance to play around with one of his best tracks yet, and the first single from his next album 808s, set to come out "November somthing."

Hell, even Patrick Stump likes the song!

Buzznet was a little torn over the idea of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer directing the video for "The Resolution" by Jack's Mannequin.  And now, Meyer's directorial debut is set to premiere on MTV2, MTVU and MTV.com on September 29th. Oh, the anticipation...

As an up-and-coming band, the boys from The Cab seem to be handling their growing fame with a certain amount of poise.  And it appears they've learned from their boss, Pete Wentz, about the power of embracing their gay audience.  In fact, Out.com has posted an interview with Alex DeLeon, aka "Singer," asking about the band, the music and the van.


While the interview is only three questions, Out.com takes time in their intro to praise the band, notably Ian Crawford's guitar solos.  But more than that, they draw the comparison to pop supergroup N'Sync...but making sure to point out that the boys from Vegas play their own instruments.

Best question in the interview?

Which of your songs should be the theme for a gay prom?
I'm going to have to go with "That 70's Song." It is an ass-shaker and a crowd favorite, and never fails to get the party started. If the prom is all about having a good time and letting loose, then there is no doubt that this my pick.

Head over to Out.com to read the whole thing here!

Also, if you're in LA and interested in being in The Cab's next music video, be sure to head over to this blog for details.

And don't forget, The Cab will be appearing on The Rock Band Live Tour with Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional, slated to hit a ton of cities this fall.  But not Pittsburgh.  Meanies.

One of the most influential rock bands of our time is planning to celebrate their 20th anniversary in style.


The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their 20th Anniversary Tour dates,  set to run from November 1st through December 3rd.  The band will be spending most of the tour playing back to back shows at the same venue.  However, each night will be themed, with the first being "Black Sunshine" and the second "White Crosses."

Cities with only one show are being promised a "unique one-off set."  And considering it's the Pumpkins, that could mean just about anything.

11-01 Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall ("Black Sunshine")
11-04 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall ("White Crosses")
11-06 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-07 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-08 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
11-11 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall ("Black Sunshine")
11-12 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall ("White Crosses")
11-14 Boston, MA - Wang Center ("Black Sunshine")
11-15 Boston, MA - Wang Center ("White Crosses")
11-16 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
11-18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-21 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-22 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-26 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
11-30 San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena
12-02 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre ("Black Sunshine")
12-03 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre ("White Crosses")

Apparently the guys from Fall Out Boy haven't really been spending their time baking donuts.  They've been hard at work on polishing their upcoming album Folie a Deux. The time is near, but...

So, last week I updated with news that Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship was on vocal rest due to throat problems.

Well, according to Gabe's Twitter the situation is worse than previously thought.

I just got back from the throat doctor. Not good. I have a cyst on my right vocal cord. Oh my...

It seems like the music world loves a good carnival these days.  From Panic at the Disco's old Quasi-Erotic Victorian Circus Days, to T-Pain's Ringmaster get-up at this year's VMA's, to Britney Spears announcing her upcoming album will be titled Circus, it seems like musicians are all about tents, Ferris wheels and cotton candy. More circus shenanigans...

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn with freezerburn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

Kids today think they know everything about teenage angst.  And really, that's okay.  That's part of teenage angst, feeling like nobody understands you, feeling like you're alone and you're meaningless.  Hell, I was there, I remember what it was like, and the truth is that it sucked.  It sucked hardcore.

So it's not shock that teens are drawn to bands who play up the idea of teenage angst, even if the members aren't teenagers anymore.  Early Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte, as well as My Chemical Romance, Midtown, The Dresden Dolls, Motion City Soundtrack and Taking Back Sunday, all of these bands both dismay over and celebrate teenage angst.

But 15 years ago, the ultimate teenage angst band released their third and final studio album.


Nirvana's In Utero hit shelves on September 21st, 1993.  The album served as a follow up to their hit Nevermind and contains classic Nirvana hits such as "Rape Me," "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies," quoted above.  The original album title was I Hate Myself and Want To Die, which tragically turned out to be both true and prophetic.

A little more than six months later, Nirvana frontman, lead singer and lyricist Kurt Cobain was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.  He was 27 years old.

Cobain became both a celebrated musician and a cry for help from the misunderstood youth of the world.  The man had everything and yet was still plagued by depression and drug addiction, he was handed the world and it wasn't enough to make him happy.  And that's what teenage angst at it's fullest is: at 15 or 16 you're told you have it easy, that it's the best time of your life.  And yet it's easy to feel marginalized, to feel ignored, to not know where to go for help.  Cobain's death is easy to shake off as him not appreciating what he had, but really, what did he have?  Money, fame, yeah, those are awesome.  But as a growing number of modern performers, including Pete Wentz and Gerard Way, have testified, none of those are worth a damn if you can't feel comfortable in your own skin, if you can't feel in some way understood, if you can't find hope.

In Utero's legacy as a rock album is set in stone.  And Cobain's honest, dark and sometimes confounding lyrics will continue to be the underlying anthem of the youth who are just hoping to get by for another day.

All in all is we all are

Well, mostly I'm trying to stay on topic after Friday's reveal that Fall Out Boy is channeling the WWF/E (for those of you unaware: copyright law forced the World Wrestling Federation to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment several years ago) for their upcoming music video for I Don't Care.  But it's also topical, since apparently kissing girls isn't the only thing Katy Perry likes to do when drunk.

Pictures have surfaced from last month's Warped Tour featuring Katy face down in the hay during a drunken fight with her Warped Tour Merchandising Girl. 

So, this is just a short thing because I felt like I had to share this dream I had with Buzznet.

It was pretty short.  Basically, I was sitting around a campfire making s'mores.

With Fall Out Boy.


Anyway, we're making s'mores and Patrick keeps catching his marshmallows on fire and burning them.  And Pete was mocking him for it and then finally got frustrated and told Patrick "Stop burning your fucking marshmallows!"

Patrick's response?  "Stop oppressing my s'more preferences."

I love my brain.

Buzznet's been, well, a-buzz with talk about the video for Fall Out Boy's song "I Don't Care," the first single from their upcoming album Folie a Deux.  Between Mendoza's video coverage and swingthefocus bringing us behind the scenes pictures, Buzznet, along with CFOBmania have been giving followers a decent idea of what was going into the video.  But for the most part we've had no idea what exactly was going ON in the video. Here's some insight...

It turns out that Cobra Starship lead singer Gabe Saporta and keytarist Vicky-T have both jumped in on the Twitter craze. And so far, following Gabe's updates has been both entertaining and informative.More more more... 

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's hair has been through quite a few hues in her time.  From bright blonde to black to honey to her current crimson (which she's kept fresh by using herbal dyes through her pregnancy), she wears them all impeccably.  But what made her go red in the first place? Well...

I don't know if it's his milkshake or just because he's one of the funniest, smartest and yet most chill guys in Hollywood, but Seth Green's got a charm to him.  And apparently, his word on a teen film is good enough to get Fall Out Boy to cameo in it.

The film is titled Sex Drive and stars Josh Zuckerman (who's appeared in episodes of "Kyle XY," "House" and "CSI: Miami"), Carl Duke (from the TV series "Greek") and James Marsden (the X-Men franchise) along with Green.  Fall Out Boy make a cameo appearance during a concertn in an Amish community.  But Fall Out Boy wouldn't have appeared if it hadn't been for Seth Green's involvement in the project.

"We always get these offers, like, 'Hey, why don't you guys do this "Super Sweet 16" movie!' And we're like, 'Uh, maybe not,' " Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz laughed. "But this one actually seemed funny, and plus, we, like, texted Seth and asked him if he was doing it, and he said yes."


Director Sean Anders seemed surprised that Seth and Fall Out Boy knew each other, but Fall Out Boy fans will remember Seth Green's cameo in the video for "This Ain't a Scene (It's an Arms Race)," alongside Buffy: The Vampire Slayer co-star Michelle Tractenberg (hush, they were both on the show, regardless of the fact that they were never in an episode together).  But Anders was definitely happy for Fall Out Boy's participation...especially when it came to recruiting extras.  When talking to MTV, he said "...the only way we could get all these extras out to that part of Florida was to tell them, 'Hey, Fall Out Boy!'"

Sex Drive opens October 17th.  No word yet on what song Fall Out Boy is performing, or if they'll be on the soundtrack, but it's a pretty safe bet their fans will love it no matter what.  Especially considering the film is releasing less than a month before Fall Out Boy's next studio album, Folie A Deux.

But has fame gone to the heads of the boys?  Amanda Crews, who plays the film's love interest, says,  "We were worried that they were going to have these egos or whatever," she said. "They were the coolest group of people ever. We hung out with them the whole day when they were on set."

And what does Seth Green have to say about all recruiting Fall Out Boy?  "I did it for this film, and I did it for the kids. You're welcome, America."

I think we owe Seth Green a huge "Thank you."  So leave one here!

I know I already posted about DJ Hero earlier today, but there's more news in the world of Guitar Hero: World Tour.  It seems that, in order to keep up with the Joneses...or more appropriately, competing company Harmonix and their hit Rock Band series...Guitar Hero won't just be about guitars anymore.

Like Rock Band, World Tour will come with a drum kit and microphone and will also feature a redesigned guitar.  Unlike Rock Band's four pad drum set, World Tour will feature three pads and two symbols in order to make it feel more realistic.  They'll also have increased sensitivity, so the harder you hit, the louder the sound.  And the redesigned guitars?

The new guitars are especially impressive: there’s a touch-sensitive patch on the neck that allows for sliding solos and more realistic hammer-ons, which allows players to look more and more like Eddie Van Halen (but hopefully with better dental work).

Along with all the new features comes a song list featuring 30 Seconds To Mars, Lacuna Coil, Tokio Hotel, Nirvana, Sex Pistols, blink-182, Linkin Park and more.  But no Green Day.  Sad for some, not so much for the rest of us.  The full track list is available here.

Keep in mind, Rock Band 2's still looking pretty bad ass, with a bigger track list featuring names such as AFI, Bikini Kill, the Offspring, The Who and Panic at the Disco.  Plus, with their constant offering of downloadable tracks, the song library could hit 500 or more by the end of the year.

So, what do you think?  Where do your loyalties lie, Buzznet?

Even though Guitar Hero: World Tour isn't set to hit shelves until October 26th, Activision has already announced where it's heading in the future: the turntable. Not everyone has to be a guitar hero...

So, both myself and Miss Gwen Artax have been stoked for awhile on the upcoming film Repo! The Genetic Opera.  Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV) the film is taking cues from other rock operas in the past like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Who's Tommy.  The movie stars Paris Hilton, Sarah Brightman, Skinny Puppy vocalist Nivek Ogre, and, best of all, Anthony Stewart Head, who people may remember from his role as Giles on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.



The plot of the film revolves around a world where designer organs are bought and sold on credit.  If you can't pay?  The Repo Man comes to take back the merchandise.  Mix in drug addictions, opera singers, double lives and a run away girl, and you've got the basic plot...or as much as we know if it right now.

Still not sure?  Well, Rolling Stone has three tracks from the movie up.  Go, listen, and then come back and tell me what you think!

So, it was reported yesterday that MTV's Total Request Live will finally come to an end this November.  This will mean that one of MTV's vehicles for at least playing clips from music videos will be gone from the airwaves.  The show has been an integral part of MTV's programming since it's debut in 1998, and I can still remember when I'd rush home from school to see who had hit number one (and we'll pretend I didn't used to cheer for the Backstreet Boys.  Because that was just embarrassing). Read more. Nao!

There's been a lot of jokes made in the past about Lindsay Lohan's intelligence.  And I'll admit, when she was in the middle of her downward spiral awhile back I wasn't exactly innocent of that myself.

But in recent months it's appeared that LiLo has gotten herself together and made a change for the better in her life.  She's hanging out with gal-pal DJ Samantha Ronson, has a new movie coming out, and she's even taken to some political blogging.  And it appears that she's not exactly a huge fan of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, running mate of Republican Presidental candidate John McCain.

From her MySpace:

I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin.

I couldn't be more supportive of a woman in office, but let's face it, it comes down to the person, and their beliefs, male or female.

Is it a sin to be gay? Should it be a sin to be straight? Or to use birth control? Or to have sex before marriage? Or even to have a child out of wedlock?

I find it quite interesting that a woman who now is running to be second in command of the United States, only 4 years ago had aspirations to be a television anchor. Which is probably all she is qualified to be... Also interesting that she got her passport in 2006.. And that she is not fond of environmental protection considering she's FOR drilling for oil in some of our protected land.... Well hey, if she wants to drill for oil, she should DO IT IN HER OWN backyard. This really shows me her complete lack of real preparation to become the second most powerful person in this country.

Hmmmm-All of this gets me going-Fear, Anxiety, Concern, Disappointment, and Stress come into play...

Is our country so divided that the Republicans best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe?

Lohan goes on to site an article about Palin's church supporting a "Gay Conversion Conference," and closes the blog with comments from herself and Sam Ronson:

Lindsay- "I have faith that this country will be all that it can be with the proper guidance. I really hope that all of you make your decisions based on the facts and what feels right to you in your heart-vote for obama!"

Samantha- "I love this country- however i wasn't born here and don't have the right to vote- so i beg of you all to really do your research and be educated when you cast your vote this coming november.... and if you're in doubt- vote for obama! Mainly because if she gets elected my green card probably won't get renewed!!!"

Hey, trust me, ladies.  I believe in Barack Obama.  He loves me and he loves my mama!

Step 1: Open up whatever MP3 program you use and add every song in your collection.

Step 2: Put it on random.

Step 3: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.

Step 4: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.

Step 5: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly.

Step 6: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

1. What an amazing time, what a family...
2. Well you hide a lot about yourself, but honey what are you gonna do?
3. What's with his homies dissin' my girl?
4. When the moon fell in love with the sun all was golden in the sky
5. Once was a magical place, over time it was lost
6. I used to front when I write songs
7. Sat outside my front window, this story's going somewhere...
8. I know you like me, I know you do...
9. If I could choose a place to go, gotta be far away
10.You line 'em up, look at your shoes
11. You might been hurt, babe
12. Just let me ask you, hey, have you heard of my religion?
13. Baby, life is like a ride on a freeway
14. 8 o'clock Monday night and I'm waiting
15. Gotta find a way, I can't wait another day
16. Dig if you will, the picture, of you and I engaged in a kiss
17. Please leave all overcoats, canes and top hats with the doorman
18. I don't feel the way I've ever felt
19. My life's been getting so hard, living with the things you did to me
20. Call you up in the middle of the night, like a firefly without a light

And now you see how craptastic my taste in music REALLY is!

So, for the longest time there was this belief that artists needed to be depressed and addicted in order to strengthen their art.  Especially musicians.

Travis McCoy and the rest of the Gym Class Heroes have taken that idea and whacked it upside the head with a microphone. Review behind this cut...

So, for those of you who haven't heard, fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series are unhappy with VMA host Russell Brand.  Brand is already in hot water with teenage fans for mocking the Jonas Brothers' chastity rings, but apparently his offense to the Twilighters was far, far worse. OH NOEZ! Read on...

The 2008 MTV VMA's, hosted by Russell Brand, were explosive, historic and at times a little uncomfortable.  In case you missed the show, here is a quick breakdown for you! Highlights here...

RED CARPET:

8:00 PM: And we're good to go!

8:02: "You-know-who?"  When the hell was Voldemort on the Hills?

8:04: Kim Stoltz, Gucci did your dress, but who the HELL made those extensions?

Screw the time stamps!

Anyway, yeah.  Vote for "Best New Artist."  This year, I don't care who you vote for, since The Cab didn't land a nomination this year :(

"What have I done?"  Oh, Katy Perry.  What you've done is pretty terrible.  Because you did a song that guys love because it means girls will make out in front of them...but they know they're not, like, dykes or anything.

Sorry, that was a little inappropriate.

Tokio Hotel: needed a vehicle bigger than Bill's hair.  AND THEY SUCCEEDED!

KATY PERRY, I AM GOING TO BURN EVER F*CKING ROMPER YOU OWN.

And you arrived with Miley?  No, THAT'S not suggestive at ALL.

...that's...that's an elephant.

Sorry, T-Pain, but Panic at the Disco's "Big Gay Circus" still wins in my heart.

Why can't it be an MTV party without Tila Tequila?  I think it could very well be an MTV party without Tila Tequila.  They managed for almost 25 years without her, dammit.

And Pink is looking like Pink.  I can deal with this.  And her performance sounds BADASS.

NICE Jordan.  NICE!

HI PANIC AT THE DISCO.

"We play road games?"  Oh, Ryan. 

"We're the only 16-passenger van!"

Is Cobra in there?  Are they pregaming?

BAD KATY PERRY!  BAD!  I appreciate you want to show off your legs but there are ways to do it that don't SUCK.

If Katy and Miley kiss tonight, I will burn Hollywood down.

Kid Rock...BUY A SUIT.  Or at least a shirt with sleeves.

HOLY SHIT, FALL OUT BOY SHOWED UP IN A HORSE AND BUGGY.

And Patrick Stump?  Yeah.  Yeah, Patrick Stump.

So, my vote's for the first group.  Second group's routine was stronger, first group was just BETTER.

Christina Aguilera looks AMAZING.

Wow, the Jonas Brothers make me feel...um...old.

And Slipknot makes me feel ill.

But Ashlee Simpson looks amazing, so it's all good!

"The three b's: the boobs, the belly, the bootie!"  Oh, Ashlee.  I'm glad I stopped hating you!  And she's GLOWING.  That baby is going to be so loved.

Paramore arrived in tiny cars.  Not sure how I feel about Haley's hair yet.

HOLY CRAP, HALEY IS CINDY LAUPER!

Paris Hilton: much better outfit this year.

But I want to punch Benji Madden.

JUST A REMINDER: Gwen Artax is liveblogging as well!

And HERE WE GO!

"I don't have a time machine!"  Niiiice.

Okay, this is a little awkward, but still funny.

And Britney's back to form.  The dress is perfect for her.

25 Years!  Just like me!

But I am not televised.

ARE THOSE DANCING ZOMBIES?

HOLY CRAP.  THIS IS ALREADY AMAZING.

During a zombie apocalypse, I am not on Rihanna's side.  Even if she's a damn hot piece of zombie bait.

Lil' Wayne: "I'm performing?  What?"

Russell Brand just plugged Barack Obama, slammed George W. Bush, and called Sarah Palin a V.I.L.F.

THAT IS THE BEST COMMENTARY ON CHASTITY RINGS I'VE EVER HEARD.  AND ON THE JONAS BROTHERS.

BEST FEMALE VIDEO: BRITNEY SPEARS, PIECE OF ME

Wow, damn.  I can't believe this is only her first win.

...Pete...Pete...PETE.  YOUR OUTFIT IS TERRIBLE.

Katy Perry is performing "Like A Virgin?"

....

....

....

DAMMIT, WORLD.

Oh Demi Moore.  What are you wearing/What are you doing/What?

BEST MALE VIDEO: CHRIS BROWN, WITH YOU

I don't know the song, but Chris Brown is HOT.

Taylor Swift to introduce The Jonas Brothers? 

This should be interesting.

Wow.  Wow, that was totally awesome.

...Katy Perry.  This is terrible.  Your outfit is terrible.  I am JUDGING YOU.

And a llama has crashed my party.

And the llama is arguing with me over Katy Perry.  Damn llama.

She looks like she's wearing her super villainess costume.

And we go from Katy Perry, to Brand's cock, to Michael Phelps.

Oh, MTV.

L'il Wayne?  Pants: UR DOIN 'EM RONG.

But rap?  UR DOIN IT RITE.

I continue to love how The Black Parade brought Marching Band back.  First Kanye, now T-Pain.

Oh, Lindsay?  YOU LOOK AMAZING! 

Oh, Gwen's pick won the VMA dance battle!  Nice!

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO: PCD, WHEN I GROW UP

I have a shameful confession...I like this song.

Pussycat Dolls: dressed well.  Thank God for "being so awesome."

I kid you not.

The Twilight cast is coming up.  Will RPatz be stoned?  Survey says: DUH!

Pete: that outfit is TERRIBLE.  GO CHANGE!

HOLY CRAP, I'M DAZZLED.  THAT'S IT.  SORRY, CAN'T SEE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

Paramore performance!

So, Paramore is trying to be No Doubt during the Tragic Kingdom era.  Which I TOTALLY support.  But she needs to decide if she's going to do the punk-style singing or not.

Dude, Brand is really picking on the Jonas Brothers tonight.

Slash and Shia LeBouf?  W.T.F?

BEST ROCK VIDEO: LINKIN PARK, SHADOW OF THE DAY

Oh, not Fall Out Boy.  I'm sorry MTV doesn't appreciate Patrick Stump's pelvic thrusts like I do.

MILEY CYRUS SINGING "LIVIN ON A PRAYER" KARAOKE STYLE WHILE PLAYING ROCK BAND!!! Okay, come on, that's adorable.

PINK PERFORMANCE.  YES.  THANK YOU.

Okay, if I hadn't loved Pink before?  I would now.

AND THAT'S A BODY SUIT O_____________O

Ooooh, the Ting Tings.

Pete, your outfit is bad, but your humor is good.

"THAT'S MY WIFE...AND MY BABY!" :D :D

Okay, the bit with Slipknot?  Is actually funny.

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO: L'IL WAYNE, LOLLIPOP

Oh, Jordan...why did you do that?

I'm really liking the backlot performances, like T.I's.

OH, HI RIHANNA.  YOU ARE WELCOME BACK AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE.  PROVIDED YOU BRING THAT VOICE AND THOSE LEGS.

High School Musical Cast introducing Christina...I smell DISNEY!

Go Christina!

SHE IS DRESSED LIKE A SUPERHEROINE SINGING A TECHNO REMIX OF "GENIE IN A BOTTLE."  THIS IS AMAZING.

...I think Christina is supposed to be dressed as Black Canary.  BLACK FRICKIN' CANARY.  *____________*

Wow...MTV totally just made Brand apologize.  But he did it on his own terms.

BEST NEW ARTIST: TOKIO HOTEL

After they talked about how they weren't going to win!  Oh boys, AWESOME!

Mmmmm, LL Cool J.

"We're gonna pick out lingerie together!"

BEST POP VIDEO: BRITNEY SPEARS, PIECE OF ME

Oh, Panic.  I loved your trippy, mustache filled video.

-Side note: But Frank Iero should still shave his mustache.

Josh Peck!  And Drake Bell.

...wait, wait, when did they BOTH GET HOT?

Oh, Kid Rock.  Suddenly, I feel like I'm in high school again.

Kobe Bryant: has a gold medal.  Will never be Michael Jordan.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR: BRITNEY SPEARS, PIECE OF ME

Wow.  And yet I can't help but think that her winning all of these is MTV saying "We're sorry about last year.  Let's forget about that."

Russell Brand just kidnapped Britney Spears and introduced Kanye West.  SCORE.

HOT DAMN.  This Kanye performance is AMAZING.  Visually stunning.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUZZNET!  GOODNIGHT!

There is always something to be said for new experiences.

And me?  I'm a girl who enjoys new experiences for the most part.  Especially musically.  I might not fall head over heels in love with a band, but I'm willing to give just about anything a shot.  And now, this phenomenon has been branching out into shows as well.

Which is how I found myself at the Reggie and the Full Effect show at Diesel on September 5th.  Now, writing this up, my legs are sore, my ears are still ringing a bit and I'm reflecting on an awesome night.

The best part about the show was that the groups were varied.  Warship, who opened the show, is a new band featuring Francis Mark and Rob Lauritsen formerly of From Autumn to Ashes.  They were definitely the perfect way to announce the opening of the show, with hard guitar chords and screaming vocals that rocked everyone.  Especially those of us right beside the speakers.

Second up was Leathermouth, an angry post-hardcore group.  Their frontman is strangely familiar...


Why, it's FRANK IERO!

However, Leathermouth is a pretty far cry from Iero's other band.  Frank screams the vocals, writhes around on stage and enjoys throwing various liquids onto the audience.

...I mean water and Gatorade, you perverts.

The set was energetic and intense, to say the very least.  And the fans in the audience were into it, singing along and banging their heads.  But Frank?  I'm going to say this in the nicest way possible: shave your mustache.  It's just not working.

After Leathermouth left the stage, it was conquered by the one, the only, the mighty MC CHRIS.


Some of you may have caught him on Warped Tour this past year, working his nerd-flavored rhymes.  Others might not know him, but would recognize his voice and some of his music from shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force (as MC Peepants in his various incarnations) and Sealab 2021 (as Hesh).

Pictures cannot convey how awesome this guy is live.  Between songs where he rapidly goes on about topics such as Batman, female genitalia and Boba Fett, he talks about things like Batman, female genetalia and Boba Fett.

On a much more serious note: MC Chris's nephew, Murray, has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder which can lead to lifelong health issues and early death.  You can help Murray, and others with CF, by going to MC Chris's official site and following the donate links.

But finally, ladies and gentlemen, it was time for the main event.  The coup de grace.  It was time for Reggie and the Full Effect:


You KNOW you wanna keep reading after that!

Reggie and the Full Effect is actually James DeWees, a man who wears many hats, a few wigs, and in that picture above, no shirt.  The multitalented musician sings, prances around on stage, plays the keyboard, and mocks the people in the audience standing around with their arms crossed trying to be cool.

It is something truly amazing to behold.

Sidenote: this is where my "experience" of the night comes in.  This is the first time the Amazon has almost accidentally got caught in a circle pit.  That, good readers, is a large reason why there are so few pictures from the set.

Reggie goes back and forth between sweet synth lines, hard guitar riffs and then sometimes combines them both in a way I was pretty sure wasn't even possible until a few weeks ago.  It was wild, it was loud, it got guys to take their shirts off and mosh.  In short, I totally approve of the Full Effect. 

And you can too, since they're a Buzznet.com featured user!  Check it out!

Head here for the rest of my pictures from the show.

And if you're interested in catching all these folks while they're still on tour, head to Buzznet's Concert Page to see if they're going to be near you!

So, if you've been following the political news this past week, you'll know that Sarah Palin was named as John McCain's vice presidential nominee.  And there was already a ton of reasons I was rolling my eyes at her: her devotion to Feminists for Life, her belief in the effectiveness of abstinence education to prevent teen pregnancy (ironically enough, days into the Republican National Convention, it turns out that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant...doesn't bode well for her stance, does it?), her pro-gun policy, her generally seeming to be a good-old-boy with different plumbing.


Okay, so, as it goes, general liberal affairs, especially the reproductive rights, agreed?

Today, I discovered, that during her tenure as Mayor in a town in Alaska, Palin tried to ban books from the local library.

I'm a writer.  I'm a reader.  I'm a believer in free speech.  And the banning of books from a public space pisses me off enough.  BUT, it turns out that some of the books Palin wanted banned were for religious reasons.

SHE WANTED BOOKS BANNED FROM A STATE SPONSORED LIBRARY FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS.

Last time I checked, the first amendment guaranteed separation of church and state.  Meaning that religion cannot and should not dictate what books are carried in a public library.

BUT IT GETS BETTER.  For a full list of the bannings you can go here.  There's a lot of common works on there, including Huckleberry Finn and the Harry Potter novels.

However, Palin wanted the following banned:
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

...really?  I mean, SERIOUSLY?  Oh, Ms. Palin.  I cannot not even begin to dish out the insults here.

So, I shall let The Bard do it himself.

"Well, God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools, let them use their talents."
-Twelfth Night, Act One, Scene Five, lines 14-15

"[You're] such a want-wit!"
-The Merchant of Venice, Act One, Scene One, line 6

"The lady bade take away the fool, therefore I say again, take her away!"
-Twelfth Night, Act One, Scene Five, lines 50-51

"[Your} reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushes of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search."
-The Merchant of Venice, Act One, Scene One, lines 115-118

"Welcome, ass."
-Twelfth Night, Act Two, Scene Three, line 18

"I like not fair terms and a villain's mind."
-The Merchant of Venice, Act One, Scene Three, line 175

"If this were played upon the stage now, I could condemn it an improbable fiction!"
Twelfth Night, Act Three, Scene Four, lines 128-129

"Wilt thou show the whole wealth of thy wit in an instant?"
-The Merchant of Venice, Act Three, Scene Five, lines 50-51

So, as it has been pointed out to me repeatedly, often as an insult, I am one of the older users here on Buzznet.  Yes, at 25 going on 26 I really should be thinking about settling down and giving up that online world that apparently no one over 30 is allowed access to.

Pete Wentz will be crushed when he finds this out.

Anyway, yeah, 25 years old, 10 years older than some of you whippersnappers out there.  And nothing beats that into my head more than taking a look back at the past winners of the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.

The thing is, I had forgotten how many amazing and formative videos have won that award.  REM's "Losing My Religion" and Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" are both haunting in their own way, with their own messages.  And keep in mind "Jeremy" was released in 1993, 6 years BEFORE the terrible Columbine High School incident, reiterating that issues leading to school shootings were not resolved (and sadly, even in our day and age, still are not).

Aerosmith's "Cryin," one of most awesome girl power videos in history, won in 1994.  A young Alicia Silverstone (who would appear in two other Aerosmith videos) takes a chance to do things many women want to do after ending a bad relationship: redefine themselves, stand up for themselves and maybe get a measure of revenge.

The Smashing Pumpkins won for their 1996 video for "Tonight, Tonight," which channeled classic cinema and had Billy Corrigan in one HELL of an awesome hat.  For those of you young 'uns who are only familiar with the cover by Panic at the Disco, listen to the orginal.  I'm sorry, as much as I love Panic, they didn't even come CLOSE to touching the original version.  This, ladies and gentlemen, is the song that I want for my first dance if I ever find a guy crazy enough to marry me...that I would actually be interested in marrying as well.  That's an important caveat.

Surprisingly enough, Madonna, despite a history of provacative and eye catching videos ("Express Yourself," "Vogue," and "Like a Prayer" just to name a few) took until 1998 to win a Video of the Year VMA for "Ray of Light." 

Also interesting is that only ONE artist in history has won a Video of the Year VMA twice: hip hop star Eminem.  In 2000 and then again in 2002, Eminem's humerous and often self-parodying videos won him the prize.  However, Missy Elliot has APPEARED in two winning videos: once for "Work It" and once for her work on the star studded cover of "Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.

So who's gonna win this year?  Will it be the soulful sounds and hot dance moves of Chris Brown?  The "Hate Them But Not Really" Jonas Brothers?  The scantily clad Pussycat Dolls?  The seeming underdogs, the Ting Tings?  Or will it be Miss Britney Spears herself?

Tune in Sunday to find out!  And be sure to catch myself and Miss Gwen Artax as we liveblog the event from my place.  Who knows, maybe we'll have a celebrity guest or two!

...guys...guys, we can get celebrity guests, right? 

Rumor is the new Fall Out Boy single, "I Don't Care" will premier TODAY on Zane Lowe's radio show!


You can listen to the live stream here!  Let us know if you catch it and what you think!

OUT OF ORDER EDIT: You can now listen to the stream on the official Fall Out Boy website!  Thanks to cubistmanifesto for filling me in!

EDIT: IT'S ON NOW!

EDIT #2: This song is amazing.  Fall Out Boy: GIMME THAT ALBUM >:(

(single should be available digitally next week!)

Hiphop hitmaker Ne-Yo has worked with R and B royalty like Rihanna and Beyonce, but now he's setting his sights elsewhere: Fall Out Boy.


In an interview with BBC News, Ne-Yo revealed that he'd like to work with the Chicago rockers at some point in the future.  "Yeah, I thought about [working with Coldplay] but Kanye and Jay-Z have done it already, so I don't wanna seem like I'm bandwaggoning. I have been talking to Fall Out Boy about doing some stuff, but who knows?"

Hate to break it to you, Ne-Yo, but the four guys from Fall Out Boy aren't exactly n00bs when it comes to collaborating with hip hop stars.  In fact, both Kanye and Jay-Z have worked with FOB, Kanye remixed their hit single "This Ain't a Scene (It's an Arms Race)" and Jay-Z appears on the opening track to their 2007 album Infinity on High.  Add to that their work with Timbaland and the recent talk that they'll be collaborating with T.I. and it becomes clear that Fall Out Boy is dedicated to continuing the tradition of rap and rock working together.

Which is not to say that a Fall Out Boy/Ne-Yo collaboration wouldn't be awesome.  What do you think it would sound like?