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Published by Tamar Anitai on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm.
Whatever you may or may not believe in, celebrate, care about, give, get, or eat this holiday season, there’s one thing we (or at least I) can all agree on, and that is this — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” is one of the best Christmas songs ever (besides Britney’s “My Only Wish (This Year),” Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” and the 1944 standard, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” which is great but also a little scary because of its date rape implications.) I’ve listened to it more times in one week than Mariah probably listened to it when she recorded it.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to go eat lots of not-Kosher stuff (sorry, God), unwrap prezzies, and alternate between Home Alone and Elf.
Watch Mariah from back in the DAY (1994!), and then practice your “This is EXACTLY what I (so didn’t!) WANT” face, and make crafty arrangements to trade up for something off Buzzworthy’s S*** We Wanna Get Gift Guide!
Published by Pop Cultured on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 1:25 pm.
+ President elect Barack Obama has no problem walking around shirtless — but occasionally, the future world leader also has the need to wear actual clothes. Enter aspiring fashion designer Kanye West, who’s graciously agreed to custom-design a line for the president-elect. Perfect for “Obama to go to the club in,” says ‘Ye of the Worst Idea Ever. (The Sun - UK)
+ After seeing pics of the no longer scary-skinnyAmy Winehouse vacationing in St. Lucia, we fully support her half-baked notion of moving there on a semi-permanent basis. (Daily Star)
+ Culinarily challenged singer Beyonce Knowles is getting ready to prepare a Christmas feast for the entire fam! “Hopefully, my family will still be well and alive after they eat what I cooked,” jokes the Cadillac Records star. (The List - UK)
+ T’was the day before Christmas, and the MTV kids still at the office were passing the time by watching Beyonce’s new “Diva” and “Halo” videos. (Parlour Magazine)
+ Taylor Swift is STILL on top of the Billboard album charts. Not bad for a country girl. (MTV News)
+ You already know Miley’s plans for New Year’s — but what’s she up to this Xmas Eve? We’re not sure, but her pre-Christmas ritual appears to involve singing in the closet. (Celebrity MySpace)
Published by Daniel on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm.
It’s not so much that words fail to describe the ridiculous next-level-ness of Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Thru The Phone…” It’s more that nothing quite does the trick like writing “amazing” 200 times in all caps. But that would be a super boring blog entry, so we press on…
Soulja Boy Tell’em’s got a new jam called “Kiss Me Thru The Phone.” Is Senor Sensitivo all torn up about a long distance relationship? Does he have social-anxiety disorder? Is he trapped under newspapers? Well, if you go by the video, it looks most like an ad for a pervy, forthcoming iPhone application that you pay for with giant necklaces. An application that makes it possible for gangsters and bankers alike to make out with their animal-print-clad girlfriends, no matter how many oceans divide them.
Published by Erica on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 12:27 pm.
Most of us are knee-, if not neck-deep in this whole recesh scene — even Diddy’s flyin commercial, suckahs! – but apparently nobody’s told our fave dreadlocked hip-hoppin’ Man of The Year, Lil Wayne.
Don’t worry about Weezy. Baby’s still “Got Money.” Lots and lots and lots of it.
Just in case you’re wondering how your bank account stacks up, Wayne’s “Got Money” video offers us up some helpful guidelines and reasons why it’s good to be living in Wayne’s World.
Here are the Top 5 Signs You’ve Got Money Like Weezy:
5. You’re Very Good At Math: Add this up: 1,000,000 albums sold in a week, plus eight Grammy nods (divided by a drug bust or two and a death hoax) and, if you’re Wayne, you’re still left with piles of cheddar. We’re guessin Weezy F. Baby isn’t worried about stashin’ his stacks under his mattress for a rainy day.
4. Private Dancers: Sure, Tina Turner sang about them years ago, but Wayne’s taking the concept in a whole new direction. When you can pay hottt, leotard-ed, acrobatic fly hunnies to follow your ass around, you’re probably doin’ pretty alright.
3. Clap On, Clap Off: Try it! When you clap, does money come flying down from the ceiling? If so, you’d be singin’ “This a’ way, Thata Way” alllll daaaay loooong too.
2. Keep Your Aspirations High: If your record label is called Cash Money Records, for example, that’s a really great sign. I’d imagine Cash Money Records puts a pretty steep premium on… you know… making lots of it. Which probably explains why Wayne got a Louis Vuitton briefcase with $1 MILLION DOLLARS IN ITfor his birthday. ONE MILLION DOLLARS IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY!
1. Redistributing The Wealth: Seems like Weez is just as generous in real life as he is in the fake bank heist. So, we guess that the formula is = the more money you’ve got, the more money you’ve got to give.
See? It’s good to be Weezy! (Apparently … we’re still working on numbers 1 - 5.)
+ Meanwhile, give it up for Jamie Spears! The proud papa has taken such excellent care of his daughter, Brit, that he reportedly just pocketed a $6000/month raise. Recession? What recession?? (Usmagazine.com)
+ Meanwhile, Michael Jackson shoots down reports that he’s in desperate need of a lung transplant. Reps for the Gloved One say Jacko’s in “fine health,” thanks for asking. (NY Daily News)
+ Singer/ actress Jennifer Hudson is ready to step back into the spotlight with a performance at the upcoming Grammy concert. Welcome back, J. Hud — we’ve missed you. (MTV News)
Published by Daniel on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 4:28 pm.
Doesn’t California always get so cocky this time of year? Like your friends in Los Angeles always going out of their ways to tell you what the exact temperature is and how much they love the way their convertible looks next to their pool? California, you lucky jerk. Why can’t we all be in you?
Well, maybe we sorta can. Because this new Japanese Motors video is so perma-summer good times jangly that it sorrrta feels like your space heater is an open window and your long johns are a Mazda Miata (or whatever convertible is popular nowadays…). Have you heard “Better Trends?” It’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect from four stylish OC surf rats. Crazy addictive Minutemen-sounding garage pop with plenty of sun, fuzz and a hint of waves. The video matches with its lo-fi VHS attitude and sepia-tinged, pinwheel visual effects. Are you confused? Watch “Better Trends.” It’s a hot, lazy slab of June.
Published by Tamar Anitai on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 12:21 pm.
(Credit: Ben Ritter)
I JUST got my hands on eight brand-new David Archuleta photos, so that means carve up that spiral ham, dump out those stockings, and tear into those presents because CHRISTMAS STARTS NOW!
And David, if you’re reading this, yay you on your upcoming 18th birthday (hope you don’t get robbed on the prezzies, even though you’re soooo sweetly humble you probably wouldn’t even care!) and gold album! Everything’s comin’ up Archuleta!
Published by Erica on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 11:03 am.
If you guys haven’t checked out MTV’s The Best of 2008 lists yet, you’re T-otes missing out (T-ranslation = I’ve gotten ZERO work done T-oday because I’m deep in the reedy wilds of list heaven). And, of course, no year-end lists would be complete without a shout-out to our fave “Rappa Ternt Sanga,” T-Pain.
And so, in celebration of our fave T-allahassee Auto-Tuner, here are the Top 5 reasons I rully, rully wished that I lived in T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It” video:
5. Dress code = Come as U R: Oakley sunglasses 24/7, top hats, zoot suits — anything goes with T. Those Hills girls seem to spend hourrrs in front of the mirror picking the perfect sequined mini and the bestest bikini bandeaus, but quite frankly, top hats trump all. When you roll up lookin’ all Harry Houdini in your top hat, it doesn’t really matter what the hell else you’ve got on.
4. Your wish is T-Pain’s command: The limit with this dude. I mean, you will get your mansion …it just means that your mansion might be in Wiscansin. But really, isn’t that a small price to pay? And have you TRIED the cheese curds in Wiscansin?
3. Leave your purse at home: T-Pain will hold all your crap for you in his top hat!
2. You get to cut all the lines at the carnival: I mean, T-Pain obvs owns the carnival, so VIP access is pretty much a given. And for anyone who’s actually stood their asses in line for three hours waiting for a seat on Kingda Ka, this perk is NOTHING sneeze at.
1. T is the only letter that matters: Have you guys ever noticed that T-Pain has developed his own language? Here’s how it works: just throw a few capital “T”s into your sentences. For example: Yo, T-his regular Hellmann’s or li-Te? Either way, T-his mayo sandwich is T-ight! Now, you T-ry!
Published by Tamar Anitai on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 6:01 pm.
Lights is the stage name of Toronto native Valerie Poxleitner, who dresses like a neon-clad superhero, sounds like Natalie Imbruglia (go back and listen to “Cold Air”) meets Postal Service meets Cat Power, and whose synth-backed pop tracks caught the attention of Old Navy — the retailer picked up one of her tracks for a TV campaign earlier this year), and Copeland, with whom she toured this past summer.
Her “February Lights” video is set in a futuristic space studio bedroom — fitting, since the 21-year-old says she creates much of her blushing, breathy music in her bedroom.
Watch Lights’ chilling “February Air,” and pick up her new self-titled EP before your one-uppy “first” frenemy does first.
Published by Daniel on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 4:39 pm.
Are they cousins? Are they brothers? Are they twins? Where did they come from? What do they care about? How did they get so punk? New Orleans alt-rappers The Knux are Rah Al Millio and Krispy Kream and they look curiously similar. They’re also in the process of broadening hip-hop’s horizons with their club-zombifying blend of rap, rock, reggae, house, pure energy and basically whatever else they can get their hands on. The result is such irresistible ice water to the brain that one of their jams (“Bang Bang”) found its way into an episode of HBO’s Entourage.
Now you’d think that two dudes doing this well would have an easy time of getting along. Think of the fun they could have writing rhymes, counting money, shopping for giant cars… But despite all that, The Knux seem to maintain a lively (spoiler alert!) sibling rivalry. Watch them playfully pick each other apart in a new episode of your favorite exclusive Buzzworthy show: 5 Things… About The Knux!