Who hasn’t thought about a strategy for if/when zombies start infecting the world? It seems like a pretty normal conversation, no? MT was cool enough to come by our studio to talk about how they would fair in The Hunger Games and their emergency plan for if there’s a zombie apocalypse.
Justin Bieber is performing at the Billboard Music Awards this Sunday and decided to throw us one by releasing a viddy of him rehearsing “Boyfriend.” We also talk about Will Smith slapping a Ukrainian reporter in the face and a party trick that involves a beer can and a chainsaw.
I think we’ve all had a few crappy incidents involving an airline. That’s why we were happy to discover that even recording artists are susceptible to airline incompetence. T-Mills tells us all about his scare at the airport and his genius plot to get it back. Subscribe to andPOP for new episodes of Making Waves every week!
Today is filled with lessons. Kids learn all about Skrillex, Mac Lethal teaches us about the difference between your and you’re and Brittany learns how to properly pronounce dougie (she says it with an Australian accent).
Sometimes an artist is so popular it’s hard to get them to do an interview in a major market like Toronto. Luckily, here at andPOP we don’t take NO for an answer. So we decided to take a road trip and ask him about going to the club and who pays the bills when he goes out. He also talks about how he signed his new artist Tyler Medieros. GO CANADA!
If you’re looking for something to do tonight, why not try Skillex: The Boardgame. It tests both your music knowledge and ability to withstand physical pain. Then we talk about the lazy eye epidemic that’s plaguing teens with emo hair. Finally, we wrap up by watching the best/worst trailer in the world, Jersey Shore Shark Attack.
Every kid has a way to make a few dollars when they’re young. The difference is not many kids are hustlers at the age of nine. Jeezy was one of those unique kids that knew he was destine for big things at a very young age. Ironically, even before he became a famous rapper he always had money. Lots of money. The only thing we’re wondering is how do you gauge success when you’re already rich?
We really like Dragonette, they’re a fantastic combination of all kinds of good stuff. They seamlessly combine their own brand of pop with dance music. It’s a fantastic pick-me-up if fever you find yourself in an emergency ‘need to dance’ situation. We asked Martina Sorbara about how she and the rest of the band found their sonic DNA.
Justin Bieber basically wins best son in the world for dedicating a number one track to his mom for Mother’s Day. How do we top that? We also ogle at other celebs with their moms and watch an adorbz video of a young toddler in love, but he just can’t catch a break.
In the second instalment of our new series “Making Waves” Caity talks to Classified about how smoking weed helps him creatively. Class also recalls the olympics and introduces us to a new artist he’s working with.
Nina Dobrev stopped by Conan and made him her human yoga wall — this resulted in the host doing a victory lap around the studio. We also talk about Nicki Minaj and her two biggest fans and finally watch a video about what else? Cute puppies.
The title of Diggy Simmons’ new album raises a few questions. Luckily, he reassured us it has nothing to do with accidental pregnancies. Diggy talked about how the name has more to do with his hip-hop pedigree than a good old game of “just the tip” backfiring. Was that too much?
One Direction told andPOP if they had to choose a sixth member of the band they’d choose Ed Sheeran! Find out what Ed Sheeran had to say about that here. We also watch a video of Jon Hamm giving advice to 16-year-old girls (it’s not creepy we promise) and sympathize with a very unlucky couple.
Class is now in session. The man who we’re now calling “Professor Jeezy” is well versed in making money, counting money and what to do once you have lots of money. In one of our most inspiring and hilarious interviews to date we go to the school of hard knocks and talk about cash. Just after we finished with Jeezy he invited @Jordans_life to play with $100,000 but they wouldn’t let us take the video cameras! Needless to say, we’re all big fans of Young Jeezy here at andPOP.
Ed Sheeran and One Direction in THE SAME INTERVIEW. If you’re a fan of these two particular acts you might want to sit down. We asked One Direction about who they would want to be their 6th member and they seemed to think Ed would be a good fit. So when we got the chance to talk to him we thought it was only fitting to ask about whether or not it’s a possibility!
It seems a lot of people are trying to get their hands on Ed Sheeran these days. His album + is doing incredible things internationally and his fans like the music so much they’re screaming the words to his songs. Not that it’s a bad thing but it must hurt the ears a little. We share this enthusiasm for Ed and his music. In fact, he also likes us. Did you know @andPOP is his favourite website? True story!
If there was actually a way to harvest and bottle happiness, Martina Sorbara would be a good place to start. Not only is she an incredibly wonderful person to interview, Dragonette’s music could be used as an anti-depressant. In this interview @jordans_life and Martina talk about their newest music video and getting “her mojo” back.
Remember that time Hot Chelle Rae convinced @Jordans_life to get a tattoo? Well since it happened, he’s been having troubles adjusting to the monkey holding a bottle of vodka on his leg (remember tattoos are permanent). Truthfully, the tattoo isn’t that bad but he’s still upset none of the guys in HCR opted to join him. So to make things right, @DCaseyJones decided to get revenge for Jordan with some temporary Disney tattoos. It’s the thought that counts right?
In the latest instalment of our interview with Dev we try to figure out how she and The Cataracs keep banging out hit records. Including one particular single that happens to feature one of the prettiest men of our generation. Dev and @jordans_life discuss the recording process and what it was like shooting a video with Enrique “man-pretty” Iglaseas.
After meeting Ed Sheeran we realized that outside of music he’s actually quite funny. Inside that beautiful red cranium is a wonderland of kittens, jokes, Lego and most importantly music. Like any true artist he’s also a little weird but in the best kind of way. We discovered this part of his personality when he answered a question about his dreams that a fan submitted through our twitter (@andPOP). It turns out when he’s sleeping, all those kittens and lego can turn into some really crazy stuff! Do you have a recurring dream? Tweet it at us!
It seems like the boys of One Direction can’t keep their hands off their cellphones as they reportedly racked up £14,000 (just over $22,000 U.S.D.) in roaming charges while on tour.
I can’t bring myself to be too hard on the boys as they’ve been traveling so much these days. They’ve been all over North America, Australia and New Zealand —quite a ways away from their homeland of the United Kingdom. It’s expensive to try to keep in touch with family, girlfriends, and fans all over the world. The roaming charges for minutes alone seem a bit outrageous.
Apparently, the boys were stunned to see the bill and were afraid to have to foot it themselves. Instead, their management (a.k.a. Simon Cowell) let them off light and lectured them about being financially responsible. Now they’ll remember not to use their cellphones too often when abroad.
I know I’ve already expressed how excited I am to watch this horrendous movie, and I might just ruin this for all of you, BUT LOOK! ANOTHER TRAILER!
This time, there’s more Matthew McConaughey complete with a latex swim cap! Also included is a shot of underpants filled with dollar bills, Matt Bomer stepping out of a life-sized doll box and a nervous Alex Pettyfer stripping for the first time.
I know you judging me but,
Watch the trailer here:
What point in your life do you have to be at to think that dubstep and turkeys go together? I don’t know, but I want to be there because, somehow, this works.
When you get tired of the video itself, just take a peek at the comments:
Wub, wub, wub …
Time to break out the surfboards again as voting for this year’s Teen Choice Awards finally begins!
Hit sci-fi show The Vampire Diaries and reality show American Idol lead the pack in nominations apiece. The blood sucking show is nominated for Choice TV Show (Fantasy/Sci-Fi), Choice TV actor (Ian Somerhalder AND Paul Wesley), and Choice TV actress (Nina Dobrev AND Kat Graham). Idol is nominated for Choice TV Male and Female Personalities (Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez), Choice TV Reality Show Competition, and Choice TV Male and Female Reality Stars (Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina).
Justin Bieber leads the artist category with five nominations: Choice Male Artist, Choice Single, Fashion Icon, Choice Male Hottie, and Choice Twit. He will probably win every single one.
I would love to see Twilight lose every category its in (Choice movie, choice actor, and choice actress all for the fantasy/sci-fi category). I’m actually a bit offended the book series was even nominated for choice book because there are so many other Young Adult novels actually worth your time and money (i.e. The Hunger Games, The Fault in our Stars, etc.).
I would also love to see Ryan Gosling win some awards, because who wouldn’t love to see Gosling looking suave on the red carpet? Come on, teens of the world! Make my dreams come true!
While Will Smith didn’t seem happy during the face smacking incident, he looks all sorts of gleeful relieving his past by rapping The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.
While promoting Men in Black III in the U.K., Smith got the whole crowd singing along with him. The only person who doesn’t seem to know the words is fellow guest Tom Jones. Yes, the same Tom Jones that sings Carlton’s favourite song, “It’s not Unsual.” Awkward.
Whether you’re graduating from high school or university, let’s face it: graduating is scary business. Who knows what’s waiting in the real world. But before you take that scary step, let late night host Jimmy Fallon make light of your fears with some words of wisdom from the #mygraduationspeech hashtag.
See the full video here.
As a soon-to-be former journalism grad, I actually cannot wait for Anchorman 2 to come out. Like the true loser that I am, I’ve watched the first film countless of times to prepare myself for my TV news class. So forget Anderson Cooper, Ron Burgundy is my anchorman hero.
While Will Ferrell told the Huffington Post that they won’t start shooting the sequel until February, they plan to release the teaser before The Dictator. So, to my pleasant surprise, someone has graciously bootlegged this new teaser for all the world to see (well, until the studios take them down).
Watch below to see the greatest news team reassemble.
Lady Gaga and her out of this world fashion get Simpson-ized for the long running cartoon’s season finale. In this Sunday’s episode, the Born this Way diva visits Springfield and befriends Lisa Simpson.
In true Gaga fashion, she’ll be wearing some interesting outfits on the show. While she’ll don the the obviously outrageous (a dress made of Grammys), we’ll also Gaga in a grey hoodie (GASP!). Appreciate the normalcy while you can even if it comes in cartoon form — there’s no doubt she’ll be wearing some interesting red carpet choices in the coming months.
But as we wait for them, watch the preview below to see how Lisa makes Gaga cry little diamonds.
A 10-year-old boy got the right idea when he drew the Hulk smashing the Kardashians into comic oblivion. While I’m a bit disturbed that he knows who the Kardashians are, I’m happy to see he knows exactly how to get rid of them. Maybe they can write this into the next Avengers movie …
I don’t know what NBC and Sony execs have been drinking these days, but it can’t be good. First, they back-benched Community mid-season, moved it from Thursday to Friday next season, and now have fired creator Dan Harmon from his own show.
How do I feel about this move? Let me explain in .gif form first:
To be blunt, Harmon is the heart of Community. His hand on approach has shaped the comedy into an absurd, meta half an hour of greatness. Yes, there have been some duds in their three seasons, but the good always outweighs the bad. Just think back to the paintball episodes of seasons’ past, and this year’s Remedial Chaos Theory episode. Hell, I was peeing myself with last Thursday’s first of three episodes, Digital Estate Planning. IT WAS IN 8-BIT. WHO DOES THAT?
Dan Harmon does. What a shame that he will probably have zero input in next season’s development according to Harmon’s latest Tumblr post. While he’s signed on to be a consulting producer, it doesn’t mean anyone has to listen to him. How sad because I can’t see anyone being able to shape and mould insane story lines like Harmon can.
#sixseasonsandamovie? While it may be too early to call it, I’d rather they Firefly my favourite show and end it. I’d rather not watch stars Joe McHale, Donald Glover, and friends go down with a sinking ship.
Summer. [Insert a relaxing sigh here] The more I say it the more excited I get. Now that the weather is FINALLY bearable and the beaches are officially opened, it’s time to brainstorm summer date ideas… inspired by who else? Some of our favourite celebs.
1) Bike Date
Miley Cyrus and hunky boyfriend Liam Hemsworth pedalled to a nearby 7-11 convenience store to get a Slurpee in Toluca, California. They’re the ultimate couple for cute date ideas. In the past they’ve gone jet-skiing and got fresh Dirty Dancing-style. Miley also punk’d Liam, though we only advise that if you both have a good sense of humour.
2) Outdoor Movie
Justin Bieber rented out an ENTIRE movie theatre for a date with Selena Gomez. Okay, so this probs isn’t going to happen. For one thing, you’re not Justin Bieber. Also, you’re not Justin Bieber. Anyway, the musician rented out the Staples Center so he and Selena could watch Titanic in privacy. Apparently he didn’t even have to pay! We’re not expecting you to top this because it’s oodles of moolah, but a simple drive-in movie is be a cute date idea. If you don’t have a car, that’s okay. Set up a blanket on the grass and enjoy the movie in each other’s arms.
3) Outdoor Music Festival (more…)
If Transformers was marketed correctly, this is how the trailer would look. From the horse-faced director who starts shooting before finishing scripts, and the children’s cartoon designed to sell toys, comes the movie designed to sell toys. That’s how this honest trailer for Battleship Transformers begins.
The movie stars Burger King, eBay, GMC, X-Box, Mountain Dew and Chevrolet. It also features a stuttering teenager and gratuitous porny shots of Megan Fox. ”Seriously, it’s f*cking stupid,” says epic narrator guy.
Now this movie I would actually see. Oh, and these guys have Honest Trailers for Twilight and Titanic too.
This parrot is clearly having an awful day and wants everyone to know. He rocks back and forth on his perch and yells: “What the f*ck?” He says it with such passion too.
Louis Tomlinson proved yet again why he’s so crushable when he surprised his girlfriend Eleanor Calder just before her exam. I mean, the guy is busy enough jet-setting around the world and performing to screaming fans, but he still fit in time to wish his girlfriend good luck on her exam… in person.
It appears his presence served more than one purpose. Naturally, he was a good luck charm but Calder joked on Twitter that he helped wake her up. Calder goes to Manchester University and has been dating Tomlinson for seven months.
Read the tweets below:
Cringe! This reminds of that time a reporter sprayed water at Tom Cruise and then received a harsh lecture from the actor. Today, Will Smith slapped a Ukrainian reporter’s cheek and asked what his problem was after he tried to kiss the actor one too many times.
Maybe it’s a Ukrainian thing? Or a fanboy thing? According to TMZ the guy is a TV reporter who often kisses celebrities — it’s kind of his thing. But his mouth was a little too close for Will’s liking. While some YouTube commenters are saying his reaction was homophobic, I think he was just caught off guard by the greeting.
The actor kept his sense of humour afterwards and went right back into the scrums for the Moscow premiere of Men in Black 3. He joked with another reporter: “He’s lucky I didn’t sucker punch him.”
Watch it here:
I know you were all distracted by Ryan Gosling’s face on the cover of this book, but quit your ogling for a second so you can read the title: Feminist Ryan Gosling. The book features feminist theory as imagined from our favourite sensitive movie hunk.
Here’s the book’s official description:
What started as a silly way for blogger Danielle Henderson and her classmates to keep track of the feminist theorists they were studying in class quickly turned into an overnight sensation. Since its launch in October 2011, the Feminist Ryan Gosling blog has close to 30,000 followers and more than 3 million page views per month.
In this hilarious book based on the wildly popular blog, the author pairs swoon-worthy photos of the steamy actor with sensitive feminist theories and plenty of sweet talk. Included are 120 full-color photos and captions throughout, with some of the best entries from the blog along with 70 to 80 percent brand-new material for the book.
Sorry, I didn’t catch most of that, I was still staring at Ryan Gosling.
I’ve admittedly uttered this line before going on camera but luckily I’ve never had the misfortune of saying it when I’m live on air. “I so pale!” The funniest part is that once the reporter realizes she’s on camera she zooms right into reporter mode. I know her co-anchor was trying to be nice by nudging her and saying “you’re on air,” but she really should have took the reigns and read the teleprompter — it would have been less awkward.
Here’s the deal andPOP monsters, we don’t often do movie reviews on the site but after seeing Battleship I just had to sound off… as much as I don’t want to think about the movie anymore.
When I was a kid my friends and I had Battleship marathons on rainy play dates, so I knew the game’s concept wouldn’t translate to the screen without some serious creativity. Hit and sink, hit and sink. That’s pretty much the gist of the game.
So I’m not surprised that the movie version of Battleship has absolutely no substance. Ultimately, it comes off as a two hour commercial for Hasbro, which naturally backed Transformers and G.I. Joe too. If you like high action movies that have more explosions than dialogue see Battleship, however, if you’re tired of formulaic scripts that rely on clichéd one-liners and fancy effects, stay home and play the game instead.
Director Peter Berg attempts to modernize the game (which predates WWI) by introducing an armada of aliens who threaten the world after NASA tries to make contact with them. When the aliens receive the satellite signal, instead of being all like “hey, let’s party” they go full Michael Bay.
This girl sure has a set of pipes! Demi Lovato gave a flawless live performance of some songs off her third album, called Unbroken. The Lovatic fan favourites she performed were “Give Your Heart a Break,” “Catch Me,” “Don’t Forget,” “My Love Is Like a Star” (Demz fav!), “Skyscraper” and for the first time ever acoustically, “Fix a Heart.”
Between songs, Demi shared with her fans: “I get so nervous in front of smaller audiences than I do with tons of people, and I think because it’s so much more intimate.” She kicks off her US summer tour June 21.
Sure, we all feel a little territorial over our favourite boy band members but sending out death threats to their girlfriends? That’s sooo not cool.
Dating a celebrity would have it’s moments but after a while all the paparazzi and fans vying for their attention might get a little old. Then with Twitter, they have to put up with the haters online too.
Zayn Malik’s girlfriend Perrie Edwards, a member of the band Little Mix, was reportedly forced to quit Twitter after a bunch of jealous fans expressed their rage online.
Edwards has used Twitter in the past to tweet about her dates. After seeing a movie in April with Zayn she tweeted: “Just went to see avengers assemble and it was #boring . Good night though! xD @zaynmalik” Zayn responded: “@PerrieLittleMix yeah tonight was fun lets do it again sometime ; ) x x”
According to The Mirror fans didn’t take too kindly to Zayn’s new girlfriend (girl who is a friend?), and it’s not the first time a 1D lady has been threatened. A couple ladies linked to Harry Styles were also victims of Twitter hate.
However, One Direction fans are saying she actually left Twitter with the rest of Little Mix so that one member wouldn’t have more followers than the other.
Skip to 3:15 to see One Direction teasing Zayn about Little Mix:
