Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Marina and The Diamonds are working on some new music, but Marina is being very secretive about it. Although the release has been delayed, she let’s us in on some secrets about the new album, and how alcohol changed her life.
Best Motion Picture
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
WINNER: Sean Penn in “Milk”
Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role
WINNER: Kate Winslet in “The Reader”
Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
WINNER: Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
WINNER: Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Achievement In Directing
WINNER: Danny Boyle for “Slumdog Millionaire”
Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” by Simon Beaufoy
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Original Screenplay
WINNER: “Milk,” by Dustin Lance Black
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)
WINNER: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman
Achievement In Cinematography
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Achievement In Film Editing
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens
Achievement In Costume Design
WINNER: “The Duchess”
Achievement In Art Direction
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: “WALL-E”
Best Animated Short Film
WINNER: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”
Best Live Action Short Film
WINNER: “Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: “Man on Wire”
Best Documentary Short Subject
WINNER: “Smile Pinki”
Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER: “Departures” – Japan
Achievement In Visual Effects
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Achievement In Makeup
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom
Achievement In Sound Editing
WINNER: “The Dark Knight”
Achievement In Sound Mixing
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Rumours have been flying everywhere that Disney stars like Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus and “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson will make appearances during the Academy Awards on Sunday February 22.
“High School Musical” star Zac Efron and his girlfriend and “High School Musical” co-star Vanessa Hudgens are rumoured to be presenting the award for Best Original Song according to E! Online.
On Monday, rumours started about “Twilight’s” Robert Pattinson and if he would present an award. However, there has been no confirmation of this, or if co-star Kristen Stewart will present the award with Pattinson.
Last year, “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus made an appearance at the Academy Awards, and although there has been no confirmation if Cyrus is scheduled to take the stage, it has been reported by E! Online that she will be at the Oscars in support of the animated flick “Bolt,” which is nominated under the Animated Feature category.
Sporting a pair of black skinny jeans and an olive t-shirt, Mike Carden strolls into Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre a few minutes late and finger-brushes his unwashed rocker ‘do into place.
Carden shrugs and takes a seat on the red leather couch to his right.
As the lead guitarist and co-founder of The Academy Is…, Carden is used to dealing with the press, but he’s no veteran, either. Formed in 2002, the band has just started to create buzz on the airwaves.
“When I grew up, there was basically radio and MTV,” says Carden. “You saw a [music] video and you’d go buy the record because that was your outlet to the new shit, right? But now you have so many different options.”
It’s options like Myspace and Purevolume that help give the band exposure. With nearly 35,000 friends and 5.5 million profile views on Myspace, The Academy Is… (yes, the ellipsis is part of the name) has built a solid fan base since joining the online community three years ago. And after relentless touring with bands like Something Corporate, the All-American Rejects, and their Fueled By Ramen label mates Panic! At the Disco and Fall Out Boy, the buzz has spread to mainstream media. Just days before the release of their ambitious sophomore record, Santi, Rolling Stone magazine named them one of the top 10 bands to watch in 2007.
The Academy Is… is a five-piece rock band based out of Chicago. Consisting of Carden, lead singer and co-founder William Beckett, bassist Adam Siska, drummer Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek, and newcomer guitarist Michael Chislett, the band released Santi this spring. The record’s unusual name is an inside joke within the band, referring to someone Siska strongly disliked in high school. “Santi would always say, ‘Adam, your band sucks. You’re never going to go anywhere.’ So, we just started saying ‘Santi’ as a word of cheers and praise. It’s so sarcastic, it’s funny,” says Carden. “Then we were just like, ‘Man, we should name the record that. How funny would that be?’ Right? And then we fucking did!”
Funny, sure (Siska and Butcher both have ‘Santi’ tattooed on their asses). But is the real Santi pissed? “Naw, I’ve talked to him like twice, and I guess he’s still a little salty about it. But like, he’s kind of confused all in the same right, you know?” Carden says, laughing. “So yeah, it’s pretty insane, I’ll be the first to say it.”
Jokes aside, Santi showcases how The Academy Is… has matured since their 2005 debut, Almost Here. While the first record was solely written by Carden and Beckett, the band wrote Santi collectively, mixing their pop-smart lyricism with classic rock verve. “With Almost Here, it was more The Get-Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, and stuff like that, bands I still have such respect for,” says Carden. “But with this record, I think The Clash, early U2, The Replacements. And the Smashing Pumpkins have always been an important band for us. Tastes just evolve.”
Friends also influence tastes. Produced by fellow musician Butch Walker (who has produced records for Hot Hot Heat, The Donnas, Fall Out Boy and Avril Lavigne), Santi sometimes delivers a sound reminiscent of Walker’s own work. “With producers, you show them an idea and you use him and his judgment calls,” says Carden. “So there’s going to be influences that come out—they just sneak in, as opposed to him saying, ‘Do that.’”
According to Carden, the band, currently on the Honda Civic tour with Fall Out Boy, +44, Paul Wall, and Cobra Starship, knew from the beginning they wanted Walker. Soon after meeting with him during their tour for Almost Here, the band began to send him demos. “When we decided to do it, it wasn’t as if we had a big list of producers that we were gonna work with,” says Carden. “It was just kind of like, ‘Butch is doing the next record.’”
Getting Walker’s expertise paid off. The recent buzz surrounding the band grabbed the attentions of Rolling Stone and Alternative Press magazines, the latter of which features The Academy Is… as this month’s cover story. “We hear about things where someone is going to do a piece and everyone gets really excited,” says Carden. “But then it takes about a month and a half before it comes on print. So you kind of live with it first for a second—it’s not that kind of boom! effect. But, obviously we’re very proud and it was definitely one of those moments where we were just really happy.”
But some critics have been questioning the band’s chameleon-like transformation—with chords reminiscent of early U2 and a chorus that screams Smashing Pumpkins on ‘Seed’, and the T-Rex-inspired glam rock jam ‘Bulls in Brooklyn’—and are still quick to label The Academy Is… as everything from emo to punk rock. “We were doing an interview in England not too long ago and they were saying like, ‘Well you and Gym Class Heroes are doing this,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” Carden says, imitating his look of exasperation at the time. “It’s all ‘emo’ right? Whatever. I don’t worry about those things. If we get lumped in with Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, My Chemical Romance, or whoever, that’s fine. We’re not very good with names or titles.”
Still, they’re feeling good about Santi. Calling the record a snapshot of who and where the band is right now, Carden says he is happy with it. “I would like to think that we are going to make a lot of records so I don’t get too bent out of shape thinking, ‘Oh, this is it. This is the last record,’ or, ‘Oh, this is the most important record of our career,’ because you don’t know until you can look back on everything,” says Carden. “But, I’m very proud of this record. And I’m excited to make the next one.”
Although the boys are writing new songs while on tour, they don’t know when they’ll start recording again. For now, The Academy Is… is keeping busy with shows. The band will tour Australia and the UK this summer before returning home to start their first headlining tour in the fall.
At this rate, The Academy Is… will make it big – soon.
JENNIFER ANISTON, EDDIE MURPHY, STEVE CARELL and JAMES BOND DANIEL CRAIG have been invited to join Hollywood’s most exclusive club – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The quartet is among the 115 actors and filmmakers invited to join the elite organisation, which hands out the Oscars.
Also included on the new invitation list are Aaron Eckhart, Christopher Plummer, Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Gosling, Lost creator J.J. Abrams and The Queen screenwriter Peter Morgan.
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