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.
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. Not for their music but instead, as a tribute to their favourite movies. How does this work you ask? Well, we’re talking about it aren’t we?
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.
If you’re ever listening to records and staring blankly at your fridge wondering what to drink, you’re not alone. A new website called Drinkify was designed to help music enthusiasts decide what to drink when listening to their favourite artists.
You simply type in the name of the artist or band you’re currently listening to and a delicious recipe will appear, usually that of an alcoholic beverage (unless you’re Justin Bieber). Here’s a look at a sample of artists with their paired drinks.
Remember kids: drink responsibly.
Jacob Hoggard and Dave Rosin will be dropping by the andPOP studios Wednesday at 4:15. They’ll be chatting with Jordan about their new album, new tour and much, much more. Since Hedley’s one of the most energetic bands in Canada and since it’s a live show, anything can happen! You’d want to tune in to stream the interview right here at andpop.com and tweet us questions @andpop!
On andPOP’s TV show called “Something New” airing on AUXTV, Hedley talks about fashion.
The second episode of andPOP’s TV show “Something New” in case you missed it. We are researching Canadian rock in this episode and have some awesome interviews!
Hedley is certainly maturing as a band – these aren’t a bunch of kids anymore who suddenly made it big. With that maturity has come an interesting perspective on the music business. Hedley talks to us about today’s music biz and releasing their latest album “The Show Must Go On”. We also play some pinball.
The nominees for the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards were announced Wednesday, and pop-punkers Hedley lead the way with six nominations.
The Abbotsford, B.C., band received nods for their videos “She’s So Sorry” and “For The Nights I Can’t Remember,” with the latter clip scoring a nomination for Best Video. It will go up against Belly’s “Ridin’ (f. Mario Winans),” Feist’s “1234,” illScarlett’s “Nothing Special” and Simple Plan’s “When I’m Gone.”
As previously reported, Hedley is also up for a People’s Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Group.
Following Hedley with five nods each are Belly and illScarlett, who are also nominated in the People’s Choice categories.
Other multiple nominees include Simple Plan, Feist, Bedouin Soundclash, City and Colour, Sam Roberts, Classified and international artists Kanye West and Rihanna.
The 19th annual MMVAs will take place June 15 in downtown Toronto. A red carpet special is slated to air at 8 p.m., followed by the awards show at 9 p.m.
Performers for the gala, which in the past have included Billy Talent, Alexisonfire and The Killers, will be announced next week.
Fans can now vote for their favourite People’s Choice nominees by heading to muchmusic.com/mmva or by texting “MMVA” to 299299.
They said Hedley wouldn’t get a record deal.
They said Hedley’s first album would flop.
They said there was no way Hedley would last another album.
Yet last month, Hedley released that second album, teasingly titled “Famous Last Words.” They kid because they can.
andPOP caught up with Jacob Hoggard and the guys for a chat while they were in Toronto to promote the album.
PLUS: Enter now to win some cool Hedley swag.
Vancouver-based band Hedley performed yesterday at the University of British Columbia.
Their home turf concert is part of the MTV The Leak Live tour, a series of free concerts across Canada promoting Hedley’s upcoming album, “Famous Last Words,” which will be released October 30. For those unable to attend, their first single, “She’s So Sorry,” can be heard on Hedley’s official MySpace page.
“Famous Last Words” is Hedley’s sophomore offering, following their 2005 self-titled album which earned the band platinum status, five hit singles, two Juno nominations, and the Much Music Video Award for Best Pop Video.
Charismatic and nudity-prone frontman Jacob Hoggard is confident about the new album, which was produced by former Treble Charger frontman Greig Nori. As Hoggard told MTV, “The main difference between this album and the last, was the amount of blood, sweat and tears that we put into this recording.”
Check out the rest of Hedley’s free tour at these locations:
Tomorrow: The SAIT Hangar in Calgary, AB at 12 p.m.
Friday: The UWO Talbot Bowl in London, ON at 7:30 p.m.
October 2: The Dalhousie Quad in Halifax, NS at 7 p.m.
October 4: The Concordia Loyola Downtown Campus in Montreal, QC at 5 p.m.
October 11: The Masonic Temple in Toronto, ON at 5 p.m.
Hedley, fronted by Canadian Idol alum Jacob Hoggard, will perform at the Canadian National Exhibition – better known simply as The Ex – on opening day, August 18.
Opening for Hedley will be Toronto-born pop/rocker Fefe Dobson.
The evening concert will be held at the Bandshell and is free with admission.
What else is going on at The Ex? Here are some other events to take note of:
-Graham Kerr of Galloping Gourmet fame will reveal culinary secrets on August 18, 19 and 20
-The TTC busker auditions will take place from August 18 to 20
-meet Argonuats alumni at Sportszone August 18 to 20
-the 10th annual Toronto Urban Music Fest goes down on September 1 and 2 with artists to be announced. Past musical guests have included Bilal and k-os.
-Yuk Yuks comedians performing every night from September 1 to 4
And of course, there’s so much more to do and so much food to eat. The Ex runs August 18 to September 4.
More info: theex.com
Hedley’s first studio album will hit stores on September 6.
Canadian Idol fans will recognize the lead singer as Jacob Hoggard, the quirky top-three finalist from season two.
The Abbotsford B.C. band’s first single, “On My Own” can be previewed at their website, www.hedleyonline.com. The song is expected to be released to radio on July 19 and will debut August 1st in music video form.
All other top five finalists from Canadian Idol’s second season have released albums. Winner Kalan Porter’s album, 219 Days, hit stores in November 2004. Theresa Sokyrka, Shane Wiebe and Jason Greeley have all followed suit by releasing solo albums since Canadian Idol 2 wrapped last summer.
