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Courtney Love Goes “Behind The Music”

Love her or hate her, its pretty difficult not to be completely enthralled with Courtney Love — which is why Vh1 gave the rocker her own “Behind The Music“. Last week I told you about the two-hour special, which premiered this past Monday, that gave us an inside look into glorious crazy that is Courtney. From [...]

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“Behind the Music: Courtney Love” Looks AMAZING!!!

The magnificent Courtney Love will be telling all, and refreshingly it won’t be through her Twitter account. The kooky rock icon got her own “Behind the Music” and it will premiere this Monday. When I caught the commercial for the special yesterday I literally shrieked with glee. My obsession with Love began in my early tweens [...]

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RIP: “Easy Rider” Dennis Hopper Succumbs to Cancer at 74

No one can say that actor and director Dennis Hopper did not live life to the fullest. In fact, the man probably lived enough lives for five people. Famous for his many iconic performances, Hopper passed away this morning after a long battle with prostate cancer. The actor was hospitalized earlier this year due to complications [...]

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And In A Flash…. LOST Was Gone

Speechless is a perfect way to describe me right now, courtesy of tonight’s LOST finale. After spending six maddening seasons with a slew of characters I had cared for its difficult to wrap up my feelings of having to say goodbye. As a fan of the show from the beginning, I have avoided blogging or recapping [...]

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Can We Talk About “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” ?

Joan Rivers, the brash, witty and hysterical comedian is the focus of a behind-the-scenes documentary that has been receiving rave reviews on the festival circuit. “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work“, which was directed Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, delves into a year in the life of Rivers, where we get to see the comedian [...]

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Betty White Brings the Funny and Ratings to SNL


If you were anything like half of the folks on the internet then you were looking forward to Betty White hosting the Mother’s Day episode of ‘Saturday Night Live‘. The sexy senior, who has FINALLY been getting the respect she so surely deserves, brought it this Saturday. Originally when Lorne Michaels and Co. caved into the interweb demands from the public and gave White a chance to host ‘SNL’, it turned out she wouldn’t be alone. Perhaps to avoid tiring the 88-year-old comedian with a hosting responsibility, a slew of former SNLers came back with a fully focused ladies night over at 30 Rock. Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon came back to the place they once called home to participate in the special SNL, alongside comedy legend White. But if you were paying attention Saturday, and it seemed that everyone tuned in, it was proven that age ain’t nuthin but a number and White could hold her own until 1AM. White was the focus of almost all the skits this weekend and I can’t think of one that didn’t score big in the laughter category. Personally, I can’t remember laughing that hard for an hour and half straight in a very long time. And apparently I wasn’t the only one since the May 8th episode of SNL scored its highest ratings in a year and a half, making it fall just short of the historic pre-’08 election episode.

See SNL – all you need is Betty White and a few of your former cast members to bring the funny and the ratings. While there wasn’t a bum skit in the bunch, I can’t possibly post every video from that night. So here are my top 5, in no particular order, as well as the funny skits that were actually cut in dress rehearsal. More on Betty White Brings the Funny and Ratings to SNL after the JUMP

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RIP Alex Chilton

Last night, the sad news of the passing of Alex Chilton flooded the internet via various memorial tweets and blog tributes. Chilton passed away at the age of 59 at a New Orleans hospital, reportedly of a heart attack. The musician is best known for his lead role in Big Star, who was supposed to play a show this Saturday at SXSW. While they might not have received mainstream recognition, the band’s power pop effect can be found on records from R.E.M., Beck and most obviously, The Replacements, whose song ‘Alex Chilton’ praised the singer and his music.

I first encountered Chilton as a young kid when I became obsessed with ‘The Letter’ by his band The Box Tops. I would listen to it on repeat until I actually had to replace the compilation tape it was on. More on RIP Alex Chilton after the JUMP

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Battle I’d Pay to See: Morrissey vs Damien Hirst

I can always get behind a bashing on Damien Hirst. Recently, Morrissey interviewed his close friend and visual artist Linder Sterling for INTERVIEW magazine and the two discussed the abhorrent usage of dead animals in Hirst’s artwork. As a fellow vegetarian, I can understand what prompted Morrissey to lash out at Hirst. Damien has used multiple [...]

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