The ‘Young Folks’ hitmakers’ latest album aims to capture their ‘punky and energetic’ live sound. By James Montgomery Peter Bjorn and John Photo: V2 Music Scandinavia On Tuesday, Swedish hookmeisters Peter Bjorn and John return to stores with Gimme Some, their sixth full-length and their third since they became internationally famous (and poster children for whistlers everywhere) with their hit “Young Folks.” Of course, given the rather stiff competition PB&J face here in the states — Gimme Some has the relative misfortune of being released against both Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale and Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers — the guys aren’t optimistic about their album’s chart-topping chances. “Our chances are probably not so good. I don’t know,” Peter Mor
This YouTube video shows a protester in Bahrain being shot multiple times at point-blank range by security forces. Warning: this video is extremely graphic. One commentator wonders whether it’s ” a Tiananmen Square Moment .” And although Saudi forces have entered Bahrain to help suppress the protests, the security forces in this video appear to be from Bahrain. As the New York Times reports, this murder… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Weekly Standard Blog Discovery Date : 16/03/2011 16:12 Number of articles : 2
Just in case you thought this horrible woman had toned things down since she was defrocked last year… Former Speaker Pelosi lectured her peers on fiscal responsibility yesterday. Via HotAir and Q and O: For the record… When Speaker Pelosi … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 16/03/2011 16:18 Number of articles : 2
Lupe Fiasco has had a tumultuous year, between putting out a new album and dealing with his record label. The powerful lyricist explains in an interview with Tavis Smiley why he wanted to commit suicide and more about the long journey to putting out the highly anticipated album “Lasers.” Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” To Debut At #1 Lupe Fiasco Says He’d Never Do “No Hands” Remix [VIDEO] Lupe Fiasco Feels Like He Is Being Held “Hostage” By Atlantic Records
Here are a few hints: She’s knocked up, the only one on the show with an AMEX Black card, and she smokes 2 packs of Newports a day. Kim Zolciak and her baller boo Kroy Biermann are moving into this crib together. Flip thru to peep more shots of the lovely abode.
He still thinks Rolling Stone magazine was on that bullsh*t for putting her on their cover. Here’s what he told 97.9 The Box’s Madd Hatta Morning Show about his Twitter comments : “I’m gonna go on the record and say I don’t have no beef with Snooki..I’m not disrespecting Snook… atleast I didn’t feel like I was.. I don’t know that girl. Congratulations Snooki, you pimped the system. You found a way to get on a magazine that has nothing to do with you… She does reality tv. Rolling Stone is a prestigious music magazine. How the Hell did Snooki get on the cover of Rolling Stone?. I was mad at the system, I wasn’t mad at her… I’ve been in the game 6 years, Ive got 3 Grammys, 3 multi platinum albums hits on myself, hits on other people and Rolling Stone ain’t so much look in my direction… I just feel like she shouldn’t be on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.” He kind of has a point thought. Do you think he’s just being salty? Here’s Ne-Yo’s full Houston radio interview.
‘Regardless if you’re writing a verse for somebody else’s album, write it like it’s for yours,’ MC tells MTV News of what he’s learned from Weezy. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Cory Gunz and Lil Wayne on the set of “6 Foot 7 Foot” Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV News Long before Charlie Sheen proclaimed he only had one gear (“Go!”), Lil Wayne proved to be a high-octane performer. From his legendary mixtape run that saw the Cash Money rapper release a yacht-load of free material to his song-stealing cameo on DJ Khaled’s posse cut “We Takin’ Over,” Weezy is powered like an Energizer. It’s a lesson that isn’t lost on his latest prot
‘I was really happy to have him produce on this record,’ Lavigne says of Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley. By Jocelyn Vena Avril Lavigne Photo: MTV News This week, Avril Lavigne released her new album, Goodbye Lullaby , an emotionally charged record that will leave some fans wondering just who she is singing about. With a highly publicized divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley and equally highly publicized romance with “Hills” star Brody Jenner, Lavigne says that she doesn’t really care if fans are trying to decode her songs. “At this point, because I’ve been doing this for 10 years, I’ve kind of learned … my life lesson has been about not worrying about people and what they think,” she told MTV News. “Obviously I care. I want people to like my music and stuff. I’ve had to learn to really focus on myself: who I am, what I want … You don’t want to have distractions, especially when you’re being creative.” Lavigne’s ex-husband Whibley worked on many of the album’s tracks. And considering how well the former spouses get along, the spunky pop star doesn’t seem bothered by public speculation about her personal life. “I respect Deryck so much as an artist, and he produced several songs on this record,” she explained. “I mean, he’s in a really cool band, he’s a writer and he’s a rocker.” Whibley’s skills and the duo’s easygoing nature are what helped make magic happen in the studio. “He’s a musician. He does it all, and to have him come on this album and produce and mix, it’s like he’s so talented, I was really happy to have him produce on this record,” she added. “He did a really amazing job. We’re great friends and I’m grateful for the relationship.” Related Videos Extended Play: Avril Lavigne’s ‘Goodbye Lullaby’ Related Artists Avril Lavigne
‘If we’re gonna go and try to get on radio … there’s a certain format that you have to fit to do that,’ he tells MTV News. By Jayson Rodriguez Lupe Fiasco Photo: MTV News Lupe Fiasco is undoubtedly one of the most talented MCs in hip-hop, but he is still working to earn a place in the upper echelon of rap superstars. With the Chicago rapper’s third album, Lasers, out Tuesday (March 8), Lupe makes a leap in that direction. “For this record, being a more popular record and being the goal of this record from its inception, no matter what changes and phases and label battles that it went through, it was always about, ‘Let’s take it to another level,’ ” he told MTV News. “If we’re gonna go and try to get on radio, trying to capture that bigger audience, there’s a certain format that you have to fit to do that. That’s the growth that the fans want, the underrated things that the critics say. So to achieve those things, you have to play that [game]. You can’t say, ‘I wanna play for the Yankees,’ and you’re a football player. That’s not gonna work. You have to learn how to play baseball.”