Lollapalooza announced its 2011 festival lineup at midnight last night, with headliners Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, Cee Lo Green, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas, the Cars, and Ween sure to a draw massive crowd to Grant Park in Chicago on August 5-7.
But what of the 88 other bands on the Lollapalooza 2011 lineup? Well, here are your eight best bets, listed alphabetically—and including five You Oughta Know artists: [click to continue…]
When Train’s three-year hiatus ended late last year with the release of their Save Me San Francisco LP, it was uncertain whether or not the group would be able to recapture the kind of popularity they experienced in the early aughts, back when hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia” dominated the charts. Despite this long absence from the scene, Train proved that they’ve still got star power in spades when their lead-off single, “Hey, Soul Sister”, not only became their highest charting Billboard hit ever, but also spent the last few months firmly ensconced in our Top 20 Video Countdown.
Hot on the heels of that song’s tremendous success comes “If It’s Love,” an up-tempo, heartwarming tune that we’re pleased to be exclusively premiering online on 5/11 and on-air during our Top 20 show on Saturday, 5/15. Directed by Fall Out Boy’s own Pete Wentz, the clip will capture more playful and silly sides of the band, so be sure to check out some behind the scenes footage above!
—Lacey Seidman
Hey I didn’t know Fall Out Boy delivered pizza! Maybe they only do it when they want to remind people of a gig. Along with Rihanna and Lifehouse, FOB are rocking the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash next Thursday, January 29 on VH1. The show starts at 9 pm. Jerry O’Connell and Doug Benson host the show, and as you can tell from the clip above, they’re psyched. Make sure crank it up when you blast the concert through your home system next week, but please don’t wake the babies.
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If the arrival of the full-rocking “I Don’t Care” has got you psyched for Fall Out Boy‘s forthcoming Folie a Deux, you’re not alone. There’s some FOB fever in their air this holiday season.
Perhaps you’ll be doubly psyched to find out we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the band’s special NYC performance on December 16 – the day the new disc drops. If you’re chosen to attend, you’ll meet the guys backstage, have your photo taken with them, and perhaps see that picture uploaded onto their photo Website.
To get in the running, you must first sign-up for our weekly New Music newsletter. Then check your email box this Thursday, December 4 at 1:00pm for full details on how you can win. Our newsletter will contain all the info.
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In terms of internet spats, this is the battle royale of the questionably talented, eye makeup-loving superstars. A few weeks back, Photoshop-lovin’ gossip maven Perez Hilton posted a shot of Pete Wentz making his way through a sea of paparazzi with his pregnant wife trailing behind him. In the picture, Pete’s shown flashing a smile. Of course, Perez took this as an admission of Wentz loving the attention (a disgusting, gross quality — right, Perez?), saying “Pete is eating up the attention, like Asslee eats out his ass” before pleading for Brangelina to come back. Right.
In his defense, and to illustrate the fact that a picture is worth a thousand words (and some mediocre scribbling), Wentz took to his own blog and posted the following video to illustrate what went down right before and after. Wentz then refers to what Perez Hilton does as Internet reporting, which degrades both the act of “reporting,” and somehow makes us think less of the Internet too.
Score is 0-1, Mr. Wentz.
Okay, okay. She’s only confirmed that she’s knocked up, but we think Ashlee Simpson should also acknowledge that her red mop is f*cked up! Look at that thing! Back to baby: They’re expecting. No sh*t! Mr. and Mrs. Wentz took to Petey’s website to write the following:
“While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child. This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family.”
Blah blah blah. Let’s hope this means that these two get sucked into parenthood and never emerge again with a new album or video about eyeliner instruction. Pretty please? [DListed]
Ashlee and Pete have sent out Evites inviting people to their top secret wedding. Did you check your email yet to see if you got one? Yep, the thing is so hush-hush, they not only invited people by the most traceable way possible, they then begged the tabloids to bid on the right to cover the nuptials. Allegedly they stand to earn a seven-figure sum for allowing the entire world to watch their most precious moment. Barf. Some other deets we learned today about the Simpson/Wentz shotgun wedding: Ash is wearing Vera Wang, no cameras are allowed, Jess is holding the rehearsal dinner at her house AND Ashlee is allegedly super clingy, which her man loves. They truly are a perfect pair. They’d be even more perfect if they’d stop forcing their love down our throats. [NYDN]
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are getting married this weekend, and no one cares! The pair are going to great lengths to keep the affair “top secret,” but they could get married in my apartment and I wouldn’t freak out and go. Their lovey-dovey emo shtick is getting very, very old, so we wish them the best in their marriage, which will hopefully be way more successful than Ashlee’s music career. [Us]
Has the stress of Ashlee’s pregnancy [rumors] caused Petey Wentz to crack? Here he is at last night’s Iron Man premiere displaying an array of emotion — from happy to pouty to giving the paparazzi a fingers-up-the-nose F-you. This bizarre behavior has us wondering if the Fall Out Boy is falling apart.
Diddy, Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christine Taylor & Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Leslie Bibb were also on the red carpet. See pics below:
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Think they’re celebrating at the Simpson home in Texas? 23-year old Ashlee Simpson is engaged to her sensitive rocker dreamboat, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. Yes, that noise you hear is the shattering of 12-year old hearts around the world. Ashlee announced their good news on Pete’s website late last night with this message:
“We know there has been a lot of speculation recently about Pete and I and we wanted our fans to be the first to know, because you guys are the best. Yes, we are thrilled to share that we are happily engaged. Thank you for all of your support and well wishes – it means the world to us. We consider this to be a very private matter, but we wanted you to hear it straight from us.”
The singers are, however, remaining tight-lipped about the rumor that Ashlee is pregnant with a fall out baby, which possibly spurred the speedy engagement. Whatevs – can’t a famous couple just simply be in luv? All engagement presents of eyeliner and black nail polish can be sent directly to the happy pair. Mazel tov!
