This kind of rumor breaks my brain... I love What Would Tyler Durden Do? more than I can even describe in words. To be able to describe it, I'd need at least four hours of time at our local karaoke club in which to run through my catalog of Journey and Boston love songs. But the site is reporting a rumor that makes me want to evacuate the entire contents of my stomach. What's got me feeling queasy? The site is reporting that Hayden Panettiere, the petite starlet of Heroes, has been spotted getting cozy with her co-star, Jack Coleman. So, you say? She dated Milo Ventimiglia, a notorious old man, and was linked to Gerard Butler (who is also old), but this is beyond the pale. Jack Coleman, you see, plays her DAD on the show because HE IS 51 YEARS OLD. I could speculate as to why Hayden is into the geriatric set. Perhaps there is something comforting about being caressed by papery skin. Maybe the smell of Old Spice and BenGay reminds her of a simpler, less chaotic time in her life when Grandpa would make her oatmeal and tell her tales of the Depression. Or maybe she's just a freak.
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Beyonce frolics on the beach in Mailbu while shooting her latest music video.
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The "I Kissed a Girl" singer wears a bizarre getup of Hello Kitty and tight leather.
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We know about Michael and Janet, but what about La Toya, Tito, and Jermaine?
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You only have one face. Make it count. Charla Nash, the lady who recently had her face torn off by Travis the chimpanzee, might go under the knife to receive a fresh one. Nash was transferred recently to a clinic in Cleveland that just two months ago performed the nation's first successful face transplant. A spokeswoman couldn't comment on whether a new face was actually in the works, but she did say that Nash was being seen by many specialists, including head and neck experts. This news is tragic on so many levels. A face transplant is a risky situation because you never know what sort of mug they might dig up and slap on you. I mean seriously, what if one day you looked like Milla Jovovich, and then all of a sudden a rabid monkey eats your face, and the next thing you know you're looking at Janet Reno in the mirror. It'll be ok, Charla. We'll keep our fingers crossed for a supermodel or something.
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Reuters - The New York Post apologized on Thursday to those offended by an editorial cartoon that critics said was racist because it likened President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee.
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Next Tuesday, War Child International will release Heroes, a compilation of younger artists (Beck, Duffy, TV on the Radio) covering songs by superstars (Bob Dylan, the Ramones, David Bowie), with the proceeds going to aid children in war-torn countries like Afghanistan and Sudan. For music fans looking to do good, it's a worthy way to spend $10. Sixteen songs on your iPod sure beat the usual charity tote bag. But is Heroes actually a good album? What makes it interesting is the concept: The original acts hand-picked the younger performers they trusted most to interpret their work. So Blondie chose Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand to perform "Call Me," Roxy Music tapped electro-glam group Scissor Sistors for "Do the Strand," and Bruce Springsteen favored (surprise!) lyrical storytellers the Hold Steady to take on "Atlantic City." The intended result? Great songs, a new generation of musicians getting the chance to prove their chops, and big bucks for a good cause. More War Child on SPIN.com: >> Beck, Lily Allen, TV on the Radio Cover Rock Legends >> Album Stream: Beck Covers Dylan, YYYs Cover Ramones >> Exclusive Song: The Hold Steady Cover Springsteen But when you actually listen to the album, even the great intentions can't disguise the album's advanced-Karaoke song quality and lack of coherent song choice. Some recent covers albums have been more successful. No-Cal folk group Vetiver's last release, Thing of the Past, called attention to great, often obscure songwriters who influenced them, including Michael Hurley, Bobby Charles, and Derroll Adams. The album hopefully will inspire a new generation of folk enthusiasts to track down the original recordings. Similarly, Phosphorescent's To Willie is Matthew Houck's love letter to Willie Nelson, crafted out of the longtime outlaw singer's more obscure tunes (in the same way Willie did for Lefty Frizell decades ago). It works because Houck's interpretations deepen our understanding of Nelson -- and the songs. Some tribute compilations also have their appeal. Stereogum's series of seminal album reinterpretations -- e.g., Bjork's Post, Radiohead's OK Computer, REM's Automatic for the People -- mix cover versions by up-and-coming acts. These projects are endearing and sometimes fascinating endeavors. They are a great way for buzzed-up bands to prove whether they're capable of creating something successful out of a strong template. Most fail, understandably. Some, like Ed Droste and Owen of Final Fantasy's fluttering duet of Bjork's "Possibly Maybe," and Vampire Weekend's rhythmic take on Radiohead's "Exit Music (for a Film)," succeed. By keeping the project focused overall, regardless of whether each song works perfectly, they illuminate key pieces of what makes the source material so powerful. Don't get me wrong. Heroes has its moments. Lily Allen's bright, silky cover of the Clash's "Straight to Hell" (featuring Clash guitarist Mick Jones) has been stuck in my head for weeks. And Peaches' dancey bass/synth and assertive vocals do "Search and Destroy" surprising justice. But the 16 tracks bear no relationship to each other. There's no musical or lyrical link. These songs have been chosen for their "classic" status -- not because they share any war- or child-related subject matter. There's no sense of the selections having been curated at all. Worse, few of the younger artists manage to transcend the original versions, resulting in as many bored yawns among listeners as perked ears. Basically, it's a hit-and-misstape. Heroes isn't an entirely lost effort, but I can't help wishing they had just released a few singles instead of an album. The undeniably attractive concept of letting legends pick their protégés grabs attention song-by-song, but it cracks and crumbles when stretched across 16 incongruent tracks. War Child's charitable intentions are faultless. I only wish the results had turned out better.
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EW.com learns exclusively that Bono and Co. will premiere ''No Line on the Horizon'' free on MySpace
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