New Lily Allen "The Fear"

Pure genius. Taking shots at bitchy, fake-celebrity, rich girls who just miss the point. Very tongue in cheek. Very attacking in an adorable Lily Allen way. Love her and can't wait for the new album. Also love the touch of Material Girl going on with the video theme. Perfect.

I want to be rich and I want lots of money
I don’t care about clever I don’t care about funny
I want loads of clothes and f***loads of diamonds
I heard people die while they are trying to find them

I'm not a saint but I'm not a sinner.
But everything's cool as long as I'm getting thinner.

Videogum top ten worst and best of 2008

Not so much to do with music but I love Paul Rudd and despise Brody Jenner, plus, it's a pretty funny read.

Best

Charlie Day
Alex Baldwin
Chuck Bass
Heath Ledger
Paul Rudd
Jon Chu
Neil Patrick Harris
Chris Lilley
Louis C.K.
Mr. Chi-City
Carrie Fisher
Roger Ebert
Sexman
Shane Mercado
Norm MacDonald
Tina Fey
Zach Galifianakis


Worst
Gwyneth Paltrow
50 Cent
Alan Ball
Brody Jenner
David Blaine
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathy Griffin
Kim Zolciak
M Night Shyamalan
Mark Wahlberg
Mike Myers
Serena Van Der Woodsen
Seth MacFarlane


Trust me - don't just settle for the list above, click the links and read the descriptions. Hilarious.

Lacuna Coil on Rock Sound

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MCR discuss new album, Frank discusses Leathermouth.

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I should have followed Jimmy Urine's lead this year on Christmas.

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Williams of Paramore talks new album.

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Adorable Zooey Deschanel engaged to Ben Gibbard; proves love is blind.

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NME.com's 10 most popular stories of 2008. There are some doozies in here.

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'United Nations' causing Daryl Palumbo and Geoff Rickley some problems.

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Rock Band adds country to its repertoire. Millions weep.

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The Prodigy rumored for next years Download festival.

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AFI fan contest.

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Avenged tour with Buckherry dates announced

Let me just say, these are some wierd-ass venues. Actually, one is the college I graduated from. We don't even have a football team but we can get Avenged Sevenfold. Nice.


January 28, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT
"E" Center

January 30, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
Jobing.com Arena

January 31, 2009
Albuquerque, NM
Tingley Coliseum

February 2, 2009
Bakersfield, CA
Rabobank Arena

February 3, 2009
Oakland, CA
Oracle Arena

February 5, 2009
Yakima, WA
Yakima Valley SunDome

February 6, 2009
Portland, OR
Memorial Coliseum

February 7, 2009
Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Dome

February 9, 2009
Spokane, WA
Star Theater at Spokane Arena

February 12, 2009
Rapid City, SD
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

February 14, 2009
Council Bluffs, ID
Mid America Center

February 17, 2009
St. Louis, MO
The Family Arena

February 20, 2009
Cleveland, OH
The Wolstein Center

February 21, 2009
Battle Creek, MI
Kellogg Arena

February 23, 2009
Cincinnati, OH
The Bank of Kentucky Center

February 24, 2009
Pikeville, KY
Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

February 25, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
The Peterson Events Center

End of year countdowns

It's the end of the year and that can only mean one thing - time for dozens of countdown lists of what was 'best' in 2008. I haven't listed dozens, but here's a few top whatever lists for music within the past year.

NME's Top 50

Spin's Top 40

Rolling Stone's Top albums of the year

Metal Hammer's Top 50 list

Link it like you mean it

Deftones bassist still in coma.

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Rockstar Mayhem lineup named.

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NIN drummer leaving to spend more time with family.

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Pete likes Ashlee's breasts but also says something cute and it involved a lego analogy.

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Lily Allen covers "Womanizer." Yes, that womanizer.

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