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What to Download: New Music Today

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:52 -0700

Happy Tuesday - also known as my favorite day of the week for new DVD releases as well as music releases. On this crisp Fall day, the new tunes I'm recommending are of the indie, alt-rock variety. Check out the albums and tracks I've picked out as being worthy of a download.

Rock the family tree: Tegan and Sara's Sainthood is harder rocking than their previous albums (this is their sixth), but the relationship-heavy lyrics haven't changed. It's a more updated sound for the twin-sister indie outfit; lyrically and vocally, they seem more mature and evolved. The fast pace of songs like "Hell" is an example of a new-ish sound, while "The Cure" is a little more traditional Tegan and Sara. Don't miss the impassioned "It Was Midnight."

Scruffy sounds sweet: Devendra Banhart's latest, What Will We Be, is a lo-fi collection of subtly sexy folk-rock tracks; I could listen to the funky "Baby" all day long (in fact, I kind of have). Banhart's music often sounds like it's from another era, particularly the '70s, and this album really solidifies that - cue the sweet, twangy "Angelika," which switches it up in the last minute with a '50s Latin flavor. As a San Franciscan, I was predisposed to love the song "16th and Valencia Roxy Music," and its upbeat tempo and chorus are perfect for getting ready for a night out.

Listen in on one more new release when you read more.

Howling at the radio: Cosmic Egg is the follow-up from Australian band Wolfmother. Their debut album made a huge splash in the rock world in 2005, garnering the band a Grammy, but it wasn't all good times; two of its original members left the band in Summer 2008. Despite the new lineup, the hard rock sound hasn't changed a bit; the title track and "White Feather" (my favorite) dive in with heavy guitar riffs and Andrew Stockdale's signature screeching vocals. It also has to be said: "New Moon Rising" has a very timely title (hey, it could have been on the soundtrack!).

Brits David, Keira and Ed Win At US Teen Choice Awards

PopSugarUK — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0700

America has already let the kids choose this year, so it was time for the teens to have their say at the Teen Choice Awards 2008 last night in LA. The usual pretty and adored-by-kids suspects were there last night - The Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Miranda Cosgrove, Demi Lovato, Drake Bell, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and the show's host Miley Cyrus, as well as some big names to all ages like Will Smith, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Holloway, Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson and Steve Carell.

Us Brits were represented by David Beckham, who brought Victoria, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz to watch him win a surfboard for Choice Male Athlete; Keira Knightley, who wasn't actually there but won Choice Drama Movie Actress; and Ed Westwick, whose Choice TV Villain surfboard proved that even when we're putting on US accents, Americans think that Brits are best at being villains!

Check out the rest of the winners under the jump, and my gallery of the attendees, then let me know what you think – just read more

MOVIES

CHOICE MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTURE
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

CHOICE MOVIE: DRAMA
Step Up 2: The Streets

CHOICE MOVIE: CHICK FLICK
27 Dresses

CHOICE MOVIE: BROMANTIC COMEDY
What Happens in Vegas

CHOICE MOVIE: COMEDY
Juno

CHOICE MOVIE: HORROR/THRILLER
I Am Legend

CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTURE
Hancock

CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: COMEDY
Get Smart

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: DRAMA
Channing Tatum, Stop-Loss

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: DRAMA
Keira Knightley, Atonement

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE
Rachel Bilson, Jumper

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: COMEDY
Ashton Kutcher, What Happens in Vegas

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: COMEDY
Ellen Page, Juno

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: HORROR/THRILLER
Will Smith, I Am Legend

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: HORROR/THRILLER
Jessica Alba, The Eye

CHOICE MOVIE: VILLAIN
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd

CHOICE MOVIE: BREAKOUT FEMALE
Ellen Page, Juno

CHOICE MOVIE: BREAKOUT MALE
Drake Bell, Superhero Movie

TELEVISION

CHOICE TV SHOW: DRAMA
Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV SHOW: ACTION ADVENTURE
Heroes

CHOICE TV SHOW: COMEDY
Hannah Montana

CHOICE TV: REALITY DANCE
America's Best Dance Crew

CHOICE TV: REALITY MUSIC COMPETITION
American Idol

CHOICE TV: CELEBRITY REALITY
The Hills

CHOICE TV: SUMMER TV SHOW
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

CHOICE TV ACTOR: DRAMA
Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: DRAMA
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes

CHOICE TV ACTOR: COMEDY
Steve Carell, The Office

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: COMEDY
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT SHOW
Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR FEMALE
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR MALE
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV: MALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR
David Cook, American Idol

CHOICE TV: FEMALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR
Lauren Conrad, The Hills

CHOICE TV: VILLAIN
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl

MUSIC

CHOICE MUSIC: SINGLE
Jonas Brothers, "When You Look Me in the Eyes"

CHOICE HOOKUP
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

CHOICE MUSIC: MALE ARTIST
Chris Brown

CHOICE MUSIC: FEMALE ARTIST
Miley Cyrus

CHOICE MUSIC: R&B ARTIST
Chris Brown

CHOICE MUSIC: BREAKOUT GROUP
Jonas Brothers

CHOICE MUSIC: LOVE SONG
Jonas Brothers, "When You Look Me in the Eyes"

CHOICE MUSIC: R&B TRACK
Chris Brown, "Forever"

CHOICE MUSIC: RAP/HIP HOP TRACK
Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose"

CHOICE SUMMER SONG
Jonas Brothers, "Burnin' Up"

FASHION

CHOICE MALE HOTTIE
Jonas Brothers

CHOICE FEMALE HOTTIE
Vanessa Hudgens

CHOICE RED CARPET FASHION ICON FEMALE
Carrie Underwood

CHOICE RED CARPET FASHION ICON MALE
Jonas Brothers

COMEDY

CHOICE COMEDIAN
Adam Sandler

SPORTS

CHOICE MALE ATHLETE
David Beckham

CHOICE FEMALE ATHLETE
Shawn Johnson

CHOICE ACTION SPORTS MALE
Ryan Sheckler

DO SOMETHING AWARD
Chad Bullock

CHOICE MOST FANATIC FANS
David Archuleta

CHOICE MYSPACER
Ryan Sheckler

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Images include: David Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Josh Holloway, Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Chace Crawford, Steve Carell, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Blake Lively, Drake Bell, Sophia Bush, Will Smith, Penn Badgley, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Ed Westwick, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Hayden Panettiere, Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Victoria Beckham, Miley Cyrus, Lauren Conrad, Natasha Bedingfield (on one leg?!), Rainn Wilson, Katherine McPhee, Chad Michael Murray, Chris Brown, Summer Glau, Thomas Dekker, Selena Gomez, Brittany Snow, Tia Mowry, Olivia Wilde.

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Geeky Secrets About Michael Phelps

GeekSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:00:50 -0700

With the 2008 Summer Olympics coming to a close in Beijing yesterday, all eyes were certainly on Olympic gold medal winner (eight times over) Michael Phelps. So we already know that Phelps had a fancy schmancy Speedo suit that made him super slippery and buoyant during races, but what about his tech habits? In this week's issue of People, some tech tidbits about Phelps were revealed! Here are some of my faves:

He just taught his mom Debbie how to text message so she can text him from the stands at the games. Although he admits she's still pretty slow and makes lots of spelling mistakes!
His iPod has some techno and country music on it, but it's mainly filled with rap. Some of his favorite artists include Jay-z, Eminem, OutKast, and Lil' Wayne.
The song he played on his iPod before races during the Olympics was Lil' Wayne's "I'm Me."
To help him relax between meets, Phelps would get geeky and play cards (mainly poker) with teammates.

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Sugar Shout Out: Who Covers Their Gray?

PopSugar — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:50:00 -0700

Which of these gorgeous guys covers up their gray?
Got $12 million? John McCain's house is for sale.
Juicy Couture dolls: kid friendly or are you kidding?
Which Maggie Gyllenhaal Dark Knight look is most fab?
Open house: jumbled patterns
What is the song of the Summer 2008?
Happy hour: watermelon margarita
Do tell: what's in your purse?
Your two cents: Has nepotism ever gotten you a job?
Are you a trail talker?
Kitty and pup announcements help share the love.
Get an iPod Touch on the cheap.
Sean Connery on Jeopardy: you may not survive the laughing.