Phony Beatle mania is bitin' the dust

Remember my post on The Jonas Brothers vs. The Beatles? & remember my position, staunchly stating that The Beatles pwned the Jonas Brothers like ever? Here's the post to refresh your memory, but it seems like some dude has made the exact opposite claim. Under what authority? He says he's seen lots of Beatles concerts as well as Jonas Brothers' concerts. Which concerns me more than the fact that he thinks Jo Bros > Beatles. Pfft. Absolute hogwash. [Source]

Jack White talks about his ~inspiring~ collaboration with Alicia Keys for the James Bond Theme. Who else is excited for Quantum of Solace??? NME for the detailz on White's experience with Keys' "electric energy" in her breath. [Source]

I've decided I'm going to try my hand at writing another review... it'll be Bloc Party's Intimacy. I've given a few songs a couple of listens & it hasn't completely put me off like A Weekend In The City which is a good sign.

Click if you wanna learn about purchasing a bunch 'o' Decemberists singles. There's a lot to be looking forward to that's coming out soon.

OMGOMG my current fav band Sigur Ros released their music video for Inní mér syngur vitleysingur. They used live footage which is always nice to look at if the band is Sigur Ros but the song is album quality. EEeeeeeee!!!!

‘Inní mér syngur vitleysingur’ - Official Video
 

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For the kid with the will to funk

ATTN: Radiohead has announced a video-making contest! They're asking for an animated video of anyone of their songs off of In Rainbows & you don't even need to be video-tech savvy. But apparently they're not the only ones; Nine Inch Nails has also declared a similar, fan-based project. Get more info for Radiohead at Wired & Aniboom & visit NIN.com for the d/l on their video. 

Also, speaking of NIN, they recently released a four disc set of just instrumentalist songs. I always enjoy the softer & soothing side of Trent Reznor, so Ghosts was a big thumbs up from me. The cover art for each of the 36 songs was pretty sweet too. 

Okay so what is up with American Idol having the contestants do Beatles' covers TWO weeks in a row?????? I don't even watch the show except for last night when my mom screamed from the other room that she had found me a boyfriend & I ran to see David Archuleta. But yeah, once is more than enough, & twice is unforgivable. If the judges are going to be tough on the contestants, they shouldn't choose The Beatles to cover, because you can't imitate or improve on GENIUS. That was kind of like my issue with Across the Universe. Maybe nice in theory & Jim Sturgess is nice to look at, but the movie didn't cut it with me at all. It seemed like the producer/director tried to base the movie & each scene of a song, making for a very choppy plot line. But I'm getting off topic. While it was nice to hear Jason Castro sing in French, even Simon admitted that it was kind of a bad idea to do The Beatles for a second time. I agree, Simon, I agree.