Blacking Out The Friction

Weezer Cover MGMT And... Lady Gaga?

Submitted by Jen White on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 4:33pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 19, 2009 4:33 pm
Weezer just can't seem to stop flip-flopping. When I first heard "Pork And Beans," I got so excited that maybe they'd gotten good again. And then this travesty happened. Now, they've covered MGMT's "Kids" (awesome song), but they weirdly decided to throw Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" into the middle of it. It kind of...
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30 Rock Finale's Rocker Cameos

Submitted by Jen White on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 11:18am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 19, 2009 11:18 am
So Moby previously spilled the beans about his appearance on the finale of 30 Rock, and said that "many musicians" also had cameos in the episode, including Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken, Elvis Costello, an apparently drunk Cyndi Lauper, a coupla Beastie Boys and a surprisingly funny Adam Levine from Maroon 5. (Yes, I know this aired on...
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Lonely Island: "I'm On Fallon"

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 10:23am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 13, 2009 10:23 am
The Lonely Island's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone are known for their SNL Digital Shorts, which became so successful that they even made an album out of them. Last night, they made their live debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with "I'm On A Boat." The Roots backed them up, along with some nautically themed props...
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Animal Collective Play Letterman

Submitted by Jen White on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 12:40pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 8, 2009 12:40 pm
Hot damn, I love Merriweather Post Pavilion. But what I love most of all on the album is "Summertime Clothes," which Animal Collective played on the Late Show With David Letterman last night amidst some trick-or-treaters (Oh, Dave...). Check it:
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DCFC On CNN

Submitted by Jen White on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 10:22am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 7, 2009 10:22 am
After watching too many of those fake video news segments on The Onion (and considering I can't really handle watching a hell of a lot of CNN), it's pretty funny to see a CNN reporter trying to interview bands — especially when it happens to be one of your faves. Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla and Nick Harmer stopped by CNN prior to their show...
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Support The Dead Hookers Society Tonight At Clinton's!

Submitted by Jen White on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 2:36pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 4, 2009 2:36 pm
So I entered the Rock Band Throw-Down competition last week with my Rock Band band, Dead Hookers Society (which also happens to include CHARTattack writer Sheena Lyonnais), and we are now headed to the finals. (FINALS!! Eeee!) Pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top, if you're in the GTA, come to Clinton's Tavern (693 Bloor St. W., in the...
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I'll Bring Home The Turkey If You Bring Home The Bacon

Submitted by Jen White on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 9:54am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) April 30, 2009 9:54 am
I don't care what anyone says: Weezer's Pinkerton is still one of the best albums of the '90s. Frontman Rivers Cuomo might be happy now (and insane), but at least us fans can still enjoy the classics — especially when crazy conductor (who knows why) Rivers has a crazy idea to put together a hootenanny in a record shop as an album promotion. ...
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Zooey Deschanel Hearts Cotton

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 12:34pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) April 15, 2009 12:34 pm
Ah, Zooey Deschanel, my new frenemy that I love to hate and hate to love. (Really though, we were fine until you went after love-of-my-life Benjamin Gibbard.) The Katy Perry lookalike has written a song and even stars in a commercial for cotton, of all things. Does the soft material remind her of Ben's warm embrace? Ew, scratch that, no need...
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Rivers And Rainn Cover Joan Osbourne

Submitted by Jen White on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 11:51am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) April 13, 2009 11:51 am
Yes, this actually happened. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and The Office star Rainn Wilson covered Joan Osborne's 1995 hit "One Of Us." Check it: (Although anything Cuomo does anymore probably shouldn't surprise anyone. Like Weezer possibly touring with Blink-182 this summer. *heavy sigh*)
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Young Rival Make Me Seasick

Submitted by Jen White on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 2:16pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 30, 2009 2:16 pm
Hamilton, Ont. quartet Young Rival just released a video for "Your Island," the lead-off track from their self-titled debut EP. Ch-ch-ch-check it:
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Drum Roll Please...

Submitted by Jen White on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 4:15pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 9, 2009 4:15 pm
Your very own drum machine at your fingertips! Check out the awesome sounds you can make all from your computer's keyboard right here.
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Paint By Ting Tings

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 3:23pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 4, 2009 3:23 pm
Maybe I'm just a little paint-crazed lately because I'm in the midst of painting my apartment, but this gig seems like it would've been awesome to attend. The Ting Tings played a secret gig in the U.K. last Friday in a white room and encouraged fans, who were all wearing white track suits, to go crazy with paint. They were asked to paint vinyl...
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New Death Cab Vid: "Grapevine Fires"

Submitted by Jen White on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 4:09pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 2, 2009 4:09 pm
The latest music video from Death Cab For Cutie is a very well executed animated piece that perfectly matches the mood of the song... but hot damn, is it one hell of a Debbie Downer! (If you are having a bad case of the Mondays, watch this one later in the week.)
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Funny Celeb Breakdowns

Submitted by Jen White on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 4:36pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) February 6, 2009 4:36 pm
Okay, so by now, everyone has heard that whole Christian Bale freakout thing. And while there are a million copycat YouTube vids, this one actually takes it to a whole other level: And in other crazy star news, Jessica Simpson continues to flop further into the deep end, this time publicly throughout her 38-minute set on...
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PBJ For Lunch

Submitted by Jen White on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:56am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) February 6, 2009 11:56 am
Here's something to munch on during your lunch break: watch the latest video for "Nothing To Worry About" from Peter Bjorn And John's upcoming album, Living Things, due out on March 31. The vid's kinda weird, but entertaining nonetheless. Also, the song struck me as kind of odd at first, with the kids' choir vocals, but hot damn, it's...
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Year-End Honourable Mentions

Submitted by Jen White on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 2:00pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) January 15, 2009 2:00 pm
Year-end lists are always fun to read, but I find can be a total pain to make. Why, you ask? I'm indecisive as all hell. So after I racked my brains and finally handed in my list, there were some things that should've been on there that there just wasn't room for. Also, hindsight can be a real bitch, and when I listened more intently to some...
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Shout-Outs Always Amuse Me...

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 2:25pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) January 14, 2009 2:25 pm
...especially when two bands I love are involved in said shout-out. Check out this great non-verbal Sloan shout-out in fine tote bag form from Jemaine Clement from Flight Of The Conchords in this photo posted on Filter magazine's website (which was pointed out over at Chromewaves). [Yes, I am writing a blog post about shout-outs and right now am...
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Merry Krasinskimas

Submitted by Jen White on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 11:00am
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) December 9, 2008 11:00 am
The holidays are fast approaching, and what better way to put you in the Christmas spirit than a cute "Winter Wonderland" duet between Aimee Mann and Office Jim?!   Sighhhh.... I heart you, John Krasinski!
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I Can't Believe I Missed This...

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 4:25pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) December 3, 2008 4:25 pm
Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock apparently flew in especially for Broken Social Scene's latest Toronto gig to make a surprise cameo. WTF. I can't believe I passed this up just because it was all the way out at the Sound Academy... ...stupid lazy Jen... Anyways, here's some pretty good video footage of Modest Mouse's "The World At Large" (...
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Chinese Democracy: Through Chuck's Ears

Submitted by Jen White on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 5:12pm
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) November 19, 2008 5:12 pm
It's been a long time coming, but the day is almost upon us: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy will see the light of day on Nov. 23. Speculation about the album has been pretty comical, from "It's going to be the biggest seller EVER!" to "Will anyone even pick it up?", from "Axl is a god" to "Axl is an old,...
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