day 3.63

russel brand is arthur

most of the time i find remakes, well, horrible. but this one looks like it might be better than the original.

day 57

clarkson chimes in

kelly clarkson's new single, "my life would suck without you," hit the internets today and, let me just say, it's definitely radio worthy.  click here to check out the song on kelly's official youtube page.  the song is back to the pop roots clarkson was made famous for with a little bit of electropop thrown in.  the song should hit a radio near you in the next few days and be released for download next week.  

fox's schedule shake up

with the who-knows-what season of american idol premiering tonight, the news that fox's little watched drama prison break is going off the air has gone virtually unnoticed.  the show will finish out its fourth season in may and be gone for good from the fox lineup, the first time since its 2005 premiere.  the show has never been a hit in the ratings, consistently falling into the 50s and 60s in the ratings.  the show probably would have worked better with the programming of the wb/cw, being aimed at a younger audience.  the show will die a slow death on fridays, which are notoriously known to be graveyards for shows networks want to get rid of, like lipstick jungle and faltering game shows.  

violet's younger sister gets a name

jennifer garner and bed affleck's second daughter, who was born last week, finally has a name: seraphina rose elizabeth affleck (hopefully they'll just call her rose).  seraphina comes from the biblical word seraphim, meaning "fiery ones" in hebrew.  at least they kind of kept the names in the flower family with the middle name rose, but seaphina? wtf?? we'll see how they address the little one in the next couple months when they start doing press for their new projects, including affleck's he's just not that into you, out in february.  

day 45

new year, new kelly

kelly clarkson is back. the star kicked off 2009 by releasing the cover art to her soon to be released/leaked single "my life would suck without you." from the looks of the art, it seems like the song is set to be quite poppy and upbeat. the star recently dyed her hair back to blonde, the color she rocked during the breakaway years.  the song is set to drop january 19th, with the 4th studio album following 2 months later in march.  

2008, a year in music, in review

up and coming dj earworm has made a big splash on the web today with the release of his 2008 mashup, a mix and video combo featuring billboard's top 25 hits of the past year.  click here to check out the song and vid.  artists featured on the clip include chris brown, rihanna, jordin sparks, pink, coldplay, katy perry, natasha bedingfield, neyo, onerepublic, sara bareilles, and more.  rihanna is featured heavily on the mix as a number of her songs - including "take a bow," disturbia," and "don't stop the music" - helped to make 2008 one of the biggest in music.  

new year's baby?

while not a complete story, it looks like we might have our first celebrity baby of 2009.  violet affleck may have become a big sis today as parents jennifer garner and ben affleck headed to cedar sinai in los angeles today, possibly to induce labor.