Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Danity Kane's Welcome To The Dollhouse is #1
Danity Kane's Welcome To The Dollhouse is the #1 album in the country. Selling 236,000 copies, they spank Janet's 181,000 #1 opening a few weeks ago. This is DK's second #1 release, after their debut sold 234,000 copies a couple years ago.
Thought he told you that he won't stop . . .
TI Pleads Guilty
. . . and gets one year in jail, to begin after he serves 1000 hours of community service. He plead guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 
The Amazing Joss Whedon's next series!
Penikett
Dushku
Lachman
Gjokaj
Kranz
Lachman
Gjokaj
KranzJoss Whedon - the mastermind behind Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity and the best X-Men comic on the shelves - has a new series on the horizon with 20th Century Fox.
His new show, "Dollhouse" will feature Buffy & Angel alum Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn, Bring It On, True Lies, The New Guy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville), Fran Kranz (Welcome to the Captain), Dichen Lachman (Aquamarine), and Enver Gjokaj.
His new show, "Dollhouse" will feature Buffy & Angel alum Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn, Bring It On, True Lies, The New Guy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville), Fran Kranz (Welcome to the Captain), Dichen Lachman (Aquamarine), and Enver Gjokaj.
Plot Concept: "Dollhouse" revolves around a group of young men and women, aka "Dolls," who are imprinted with different personalities for different assignments. They have no memories of their previous lives, until Echo (Dushku) begins to try to find out who she was. Penikett will play Paul Smith, an FBI field agent obsessed with the urban myth of Dollhouse and a twisted romantic foil for Echo. Kranz will play Topher Brink, a twentysomething genius programr responsible for imprinting the dolls. Lachman will play Sierra, a doll like Echo and her friend, who has every personality in the world but her own. Gjokaj will play Victor, who is childlike when inactive and everyone from Errol Flynn to Robert DeNiro when active.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Verdict - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child and Jason versus Freddy) is re-releasing her (flop-ish) album "Miss Kelly" in a "Diva Edition" this April. The re-release will include some new material, and I have my hands on what are RUMORED to be the new tracks.
The original album was not BAD, but it was not great either. I liked the Tank-assisted track "The Show", and the first single "Like This" had some appeal, but it just didn't connect. It was all just kind of aight. New year, new tracks.
"No Man, No Cry" made me feel cheated - its a mid-tempo R&B joint and for some odd reason I wanted it to have some kind of reggae influence (why else use that title and chorus?). But maybe I am crazy. "Daybreak" with Travis Barker is an aight track, "Love Again" is boring, "Unity" sounds like something Jordin Sparks would be singing, and "Broken" . . . I don't even know what to say. None of this is better than the original album, and I honestly hope this is the stuff that DIDN'T make the cut for the new release. PLEASE.
On some level, I guess she doesn't want to sound like Beyonce, but Kelly may have to giver her girl a call and take some suggestions. She would be better off going the way of Bey, Janet, DK, etc and make some more damn club songs or something - cuz she is just boring the hell outta me and I WANT to like her stuff but she makes it hard.
Note to Kelly: call Timbaland, Danja, Swizz Beatz - hell even T-Pain - and get some new-sounding material, cuz you killin us.
The Verdict - Flo-Rida
Flo-Rida came out of nowhere with his T-Pain assisted mega-hit "Low" and has been in our faces every since. His debut album, "Mail On Sunday", has finally hit, and I have to say its better than I thought it would be. Besides T-Pain, he has Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Sean Kingston, Birdman, Will.I.Am & Fergie, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, & Yung Joc on board. The album goes from the club-ready "Low", "Elevator", and "In The Ayer" (WIll.I.Am & Fergie) to the R&B-ish "Freaky Deaky" (Trey Songz), "Still Missin" and "Me & U". Flo-Rida is definitely trying to carve out a place in the crossover Hip Hop pantheon - most of this is very much "ready for radio". "Low" & "Elevator" are already hits, and "Me & U" is a personal favorite (thugs need love).
Don't sleep on this one - his flow combined with the production, guest stars, and diverse sounds makes for a nice ride.
Don't sleep on this one - his flow combined with the production, guest stars, and diverse sounds makes for a nice ride.
The Verdict: Day 26
Q, Bryan, Willie, Mike, RobertDay 26 will be releasing their first self-titled album next Tuesday. I have had it for a few days now. Another of Diddy's MTB groups, Day 26 drops one week after their female counterparts Danity Kane. "Counterparts" is not really a true statement though - DK's album is clearly pop through and through, while Day 26 is squarely aimed at those who miss straight up R&B groups like 112, Jodeci, Dru Hill, Next, etc. But much like DK, they all get to sing on the album. Also much like DK, they have a powerhouse of producers and writers behind them - Bryan Cox (Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige), Mario Winans, The Runners (TI, Chris Brown, Rick Ross), and Diddy himself.
I notice Robert the most (due to the quality of his voice and due to the fact that he does a ton of the ad libs), but all the guys deliver. "Since You've Been Gone", "Are We In This Together", "Exclusive", "Co-Star", and "In My Bed" could all be singles. The bonus track "Free" is a decent mid-tempo as well.
It bugs me when groups make their first album self-titled. That used to mean something - artists would only do that when they were in real control of what was on the album, when they wrote it and crafted it from the ground up. Most of the time on a first album, artists are doing what they have been told to do - especially a group who were thrown together last year and had to make a complete album in 5 weeks. For an album made under those conditions, this is a decent effort, and as they find their groove this might be a great group.
The Verdict: Danity Kane
Shannon, Dawn, Aubrey, Aundrea, D-Woods This Tuesday, MTB group Danity Kane released "Welcome to the Dollhouse", the follow up to their platinum freshman album. Diddy put together a team of producers - Bryan Cox, Danja, Seven Aurelius - and gave them and DK 5 weeks to make this album.
What I like about DK is that they all sing lead on the tracks. Usually in a girl group (SWV, Destiny's Child in the beginning, Pussycat Dolls, etc) one voice is clearly set front and center, and most of the singles will be tracks where that voice is in the lead. This cannot be said about DK - from the lead club-banging track "Damaged" to the (slightly overblown) pop ballad "Poetry", you hear all the girls' voices on just about every track.
Dawn stands out the most, and her husky voice is a nice complement to the blending of the others. "Bad Girl" featuring Missy Elliot has a crazy beat and some nice harmonies - definetly another club track. "Ectasy" should have been a stand out, as Dawn is killin it, but the addition of Rick Ross at the beginning makes you want to skip to the next track. Not that I don't like Rick Ross, but it just does not gell and sounds like two different songs (I have made myself a copy of the track without Rick).
No, they are not En Vogue, or Brownstone, and they don't have a Beyonce, but DK's "Welcome To The Dollhouse" is am improvement over their first album and definitely worth checking out. They definitely fill a position that is not being filled in popular music right now.
What I like about DK is that they all sing lead on the tracks. Usually in a girl group (SWV, Destiny's Child in the beginning, Pussycat Dolls, etc) one voice is clearly set front and center, and most of the singles will be tracks where that voice is in the lead. This cannot be said about DK - from the lead club-banging track "Damaged" to the (slightly overblown) pop ballad "Poetry", you hear all the girls' voices on just about every track.
Dawn stands out the most, and her husky voice is a nice complement to the blending of the others. "Bad Girl" featuring Missy Elliot has a crazy beat and some nice harmonies - definetly another club track. "Ectasy" should have been a stand out, as Dawn is killin it, but the addition of Rick Ross at the beginning makes you want to skip to the next track. Not that I don't like Rick Ross, but it just does not gell and sounds like two different songs (I have made myself a copy of the track without Rick).
No, they are not En Vogue, or Brownstone, and they don't have a Beyonce, but DK's "Welcome To The Dollhouse" is am improvement over their first album and definitely worth checking out. They definitely fill a position that is not being filled in popular music right now.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
The Dream - I Love Your Girl Remix
I dig The Dream's album so much, and it does not seem to be getting much love. Here is the remix to "I Love Your Girl" featuring Young Jeezy. Not my favorite track on the album (that would ne "Nikki"), but a decent (if vulgar) remix.
Listen/Download
credit to Chris Picks Blog
Listen/Download
credit to Chris Picks Blog
Mariah on SNL
Mariah will appear on the March 15 episode of Saturday Night Live. Janet cancelled her performance due to the flu.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
SPEED RACER trailer
Trailer for
the SPEED RACER movie
The flick opens May 9, was directed by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix), and features Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox.
the SPEED RACER movie
The flick opens May 9, was directed by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix), and features Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox.
Creepy Trailer for THE STRANGERS on Yahoo
Trailer for
THE STRANGERS
Liv Tyler & Scott Speedman, people in creepy masks with hatchets. My kind of flick.
MTV Overdrive has new HULK Trailer
Only On MTV Overdrive
New "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" Trailer(click)
The new flick features Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, & William Hurt, and is supposed to pack more punch than the previous (yawn) Hulk flick.
One Year From "Watchmen"!
To celebrate that last Friday was one year until teh release of the highly anticipated "Watchmen" flim, director Zack Snyder posted a first full look at five of the superheroes in costume on the film's official site.
In the order above: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian, Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl, Matthew Goode as Ozymandias, Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach and Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre.
Critics have labeled "Watchmen" as the best comic ever written. It landed on the Time list of “All-Time 100 Novels,” which included the best English-language novels from 1923 to the piece’s publication in 2005.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Mila Kunis set to star in Max Payne Flick
Mila Kunis ("That '70s Show," "Family Guy") is set to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Max Payne, reports Variety.
The adaptation of the Remedy/Rockstar series will be directed by John Moore. Beau Thorne wrote the script while Julie Silverman and Scott Faye are on board as producers. Tom Karnowski is executive producer.
Plot Concept: Based on the video game "Max Payne" by Remedy. The story of a New York cop whose wife and baby are killed by thugs high on a designer drug called Valkyr. Devastated, the cop joins the Drug Enforcement Agency and goes undercover with the mob to find the source of the drug. Framed for the murder of his partner and hunted down by both the mob and the police, he is forced to wage a one-man war against crime. Wahlberg will play the titular cop. Kunis will play an assassin who teams up with the title character to avenge her sister's death.
The adaptation of the Remedy/Rockstar series will be directed by John Moore. Beau Thorne wrote the script while Julie Silverman and Scott Faye are on board as producers. Tom Karnowski is executive producer.
Plot Concept: Based on the video game "Max Payne" by Remedy. The story of a New York cop whose wife and baby are killed by thugs high on a designer drug called Valkyr. Devastated, the cop joins the Drug Enforcement Agency and goes undercover with the mob to find the source of the drug. Framed for the murder of his partner and hunted down by both the mob and the police, he is forced to wage a one-man war against crime. Wahlberg will play the titular cop. Kunis will play an assassin who teams up with the title character to avenge her sister's death.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Biggie Biopic gets actors
from Concreteloop:
After a nationwide search, it looks like Jamal Woolard (also known by his rap
name Gravy) has landed the lead in the biopic Notorious, based on the life of
rapper Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace, who was gunned down in 1997.
The movie also stars Angela Bassett, who will play Biggie’s mom, Voletta
Wallace; Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur; and Derek Luke as Sean “Diddy” Combs.
George Tillman Jr. will direct the film, which begins shooting March 24 in New
York City
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