I've got my eye on you

Contradicting rumblings of an upcoming reality show that will document Posh Spice's fabulous transition to living in America, England's lost treasure is exhibiting signs of being a recluse.

So what will the Posh show be?  Is the television viewing public expected to sit transfixed as Mrs. Beckham dodges cameras?

So see all the Posh you can before she refuses to show her face entirely.  For the best views drop in on Just Jared.
KGB Disco Movement "No Self-Respecting Monkey"

Life is tough for any musician forced to share a microphone with a bandmate whose dental hygiene is lacking.  Shown here performing onstage in Australia with a member of her band the Licks, aging-waif actress Juliette Lewis apparently packed her toothbrush in a suitcase that didn't make it onto the plane.


The Police "Every Breath You Take"
Photo by Bauer-Griffin.

Celebrity-fixated news sources are taking one salesperson's observation of high-profile couple Joel Madden (of Good Charlotte fame) and Nicole Richie (of the Glendale Freeway wrong-way fame) visiting a jewelry store together as an indication that a marriage proposal is on the way.

First, Richie tried on quite a few ruby necklaces, before buying one for half-price at $3,350. Then, the pair — who have been dating only since February — checked out the engagement rings, which were also half-off.

Maybe the couple are thinking trip to the altar, maybe they were just looking at their reflections in the glass of the case.

Do Nicole and Joel seem like a marriage fit?

Jagged Edge "Let's Get Married"

The world can't get enough Prison Break.  Is the show loved for its twisted plot lines, for the despicable villains and the compelling heroes, for some of the tightest acting and sharpest dialogue on television?

Or is the Prison Break appeal the fact that everybody looks so good?

Answers are available on the Just Jared re-cap.

Rapping diva Foxy Brown is in danger of being found in violation of probation -- and tarnishing the reputation of her anger-management provider -- all because of poor restroom etiquette.  The owner of a Florida beauty shop claims Foxy spat on a store employee after being asked to vacate the water closet.

Foxy, who is on probation for attacking a pair of manicurists with a cell phone, countered with dual claims. a) That she was dragged off the toilet totally exposed from the waist down.  b) "The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young, black woman."

If cops disagree vehemently enough, Ms. Brown may soon be headed to a place where everybody goes to the bathroom in front of everybody else.

A group of professors and psychologists has presented tangible evidence that young people have become more narcissistic than ever.

These eggheads claim that parents and school programs are overly praising their offspring and students.  A sense of super self-importance is also, according to dull, dry-witted adults, being spread online by sites like MySpace and YouTube.

The study does raise one interesting question:  In a world where everybody is special, who will be left to marvel at our coolness?

Featured performers 30 Seconds to Mars took a one-date holiday, which meant the Taste of Chaos tour was less filling, but still full of exquisitely anguished rock flavor, last night in Sacramento, California.


30 Seconds to Mars "The Battle of One"


According to Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily, the headliners were sidelined due either to Jared Leto's throat issues or to his time constraints. 



Eyewitnesses report that the 30 Second slack was picked up by supporting acts Aiden, Senses Fail and The Used, who took the opportunity to whip the mob of Sacramento passionistas into a fevered mass of moshing ecstasy.



Leto and the rest of 30 Seconds to Mars are expected back in the lineup in time for Chaos's rolling into Las Vegas. 

Other girls may flip and flop from a sisterly love lifestyle back to a pair of heterosexual arms, but Ellen Degeneres has always been the happy lesbian least likely to cozy up to a man.  Last night, Ms. Degeneres met her match in Oscar, and Just Jared has all the action.

Christians the world over believe that Jesus Christ only spent three days in the grave before floating up to heaven.  Titanic director James Cameron is set to dispute all that.

Cameron and his daughter claim to have DNA evidence that Jesus has spent the last 2007 years in a crypt in the desert, alongside Mary Magdelene and their son.

Jesus had a kid and was not resurrected?

Next thing, we'll find out that Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of Cameron's Terminator, is not really a robot.  

When rock widow Courtney Love finds that she is not the most obnoxious guest at a party, she flees through the kitchen. 

According to the New York Post's "Page Six," Courtney and daughter Frances Bean were innocently celebrating the birthday of Paris Hilton in Beverly Hills when sweaty oil heir Brandon Davis engaged Courtney in a bout of obscene wrestling.  Rather than go to the mat, Love reportedly grabbed her brat and ran, fleeing through the kitchen.

Davis, whose fame derives from terming Lindsay Lohan "fire crotch," is also credited by "Page Six" with chasing former professional singer Paula Abdul from the festivities by mocking her ethnic ancestry and making crude sexual offers.

Davis is pictured here with Paris Hilton's mom.  Having raised the world's most photographed sex-tape superstar, Paris's mom isn't about to be chased away by a wet-lipped, mouth-breathing hair bear.

The Oscars are being awarded this Sunday, which means we are entering Hollywood's biggest weekend of the year.

In honor of the grand event, the studios have given us four, rather than the accustomed two, movies to fight about with our friends and others.

Which of these titles will you end up dragging someone to, or being dragged to, as a warm up to the endless Academy Awards presentation?

The Number 23 looks like what you'd get if Jim Carrey was your algebra teacher, and you and the other kids managed to drive him nuts. Then he ditched his wife for a hot brunette and held you and the rest of the class hostage with a knife.  Sounds good?  You're still in algebra class.



Those who yearn for Jim Carrey without the mental exertion required by algebra, might want to battle for viewing rights to Reno 911!: Miami.  But if everyone else hates it, try to explain why you put up such a fight to pay twelve bucks for what you can see in re-runs for free.



A girl in trouble is a cinematic thing, especially if that girl is played by Christina Ricci, and she becomes the reclamation project of Samuel Jackson, as directed by the exploitation filmmaker behind Hustle & Flow.  But if you are a young man, and you enjoy this fare too much in the presence of an empowered female companion, good luck explaining yourself.



And then there is The Abandoned.  Haunted house?  Murder mystery?  Family drama?  Somehow, this movie seems like it will be the neglected stepchild of the weekend, a show attended by embattled friends who fought over Black Snake Moan and The Number 23 until everything except for the Abandoned was sold out.

Shown here is a photo of hardened sugar pop Britney Spears AWOL from rehab and rampaging on a photographer's car.

Also shown here is a photo of flamboyant drag queen Divine in the aftermath of her own absurd rampage in the film Female Trouble.

Which one looks more out of her mind?

The sad part is that Divine was acting, in a John Waters movie at that.

When a guy is barely thirty years old (while looking like he's just hit his twenties) and he's been a principal character in two of the century's best-beloved motion-picture franchises, he can wear his hair any way he pleases.

The youthful but formidable Orlando Bloom, widely known as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean films and Legolas Greenleaf from the magical kingdom of The Lord of the Rings, has popped up on Just Jared looking like a poster boy for Chicago tourism.

Will the rest of young Hollywood follow suit?  Or does Orlando's individual style fit him so well that no one will dare to copy his look?

Anyone wondering how Factory Girl girl Sienna Miller stays so thin need only consult today's Just Jared.  Jared has a wealth of photos showing fine-figured Sienna with what appears to be her Jude Law replacement, a musician named Jamie Burke.

Reportedly, Burke has been linked romantically to women on the caliber of Lindsay Lohan, Kate Moss and even Courtney Love.

Special buzz credit to the first person who can name and hum three Jamie Burke songs.

Now that formerly squeaky tight but still quite trim Mandy Moore has endured a public breakup with a major TV star Scrub and begun dating a high-profile DJ guy who came to his celebrity through a relationship with Nicole Richie, young Mandy certainly has plenty of raw songwriting material.

So Spinner.com's report that Ms. Moore cowrote her upcoming album Wild Hope should come as no surprise to anyone who has suffered the creative impetus that so often accompanies romantic entanglement.

What might be surprising is Mandy's list of artistic inspirations.  Her role models range from Joni Mitchell to Ryan Adams.

No Lionel Richie?



The Spinto Band "Oh, Mandy"

Informed gossips (The Evil Beet), and legions of enchanted music appreciators, want to know:  Is Pete Wentz through with his Ashlee Simpson flirtation?  Is the Fall Out Boy bass player really linking romantically with super-celeb spawn Rumer Willis?

Wherever Pete's affections maybe drawn, he should be sure not to say anything about Rumer that could be remotely interpreted as negative -- sort of like the borderline dis he's assumed to have put on Ashlee Simpson in an upcoming Rolling Stone interview.

Rumer's dad Bruce might be a little over the hill to do anything about a slight to his daughter, but her mom, Demi Moore, looks like she still packs a mean punch.
Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going Out With Him"

Being a friend of Paris Hilton and the star of the Internet's newest "leaked" sex video puts toffee-cream bad girl Kim Kardashian in a bit of a moral quandry.  How does she profit off the sales of the tape, and yet maintain a public face of outraged decency?  And what will she do if her DVD fails to match the sales figures of her sex-tape superstar pal, Paris?

When your dad makes a living defending one of the nation's most notorious presumed murderers (daddy Bob was a member of O.J. Simpson's defense team), you learn how to handle any shady situation.  You sue.  So it's no surprise that Kim is bringing suit against her tape's distributor, Vivid Video.

The question is, does Kim intend to redeem her good name, or is she simply churning up more publicity?
The Bastard Fairies "Ode to a Prostitute"

Brooklyn seems like such an exotic and far off place, until the driving, infectious strains of Brooklyn's own !!! -- pronounced chk chk chk -- come bumping out of your local speakers.  Much more than a gimmick name, this eight-piece combo boasts two guitarists and four percussionists; so you might anticipate highlights of riff and rhythm.

What you might not anticipate is a reviewer in stuffy old Britain (Drowned in Sound) summing up the chk chk chk !!! appeal thusly: "Meant to be played at full volume in a big room.  Preferably while doing some silly dancing."




!!! (chk chk chk) "Get Up"
So who feels like turning up the volume and prancing like a fool?

Serial rehab dropout Britney Spears seems determined to maintain her smooth-shaved crown as America's most heart-rending tragedy-in-the-making.

Just Jared shows a photo of a grim-faced Britney behind the wheel of a car, accompanied by the news that Brit has left Malibu's Promises treatment center after having received less than one day of recovery.

Should we pray for Britney or for the poor souls out there sharing the Pacific Coast Highway with her?

Amy Winehouse "Rehab"

For anyone who wondering whether keytar player Elisa Schwartz jumped or was she pushed from membership in Cobra Starship, a new song circulating on the Internet raises more questions than answers.

Buzznet commentator Trisarahtops01 has some thought-out views on the song and on the behavior of left-behind bandmates in general.

Like Elisa's song itself, Trisarahtops01's views raise more questions, and controversy ensues.

The autopsy has yet to be invented that could conclusively determine the exact cause of lapsed Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's demise.  But thanks to a legal scuffle that has held up the burial of Anna's corpse beyond the limits of decency, we can all rest assured that the dearly departed is not a secret representative of the living dead.

Health officials say that Anna's body, unlike that of Dracula and his ilk, is in fact decomposing, and decomposing faster than the average.

Maybe Anna has been treated so shabbily by the media in the last two weeks that she can't wait to remove herself from this earth.

I Am Ghost "Pretty People Never Lie; Vampires Never Die"

Mega-selling melodic synth-masters Hellogoodbye have announced a two-month spring tour of United States and Canada beginning April 4. 

Along for the ride will be the Hush Sound, Boys Like Girls and the Rocket Summer.

For dates and places, keep an eye on this site here.



Hellogoodbye "Here (in Your Arms)"

It seems like just yesterday that cornpone pop tart Britney Spears was on top of the world.  Actually, that was eons ago.  It's hard to picture a time when spiraling Spears wasn't bogged down in an unfathomable marriage or plummeting into disreputable tabloid fodder after the seeming triumph of scraping off that marriage like poop from her shoe.

Want a view of how far Britney has fallen?  Just look at this shot from Just Jared.  That rehab yard may be located along the golden shores of Malibu, California, but still it's a million miles from a private stall in the ladies room at Hyde.

She used to be someone who would sing halftime at the Super Bowl.  Now Britney is just another bald chick in rehab.  Let's hope she rises again, without crashing.

When critics and fans first began anxiously awaiting the release of Guns N' Roses' highly anticipated album Chinese Democracy, the friends who would become Panic! at the Disco had not yet entered junior high.

Unfortunately for Axl Rose, anticipation for his new CD is markedly lower now.  Still, let's all give thanks to Idolator for posting an mp3 leak of what is being presented as the first single off the album, "Better."
GN'R "Better"


Was this worth the wait?  For someone?

Or is Axl like the Mike Tyson of rock, climbing into the ring  one last time when he would have been better  off retiring?

Now that Britney Spears has raised the bar for looking like an unadulterated chemically-induced mess, substance-vulnerable actress Lindsay Lohan appears as though she might be on her way to teach Sunday school.

Lindsay "Liquor" Lohan graduated from rehab just in time for this past weekend.  The What Would Tylder Durden Do blog isn't quite buying Lohan's brand of recovery.

If you or someone you know thinks that this hamster habitat is worth a million bucks because it was shaved from the skull of America's most high-profile kook, then make your bid here.

Was there any doubt that young Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe would go through with his intention of displaying full-frontal on-stage nudity in London?  Just Jared's report of Daniel's all-nude moments during his performance in the play Equus help explain a gigantic spike in flights to London by unaccompanied young American females during the past week.

Anyone who's interested can see the next best thing to being there here.

To a blind man, the greatest offense of the Pussycat Dolls might be their aural terrorism.  But anyone who can see sexual profiteering for what it is might have anticipated the conclusions of a study by the American Psychological Association.  The APA finds that media p-teasers -- such as the Pussycat Dolls -- have a negative impact on young females, contributing to inappropriate sexualization.

If you or anyone you know has experienced any of the following, it's time to take those Pussycat Dolls posters off the wall.

• a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics;


• a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness (narrowly defined) with being sexy;


• a person is sexually objectified—that is, made into a thing for others’ sexual use, rather than seen as a person with the capacity for independent action and decision making; and/or


• sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon a person. All four conditions need not be present; any one is an indication of sexualization.The fourth condition (the inappropriate imposition of sexuality) is especially relevant to children.Anyone (girls, boys, men, women) can be sexualized.

There are several great things about the Stereogum music blog, the most recent being that the site has given permission to anyone who thinks an American Idol winner is beneath musical consideration to put that snobbery aside.  At least in the case of Kelly Clarkson balls-out wailing "One Minute" at the Daytona 500, put that snobbery aside. 



Kelly's almost like Xtina on biscuits and gravy.

If the Britney Spears rehab-hopping and head-shaving weren't signs enough that the former teen sensation had flipped her lid, Just Jared has posted several images of Spears totally wigged-out.

Is Britney a train wreck or is she just having a rebirth?

Earth to Bella (Incubus)

Granted, the fashion anti-makeover currently spiraling the image of Britney Spears out of control isn't for everyone.  Still, the opposite extreme has little to recommend it.

Kelly Osbourne's rehab experience was far deeper than Britney's has been, so far at least.  And Kelly's choices in dress, hairstyle and makeup have also outsripped Brit's current smooth-ball look for deviant outrage.

But what fun can Kelly possibly be having now, going out to party dressed like Monica Lewinsky on a job interview?

Lapsed centerfold Anna Nicole Smith was far from being the first former Playboy model to die while in what still should have been her prime of her life.  The Associated Press has unearthed a list of the cherished Bunnies who went to the grave well before their expected expiration date.

These doomed women, who would seem to have been physically blessed, have been victims of murders, overdoses and mishaps.

Is beauty prone to tragic fate?  Or are these deaths simple random chance?

AFI - Miss Murder

Here's a right of passage that more and more kids can share with their parents:  Deciding what to do for your first tattoo.

Anyone looking to turn their unblemished epidermis into a human canvas could do worse than consult the gallery of music-inspired skin art at What Would Jesus Blog.

Sure, a lot of the bands on the Jesus blog are more likely to show up inked to the ankle of Mom or on the biceps of Dad.  But it's the thought that counts.

What group or artist would you like to wear for the rest of your life?

According to an exclusive report from ExtraTV.com, cornpone pop tart Britney Spears whisked out of New York on a private jet and entered rehab.

This story raised one big question:  Why?

Can't a girl just have some fun?

Apparently, Britney thought the same thing.  TMZ is reporting that double-mama refused to stay at the clinic.  Maybe she had a fortune cookie that told her to proudly go out and claim her own destiny.
Britney Spears - Toxic

The usually radiant Jennifer Lopez put on an unaccustomed afflicted expression after a screening of her latest film, Bordertown, at a film festival in Berlin.  The German audience apparently disliked what it saw as exploitative treatment of a serious issue -- the real-life epidemic of young women being murdered in the Mexican city of Cuidad Juarez.

J-Lo has a new album coming out, the first one all in Spanish.  German audiences will probably have a hard time understanding that one too.

After being twice married and twice divorced from a man, a woman learns something about him.  In the case of Kim Mathers, whose two trips to the altar with Eminem were both followed by trips to divorce court, the lesson learned was that her double-ex husband was a bit less than she might have hoped to be.

Talking on Detroit radio station WKQI, Kim revealed that thinking of Em makes her vomit in her mouth.  She went on to take a below-the-waist shot at the best-selling rapper, claiming that he is "not very well-endowed" and insinuating that a little blue pill is not optional.

Eminem's response, when it comes, is expected to sell about a million CDs.

Canadian-born actress Natasha Henstridge has been steadily employed in film since 1995.  Her extensive resume goes far beyond featured performances in the Species and Whole Nine Yards franchises. 

Respectability had seemed to be right around the corner.

And all it took was one sharp-eyed photo-editor at the Faded Youth blog to ruin the Hentstridge reputation by association.  Who can take an actress seriously if she wears the same dress as Paris Hilton?

Young British screen sensation Daniel Radcliffe, who put young ladies on at least five of seven continents in swoons with his portrayal of a young wizard in the Harry Potter films, will be taking to the London stage tonight as the lead character in the play Equus.

The role requires ten minutes of fully nude stage time.  Don't click this link unless you want to see Harry buns.

The music world just isn't big enough to contain a band with the explosive popularity of Panic! at the Disco, which may explain why Ryan Ross, Brendon Urie and cohorts have moved into the realm of swimsuit models and sports magazines.




Sports Illustrated will probably never have so many music fan purchasers again.  If you can't get your hands on Panic! at the Disco's appearance in the magazine, you can see behind-the-scenes views of the shoot here.

It's not completely unheard of for a member from a rising rock group to spend an odd hour here or there in a church.  But how do you get an entire ten-member band to meet in a house of worship for five days in a row?

Answer:  You make sure that band is Arcade Fire.

Montreal, Canada-based Arcade Fire is in the middle of a five-night run playing to sold-out worshipers crowds at New York City's Judson Memorial Church.  The ensemble's altar-rocking shows are in support of their sophomore album, Neon Bible, due for release March 6.









Arcade Fire "Crown of Love"

Can't make it to church on time?  According to Pitchfork, Arcade Fire will be lighting up Saturday Night Live on February 24.

An 18-year-old fashion model in Uruguay died of heart failure Tuesday, six months after her sister collapsed on a runway and died of the same cause.

The body of Eliana Ramos was discovered by her grandmother.  Elle's sister, Luisel Ramos, was 22 at the time of her August 2 death.

Late last year, Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston's fatal case of anorexia led many within the fashion industry to question the use of excessively thin models.

Autopsies on the Ramos sisters have not conclusively blamed anorexia as the cause of death.

Still, is the pursuit of beauty worth risking your health?

There is a special pride in being attuned to a particular artist's brilliance before the lame kids in the schoolyard catch on.

And there is an exultant kind of gloating for front-line fans when the rest of the universe finally acknowledges what you've known all along.

So everyone who has loved Fall Out Boy since they were a little combo from Chicago should take a moment and exult.

Infinity on High has rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Kind of a thriller, right?







Fall Out Boy "Thriller"

Pretty is as pretty does, and former Tommy Lee sex tape co-star Pamela Anderson must be doing something damn pretty.  As Perez Hilton points out, Pammy -- here on the way to celebrate surfer Kelly Slater's birthday -- is simply more ravished ravishing with every passing out passing day.

Sources say that Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden is about to take the next step with Paris Hilton pal and potential jailbird Nicole Richie.  That next step is rumored, at the Bosh.com, to be cohabitation.

Joel and Nicole have been the next closest thing to inseparable for weeks now; so Joel might as well bring her under his roof. 

After all, if rail-thin Richie gets in the way, Mr. Madden can just stack her in the broom closet.



Good Charlotte "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"

Perhaps envious of all the Internet recognition and love flowing toward Missy Rothstein and Bam Margera, the formerly split MTV couple made up by Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler are passing up no public opportunity to slip and slide all over one another for the benefit of any nearby photographers.

This may be taking Valentine's day further than greeting-card marketeers intended it to go.

It's tempting to yell, "GET A ROOM, Travis and Shanna."

The problem is -- if past behavior is any indication -- the Barkers will have cameras in that room too.




blink-182 "Pathetic"

As long as she is on her way to becoming the ex Mrs. Paul McCartney, and as long as she seems determined to shame and torment the former Beatle at every stop along the process to matrimonial dissolution, the least Heather Mills could do is release a sex tape.

Unfortunately, the chances of seeing Mills strapping on her amputee love buzz are slim.

But the Faded Youth celebrity terrorist gives us this telling shot of hellion Heather putting her foot up the a** of an innocent bystander.  The man's only crime was to lurk about with a camera and attempt to capture ludicrous images of the peg-legged soon-to-be divorcee.

Speaking of ludicrous images, isn't that a camera in Heather's hand?

With their new-wave baroque approach to pop and melody, heavily accented rockers Peter Bjorn and John have been national treasures in their native Sweden since they formed in 1999.

Now, seven years and three long players (Peter Bjorn and John, Falling Out and Writer's Block) later, the sweet-singing Swedes are determined to conquer the American masses, hence the tour dates announced today by Pitchfork.

The P, B and J combo are a good-looking bunch, in a kind of undeclared-major college-student way.  Physical attractiveness is always important for pop superstar success. 




And they also sound pretty good, as evidenced by:



Peter Bjorn and John "Young Folks"

He was a little old, and a tad creepy, but all the same Lord Voldemort from the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire had a certain slimy charisma.

British actor Ralph Fiennes -- who played the Lord -- is acclaimed for his impeccable on-screen mannerisms, but apparently in real life the suave Englishman  is a bathroom crasher.

Qantas Airlines flight attendant Lisa Robertson has been suspended from duty after two co-workers spotted her coming out of a toilet stall in the company of thespian Fiennes during a flight to India.  Robertson claims that Fiennes followed her into the bathroom and -- despite being asked to leave -- put the make on her, without success.

The irony?  Fiennes was headed to India on a UNICEF tour to promote safe sex.

Now that she's gone, Anna Nicole Smith is causing a bigger media storm than she ever did while she was alive.  The coverage falls into three distinct catetories:


Things we know:

Anna Nicole's autopsy begins today.
Judge denies emergency DNA testing of Anna Nicole Smith.
Anna died at the worst possible day in the tabloid press cycle.
The dearly departed deserves some respect in the media.
Anna kept her refrigerator stocked with methadone.
Anna was photographed in bed with Bahamas big shot.
The autopsy found no conclusive cause of death.
The medicial examiner will need up to five weeks to determine cause of death.
The Anna Nicole Smith 911 tape has been released.
A battle is on for possession of Anna Nicole Smith's corpse.


Informed speculation:

Anna tried to commit suicide recently.
Anna may have died from a drug overdose.
Illegal drugs were found in Anna's hotel room.
Who was in the room with Anna?
Anna was in Florida to buy a boat.
Anna was soon to marry lawyer?
Anna's mom claims lawyer is not Daniellyn's daddy.
Anna may have had a few boob jobs since Daniellyn's birth.
Anna is mourned on Web more than anywhere else.


Outlandish theories:

Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband may be Anna's baby's daddy.
Conspiracy theories began almost instantly.
Anna's son, Daniel Wayne Smith, was the father of Anna's daughter.
Maybe Daniellyn came from frozen sperm.
Some clown anchoring on CNN wants to know if Anna Nicole Smith is still dead.
A protocol to making fun of Anna Nicole Smith's death.
Now a bodyguard claims he might be Danielynn's daddy.


Videos:

Anna's Monroe moment.
Anna Nicole's last gasps.
Anna lashes out at her mother.
The trailer for Anna Nicole's last movie.
Entertainment Tonight to air Anna Nicole Smith's last moments with Daniellyn.
Attorney Howard K. Stern expresses grief, on TV.

Sweetness and innocence continue to emanate from fresh-faced blonde multi-media sensation Hilary Duff, but some distinctly adult party behavior seems to be creeping into her repertoire.

The remarkably precise Perez Hilton intuition senses that Hilary's breakup from Good Charlotte vocal point man Joel Madden has led the pop princess of clean -- if not quite squeaky -- to seek solace and diversion upon the slippery slope.

Be careful on that perilous path, Hilary.  The best you can hope for is where Lindsay Lohan is now.  The worst looks something like Britney Spears.

Boston-based harmonic nomads Boys Like Girls are on the highway, winning the hearts and minds of discerning music fans one town at a time.  Check the Boys Like Girls home page for details of when this powerful and tuneful outfit will be at a venue near you.

Then trot on down to the show and take a picture of the band.  "Just shoot us," insist Boys Like Girls.

Send your best shots here, and you may be singled out as the scene's sharpest-shooting photographer.






Boys Like Girls "Five Minutes to Midnight"

If the iPhone and the iPod and the iTunes were not enough to make Bill Gates think about switching to charity work full time, now there is OnTour.  What would you say to a computer widget that scanned your iTunes, selected artists who were scheduled to play a venue near you, alerted you to the date of that show and then linked you up with vendors for tickets?

Apple is betting you'll say, "Sign me up, evil empire."

If photos do not lie, then popped tart Britney Spears is continuing her face-forward downward spiral.  The Faded Youth celebrity terrorizer reports that ever-graceful Brit capped off a big weekend night of celebrity glamour by barfing in the car.

In fairness to Britney, partying to the point of puking could happen to anybody.   Anybody who wants to start their next doomed romance in rehab.

Anyone who endured the entire Grammy Awards broadcast last night hoping for a Gerard Way sighting will find the photo below -- of Gerard standing with Warner Bros. Records Chairman and CEO Tom Whalley -- rewarding.

Of course, the picture would be less imperfect if Gerard were clutching a pair of well-earned trophies.

Go here for a full list of Grammy winners.  Then let us know which Grammys would have been better awarded to My Chemical Romance.







My Chemical Romance "Disenchanted"

If the Arctic Monkeys are lads typical of their hometown, then Sheffield, England, breeds an iconoclastic type of teenage pop sensation.  The band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, sold more than 100,000 copies on the first day of its release in Britain alone.  But that doesn't mean the band are sellouts.

Music Slut reports that the Monkeys have decided to blow off London's prestigious Brit awards, despite being nominated for best album and best group.

Drummer Matt Helders says, "We haven't snubbed it.  We're just busy boys getting ready to go on tour again."

A band more interested in making music than taking home statues?  They'll never make it in America.

Here comes the weekend's recurring dilemma:  Who among a set of friends or movie-date couples will exert the force of will necessary to see the movie of their desires?  And who will be dragged along to the crap someone else wanted to see?

Is anything here really worth fighting for?



Hannibal Rising presents the transformation of Hannibal Lechter from cuddly boy to prickly, flesh-eating serial killer.

Then, for something scary, there's Norbit.



This comedy of ill-manners presents Eddie Murphy as both a fast-talking chubby chaser and as the offensively (to some) overweight lady in his life.

If the decision between Hannibal Rising and Norbit is too difficult to make, call off the whole weekend movie date.  Wait for Valentine's day, on Wednesday, for the release of cute and romantic Music and Lyrics. 



But will comparing your current relationship to the big-screen love scenes of Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant lead to deeper commitment or instant breakup?

The music world isn't big enough for Good Charlotte's Joel Madden.  When he goes looking for love, Joel crosses the line and enters into the realm of celebrity for celebrity's sake.

Mr. Madden is seen here at the Zac Posen runway show during New York's fashion week getting cozy with what looks like a dust broom with a three-hundred dollar haircut.  That fluff-tipped stick is actually jail-bound drinker-and-driver Nicole Richie.

Let's hope Joel at least gets some good songs out of his Nicole dating spree.  Maybe something about a stick in the mud being better than a twig in the eye.

The media is swirling from top to bottom feeder with speculation concerning the sudden departure of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.  Was the death a suicide?  Was a sudden medical emergency mishandled?  Will charges of criminal negligence be filed in the coming days?

Perhaps Anna's mother, Vergie Arthur, as reported by Perez Hilton, has an inside intuition: "I think she had too many drugs, just like Danny."

Music lovers who Dream to Make Believe and wonder What to Do When You Are Dead will wake up and feel alive at the news that Armor for Sleep may be blowing into a concert venue near you during the next month and a half.

Ben Jorgensen and cohorts will be criss-crossing the nation playing their nocturnal blend of harmony and rhythm in support of their friends, Taking Back Sunday.

Taking Back Sunday have put this rock 'n' roll caravan together to celebrate their DVD release, Louder Now.

"We're playing a lot of cities we don't normally get to go," says Taking Back bassist Matt Rubano.

Abnormal visits by Armor for Sleep and Taking Back Sunday kick off on February 22.

Underoath fills out the show.

People say that for her fashion crimes against humanity, prison is too good for stick-girl Nicole Richie.  But involutnary confinement is just what the Paris Hilton pal is looking at.

Nicole is reportedly terrified of the prospect of being locked up if convicted as a two-time loser for her December 11 DUI charge.

Thin Miss Richie seems to have a fear that one of the bigger inmates will use her leg as a coffee stirrer.