Klaxons to play secret gig TONIGHT

ATENTION ALL KLAXONS FANS! Klaxons are set to play a surprise gig tonight (February 15).

The band will play the Old Blue Last pub in east London.

Tickets are £10 on the door, with The Big Pink set to support.

See www.viceland.com for more information.

M.I.A., Third World Democracy

As we all know by now, M.I.A. performed at th Grammys but what most of us didn't know was answered in an interview to Jack Sussman, CBS' exec VP of specials and live events. The question and answer were:
Was it true you had a gurney waiting on the side of the stage while M.I.A., who is set to give birth any day now, was performing?
“She went into contractions when the show went on the air and she was not supposed to go on until act 8!” says Sussman. “I asked her to just hang on until 10 ET. The kid’s a gamer...and by the way, the gurney is always there. Every once in a while, someone falls.” (!!!)

Anyway, here is the video of her performance, along with Kanye West and Jay Z. I know the quality isn't so good but it was the best I could find. I'll try to replace it with a better one as soon as possible.

John Mayer and Ellen sing Lady Gaga (in the bathroom)

I came across these videos of the Ellen DeGeneres show, the first is the two of them singing Lady Gaga "Just Dance" and the second one is the actual interview.

Priceless Performance:


The interview:

Grammy Quotes

You can read about the Grammys everywhere so I thought I'd post some of the night's best quotes. Trust me, it's worth it:



"Ninety-nine percent of my life is still completely common. I do have a golden helicopter. I fly it to Malibu. But other than that, I consider myself like everyone else."

– John Mayer, discussing how he relates to "regular people" with E! host Ryan Seacrest



"Before that commercial break, we all heard from a promising new bass player named McCartney. Remember that name people, it's gonna be big."

– Jack Black, following Paul McCartney's performance of "I Saw Her Standing There"



"Don't bring sand to the beach."

– A newly single Paris Hilton, explaining to Ryan Seacrest why she didn't show up with a date



"I kissed a girl and I, well, I had to apologize to Katy Perry for running up and kissing her, and I promised to stay at least 50 feet away from her."

– Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, joking while introducing Justin Timberlake's performance




"Isn't it great to see the Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder back together again?"

– Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, before announcing that his band was reuniting after breaking up in 2005


Okay, I'm used to John Mayer's sense of humour, as well as Jack Black's. I have given up on following Paris Hilton's relationship status and I'm pretty tired of all the "I Kissed a Girl" jokes but I must admit I am really excited about Blink 182.

Not Knowing Is Worse

I have been checking the most expected films of 2009, as well as some trailers and one particular film caught my attention. Maybe it's because it's Nicolas Cage, or maybe because it leaves you wanting to know more. I'm always skeptical about these kinds of films, but I thought I would share.

Here is the trailer for the feature film "Knowing" from Summit Entertainment, to know more you have to wait until March.

M.I.A. - performing at the Grammys or having a baby? Dilemmas, dilemmas...

M.I.A., the much talked about singer/songwriter was already nominated for an Academy Award due to her contribution for the score of the film "Slumdog Millionaire" but is also a Record Of The Year nominee. Along with the nomination, she is also set to perform at the Grammy ceremony, Sunday February 8. The problem? It's her baby's due date.
Along with all these nominations and praise she was also, ironically, named Men Of the Year along with the band MGMT (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) by GQ magazine. One thing is certain, 31 year-old Mathangi Arulpragasam (her birth name) is one to watch for this year.
To finish this post, I leave you Paper Planes.

Hey Mickey You're So Fine, You're So Fine You Blow My Mind

Hey Mickey, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
My favourite "comeback" of the year who has been praised for his role in "The Wrestler", even scoring an Oscar nomination, seems to be ultra-confident when it comes to his personal style. Don't get me wrong, I love people who have the courage to step out dressed in whatever they feel like but seriously, 56 years-old and you're dressing like 'N Sync in 2000... And we all know how bad that was.

He's Just Not That Into You

Everyone's been talking about this film, and waiting for it's release tomorrow, but the question is, what is so great about it? I mean, okay, I get that an all-star cast immeadiately makes a film look more interesting but there a lot of movies packed with celebrities that end up being flops. The plot of this one seems to be the typical "womenVSmen", "can't live with them, can't live without them" sort of story that we can all feel like we relate somehow but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. I won't judge until I actually get to see it (althoug I already am) but I have to admit, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Connely all shoved in the same screen seems interesting. Not a big fan of Scarlett Johansson or Ben Affleck but we'll see. Meanwhile, here's everything you need to know about it curtesy of www.imdb.com :

Director:
Ken Kwapis

Plot:
The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.

Cast:
Drew Barrymore
Jennifer Aniston
Ben Affleck
Scarlett Johansson
Justin Long
Jennifer Connelly
Ginnifer Goodwin
Kevin Connolly
Bradley Cooper

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