Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Are Getting Hitched.

It seems like everybody's getting married these days. Jay-Z and Beyonce became Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Carter last weekend and today comes news that Fall Out Boy bassist and ultra cool human being, Pete Wentz is going to tie the knot with his own pop starlet/lady love, Ashlee Simpson. How cool. Congratulations Pete & Ashlee.


Source: Associated Press.

Soundbytes: New Music I got This Week.

Well, if you couldn’t tell spring was right around the corner just by sticking your head out your door, all you had to do was check out your favorite music retailer. There, you could not help but notice all the new releases that hit last Tuesday. When musicians start dropping releases like there was no tomorrow, it’s either spring or Christmas.

No way in heck am I going to do a write up on all of them, I got exams and research projects up to my eyeballs. That said, I’ll leave my favorite cuts off of each CD I got during my last foray through iTunes, with the exception of one, Gnarls Barkley’s The Odd Couple, which is so good, I think I’ll pull it from the pack. Without further ado, here’s what’s bumping on my computer during study breaks this week:

A really solid dance music release can be yours with Groove Armada’s SoundBoy Rock, but this track, Feel The Same, a bonus cut with vocals by Angie Stone, goes the extra yards and is just all sorts of exceptional. It’s house music just the way I like it; deep, lush, sexy and incredibly soulful. Grab your boo and bust out those sexy gyration dance moves you’ve been practicing all winter on the nearest dance floor.

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Although, by no means bad, Flo Rida’s CD does nothing for me personally, but I’m sure the MTV/106 & Park set will lose their ish over it. All the dance tracks sound like Low and Elevator and then there’s the obligatory gangster tracks with guest spots from the usual suspects; Lil Wayne and Yung Joc. This track, All My Life, however, is not as run of the mill as the other cuts and it’s got a nice, slightly old school bounce to it.

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Although I am a fan of electro, I only recently heard of Crystal Castles. This is more my speed; creative, unique, diverse and danceable. Absolutely a good buy, if you are into electronic music. These two tracks are Through The Hosiery and Crimewave, respectively.

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I wouldn’t describe Welcome To The Dollhouse from Danity Kane as something, anyone couldn’t live without, but for what it is, commercial, youth-oriented pop, it’s not bad at all. It’s well produced and, in spots, very well written. Overall, it’s a decent sophomore effort demonstrating respectable growth from their debut. Besides the single, this track, called Strip Tease, is pretty hot.

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The Kills‘ CD, Midnight Boom, is straight fire. Period. An incredible CD as fully demonstrated by this chunky, bumping bonus track, Night Train.

CHISATO MORISHITA: Eye Candy of The Day.

Chisato Morishita is a former gravure model and race queen. Like so many other J-idols she’s broadened her horizons by dabbling in singing and acting. To my knowledge she hasn’t done a film in about two years. Which is about the same time she hooked up with J-rocker Yasu of Janne Da Arc. I have no idea what she's doing these days but it would be cool to see her doing stuff again.

David Fincher's Heavy Metal.

David Fincher, the director who brought the world popular, quality films like Fight Club, The Game, Se7en and Zodiac will executive produce a sequel to the 80s animated hit film, Heavy Metal. The new film will follow the format of the popular 70s large format comic book, just as the original film did, and feature several directors directing different fantasy, science fiction and horror vignettes. Check out this amazing collection of covers from the classic comic here.

Olivia Munn in Complex.

G4 TV Attack of The Show hottie Olivia Munn is interviewed in Complex this month. The Geek-boy dream girl also does a movie tribute photo shoot that perfectly balances nerdy and cool.

Complex.

Rihanna + Chris Brown + Jamaica = So Busted.

I was reading that fun, hip, “insanely addictive” celebrity gossip blog Popsugar this past weekend when I saw a post they had about Chris Brown & Rihanna getting their swerve on in Jamaica last week. The post was complete with photographic evidence of the two getting loose in a pool. I guess those matching tattoos they got a few months ago weren’t “just for fun” after all. There have been incriminating photos of the two of them before but nothing that packed as powerful a punch as frolicking in a pool on a romantic vacation together in the Caribbean. The romantic rumors that began last September are apparently quite true, but I’m sure they’ll stay mum on it ala Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Hit the link below for all the sweet details

PopSugar.

Rachelle Leah in Complex.

I’ve got to get at the folks at USPS because since I’ve moved, I gotten everything I usually get in the mail - bills, bills, junk mail, bills, bank statement, more bills - but what I have not gotten is my still currently subscribed to issues of Complex.

Because if I had got my copy of Complex, I would have been seen this layout and said something about it. Well, as the saying goes, better late than never. You all can hit the link to see more of the Spike T.V./UFC knockout.

Complex.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Something tells me this will be the hot TV series this spring, but with a cast member like Summer Glau, how could it not be? I’d pick her to guard my life over Arnold any day. I plan on catching the two night premiere tomorrow night and Monday night. Studying be damned. The rest of the cast includes Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Richard T. Jones.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.