Museum Buys Rolling Stones' 'Lips' Logo
London's Victoria and Albert Museum announced Tuesday that it has bought the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' famous "lips" logo, inspired by the singer's mouth. The museum said it bought the work at an auction in the United States for US$92,500. The lips-and-tongue logo was designed by London art student John Pasche in 1970. It was first used on the band's "Sticky Fingers" album the next year, and has been part of the Stones' image ever since. Victoria Broa

CANDIDS: SANTOGOLD / RIHANNA / LEONA / RAPHAEL / ANDRE / PINK / TRAVIS & KATY / SHAR / WHOOPI / THANDIE
Santogold performed in Inveraray, Scotland this past weekend during the Hydro Connect Festival. She loves the hat that designer BRI?N LICHT??B??G made for her. She always rocks it. Rihanna eating Popeyes in Cali over the weekend. She was also spotted out and about with Chris, as usual. Singer Leona Lewis was pictured leaving the ABC studio after appearing at Good Morning America in Times Square on Tuesday. Raphael Saddiq and Slick Rick pose for a pic at the 2008 Black August Benefit Concert at BB

"New York Times" Offers Yet Another Lesson In How To Write A "Vinyl Is Back" Trend Piece [Yay, Journalism!]
This week, the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times took on the "vinyl is back" trend, thus becoming the 1,495th publication in the United States to do so in the past year. Of course, the editors of the fashion-conscious Styles put their own imprimatur on the trend piece that so many other publications have tackled over the past year—and in doing so, they inadvertently provided yet another bend on the angle, one that assures countless pieces about the refound vogue of the LP in fashion magazine

Upcoming Doctor Who Specials To Get "U.S. Setting" and "U.S. Assistant"?
Rumor: SyFy Portal says that News of the World says that an unnamed BBC source says that two of the three Doctor Who specials will be filmed right here in the U.S. of A. Not only that, but the Timelord will allegedly get a "U.S. assistant." "Two specials in America, with a U.S. setting and U.S. assistant, will take it to another level," the alleged BBC source told News of the World. "David Tennant is already gaining a huge following and this will make him really hot property." SyFy Portal surmises this make

ONTD Theme Song on TV!!!!!!!!!
I just heard/saw this on tv. It was a commercial for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and is due for release in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008. The game is set in Venezuela. Check out the commercial.........which basically shouts out OH NO THEY DIDN'T.......kinda. AND HERE'S THE OFFICIAL DOWNLOAD OF THE SONG AVAILABLE AT THE M2:WIF WEB SITE. LYRICS: oh no oh no oh no

Mark Indelicato at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day (US Open)
It’s tennis day here at Ugly Betty News! :) Ugly Betty’s Mark Indelicato was one of the celebrities that appeared at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open in Flushing, Queens. The event was held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. “Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day kicks off the US Open each year bringing together the hottest young musical acts and tennis’ brightest stars,” said Pierce O’Neil, Chief Business Officer, USTA (United States Tennis Association).

So what’s with Cindy McCain and plastic surgery?
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is quite familiar with plastic surgery, as anyone who’s looked at her for more than five minutes can attest. Rumors abound that she’s had at LEAST a facelift, some eye and brow work, lots and lots of botox, maybe some fillers, injections, pretty much anything that can be popped into a syringe and injected is fair game. What do you think - she just looks so plasticy, doesn’t she? For some reason she really scares me, lik

Snow Patrol: Snow Patrol album to have exclusive content for iPhone and iPod Touch
Though Microsoft has been preaching the virtues of exclusive content to shore up the Zune, Apple is showing that it also has a few avenues for exclusive content. The first example is A Hundred Million Suns, the new album by Snow Patrol. The album will of course be available in all formats, but owners of the iPhone and iPod Touch will be able to access bonus content including artwork, behind-the-scenes images and lyrics with the touchscreen on each device. Apple has not announced any further plans for exclus

"Kurt Russell is to the right of Attila the Hun."
Quotes from the interview circuit: "No one seems to mention that the President of the United States in Escape from New York is British! [Laughs] We made up some story about him being the love child of Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. That didn't make it into the movie because Kurt Russell is to the right of Attila the Hun. He actually doesn't think we should have to pay for roads--unbelievable. But we're friends because we respect each other's work ethic. He's a wonderful guy; I love him."    &n

BLACK STONE CHERRY's 'Folklore And Superstition' Track By Track; Video Available
Video footage of John Fred Young of Edmonton, Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY offering a track-by-track breakdown of the band's second Roadrunner album, "Folklore and Superstition", can be viewed on the web site of the Australian branch of Roadrunner Records. "Folklore and Superstition" sold 13,600 in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 28 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Black Bird Studios, which is owned and operated by cou

Hear the One About the Holocaust Survivor Who Lived with Wolves…?
Author Misha Defonseca, who wrote a best-selling memoir about surviving the Holocaust by living with wolves, has snagged herself a one-way ticket to hell — by fabricating the entire story, including the minor detail of being, um, JEWISH and demanding a judge affirm a $32.4 million jury award (to be paid by the publisher) in her favor. The jury had found the publisher failed to promote the book in the United States and hid profits (also very upstanding individuals); however, the jury sided with Mischa

Life lessons: Palin's daughter's baby daddy not keen on any kids
Vice presidential pick Sarah Palin's surprising announcement Monday was that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol is five months pregnant, and the news media has unearthed some details about the unborn child's father, 18-year-old hockey player, Levi Johnston. Bristol Palin (C) holds her four month old brother Trig as her mother Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) stands with United States Senator and Republican presidential presumptive nominee John McCain (Republican-Arizona) as he announced Governor Pail

'NCIS' Star Gets Cast in Wonder Woman Movie
NCIS series regular David McCallum was cast to do the voice of Zeus in the Warner Bros. animated Wonder Woman movie.  McCallum, who plays NCIS Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ducky Mallard on the procedural, will lend his voice to the chief of the gods in the fantasy sci-fi animation slated to come out February of next year. Directed by Lauren Montgomery, Wonder Woman will trace the origins of the superheroine as she tries to save her people and ultimately the world from the vengeful god of war Ares.&nb

THY WILL BE DONE: Performance Footage Posted Online
Video footage of Rhode Island's THY WILL BE DONE performing the songs "In The Name Of…" and "Earth's Final Embrace" at The Penny Arcade in Rochester, New York when the band was on tour with SWORN ENEMY, DYING FETUS and ORIGIN can be viewed at the UVTV web site. THY WILL BE DONE's debut CD, "Was And Is To Come", was released in the United States last October through Jamey Jasta's Stillborn Records, and in Japan March 2008 through Toys Factory Records. THY WILL BE DONE performed at the New England Metal a

BLACK SABBATH: DIO-Era Albums To Be Issued Separately On CD, Vinyl
According to a posting on the unofficial Black Sabbath web site Black-Sabbath.com, the four Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath albums that made up the recently released "The Rules of Hell" box set are being re-released individually. "Heaven and Hell", "Mob Rules", "Live Evil" and "Dehumanizer" will be made available separately on October 17 via Rhino. These albums are also being re-released on vinyl. Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice signed copies of "The Rules Of Hell" on August

Dance: Lessons in Dance and Life, on Paper and on Screen
A film version of Noel Streatfeild’s “Ballet Shoes,” about three adopted sisters who attend a stage school in Bloomsbury, will be released on DVD in the United States on Tuesday.

DVD Review: Trapped Ashes
In the late 60's and early 70's, anthology horror movies poured from low budget production houses throughout Europe, including the time-honored Black Sabbath from Mario Bava and EC Comics inspired Tales From The Crypt by Freddie Francis. Anthology horror on the big screen took on new life in the US in the 1980s with Creepshow and sputtered out in the early 1990s with Tales From The Darkside: The Movie. Meanwhile in Hong Kong, a ghostly anthology series called Troublesome Night has been going strong since

Same Sharpton, Different Audience
MINNEAPOLIS--So Al Sharpton was talking to room full of Republicans at a panel on education, leading them in what he called a “non-partisan” prayer. At one point, he told them about a rambunctious Democrat who, he said, asked if he was really serious about going to the Republican National Convention. Then, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrinch sitting on stage nearby, Sharpton told the crowd that the rambunctious Democrat in that story was, in fact, him. It went over well. “It was hilarious. It br

Estelle Plummets On Charts: Record Label to Blame
The whole anti-iTunes thing might have worked for Kid Rock (who climbed the charts after fans found out they couldn’t buy their copy of “All Summer Long”, and instead turned to purchasing physical copies), but when Warner, Estelle’s record label, decided to try they shot themselves in the foot. The result? The Kanye West-assisted record “American Boy” dropped from #11 to #37 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Her album Shine was doing moderately well as the 38th best-selling a

Oath Of Office
The biggest metalcore band in the land happens to be a Christian sextet that, for a second time, is primed to crash into the upper echelons of the Billboard 200. Due this week via Solid State/Tooth & Nail, "Lost in the Sound of Separation" follows 2006's "Define the Great Line," which has sold 366,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Without any significant radio play or mainstream push -- the band has never charted on a Billboard singles tally -- "Define" debuted at No. 2, the hi

Hogan loses bid to stop examination of US bank accounts
Paul Hogan has lost his bid in the United States to prevent Australian and US tax officials examining his American bank accounts.

Palin booed at mention of Hillary Clinton
At the Consol Energy ballfield in Washington, Pennsylvania, Palin delivered essentially the same biographical stump speech as she did in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, pointing out that it is almost 80 years to the day since women in the United States got the right to vote.. But this time, when she mentioned the women who came before her citing the history-making nomination of Geraldine Ferraro, as well as Clinton's "determination and grace" in the 2008 Democratic primary, boos greeted Palin. They were long and

Is The US Policy Towards Africa Becoming Militarized?
Over the last year that has been growing concern in both Africa and amongst the activist community here in the United States about the role of AFRICOM...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212168990.shtml"><b>More</b>

The Fall DVD Release Date!
Starring Lee Pace and directed by Tarsem, this movie is finally coming out on DVD 9/9/08! This was released limitedly in May 2008 across the United States after it was shown at the Toronto film festival in 2006. 1,2 this movie is brilliantly gorgeous. if you've seen The Cell, I understand your reservations with Tarsem, but this is a beautiful movie that should not be missed!(Post a new comment) countincrows 2008-08-27 11:46 am UTC (link) Oh this looks like a beautiful film!(Reply to this)(Thre

Levy on Palin Pregnancy: All Good
ST. PAUL--Newsday columnist Larry Levy, here at the opening of the Republican convention, says of the story about Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter being pregnant, “It’s almost all upside.” In addition to making the pro-life, religious right happy, Levy says, "it appeals to the average, working-class woman.” Those women, Levy says, are “tired of hearing guys questioning the experience of the governor of Alaska who, geez, if she hadn’t taken time out to raise five kids, might be president of the