2008 Video Music Awards Nominations [Putting The Pseudo In Pseudo-event]
Nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards, which take place Sept. 7 in Los Angeles: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Chris Brown, "Forever" The Jonas Brothers, "Burnin' Up" The Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up" Britney Spears, "Piece Of Me" The Ting Tings, "Shut Up And Let Me Go"BEST NEW ARTIST Miley Cyrus Katy Perry Jordin Sparks Taylor Swift Tokio HotelBEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine" Lupe Fiasco, "Superstar" Flo Rida, "Low" Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" Kanye West, "Homecoming"BEST POP VIDEO: Danity Kane, "Damaged" T

Chris Walla Blogging for RollingStone.com from the Democratic National Convention
Chris Walla will be posting daily blogs on RollingStone.com while in Denver for the Democratic National Convention.Check out Chris' blog here.

Death Cab Announce North America/Europe Fall Tour (Radio City, Neil Young dates)
Death Cab for Cutie is excited to announce their fall North American and European tour which will include the band's first performance at the legendary Radio City Music Hall, a bunch of US and Canadian shows with Neil Young and lots of new European tour dates. This tour will also feature the band's first time through quite a few US cities since the release of their new album "Narrow Stairs".For full tour information and ticket links please visit: http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/toursDeath Cab for Cutie Nort

Death Cab for Cutie performance on KFOG available for purchase at Rhapsody.com
Five songs recorded live at KFOG on June 22nd, 2008 are now available for purchase at www.rhapsody.comHere's the track listing:1. Brothers on a Hotel Bed [KFOG Private Concert]2. Grapevine Fires [KFOG Private Concert]3. Talking Bird [KFOG Private Concert]4. Photobooth [KFOG Private Concert]5. I Will Possess Your Heart [KFOG Private Concert]

Ben & Chris to Perform at Rally to Fix Health Care Now!
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie will be giving a special acoustic performance at SEIU, HCAN, NEA and Progressive Allies Rally at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 27th. The event will be emceed by Chuck D. Other guests: Jim Hightower, Tom Hagerman and Nick Urata of Devotchka.When: Wednesday, August 27th at 3:00 pmWhere: Sunken Gardens Park, Corner of W 8th Avenue and Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO

Dems, networks struggle over coverage
The tension between convention planners and television news organizations that don't want to be seen as doing the politicians' bidding was obvious at the start of the Democratic meeting that will nominate Sen. Barack Obama for president.When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was addressing the convention Monday, drawing a contrast between Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly was in a booth far above the delegates interviewing a pollster. O'Reilly waved in the direction

A Definitive Guide To Cable Feuds [Field Guide]
Cable news is a hyper-competitive environment full of huge egos fighting with each other for every scrap of a ratings point. And at this time of year, with all the shouting heads descending upon the political convention like a gang of ferrets into a small sack, conflict is inevitable. Plus it's hot, and there's not too much real news anyhow, so everyone is grumpy. After the jump, an illustrated guide to the most vicious feuds in the cable world. Pick your side, demonize your enemies, and play along: Bill O'