Exclusive Stream: Listen to Don the Reader’s Entire New Album ‘Humanesque’ Right Here
Lately, there’s been so much technical death metal, deathcore and experimental hardcore that it’s getting hard to keep track of it all. Los Angeles noisecore outfit Don the Reader understand this and are doing everything in their power to win over audiences honestly, without subjecting them to impulse purchases they might later regret. First, they made their debut self-titled EP available for free download, and now Don the Reader have decided to stream their new album, Humanesque (which came o

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Iron Man’ Screenwriters In Talks To Pen Another Marvel Property. But Which One?
Nothing against the very talented Justin Theroux, but given that “Iron Man” was such an overwhelming critical and financial success, it’s somewhat odd, perhaps, that screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby aren’t involved in writing its sequel. But could the reason be because they might very well be writing a DIFFERENT super? In a word, yes. In a whole lot of words… “There are some really juicy [movies] that we are very much talking intensely with Marvel about. We’re like,

TRUE BLOOD “Sparks Fly Out” (Season 1 Episode 5) Early Review
It seems I always start out my TRUE BLOOD reviews the same way, but what can I say so far True Blood has not disappointed, and so the new episode “Sparks Fly Out,” which airs on Sunday, October 5, at 9pm on HBO, is another great one. While we don’t get that much Sookie and Bill interaction, we do learn a whole lot about Bill’s past and how he became a vampire (so yeah, you probably shouldn’t miss that one). I don’t know if it’s possible, but I love him even more no

Interview: Sam Rockwell Masters Addiction, Redemption in ‘Choke’
CHICAGO– Interviewing actor Sam Rockwell is like experiencing him in one of his many excellent characters. He has been Chuck Barris in “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “Wild Bill” Wharton in “The Green Mile” and even Guy Fleegman in “Galaxy Quest”. He’s a true performer with a passion that bleeds through in “Choke,” which is his latest film.Standing and pacing during the Q&A with HollywoodChicago.com, Rockwell made a hilarious theatrical moment out of his frustration while ligh

Super Bad-Ass Geek Stuff: ‘Iron Man’ Special Edition Steelbook
With all of the options for the ‘Iron Man’ dvd to buy, I decided to go out and get the steelbook version of the movie. This was an exclusive to FYE and Suncoast, and will set you back 26.99, but you get a $7 mail in rebate! Here are some pictures.. So, if you are lucky they might still have a few copies, but dont count on it! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Leave a

Songs: You Downloaded 'Em, Now Tell Us About 'Em [Tell Me Something Good]
Hi! So. Having spent half the year in a "no blog" zone, I've kind of lost track of that beast known as (semi-)popular music. (Seriously, I think the last new album I bought in a real live record store was the Portishead CD.) (Also I'm broke, like everyone else.) With that in mind, I've jacked Dan's audience participation bit in order to ask you, the Idolator readership, to tell me one (newish) song I should check out to make the work day go faster. There are no restrictions on genre (tho I'm cool on contemp

‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Winner Joshua Allen Wants to be a Singer
Turns out that Joshua Allen (the hip-hop dancer who won this season of So You Think You Can Dance) really dreams of being a singer. Why didn’t he audition for American Idol then? Allen told The Fresno Bee this week that his dream profession might be behind a microphone, as opposed to on the dance floor. “Overall, I want to be a recording artist. I want to be a singer,” Allen said. “I still want to push my dancing career. And I believe if you want to be a good dancer, you have to be well-rounded.

Seriously, Why Not A Operation Ivy Reunion? [The Return Of Hedgecore?]
The L.A. Times music blog Soundboard, inspired by Rancid's take on "Knowledge" during their show at the Henry Fonda Theatre, looks at the prospects of an Operation Ivy reunion. While Operation Ivy went nowhere fast when they were actually together in the late '80s, the group's popularity has risen significantly. Sure, it's probably not cool to consider such an event, but the band's members are all still alive (a significant plus) and performing music and a short Op Ivy tour would be a license to print mone

Bill Murray Longs For A More Heated Presidential Race ... And A Girl Ghostbuster
Bill Murray is long for a more heated presidential race ... and a girl Ghostbuster. "I don't think they are giving us the great race I thought they might," the "City of Ember" star said.

Fearless Forecast - Leo and Crowe Will Outmuscle 'Chihuahua'
You can't blame Body of Lies for being released this week, but the new Leonardo DiCaprio-Russell Crowe film may have a little trouble at the box office because of its political nature. Obviously, the economy continues to plummet; the Dow was around 13,000 in mid-May and today it fell below 9,000 for the first time in five years. That could trigger a down weekend overall at the box office, and the most visible victim of that would be a movie about the war on terror. It could happen that way

"Defiance" - Trailer
You know, I almost wonder if people will be looking for more light-hearted films to ease the pressures of everyday life in the coming months. If so, they might want to avoid Defiance, which looks pretty heavy-duty. Directed by Edward Zwick, it’s based on the true story of three Jewish brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell), who, in WWII Russia, escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest. There, they join Russian resistance fighters and attempt to build a village in

Tour Tracker: Gogol Bordello, the B-52’s and They Might Be Giants
Gogol Bordello travel America like a pack of gypsies, the B-52’s invite you to the Funplex and They Might Be Giants say leave the kids at home for their “adult” tour. Follow the jump for the full set of tour dates. Gogol Bordello September 24 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse September 25 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues September 26 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits September 27 - Queen Creek, AZ @ Edgefest September 29 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre October 1 - San Diego, CA @

Hand tattoos, Where's Waldo, and Kate Gosselin - Links we love
Filed under: Playground bureau Too busy for pen and paper? Try the To-Do Tattoo -- AlphaMom Where's Waldo on the banned book list? Find out why. -- Babble Marissa Jaret Winokur talks about her miracle baby. -- Celebrity Baby Blog Kate Gosselin feeds a family of 10 ... healthfully and on a budget. Get her tips. -- LilSugar Pinching pennies? Here are 12 ways new dads can save money. (But they might get you in trouble.) -- MomLogic A working mom shares why she won't skip trick-or-

Thank You For Smoking [Big Tobacco]
In a revelation that would have shocked and appalled absolutely no one of the time, it seems that "secret contracts" exist proving that Old Hollywood took money from Big Tobacco to Smoke Cigarettes onscreen. "Researchers at the Tobacco Control journal reveal that many of the biggest names of Hollywood's golden age - including Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and Lauren Bacall - took money to endorse tobacco products." Guess they figured they might as well get paid for it! [NY Daily News]

Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal Splitting?!
  After Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe split up, I really hoped Reese would find someone who would be good to her and her two kids.  I like her - have enjoyed a lot of her movies and she seems like a down to earth sort of person.  When she began seeing Jake Gyllenhaal, they seemed like a match made in heaven - both not much into the limelight, but more into living a 'normal' life.  Now, sadly, they might be breaking up....The pair began dating almost 2 years ago a

Jim Cramer Begs America To Abandon Hope [Television]
newVideoPlayer("/Cramer_didnt_want_to_say.flv", 506, 423,""); Whoa, Jim Cramer has fully turned around as much as a man can possibly turn around! The shouty CNBC (poor) stock picker—who as recently as last November was trumpeting "10 Reasons to Be Bullish" ("1. The stock market is cheap")—went on the Today show this morning to virtually beg Americans to pull all the money they might need in the next five years out of the stock market, no matter what the cost. He looks like he's about to cry. Th

The Jolie-Pitts land in France (update: more photos)
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children landed at the airport in Nice, France yesterday. The family has certainly been around the globe this summer. They settled in an enormous estate in southern France around late May, headed to Berlin two weeks ago while Brad was filming Inglorious Bastards, jetted off to NY for the weekend for Angelina’s premiere and were most recently in New Orleans checking over Brad’s work with the Make It Right Project. It was thought that they might return to Be

GENE SIMMONS Filming 'Family Jewels' In Nashville
According to The Tennessean, Gene Simmons of KISS will take a midday cruise on the General Jackson Showboat in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, October 7 as cameras follow him for the A&E reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The cruise is open to the public. Tickets: 615-458-3900 or www.generaljackson.com. "Gene Simmons Family Jewels - The Complete Third Season" will be released on November 18. It consists of 26 full episodes on four discs with a total running time of 600 minutes. The suggested reta

Fall Out Boy's Phone Number...
So there's a new phone number that they guys are gonna be leaving voice messages on. Ya ready for it? Here we go: 847-512-4065. Put that in your lil black book or memorize it by heart so you can call it up and prank fob. It just costs you the normal cost of call, no extra charges, no hidden fees blah blah. You can leave messages for the band, and if you're lucky they might just call you back too ;) SQUEEE! Give it a ring! We'll send you a text whenever there's a new voicemail from the band - your standard

SYTYCD winner Joshua: "I want to be a recording artist"
So You Think You Can Dance 4 winner Joshua Allen may have won the Fox dance competition, but he also has aspirations better suited to those who appear on American Idol. “Overall, I want to be a recording artist. I want to be singer,” he told the Fresno Bee. But he won’t give up dancing. “I still want to push my dancing career. And I believe if you want to be a good dancer, you have to be well-rounded. You really have to know your stuff. At an audition, they might want a hip-hop dan

Lesbians, sperm donors, and incest in Australia!
With the growth of lesbianism and, apparently, less guys jizzing into cups for their procreation benefits, regulators in Australia are concerned that there might be incest going on down under. UNREGULATED sperm donation is leading to unusual situations in which the children of lesbians in Adelaide are mixing socially - creating a risk of incest. One of South Australia’s foremost experts in reproductive technology - Reverend Dr Andrew Dutney - says that in one reported case, about 30 lesbians were

Planet Hollywood… 17 Years Later
Last night, following a friend's birthday party in midtown Manhattan and 4,000 concoctions known as "Berry Cosmos", a friend and I thoght it would be a fabulous idea to head over to Planet Hollywood in Times Square. As a quick reminder, Planet Hollywood (or "The PH", as us insiders refer to it) was opened in 1991 by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. Today, it remains a leopard-carpeted maze of movie props and costumes, where tourists happily shell out $4 per popper to snap a phot

The World from Berlin: Knowing When to Reach for the Fire Extinguisher
Ireland's unilateral decision to guarantee all deposits has ignited a banking firestorm. The EU is calling for member states to wait for a unified response. Fearing that they might have to assume much of the risk, German commentators are not thrilled about the current round of EU proposals. DPA A highly-animated European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso during Wednesday's press briefing on the financial crisis. As worries about the effects of the global financial con

Duggars Reveal Sex Of Baby # 18
  The Duggars appeared on the Today Show to talk about their family, their oldest son's wedding, their new show 17 Kids And Counting and also to reveal the sex of baby # 18....Video after the jump!Watch the video to find out the sex of the baby....yes, #18.  They might have a hard time finding another "J" name for the new baby.  The Duggars new show premiered Monday on TLC.  [Source]Related Posts:The Duggar's Son Marrying, Will Have Oodles Of Kids Like Parents

GREEN Gosling?
I came back from a long hard day’s work to find that a rumor has arisen and it’s an okay one, I might add. Latino Review the website who gets the scripts so early, I think they might get a script before it’s even written, that’s how ‘amazingly crazy’ things can get. A trusted source over there claimed that WB, the studio behind Green LANTERN Live Action movie project, wants Ryan Gosling as the superhero. That’s cool in my book. I think he’s a terrific actor (