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Will These White Stripes Lyrics Prevent a Government Shutdown?

Jim Newell · 04/08/11 03:10PM

Here's Maryland Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards quoting the White Stripes song "Effect and Cause" at length on the House floor. The lyrical content urges Republicans to prevent a painful government shutdown for which they would take the blame. We don't know! She's reading way too fast for a Friday afternoon. "La la la la Republicans are mean la la la splat" approximates it close enough.

Adorable Father-Daughter Duo Return with 4 Non Blondes Cover

Madeleine Davies · 04/08/11 11:15AM

The father-daughter singing team that brought the Internet down with their heartwarming version of "Home" are back, this time covering 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up? (What's Going On?)" Could they be cuter?

Emile Hersch Directs New Daft Punk Video

Kristina Grosspietsch · 04/08/11 10:15AM

Emile Hersch tried his hand at directing with this video for Daft Punk's "Alive", featuring a hipster and a body builder caught in a slightly homoerotic face-off that culminates in a ridiculous dance battle.

Live: American Idol's Top 9 Perform

Matt Cherette · 04/06/11 06:04PM

It's that time again! Tonight—from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, live on FOX—this season's American Idol Top 9 will perform for the judges' critiques and our votes. Want in on the action? Your open thread is inside.

The Grammys Slim Down

Brian Moylan · 04/06/11 04:42PM

The bloated music industry love-in known as the Grammys has decided to cut the number of prizes it awards. Instead of handing out 109 trophies at next year's show, just 78 will be given out. That's a good way to start trimming the fat, but they didn't go far enough.

Here's the Sexy New Britney Spears Video

Matt Cherette · 04/06/11 02:22AM

At 3:00 AM today, Britney Spears tweeted a link to the music video for her new single, "Till The World Ends," which is basically four minutes of a sexy, mid-apocalyptic dance session between Spears and a horde of hangers-on.

The Lonely Island Raps About Their Penis Problems

Kristina Grosspietsch · 04/04/11 03:35PM

The Lonely Island offers us a new video appropriately titled "We're Back!" as a teaser for their upcoming album, "Turtlenecks and Chains". Here, the crew raps about about their dicks... which are apparently like "melted butter", "soft as a pillow".

Dissecting Grey's Anatomy's Reprehensible Musical Episode

Whitney Jefferson · 04/01/11 11:30AM


Not every show on television can be Glee, and Grey's Anatomy proved this theory last night with their "interesting" take on the dramatic musical. Sure, many of the cast members have appeared on Broadway before, but that does not mean the trainwreck was worth the extra three minutes that screwed up your DVR last night.

Elton John to Kings of Leon: 'What the Hell Is Wrong with You Guys?'

Matt Cherette · 04/01/11 01:09AM

On tonight's Late Night, Elton John stopped by for a chat with Jimmy Fallon. When the topic of John's songs being covered—on American Idol, for example—came up, he celebrated it, while simultaneously bashing "assholes" Kings of Leon.