Teena Marie 1956-2010

So sad. "The Ivory Queen of Soul" has passed away at age 54. She will be missed. I think almost no one has more soul than she does (black or white). "Lady T", we will miss you, your music will live on. I remember loving this video for "Lovergirl", she was really rocking it with that guitar.

The Green Hornet Trailer

I like everything about this movie so far except lead actor Seth Rogen. I usually enjoy director Michel Gondry's films "Eternal Sunshine..." and "The Science of Sleep" as well as the interesting videos he has directed for Bjork. When I saw that Cameron Diaz was the love interest, I was pretty much sold. The sidekick, Jay Chou also delivers. We'll see if this film is any good, it worries me that they keep pushing back the release date. I think it was actually supposed to come out last summer. The new release date is January 14th, 2011 and it will be in very exciting 3-D.

Happy Holidays!!!

Awe, this is so cute! Made me feel all warm and squishy on the inside. Just thought I would share.

Happy Holiday!!!

"Lost The Complete Collection"

I don't think that I blogged about this already, but I just felt the need to mention the awesomeness that is "Lost The Complete Collection." It is amazing, and a fan's wet dream. First of all, the box is shaped like a pyramid. It contains the complete series, an awesome booklet that has a summary of every episode. It has discs that are hidden within the box set. It just gives and gives. I don't think that a fan could ask for anything more. The collectible ankh (yes it has collectible ankh)has a map inside of it. I was so consumed with watching this set for a while that family and friends started to think that I had developed an addiction.

If you are rich, please buy this set for a Lost fan (they will love you forever). This is supposed to be the season of giving, right?

Special Features include:
*Over 3 Hours of Never-Before-Seen Bonus
*Letting Go: Reflections of a Six-Year Journey: Join the cast and crew as they take you on a unique tour of Oahu, the island they called home for six years, and share their intimate feelings and stories about the series.
*Planet Lost: Examine the worldwide phenomenon
*Artifacts Of The Island: Inside the Lost Prop House: The cast, writers, and producers explore the show's legendary props and discuss their significance and emotional ties to the characters.
*Deleted Scenes
*Collectible Lost Senet game as seen in Season 6
*Lost Island replica
*Ankh contains secret message from Jacob
*Black torch light that reveals additional clues to find the hidden bonus disc
*Recovered Black Rock Journal Entry written by the producers
*Exclusive episode guide
*Episodes plus 32 hours of bonus from all seasons

Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere"

Sofia Coppola has a new film called "Somewhere" and it stars Stephen Dorff. I love her films and I'm sure I'll probably love this one as well. If I don't love it, then at least I can count on the soundtrack to deliver. I'm not sure how I feel about Stephen Dorff, but I do trust Coppola's vision. Looks like the soundtrack has lots of songs by Phoenix (the lead singer is the father of Sofia's children). From the trailer, the plot seems similar to Lost in Translation. It opens on December 22nd.

Hugh Jackman...Ouch!

Ouch! While doing a stunt for a special Oprah Winfrey episode that was shot in Australia, Hugh Jackman zip lined into a light fixture and hurt his eye (maybe he should have used a stunt double for this stunt). Hope he's alright. I guess it could have been a lot worse.

The Real Allison DuBois on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Wow! Real life psychic medium Allison DuBois, was a dinner guest of Camille Grammar on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills last night and caused quite a stir during the dinner party. Allison was drinking a lot and being really rude to housewife Kyle Richards who does not get along with host Camille.

I enjoy the television show "Medium" which is based on the life of Allison DuBois and produced by Camille. I was extremely disappointed by her behavior, she (and Camille) were completely rude and inappropriate to Kyle and other dinner guests.

I thought I would show a clip, but instead found a bizarre reenactment with animated cute little bears. It's really strange to hear what they are saying, but most of this was actually said during this horrendous dinner party.

Odd Kevin Bacon commercial

Does anyone else find this commerical a little bizarre? I'm sure it's meant to be funny, but I just don't get it. Kevin Bacon pretending to be a Kevin Bacon fanatic. Someone please explain, he has completely lost me with this one. He looks very serial killerish creepy in this commercial. Maybe this guy is so obsessed with Kevin Bacon, that he has actually morphed into Kevin Bacon? I guess that is probably the whole point that I was not getting.

Lauryn Hill touring

I don't even know where to start with this one. Why is she always touring without new music to support? So, she's gonna tour to support what? If she sings new songs, that will be great. If she does not, then her fans will be paying money to hear old songs and Bob Marley tunes. Why is Lauryn Hill so rude to her fans? It's been since 1998, since her last real album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." As a fan, I am tired of waiting.

Anyway, here are the dates for her sorry tour.


December 18 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
December 20 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
December 22 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
December 27 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
December 28 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
January 1 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
January 3 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY
January 4 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY
January 5 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY
January 29 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
March 19 - Jazz in the Gardens Festival - Miami, FL
March 20 - Jazz in the Gardens Festival - Miami, FL

Another new Kelis video for "Brave"

Kelis is on fire with this new album, I can't keep up with all of her new videos. This new video is also pretty good. Simple and to the point, just Kelis in a white outfit and with blond hair. I like it. I love her so much that I feel the need to promote her whenever possible. Stop sleeping on Kelis' music people, she has been interesting for many years now.

Halle Berry's "Frankie and Alice"

I had almost forgotten that Halle Berry is an actress, it's been so long since she has actually done a movie. She must be getting paid millions for those Revlon ads. This movie has been in development for a while and was supposed to come out in 2009, but got held up in distribution. It's about a woman with multiple personalities, and one of the personalities doesn't like black people (sounds interesting enough). Not sure about this one, but I do usually enjoy her performances enough to see the movie.

Kelis' "Scream" video

Kelis has a brand new video for "Scream." Her videos are pretty strange these days, she's wearing a really strange body suit that looks like the human muscular system. Remember Mr. Slim Goodbody that used to come on PBS in the '80's? (Yeah that's what her running suit looks like, but sexier). Anyway, here's a clip of the video. The song is great, I always enjoy her voice and her music.

The embarassing frog in Susan Boyle's throat

Poor Susan. She was performing live on the View, but had to suddenly halt her performance because her voice suddenly went out. I'm not a huge fan, but I felt so bad for that to happen to her on National television. Fortunately, the ladies on the View were quite understanding and invited her to come back anytime and sing whatever she wants. Poor British thing.

"F**k You!" Cee-Lo Green

Sorry, Just felt like saying it (it's the title of his new single). Cee-lo Green never fails to be interesting. What can't he do really? He can sing, produce, write, and rap. His new album entitled "The Lady Killer" is a little disappointing though. The problem that I have with it is that all of the songs sound quite similar.

All of the songs have a retro '60's kind of a groove, which makes me long for his hip-hop/rap sound or even his gospel-tinged sound. None of the songs really stand out from one another, but it definitely has an ongoing theme of groovy '60's love. His singing voice is wonderful as always. He sings with a couple of groovy ladies on this disc that stand out. "Love Gun" features Lauren Bennett and "Please" features Selah Sue. Both ladies are reminiscent of Teena Marie.

I applaud Cee-lo for stretching his boundaries, just miss his hip-hop roots this time around. My favorite tracks are "F**k You!" and "Fool For You" which features Phillip Bailey from Earth Wind and Fire. I give this album 2 1/2 stars, could be better.