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Sadie Hawkins Day!
Feb. 29, 2008
Today is a very rare day! February 29th only comes around once every four years. If this is your birthday, you will stay young forever! That’s because, when other people are celebrating their 48th birthdays, you’ll only be celebrating your 12th birthday! (Times tables, people!) The reason for this strange extra day, is because our calendar, our whole system of keeping time, though it’s pretty good, it ain’t perfect! We need to add in the day to keep our spring from slowly slipping into summer, and the whole year right along with it! And there’s a little added value to this day, too: Did you know that on this day, women are allowed to ask their beaus to marry them, and they have to say yes?!? Though it’s an old fashioned custom that girls aren’t allowed to ask, we’d caution against taking advantage of this day! Make him do the proposing! Then at least you know he means it! Happy Sadie Hawkins Day!
Ashlee and Pete Promise
Feb. 28, 2008
Promise rings are the thing of the moment! Ashlee yesterday told reporters that she and Pete are not engaged, but the ring he gave her is a promise ring. The difference?!? “… he hasn’t asked my dad yet…” This is one young couple that has weathered all sorts of rumors and bad talk, and made it! Congrats to them! Also in on the movement are the Jonas Brothers! No! They’re not promised to Ashlee Simpson, too! But they are wearing rings as a promise to themselves. Namely, that they’re saving themselves for marriage. It’s a promise of purity, and seems to be all the rage these days. To each his own Promise! We’re just not sure if that makes them safer from the hordes of girls or not! Good luck, guys!
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Idol Bugged By Flu
Feb. 28, 2008
We don’t know about the rest of the country, but there’s an evil flu bug traveling around in LA, and simply everyone is being hit by it! And that includes the American Idol contestants! The only thing you can do to protect yourself is to hole up away from all human contact, and that is not exactly on the schedule for the contestants. As a matter of fact, they’re so busy, enough sleep to stay healthy might be getting to be a problem! We know how bad the flu is, and our hearts go out to them! Be sure to go to our AI blog in the kewlblogs section, and give us your faves! We can be persuaded by a good solid argument! Who’s going home tonight? Give us your predictions on the blog!
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A Sandler Movie to Love!
Feb. 27, 2008
Adam Sandler is working on a movie called “Bedtime Stories”, in which the stories he makes up and tells his young son each evening begin to come true! So far we’ve had sneak peaks of him standing in a brightly colored gumball downpour, and can’t wait to see what other fantastical scenes he comes up with for his son. Also, another fave, Kerri Russell, will be his love interest! How can we not like it now?!? Can’t wait! Even though we’ll have to! The movie is scheduled to come out on Christmas Day 2008!
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Miley’s Everywhere!
Feb. 27, 2008
Not only was she at the Oscars this year, and even got to introduce a song, but she was also featured on the legendary Post-Oscars Barbara Walters Special! And it keeps going! Along with a new video show on YouTube (The Miley and Mandy Show with her BFF), she’s also just agreed to hosting duties for the Country Music Channel Country Music Awards with her daddy Billy Ray! Pretty soon we’ll have Miley for president! At this point, she’d probably win! Keep up the good work, Miley!
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Ear Muff Time!
Feb. 26, 2008
Just Kidding! But according to Fall Out Boy’s bassist Pete Wentz, the band never quite realized how much they swear until watching footage for their upcoming live CD/DVD! And that’s why they’ve decided to call it “****”! In the final cut, everything’s pretty much been edited out or bleeped, but you get the picture! Maybe this bit of self-realization will help the boys to watch their language in future?!? We can only hope! The set will include lots of their hits, plus kewl covers of songs by everyone from Akon to Michael Jackson! The set is due out April 8th, and as for what to call it, Pete says, “any little four letter work will work.” We vote for LOVE!
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April Will Be Busy!
Feb. 26, 2008
And on the other side of the music business, Ashlee Simpson will be releasing her new album “Bittersweet World” on April 15th! She’s been out promoting her new single “Little Miss Obsessive” and will be filming the video for it once she’s finished her current tour. April should be a happy time for the cute and ueber-musical couple! Good luck guys!
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Oscar Gold!
Feb. 25, 2008
Some real surprises at the Oscars last night! The best song award went to the singing-songwriting duo from the Irish indie film “Once”, which was a testament to how good a really small simple film about music can be! No production numbers here! Just two handicams and a lot of love for the music! Other surprises were Marion Cotillard for her performance as the legendary French singer Edith Piaf, and Tilda Swinton for her role in “Michael Clayton”. The films that took the most awards were “No Country For Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood”, so basically, we all have to wait a couple of years to be old enough to enjoy these films! “Juno” got a nod for best original screenplay, and its writer, Diablo Cody, was so overwhelmed it was just amazingly cute! Following is a full list of the nights winners:
Best Picture No Country For Old Men
BEST DIRECTOR
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Counterfeiters (Austria)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Ratatouille
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
No Country For Old Men
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Juno
BEST MUSIC (SCORE)
Atonement
BEST MUSIC (SONG)
Falling Slowly - Once (performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Taxi to the Dark Side
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Freeheld
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Golden Compass
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
There Will Be Blood
BEST ART DIRECTION
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Peter and the Wolf
BEST SHORT FILM
Le Mozart des Pickpockets
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
BEST MAKE-UP
La Vie en Rose
BEST SOUND MIXING
The Bourne Ultimatum
BEST SOUND EDITING
The Bourne Ultimatum
BEST FILM EDITING
The Bourne Ultimatum
Paramore and Jimmy Eat World on Tour
Feb. 25, 2008
You’ve seen them in KEWL Magazine. You can watch their video on KEWLmag.com. And now, if you’re lucky, you can see them in concert! The hard rockin group Paramore from Canada is one of our International Picks, and definitely a band we enjoy listening to! Not only because they’ve got a super-girl front woman, but also because they rock! Here’s the list of dates and places you have a chance to see them… we hope you’ve been saving your pocket money!
APRIL
1 San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum
2 Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheater
3 El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum
5 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Bamboozle West)
6 Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Theater
8 San Jose, CA - Event Center at San Jose State
9 Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
10 Salem, OR - Salem Armory
12 Pocatello, ID - Holt Arena
14 Orem, UT - McKay Events Center
16 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
17 Springfield, MO - The Shrine Mosque
18 Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
19 DeKalb, IL - Convocation Center
21 Grand Rapids, MI - Deltaplex
22 Dayton, OH - Hara Arena
25 Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House
26 Washington, DC - Bender Arena
28 Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory
30 Lowell, MA - Paul E. Tsongas Arena
MAY
2 Atlantic City, NJ - Taj Mahal Mark G. Etess Arena
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Happy Birthday, Dakota!
February 23rd
Happy 14th Birthday, Dakota! This young star who can put her older co-workers to shame with her incredible acting talent is back in action for us at the movies! Last year, she completed only two films for us to enjoy, but now there's no stopping her! For 2008 and 2009 she's already finished filming "Winged Creatures", "Push" and doing the voice of Coraline for the slightly gothic animated feature of the same name. She's currently hard at work on "The Secret Life of Bees", and will start on "My Sister's Keeper" right after that! When will this girl find time to finish High School?!? Whatever she does, we all know we'll be watching! Once again, Happy Birthday, Dakota!
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Idol Cuts Begin!
Feb. 22, 2008
The first cuts are the deepest! And don’t they know it! The first kids to get cut from Season 7 of American Idol were made last night. Even though it’s tough on them, the cuts did seem to be universally acceptable based on their performances – so no surprises or ‘Sanjayas’ in the bunch to distract and keep people voting for non-musical reasons. So we say a sad goodbye to Amy, Joanne, Colton and Garrett, and get ready for the next challenge with the final 20 contestants! Do you have a favorite already? Chime in on kewlblogs!
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Happy Birthday, Corbin!
February 21st
Are you happy yet? You soon will be happy that hottie Corbin is turning just one tiny year older! He's got so much coming our way this year! The HSM star just finished up filming "Free Style", a new movie in which he plays an aspiring moto-cross rider! Isn't it kewl the things stars get to learn, and all in the name of 'work'? And of course, there's the next installment of the HSM movies "HSM3: Senior Year"! The kewlest thing about that is that we finally get to see him and all his co-stars together on the BIG SCREEN! If you need a little Bleu-a-thon to get you through until then, check out Galaxy Quest and Mystery Men to get early glimpses of the man, or even DVDs of Flight 29 Down or Jump In! Corbin is turning 19 today, so with your birthday wishes for him, remind him to register to vote! The election is coming soon!
Happy Birthday, Corbin!
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Happy Birthday, Jennifer!
February 21st
Seems like our favorite "Love" to love is busy being happily loved by her husband these days! She took a break after her second "Garfield" movie, and is now back at it, voicing a princess for the animated action adventure "Delgo" and developing another project of her own that may be a little more "grown-up" than we're used to from the "Pary of Five" "Ghost Whisperer" gal. She may no longer be "Hollywood Tiny", but she's still looks great! Have a Happy Day, Jennifer!
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Beyonce Plays Chess
Feb. 20, 2008
We knew she was a hot Connect 4 player, but now Chess? Well, yes! But different! She’ll be starring in an upcoming film about the legendary Chicago record label Chess Records. Even though she’ll be playing the real life person and jazz legend Etta James in the film, the movie is slated to be titled Cadillac Records – maybe because of the way Cadillacs became the symbol of rising fortunes in the 1950’s, when the movie is set. Other stars will include Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Cedric the Entertainer, Columbus Short, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Tammy Blanchard. We’ll be looking for the four songs by Beyonce on the soundtrack, though! Checkmate!
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Is will.i.am a Mutant?!?
Feb. 20, 2008
He soon will be! He’s accepted the role of Wraith in the upcoming X-Men prequel “Wolverine” opposite Hugh Jackman! His mutant power is the ability to become translucent, and even though we might have trouble seeing him from time to time, we’re pretty sure we won’t forget his motion picture debut! The rest of the cast is filling out nicely, considering they’ve already finished filming parts of the film in New Zealand, and have moved the production to Australia. They’ll even be filming scenes in New Orleans…hey! If they filmed in New South Wales it’d be an all “New” production!!! There are all sorts of great new mutants to get excited about in this one, but it’d be best to keep your patience cap on: the film doesn’t open until May of ’09! How will we stand it?!?
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Happy Birthday, Haylie!
February 19th
Been wondering what Haylie's up to? Well she's a busy, busy bee!!! She's got four projects in the works for 2008, and for one of them, she's co-producer!!! You go girl! Look out for her in "Foodfight", "Doesn't Texas Ever End", and "Super Capers", and maybe we'll take a miss on "The I Scream Man"... the title is even scary!
She's been busy since Napoleon Dynamite, too, as Sandy Jameson on 7th Heaven and perforing songs for soundtracks like Hilary's "A Cinderella Story" and both girl's movie "Material Girls". Wish Haylie a Happy Day!
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Happy Birthday, Victoria!
February 19th
Happy Birthday, Victoria!
And a Happy, shiny Lola to you, too! This girl has been back at work on the set of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 along with all of her kewl castmates! For 2008, she's got tons of new episodes up her sleeves for you guys, plus a new movie! She'll be co-starring in The Kings of Appletown with twin heartthrobs Dylan and Cole Sprouse! It's in production right now, but you'll have to be patient until Christmastime to see it! We think you'll make it! Happy 15th Birthday, Victoria!
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Happy Birthday Arielle
February 19th
Happy Birthday, Arielle! And we don't mean the mermaid! Talk about keeping busy for you in 2008! This graduate of Aquamarine, John Tucker Must Die and The Grudge 2 has 3 movies coming out this year! Look for her as Emily in Forever Strong, Chloe in Brooklyn to Manhattan, and Alex in A Tale of Two Sisters with Emily Browning from Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events! That one's already our favorite! Here's to seeing more of Arielle in the future! Have a Happy, Arielle!
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Happy Birthday, Rihanna!
February 18th
Happy Birthday, Rihanna! This internationally famous talented and beautiful singer has been making us happy for the past year... isn't it time she had a Happy day, too?!? We're pretty sure she's enjoying herself... at least a little! Great music, good times, and great rumors of hot boys in her life! What more could a girl want?!? We can't wait to see, and hear, what she has in store for us next! Keep up the good work, and enjoy your day, girl!!! Happy Day!!!
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American iDol Tunes
Feb. 18, 2008
Starting March 12th, you’ll be able to buy downloads of all the songs performed by the top 24 American Idol contestants at the iTunes store! Of course, we want them now, but it’s kinda like karmic shopping, right? If you still want them in four weeks, then you know you REALLY want them!!! They’ll be charging the usual 99 cents per song, and 1.99 if you want the video of the performance! Pretty Kewl! In other Idol related news, Jordin Sparks will be joining Alicia Keys on tour! The run starts April 19th in Hampton VA, and will continue until June 18th ending at Madison Square Garden in NYC! Jordin’s new single No Air featuring Chris Brown is at #16 on the charts and we can look forward to the video before the end of February! Go Jordin! A complete list of dates for the Alicia/Jordin tour is below:
April 19: Hampton, Va. (Hampton Coliseum)
April 20: Philadelphia (Liacouras Center)
April 22: Pittsburgh (Petersen Events Center)
April 24: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
April 26: Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena)
April 27: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
April 30: Minneapolis (Target Center)
May 1: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
May 5: Los Angeles (TBA)
May 9: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden)
May 10: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
May 12: Phoenix (Jobing.com Arena)
May 14: Dallas (Nokia Theatre)
May 18: Houston (Toyota Center)
May 22: New Orleans (New Orleans Arena)
May 24: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
May 25: Miami (American Airlines Arena)
May 28: Atlanta (Philips Arena)
May 30: Greensboro, N.C. (Coliseum)
May 31: Cincinnati (U.S. Bank Arena)
June 3: Detroit (Joe Louis Arena)
June 5: Cleveland (Wolstein Center)
June 6: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
June 8: Montreal (Bell Centre)
June 11: Boston (TD Bank North Garden)
June 13: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
June 15: Baltimore (1st Mariner Arena)
June 17: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)
June 18: New York (Madison Square Garden)
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Happy Birthday, Jason!
February 17th
Happy Birthday, Jason! This is one guy who's been hard at work to get lots of movies out to you this coming year - one of them, he even produced himself!!! Last year, he finished "The Education of Charlie Banks", "The Deal", and "Peter and Vandy", and is in talk to star in "A Handful of Beans" about a young guy who comes home to the desert to rebuild an old bi-plane. Sounds kewl to us! If you didn't catch him on The Class as Ethan Haas, you may have some catching up to do! Here's to seeing more and more of him in our future! Happy Birthday, Jason!
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Happy Birthday, Billie Joe!
February 17th
Happy Birthday, Billie Joe! This rocker has been hard at work this past year promoting Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur. It was a kewl set with great songs from all the top rock and pop acts in the business, and if you didn't get it then, getting it now will still benefit Darfur! He and the band have some hilarious perks for joining their fan club... which they lovingly call "The Idiot Club"! Since Green Day's next album is slated to come out sometime this year, let's wish him all the inspiration he needs to turn us out another good one! Have a great year, Billie Joe!
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Aerosmith Hero?!?
Feb. 15, 2008
If you’re a fan of the band Aerosmith, you’ll be happy to learn that they are starring in a new version of the “Guitar Hero” home video game! And if you’re not a fan yet, you will be once you’ve sunk your skills into this game! Yeah, they’re rockers, but they wrote and performed some of the greatest classic ballads of the 80’s and 90’s! Impress your parents! Heck, you might even have a tough time getting them to stop playing your game! To make the game more real, they even got the real lead singer, Steven Tyler (Liv’s dad!) and lead guitarist Joe Perry to go in studio and do their onstage moves in a ‘motion capture’ process, that lets computer animators combine live action moves with animated people. It makes you go “Crazy”!
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Denzel Sweeps Image Awards!
Feb. 15, 2008
At last night’s NAACP Image Awards, the most awards went to Denzel Washington for his work on “The Great Debaters”. Seems appropriate, as it is a story of believing in the equality of intelligent minds, no matter what color skin they may be housed in! Awards were given out in four main categories: Motion Pictures, Television, Music, and Literature (Books). In Music, classic standbys like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock were honored, as well as newcomer Jordin Sparks, and four separate awards to Alicia Keyes for her contributions this year. For a full list of winners, go to www.naacpimageawards.net.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Feb.14, 2008
Whether you’ve got a honey today or not, celebrate! Lot’s of us don’t (just under 50% of the population!), so make sure not to let that get you down! Celebrate the other kind of love you feel for your friends and family… as a matter of fact, even if you have a honey you should do this! Today, celebrate love in all its forms! And have a KEWL Valentine’s!
Your Fave Shows Back!
Feb. 14, 2008
Some, it’s true, won’t be back until fall, but here’s a quick list of when your fave shows will be returning to a station near you!
FEBRUARY 15
Finales: Las Vegas, Psych
FEBRUARY 17
Finales: American Gladiators, Cold Case (returns later this season), Brothers & Sisters (expected to return, date TBD)
Premieres: Knight Rider, Dexter (on CBS FEBRUARY 18
Finales: Dance War, Prison Break
FEBRUARY 19
Finales: Boston Legal (expected to return, date TBD)
FEBRUARY 20
Premieres: America's Next Top Model
Finales: Cashmere Mafia
FEBRUARY 21
Finales: Supernatural (expected to return, date TBD)
FEBRUARY 23
Returns: Saturday Night Live
FEBRUARY 26
Premieres: Quarterlife (special time)
Returns: Back to You
MARCH 2
Premieres: Oprah's Big Give, Quarterlife (regular time),
MARCH 3
Finales: Medium (expected to return, date TBA), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
MARCH 4
Premieres: New Amsterdam
Finales: Millionaire Matchmaker
MARCH 5
Finales: Project Runway, Reno 911!
MARCH 9
Finales: The Wire
MARCH 10
Premieres: New Amsterdam (sneak previews on March 4 and 6)
Finales: Millionaire Matchmaker, Welcome to the Captain
MARCH 11
Premieres: Beauty & the Geek, Human Giant
MARCH 12
Premieres: South Park
MARCH 14
Premieres: The Return of Jezebel James
MARCH 16
Premieres: John Adams (miniseries)
MARCH 17
Premieres: The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars
Returns: How I Met Your Mother (first of nine episodes), The Big Bang Theory (first of nine episodes), Two and a Half Men (first of nine episodes)
MARCH 18
Premieres: The Riches
MARCH 20
Finales: Lost (returns in April, date TBA), Lipstick Jungle
MARCH 24
Premieres: Greek
Returns: CSI: Miami (first of eight episodes)
MARCH 25
Finales: Jericho
MARCH 27
Finales: Make Me a Supermodel, The Celebrity Apprentice
MARCH 28
Premieres: Battlestar Galactica (specials)
MARCH 30
Premieres: The Tudors, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
Returns: Cold Case (first of five episodes)
Finales: Quarterlife
MARCH 31
Finales: The New Adventures of Old Christine
APRIL 2
Returns: Criminal Minds (first of seven episodes), CSI: NY (first of seven episodes)
APRIL 3
Premieres: Step It Up and Dance
Returns: CSI (first of six episodes), Without a Trace (first of six episodes), My Name is Earl (first of eight or more episodes)
APRIL 4
Premieres: Battlestar Galactica (regular episodes)
Returns: Ghost Whisperer (first of six episodes), Numb3rs (first of six episodes)
APRIL 6
Premieres: Monk and Psych (on NBC)
APRIL 8
Returns: NCIS (first of seven episodes)
APRIL 10
Returns: ER (first of six episodes), The Office (first of at least five episodes), 30 Rock (first of at least five episodes), Scrubs
APRIL 11
Returns: Moonlight (first of four episodes)
APRIL 14
Premieres: Canterbury's Law
Returns: Rules of Engagement (first of six episodes), Bones (first of four or more episodes)
APRIL 15
Returns: Law & Order: SVU (first of five or more episodes)
APRIL 20
Finales: John Adams, Oprah's Big Give
APRIL 23
Returns: Law & Order
APRIL 24
Finales: Eli Stone
APRIL 29
Finales: The Riches
Vegan Shoes?
Feb. 13, 2008
We weren’t really planning on eating them! But seriously! At least Natalie Portman is doing something to expand the range of products fellow vegans can buy without guilt! Shoes have always been a problem, as non-leather choices are often made of plastic, and along with being tacky, make your feet sweat like crazy! Natalie is releasing a new line of shoes that do not have any animal products whatsoever in them, plus 5% of all profits from the shoes will be going to charity! That’s putting your money where your mouth is… in so many ways!!! The shoes are available online at TeCasan.com, if you want to check them out! And it looks like she’ll be able to wear them on the red carpet as well!
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Jack Johnson Jumps!
Feb. 13, 2008
The laid back Hawaiian singer songwriter has done it again! His latest album, Sleep Through the Static, is number one on the Billboard 200 Chart. 375,000 copies were sold, 139,000 of which were digital, which is a record in itself! This multi-talented guy started out as a pro-surfer, went to film school at University of California at Santa Barbara, and while making a surf documentary, wrote and played the music to accompany the film! His tunes got noticed in the music industry, and he even got to team up with his music idol, Ben Harper! Sleep is his second number one album – the soundtrack to the film Curious George was his first. Do you like Jack Johnson’s music?!? Sound off on our blog!
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Fools Top Box Office
Feb. 12, 2008
Who’d a thunk it?!? Fool’s Gold, which was rumored to be an only so-so romantic comedy took box office gold this weekend! In the top spot and beating out Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and the Hannah Montana 3-D movie, it took everyone by surprise making 21.6 million dollars! Not huge (!), but definitely huge for a romantic comedy! That may be why not many good ones are made these days! They don’t seem to bring in the bucks that something more violent, bloody, or stupidly comic usually will. What do you think about that? Sound off on the KEWLmag blog!!!
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Who Won a Grammy?
Feb. 11, 2008
Better to ask: who won FIVE!!! While she’s hopefully getting her life back on track in the UK, soul singer Amy Winehouse took home 5 Grammy’s last night for songs on her album Back In Black! That’s the most of any other artist this year! Kanye West took home four, Bruce Springsteen and the Clark Sisters each took three, and Carrie Underwood and Justin Timberlake each got two awards. None of these people got album of the year! In the biggest upset of the night, veteran jazz musician Herbie Hancock took the award for Album of the Year for his disc of covers of Joni Mitchell songs called “River: The Joni Letters”. Two great artists who have influenced a LOT of people – you might want to check them out! For a full list of winners, check out Grammy.com, and we hope all these wins will encourage Miss Winehouse in her attempts to fight her addictions! Congratulations to all the winners!
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American Idol Top 24!
Feb. 11, 2008
Spoiler Alert!!! These names will not be released until Wednesday's show. And the next Grammy winners are… Hey! It has happened before! Randy, Paula and our fave Simon (word) have chosen the top 12 guys and 12 girls to continue the competition! That’s some major cuts!!! Weren’t there like 160-something people here?!? For your perusal, the names:
Alaina Whitaker
Alex Lushinton
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Asiah Epperson
Brooke White
Carly Smithson
Joanne Borgella
Kady Malloy
Kristy Lee Cook
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Chikezie Eze
Colton Berry
Danny Noriega
Dave Archuleta
David Cook
David Hernandez
Garrett Haley
Jason Castro
Jason Yeager
Luke Menard
Michael Lee Johns
Robbie Carrico
Congratulations y’all! And good luck!
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Happy Birthday, Emma!
February 10th
It's Emma's Day! And she's got plenty to be excited about! She's got a new movie coming out this summer called "Wild Child", in which she plays a rish American girl who is shipped off to an English boarding school. Think "Harry Potter", but without all the magic! Tragic! And heating the cool English air will be Alex Pettyfer (Stormbreaker)!
Other than that, she's set to finish 3 more films already before the end of 2009! And maybe there'll be mor Unfabulous in her future?!? Hey! Anything is possible with enough fan letters! Have a Happy Day, Emma!
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Happy Birthday, Rachel!
February 9th
Have a Happy DOOL, Rachel! Though this talented girl knows how to keep busy - soap operas shoot five days a week, and NEVER END! - she might be able to enjoy some birthday time off this year because of the writer's strike! There can be a positive side to everything, can't there? Rachel has a movie coming out this year in which she plays sorority sisters with Haylie Duff! That must have been a fun time at the sorority house! Let's wish Rachel music, dancing and fun projects to work on in her new year! Enjoy your day, girl!
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Crush Week is Coming!
Feb 7, 2008
Starting this weekend, it’s CrushWeek on TEENick! There will be love filled episodes, old and new, of all your fave Nick shows, ‘crush-fessionals’ from all your fave Nick stars, and just to keep it fun, they’ll actually be CRUSHING random objects selected by kids on their site at www.nick.com/crush. How KEWL is that?!? Premiere love-themed episodes are from the shows iCarly, Naked Brothers Band, Just Jordan and Zoey 101. Repeat luv-isodes from Drake & Josh, Ned’s Declassified, Sponge Bob and more! This ought to be crush-licious! Check local listings for show times!
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Grammy’s Heating Up!
Feb. 8, 2008
As the only awards show of the season that stars are allowed to attend so far, the Grammys are turning into the hottest ticket for celebrities who want to get out into the spotlight again! Not only has living leggy legend Tina Turner added her name to the list of performers (she’ll sing a duet with Beyonce!), but so have Kid Rock, classical pianist Eldar, jazz saxophonist Dave Koz, and Jazz singer Keely Smith. Presenters added to the line-up are Akon, Tony Bennett, Cher, Nelly Furtado, Quincy Jones, Prince, Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart, Taylor Swift and Stevie Wonders as well as non-musicians Tom Hanks and Jason Bateman. The show will air on CBS on Sunday, and with this line up, be prepared for a looooooong show!
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Happy Birthday, Ashton!
February 7th
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Do you Phineas?
Feb. 7, 2008
Or Ferb? Why not both? The newest animated series on the Disney Channel is filled with familiar teen star voices – if not directly their faces! The star of the show, Vincent Martella (also of TVs “Everybody Hates Chris”), is proud that the show even makes his father laugh. His sister is played by Ashley Tisdale of HSM, Mom is played by Caroline Rhea from “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, and his girlfriend/love interest by our own KEWL Dance Coach Alyson Stoner of “Cheaper by the Dozen”! Even Mitchel Musso of Hannah Montana is in this thing! All that talent packed in to one show has got to make it great! If you want to catch it, it’s on every night in February at 8pm on the Disney Channel! Check it!
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Cool Grammy Duets
Feb. 6, 2008
This year’s Grammy Awards will feature some kewl duets from some of your favorite performers, and some that you never imagined performing together before! How about Fergie and John Legend? Or Josh Groban and Andrea Boccelli? There will also be some awesome group numbers, featuring the legends of Rock, Classical, Jazz, R&B, Country, Pop, Folk, Indie, and even Zydeco! The event showing this Sunday night, February 10th, will feature tons of stars in presenter positions as well: Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Solange Knowles, George Lopez, Lyle Lovett, Ludacris, while there will be even more performances from Beyonce, Feist, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige. Tune in, Turn on, Rock out!
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Rihanna’s Umbrellas
Feb. 6, 2008
She’s at it again! Rihanna is launching her second line of umbrellas (Hmmmm) for Totes, the company that makes some of the smallest collapsible umbrella’s you’ve ever seen! The funny tie in won’t come cheap, though! They’ll cost you some green: $30 for a single color and $50 for a two-tone canopy style umbrella! You better not lose this one! We’re just glad to see Rihanna again!
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VOTE!
Feb. 5, 2008
Okay, so most of you can’t vote, but did your parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, grandparent, neighbors, teachers (we could go on, but so can you) VOTE? Ask them!!! It doesn’t matter to us who they want to vote for, but they should take advantage of the rights our democracy allows us! Not only is there a presidential primary race to decide, but there are probably a few local and state decisions to be made as well! The election is only in 24 states, and for five of them only for one party, so we’ll give you a list so you don’t go bugging people if you’re in the wrong state! Ha!
Super Tuesday States – Vote Today!
Alaska
California
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
West Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
North Dakota
Connecticut
Minnesota
New Jersey
Plus: American Samoa!
Get those people voting!
Green Apple Expands
Feb. 5, 2008
The Earth Day festival that started last year in 3 cities is expanding! This year, the free concert/festivals will be held in New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Miami, Denver, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The festival is intended to raise awareness about green technologies and practices that can help you put less strain on our planets resources in your everyday life, as well as greener practices for businesses big and small! Last year’s event was the largest ‘carbon-neutral’ event ever, meaning that they planted trees or supported green technology to equal any emissions they caused! Pretty kewl, huh? Look for more information on participating bands and artists as April nears – and get ready for an earth friendly day in the park for free!
Miley Rules the Boxoffice!
Feb. 4, 2008
You guys did it! Number one at the box office this past weekend was the Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert tour film in 3-D! The KEWL staff was out at the El Capitan in Hollywood (Disney’s Home Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard!) living the experience! It was a crazy time, and the behind the scenes looks at rehearsals, costume changes and family life were kewl bonuses to the incredible show Miley was putting on! And did we mention the Jonas Brothers?!? ‘Nuff said! The entire theatre went supersonic with screams every time the brothers came on the screen! It looks like some theatres may be extending their run of the movie for another week based on the popularity, so if you weren’t able to get tickets yet, get checkin’!
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Fall Fashion 2008!
Feb. 4, 2008
Since designers have to be ahead of the times in order to get you your hottest clothes to you at the right time, right NOW is Fall 2008 Fashion Week in New York City – and aren’t the stars out to celebrate it! Spotted: Sophia Bush, Emily Deschanel, Jaime King, Ginnifer Goodwin, Rose McGowan, Christina Milian, Mandy Moore, Amy Smart, Joss Stone, Joy Bryant, Padma Lakshmi, Nicky Hilton, Ellen Pompeo, Kat DeLuna, Ashanti, Jenna Fisher, Maria Menounos, Ana Ortiz, Sara Ramirez, Molly Sims, Tyra Banks, Viveca A. Fox, Gisele Bundchen, to name JUST A FEW! The kewl-est event of all was the RED dress show, with models of all shapes and sizes and ages! Check it in our fashion files later this week! What’s in your closet?!?
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Groundhog Day
Feb 3, 2008
Being yanked out of his bed by a bunch of top-hat and tuxedo wearing men, is just part of the job for PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL. Alas, this picture is not of the famous groundhog, but just a picture of a random groundhog. However, in PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania, a groundhog, that looked a lot like this one, did get pulled out of his hole where thousands of people sat waiting to find out if he could see his shadow. Well, bad news, he did see his shadow, which means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Just when you thought it was almost over! But anyone who knows anything knows that winter ends when spring begins and that's not until March 21st.
The tradition is that if a hibernating animal sees a shadow on Feb 2, which is the Christian holdiay of Candlemas, then winter will last for another 6 weeks. However, if no shadow is seen, legend says that spring will come early.
However, in Lilburn Georgia, where Phil's couterpart Beau was peacefully napping, he too got pulled out to see if he could see his shadow. Not as many people showed up for him and no men in hats and suits woke him either, but the good news is that Beau did not see his own shadow. We'll just have to wait to see who is better at this whole prediction thing!
Happy Birthday, Shakira!
February 2nd
Feliz Compleano, Shakira! Or should we say, in the Latin tradition: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll?!? This Columbian songstress, and 'happening' in her own right wasn't kidding when she said her "Hips Don't Lie"! All that bellydancing is in her blood! Her dad is Lebanese, and that's bellydancing territory going way back! Some kewl quotes from the lady herself:
I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. But there are always people close to me who I trust, who will scold me and pull my ears if I need it. Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.
And: The leaders are lacking love, and love is lacking leaders.
Wise words! For her birthday, let's be those leaders! Have a Happy Day, Shakira!
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Happy Birthday, Lauren!
Feb 1, 2008
Wish LC a Happy Day! But, PLEASE! Call her Lauren! She's the character we really care about that went from Laguna Beach to The Hills. And why not? She looks great in everything the designers put on her, doesn't make too much of a fool of herself, even though cameras have followed her for the past few years straight, and even managed to stay on the good side of a bad boyfriend stealing story line! All that, and she's begun to design a line of clothes! We guess that's not so surprising - after all, she is studying fashion design at FIDM in Los Angeles! Have a Happy One, Lauren!
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Last Week for Montana!
Feb. 1, 2008
Hannah Montana, that is! This is it guys! Miley Cyrus finished her live concert tour last night, with something like 70 shows under her belt after the added dates! Tonight, however, begins the last chance to see the show. How can that be? Early on in the tour, they started filming in Disney digital 3-D, and now the concert is available in theatres across America for ONE WEEK ONLY! The entire staff of KEWL will be among the first fans to see the spectacular movie version of the concert today, and we’re feeling pretty lucky! If you haven’t got your plans to go set yet, do it now! Tickets are selling out fast, and when it’s over, it’s over! …though we suspect there will be a DVD available in the near future…! We’ll keep you informed!
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