January 2009 Archives

Can't stop spinning that record

Lady GaGa has been around for months. Her album "The Fame" dropped Oct. 28. But her song "Just Dance" is hitting big in York right now. (Local radio is a little slow on the uptake.) I heard it on my car radio 11 times since Tuesday. (Yes, I counted, and my commute is only 12 minutes.) I like the song, but it's going to get played out fast. At least the rest of GaGa's album is decent.

The Boss is coming to Hershey

Bruce Springsteen's song "The Wrestler," from his new album "Working on a Dream," won a Golden Globe. He's also playing the Super Bowl half-time show Sunday. See him play at 7:30 p.m. May 15 at Hersheypark Stadium, Hersheypark Stadium, 100 W. Hershey Ave. in Hershey. Tickets go on sale at noon Monday and cost $33.25 to $99.25.

"What a Way to Go" by Paradise Movement

In the mood for some live, local music Friday night? Head to Club 19, 1327 N. Duke St. in York. Paradise Movement, The Tamboureens and Nathaniel Hoho and the Click-Clack Boom are on the bill. Tickets are $10. The music starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Paradise Movement plays with Halestorm at the Bourbon Street Saloon. Find out more about the show here.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

The Third Annual Central Pennsylvania Hip-Hop Awards kick off March 8 at The Forum, 555 Walnut St. in Harrisburg. The red carpet rolls out at 5 p.m., and the show starts at 6 p.m. Get advance tickets online and submit nominations through noon Feb. 14. Voting for finalists will be open from noon Feb. 16 to noon March 7. Check out the video above of Da Underground Dancers, who were up for Best Crew at last year's awards.

It's a wonderful -- and weird -- life.

I went to the 6:15 p.m. showing of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Wednesday. At 9:10 p.m., I climbed into my car to go home. Something strange happened during the nearly three-hour period I spent in the darkened theater. (I'm not talking about the fact that my butt fell asleep). I think director David Fincher suspended time.

FlipSide editor Laura Burkey and reporter Erin McCracken find out about the Sunday Super Bowl party at York's WaterWay Bar and Grill, home of the Steelers fan club. Click here to watch The Scoop and find out about other football fanclubs. Click here to learn how to make Steelers' favorite foods. Get the latest Super Bowl stories here.

Sorry Weezy, but this "Prom Queen" song is wack.

Clearly, Lil Wayne has some beef with high school royalty. He'll vent all this angst on his rock LP "Rebirth," which is due out April 7. Read more deep thoughts from Mr. Carter here. Sure he conquered the hip-hop world, but aren't there "A Milli" other directions he could take his career? I guess he already has the rockstarish tattoos and all, though.

Shout out from best-selling author

John Grisham's new novel "The Associate" hit bookstores Tuesday.

The book's fictional main character, Kyle McAvoy, is a 25-year-old lawyer from York. (Holla!)

In a letter to readers on his Web site, Grisham said that McAvoy reminded him a lot of Mitch McDeere, the main character of "The Firm." (Tom Cruise played McDeere in the 1993 movie.)

A movie version of the "The Associate" is being developed by Paramount. Discuss here.

The emancipation of David Cook brought to you by Mimi

"American Idol" winner David Cook performs at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at Penn State York's Pullo Family Performing Arts Center, 1031 Edgecomb Ave. in Spring Garden Township. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday and cost $29.50. They're available at the Pullo Center box office and by phone at 505-8900. Fans can start lining up outside the Pullo Center at 8 a.m. Saturday. The wristband policy will be in effect.

David Archuleta just booked the Chameleon Club yesterday. Coincidence? I think not. I smell a rematch of Baby Face vs. Cutie Pie!

American author John Updike died in a Massachusetts hospice Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. He was 76 years old. Updike was born in Reading and went onto study English at Harvard University.

He won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel "Rabbit is Rich," published in 1981. A decade later, he won another Pulitzer for his novel "Rabbit at Rest." Read more about his life here. Check out the YDR book blog for more.

The Baltimore psych rock band is blowing up. Their latest release "Merriweather Post Pavilion" is a melting pot of cinematic sounds. I can't get the tance dance track "My Girls" out of my head. I guess the chorus is a good thing to have running through my head during the current recession. Listen to an interview with the band here.

Does a body (mind and soul) good

I see a lot of movies during Oscar season. With a few nominated films down, ("Slumdog Millionaire," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "The Dark Knight" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") I continued my quest to see more of last year's best flicks this weekend.

I've been waiting for weeks to see the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" and it finally came to York this past weekend. It's a story of a teenage orphan, Jamal, from the slums of Mumbai who becomes the biggest winner ever on India's version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire." He is accused of cheating and is tortured by the local police. He is even tied up and hung from the ceiling, and then hooked up to a car battery and jumper cables and shocked. He was forced to explain how he knew the answer to each question. He learned these answers the hard way. Each question from the game show took him back to a different episode in his life growing up. He and his brother were orphaned when they were very young boys when a large group of people stormed the slums and tortured and killed many of the residents, including their mother. Many children had to run for their lives, forced to fend for themselves. They lived by rummaging through garbage dumps for food. They faced extreme inhumane treatment by sinister men who pretended to want to take care of them, but had only their own greedy purposes in mind - some of these men would burn or gouge out the eyes of some of these little orphaned children and have them sing and beg for money from strangers. The men would take the money and keep it for themselves. Others were forced into prostitution. It was a life of survival. The story of Jamal and his brother, who were swept along different paths as they were growing up, is such a compelling, compassionate story of extreme poverty, torture and survival by whatever means it took. I honestly have to say this is one of the best movies I have ever seen.

The actors who portrayed the brothers when they were small are truly the stars of this movie. Their performances were outstanding.

Also, sit tight when the movie is over. There's an extra thrown in at the end of the movie. It's fun and entertaining.

'Imagine' Archuleta performing in the area

David Archuleta, "American Idol's" season seven runner-up, performs an all-ages show Feb. 28 at the Chameleon Club, 223 N. Water St. in Lancaster. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets do on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday and cost $25. For details, visit www.chameleonclub.net or www.davidarchuleta.com.
Remember when Baby Face squared off against Cutie Pie? Get the recap here.

I vote Kate best dressed this time.

There weren't too many surprises at theThe Screen Actor's Guild Awards Sunday.

"Slumdog Millionaire" won for best ensemble cast. Meryl Streep won best actress. Sean Penn won best actor. Heath Ledger and Kate Winslet won for their supporting roles. "Mad Men," "30 Rock" and "John Adams" won awards in the TV category.

Read about the show here. Check out who won here.

Thank goodness there was more color on the red carpet at this show. Check out the fashions here.

I've been hankering to see a movie for the past few weeks and finally went out on Saturday night --- not to see "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (as my husband, and apparantly everyone else in the country wanted to see).
We compromised on "The Wrestler," which I was interested in after hearing about Mickey Rourks' award-winning performance, and my husband was interested in for the chance to relive the hours and hours he spent watching the "sport" in his formative years.
We were both pleased with the choice.

T.G.I.F. for sure. Find out about wings, Wiyos and what's going on this weekend. What do Coldplay and an area of Spring Garden Township have in common? Find out here. Look for the Weekend Roundup Monday. Ciao for now.

Bring it, Bono

Plug in the earbuds. Listen to Justin Timerlake's new jam "Bigger Than the World" here.
Hear U2's new single "Get on Your Boots" here. Let us know what you think.

Scriptapalooza, the annual screenwriting competition, kicked off its 11th year. Thousands of scripts are expected to pour in this year with the assurance that they will be read by top Hollywood players at participating production companies, including Disney, Miramax and Big Light.

Check it out here. Be our friend, post on our wall, check out photos and watch video. In case you forgot, we're also on MySpace, too.

Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken and food reporter Wade Malcolm go backstage at YLT to get The Scoop from managing director Julie Aiken about upcoming shows.

Is it love at first lie?

I'm a picky girl when it comes to my TV shows. I've been burned before (i.e. "CSI" and "Grey's Anatomy"). Sadly, I gave up on the only series I was watching ("The Office") a few weeks ago. It got sluggish, predictable and dumbed down to draw a wider audience. High ratings made the writers complacent. I deserve better.

Good morning. The Academy Award nominations were revealed Thursday morning.

Best Picture nominees:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (13 total noms)
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Read the rest of this post for the surprises in the the mix. Search the rest of the nominees here. Watch who wins Feb. 22.

They just got lost...

The fifth season of ABC's hit sci-fi drama "Lost" airs Wednesday. A recap of the show starts at 8 p.m. (so people can "follow" the new episode, which starts at 9 p.m.) Try to make sense of it all (if that's even possible) with the help of this article. Every time I think about the show, I just start singing this song to myself. I wonder why?

They've still "Got it (The Right Stuff)" in 2009

Adolescent crushes are sure to resurface at record speeds. News Kids on the Block kick off their 2009 tour at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the Giant Center, 100 W. Hershey Park Drive in Hershey. At 7 a.m. Saturday, fans are permitted to wait at the Giant Center Box Office. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. and cost $77.50, $57.50 and $37.50. Get them by phone at 534-3911 or 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com or Livenation.com.

Simply stunning

AP Photo
Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama shared their first dance as the first couple as Beyonce sang "At Last." Michelle wore an ivory silk chiffon gown embellished with organza, Swarovski crystal rhinestones and silver embroidery. It was custom made by Jason Wu. Read more about the inaugural balls here.

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Michelle Obama sported a yellowish lace and wool sheath and coat designed by Isabel Toldeo accessorized with green pumps and J. Crew gloves. Weigh in on her outfit here.

He makes it rain.

Meet Andrew Bird. He whistles. He wears vests. He writes sweet music. His new album "Nobel Beast" dropped Tuesday. He's playing Sunday in Philadelphia with Ra Ra Riot. Listen here. Watch a short interview with the Chicago music man here.

Happy Inauguration Day. Watch a live feed and read tweets and related stories here. Find out what Michelle Obama is wearing here. Watch election memories below.

Hip-hop. It's a word that gets misinterpreted in the world of music. It is also a word that can be stereotyped easily. But to Phynite, it is what defines him. It is what lets him speak his mind. And in case you haven't listened to his music, he has a lot to say.

Matthew McClure, better known as Phynite, grew up in the small town of Red Lion, a place not really known for its musical talent, let alone hip- hop.

Temperatures dipped into the I-can't-feel-my-hands-even-though-I'm-wearing-gloves zone this weekend. Did I hide out under blankets sipping hot cocoa? No and no.

Friday, I ventured to a buddy's apartment to embarrass myself try my hand at a game of beer pong. The highlight of the evening were my mad skillz the red plastic cups with -- wait for it -- etch-it labels. Guests spent the first few minutes of the soiree decorating their cups with names or silly messages. The person who thought of this should go down in the fiesta hall of fame.

The first LAUNCH (Logical Advice and Unique Career Help) Music Conference takes place April 16 to 19 in downtown Lancaster.

Industry professionals will hold workshops for anyone interested in pursing a music career. Live guitarist and York native Chad Taylor has just been added as a a panelist for the conference.

Area artists can apply to perform at conference showcases.

Abe had the best seat in the house

HBO presented the "We Are One" presidential inauguration celebration at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Beyonce, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen and a slew of other performers and stars rocked the event to welcome the Obama family to the neighborhood. It was freezing outside, but thousands of people showed up for the free show.

Check out a live blog of the event here. Catch encore presentations at 1 and 9:30 p.m. Monday or watch it online.

Hit up FlipSide to see what's going on this weekend.
I might have to drown my sorrows over the latest music news. R.I.P. Death Row Records. If you want a lift, check out the movie "Happy-Go-Lucky" this weekend at the Strand. Sally Hawkins won a Golden Globe for her role in the film.
Check back Monday for the Weekend Roundup. Ciao for now.

Come on, get happy

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep star in possible Ocsar contender "Doubt," which is out in theaters now. See York Little Theatre's production of the drama this weekend.

If you go
WHAT: "Doubt: A Parable," a play by John Patrick Shanley
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Jan. 22-24; 3 p.m. Sunday and Jan. 25
WHERE: York Little Theatre, 27 S. Belmont St. in Spring Garden Township
COST: $20 for adults; $15 for students; $10 for children age 12 and younger
READ THE STORY: Click here.
WATCH THE MOVIE TRAILER: Click here.

One of Andrew Wyeth's most famous work, Christina's World, was painted in 1948.

Artist Andrew Wyeth died Friday at the age of 91. He was known for his watercolor, dry brush and tempera paintings of people and landscapes in Pennsylvania and Maine.
Read more about Wyeth's life here. Check out some of his work here.

Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke co-star in the cop drama 'Brooklyn's Finest.'

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off today in Park City, Utah. Check out the lineup of 118 feature films and 96 shorts. Read more about the films here. There are a lot of A-list stars involved in projects this year, but the Utah festival is all about the unknowns.

FlipSide editor Laura Burkey and entertainment reporter Erin McCracken chill with local snowtubers.

Join FlipSide from 5 to 7 Wednesday night atAvalancheXpress, 2700 Mount Road Ave. in York Township, for unlimited tubing all night long for only $10.

Enter to win a FlipSide winter prize pack, which includes movie, bowling and ice-skating passes and more. Word on the street is that The Scoop might show up. See ya there!

New season. New Judge (Kara DioGuardi). Same old song and dance, sort of. Apparently, "American Idol" has "new beats" and the fever has spread to San Juan. Read a recap of the season eight premiere here. Will America ever get tired of watching people humiliate themselves on TV? Probably not.

The claws come out after the awards are handed out. The Fashion Police gave their opinon on which Golden Globes red carpet looks hit and which missed. Cast your votes, too. (Cutthroat -- I love it!)

My votes for Best Dressed: Maggie Gyllenhaal and January Jones because they didn't play it safe like a lot of other stars. Mad props for rocking prints and some color, ladies.

Bringing back the fliff
Three friends came to visit me Friday. We headed to the Harp & Fiddle, where we combined with a larger group. Instead of fighting for room at the bar with people from an out-of-place 21st birthday party, we retreated to a table in the back. (With the limo, tiaras, formal wear and dirty looks, I thought I had walked into an episode of MTV's "My Super Sweet 16.")

Holy potatoes. "Slumdog Millionaire" wins Best Picture. Unbelievable. What a deserving honor for the movie. Seriously, this show was a little uneven, but a lot of love was spread around to some great performances.

One thing to keep in mind, though, is that some say the Golden Globes recognize actors/movies that are overlooked at the Oscars. Others say that the Globes mirror the Oscars. I guess we'll have to see what happens during the Academy Awards Feb. 22. Check in for more live blogging for that show as well as the Grammys on Feb. 8.

Wow. This is definitely an upset and it also solidifies Rourke's comeback. Hollywood Foreign Press Association got it right this year with their choices.

"I was kinda hoping Robert Downey would come up here and help me," he says. He also thanks his manager for having "balls." The director jokingly gives him the finger when Rourke says he was "tough." He also thanks his dogs and the Boss.

Best. Acceptance speech. Ever.

This is her night. She won best supporting actress, too. OK, so I'm going to have to see "Revolutionary Road" now.

"Is this really happening," she asks before breaking down in tears. She reveals her love for Leo and husband/director Sam Mendes.

"Mad Men," aka the best show on television in my opinion, wins best TV drama. They are really speeding up the show now. Too bad the beginning dragged so badly because it's been pretty interesting since 10 p.m.

Danny Boyle wins best director for "Slumdog Millionaire." The upsets continue.

Allow me another trip to negativetown here. Reading Richard Yates' "Revolutionary Road," was so painful I almost don't want to see the movie. But I think Kate and Leo's reunion will get me to the theater.

Colin Ferrell wins best actor for a comedy or musical for "In Bruges." He busts out the big words and the vest. He's never looked - or sounded- better.

Sacha Baron Cohen jokes about the recession, busts on Madonna and presents "Vicky Cristian Barcelona" with the award for best comedy or musical. I really enjoyed the Woody Allen romantic comedy. It deserved to win. I agree with most of the awards that have been given out so far this year. The TV categories were a bit "John Adams"-heavy.

Honestly, I've counted more than a dozen starlets wearing white, cream, beige or something of the sort. The presenters have also been bland. Most seem to be having trouble with the timing of their lines.

"Slumdog Millionaire" wins best original score. Diddy gives the Indian composer a bro grab. Priceless.

"30 Rock" star Tina Fey wins best actress in a TV comedy. Tina Fey, please run a comb through your hair, refrain from using phrases like "Good Gravy" and never, I mean never, throw heat at the haters on the 'Net. We're more easily offended than you claim to be.

Martin Scorsese gives a touching speech and presents the Cecil B. DeMille award to Steven Spielberg. I agree with that choice even though the highlight reel was way too long and "E.T." probably scarred me for life.

Spoke too soon. Commercial count for "He's Just Not That Into You:" four

The simply stunning "Slumdog Millionaire" wins best screenplay. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, that movie along with other possible award-winners "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road" haven't come to the York area yet. At least "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Gran Torino" are here.

Alec Baldwin wins best actor in a TV comedy series.

An open note to Renée Zellweger : You are not Helen Bonham Carter, therefore you cannot pull off that dress or hairdo.

Paul Giamatti wins best actor in a mini-series for "John Adams." That show is cleaning up.
My sister got it for Christmas, so I guess I'll borrow it from her after I finish David McCullough's book, which I'm about half-way through.

"30 Rock" wins best TV series comedy. Tracy Morgan declares that he's the face of post-racial America and the new spokesman for the show. Thank goodness. I was so bored, I was about to switch over to "24" for a few seconds.

Also, maybe they heard my gripe. I haven't seen a "He's Just Not That Into You" promo in a while.

"John Adams" wins best mini-series. Executive producer Tom Hanks accepts the award.

Demi Moore gives daughter (and strangely the girl on the stage who tells the stars where to go) Rumor Willis some good advice: "Don't Slump."

Heath Ledger wins a best supporting actor award. He gets a standing ovation and "The Dark Knight" director Chris Nolan accepts the award.

Israeli movie "Waltz With Bashir" wins best foreign language film.

I'm loving Maggie Gyllenhaal's blue and black leopard print dress. Mad props to her for taking a chance. Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckert present Laura Linney with the best actress in a mini-series for her role in "John Adams."

Ricky Gervais gives a hilarious speech and manages to crack a joke about Holocaust movies. Yikes.

The camera catches Jay-Z and Beyonce, aka the most secretive star couple on the planet, grinning and dripping in ice.

Who are the stars of "The Jonas Brother 3-D Experience" again? I forgot. Thanks for reminding me G. Globes.

"Wall-E" wins best animated feature.

A dazed Johnny Depp muddles through the technical difficulties to presents underdog Sally Hawkins with the award for best actress in a musical or comedy for her role in "Happy-Go-Lucky." That movie plays at the Capitol Theatre Jan. 18.

There have been a lot of upsets so far. (Byrne, Paquin, Hawkins) Love it.

Tom Wilkinson wins best supporting actor in a TV show or series for his role in "John Adams."

Laura Dern wins best supporting actress in a TV show or series for her role in "Recount." It takes her at least a minute to get to the stage thanks to the awkward seating arrangement. She gets vaguely political with her speech.

We get to see what the stars do during the commercial breaks? The Golden Globes are being shown in China for the first time? Score! (Note the sarcasm.)

OMFG! I JUST SAW ZAC EFRON AGAIN! He and Hayden Panettiere present Gabriel Byrne wins the award for best actor in a TV show. It was so cute when he forgot his lines.

Anna Paquin wins best supporting actress in a TV show for her role in the HBO vampire series "True Blood." Girlfriend needs to go lighter on the fake tanner next time.

Commercial count for "He's Just Not That Into You:" three

Jennifer Lopez kicks off the show and presents the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture.

Kate Winslet wins for her role in "The Reader." She looks stunning in a black strapless number, but seems really nervous and emotional. Honey, please edit the acceptance speech next time. Must you thank your hair and makeup people on the stage? There are, like, a bagillion more of these to come.

Bruce Springsteen wins best original song in a motion picture for "The Wrestler" from the movie "The Wrestler." He makes a joke about being in a competition with Clint Eastwood and laughs at it.

Quick question: What is with the tinted shades, fellows? (I'm talking to you Rainn Wilson, Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr.)

OMFG! I JUST SAW ZAC EFRON. He's looking quite dapper as usual. Not feeling the hair.

Colin Farrell gives Eva Mendes an unexpected and very friendly red carpet greeting.

None of the stars can hear the questions since the fans are yelling so loud.

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are rooting for themselves.

Tom Cruise + Robery Downey Jr. + Sting = ???

Commercial count for "He's Just Not That Into You:" two

Is this the Golden Globes or Grammy's? There are just as many musicians as movie stars arriving at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Peter Gabriel, Diddy, Beyonce. etc.) Maybe here are just more double-threats on the scene these days.

I'm seeing a lot of white and grayish gowns so far. (Yawn.) Let's try to keep the fashion interesting ladies. I love "Gossip Girl" Blake Lively, but she should have a stylist. Also, I didn't even recognize the blonde big-haired Drew Barrymore. Her dress didn't seen to fit quite right. Let's not make it that interesting.

Tiki Barber is an emcee for the NBC pre-show. Really? You like? I'm not sure how I feel about this right now.

First, Joe the Plumber and now Bono. Who's next? Here's a story from the Associated Press.

Yep. U2 frontman is here to stay. I guess it's just a twinge of jealousy, considering most journalists can only dream of working at the New York Times, let alone write Op-Eds. To think some people vaue his opinion that highly!

Let it snow. Find out what's going on this weekend here or here.
Check out the trailer for "The Wrestler" below. It's being called Mickey Rourke's comeback, it might be up for some big awards and parts of it was shot in Philadelphia.

Speaking of awards, check back Sunday for a Golden Globes live blog. Ciao for now.

William Petersen, a.k.a. Gil Grissom of the CBS hit crime drama "CSI," said goodbye Thursday. His show is still No. 1, so he went out on top. Luckily, Dr. Raymond Langston, aka Laurence Fishburne, stepped in to fill Petersen's large shoes. Finish reading this post for more TV news.

Albeit a bit morbid, this eclectic list is sure to expand your musical horizons.

The book-turned-Web site includes everything from ABBA to AC/DC. You can read the blog and buy albums.

You already know my beef with lists and who has the authority to to tell me what to listen to, watch and download. But, despite the lack of gangsta rap, this one seems legit.

I better get crackin' before I bite the dust.

FlipSide editor Laura Burkey and entertainment reporter Erin McCracken pop into DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre to find out what's going on this weekend.

Yeah, I'm behind the curve as new movies go, but I just saw the lastest Indiana Jones flick the other night.
And I will never get the two hours of my life back -- ever.

The whip doesn't crack as loudly as it used to and his Fedora seems a bit worn. While the quips were still funny, the special effects were so 2003. I thought I'd be OK with the star-studded cast of Cate Blanchett, Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf. WRONG. Anyone else see bother to see the movie? Or have any thoughts?

The Knux kick it old-school in their "Cappuccino" video.

The Knux and Fleet Foxes could be the new TV on the Radio and Kings of Leon. (hint: They might go mainstream soon.) Find out more about them and other hot groups here.

At 8 p.m. Monday, the world was introduced to Jason Mesnick, 32, the most eligible man in America according to ABC's "The Bachelor."

The catch? He's the father of a 3-year-old son. Read a recap of the episode here. Read a blog about the show here.

Holler at all the single parents out there. Do you agree with Mesnick going on the show? Is it harder to date when kids are involved? Click here to comment.

Jay-Z + Radiohead = Jaydiohead

There was just one word that came to mind when I listened to ten tracks of Hova rapping over Radiohead beats. Genius. New York City beatmaker DJ Minty Fresh Beats is the mastermind behind this mashup.

In 2004, Danger Mouse took Jay-Z's lyrics and paired them with the Beatles' "White Album" to make the "Grey Album." Who should Hova rap with next?

I was dreaming when I wrote this...

My weekend technically started Wednesday night, so this roundup includes New Year's Eve. This year, I partied like it was 2009. Seriously, when Prince's song came on, I yelled "2009" each time he said "1999."

1. New Year's Revolution. Watch the video above or click here to read some local toasts.

FlipSide editor Laura Burkey and entertainment reporter Erin McCracken hang out outside Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, the site of New Year's Revolution.