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Want to get high?  Mile High that is.  If you find yourself yearning for some fresh air and beautiful mountains, get on out to Colorado for the 2nd annual Mile High Music Festival. Find out who's playing

Attention artists, cartoon lovers, animation designers, aspiring musicians. This is your chance to find out how a two-time Emmy award nominated Animated-Television series earned its success. Leave your comments on this post, with 1 question per comment for the creators of Disney's Phineas and Ferb. Next week on Buzznet's homepage we will be running a feature with the creators of Phineas and Ferb answering as many of your quesitons as possible. Ask your questions ...

This week the third installment of Denny's late-night Rockstar Menu will debut more yummy creations nationwide.  This time around the menu, available from 10pm until 5am,  will feature food from Rascal Flatts, Gym Class Heroes, Sum 41 and Good Charlotte.  And with prices starting at $3.99, it's a rockin' way to refuel after catching a show. See what your favorite bands made just for you...

Why is Hollywood counting down to 9? Because it's the first new creation from the mad-genius film director and producer Tim Burton since his Oscar-winning Sweeney Todd, and now Buzznet has the exclusive first look at 9's darkly beautiful artwork. Here, kitty kitty...

Haven't gotten your copy of The Maine's debut album Can't Stop Won't Stop yet?  Well good things come to those who wait, because the deluxe digital edition of their album, released on Fearless Records, will be sold on iTunes beginning July 14th.  See what this hard-working band has in store for fans...

For the last 15 years, the Danish trio, Mew, has been making what they call experimental dream-pop, music described as labyrinthine, artfully weird and epic.  Yet, the sugary-sweet overlapping harmonies and memorable hooks turn the often challenging instrumentation into warm, accessible music. Find out more about Mew's original sound...

Father's Day is just around the corner and we want you all to be as prepared as possible. Well, we at least want you to feel like you know the relationship between some of your favorite band members and their fathers.  Kennedy Brock from The Maine shares how his dad influenced his childhood and helped him become the man he is now.  Read on...

Father's Day is just around the corner and we want you all to be as prepared as possible. Well, we at least want you to feel like you know the relationship between some of your favorite band members and their fathers.  VersaEmerge's Anthony Martone (drums) reminisces about being raised by his tough dad.  But his dad is really just a big softy.  Find out more...

Father's Day is just around the corner and we want you all to be as prepared as possible. Well, we at least want you to feel like you know the relationship between some of your favorite band members and their fathers.  Slade Echeverria (vocals, bass) and Mike Kitlas (guitar) from Anarbor share fond memories of their fathers.  See how cool their dads are.

Father's Day is just around the corner and we want you all to be as prepared as possible. Well, we at least want you to feel like you know the relationship between some of your favorite band members and their fathers.  Guitarist for A Rocket to the Moon, Justin Richards thinks his loving pop is the best there is.  See what this sweetheart has to say about his dad.

My thoughts exactly, Rolling Stone, my thoughts exactly.

Oh wait... it's an anti-bullying message.  

Nevermind.

Wait, wait, wait... when was the second Donnie Darko?  

Fox is planning a third installment for the cult classic Donnie Darko.  This struck me as a surprise, because I was completely unaware of the second Donnie Darko.  Research shows (thanks IMDB!) that the sequel was called S. Darko and it apparently came out this year.  The sequel is supposedly awful and, honestly, the synopsis is just confusing.  But, the sequel had a different director.  *Fun Fact* Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick plays bad boy Randy and is joined in the cast by Twilight's Jackson Rathbone.  

It's rumored that the original director is on board for the third installment.  But is this a good thing?  His post-Darko career hasn't exactly been illuminating.  He has only directed two movies since the 2001 indie film and neither movie has gathered much attention.

So why bother with another sequel?  It's not like Donnie Darko was a major box office smash...

Pete Wentz's label Decaydance Records is home to some really awesome bands (think Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At the Disco, Hey Monday and many more).  Decaydance's success is largely due to the dedication and good taste of Pete and his cohorts.  So what was he thinking when he signed this band?

Last week Emily brought us the 'Why Some Bands Suck More Than Others' post, which led to a very long, very intense, very heated discussion about BrokenCyde.  Having never heard of this band (I'd never even heard of this so-called CrunkCore/EmoCrunk genre), I decided to do some digging.  And what better research than reviewing BrokenCyde's new album, I'm Not a Fan but the Kids Like It?  How bad can this really be?

Summer is a magical time of year.  School is out, the sun is shining and warm, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood-Prince will be out July 15th.  The sixth magical installment is less than a month away!

Have you been drooling for New Moon ever since seeing the trailer at the MTV Movie Awards?  Well, you're in luck, because you're going to start seeing it a lot more.  View new scenes, pictures, and secrets from the new movie!  Sink your teeth into this!

Johnny Depp is at it again. Drunk, hot, hilarious and a pirate! Pirates Of The Carrbean 1, 2 and 3 were just not enough, not even for Depp. Who could ask for more? Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer are milking the cash now for all it's worth... and I'm ok with it.

Is Disney's Phineas and Ferb just another kids' cartoon show?  Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, and two Emmy nominations might beg to differ.

For those of you who don't know, P&F is an animated series about two step-brothers whose imaginations lead them to an abundance of hijinks during their summer vacation — though they never escape the notice of their nosy sister Candace (voiced by the Tiz.  Seriously, how many jobs does this girl have?  Does she sleep?). With an A+ cast, Disney hit the jackpot with P&F

Please excuse the phrasing of the title, but SERIOUSLY.

Spin Magazine just came out with a tiny article about Paul McCartney and his views on collaborations.  

The magazine lists MGMT and Bob Dylan as potential collaboration cohorts.  

About collaborating with MGMT, Paul said, "We need to talk about it.  I can't call them."  Seriously?  Too much of a big shot?  Too much of a wuss?  

Spin tries to back him up by saying, "Basically he's old fashioned and into the idea of potential collaborators making the first move to get the ball rolling."

So, basically, he's the artist and the other people are the collaborators... As in the song would be "Whatever" by Paul McCartney ft. MGMT/Bob Dylan/anyone.  And it couldn't be MGMT/Bob Dylan/anyone ft. Paul McCartney?

I guess I really just don't get it.  

Later in the article he goes on to say that he can't call Bob Dylan and Bob Dylan has to call him.

Seriously, how often do you see these people?  I assume it's not, like, every week that McCartney sees Dylan.  It's not like he can be like, 'hey Bob, how come you never call me?'  

Anyway, whenever I hear about Paul McCartney from now on I'll be thinking about when I was in junior high school and my girly-girl friends would say things like, 'omg so-and-so's soo cute, but I can't talk to him.'

You get the point.  Paul McCartney needs to man up if he's gonna get this done. 

After perusing the usual news sites, I came upon one particular article with some distressing news.  It's right here.

Since when have Bono and the Edge been into musicals?  Not that there's anything wrong with it.  Personally, I love musicals.  But, Broadway just isn't their niche.

This isn't news to me.  It was reported a while ago, but now they're opening up discussion about it, because of its impending release date (February 18, 2010).

There are, however, a few major issues that distress me most.  If Bono and the Edge want to throw their towels into the ring, then ok, I have enough confidence in them to write good songs ("Get on Your Boots" is an exception).  

But don't they know that Broadway is going under?  They're looking to take a major loss.  If the musical isn't impeccable, it won't be seen.  People who would see it solely because it's a Spiderman musical will be automatically ruled out by the current state of the economy.  

In the movies and comic books, Spiderman manages to keep his dignity while still running around in a tight jumpsuit.  Add singing and dancing to the bit, and how will Spiderman retain the image he's built for years and years? (Confession: his image is hyper-masculine and dictated by society's standards of male behavior.)

I'm just saying, are there no original ideas anymore?

From the dawn of music, covers have always been used to pay tribute to the greatest artists.  But recording a song made famous by another artist is a delicate matter, and it can either be really awesome or really awful (311's cover of The Cure's "Love Song" anybody?). The Used has recently taken on Talking Heads, and more bands are now jumping on the bandwagon. Guess who's getting the cover treatment?

With her fourth studio album due out this fall, Christina Aguiera is hooking up with some major electro-pop power acts.  Before now, the 'Keeps Gettin' Better' singer had announced that she will be collaborating with the likes of Goldfrapp, Ladytron, and new best bud Sia.  But now we can officially add Le Tigre to the list. Do you like the new Christina?

That's right, Love, She Wrote (touring this summer), just released the video for "Bling Bling Baby."  My recommendation is to turn the volume all the way up, because this band rocks.  Joey C.'s smooth vocals over the loud emo-pop create a dynamic sound not unlike Fall Out Boy (not too much alike though).  See what you think

Escape the Fate's new video for "10 Miles Wide" just premiered, and it's everything that can be expected from them.  The video is mediocre and unoriginal.  Big-breasted, mostly blonde women in tight stewardess outfits fight for the attention of the band members by flipping their hair, grinding up against them, and overall being temptresses (to put it in a nice way). Would you fly with them?

Not too long ago, Beth Ditto, vocalist for The Gossip, was quoted in Attitude magazine as saying, "I hate Katy Perry!  She's offensive to gay culture" and said that her hit song, "I Kissed a Girl," was a, "boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn guys on by making out or, like, faking gay."

Ditto went so fars as to try and incite a band feud.

For a while the "Waking Up in Vegas" songstress remained mum on the issue, but now she has words for Ditto. See what the singer has to say

Do the petty jealousies of the high school teens on Gossip Girl seem a little true-to-life?  Wait until you see what the series' author thinks about how girls treat each other after graduation.  If you can't stand the heat..

If you've finished reading the Twilight series, watching the movies, and watching True Blood, but still want more, then do I have some good news for you!

Think the vampire hype is dying down?  Not a chance.  Director of The Hobbit, Guillermo Del Toro, has been fascinated by dark magic and the occult since he was a little boy.  

Now, the I Am Legend director has a book out called The Strain, which hit stores at the beginning of June.  The story is about a vampiric disease, which affects New York City, while doctors and scientists from the Center for Disease Control research a cure before it's too later for the entire planet. 

Ok, so it's not a vampire love story... but don't fret, because this won't be Del Toro's only release.  There is already a plan for two more books and considering that the man is obsessed with the blood suckers, it will only be a matter of time before there's more.  

The quirky Icelandic pop star, Bjork, spent all of 2007/2008 touring to promote her last album, Volta.  And although she won't be touring this summer, you can still watch the swan dress-wearing songstress.  

Bjork is releasing the tour film Voltaic: the Volta Tour, which is made up of film from shows in Paris and Reykjavic.  But this won't be Bjork's only release this summer.  The tour film is part of the greater Voltaic collection.  The box set includes two CDs and two DVDs and will be out June 23rd. 

That's right folks, Metro Station is opening up for Miley Cyrus.  How does this work?  For those of you in the dark about it, Miley is Trace's little sister.  Yup, Trace Cyrus, as in guitar and vocals for Metro Station. That's adorable.

Four Year Strong is putting out their second album for I Surrender/Decaydence records.  It's the followup album to 2007's Rise or Die Trying, but this time they're taking a different route.  Same great sound, new approach.  Explains It All is set to be released July 21, 2009 and is purely made up of 90's alt-rock covers. 

Piqued your curiousity yet?  I hope so, because they already released the discography.

So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear
Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Roll to Me - Del Amitri
Fly - Sugar Ray
In Bloom - Nirvana
She Really Loved You - Reach The Sky
She's So High - Blur

These songs are so recognizeable now so Four Year Strong had really better put their own spin on them.  This will either be awesome or awful.

 If you haven't heard, melodic post-hardcore band Taking Back Sunday just released the follow-up album to 2006's Louder Now ("Liar (it takes one to know one)" and "Makedamnsure").  With a successful record like Louder Now you can be that the guys are doing everything they can to promote their new album aptly titled New Again.  Last night they played on Jimmy Kimmel Live and giving out hand-written tablature cards of "Sink Into Me."  In heart-warming news the guys will be playing Rock Band for a good cause.  So if you're in the New Orleans area June 14th, you can play Rock Band with TBS to support the New Orleans Children's Hospital (collective "aww" here please).  If you're not in New Orleans they're
on tour for the summer and will be playing with Blink and Weezer in July. click here for the New Again review

The frontwoman of great 80's punk band X has some terribly sad news for all of us today.

Exene Cervenka has apparently not been feeling well for months and recent medical testing has shown that she has Multiple Sclerosis. 

For those of you who don't know what MS is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the nervous system.  The ability of the nerve cells in the brain to communicate with the nerve cells in the spinal cord. 

MS has no known cure and some treatments have adverse effects in patients.  There are therapies, however, and "alternative treatments."

This news comes right in the middle of their "TRL" tour (TRL as in you get to vote for the songs, has nothing to do with MTV).  The tour has been running since April and is due to run through the end of July.  There is no news as of yet whether any of the dates are going to be cancelled.

The entire statement can be read here.

Are you “Feeling This”?  Blink-182 and Motion City Soundtrack both have albums in the works.

By now we all know that Blink-182
has reunited and is going on tour with killer bands like the All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Chester French and Motion City Soundtrack.  The tour has been hyped, but there hasn’t been much talk of an album…

Singer for The Gossip, Beth Ditto, is angry at Katy Perry for her single "I Kissed A Girl."  Ditto, raised in Arkansas, has been in numerous magazines talking about when she came out to her parents and how she dealt with being gay in a small southern town.  

The reason she's angry?  In Attitude Magazine, Ditto calls Perry's hit song a "boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn on guys who like making out or, like, faking gay."  Ditto says later in the interview that Katy Perry is, "offensive to gay culture, I'm so offended.  She's riding on the backs of our culture without having to pay any dues and not being actually lesbian or anything at all." 

The Gossip is a punk/dance band, known for being outspoken and putting on killer stage shows.  Currently on a huge festival kick over in Europe for the summer, the new album Music For Men is due out June 22nd (but watch the infomercial).

Personally, Ditto wins this one for style, outspokenness, singing voice, and overall being right.

Brit-rockers Arctic Monkeys are releasing their third album late this summer.  The album has yet to be titled and no tracks have been posted on their website or myspace yet.  They have, however, posted the complete tracklist:

1. My Propeller

2. Crying Light

3. Dangerous Animals

4. Secret Door

5. Potion Approaching

6. Fire & The Thud

7. Cornerstone

8.Dance Little Liar

9. Pretty Visitors

10. The Jeweller's Hands

They guys are currently touring Europe, making one stop in Canada and one in New Jersey for the All Points Festival. 

The new album, available for digital download, on CD, and on vinyl, was produced in LA with Josh Homme and NYC with James Ford.  While there's not much information about the album buzzing around right now, we do know that it will be released in the UK Aug. 24th and in the US Aug. 25th.

90's alt-rockers and one-hit wonders Harvey Danger broke up today.

So that means they were still together prior to today?

There is a lengthy entry on their website (they had a website?) detailing their breakup. *cue worlds smallest violin* The band apparently lasted 15 years and put out 3 albums, which is 2.9 more than anyone cared about.  

The group is most famous for their single "Flagpole Sitta" from their album Where Have all the Merrymakers Gone? in 1998.

While I make fun of the band for failing to replicate the success of "Flagpole Sitta" and make the band last well past its expiration date, Harvey Danger Band will always live on fondly in my heart.

The farewell letter is heartfelt and profoundly thanks all of their fans.

Aussie pop-rock sensation The Veronicas are about to begin a headlining summer tour for their album Hook Me Up.

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We've all seen the commercial.  We all think it's incredibly corny and all secretly want one.  You know what I'm talking about... the Snuggie.  The blanket you can wear.  It's pretty much identical to a robe worn backwards and makes you look like a monk from some strange order when worn outside at sporting events. 

And yet they look so inviting and functional (you can answer the phone in one, shown in the commercial). 

So how do you get away with wearing a Snuggie without your entire social life going down the tubes?  Fear not, the Wuggie is due out later this year.  The Wuggie combines all of the comfort of the Snuggie with the added cool-factor of Weezer.

The "Pork and Beans" band has been spotted in recent pictures wearing red and leopard-printed Snuggies on stage.

While Weezer has a page

devoted to the upcoming Wuggie, the actual design is not out yet.

Although there are many fashion cues that I wouldn't take from Weezer (ie Rivers Cuomo's cowboy hat and facial hair) the Wuggie is just too good to pass up.

For your further amusement click here

Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, is suing his former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi, accusing him of falsely claiming sole ownership of the band's name.