Photos, Video From The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards

When MTV's college-obsessed little sister station mtvU announced the nominations for this year's Woodie Awards, we had some fun trying to make sense of the logic underlying the way in which they had grouped together bands and pit them against... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS, VIDEO FROM THE 2009 MTVU WOODIE AWARDS»

Beasties, Talib Kweli In 30 Rock's Kidney Song

Steve Earle, Moby, Norah Jones, Michael McDonald, and Tina Fey's fave Elvis Costello also lent their voices to help Milton Green get a kidney. Watch the "We Are The World" parody here.... CONTINUE READING BEASTIES, TALIB KWELI IN 30 ROCK'S KIDNEY SONG»

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

New Hives & Cyndi Lauper - "A Christmas Duel"

When we joked about the Hives having one fan left, we were proven wrong: They have at least a dozen. (Just kidding, Hives fan.) Cyndi Lauper is apparently fond of the Swedish garage crew -- she's teams up with them... CONTINUE READING NEW HIVES & CYNDI LAUPER - "A CHRISTMAS DUEL"»

Posted on November 24, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Cyndi Lauper | Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt | The Hives

Dave Stewart's Terrible New Obama Song

I'm not very good at PhotoShop: That screen grab of Perez Hilton is real. If that wasn't bad enough, Eurythmics dude Dave Stewart also requested the help of Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, and Pamela Anderson in his quest to write... CONTINUE READING DAVE STEWART'S TERRIBLE NEW OBAMA SONG»

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Writer Dies

Fresh off the True Colors tour, Cyndia Lauper's having her songs covered by the Acorn and promoting her new album Bring Ya To The Brink. In the meantime, Robert "Escalator Of Life" Hazard, the guy who wrote her biggest hit,... CONTINUE READING "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN" WRITER DIES»

Posted on August 7, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Cyndi Lauper | Robert Hazard

The Acorn Cover Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper recently collaborated with Basement Jaxx, Kleerup, Dragonette, and Scumfrog, among others, for her new album Bring Ya To The Brink and is currently on the True Colors tour with the B-52's, Regina Spector, Tegan & Sara, etc. In... CONTINUE READING THE ACORN COVER CYNDI LAUPER»

Posted on June 17, 2008 in MP3, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Cyndi Lauper | The Acorn

New Cyndi Lauper & Basement Jaxx - "Rocking Chair"

Surprising us all, Cyndi Lauper has graduated from her turn in Japan For Africa to "Rocking Chair," a collaboration with Basement Jaxx. The track appears on Bring Ya To The Brink, which is out next week and includes production work... CONTINUE READING NEW CYNDI LAUPER & BASEMENT JAXX - "ROCKING CHAIR"»

Posted on May 27, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (3 comments)
Tags: Basement Jaxx | Cyndi Lauper

Wrestling With Snoop Dogg, Andy Warhol, And The '80s

Time for Stereogum's daily professional wrestling roundup. Yes, we're all sad 50 Cent bailed on his scheduled appearance at Wrestlemania, sport fans. But at least Snoop is representing in the ring, throwing punches and making a stadium full of adrenaline... CONTINUE READING WRESTLING WITH SNOOP DOGG, ANDY WARHOL, AND THE '80S»

Posted on April 1, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Andy Warhol | Cyndi Lauper | Hulk Hogan | Mr. T | Snoop Dogg

New Japan For Africa Video - "We Are The World"

"We Are The World" is in the air. We caught a pretty good whiff of it with Jimmy and Ben, but this footage from Japanese television takes USA For Africa to the next level. In fact, the footage you're about... CONTINUE READING NEW JAPAN FOR AFRICA VIDEO - "WE ARE THE WORLD"»