Great R.E.M. interview? Or the greatest R.E.M. interview? The Athenians' charm offensive is on full throttle between the La Blogs and the happy, sort of bashful turns on the Today show and last…   Read Story »

Our friend Lindsay was first to tip us off to this bit of Via Chicago-meets-Colbert Nation news, but it wasn't 'til reader Andrew T. sent us the full info -- along with the intro "My Sister-in-law…   Read Story »

Remember that will-not-confirm-or-deny-anything 20th Century Fox intrigue over whether Green Day were in fact getting Groening'd? That lasted about two minutes? Internet's fun like that. The…   Read Story »

Today is iPhone day, no getting around that. There's the crazies camped out at Apple's SoHo and Midtown locations (whom we may go take pics of later today, why not), there's the luddites that think…   Read Story »

Yep, Stephen Colbert once again is taking on a beloved music artist, but the catalyst for confrontation this time is Ben & Jerry's decision to release not one but TWO celebrity ice cream flavors this…   Read Story »

Last night's Colbert Report dedicated the ENTIRE show to settling the much-blogged feud between Stephen and hyperliterate prog rockers The Decemberists. That made for a lot of cameos. Everyone from…   Read Story »

Here's a vintage clip from Colbert's past life as part of the "noted 1980s new wave sensation Stephen & The Colberts," unearthed during the news anchor's response to The Decemberists counter…   Read Story »

It is officially on. Entries are popping up for Stephen Colbert's Second Green Screen Challenge: To Edit Stephen Into The Decemberists' Green Screen Challenge! Head here to watch the first that we've…   Read Story »

Last night, The Colbert Report introduced a new segment, Who?s Riding My Coattails Now? This week's culptrits?"Indie rock outfit The Decemberists, who have shot a performance against a green screen…   Read Story »

Hilarious. Read a transcript at DailyKos. Watch it -- Parts 1, 2, and 3 -- at YouTube. Now, you wonder, what song am I gonna use to tie this to music? Well, Ludacris was there. But so was Ray Nagin.…   Read Story »