Kanye turns the page on rap.
Nine Inch Kanye. Got some serious “Pretty Hate Machine”-era Trent Reznor vibes from this song as well as “New Slaves.”
Seth Meyers is officially is the new host of NBC’s “Late Night,” replacing the Leno-replacing Jimmy Fallon and proving one thing: “Weekend Update” is a farm system. (AP photo)
In which SNL’s cold open captures the dynamics of the second presidential debate perfectly.
In case you haven’t heard, Kristen Wiig’s final episode as an SNL cast member was last night. (It was also rumored that the ep would be Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg’s last, but neither of them received the tearful goodbye that Wiig did — though unlike them, it was confirmed in her case.)
Be sure to watch this with tissues nearby; Wiig’s wacky characters will be missed from SNL’s stage, but we can’t wait for when she has the opportunity to host an episode all on her own. Lorne Michaels, the show creator, said “any decision on cast changes will wait until the summer.” source
Set your DVRs now: Although she hasn’t been on the show since 2006 (when her personal problems started affecting her work), Lindsay Lohan will host “Saturday Night Live” for the fourth time on March 3. Could this be her first step back into acting? She hasn’t made a movie since 2010’s “Machete,” but based on their recent tweets, Lohan and her mother are both excited about this being a real corner-turning opportunity for the 25-year-old. Hopefully this won’t be as terrible as it could be. The musical guest will be Jack White, after all. source
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This is amazing, but surprisingly, it’s only Bill Hader’s second-best performance of the night. The one that takes the cake is his parody of Clint Eastwood’s excellent “It’s Halftime In America” Super Bowl ad. Bill Hader basically was on a roll last night.
theunintentionalasshole asks: In the post about Lana Del Ray you said: "Could a Black Kids-style backlash be next?". What happened to the Black Kids?
» SFB says: To put it simply, Pitchfork gave an early release of theirs a great review, then pulled out the pitbulls (er, pugs) when their actual major-label album came out. The site later explained itself, claiming it was a too-much-too-fast situation for the band, and that the album didn’t hold up. The potential parallel Lana Del Rey could face is that her early material got built up by a number of major blogs, and the backlash has already started. Will say this much: “Video Games” is a great song and it’d be a shame for the hype to overshadow the talent. — Ernie @ SFB
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Maybe it was nerves, or maybe she was told not to move around the stage - but Lana Del Rey had a serious case of “pee pee dance” during her performance of Video Games. [watch]
Um, wow. The real lesson here is how advanced Auto-tune has gotten. Just watched part of the “Video Games” performance, and it literally sounded like she had never performed on stage before. Could a Black Kids-style backlash be next?](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxui8uRolr1qanm80o1_500.png)
Maybe it was nerves, or maybe she was told not to move around the stage - but Lana Del Rey had a serious case of “pee pee dance” during her performance of Video Games. [watch]
Um, wow. The real lesson here is how advanced Auto-tune has gotten. Just watched part of the “Video Games” performance, and it literally sounded like she had never performed on stage before. Could a Black Kids-style backlash be next?
Watch: PCB gets a visual shout out on GMA’s Yahoo/Tumblr...
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Hat tip to this headline writer.
Congrats Tumblr!
Don’t screw this up Yahoo.
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Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself (in character) on “SNL”: This is a brilliant response on the part of Baldwin to the whole American Airlines/Words With Friends incident earlier this week. Actual quote from Baldwin, playing an American Airlines pilot: “Mr. Baldwin is an American treasure, and I am ashamed at the way he was treated.” Magic.
Netflix/Qwikster update: Without revealing anything, Netflix’s list of top-rented movies is really freaking depressing for you movie connoisseurs. The number one movie in particular. BTW, if you want a good laugh at the expense of the quickly changing company, you can’t do wrong with this cut-for-time SNL sketch, which falls apart in the last minute but is otherwise solid.
We missed SNL last night, but we have to say that this clip really says a lot about the Time Person of the Year situation. While making Julian Assange look as creepy as possible, SNL gets a lot of jabs in at the oddity of Time picking a boring guy who runs a company that gives away your private data vs. an endlessly fascinating dude who tries to reveal corruption. Well-played, SNL.
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