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'Snowman' Rapper Unsurprisingly Implicated In Cocaine Ring

Might as well go for a music star crime news two-fer this afternoon: Atlanta rap star Young Jeezy has been implicated in a major cocaine-dealing trial. A witness testifying in a case against members of Black Mafia Family—a massive Atlanta drug gang that moved hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of coke across the country—said that Jeezy bought several kilos of coke from BMF. Well, duh. Jeezy's nickname is "Snowman": More »

moby

Moby: Lothario, Alcoholic, Special White Man

Moby, the beep-boop musician who unfortunately can't stop talking about himself, speaks to Salon today in that very particularly grating way that only Moby can. His formula, I'm figuring out, is to vigorously agree with every insult you throw his way, then go off on tangents about how, hey, he's not like all the other yuppies who act exactly how he acts, because of his revolutionary sympathies against our white male-dominated society. Then, speak much too openly about his own sexuality and personal problems. He follows this pattern today, reminiscing that "When I was DJing in the late '80s, more often than not I'd be the only white person in the club, and I found that strangely comforting." You'll surely have that gay minority child one day, Moby! So, please tell us more than we want to know about your sex life now! More »

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It's Officially Tokio Hotel Day on Gawker

OMG, lucky New York Post reporter Danica Lo got to talk to German band (and newest object of my hatred/morbid obsession) Tokio Hotel today. The musical rock and roll group, which is über-popular already in Europe, is doing a small US tour, hoping to raise their profile over here. Though, judging from the crowd outside the Fillmore East, I'm not sure they need it. Be-makeup-ed and rhinestoned teenage girls abound. Rearrange a few decades here and there, and all of them could be me. Or YOU. Sob. Here's the interview. Their "Ready, Set, Go" video is after the jump. More »

Dream Bands My latest bizarre fascination/sign of end times, German band Tokio Hotel, is in New York City, RIGHT. NOW. They played a show at the Fillmore East last night, and will play another tonight. If you're curious to meet old LolCait, I'll probably be waiting outside the stage door in baggy raver pants, holding a Hello Kitty lunchbox. Like the teenagers are doing now. Oh, and I'll probably have a gun, too. [TONY]

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Madonna's Little Circus

Filth & Wisdom, Madonna's debut as a film director, recently premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. The reviews have actually been not that bad, and the singer is, in her own words, "Chuffed, as they say!" Madonna is really one of my favorite British people. The bizarre, off-putting Gypsy punk Eugene Hutz is the star of the film, which, to quote Madge again, "is about two things: the duality of life and it's also about the struggle with that duality." Watch a video here of Madonna, looking exhausted and vaguely sad, talking about the film. Hutz, who seems to have just wandered out of a Brecht play, pops up too, playing a little ditty of revolution. (Also note that one of the related clips is, ominously, from the Russian silent film about people dying, Battleship Potemkin. Mental!) After the jump, a clip from Madonna's most recent film disaster, Swept Away. More »

Teh Classics The new Heidi Montag song and video "Higher" has just premiered on iTunes and Montag and her scheming, bulbous boyfriend Spencer Pratt (both from MTV's The Hills) went on Perez TV to chat about it. Spencer says: "The quality of music and the music video have never been seen before." That's what they said of Baby Mozart as well! Well, except for the video part! [Perez Hilton]

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The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Montag

Reality star Heidi Montag, of The Hills, has been warbling on and on about her singing career for some time now. We've heard a leaked single, "Touch Me", and now we have a video. It's for a different song called "Higher" that makes no sense (something about flying with your wings and nothing stopping you.) It begins with strange sounds and shots of the chanteuse climbing rocks and scaring away birds. Then she writhes around in the sand for a while. Naturally, it was directed by her scheming boyfriend/manager/Chucky doll Spencer Pratt. Oh, and there is also a behind-the-scenes video (after the jump) where Spencer runs around with his little camera and a funky looking boombox. It certainly begs the question: Who was filming Spencer filming Heidi? Polyhymnia, Muse of Sacred Song, that's who. [US] More »

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Just When Moby Thinks He's Out, Search For New Samples Pulls Him Back In

The kids at Stereogum notice that Moby, in spite of his previous promise to stay off the Internet, updated his journal on Sunday. How's the project going? "I've lapsed a couple of times for work, etc." More »