Watch the Avett Brothers Perform "I and Love and You" on David Letterman
"This is the plight of the Avett Brothers fan: He must keep a stiff upper lip as his heroes trek off into the great unknown mainstream." So says our review of the Avett Brothers' superb I and Love and You, their major-label debut LP, which is out today. And that trek is coming sooner than you think, true believers, because the Brothers debuted on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to perform a stirring version of the album's eponymous single.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBritain Reviews Product Placement Ban, U.S. Slowly Moves in Opposite Direction
Britain's culture secretary announced last week that he plans to relax current restrictions on product placement in British television programs. Currently in Britain, commercial product placement is banned in broadcast TV shows, though products already featured in programming imported from foreign countries are not curtailed. This proposed change in policy seems to be aimed, at least in part, at remedying British commercial TV's current economic struggles.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFourteen Catchiest Apple Ads (Plus, Who's That Singing In The New Nano Commercial?)
With their clean lines, bright hues, tech-forward features and cultural cache, it often seems like Apple products simply sell themselves. But what, then, of the hundreds of equally stylish—and so often mesmerizing—television ads the company's shelled out for over the years? Are they just for our amusement? Well, no, but sometimes they might as well be. There are few other ad campaigns with the capacity to stop TV viewers in their commercial-break tracks from the sofa to the fridge, and few others worth seeking out on YouTube even after you've gone to great TiVo-related lengths to avoid them the first... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayVenezuela Bans Family Guy
Of all the stunts Family Guy has pulled on national, and international television networks, an episode promoting marijuana usage might lean on the innocuous side of things. Nevertheless, it was enough for Venezuelan authorities to fine cable companies that continue to air the series.... read more
Found in: Movies, News30 Rock: Season Three
For a comedy about comedy writers written by a comedy writer... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsBloom Where You're Planted: Grey Gardens' Timeless Style
HBO's Emmy-winning Grey Gardens revisits the lives of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesWatch Dr. Horrible Hijack the Emmy Awards and Declare the Death of TV
Fans of Neil Patrick Harris who watched last night's Emmys witnessed two treats. First, the man himself was in rare form, carrying the ceremony with wit and aplomb ("Here's hoping Kanye West likes 30 Rock.") And secondly, the cast of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog staged a mini-reunion for a taped bit wherein NPH (as Dr. Horrible) declared the death of broadcast television.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsOprah, Meet Don Draper: Mad Men Cast to Hit Daytime TV This Afternoon
AMC's Mad Men captures the style and social climate of the early '60s in a darkly sexy and understated way, tying together romantic, political and historical plot lines with a sea of skinny ties, dapper suits and clinking brandy glasses. What better match for the show then the lady who gives away free cars!But seriously, according to the New York Times' ArtsBeat, Mad Men's January Jones and Jon Hamm will visit Oprah on her talk show this afternoon. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsCatching Up With... It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton
The fifth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia kicks off tonight (Sept. 17) on FX at 10 p.m. EST. And as you read this, the Gang is amidst... read more
Found in: TVFlaming Lips Visit Stephen Colbert Tonight, Stream New Album on His Website
Although it may prove difficult to walk over a live television audience in a giant inflatable ball, the Flaming Lips will stop by Comedy Central's The Colbert Report tonight. The appearance is just the beginning of a season that'll be full of the Lips, as the band's much anticipated double album, Embryonic, is set to drop Oct. 13. But you, lucky fan, won't even have to wait that long! Following the band's performance tonight, Colbert's website will stream the record in its entirety until next Monday. ... read more
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