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Norah Jones Lingers Atop Charts, Britney Nearly Diagnosed, New Ryan Adams Gets Release Date

2/28/07, 2:29 pm EST

Norah Jones, Arcade Fire

  • Someone do something about this Norah Jones situation. The piano princess is enjoying another week at Number One on the charts. Admittedly, this week was not a good one for record sales (Fall Out Boy sold 79,052 copies of Infinity On High, a 33 percent drop since last week, and still managed to earn the Number Three spot). Jones only had to sell 99,825 copies of her album Not Too Late in order to score the top spot, but still. Everyone: Buy Arcade Fire’s album next Tuesday.
  • Britney Spears is reportedly in treatment for Post-Partum depression, or bipolar disorder. We were wondering what the official culprit behind her zany behavior was. Now we almost know.
  • Kelly Osbourne freaked everybody out when she announced — at an AIDS charity benefit — that one of her family members has H.I.V. Now her cousin Terry Longden, has reportedly outed himself as the one suffering from the disease.
  • Oops. All those in attendance at a Valentine’s Day bash celebrating Beyonce’s cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (like Leo DiCaprio) should see a doctor, pronto. The event was catered by Wolfgang Puck, one of whose employees was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Eew.
  • Ryan Adams has announced a release date for his new album, Easy Tiger. We’ll be halfway into 2007 by the time this album comes out on June 1st. Could everyone’s favorite tormented troubadour be slowing down? Maybe he’s just taken the time to make Easy Tiger really awesome. Though the final sequence of tracks if not yet finalized, these songs will appear on the album: “Goodnight Rose”, “Everybody Knows”, “The Sun Also Sets”, “Halloween Head”, “Off Broadway”, “Two Hearts”, “Tears Of Gold”, “These Girls”, “Two”, “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old”, “Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.”, “Rip Off”, and “Pearls On A String”.
  • According to TMZ Paris Hilton may spend 90 days in jail. The heiress was allegedly arrested last night for violating the terms of her probation (she was arrested on September 7th for DUI in Hollywood) after cops stopped her speeding down Sunset sans headlights.

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break_my_own_heart | 3/2/2007, 7:46 am EST

Cant wait to see if Ryan gives us genius or outakes. Muslim Hater speaks from experience!!

Mark | 3/1/2007, 10:20 pm EST

Thank God for Ryan Adams!

doctor roper | 3/1/2007, 12:31 pm EST

sometimes the affect of hardcore drug addiction can cause a misdiagnosis of mental illness, because drug addicts often act strangely - but this is mainly due to their drug use, not some brain defect…

Evan | 3/1/2007, 11:06 am EST

Yep, Arcade Fire are SO pretentious. I somehow disagree with you. It’s my understanding that the only pretentious people in the world are the people who use the word in sentences to describe other people.

Oddjob | 3/1/2007, 10:52 am EST

Better than pretentious garbage like Arcade Fire or the Shins

Sam | 3/1/2007, 3:33 am EST

yeah neon bible definitely deserved more than a 3 1/2 out of five…hahaha indie fanboys? come on, norah jones is some of the most boring crap to come out in a LONG TIME

Evan | 2/28/2007, 11:39 pm EST

already have both the Deluxe and the Vinyl versions of Neon Bible preordered, so I’ve done my part in the campaign to get Norah Jones away from Number 1 on Billboard.

erik | 2/28/2007, 9:56 pm EST

March 6. 9AM. Anybody wanna make a blockbuster at the Electric Fetus with me?

meglovesrs | 2/28/2007, 8:39 pm EST

the news about Britney is obvious. But the Paris Hilton thing? That’s funny!

B | 2/28/2007, 7:09 pm EST

the ryan adams album comes out on the 5th of june, not the first. the first isn’t even a tuesday, come on guys, you’re just getting lazy

emo | 2/28/2007, 5:58 pm EST

:’(

Lip | 2/28/2007, 5:33 pm EST

Wayne: Ya know, I really can’t put my finger on it other than to say I keep going back to that (GBQ) album. Given the talent on the table I can see how individuals would demand/politely ask for more, but for me the music (not the musicians) for that album anyway, stands alone.
I’ve personally been a soldier of my own expectation war when it comes to new albums. Having no expectations seems to be the best way of approaching a new album without any form of bias. But that is almost completely impossible unless you live secluded in the trees somewhere. I don’t live in the trees somewhere.

The new Stooges album is pretty good.

Brian | 2/28/2007, 4:55 pm EST

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE IN JUNE! RYAN ADAMS IN JUNE! KINGS OF LION LATER ON THIS YEAR WITH NINE INCH NAILS AND RADIOHEAD! FALL OUT BOY DON’T STAND A CHANCE THIS YEAR TO RANK UP WITH ANY OF THESE AWESOME AND ACTUALLY TALENTED MUSICIANS. SOME MAY EVER CALL THESE BAND GENIUS COMPARED TO FALL OUT BOY, BUT EVEN COMPARED TO ANY OTHER BAND THEY’RE GODS. OH AND ALSO WEEN ALBUM COMING OUT LATER THIS YEAR. GOOD YEAR.

Donovan | 2/28/2007, 4:28 pm EST

Arcade Fire’s album is great, though not as good as the last one. Kings of Leon’s new album is and will be the album of the year. It is, in a word, amazing.

Wayne | 2/28/2007, 4:06 pm EST

Sean: Yeah, that’s my problem with it. I’m a bigger fan of The Clash and Fela Kuti than of anything Damon’s done, so I found it to be a bit of a cocktease. It’s fine, but….
Oh well.

god | 2/28/2007, 4:04 pm EST

you can talk about shitty bands all you want, even suggest garbage, but dont EVER tell anyone to buy an arcade fire cd. thats garbage.

John in Orlando | 2/28/2007, 4:02 pm EST

Why don’t we all buy The Grateful Dead’s new album and put the whole industry in a spinner! Hop on, everyone!

sean, seattle | 2/28/2007, 3:58 pm EST

wayne: the other three members of GBQ are fairly anonymous on the album. its pretty much the damon albarn show, which is ok by me, if it sounds this good.

Wayne | 2/28/2007, 3:43 pm EST

Lip: I’m going to need someone, perhaps yourself, to explain The Good the Bad and The Queen to me. Why did they even bother with Tony Allen if they’re just going to make him sit back there and do not much of anything at all. Am i missing the point?

Wayne | 2/28/2007, 3:40 pm EST

I’m listening to it right now, and yes, you should buy the Arcade Fire album next Tuesday.

Lip | 2/28/2007, 3:39 pm EST

Yeah, I didn’t much care for the new Arcade Fire album.

The best album so far this year is still The Good, The Bad & the Queen.

Aries73 | 2/28/2007, 3:30 pm EST

Norah Jones hitting #1 is a sure sign that the country hasn’t completely lost it’s mind.

Get a grip, indie fanboys.

baba o riley | 2/28/2007, 3:02 pm EST

i’ve already heard the whole thing and it’s freaking sweet. i am so buying it next week.

McNutt | 2/28/2007, 2:56 pm EST

No, seriously: EVERYONE buy Arcade Fire’s album next Tuesday.

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