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britney spears to release new record early in 2011

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Britney Spears last released an album in 2008. The album was called Circus and it was beloved by most of Spears fans.

It was a return to glory for Spears and, three years later, Spears is preparing to release her new record, which is scheduled to come out early in 2011.

The pop singer has been working with producers Dr. Luke on her seventh studio album recently and Luke recently said the new album is expected out no later than March of 2011.

“She’s such an icon, I don’t want to let anyone down,” said Dr Luke, who has previously worked with Avril Lavigne and Katy Perry.

He added that he was “excited to be co-executive producing with Max Martin, the person who kind of invented Britney, and to make good music”.

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Stay tuned for more news on Britney.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

red hot chili peppers are halfway through new record

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2011 is going to be an insanely good year for new rock music.

The Strokes, Radiohead and R.E.M. have all hinted that their upcoming records will be released next year* and now it appears as if Red Hot Chili Peppers are in the same boat.

*Radiohead has hinted and The Strokes are woefully slow workers, so a 2011 release isn’t certain for either band. R.E.M. is definitely coming out with a new record, though, so get excited for that.

“I think we’ve tracked about 20 songs already, and there’s a few more left to do,” RHCP drummer Chad Smith told MusicRadar. “Then we’ll whittle them down to make the best record. We always cut a lot of songs and see which ones rise and which ones fall — that’s just how we like to work. But the new one won’t be a double album like Stadium Arcadium, I can tell you that.”

RHCP are currently tracking their record while simultaneously incorporating new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer into the band.

“You know, [Klinghoffer]’s a different guy. But he’s doing great,” Smith said. “He’s got a terrific sound, he’s very musical, he’s full of ideas — we’re enjoying working with him. Things are coming along pretty easily, so that’s always a good sign. I’ve been playing with him for over a year now, so it’s feeling very natural.”

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

‘the walking dead’ has a huge premiere

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The Walking Dead opened to a huge audience Sunday night (Halloween) in its series premiere, justifying AMC’s full-on promotional campaign.

The show — about a sheriff’s deputy trying to survive and find his family in the zombie apocalypse — was watched by 5.3 million viewers last night, which was AMC’s highest-rated series premiere ever.

Most importantly for the network, The Walking Dead was watched by 3.6 million viewers from 18-49, which is the key demographic for television executives.

“It’s a good day to be dead,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “We are so proud of this series, its depth of storytelling and the remarkable talent attached.”

If you haven’t seen The Walking Dead, please do. The pilot was amazing.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

portia de rossi opens up about severe battle with eating disorder

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10 years ago, actress Portia de Rossi was in the midst of battling an eating disorder.

In fact, it was a battle de Rossi was losing. She was down to only 82 pounds at five-foot-eight and on the verge of a possible death.

In her new memoir, Unbearable Lightness, Portia chronicles her spiral into anorexia and bulimia which started when she moved from her native Australia to Hollywood and landed a role on Ally McBeal.

‘I’d never known a day when my weight wasn’t the determining factor for my self esteem,’ she says in the book.

‘The more effort I put into starving myself, the more satisfaction I would feel.’

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The turning point, as de Rossi wrote in her memoir, was meeting future wife Ellen DeGeneres. “I remember being so excited and overjoyed to be around her that i can still recall the feeling of running after her back stage,” she wrote.

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zach galifianakis smokes a joint on ‘real time’

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Zach Galifianakis is in the process of promoting Due Date, a movie he made alongside Robert Downey Jr. and The Hangover writer Todd Phillips, and he did so Friday night in a strange way.

Galifianakis is a proud supporter of the legalization of marijuana and he shares that political stance with Real Time host Bill Maher. So when the pair got together during Galifianakis’ appearance this weekend, they displayed their stance in what they deemed the best way possible.

Galifianakis smoked a joint on the set of Real Time.

During a panel discussing California’s attempt to legalize the substance on Tuesday, Galifianakis decided to prove his point and light up in the middle of the show. The act received a huge amount of applause and you can witness it here.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

actress who played ginny sacrimoni in ‘the sopranos’ dies

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Denise Borino-Quinn didn’t have any acting experience before landing the role as Ginny Sacrimoni on The Sopranos, but it was a decision and a role that changed the course of the rest of her life.

Borino-Quinn died on Sunday after a long battle with liver disease. What’s remarkable is this made national headlines because of the beloved nature of The Sopranos and much of the country’s obsession with the supporting cast of the show.

The 46-year-old woman was a Roseland, NJ native who lived in Bordentown, NJ.

Borino-Quinn had attended the casting call mostly to support a childhood friend and was shocked when she was hired for the show.

“Ihad no intention of going to the open audition, and that was only 
because it was advertised all over the newspapers and radio, and I knew it 
was gonna be totally nuts,” Borino-Quinn said in a 2009 interview. “But my best friend, Maria Galasso, actually talked me into going and to this day, I’m so glad that she did! … To this day, I still can’t believe this happened to me.”

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

‘saw 3d’ takes the halloween weekend box office

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Saw 3D earned $24.2 million this weekend, earning $10 million more than Saw VI did last year. It did so well by capitalizing on a pair of gimmicks.

First and foremost, the film was shot and released in 3D and the advertisements branded the new film as a completely new and exotic movie-going experience. Second, 3D was being billed as the final installment in the Saw series.

This raised a number of questions about how the franchise would end, undoubtedly raising interest and bringing people to the theaters this weekend.

Although Saw opened well this weekend, it didn’t come close to Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 2. The second installment in last year’s breakout film earned $40.7 million in its opening weekend and $20 million this weekend.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

kid rock criticizes steven tyler

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Part of the reason American Idol‘s hiring of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is so shocking and such a big deal is because of Tyler’s past standing as one of the most recognizable — and well-respected — front men in the music industry.

Kid Rock knows full-well about Tyler’s status and he believes Tyler is ruining his reputation.

“I think it’s the stupidest thing he’s ever done in his life,” Kid Rock told EW recently.”He’s a sacred American institution of rock ‘n’ roll, and he just threw it all out the window. Just stomped on it, and set it on fire.”

Tyler will join Jennifer Lopez as the two new judges on American Idol this season in the show’s reconfiguration to try to save the franchise in the wake of Simon Cowell’s departure.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

‘the daily show”s obama interview gets huge ratings

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The Daily Show knows to call the Obama family when the Jon Stewart-hosted show is looking for humongous ratings.

On Wednesday, Stewart interviewed President Barack Obama for the full 30 minutes of The Daily Show in the third highest-rated program in the show’s history.

The interview included Stewart’s now infamously calling Obama “dude”, but also featured several difficult questions posed to the first sitting president to appear on The Daily Show.

This wasn’t the first time Obama had appeared on Stewart’s program…

Just under 3 million people watched “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart interview President Obama on Wednesday night — the Comedy Central late-night show’s third-biggest audience ever.

The two bigger episodes?

Both back in ’08 — when Stewart interviewed presidential candidate Obama (3.58 million viewers) and, separately, when he interviewed future first lady Michelle Obama (2.92 million).

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.

christopher nolan’s third batman film will be called…

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Christopher Nolan has announced the name of the sequel to The Dark Knight.

It will be called The Dark Knight Rises, referring to Batman’s inevitable return to Gotham after being forced to run away from the city at the end of Nolan’s breathtaking second Batman film.

“We’ll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we’ll be introducing some new ones,” Nolan said this week.

The usual suspects will most likely be back. Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and possibly Aaron Eckhart. The biggest addition to the cast will be Tom Hardy, who recently worked with Nolan in Inception.

Hardy was allegedly set to play The Riddler, but Nolan says that won’t be the case.

“It won’t be the Riddler,” Nolan said in an exclusive interview with The LA Times.

Stay tuned for more information over the next year.

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This post was written by Eric Van Dril. For more of his writing, visit his Twitter.