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King Tuff's 'Bad Thing' makes me want to start a garage band.

King Tuff's self-titled album dropped this past week. This vastly underrated band has a great lo-fi sound that makes you want to put holes in the knees of the jeans you grab from the hamper. 

 

'Les Miserable.' Again! This time with music and a hairless Anne Hathaway.

I was reluctant to watch the preview for the Tom Hooper movie/musical/book adaptation of Les Miserables for a few reasons.

One, the film version of Les Miserables was previously done in 1998 with Uma Thurman, Liam Neeson, Claire Danes, and Geoffrey Rush. Yeah, in "movie years," this film was due for a remake in 1999, but the fact that it royally flopped is still fresh in my mind.

 

Two, I didn't want to see Anne Hathaway's new short do! She cut her beautiful hair for this film! This is where it all went wrong. It's the equivalent of those on Team Aniston subjecting themselves to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. 

But, finally I gave in, and the trailer isn't bad. Hathaway can sing, so it's exciting to see her in an epic musical (the role almost went to *gulp* Taylor Swift!). 

 

Just wondering, though: Why didn't Katie Holmes get a call? Her audition tape is here:

 

The National contributes a song to 'Game of Thrones,' may be 'Team Lannister'

To non-"Game of Throne" enthusiasts, "The Rains of Castamere" may sound like a title of a Steely Dan song, but it's actually a song that's frequently referenced in George R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. 

And now, The National has written music for the haunting lyrics for the "Game of Thrones" Season 2 soundtrack.

 

Kristen Wiig's final SNL episode: touching or ostentatious?

The season finale of "Saturday Night Live" with host and musical guest Mick Jagger was probably one of the highlights of the season. With Kristen Wiig leaving the sketch series, the writers may want to think about casting the Stones vet to take her place---he was pretty hilarious and looked comfortable on stage. 

One of his stand-out sketches was the "Karaoke" one, with Jagger playing "Kevin" amidst a group of Mick Jagger enthusiasts/impersonators:

 

Back to Wiig, though---she nearly overshadowed the host in her send-off episode, with nearly every skit being a "Wiig" one ("Secret Word," "Lawrence Welk," to name a few). 

Plus, there was this rather lengthy final farewell to the tune of "She's a Rainbow." I can't remember a cast member getting as much adulation in a final episode as Wiig did, especially since it was probably the final episode for Andy Sandberg and Jason Sudeikis, too, and they were barely mentioned. 

 

Am I being bitter because I'm not a Wiig fan? Or was this kind of over-the-top?

Live From Daryl's House: This Month's Episode. . .Butch Walker!

If you haven't checked out the latest "Daryl's House," here's a link: Live From Daryl's House: This Month's Episode.

This month, Hall jams with Butch Walker, who's mostly known for producing albums and writing songs that other artists from Avril Lavigne to Pete Yorn have made popular. 

However, Walker is an artist in his own right, and he manages to cover artists himself, including this nifty interpretation of Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" (the song starts around the 2:50 mark in the video):

 

'Girls' Gchat recap: Hannah quits a job! Marnie quits her boyfriend! I just can't quit knowing what happens!

I, like many other people who gave HBO's "Girls" a shot, am no longer interested in watching entitled 20-somethings whine and eat cupcakes in bathtubs (I call that, "Thursday"). 

Instead, I ask my friend for a summary of the episode because she is more entertaining than the show. Here's "Hard Being Easy" (SS stands for Scissor Sisters). 

Best Coast's new album comes out today! Let summer begin!

"Do You Love Me Like You Used To" is one of my favorite tracks off of The Only Place, out today. I love the whole record's beachy, girl-group vibe. And at only 30 minutes of music, the album's tracks are short enough that they leave you wanting more instead of less. 

 

Happy Friday! 'Let's Have a Kiki,' courtesy of Scissor Sisters!

Listen to this song once and try not to play it again. And again.

 

Kiki is another term for "a party calming all your nerves/we're spilling tea and dishing just desserts when they deserve."

For "RuPaul's Drag Race" fans, Kiki is not to be confused with Ki ki, spelled the same way but pronounced, "Ky ky." Ki ki refers to when two drag queens hook up. 

Who sings that song in the May JCPenney commercial? Hint: there was never such a devoted sister.

I have to hand it to JCPenney for stepping up its game with its cutesy commercials. This "First Warm Day of May" ad is just delightful.

 

And who sings the song dedicated to such a lovely month? It's Rosemary Clooney! 

 

Urban Outfitters new Bethany Cosentino clothing line: Which indie rocker should get one next?

I opened up an Urban Outfitters catalog to find that Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino's clothing line is finally out!

This got me thinking---what other indie rockers should have clothing lines? And with which stores?

• "Blue Jeans" singer Lana Del Rey with Lucky Brand jeans
• Cults singer Madeline Follin for Hot Topic
• St. Vincent for True Religion
• PJ Harvey for JC Penney