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Noel Gallagher Hates Twitter, Doesn't Want You To Be His Facebook Friend

Posted 11/11/11 3:06 pm EST by in Music, The Interweb, Twitter


Noel Gallagher

I realize this may come as a shock to you, but Noel Gallagher does not care about maintaining a robust online presence.

In fact, after interviewing him on Thursday, I'm reasonably sure he is unaware he even has a Facebook page, official website or Twitter account. Why? Well, for starters, because he is Noel Gallagher. But also because he thinks they're a complete waste of time.

How do I know this? Well, he told me, in a delightfully unhinged rant that began when I asked him if releasing his first post-Oasis solo album (the genuinely pretty great Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds) meant that he'd also have to step up his social-media game, since the prevailing logic these days seems to equate online connectivity with, well, sales. Here's his answer. And yes, it was everything I'd hoped it would be ... and then some.

"No, life's to short to tweet. I don't understand what's interesting about rock stars and their tweets and what color socks they wear. Who gives a sh--? People used to be interested in rock stars because there was a sense of mystery to them; you didn't know what David Bowie was doing, you didn't know what makeup he was wearing, you didn't even know if he was going to be Ziggy Stardust one year or the Thin White Duke the next. You cannot convince me that it is in any way magical for me to be tweeting 'On the way to the studio. Wearing green socks. It's going to be a great day. Should I have coffee or tea? Hmmm, food for thought.' Who gives a sh--? Seriously, who cares? Sad people, they care."

Of course, if you think he stopped there, well, then you probably don't know Noel Gallagher. After the jump, watch as he not only rips Facebook, but manages to put a member of his inner circle on notice, too. It's the kind of multitasking that they make Apps for, really.

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Rhapsody Buys Napster In Hopes Of Holding On In Competitive Online Music Market

Posted 10/4/11 1:57 pm EST by in Music, The Interweb


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By Zachary Swickey

The future of the music industry is up for grabs as labels try to fight piracy and determine what the future may hold. Competition is fierce with the increasing popularity of streaming alternatives to iTunes from companies like Pandora, SoundCloud and now Spotify, which is relatively new to us stateside but has been enthusiastically received. So it comes as no surprise that Rhapsody – the largest U.S. digital music service with 800,000 subscribers – is now taking over Napster in an attempt to increase the company’s market share.

Reuters reports that Best Buy Co Inc. (owner of Napster) will receive a minority stake in Rhapsody at the transaction’s closing, which is estimated to occur on November 30. More specific terms were not made available, but it is purely a stock based transaction.

“This deal will further extend Rhapsody’s lead over our competitors in the growing on-demand music market,” Rhapsody President John Irwin said in a statement.

Rhapsody has long been the digital service market leader, but as previously mentioned, London-based Spotify has been hot on the rise since its debut stateside in July. While Spotify initially required “invites” to try the service – which were frequently given out by bands via Twitter – enrollment is now open to anyone (well, anyone with a Facebook account). Read More...

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Our Favorite Insults From The 'Bridesmaids' Extended Jewelry Store Fight

Posted 9/27/11 10:21 am EST by in Movies, The Interweb


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Have you ever been in a tight situation where you needed a handy insult? Need a good go-to line?

If that's the case, there's a great extended scene on the "Bridesmaids" Blu-Ray of the jewelry store fight between Kristen Wiig's character Annie and a snotty teenage girl played by Mia Rose Frampton – daughter of legendary rocker Peter Frampton! – that is perfect for you. (See it here.)

The pair spar in a 10-minute improvised riff that includes some pretty great insults and comebacks. We've collected a few of our (safe for work) favorites after the jump. Read More...

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How To Survive The Most Recent Changes To Facebook

Posted 9/21/11 2:47 pm EST by in Facebook, The Interweb


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By Dionne Buxton

Change is never easy, especially when you have to appeal to more that 750 million people. As we're sure you've noticed, Facebook has revamped … AGAIN.

Last night brought some drastic changes to your Facebook homepage. The most significant change is in the redesign of the News Feed, which now determines what it thinks is interesting to you. A little thing we like to call “algorithm hell.”

“You won’t have to worry about missing important stuff. All your news will be in a single stream with the most interesting stories featured at the top,” developer Mark Tonkelowitz wrote on the Facebook blog.

They’ve also installed a Twitter-like “ticker” that gives users real-time updates. “Now when a friend comments, asks a question or shares something like a check in you’ll be able to join the conversation right away,” explained Tonkelowitz.

Here at MTV News, we know how important Facebook is to your lives (almost as important as MTV, right?). We have come up with your change survival guide! Read More...

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Taking A Cue From Fellow A-Listers, Sarah Jessica Parker Promotes Movie Via App!

Posted 9/14/11 2:23 pm EST by in Movies, The Interweb


By Maura Gavaghan

With the release of "I Don't Know How She Does It" only a few short days away, Sarah Jessica Parker has managed to stir up some buzz with the movie's official iPhone app, "Get the Look." Parker teamed with fashion website HauteLook to create an innovate mobile opportunity for fans to replicate her stylish looks from the film! Designed by skyrocket, the free app helps eager fans find and buy fashion inspired by the movie and also features clips and cast bios. Using "Get the Look," SJP fans can even search show times and purchase tickets without moving an inch – talk about the perfect app for her Manolo-wearing admirers!

SJP and her co-creators found creative ways to use "Get the Look" as a promotional tool, but they are not the first celebs to jump into app world! Movie stars, fashion designers, television favorites and even athletes have used apps in the past to promote either themselves or a specific project. Maybe SJP took a cue from some of the following celebs: Read More...

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Website Of The Day: Mashup Breakdown

Posted 9/13/11 3:54 pm EST by in The Interweb


By Kara Klenk

Anyone who’s ever listened to a fast-paced, genre-hopping song by musician Girl Talk has wondered what songs are being used and when. Is that from the song I think it’s from? Wired magazine went as far as to create a chart with a beat-by-beat breakdown that revealed the amazing 35 tracks that Girl Talk chopped up, layered and mixed to create a single song from Feed The Animals (2008). Two years later, Benjamin Rahn created Mashup Breakdown, a way to listen to the tracks while seeing what songs make it up.

MTV News talked to Rahn and he said that when he saw the Wired piece, “I remember thinking it was really cool, but it was hard for me to line up what was going on in that image with what I was really hearing. I thought it would be great if there was an animated version of this.”

When Girl Talk released a new album, All Day in (2010), Rahn thought it was the perfect time to create a visualization of the mashups. With the help of others, and for a time a Wikipedia-based crowd-sourcing method, Rahn was able to quickly create what we see now, a simple and cleanly designed way to check out the anatomy of a mashup.

“I expected it to have its 15 minutes of fame, but it keeps getting seeded over and over again,” Rahn told us. He continues to post tracks from other mashup artists on the site.

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Gangster Rapper Anne Hathaway Lets The Paparazzi Have It 'In The Style of Lil Wayne'

Posted 8/17/11 10:02 am EST by in Movies, The Interweb


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Looks like our friends over at MTV RapFix better adjust their beat because there’s a hot new female MC on the block and she’s coming at you “in the style of Lil Wayne.”

Last night on “Conan,” Princess of Genovia Mia Thermopolis Anne Hathaway put her distaste for the paparazzi plaguing the set of “The Dark Knight Rises” into verse and busted out a hardcore rap:

Yo I’m a paparazzi / I don’t play no Yahtzee / I go pop pop pop pop pop / My camera’s up your crotch / See I tell the truth from what I see and sell it to Perez Hilty / Don’t call me skuzzy, makin money, that’s my job, celeb photography / What, hell no, I’m not needy / I’m legit, not stalkerazzi / Don’t act so hotsy totsy b**ch, I know that you from Jersey / pop pop pop pop pop / Scream all you, won’t make me stop / pop pop pop pop pop / I know you love to feel my pop

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Dev And Kreayshawn: Rockin' The Same Road To Fame

Posted 6/14/11 3:34 pm EST by in social networking, The Interweb


By Danielle Genet

Rockin’ the pixie haircuts, tattoos and facial piercings, comparisons between music artists Dev and Kreayshawn are inevitable. Strong and edgy yet feminine, Dev and Kreayshawn create catchy songs guaranteed to get the party started.

Kreayshawn's first single, "Gucci, Gucci," was released on iTunes today, and the accompanying music video has been blowing up on YouTube. Dev can be seen opening for Usher on the second leg of his OMG Tour. She is also currently teasing us with short promos for her newest single “Dance in the Dark,” which will be featured on her debut album The Night the Sun Came Up when it’s released on Sept. 20.

Both artists have mass appeal and share a similar club energy that really gets us moving. Below, check out our breakdown of how both artists are carving out their places in pop culture.

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'Snoop Dogg TV': The Reason They Made The Internet Published

Posted 4/10/09 12:55 pm EST by in art, Snoop-Dogg, The Interweb


Yesterday, for no apparent reason other than he was stoned and had just bought a Web cam, Snoop Dogg launched his very own online show, "Snoop Dogg TV," a mind-blowing, decidedly, uh, "free-form" series that revolves around him smoking spliffs, lounging in what appears to be someone's rec room, and singing along to R&B tracks being played on his computer.

It is sort of insane. It is sort of compelling. And it is quite possibly the most amazing thing ever foisted on these Interwebs of ours.

So far, Snoop has broadcast four episodes of "Dogg TV" (or, more specifically, two very-long episodes broken up into four segments of indeterminate length and subject matter ... usually whenever the Web cam conks out), which means that it's not too late to get on the bandwagon before this thing turns into another Shiba Inu cam.

And to get you up to speed on what you've missed so far, I've compiled a handy episode guide, which you can read after the jump. Read More...

John Mayer Definitely Has Another Career If This Music Thing Doesn't Work Out For Him

Posted 3/28/08 5:05 pm EST by in The Interweb


So John Mayer. He's a Red Sox fan. I'm a Red Sox fan. But I'm not a John Mayer fan.

Actually, that's not true. I'm not really a fan of dude's music, but I gotta give it up to him - he's a really funny guy. I remember this piece he and Kanye did in the studio back in 2005 and it got me open to the potential of "John Mayer, Funny Man."


Anyway, I was up at 6am like the rest of Red Sox Nation, to watch the Sox take on the A's in Tokyo, Japan on "Opening Day," part of baseball's attempt to internationalize the game by having America's pastime kick off in, you know, a foreign country. While I was watching on television, John Mayer was actually there. With pretty good seats, it turns out.The best part is his DIY play-by-play announcing.

See? John Mayer, Funny Guy.

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