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Music
May 23, 2012
Midyear Report: 12 for '12
A dozen of the best singles from the year so far
News
May 16, 2012
"Gary Jones" Wants Your Nudes
Is one hacker behind many of the "revenge-porn" photos that were posted on Hunter Moore's Is Anyone Up?
Blogs
May 14, 2012
Lisa Marie Presley Removes All Mention of Scientology From Her Official Website (UPDATED)
After the jump: Less than 30 minutes after we pointed out one last CCHR mention on her website, Lisa Marie scrubbed it! Yesterday, the Voice revealed the lyrics to the song "So Long" on Lisa Marie Presley's new album, Storm and Grace, which seem to confirm what she was saying in her advance single, ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
The Best Reasons Why You Should Doubt the Allegations in the John Travolta Sex-Assault Lawsuit
Monday evening, we wrote that the sex-abuse lawsuit filed against John Travolta read like something someone had imagined in a dream. The account by "John Doe" that was described in the lawsuit's complaint stretched credulity beyond the breaking point, and was one of the sloppiest jobs of lawyering t ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Amanda Palmer Loved Kate Bornstein's Memoir So Much, She Crashed the Book Party
Tuesday night, we were invited to play a small part in Kate Bornstein's book party at the experimental theater Dixon Place, to celebrate the release of her memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger. Earlier that day, our cover story about Kate had popped up on the website, and the print version of this ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Sylvia Panetta, 64, Charged With Animal Cruelty: 76 Rottweilers Seized
The Voice was so busy on the street yesterday that we didn't notice this item until a little while ago: Cops say that 64-year-old Sylvia Panetta, a dog breeder in Wallkill N.Y., kept her pups in some of the worst living conditions they had ever seen. So they nabbed Panetta on animal cruelty charges ... More >>
Music
April 25, 2012
Carly Rae Jepsen: Crush Patrol
The singer infatuates the charts
Blogs
April 18, 2012
One Year Ago Today: Did the Squirrel Busters Mark the Beginning of the End of Scientology?
On April 18 last year, a man named Marty Rathbun opened his door at the sound of knocking and was presented with the sight you see here. Three men on his porch holding video cameras, and with backup cameras strapped to their foreheads. They were each wearing sky blue T-shirts that featured the same ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2012
Marty Rathbun is Big in the U.K., Still Waiting for Major U.S. Treatment
This weekend's lengthy profile of Marty Rathbun by The Independent's Guy Adams really brought back a lot of memories for us. Last year, we brought you frequent coverage of the bizarre "Squirrel Busters" siege at Rathbun's house near Corpus Christi, Texas. For some five months, a strange spiritual s ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: RON the Encyclopedia -- THE VIDEO!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other day of ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Use Kids to Solicit Donations? Why Not!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other day of ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Oddsmaking: Should The Grammys Just Give The Album Of The Year Award To Adele Now?
For the last twenty years, the award for Album of the Year, the biggest Grammy honor of them all, has tended to go to two types of people: young women and old men. Female solo artists under 30 (Lauryn Hill, Taylor Swift) and male veterans over 40 (Tony Bennett, U2) have dominated the category for tw ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2012
5 Biggest Lies in Scientology's 2-Minute TV Ad
We keep seeing Twitter reactions as people are stunned to see a 2-minute ad for Scientology show up on network television. We've written earlier about the negative reactions the ad is getting as it appeared during NFL playoff games, the Miss America pageant, the Golden Globes, and during such weekly ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2012
Scientology Half-Cocked: Commenters of the Week!
It's been another blast of a week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology related. We started off the week by marveling at the "thrill" of Scientology fundraising in our regular weekend feature, Sunday Funnies. On Monday, we collected a few dozen of ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
Scientology Network TV Ads: More Precious Reactions!
Scientology's aggressive network TV ad campaign continued last night with another 2-minute commercial that aired on Fox's American Idol right after the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC championship and earn a spot in the Super Bowl. Poughkeepsie's Michael Farrell was ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2012
Scientology Viscosity: Commenters of the Week!
It was an amazing week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology. Let's take a look back at how the week unfolded before we recognize the work of our illustrious commenting community. We starting things out by having fun with the Tone Scale in our regular weeken ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2012
Did You See a Scientology Ad This Weekend?
Update: After the jump, we'll show you the church e-mail that confirms just about everything we were told by Jefferson Hawkins about this sudden ad campaign. The Church of Scientology bought network TV ad time in a big way this weekend. On Saturday, we started noticing Twitter users complaining tha ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King, Defender of the "Most Powerless"
Today is day we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States, one of the single individuals to do the most of anyone in advancing the cause of civil rights in our nation during the twentieth century. It's worth remembering King's time in New York -- specifically two events, which both relate ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
The 11 Most Infuriating Songs Of 2011, No. 7: Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger"
The Song: Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger" The Crimes: Profligate whistling, misplaced sass, wholly unsexy instruction to "take [Levine] by the tongue." Earlier this year, both Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera were coming off what might be called "soft landings"—th ... More >>
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December 17, 2011
Scientology Infusion: Commenters of the Week!
"This Will guy is so cool! I can't wait to tell Dave."We're still taking your votes for Scientology Story of the Year, and in general, things here in the underground bunker are frenetic as we prepare for year-end festivities. We also managed to keep the beat going this week with some interest ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Scientology Celebrities Who Partied on the Freewinds While Valeska Paris Was Held on the Ship Against Her Will
We've been reporting all week on the stunning story of Valeska Paris, the Swiss-born woman who now lives in Australia and who says that from 1996 to 2007, beginning when she was only 18 years old, she was held on Scientology's private cruise ship, the Freewinds, as a virtual prisoner. Valeska alleg ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Justin Bieber Will Not Be in NYC at the Same Time as Barack Obama This Week
Last week, many New Yorkers were under the impression that Justin Bieber was scheduled to be here for the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting at the same time that President Obama planned to come to NYC for fundraisers. This would be spell doom for everyone's commute, which is already hard. Good n ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Crack Investigative News Team Discovers Beer Pong
&#a0;Watch this at WJAR Providence A Rhode Island NBC affiliate put its boots to the ground and dug up something good: a curious "beer pong" game is being played in bars, right under the authorities' noses! This merits a three-part investigative series (click through, video isn't embedding).
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November 23, 2011
Justin Bieber and Barack Obama Coming to the City Next Week to Ruin Your Commute
For the second time in six months, Justin Bieber and President Obama are coming to New York simultaneously. Next Wednesday, the pair -- who are buddies, kind of -- will cause traffic to be horrible all over the city. They're not coming here to hang out together, although maybe they can squeeze in so ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Scientology Thursday Stats: This Week's Roundup!
Heldal-Lund takes on an IdolEvery Thursday afternoon, Scientology's "orgs" -- its churches, as it were -- scramble to report their weekly stats to show how much progress they've made over the week before. And woe to those whose numbers are sagging! We do something similar here at Runnin' Sca ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
This Week in the Voice: Lost Boys, Life Under Occupation
This week in the Voice, out today: Kristen Hinman explores new research on teenage sex workers. Rosie Gray discusses how the community around Zuccotti Park is reacting to Occupy Wall Street's continuous presence. Michael Musto gets personal with fading stars and is determined to get one deg ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Kelly Clarkson's Seven Best Cover Songs
Bryan HorowitzIn this week's Voice I talked about the new album by Kelly Clarkson, inaugural American Idol and the pop star who seems most likely to be a rip-roaring time at a coffee klatsch/Tupperware party/gathering of pals. The show that put her on the map, of course, is known for putting ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Herman Cain: Could Two Black Men Actually Head Up the 2012 Presidential Tickets?
Well, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal have got something hard to top, even if you're in the pizza business: Herman Cain is now leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in their poll with 27 percent, besting Mitt Romney by four points and trouncing the narcoleptic, unfortuna ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
Helicopter Has Crashed in the East River Bearing Five Passengers [Updated]
According to reports, a helicopter has gone down in the East River. NYPD divers have rescued four people and one is reportedly unconscious -- we haven't heard reports of the fifth person's status. Police spokesman Paul Browne told the AP that the private Bell 206 helicopter plunged into the river of ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
Radio Hits One: The Always Exciting, Sometimes Difficult Climb Back To The Top Of The Charts
Following up a hit song, especially a big chart-topping hit, can be one of the best moments in a pop act's career. But it's also one of the most difficult; you could be Katy Perry, scoring five No. 1s in a row, or you could be Daniel Powter, who missed the Hot 100 entirely with the follow-up to "Bad ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Tony Romo Throws Up; Jets Clean Up
Is Tony Romo the dumbest mo-fo in the National Football League? "It was a dumb decision," he said of the throw that lost the game to the Jets last night. "I should have made sure, and that was my fault. We win that football game if I don't do what I did ..." Well, Tony, that's not exactly corre ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Radio Hits One: Reality TV Propels Aging Stars Back Into The Top 40
When I heard that Jennifer Lopez was leveraging her new position as an American Idol judge to launch her new single, premiering the video for "On The Floor" on one episode and performing the song on another, I rolled my eyes at what I thought was her hubris. It'd been less than two years sin ... More >>
Art
July 20, 2011
Artists Reveal the Tunes They Work To
The sonic muses of Terry Winters, Lisa Yuskavage, John Chiara, Jaime Hernandez, Demetrius Oliver, and James Casebere
Blogs
July 11, 2011
What The Lineup For Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Music Festival Says About Radio Formats In 2011
Lady Gaga.Today the radio behemoth Clear Channel announced a festival celebrating the relaunch of its online service iHeartRadio, which currently allows listeners to tune into the chain's terrestrial-radio outlets from all over the country (as well as about 150 digital-only stations) and whic ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Post, Daily News, Others Pick Up Voice Exclusive on Mata and Moreno's Prior Complaint
The New York Post and the New York Daily News both followed our story on the prior complaint filed against police officers Franklin Mata and Kenneth Moreno. And they cited the Voice story in their articles. The UK Daily Mail also weighed in on the story. As did Gawker, Jezebel, NBC New York ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
The Voice Trots Out The Biggish Names, Crowns Its First Champ
Here we are, at the end of The Voice's almost shockingly successful debut season, one that may have actually turned around NBC's abysmal fortunes. There's not a ton of internal drama in The Voice's reality, and I can't say I cared too terribly much which of the four finalists would win. But the jou ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
The Voice Feels The Pressure Before Its Big Finish
via Rickey Already, The Voice is just about over. Tomorrow, the field of four contestants gets wiped away and we get a winner. This show could've kept going for another three months or so if it followed a less fucked-up elimination schedule, but maybe NBC didn't realize they had an actual hit ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
The Voice: All Of A Sudden, There Are Only Four Contestants Left
via RickeyOne thing about The Voice that bugs me: Way too many people getting sent home way too quickly. It's hard to develop that much of a connection to the contestants when half of them get axed once a week. So on this results show, people were, once again, just dropping like flies. Would ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
The Voice: The Dominance Of Javier, The Rise Of Vicci
via RickeyVicci Martinez performs "Dog Days Are Over."I wish Game of Thrones was still on. It isn't. But hey, The Voice is still on! On last week's show, it seemed pretty obvious which four singers would make it through and which ones wouldn't. On Team Cee Lo, for instance, it was absolutely ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2011
"Take Me By The Tongue" As A Come-On: Sexy Or Kinda Gross?
Well, "Moves Like Jagger," the Voice-synergizing duet between Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera that raises the sexual specter of the Rolling Stones frontman while, some hope, making people forget about Aguilera's overall pretty terrible 2010, has landed. It's an uptempo track with a riff that ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2011
The Voice: Cee Lo Wigs Out, Adam Levine Gets Inspired By Old VH1 Playlists
via RickeyHey, The Voice! It's still pretty good! And right now, there's pretty much nothing else on TV except for Game of Thrones! On last night's episode, Carson Daly, you'll be happy to learn, moved on from the detestable suit-with-sneakers look he was rocking last week. Unfortunately, he ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2011
Here's Hoping That Christina Aguilera And Maroon 5 Kill The "Lazy Mick Jagger References In Lyrics" Trend Dead
I mean, oh, honestly: Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine of NBC's talent show "The Voice" are putting their voices together on a new Maroon 5 single. Aguilera is featured with Levine and his band on the tune "Moves Like Jagger," which will be released next week on iTunes. "Moves Like Jagg ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2011
The Voice Keeps The Niceness Quotient High
via RickeyAfter the first of its live shows, some real problems have emerged with The Voice. Similar to the last season of American Idol, none of the celebrity panelists is willing to say anything remotely critical, although that reluctance at least makes more sense here because they're suppo ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
The Voice Battles Over Reality-Show Staples
The Voice is now a month or so in. It's a massive hit. It's the show NBC's putting on after the Super Bowl. It's out of American Idol's shadow. And it's a week away from becoming a live show and really launching into its season. It has arrived. So someone should really say something about Christina ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2011
The Voice Battles On
On the same night that American Idol rumbles on to its inevitable conclusion, it's pretty great to switch the channel over an hour later and catch one of these zippy, not-too-serious battle-round episodes of The Voice. This show has its problems, and it's still very early on, but right now it ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2011
The Voice: Let's Keep The Neon Boxing Ring Lit Up Forever
I'm going to be sad when all the duet battles on The Voice end. I honestly can't tell you how much I love the idea of duet battles. They're such an awesome hook for a reality show like this one, and the show pulls off every goofy thing they do with them. The neon-and-glass boxing ring is tota ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
The Voice Gets Ready To Rummmmbllllleeeeeee
Lewis Jacobs/NBCMichael Buffer might have sold that a little better, dude. A couple of weeks in, The Voice is already turning out pretty great. The singers, at least thus far, can all actually sing, the coaches all have sharp and productive things to say, and the show's setup provokes more a ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
The Voice: Blake Shelton Is Unimpressed, Xtina Likes To "Woo"
A week into The Voice, and some problems are starting to materialize. During backstage interviews, Carson Daly doesn't just stand there; he hovers. I can't imagine ever feeling comfortable around that guy. Christina Aguilera's mentoring style, right now, seems to be limited to raising both he ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2011
"The Voice" Closes Its Eyes And Takes On "American Idol"
So: The Voice. The big challenge. American Idol has been the dominant ratings force in American TV for a full decade now, but none of the other networks has really managed to do much with that show's format, which seems like a relatively easy thing to steal. (Or they haven't made a big singin ... More >>
Music
March 9, 2011
Southern Soul Guide: Sweet Angel, Mel Waiters, and Luther Lackey
A pack of thoroughly modern throwbacks
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