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Franco and McBride set to re-team

Rachel Lux on 6/1/09 @ 11:13 AM

James Franco (Milk, Freaks And Geeks) and Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder, Eastbound & Down) are set to re-team in a new comedy, Your Highness.

The pair were last seen together in Pineapple Express. Your Highness was written by McBride and also stars Natalie Portman.

Twilight descends upon the MTV Movie Awards

Tim Karan on 6/1/09 @ 10:32 AM

To the surprise of about four people, Twilight and its cast took home every trophy they were nominated for at the MTV Movie Awards last night in Los Angeles. In addition to the "Best Movie" nod, actress Kristen Stewart won "Best Female Performance," actor Robert Pattinson won "Male Breakthrough Performance" and the film also swept the "Best Kiss" and "Best Fight" categories.

Other winners from the night:
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE: Zac Efron (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE: Jim Carrey (Yes Man)
BEST VILLAIN: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
BEST WTF MOMENT: Amy Poehler peeing in the sink (Baby Mama)
BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE: Miley Cyrus "The Climb" (Hannah Montana: The Movie)
GENERATION AWARD WINNER: Ben Stiller

The awards show also provided a first look at the trailer for the next installment in the cinematic version of the Twilight saga. Watch the trailer for New Moon here.

Eyes Set To Kill full album stream

Laila Hanson on 6/1/09 @ 10:24 AM

Tempe, Arizona's Eyes Set To Kill have their full album up on their MySpace. Head over and listen to The World Outside, which hits stores tomorrow.

Harvey Danger break up

Laila Hanson on 6/1/09 @ 10:19 AM

Harvey Danger, most known for their '90s hit, "Flagpole Sitta," have announced that they've run their course as a band and will break up later this year. You can read a letter from the guys with all the details right here.

My Favorite Highway need you

Laila Hanson on 6/1/09 @ 10:03 AM

Virginia family-band My Favorite Highway are in the process of recruiting for their upcoming video shoot. If you're in the Los Angeles area tomorrow and Wednesday, June 2 and June 3, make sure to get in touch with the quintent. Check out a statement from the band below, which has all the details.

We're very excited to be shooting our "Say So" video with director Zack Merck this week in Los Angeles. Before submitting his treatment, Zack definitely did his research on My Favorite Highway as a whole and as individuals, and because of that we were presented with a treatment that is tailored perfectly to fit MFH and everything that we represent. This video is going to be very us, and very true to the very essence of who we are as a band and as individuals...it'll be sure to have a whole lot of personality.

In related news, the production team has informed us that we are in need of some extras, and we'd love to have some of you involved in the shoot! If you're interested, here are the qualifications:
-You must be available from 6-10pm PST on June 3rd and able to attend the shoot, which will be in Los Angeles, CA.
-If you are under 18, you must have a parent present or you can't be on screen.
-This is non-paid.
- E-mail your name, age, and photo to mfhmusicvideo@gmail.com and you will be contacted either 6/1/09 or 6/2/09 with the info for the video.


- Dave & MFH

Dance Gavin Dance post another new song

Laila Hanson on 6/1/09 @ 9:39 AM

Dance Gavin Dance have posted another new song from their upcoming album, Happiness. Check out the latest tune, "NASA," on their MySpace.