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SXSW ’10: Get your dance on, great songs optional
The trends that emerged from the SXSW Music Conference in Austin last week are still bubbling to the top as I make sense of the hundreds of songs that filled the city for four days, but one thing I definitely noticed is that popular music may soon have a lot more emphasis on flexibility.
 
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Just when it couldn’t get worse for Bullock, here come the neo-Nazis
Sure, it’s Monday, but it could be worse — you could be Jesse James. On Saturday, James went back to work at West Coast Choppers, days after allegations surfaced that he cheated on his wife, Sandra Bullock, with a tattoo model. Us Weekly notes he was wearing a wedding ring.
 
Movies
Taking on a blockbuster
If the name Stieg Larsson isn’t familiar, the cover of his globally best-selling book may provide instant recognition, considering the novel is reaching Harry Potter-level ubiquity. The film adaptation follows suit, blowing box office records all over Europe for its roundly praised, faithful rendition of the story of two detectives (of sorts) who uncover family scandals in search of a woman who has been missing for 40 years. We sat down with director Niels Arden Oplev to chat about his version of the tale.
 
Published 20:40, February the 7th, 2010
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Jennifer Lopez was in Miami over the weekend. Jennifer Lopez was in Miami over the weekend.
 

Pre-game parties of the rich and famous

 
 

Ah, Super Bowl weekend — where there are cameras, parties and free gift rooms, there are sure to be celebrities. Here’s a smattering of who was seen out and about in Miami over the weekend.

The Black Eyed Peas strolled into the Playboy Super Bowl bash at around 2 a.m. Saturday night, reports Radar Online, even though they were the main attraction (and were to perform), while LL Cool J decided to hit another lad mag’s party, this one hosted by Maxim magazine.  Other stars seen on the streets of Miami were Brody Jenner, Alex Rodriquez, and “Gossip Girl” stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr. Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey hosted the fourth annual Saturday Night Spectacular celebration in Miami, and stuck around for a few games of poker.

Comedians Chris Rock and David Spade (co-stars of the upcoming film “Grown Ups”) were seen leaving a pool party at the W Hotel in South Beach, while Jennifer Lopez attended the fourth annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl in Miami Beach on Saturday. But perhaps the biggest celebrity to fly into Miami? Maddox Jolie-Pitt was seen at the airport Saturday night (with his father, Brad Pitt), both in town to cheer on the Saints.

 
 
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MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
 
 
 
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