This is pretty interesting. Check out the painstaking process in how Maroon 5 turns a song that they initially didn’t like to a #1 world wide hit:

At SIRIUS Hits 1 we try our best to play the best of the best music but it’s hard to make all the listeners of the station happy. We do a music by committee thing so that it’s not just one person picking songs but tunes that have broad appeal and that we think should be heard. Luckily SIRIUS Hits 1 also has a show called “Hit-Bound” on the weekends where we can expose some new songs that probably won’t get any play on the radio or TV. Sum 41 came out with a new album a few months ago. We’ve played their songs on SIRIUS Hits 1 but it seemed that their new stuff isn’t clicking. Until, I found a song on the album called “With Me” that I think is awesome. I suggested we play it on the show and it eventually moved to a regular rotation on the station. No one else is really supporting the song except us and I’m glad that it’s finally starting to click with the audience, because I really like the song. They even played it during an episode of “Gossip Girl.” Then after we played the song for a bit Sum 41 finally made it a single and came out with a video for it. Check it out below. Also check out the video a fan made using the song and montage of clips from “Gossip Girl.”

Check this out! It’s a hilarious spoof on “The Hills,” but using old peeps. It’s from Heavy.com and it’s called “Over The Hills.”

So I finally suck it up and buy a Verizon Blackberry 8830 on Saturday, thinking that the Curve won’t come out anytime soon (after a lot of asking and prodding of Verizon reps)…and this is what I get:  Blackberry Curve 8330 launching on Verizon in May

AFTRA (which handles TV/Radio/Commercial…ect. actors), and SAG (which handles Film/TV/Commercial…ect. actors) just can’t get along. Will it lead to another strike and another delay in seeing our fave TV shows and anticipated movies? Read the article below: AFTRA Splits from SAG; Will Negotiate Own Deal.

If you haven’t heard about this story yet I encourage you to please read it:Brain Damaged Woman at Center of Walmart Suit: 

Yes, it’s a cover of Michael Jackson’s song “Beat It.” Normally I don’t think MJ would’ve OK’ed the cover but he needs the cash. The song is the only studio recorded track off of FOB’s new CD “Live in Phoenix,” which is available April 1st. You can hear the song all over SIRIUS Hits 1, and I personally LOVE IT. It makes me want to break shit and play air guitar like I’m destroying a tune on Rock Band. Plus, it showcases how badass John Mayer’s guitar playing is. He might just be the best guitar player of my generation. The song is available now to buy digitally, but decide whether the purchase is worth it for yourself and take a listen @ MySpace.com/FallOutBoy. 

Nothing like a good old sound off from Keith Olbermann. He’s really laying it down lately: