In Today’s News

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music

War and Thom Yorke’s “Harrowdown Hill” – Described by Yorke as the “angriest song I’ve ever written in my life,” the track is named for the site where the body of Brit Dr. David Kelly was found. Kelly sparked controversy by speaking to the British press about his findings as a UK weapons inspector in Iraq in 2003 – certain labs reported as capable of massive germ warfare were nothing more than hydrogen gas facilities to fill balloons. Following an inquiry by the British House of Commons, Kelly was found dead 2 days later in the area known as Harrowdown Hills. Although ruled a suicide, many medical professionals went on the record calling it a highly suspicious death. Yorke’s vocal and visual judgement of the Kelly scandal is just what you’d expect from the most tortured soul in music – stunning.

tv

Another 30 Days – It’s hot, hot, hot and you know you’re staying in tonight parked next to the a/c, so why not checkout one of our fave shows from last summer, 30 Days (FX). Created by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), 30 Days (FX) aims to inform by showing ordinary people confronting social issues by living them for…30 days. FX serves up the second of six all-new eps “Immigration,” with a look at how US outsourcing has affected culture in India by sending over an American who lost his job for a firsthand look. 10p on FX.

Positions Filled – Look for Ed Helms (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) and Chip Epstein (Whose Line is it Anyway?) to join the staff of Dundler Mifflin this fall. The Office (NBC) premieres Sept. 21st.

More NBC Sneak Peek – NBC will make new series Heroes available on iTunes beginning Sept. 1 for download free over 3 weeks before the series debuts on the net Sept 25th. Checkout what they’re doing to get you some of their other pilots out for a look-see.

It’s Not TV, Cable, or On Demand, It’s AOL Video – On Friday, AOL will launch a beta of their new online video portal, AOL Video, featuring thousands of hours of Video on Demand programming from over 45 content providers including Warner Brothers, A&E and MTV.

Desperate Moves – Beginning August 5th, the ladies of Wisteria Lane will be moving to Lifetime for a weekly Saturday night offering at 11p.

Here Pussycat, Pussycat – The CW will bring The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll, a new reality series from Supernatural creator McG, music mogul Jimmy Iovine and America’s Next Top Model producer Ken Mok to the new net sometime this fall with the winner nabbing a spot in the kitty troupe.

Arrested Development Lives Again, Sort Of – Soon you’ll be able to catch those 53 unforgettable eps of Arrested Development in some strange places – On Demand online at MSN (with commercials), 5 nights a week on G4 (October) and in hi-def on HDNet.

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Hell Heath No Fury Like a Joker Scorned – Heath Ledger has signed on to play The Joker in the upcoming, sixth installment of Warner Brothers’ Batman series, The Dark Knight. Scheduled to begin shooting in early 07, Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan will re-team for the follow-up to Batman Begins. Lets hope TomKat aren’t around to steal Mr. Bale’s thunder this time around.