socialquinnflowblog: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

Hugh Hefner’s Fiancée Shows Off Her Engagement Ring

Hugh Hefner’s Fiancée Shows Off Her Engagement Ring
Last weekend we learned the happy news that 84 year old Hugh Hefner got engaged to his 24 year old girlfriend Crystal Harris and today we get to see the ring! Crystal shared a photo of her new rock on her official Twitter profile, right around the time that Hugh confirmed to E! News that [...]

Last weekend we learned the happy news that 84 year old Hugh Hefner got engaged to his 24 year old girlfriend Crystal Harris and today we get to see the ring! Crystal shared a photo of her new rock on her official Twitter profile, right around the time that Hugh confirmed to E! News that he is making his bride-to-be sign a pre-nuptial agreement before the couple says their I Dos.

For those of you who have been asking to see my ring here it is… My engagement ring from my love @hughhefner

Oh yeah, that’s a damn nice ring. I know she will love it forever … especially since it’s one of the things she’ll get to keep should the couple’s marriage not last. Hugh Hefner confirmed that there will be a pre-nup in place before the couple get married next year:

Hefner proposed on Christmas Eve with a diamond ring tucked inside a Little Mermaid music box. “She burst into tears,” he said. “It was a very lovely, romantic moment.” As the 24-year-old Harris first told me this morning, they’re planning for a summer wedding at the Playboy Mansion. Hefner’s younger brother, Keith (he turns 82 on Jan. 5), will likely serve as best man. And yes, Hef said, “I expect a prenup will be in the picture.”

Aww … the Little Mermaid music box is cute … the ring is phat … and Hef is smart to cover his buns with a pre-nup. Here’s to a long and happy marriage for Hugh and Crystal.

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TRAILER: Kevin Smith's 'Red State'

TRAILER: Kevin Smith's 'Red State'
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Kevin Smith's "Red State," the filmmaker's first foray into horror, will screen at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

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New Details Emerge About Britney Spears’s New Album

New Details Emerge About Britney Spears’s New Album
Last night we FINALLY got confirmation that Hold It Against Me, the first single from Britney Spears‘s new album (due out in March), will be released next week (WOOT!) and today we are hearing a lot more information about her album as a whole. The New York Post is reporting all sorts of news about [...]

Last night we FINALLY got confirmation that Hold It Against Me, the first single from Britney Spears‘s new album (due out in March), will be released next week (WOOT!) and today we are hearing a lot more information about her album as a whole. The New York Post is reporting all sorts of news about which producers worked on Britney‘s new album and if the report turns out to be correct, I think we are in for one HELL of an amazing new album from our dear Britney.

Britney Spears is slowly leaking news on her upcoming album (rumored to be dropping in March), and it’s stuffed with some of the best European music makers on the planet. Here is a run-down of the production geniuses whispered to be teaming up with Brit Brit. The most recent name reportedly working on new Brit beats is the production team Xenomania — they’ve baked up hits for Pet Shop Boys, Cher and Kylie Minogue as well as more than 20 major British bands who, if we named, you’d be all, “huh?” Then we have William Orbit, who worked with the UK girl group All Saints on tracks like “Pure Shores” (the only US hit) as well as “Black Coffee” and “Dreams.” He also primed tracks like “Spiral” for another gal gang, the uber-famous Sugababes. But look for his hand to deliver Britney a single that will pull from the up-tempo hit “Feel Good Time” that he and P!nk supplied for the “Charlie’s Angels 2” soundtrack. Next up is English producer Fraser T. Smith, who’s had major success in the U.S., working on Taio Cruz’s No.1 single “Break Your Heart.” Other recent successes — Ke$ha’s “Dirty Picture”, Pixie Lott’s “Boys and Girls” and four-tracks off Cee-Lo’s newest CD “Lady Killer” — promise that Fraser and Britney have all the ingredients to deliver more than brilliant beats. Jessie J, who’s written hits for Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Ke$ha will join Britney’s team as well as English producer Rusko, who brings the dubstub sounds that peppered discs from Santogold and M.I.A. last year. These two, more predictable dance makers, as well Labyrinth — who’s the only non-talent signed artist on Simon Cowell’s record label Syco — will give this album some filler singles, hinting a more “Blackout” and less “Circus” style album. But the most surprising producers I came across on Brit’s hitmaker list are Livvi Franc, who produced R&B-esque jams for Michael Jackson and electronic DJ duo Chase & Status, who are mostly know for their UK dance tracks and club-sets. Both should offer up the spice and surprise we are used to getting from Ms. Spears, rounding out a pretty brilliant sounding team.

Holy shizz!! If even half of this report turns out to be true … wow … Britney‘s next album will truly be a monster hit. Britney has never shied away from trying out new sounds and taking her music in exciting new directions. Teaming up with this collection of producers doesn’t surprise me in the least … and it excites me TO THE MAX! This report from the NYP claims that Hold It Against Me will be released on January 3 but we already know from Entertainment Weekly that the song won’t drop until the 7th … so on that account, they are wrong. Here’s hoping the rest of their report isn’t wrong … cuz if true, this is the album that I would LOVE to have Britney release.

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Producer Polow Da Don Defends Chris Brown, Says He's "A Victim"

Producer Polow Da Don Defends Chris Brown, Says He's "A Victim"
Um, we don't think so. Music producer Polow Da Don has come out and responded to Chris Brown's recent feud with former B2K member, Raz B, claiming that Chris is "a victim." Polow, who says he loves Chris like a little brother, as well as a best friend, explains that Chris shouldn't have responded to Raz B [...]

Um, we don't think so.

Music producer Polow Da Don has come out and responded to Chris Brown's recent feud with former B2K member, Raz B, claiming that Chris is "a victim."

Polow, who says he loves Chris like a little brother, as well as a best friend, explains that Chris shouldn't have responded to Raz B in the first place.

He continued:

"I think he never should have responded, number 1. But, he’s 21-years-old, um, he knows the world was watching… it was his natural instinct to respond. I actually hit him after it kept going on and on. I said, ‘yo, you made your point. You need to kill it, bro. It’s going to turn into something, and you’re going in a positive direction now. So don’t play into it anymore.

He’s a victim. That’s how I look at it. If you look at anybody who’s been in the spotlight since he was a child, they have… difficulties in life because they have to grow up in front of everybody, you know?"

Chris Brown may be young, but he's not a victim. We're not sure if we agree with Polow on this one.

Thoughts??

[Image via WENN.]

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Brandy Shows Off Her Egyptian Hindu God Tattoo

Brandy Shows Off Her Egyptian Hindu God Tattoo
Brandy Norwood showed off her new tattoo on her official Twitter profile this week and inadvertently also showed off her ignorance of Hindu deities. For some reason, Brandy decided to get a tattoo of the Hindu god Ganesh on her wrist … despite the fact that she thought he was an Egyptian god. Fortunately for [...]

Brandy Norwood showed off her new tattoo on her official Twitter profile this week and inadvertently also showed off her ignorance of Hindu deities. For some reason, Brandy decided to get a tattoo of the Hindu god Ganesh on her wrist … despite the fact that she thought he was an Egyptian god. Fortunately for her, the tattoo turned out nicely but the fact that she didn’t even know what she was getting tattooed on her wrist seems silly and just plain dumb.

Brandy couldn’t wait to show off her new tattoo, but the singer probably should have got her facts straight before taking to Twitter. The Boy Is Mine singer had a picture of Ganesh, the Hindu deity, inked on the inside of her left wrist. However the 31-year-old apparently got her wires crossed and described it as an ‘Egyptian god’ when responding to questions from a fan. Brandy initially posted photos of her posed up alongside tattoo artist, Peter Koskela who specializes in custom work. Another frame shows the figure close up and she also showed herself having the tattoo inked on her skin. After seeing the pictures, one of her Twitter follower asked: ‘Is that Ganesh?’ ‘Yes it is!’ she wrote in response. ‘Egyptian god! Remover of all obstacles:)’ She was quickly informed by another reader that Ganesh is actually a Hindu deity, not Egyptian.

I am ALWAYS amazed at how flippantly and outright ignorantly people are willing to tattoo their bodies without knowing what the Hell they are getting inked into their skin. It’s one thing if the fault lies with the tattoo artist (eg. misspelled words) but it’s quite another for someone to walk into a tattoo parlor (presumably after they spent a considerable amount of time to research and plan their tattoo) and ask for a tattoo of a religious deity … and not even know what who the deity is. Every time I’ve heard of someone getting Ganesh tattooed on their body, they say it’s because he is the “remover of obstacles” — which is very true but he represents much more than just that. It just seems silly and dumb for anyone to get a tattoo of a religious deity when they really don’t know anything about it. I’m sure Brandy is a very nice girl and I hope she will enjoy her fairly large tattoo for the rest of her life … but something tells me that she didn’t put enough thought into her decision to truly enjoy her tat for years to come.

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New Year's Eve -- Live from Times Square

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Can't make it Times Square in New York City for tonight's festivities? Check out this livestream straight from the Big Apple from the comfort of your own home ( no winter coat required ). Watch live streaming video from 2011 at livestream.com Read more

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Another MJ Conspiracy Theory ... Made Bear-able!!!!

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Bears fighting over a hammock ... an armless dog shopping? Umm ... things that make La Toya Jackson 's conspiracy theories about MJ's death worth hearing -- for a thousand, Dick! Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Read more

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Sundance Film Festival Adds 'Silent House' to Lineup

Sundance Film Festival Adds 'Silent House' to Lineup
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The Sundance Film Festival has added Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's "Silent House" to its 2011 line-up. The psychological thriller, which uses a single continuous camera shot, will have its world premiere as part of the Park City at Midnight program.

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Put The Needle On It

Put The Needle On It
Last night David and I did a bit of shopping together to put the finishing touches on my Xmas gift from him. This year, I became the very HAPPY recipient of a portable turntable record player! I’ve never been a big vinyl fan (primarily because my lazy ass prefers the ease of use that comes [...]

Last night David and I did a bit of shopping together to put the finishing touches on my Xmas gift from him. This year, I became the very HAPPY recipient of a portable turntable record player! I’ve never been a big vinyl fan (primarily because my lazy ass prefers the ease of use that comes from CDs/MP3s) but I have been a collector of record albums for years. This year I decided I wanted a small record player and David made my Xmas wish come true.

I settled on the Crosley Keepsake USB Turntable for its portability and computer connectivity. Trust me, I know this is not a high fidelity device … but all I really wanted was a small turntable to play my records on. I never owned a record player of my own but my parents had a huge stereo that was a full on record player and 8-track player. I used to play my Books on Record on that behemoth … but sometimes, I’d go next door and hang out with my friends Monica and Adam and listen to records on her portable record player (which looked much like the one I just got). Because much of my record collection is still back home in Detroit (Tori Amos, NIN, Garbage, Pearl Jam, etc. … albums that I collected when the CDs came out and never opened), we went to Amoeba Records in Hollywood last night to pick up a few new/used discs:

The records featured above are some of the albums I picked up last night. The Smiths album is on cool purple vinyl and the Siouxsie and the Banshees disc is on glow-in-the-dark vinyl :D To be honest, I haven’t had much time to play records … but I am SO in love with this gift. If you have any suggestions for must own records, please pass them along in the comments below. I know that vinyl will not replace my need for CDs/MP3s but it sure is a fun way to really enjoy music. Any vinyl fans out there?

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