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> In Proposition 8 news, Pete Wentz may not have donated mega bucks a la Brad Pitt or Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw to defeating the ballot initiative aimed at eradicating gay marriage in California, but he does have a choice word or two to offer. He took to his blog late last night to roll out details of the new Fall Out Boy video for "I Don't Care," which will be available on iTunes today, as well as saying, "There are a lot of causes out there -- a lot of “good” fights to be fought. I think proposition 8 is pretty lame -- as many others do too. It's
fucking lame." We couldn't have put it more eloquently ourselves, and in fact his annoyed dismay strikes us as exactly the right tone to take when speaking to young voters. "Fucking lame" is totes the new "that's so gay."
> Britney Spears is also gearing up to release some new material. The first single, "Womanizer," from her upcoming Circus album, due to drop December 2, will debut tomorrow on US radio. The song was originally set to be released last week, but when an unauthorized -- and supposedly unmastered -- snippet illegally made it on the air, Spears' record label put a freeze on a the single. "Womanizer" was produced by the Outsyders and the rest of the album will feature tracks by a who's who of the hip hop and pop world including Dr. Luke, Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy and Avant, and Guy Sigsworth. We can't wait! If Britney could pull off Blackout while in the depths of crazydom, we're breathless to see what's in store for us now that she's seemingly (more?) stable.
> Guess who else is back! The Smashing Pumpkins! The super group that ruled the alternative charts during the early '90s has announced a 20th anniversary tour to kick off October 26 at the Neil Young Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, California. According to NME.com, the band will be playing unique one-off sets in every city they hit, and in larger cities that are fortunate enough to get two nights of shows, the Pumpkins will play two different setlists, one called "Black Sunshine" and the other "White Crosses." Who knows what incarnation of the original band will show up seeing as Billy Corgan tends to not be talking to different members of the group depending on what day of the week it is, but as long as we get to hear the our favorite ode to alienation in suburban teenage America, "1979," we'll be happy.
-- NOAH MICHELSON
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