New Music Friday – Sum 41

After spending nearly all of last year on the road, including their 4th headlining run on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour – RIAA platinum Island Records group SUM 41 has completed the most long-awaited new studio album of their career. ‘Screaming Bloody Murder,’ arriving March 29th jumps out with the title tune single, “Screaming Bloody Murder,” impacting now at Alternative Rock radio formats.

Screaming Bloody Murder, which opens up a second decade for Sum 41 on Island Records, marks the first album to be fully self-produced Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley. The two-time JUNO Award-winning Canadian band is: Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano), Tom Thacker (lead guitar, vocals), Cone McCaslin (bass, vocals), and Steve Jocz (drums, vocals).

Screaming Bloody Murder follows-up ‘Underclass Hero,’ released July 2007. In the interim, Sum 41 issued their first career-spanning collection, ‘All the Good Sh*t: 14 Solid Gold Hits 2000-2008.’ It compiled singles from their debut mini-album ‘Half Hour Of Power‘ (2000), and all four of their full-length studio albums: ‘All Killer No Filler‘ (2001), ‘Does This Look Infected?‘ (2002), ‘Chuck‘ (2004), and Underclass Hero (2007). Also featured on All the Good Sh*t is one previously unreleased track (“Always”), and live performances of two favorites, “The Hell Song” and “Motivation,” both also included in studio versions.

Prior to All the Good Sh*t, Sum 41’s most recent studio album Underclass Hero debuted at #1 (and earned instant gold certification) in Canada and Japan – where it ousted fellow Island band Bon Jovi’s album ‘Lost Highway’ from the top in Japan after a one month stand at #1. In an unprecedented move to launch Underclass Hero, the band performed the album live in its entirety on their website, www.sum41.com. Underclass Hero was produced (for the first time) by the band’s own Deryck Whibley, who had also written and produced tracks for Avril Lavigne’s album, ‘The Best Damn Thing.’

Underclass Hero followed-up Chuck (October 2004), #10 on the Billboard 200 with over 1 million copies sold worldwide. The album was named for the United Nations worker who daringly rescued Sum 41 from bombs and gunfire during the filming of a documentary in the Congo with nonprofit group War Child Canada. Chuck spun off three consecutive Top 20 Modern Rock chart singles: “We’re All To Blame,” “Pieces,” and “No Reason.”

Now, fans can purchase the new single, “Screaming Bloody Murder” on iTunes and Amazon today. For more information and updates on the band including tour plans, check out their official site, www.Sum41.com, as well as their MySpace and Facebook pages and look for Screaming Bloody Murder in stores everywhere March 29th!

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Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera Clubbing Date – PHOTOS

Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera took a break from mom’s with careers to go clubbing. The two hit Voyeur in Hollywood together on Thursday night.

Richie will also be making a return to spy series, “Chuck.” Nicole will reprise her role as bad girl Heather Chandler.

Via EW:

“According to a Chuck insider, Richie will resurface in October when a prison transfer goes awry and her character, Heather Chandler, ends up being stowed away at Castle (a.k.a. the underground CIA base). But here’s where things get really interesting: I’m told her arrival dovetails with some serious bumps in Chuck and Sarah’s deepening relationship. And you better believe that Ms. Heather will use that rift to her advantage.”

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‘My Name is Earl’ Cancelled, Fall TV Renewed and Cancelled Cheat Sheet

Ethan Suplee has confirmed that NBC has pulled the plug on “My Name is Earl.” The status of the sitcom has been up in the air for most of the season. Suplee, Earl’s tv brother and sidekick Randy, made the announcement via his Twitter.

“Just got the call that My Name Is Earl has been canceled,” he wrote. “They sure did take their time with that decision — or rather informing us of it.”

However, Earl fans (like myself, it reminds me of home) may not be dead so don’t throw out your “I *Heart* Randy” t-shirts just yet. Fox and ABC have been discussing taking the show off NBC’s hands. This isn’t the only show getting the axe. The lovely and Smurfy Ausiello has a cheat sheet with the current status of your favorite shows.

ABC
The Bachelor: Already renewed.
Better Off Ted: Now officially renewed.
Brothers & Sisters: Already renewed.
Castle: Now officially renewed.
Cupid: It’s a goner. Now officially canceled.
Dancing with the Stars: Already renewed.
Desperate Housewives: Already renewed.
Dirty Sexy Money: Officially canceled.
Eli Stone: Officially canceled.
Grey’s Anatomy: Already renewed.
In the Motherhood: Officially canceled.
Lost: Already renewed.
Private Practice: Already renewed.
Pushing Daisies: Officially canceled.
Samantha Who?: Now officially canceled.
Scrubs: Now officially renewed.
Supernanny: Already renewed.
Surviving Suburbia: A long shot.
Ugly Betty: Already renewed.
The Unusuals: Now officially canceled.
Wife Swap: Already renewed.

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NBC’s TV Line Up Update

It looks like fans of the show “Life” will have to start a petition. Ausiello reported from the NBC Presentation to fate of many of the network’s line up.

Peacock co-chairman Ben Silverman confirmed that Life will not go on.

• As I reported earlier today, the fates of Medium, My Name is Earl, Chuck, and Law & Order will be decided on or before May 19.

• If Chuck is renewed, it probably won’t be returning to Mondays. Silverman said HeroesParenthood)

• NBC is prepared to move forward with Law & Order: SVU with or without Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay. “There’s an offer on the table,” said co-chair Marc Graboff, cryptically.

• Special guests included Amy Poehler (wearing a swine flu mask) and Donald Trump (wearing his soggy raincoat).

I am still holding a candle light vigil for “The Black Donnellys” returning. Tommy was the shiz. What? You don’t remember the awesomeness of Tommy Donnelly? You are about to be schooled.

Snow Patrol – Open your Eyes (The Black Donnellys)

(Tommy and one of his 4 brothers go to confront the head of Italians to try and save his oldest brother Jimmy. He kills both heads the feuding Italians and Irish and subsequently becomes the new target for both sides. )