Upcoming Episodes

New episodes start again in October featuring interviews with Aisha Tyler (Friends, Talk Soup, Archer) , Kurt Braunohler (Penelope Princess of Pets, New York Comedian) , and Will Forte ( SNL, Beerfest, The Brothers Solomon).

Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart Announce Rallies

In what is already being called the rally showdown to end all rally showdowns (ok no one is actually saying that) Comedians Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart will hold opposing Rallies in Washington D.C on October 30th. Jon Stewart will host the Rally To Restore Sanity on Washington's National Mall. At the same time Stephen Colbert will host the March To Keep Fear Alive on the same date at the same location. The Rallys are in response to talk show host Glenn Becks Restoring Honor Rally that took place this past August. More info on both events can be found at http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/ & http://www.keepfearalive.com/

Shows I am seeing this week...

So this is a pop culture blog, well theater to me falls under pop culture and I love theater and am currently in New York so I am seeing some new productions this week which you will see full reviews of in coming weeks but I thought I would share with you the readers what I am seeing this week.

The Pitmen Painters: transferring from a successful run in London comes The Pitmen Painters, a new play from Lee Hall (Writer of the film & stage version of Billy Elliot) comes the incredibly true story of a group of Ashington (England) miners who ended up being much sought after painters but whom for over 40 years continued to work in the mines but also create masterpieces. The production features the entire original London cast and is being performed at the Samuel J Friedman Theater on West 47th street.

Mrs Warren's Profession: In this revival of the George Bernard Shaw play from 1893, Cherry Jones plays Mrs Warren and her daughter who played by Sally Hawkins is shocked to find out her mothers fortune was made through the running of brothels. The production is currently running at the American Airlines Theater on West 42nd Street.

Brief Encounter: A transfer of the successful Kneehigh Theatre company production in London comes this multimedia play based on the 1945 film of the same name which itself was based on the play Still Life by Noel Coward. It is about taking a chance on romance and the results incurring from it. The production is currently running at Studio 54 located at West 54th Street.

So definitely keep a look out for those reviews in the future.

Lady Gaga's New Album Is Called...

Born This Way , is what singer Lady Gaga announced her 3rd album (or 2nd if you count The Fame & The Fame Monster as 1 album) will be titled as she accepted the award for Video of The Year at the MTV Video Music Awards on sunday night. The album is slated to be released sometime in 2011.

Thought on the Video Music Awards

This years MTV Video Music Awards was probably the most predictable boring VMAs in recent years. Predictably Lady Gaga (who took home 8 awards including Video of The Year) and Eminem (who bailed after he opened the show with Rihanna) walked home with the most awards , Justin Bieber took home best new artist and most of the performances were way too short or seemed small on the huge stage which while very cool was just WAY too big. Also Chelsea Handler seemed very off in her delivery the entire night and most of her "jokes" were more like awful attempts of making people laugh at a roast. This years awards were devoid of the surprise and unpredictability of previous years. I will say highlights were Florence and The Machine making her VMA performance debut and taking home best Art Direction in a Video and Lindsey Lohan making a funny appearance in the opening video as well as a cool performance from Linkin Park at a Observatory. I hope they head back to New York next year as it always seems like the best years are the ones in New York. Below is a complete list of this years winners.

Video of The Year: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Best Male Video: Eminem - Not Afraid
Best Female Video: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber (featuring Ludacris) - Baby
Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds To Mars - Kings and Queens
Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem - Not Afraid
Best Dance Video: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga (featuring Beyonce) - Telephone
Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys - Tighten Up
Best Direction in a Video: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Director: Francis Lawrence)
Best Choreography in a Video : Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Choreographer: Laurie Ann Gibson)
Best Special Effects in a Video: Muse - Uprising (Special Effects: Humble TV, Sam Stephens)
Best Art Direction in a Video: Florence and The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Art Directors: Louise Corcoran & Aldene Johnson)
Best Editing in a Video: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
Best Cinematography in a Video: Jay-Z and Alica Keys - Empire State of Mind (Director of Photography: John Perez)
MTV Tr3s Latino Artist of the Year: Aventura

Total Wins
Lady Gaga - 8 (7 for Bad Romance, 1 shared with Beyonce for Telephone)
Eminem - 2 (2 for Not Afraid)
30 Seconds to Mars - 1 (for Kings and Queens)
Beyonce - 1 (Shared with Lady Gaga for Telephone)
Florence and The Machine - 1 (for Dog Days Are Over)
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - 1 (for Empire State of Mind)
Justin Bieber - 1 (for Baby)
Muse - 1 (for Uprising)
The Black Keys - 1 (for Tighten Up)

Episode 4 - Eugene Mirman

Episode 4 features a movie discussion segment , my thoughts on the cast changes at Saturday Night Live, and a interview with Eugene Mirman (Flight of The Conchords, Delocated, Bobs Burgers) enjoy and subscribe to us on Itunes search pod culture vulture and click subscribe , also we are on twitter @Pculturevulture

Episode 3 - David Koechner

Episode 3 featuring an interview with the fantastic David Koechner (Anchorman , Naked Trucker & T-Bones, The Office, Talladega Nights). Fun interview hope you all enjoy it :)