LinkChurch: Wang Chung, Grammy Awards, John Lydon

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We critique the "Sunlight" video from Bag Raiders.
• We take a look at Generation X.
• We remember friendship pins.
• We warn you about the Mini-Smith takeover.

Elsewhere

• Kickin' It Old School interviews Wang Chung's Jack Hues.
• The Love Hate Society predicts the Grammy Awards.
• Popdose discusses the future of the album.
• Popdose takes a look at E!'s projected 2011 hit movies.
• Stereogum interviews John Lydon.
  
  

LinkChuch: Just Us Edition

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week. The rest of the web sucked this week, so enjoy our highlights from the last week:

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We recap the latest episode of Hellcats.
• We review Secretariat.
• We mock Gnomeo & Juliet.
• We share three bands who should've been huge.
• We ask which band you'd pay $10 million to disband.
• We rank our fourteen favorite vampire flicks.
• We interview the Cheetah Whores, the band who wrote the theme to Sharktopus.

LinkChurch: David Sedaris, Tiffany, And Greg Giraldo

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We recap the latest episode of Hellcats.
• We interview the people behind a Super Mario Bros. burlesque show.
• We rank our fifteen favorite '80s sitcoms.

Pop Culture Commentary

• Popblerd looks back at Tiffany's "All This Time" single.
• Popdose remembers Greg Giraldo.
• Vulture interviews David Sedaris.

LinkChurch: The Ting Tings, Liz Phair

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We reviewed Hellcats.
• We reviewed Nikita.
• We make fun of Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos, and the "Juggalo Island" video.
• We give Robert Pattinson some career advice.
• We rank '80s slang.
• We wonder if one can separate the art from the artist.

Music

• Which reeks more of the '80s: "Hands" by the Ting Tings or the song's video?
• Liz Phair is finally releasing the Girlysound Tapes, which have long been rumored to rock and cure cancer.

LinkChurch: Allentown vs. Billy Joel, Death Music

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We critique the Burlesque trailer.
• We rank our 26 favorite movies with twist endings.
• We talk about big studs.
• We remember the super scary Teddy Ruxpin.

Music

• You can have your ashes pressed into an LP after your death.
• The Love Hate Society takes a look at the long-standing feud between Allentown, Pennsylvania and Billy Joel..

LinkChurch: American Pie, Galaxy Quest, The Expendables

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We take a look at the Black Swan trailer.
• We rank our 17 favorite Duran Duran tunes.
• We rewrite Piranha 3D.

Music

• Popdose finishes their Top 20 Songs of Summer. [20-11|10-1]
• The Love Hate Society explains the meaning behind every line of Don McLean's "American Pie."

Movies

• Den Of Geek remembers Galaxy Quest.
• Vulture lists genres that could benefit from The Expendables treatment.

Song Of The Week
It's the kick ass cover of "Bed Intruder Song" by Paramore's Hayley Williams, Relient K's Ethan Luck, and New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik, of course!

LinkChurch: Weezer, Bed Intruder Song, The Ting Tings, George Lucas

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We critique the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Devil.
• We review Lady GaGa's Monster Ball tour.
• We rank our twelve favorite MTV VJs.
• We give George Michael some career advice.

Music

• Weezer is planning a tour where they'll perform the Blue album and Pinkerton in their entireties.
• Popdose is counting down its Top 20 songs of summer.
• Remember that "Bed Intruder Song?" It's currently #89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Seriously.
• Remember The Ting Tings? They debuted a new song this week. Verdict? Meh.
• They're making Sex Pistols perfume.

Movies

• Den Of Geek compiles a list of VHS covers that were better than the horror films they advertised.
• Den Of Geek is holding a fundraiser for George Lucas so he'll be able to afford to release Blu-ray versions of the Star Wars movies.

LinkChurch: Netflix, Skyline, Van Halen

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We critique M.I.A.'s "XXXO" video.
• We could have met Bret Michaels.
• We tell you about the Copeland brothers.
• We rank our seventeen favorite John Cusack roles.

Pop Culture Commentary

• Best Week Ever looks at how streaming Netflix videos have ruined our lives.

Music

• Looks like that new Van Halen with David Lee Roth is really happening.

Movies

• Check out the first trailer for Skyline.

LinkChurch: Rihanna, Vampire Weekend, Teen Idols

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during our week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We share our favorite Nicolas Cage roles.
  
• We discover brass knuckle earrings.
• We crash Comic Con and hang out at Flynn's.
  
• We tell you about the Anna Faris Rule.
  
• We tell you about four tumblrs you should be reading.
  

Pop Culture Commentary

• Popdose examines teen idols who tried to become serious actors.
• Vulture names some very pushy cinematic ghosts.
  

Music

• It looks like the girl on the cover of Vampire Weekend's Contra has a case.

Movies

• Rihanna joined the cast of Battleship.

Like, Totally Awesome, Dude
Vulture ran this clip of a Valley Girl contest earlier this week and it was just too awesome not to share.

LinkChurch: James, Brad Pitt, Vanilla Sky, Survivor

Here's our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Culture Brats Highlights of the Week

• We rank our eighteen favorite Madonna videos.
  
• We remember the '80s dating rituals involving Swatch watches.

Music

• James is releasing a new album in September.

Movies

• Brad Pitt is starring in a movie based on the zombie novel World War Z.
• Vanilla Sky was recently voted the most confusing film ever.

Television

• Former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson will be a contestant on the next Survivor.