All Shall Love Me and Despair

It sounds very reminiscent of the good old days, but not in an outdated way. And apparently it's the #1 on the iTunes download charts in many countries, whee! :)

Finally - a preview of the cover of Doug Adams' book "The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films". The dust jacket illustration by Alan Lee is of a very emotional moment in the films...

Can't wait to hear/see the full details! :D


Plus: TORn has posted some more LotR Archive clips, this time from the 2002 Oscars.

Happy Valentine's Day to those who are celebrating. I know most of you have probably already seen this video on your flist, but it is quite fitting for today, isn't it?

( Don't divorce us )


And a whole bunch of LotR related links which I've been hoarding for the last couple of weeks:

New ruling sets deadline in Tolkien Trust lawsuit

ROTK a Finalist in "Ultimate Best Picture Poll"

FanFilm 'The Hunt for Gollum' Online May 3rd

Viggo Mortensen Talks The Hobbit

Christopher Lee on Saruman and The Hobbit

John Howe Joins The Music of LOTR

What Would Bilbo Do? 14 Money Lessons from “The Hobbit”

New Line’s LOTR webmaster signs deal with Wingnut

I can't even say this is my favourite Linkin Park song, because I love all of them so much, but it is currently the one from their latest album "Minutes to Midnight" that I'm listening to most often on my Zen.

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( Lyrics behind the cut )



Also very fitting because today I finally watched Torchwood 2.13 "Exit Wounds". Yeah I know - didn't get around to it back then for various reasons, and then sort of forgot about it. Oh and yes, I had read about the big spoilers and was a bit apprehensive to actually see them... I was very glad to find out ( cut for spoilers )

Friends List of the Ring :D



ETA - for those interested, this just in from Yep Roc Records:

Heloise & the Savoir Faire's Trash, Rats and Microphones available for pre-order with bonus tracks
[Listen | Buy]

Pre-order Trash, Rats and Microphones at the Yep Roc Web Shop and receive the bonus track "I Think You Suck." The DRM-free MP3 will be be available in your Stash as soon as you place your order!

With a live show described by Disorder Magazine as a "multi-orgasmic experience with heels on," Heloise & The Savior Faire have gained popularity in the UK after making their TV debut on The Graham Norton Show. An electrified collision of late-70's disco-infused dance punk and 80's synth-pop, the band is fronted by the charismatic Heloise Williams and backed by two electrifying dancers (Joe Shepard and Sara Sweet Rabidoux) as well as a full band (James Bellizia on guitar, Luke Hughett on drums and Jason Diamond on bass). The Times UK has described them as "somewhere between Goldfrapp and The Scissor Sisters."

The album features guest vocals by Debbie Harry who recently called Heloise & The Savior Faire her favorite underground band in The New York Times Style Magazine. Harry is featured on the songs "Canadian Changs" and "Downtown.

Two interesting interviews:

1) John Barrowman in Scotland on Sunday

2) Ian McKellen in Factory Magazine - right at the end, he mentions he'd love to be in The Hobbit. Be sure to download the podcast, which has a little more than the print version.


Also, I was remiss in posting this link so far - TORn have a poll up in which you can choose who you'd like to direct The Hobbit - right now the three leads are:

Fran Walsh (38%, 1,250 Votes)
Guillermo del Toro (35%, 1,158 Votes)
Sam Raimi (22%, 731 Votes)


ETA: txvoodoo kindly provided a download of Dom's appearance on Craig Ferguson - you can find it here. omfg I couldn't believe that sketch at the beginning... ROTFLMAO!!! Is there any talk show appearance of Dom's that doesn't have any gay innuendo? *snort* But ooooh the highlight was definitely when he was handling these animals... particularly the snakes! "Anyone in the audience?" - if I had been there you'd SO have heard me scream, "ME! ME!" and could have watched me run down to the stage. :D GUH, Dom and snakes, an irresistible combination. I really do hope he'll get some animal/environmental show, that would be so great. Odd though that he didn't mention I Sell the Dead when Craig asked what he'd been doing! Plus: Screen caps courtesy of green_queen.

Aaaaaaaaargh how can I catch up on all the Elijah pics from last weekend etc. when more keep coming in?! I hope someone will provide a snaggable version of TRL - the pics sure look interesting! And isn't Elijah just glowing?! *happy sigh*



Buuuuuuuuut... I found some stuff about Wedding Wars on A&E! *bounce* Now there is this first page, but they have more material that is available for members of the A&E club only, but I have copy/pasted the Feature about it - behind the cut, beware of spoilers though nothing extreme:

( Wedding Wars addresses a serious issue—gay marriage—with a smile )

There's also this tiny pic of the cast:



And liquidize kindly provided snaggable clips of the videos, which I'm mirroring here. Mild spoilers obviously:

Sneak peek http://download.yousendit.com/45C852683DD408AD
Cast http://download.yousendit.com/AF18D4965051A3FE
Making of http://download.yousendit.com/BFFD458D7CB25F74
A few words http://download.yousendit.com/954ACB3564011550

It looks like Sean actually has a decent size role, hooray!!!



Also, lilithlotr put up the clip of Craig receiving a birthday card from us at the Sunday autograph session. Isn't he cute?! And no he's not a new addition to my harem *grins at serenitysangel*, but I did get to like him a lot over the course of these three days. :)

Someone put a video on Youtube of Joss Whedon's speech when he was honoured by Equality Now last May. Watch it, it's great!

"Because you are still asking this question."

Thanks to trianne for mentioning it! :D


And speaking of equality: Best wishes to Darren Hayes and his husband Richard! :D

Thanks to karadin for the link... these videos promoting LOTR airing on TBS are HILARIOUS!!! *giggles madly*