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MGMT have shared a new song titled "Bubblegum Dog." The song comes with a video in which the band pays loving homage to the grunge era, including a gunge-filled nod to Nirvana's iconic MTV Unplugged performance. Check it out below.

MGMT have shared a ’90s-themed video for their new single ‘Bubblegum Dog’.The track is the second single to be taken from the duo’s recently announced fifth album ‘Loss Of Life’, which will land on February 23, 2024 via Mom + Pop. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.The video finds MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser paying tribute to numerous scenes from classic ‘90s alternative videos.“We all saw the video for ‘Bubblegum Dog’ as an opportunity to combine the charming, DIY, surreal, cardboard craft aesthetic of shows like Yo Gabba Gabba and The Mighty Boosh with these ultra-serious grunge videos we grew up watching on MTV – all that heavy, brooding angst smashed up against absurd childlike fun,” said the video’s directors Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling.“Ben and Andrew are legitimately funny guys, so we were excited they got to really go for it with their acting, paying homage to the eternally moody mid-90’s rock stars they looked up to when they were kids,” they continued “They were completely game for everything, playing around with different wigs/costumes/personas/facial hair and continually chiming in with new ideas along the way.“That was a wonderful feeling, because it let us know they were having a good time.

Kesha has reflected on the viral moment Jerry Seinfeld refused to hug her, describing it as “the saddest moment of my life”.Kesha and Seinfeld attended David Lynch’s ‘A Night of Laughter and Song’ benefit event in 2017, which was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, when the latter was approached by the ‘Tik Tok’ singer as he was being interviewed on the red carpet.“I’m Kesha, I love you so much,” she told the Seinfeld actor, before asking “can I give you a hug?”The actor-comedian replied “no thanks”, then refusing two more times before stepping away. He laughed it off with the reporter after, stating: “I didn’t know who that was.”The singer has now opened up about the snub, explaining that she had been a huge fan of the actor’s sitcom.“Whenever it would get bumpy on the plane, I would pop in Seinfeld and feel like everything’s OK in the world and watch my buddy Jerry,” the singer explained on The Best Show with Tom Scharpling podcast, which went live Wednesday (June 14).

The Postal Service have shared a humorous new video where the likes of Slash, Anne Hathaway and “Weird Al” Yankovic all attempt to ‘audition’ to become the next member of the band — check it out below.The clip is the band’s big reveal from yesterday’s teaser (October 6), which had led some fans to believe that new music might be on the way.Partnering with their label Sub Pop and HeadCount’s “Make Your Vote Count” campaign for the clip, the Tom Scharpling-directed video sees The Postal Service’s Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis reluctantly host auditions on Zoom for new bandmembers.Among the famous names to appear in the clip are the aforementioned Slash, Hathaway and “Weird Al”, as well as Kenny G, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff

The third installment of the Paud Rudd starrer Ant-Man is in the making and director Peyton Reed is teasing fans with behind-the-scenes snaps from the film. Being one of the most significant characters of the Marvel Universe, the tiny yet powerful superhero Ant-Man is all set to return to the screen. Replying to a question from actor Tom Scharpling on Twitter, about whether Scott Lang aka Ant-Man ever purchased lottery tickets in the first movie and who did he buy them from, Peyton Reed took the fans with surprise as he shared a glimpse of Ant-Man 3.