News: The Gloved One, Mrs. Slocombe, Big Brother, The Cubs

Neil Patrick Harris to host the Emmys?

Glove for sale.

NO! Mrs. Slocombe and her pussy died!

Also, choreographer Pina Bausch. And Karl Malden.

Same-sex marriage stalls in Rhode Island: "None of the bills legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island advanced to a floor vote this session, continuing a trend begun in 1997."

Chaz Bono plays with the paparazzi.

Michael Jackson's will. No public viewing at Neverland. Funeral to be held at L.A.'s Staples Center.

Pennsylvania's Allegheny County passes law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Stampp Corbin on the Obama Pride reception: "There will be some who even will gather in the Capitol in October to protest your administration’s lack of attention to equal protection for LGBT Americans. You want pressure? We’ll give it to you in spades."

Hollywood gives up on ideas.

Meet Kevin, the gay Big Brother houseguest.

Beau Breedlove has sour grapes over his affair with Portland Mayor Sam Adams. Adams was cleared of wrongdoing last week. Now, because the Oregon AG said he no longer had credibility after posing nude for Unzipped magazine and getting paid for it, Breedlove seems to want revenge: "It really upsets me. It’s just lie after lie after lie until we’re at the end of the bowl and the last person to be burned from the situation is me."

Snippet: The Killers do "Hotel California".

DJ Earworm: My life would suck without you in my place.

Manhattan apartment prices plummet to just $760,000 to $849,000 in the median range.

Wentworth Miller broke out of prison, now he's going to Law & Order: SVU.

Homophobia alive and well among Chicago baseball fans.

Labor big Stuart Appelbaum outs himself.

Dallas Million Gay March to move out of gay ghetto into "more mainstream area" next year.

Gay resort opens near Tampa: "While open to anyone, the hotel caters almost exclusively to gay men. Photos of butt-baring hot guys adorn the walls — and are available for $169 apiece. The second-floor club has a darkened maze room and other "intimacy zones.'' The courtyard boasts a kumquat tree and a 50-man hot tub, possibly the largest in Tampa. If it sounds like a bathhouse, don't describe it that way to the owners. Technically, and according to the city, the Ybor Resort & Spa is a hotel and a men's health studio. Sex and nudity in public areas is not allowed."

Watch: The Killers' 'Dustland Fairytale'

Here's the new video for The Killers' "A Dustland Fairytale".

The song is said to be a metaphorical tale about Brandon Flowers' father's battle with alcoholism and his ultimate success in defeating it (the story has a happy ending).

A really beautiful track and video, imho, and if you missed the group performing it with full orchestra on Letterman, that's a must see if you're a fan.

Watch the video, AFTER THE JUMP...

Killers Perform 'Dustland Fairytale' with Full Orchestra

Last night The Killers performed "A Dustland Fairytale" on Letterman with a full orchestra. Probably one of my favorite tracks off "Day & Age".

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

Music News: Coachella, Pet Shop Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Franz Ferdinand

ROBBIE DAW

Robbie Daw presents a weekly pop music update here on Towleroad. Robbie runs his own site called Chart Rigger.

Billboard reports today that Paul McCartney, the Killers and the Cure will headline this April's 10th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. The trio of acts will join confirmed are My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Said McCartney in a statement: "I have heard that Coachella is one of the greatest festivals in the world. I'm really excited to get out there and rock!"

The event takes place over the weekend of April 17 through April 19, with McCartney headling Friday night, the Killers Saturday and the Cure on Sunday. Tickets are on sale this morning via Ticketmaster.

The full lineup for this year's Coachella festival can be viewed AFTER THE JUMP...

Madonna's not quite ready to hang up her Sticky & Sweet tour just yet.

The Pet Shop Boys have unveiled the cover of their upcoming March album, Yes. Says the duo's official site: "The artwork for the new Pet Shop Boys' album, Yes, has been designed by long-standing PSB collaborators, Farrow. Eleven squares of colour—one square for each track—form an affirmative tick on the front cover."

Lady GaGa's next single "Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" to be remixed by Pet Shop Boys and Frankmusik.

French act M83, currently opening for the Killers on tour, will perform a co-headlinging concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Saturday, March 7, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Julian Kuerti, Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducts.

This week Island released Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad—The Remixes. This is not to be confused with last year's Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, essentially a re-release of 2007's Good Girl Gone Bad with three extra songs tacked on. Don't good leftovers eventually go bad, as well?

David Archuleta is taking his show on the road.

The worst groups recognized by the NME Shockwave Awards 2009: "It's the battle of the shittest in the Worst Band category as the Jonas Brothers take on Tokio Hotel (eugh), Scouting For Girls (eek), Fall Out Boy (bleurgh) - and Oasis."

Robbie Williams doing one more major label album, working with Mark Ronson.

Below is the video for Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," which made a record jump from #97 to #1 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, subsequently ending the three-week reign of Lady GaGa's "Just Dance."

THE WEEK'S NEW RELEASES:

Franz Ferdinand's third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, which finds the band moving in a more dance-oriented direction with producer Dan Carey (Kylie Minogue, Hot Chip, CSS).

Bruce Springsteen's 16th studio set, Working On A Dream. Bruce will perform at this Sunday's Super Bowl XLIII halftime show, as well as the upcoming Academy Awards.

Boombox, a collection of Kylie Minogue remixes from the past nine years' worth of singles.

Whisper House, Duncan Sheik's sixth studio album and first since winning a Tony for Broadway's Spring Awakening.

The Bird And The Bee's Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, featuring vocals by Inara George and production by Greg Kurstin (Kylie, Lily Allen).

Coachella line-up, AFTER THE JUMP...

Brandon Flowers Probed by Aliens with a Thing for Camp

A hetero Mormon who has spoken out for gay rights, Brandon Flowers of The Killers has always seemed nothing but gay to me, and he doesn't stray from that distinction in the new clip for their energetic new track "Spaceman," donning modified football shoulder pad drag with the same feathered epaulets he wore for "Human" along with tights and a utility belt/codpiece. "Spaceman" meditates on alien abduction.

Flowers' tendency to look back at the 80's and 90's for his inspirations appears to be in full force here. Robbie at Chart Rigger notes a campy familiarity to Andy Bell's 1985 clip for "Heavenly Action."

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

News: Rod Blagojevich, Sushi, Cam Gigandet, Latisse, Daniel O'Donnell

Illinois Governor Blagojevich tries to fill Obama's Senate seat: "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) said in a statement this afternoon that the Senate will not seat anyone Gov. Rod Blagojevich chooses to fill Illinois' vacant Senate post, amid word that the governor is set to name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. The statement also is signed by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who has repeatedly urged Blagojevich not to name a replacement for the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama."

Choire Sicha asks Anderson Cooper in the L.A. Times if he has any plans to offer 'opinionated' perspectives like some of his fellow anchors: "I have no plans to, no. I think those people are really good at what they do. Rachel Maddow is an incredible talent -- she's funny, and smart, obviously well researched on subjects. I'm just not interested as a viewer in listening to anchors' opinions. It seems like there's an awful lot of yelling, and this year yelling's been replaced by sarcasm and snark- iness."

Many more shots of Prince Harry's fun in the sun.

Sushi is ready to drop!

Push for domestic partner recognition NY Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell interviews with David Paterson for Clinton Senate seat: " To say Mr. O’Donnell, known for his active support of gay rights issues, including same-sex marriage, was overly optimistic about his chances would be a stretch. He put his odds of getting the seat at about one in 10, or 'about the same as the population of gay people in the world.' But Mr. O’Donnell did offer that he believes the governor has yet to settle on a final choice."

Vampire hottie Cam Gigandet shops at Barney's in a kilt.

Wouldn't it be great if this overachiever turned out to be gay?

FDA approves drug that thickens and grows longer eyelashes: "Latisse is a once-daily prescription treatment that is applied to the base of the upper eyelash with a sterile, single-use-per-eye disposable applicator. Once treatment is stopped, eyelashes will gradually return to where they were prior to treatment. Allergan said it estimates global peak sales of Latisse solution could top $500 million a year."

Scientists to ignite man-made star.

Jude Law shows off his bod in Brazil.

BIRTH: Sarah Palin is a grandmother now.

Gay man attacked in nightclub in Preston, UK: "Hairdresser Daniel Jenkinson, 23, who was left covered in blood after the assault, says he is now frightened to go out in the city. His attacker – Neil Bibby, 22, of Bramble Court, Penwortham, Preston – was sentenced to 200 hours' unpaid work, a three-month weekend curfew, and ordered to pay £2,000 compensation by Preston Magistrates after he pleaded guilty to assault."

Perverted Catholic criminals.

The Killers to record with Paul McCartney? "According to UK tabloid The Sun, the former Beatle watched the band perform at London's Royal Albert Hall last month and then told Brandon Flowers and co that he'd love to record with them. The paper quotes an unnamed 'source close to McCartney' as saying: 'Paul had a great time at the gig. He loves their music and their great attitude. He was as pleased to meet them as they were to meet him but they were gobsmacked when he said he'd love to do something with them music-wise.'"