Blake Shelton tweets Adam Levine's Cell Phone Number!!

Blake tweeted:

@blakeshelton: HEY EVERYONE!!! Here it is: (310) 493-7939 <-- adamlevine="" bitch="" calling="" cell="" i="" it="" kidding="" m="" number="" p="" s="" think="" try="">

Reports are saying that ULTIMATE WARRIOR has passed away!

WWE superstar Triple H, just posted this on his twitter account (https://twitter.com/triplehhttps://twitter.com/tripleh) Saddened to announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and friend. My sympathy to his wife Dana and his daughters.

FULL STATEMENT from WWE: http://www.wwe.com/inside/ultimate-warrior-passes-away-26223975

The Ultimate Warrior was just inducted into the Hall of Fame and appeared on Raw just yesterday (Monday, April 7). More details as they become available.

This photo was just released by Stephanie McMahon on her twitter account. Warrior and Vince McMahon reuniting just days ago.

New Seaons of Amazing Race finally on DVD

Amazing Race 12

"The Amazing Race: 12 sends eleven teams on a 30,000 mile quest covering five countries never before visited on the Race, including Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia. Testing the Racers’ physical wherewithal, they bike ride in Ireland on a high-wire 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, pole-vault over a stream in Holland and attempt to milk several stubborn camels. This pushes the Racers’ patience to the brink - they realize that this is not for the faint-of-heart. The Racers must also contend with lost taxi drivers, depleted resources and most of all, each other.

Amazing Race 13

"The Emmy®* award-winning reality adventure returns with THE AMAZING RACE Season 13. Eleven Teams cover 30,000 miles across five continents in approximately 30 days. The cast showcases diverse couples: long-married beekeepers; a separated couple looking to rebuild their marriage; joke-cracking fraternity brothers described by rival teams as “Team Superbad”; and two comic book aficionados, one of whom “wears geek as a badge of honor.”

The Race begins in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, they jockey for flights headed to Salvador, Brazil. Stamina and courage are strained during a harrowing detour. Season 13 has Amazing Race firsts: a real-life water world where its inhabitants live on a floating city and places such as Cambodia and Kazakhstan are explored. The teams square off against Bolivian wrestlers and one team’s mistake prohibits them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line. The pressure ratchets, slip-ups like misreading clues to blindly following competitors become a burden. Moral and ethical standards are challenged when one team gets in trouble with the law, while a Racer lies at one of the most religious places on Earth. As the finish line approaches, Teams disregard the blurry line between right and wrong, focusing instead on the $1,000,000! Watch the adventure unfold on The Amazing Race: 13 on DVD!

Celebrity Chef Ken Kostick Dies

Breaking news, This was just posted on Ken Kostick's web site http://www.kenkostick.biz

Celebration of Celebrity Chef Ken Kostick Life due to untimely passing

Toronto, ON – It is with extreme sadness and broken hearts that we must announce the untimely death of Celebrity chef and Canadian personality Ken Kostick.  Ken successfully battled acute pancreatitis and returned home on February 25th for his recovery where he unfortunately encountered an unexpected bump in the road on April 4^th. After a hard fight Ken died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Thursday April 21st, 2011 at 5:10pm.  We would like to thank the wonderful staff at St Michael’s for their compassionate care of Ken during his stay there.

Ken is survived by his life partner and business manager, Desi Cabrera, long-time best friend Gill Humphreys, best friend and colleague Mary Jo Eustace and his kids Napoleon, Josephine, Hercules, Kasper and Mr.Bigglesworth.

Ken lived a full and wonderful life, with many passions including, food, pets and people.  He had several careers through his life, amongst which he rose to fame as a cooking show host on the cult-classic “What’s For Dinner?” and subsequent shows: “Ken Kostick and Company”, “Counter Top to Table Cuisine” and the most recent: “He Said, She Said with Ken & Mary Jo”.

Ken parlayed his talents through the years having published 15 best selling cook books, ventured into radio as the morning show co-host of “What’s for Breakfast with Ken and Mary Jo” on PROUD FM and represented many cooking and kitchen products including regular spots on the Shopping Channel and recently representing gourmet products such as the new Ice Syrup and The Garlic Box.  Ken was also known for endorsing Starfrit kitchen products through regular commercial spots.

A graduate from the University of Manitoba, Ken had several successful careers before becoming a household name, amongst them as a flight attendant and trainer for Air Canada, as a model scout and agent for several prestigious International agencies and as an owner of a modelling agency himself.

Being very proud of his baby blue eyes, Ken left his eyes as a gift through the Gift of Life..  A private Celebration of Ken’s Life will be scheduled at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made on his behalf to his two favourite charities:  K9 Rescue Me a charity that supports canine rescue and Hospice Toronto a charity Ken intended to be a volunteer for before falling ill. 

http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=12190

Ken will be truly missed, but his memory and legacy will continue forever.

For additional high-res images, to arrange an interview or for more information, please contact: Desi Cabrera, Ken Kostick Biz, inc. at 647.227.7857 or desi@kenkostick.biz

Elizabeth Taylor has died (RIP)

More info to come. 1932-2011.

Lost Complete Season

So by the end of August, the COMPLETE series of Lost will be out on Blu Ray and DVD? Does anyone know where the cheapest place to purchase it is? So far I have found Amazon is the cheapest, but would love to hear if I'm missing anything!

Too Hilarious...Salma Hayek vs. Snake

Watch Salma Hayek's reaction as a snake appears during her interview! HILARIOUS!

New Video: Lady Gaga: Alejandro

Check out Lady Gaga's latest video Alejandro...just released! What do you think of her latest?

BREAKING NEWS: First Major Country Artist Comes Out of the Closet! Chely Wright!

Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of speculation as to which country star would be coming out of the closet this week...well look no further...the lesbian country singer is, according to gossip site TMZ...CHELY WRIGHT!

Wright has had a number one hit with 'Single White Female' and has even been romantically linked to hunky country singer Brad Paisley.

The country crooner made headlines a few years back for her song, 'Bumper of My SUV' because it was alleged that members of her fanclub were posing as US military/vets and requesting the song to radio (to increase radio airplay). The claim has not been substantiated but as soon as this theory was discussed, radio play for this single completely vanished.

 The 39 year old singer is the first country artist to come out. Of course the timing of this announcement coincides with Chely Wright's new CD (Lifted Off the Ground) and book (Like Me) (links below).

MAJOR HYPE: Piranha 3D Trailer released!

One of the most anticipated 3D movies to be released this year, Piranha 3D, has just released its full trailer. The movie, which stars Elisabeth Shue and a bevy of bikini beauties and a whole lot of piranhas, is set to be released this August.

Hyped to be one of the bloodiest movies of all time and based on the wicked trailer, this movie looks to be the guilty pleasure of summer films.

Watch this video below:

Justin Bieber invited to strip club by Slash!

So it looks like when Slash and tween sensation Justin Bieber bumped into each other last weekend in Sydney, Australia, Slash made a shocking proposition....

According to reports, when the two stars met, Bieber suggested going for dinner together while Slash wanted to take Bieber to a STRIP CLUB!

Slash was quoted as saying, "I told him, I said maybe me and the Mrs. will take you to a strip bar. But that didn't happen 'cause his minder told me that he's got a curfew and he's with his mom."

I'm sure this was all in fun given that the 16 year old would not even be allowed into a strip club!
For more Bieber, read: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/hyped-up-to-max-justin-bieber.html and http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/justin-bieber-breakdancing-at-age-8.html

Gizmodo computers SEIZED! The iPhone saga continues...

An update to my earlier article on the iPhone leak (found here: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/major-hype-unreleased-apple-iphone-leak.html).

It looks like police have seized the computer of one of Gawker Media's employees. Gawker (which owns Gizmodo blog) employee, Jason Chen's home computer was taken on Friday, April 26 by local police in a potential closer look into the recent iPhone leak.

What's interesting about this development is that Gawker claims this act violates California's journalism law. So this bears the question: should bloggers be treated the same as journalists? Looks like in this case, they aren't.

Gizmodo, who bought the unreleased iPhone for 5K, could also be in legal trouble for buying stolen property (if indeed the phone was stolen). The web site has since returned the iPhone to Apple but it looks like the troubles could just be starting.

Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan comments on Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia

In a recent interview with Long Live Rock (on Blog Talk Radio), Canadian Idol judge, Sass Jordan commented on a wide-range of topics, including American/Canadian Idol; the good and the bad of Idol; living with Idol creator, Simon Fuller, before he was famous; being wooed by Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons; and her opinion on some of the American Idol winners, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, and Fantasia.

Since I know the above ladies have a lot of fans, I have transcribed what Sass had to say about them. I took out some of the 'ums' and misc comments. If you know anything about Sass, she loves to talk and laugh, so I did my best! If you want to listen to the entire interview, it's a great listen to learn about the ins and outs of a music career, as well as the Idol franchise. You can hear it here: Sass Jordan interview

As promised, here's the blurb:

Sass: Occasionally, once in a blue moon, somebody will break through all that and actually connect at such a visceral level that they can gain new fans and they can keep the old ones. For example, C arrie Underwood, who also, I must say it was so well set up and she chose the right path by going the country path, it’s perfect. Everything was perfect, it makes complete sense....then there is Kelly, who is actually in my opinion...Kelly, all I can think of is Ripa, for god sakes, what’s her last name? She’s the first idol..Kelly something...it sucks cause she’s AWESOME but I can’t...

Host: Clarkson! You’re thinking of Kelly Clarkson...

Sass: Yes it is! Kelly Clarkson! Kelly Clarkson is truly fantastic. She’s truly a fantastic singer and also Fantasia. Fantasia and Kelly Clarkson these gals I thought were pretty spectacular.

 In case you're interested in seeing more from Sass, here's a link to her website: http://www.sassjordan.com/ and her new CD: From Dusk Til Dawn (link to my review of the CD: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-music-review-sass-jordan-from-dusk.html )

Also, my article on Kelly Clarkson: Evolution of an Idol is here: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/still-hyped-kelly-clarkson-evolution-of.html

MAJOR HYPE: New Eclipse trailer posted!

Here you go Twihards! The newest Eclipse trailer...looks good! What do you think?

Survivor Villain Russell Hantz ARRESTED

Survivor's dominant villain over the past two seasons and potentially the greatest villain (maybe even player?) of all time, Russell Hantz, has been arrested in Lafayette, Louisiana on Friday. According to gossip site TMZ, Hantz was arrested for attacking a person at the Festival International de Louisiane.

Looks like Hantz allegedly pushed another party goer to the ground and the police quickly handcuffed Hantz and took him away. Hantz was eventually released.

Guess it's not easy being a villain...I wonder if he was getting some taunting from the crowd? Hantz is still competing as a Villian contestant on this season of Survivor's Heroes vs. Villains.

Also read the top 3 players left off Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains here: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/still-hyped-survivor.html

MAJOR HYPE: UNRELEASED APPLE iPHONE LEAK!!

Wow...I'm sure Apple is freaking out right about now, but technology blog, Gizmodo, somehow has an unreleased, FOURTH generation Apple iPhone! It looks like someone from Apple misplaced the iPhone and now it's in Gizmodo's hands!

You can take a rare look at this phone here:


There is some talk that Apple might have leaked the phone as a marketing tactic to increase its HYPE. Hard to say but somehow I don't think even Apple could have predicted the hysteria this lost found has started. Watching the video though does get me even more excited to pick it up....once it's available.

Here is an update to this article: http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/update-to-my-earlier-article-on-iphone.html

HYPED TO THE MAX: THE NEW QUEEN: LADY GAGA

So I think it's about time to declare Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta aka LADY GAGA as the new Queen of Pop. Although Gaga had a bit of a slow start, including getting dropped from her first record contract, she has blown past her competition and is breaking music records left and right.

Discovered by music star (and fan thrower) Akon, Lady Gaga released her debut CD, The Fame, on August 2008.  Although first single, Just Dance, took a long time to catch on, it eventually became a worldwide hit and laid the way for every single one of Gaga's songs to top the charts! Poker Face followed after and unlike Just Dance it stormed up the charts, eventually hitting number one in the US and 20 other countries! During this time Gaga toured with the Pussycat Dolls and then her first headlining tour in March 2009.

A year later, Gaga released The Fame Monster, an eight song CD dealing with the bad side of fame which she compared to a monster. First single, Bad Romance, with its catchy beat and lyrics and controversial music video, also became a worldwide hit, but only hit #2 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. With the success of the album, Gaga quickly announced her Monster's Ball Tour which was met with great success and was sold out in almost all markets. Telephone, a duet with Beyonce, also topped the charts but is best known for its innovative and again controversial music video which featured transvestite prison guards, poisoning of restaurant patrons and some nudity. New single, Alejandro, is already starting to garner attention and is poised to join Gaga's other singles at the top of the charts.

Did you know...about LADY GAGA?

• Winner of two Grammy awards for Best Dance Recording (Poker Face) and Best Dance Album (The Fame)
• On December 11, 2009, she met Queen Elizabeth II and sang the song Speechless at the 2009 Royal Variety Performance
• Influenced by iconic artists such as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie and Queen
• Has written songs for the Pussycat Dolls, Adam Lambert, New Kids on the Block and Fergie
• Picked the name Lady Gaga from a Queen song called Radio Ga Ga
• Is good friends with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton

Rare Lady Gaga Pics

STILL HYPED: KELLY CLARKSON: THE EVOLUTION OF AN IDOL

So now that American Idol is in full swing and really the talent so far hasn't been great (except for Michael and Crystal), I thought it's time to look back at the first ever American Idol winner (I wonder if she ever gets tired of being called that). KELLY CLARKSON!

The almost 28 year old singer has spent the last decade dominating the music scene since her first hit A Moment Like This. Clarkson was lucky in the fact that she was given a winner's song that was actually half decent and of course she added her talent to make it her own.  In October 2002, Clarkson set a record on the most influential music chart, Billboard Top 100, when Moment jumped from # 52 to #1 in one week.

As winner of American Idol, Clarkson was then 'forced' to compete in the hokey World Idol in London, England which pit other Idol winners from across the globe against each other in another singing competition. Clarkson did finish second but the concept for the show was greatly criticized and never held again.

Kelly Clarkson has a career that a singer can only dream of. She has loyal fans that continue to support her tours around the world (as of this writing Clarkson just wrapped up a successful South African tour) and analyze and discuss almost every morsel that leaves her witty mouth. 

Below is a quick summary of Clarkson`s CDs:

ALBUMS
Thankful - 2003

• Debuted at #1 in the US
• Certified double platinum (US)
• Lead single Miss Independent reached top 10 in Canada/US/UK/Australia and earned Clarkson a Grammy nomination in Best Female Pop Performance
• Released Low and Trouble with Love but both performed poorly

Breakaway - 2004

• Only the fourth album in history to stay in the Billboard 200 Top 20 for a consecutive year
• Certified six times platinum (US)
• Singles, Breakaway, Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You, Walk Away all became huge worldwide hits
• Clarkson received her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Female Performance and also won a second award for Best Pop Vocal Album

My December - 2007

• Debuted at #2 but this album is generally considered a flop by Clarkson standards and forced Clarkson to re-evaluate the direction of her music and career
•  First single, titled Never Again, peaked at #8, but is the only hit song of the CD
• Clarkson parted with her management, The Firm, on June 11, 2007
• On June 14, 2007, it was announced that Clarkson's summer tour—her first nationwide arena tour—had been canceled due to low ticket sales and was moved to smaller venues
• Certified platinum (US)

All I Ever Wanted - 2009

• First single, My Life Would Suck Without You, zoomed from #97 to #1 and broke the record of biggest jump to the top spot (previously held by Britney Spears, Womanizer)
• Also reached #1 in the UK
• CD also debuted at number 1 in the US
• Clarkson was nominated for Best Pop Album Grammy

Kelly Clarkson facts...did you know?

• One of Clarkson's idols is country singer Reba McEntire, whom she sang Because of You with
• The duet resulted in Clarkson being nominated for ACM, CMA and a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duet
• Clarkson has sold over 23 million CDs worldwide
• Before American  Idol, Kelly appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as an extra
• Nickname is Kellbelle
• Loves to perform barefoot
• Will be a part of the 2010 tour of Lilith Fair
• Is of Greek, Welsh, and Irish descent

Justin Bieber BREAKDANCING at age 8!!

Wow...here is a just released video of teen star, Justin Bieber, breakdancing at the age of 8!~ Bieber has his critics but you have to admit the guy has some moves, even at the age of EIGHT! Also read this article http://hypeheist.blogspot.com/2010/04/hyped-up-to-max-justin-bieber.html

Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland

So I FINALLY went and saw Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp, and I gotta say it was pretty good. Usually when a movie is so HYPED up, I am disappointed...but Alice lived up to the HYPE HEIST for sure!
So in a nutshull, Alice returns to Wonderland (actually now called Underland)and meets the crazy cast of characters that she first saw during her time in Wonderland, including the Cheshire Cat, White Rabbt, Madhatter and the Red Queen.

Standouts include Depp's performance as the green-eyed crazy Madhatter. As typical with Depp, he makes the character his own and steals every scene he is in.

Did you know...

• This is Depp's SEVENTH time working with Alice in Wonderland director Tim Burton
• This is the first Tim Burton film to not have opening credits
• Former pro wrestler, The Rock, was once considered for the Madhatter role
• In the opening minutes of the film, there is a shot of the moon, on which the Cheshire Cat's face is briefly visible
• The movie has grossed over 300 million in the US and Canada alone