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It's not surprising to hear of diehard "Star Wars" geeks lining up more than a month in advance before "Episode III - Revenge of the Sith's" opening. What's interesting is that these fans are raising awareness and hoping to have the film premiere at Grauman's famous Chinese theatre in Hollywood instead of at a newer theatre a few blocks down. Apparently, it's a "time-honored tradition" that geeks in the area live by. Read the Newsweek article.

When MTV began showing less and less music videos in favor of more and more Reality content, they created MTV2, which seems to be heading in the same direction. So instead of not getting your favorite videos via MTV, the channel that revolutionized the genre, you can now get it on demand through MTV's web-based "Overdrive." This is definitely long overdue, but what about the TV format? What happens when WebMTV suffers the same demise as its predecessors. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Read the full article.

The new New Wave explosion is in full swing spearheaded by talented groups like Franz Ferdinand, Interpol and the Killers. As the Killers year old debut Hot Fuss loiters around at the top of the charts, Brandon Flowers sits down with Rolling Stone to discuss meeting David Bowie, what song will be playing in hell and an assortment of other interesting questions.

Read the Q&A Session at Rolling Stone.

	Grade: B- | Genre: Electropop Summary: Set Yourself on Fire is very solid pop music that makes you hopefully for the future of the genre, yet for all its merits it doesn't stick to your bones the way it should.