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Kerourac is On The Road again; Eagles release first single in like, centuries; Ed Norton scripting Incredible Hulk; Violent Femmes in legal stoush; Flight of the Conchords on Prime TV; plus YouTube footage of Sly Stone in concert and more…

Elvis is still dead, try his sandwich; Variety slams Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake; Another Star Trek star to join supporting cast of Heroes; Check out Tiki Taane’s new single; The Ricky Gervais backlash continues; Len Wiseman to direct Escape From New York remake; Mojo publishes tributes to Tony Wilson; and the bunnies are out in force — the promo for season four of Lost…

The adaptation of the hit Broadway play, which was in turn inspired by the 1988 John Waters film (Ricky Lake, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono and Divine starred in that one). Set in 1962, it’s about chubby teenager Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), who will do anything to get on a local Baltimore TV dance show, even if it means rebelling against her parents Edna (John Travolta in drag) and Wilbur (Christopher Walken)…

The following trailer is from an as-yet untitled film by J.J. Abrams, creator of Alias and Lost. The film seems to be about a monster attack in New York, as told from the point of view of a small group of party-goers. The rumour mill is already in full swing, with movie fans eager to work out what’s up — is it Godzilla? A movie spinoff from Lost? Or is it a film at all?

Bob Dylan — touring New Zealand in August

Bob Dylan’s famously dubbed “Never Ending Tour” which began in the late 1980s, will bring him to New Zealand in August to play three shows…