That's right folks! Right now on Ebay you have the opportunity to bid on this 3' X 2' portrait of Barack Obama, made entirely with Legos! What's next - Sarah Palin out of an erector set?

The "Legobama" was created by Andy Mullady, who in a strange twist of fate, owns the men's boutique Revolver that provides my clothing on "metromix." He tells me that it took him quite a while to make the portrait and hundreds of dollars in legos....which is probably why the minimum bid on Ebay is set at $2,000. So save the "change" for the election....this legobama will cost you some paper! More pix of his creation after the jump....

Dueling Wonderwalls?

Dates for Oasis's American leg of their world tour were announced today and the Brothers Gallager plan to make a stop at the Allstate on Dec. 12th. Touring with them is another poster boy for congenial showmanship - Ryan Adams.

Ticket info after the jump.

Yes, I know. It was reported by Fox Sports about a month ago, but Bob Costas just "officially" announced that Bruce Springstein will be the halftime act at this year's NFL Super Bowl on NBC. It all goes down when the Chicago Bears face the New York Jets in Tampa on February 1st, 2009.

The phone rings at Rosebud Prime Steakhouse in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The manager answers. On the line is a man asking if he can bring his own bottle of wine to the restaurant. The manager insists Rosebud has its own fine wine list, bringing your own won't be necessary. The man describes his wine and the vintage year and the manager's eyes open wide. That's a great bottle of wine - see you soon.

In walks Mr. Paul Newman. Rosebud manager David Flom told me this story when we went to Rosebud to feature it in our Best Chicago Steakhouse segment. Apparently Paul Newman loved to travel and sample America's best burgers. After reading about Rosebud in the paper, in he walked, ate, thanked, and left.

It's been a rough week for news concerning your wallet, so Saturday's Hyde Park Jazz Festival is arriving just in time. The second annual, free (yes, we said free) starts at noon at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Organizers are providing free (there's that word again) shuttles to different performance venues throughout the day. For more information including a schedule of performers and to sample some of the music, visit the fest's website at hydeparkjazzfestival.org.

Check out the trailer for the Biggie Smalls biopic "Notorious." We were kinda digging it until we saw the supporting cast. The guy actor playing Tupac looks nothing like him.

What do you think?

Hey fellas, fellas - did Kim Kardashian dance to the most obvious song choice in the history of Dancing with the Stars? Hell yeah!
Ironically, she wasn't that great at shaking what her reality TV mama gave her. She sort of admitted it too in the footage leading up to last night's dance. Check it out for yourselves - the routine starts around the 1:00 mark.

Looking for a movie to see this weekend? We're keeping true to our indie roots & telling you to see Red Roses & Petrol. Malcolm McDowell stars in this dark comedy about the dysfunction within an Irish family.

Trailer & showtimes after the jump:

Evviva in downtown Lisle is throwing their 3rd Annual Block Party this Saturday. The music of Mach 5, Off Broadway & Hi Infidelity will all be featured. The best part is there is no cover!

1017 Front St.
Lisle, IL
630.241.9955

As the Cubbies make their push for the playoffs, it's a good time to revisit this tribute song that Eddie Vedder debuted last month at the Auditorium Theatre. Vedder, Pearl Jam's uber angsty frontman and lifelong Cubs fan (they really go hand in hand, don't they?) is an Evanston native and for once, a song of his isn't full of rage and destruction. Which, considering the topic, he'd totally be in his rights if it were. No, 'We'll Go All The Way,' is spirited and folky with an Irish drinking song vibe. He certainly knows his audience. For more on the song, check out this fan's blog.

Update: Eddie is planning to make the track available on the Pearl Jam site soon, so check there for updates.

Just got a press release the other day saying Warner Bros. is going to re-release "The Dark Knight" into IMAX theaters this January to revamp its Oscar buzz. In honor of that, I wanted to share a little clip from my interview with actor Simon Pegg. Next week we'll talk about HIS new film, but he had a few comments about "The Dark Knight," in particular Batman's voice.

So by now you've probably heard about the curse of 'Soul Men.' Within the past months, stars Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes have passed away. Now the trailer is out featuring the voice-over work of the legendary Don LaFontaine - who ALSO died recently. If I were Sam Jackson I'd be a little worried right now. But something tells me he's not too concerned. I mean, have you seen the guy's wallet? It's the one that says.....

Fresh off his altercation at LAX, Kanye West is previewing his new single (off his upcoming and apparently not-school-related-named album due out mid-December) on his web site. We think it's pretty dope but you can judge for yourself here.

Marcus and his artieris are at it again. This time, he's taking on Arby's Buff-A-Que, a spicy little number from BK, and a volcanic taco from Da Bell.

Well everyone is talking about it - Tina Fey's return to SNL as Sarah Palin. Here's the video:

For those of you losing your faith in the box office - which is a lot of you judging by last weekend's abysmal numbers - hold on. The Fall Movie Season is just around the corner. Marcus and metromix.com's Matt Pais have a preview.

Chicago hip hop artists Kanye West was arrested this afternoon at LAX airport for felony vandalism. He confronted a photographer and smashed his camera on the ground. Leave it to TMZ to have the video and an eyewitness account.. According to TMZ, Kanye's the one in the grey hoodie.

Oh those Simpson sisters. Will they ever sing on live TV without a problem? Jessica Simpson performed on Good Morning America Tuesday morning and shortly into the performance of 'With You,' she stopped her band, complained that she couldn't hear, then started back up. When you watch the video below - mercifully, the flub comes quick at the 30-second mark - note two things: 1) How absolutely pissed she sounds when she says 'HOLD on' and how quick her band is to start up when she counts them back in.

In case you missed tonight's show, or just wanted to see my take on celebrity news one more time, here is this week's Hollywood Jolt! Who knew that a Republican convention could be so much fun, my friends!

It could be the shot heard round Hollywood. Politically charged documentarian (the most financially successful documentary filmmaker in history) will release his new film "Slacker Uprising" on the internet, free for all to download. Mike's clearly following in the footsteps of bands like Radiohead and NIN, both of which found great success with a free online release. More details about the movie after the break....

It was only a matter of time before someone made the connection between Juno (teen pregnany movie) and Juneau (capital of Alaska, where Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin hails from). No longer is Obama the "celebrity" candidate!

Check out another "Jewno" parody after the jump...

Hometown heroes Fall Out Boy rocked the Nike Human Race post-run concert at Solider Field on Sunday. Kind of like Rock n' Roll potassium - easing weary muscles with their cover of Micheal Jackson's 'Beat It.'