Lifehouse Performs Live – Watch Video and Exclusive Photos

Jason Wade and Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. of Lifehouse played two songs live (watch them below) at The Grove in Los Angeles as part of their interview with Mario Lopez of Extra.

A fan asked what inspired the band’s first hit, “Hanging by a Moment”and Jason said, “That is one of those rare songs where my mind was kind of just disconnected. I wasn’t really looking to write a song. I was doing a vocal for another song and this melody was stuck in my head. So, I took five minutes off and went and picked up a guitar. And it was almost like I channeled the song from another place. I had the lyrics, the bridge, everything finished in like seven minutes. So, I find that sometimes you write your best songs when you’re not over thinking it.”

Lifehouse is currently on their Smoke & Mirror tour with Kris Allen and you can find their tour dates below.



Watch Lifehouse perform “All In”:


Watch Lifehouse perform “Falling In” with 
Alyssa Bernal joining in on vocals:

Jason Wade and me 🙂

Matt Groening, Creator Of The Simpsons, Wins “Best Book Signing Signature Award!”




Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, was at The Grove’s Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles Wednesday night for a book signing. But not just any old book signing. Check out the signature he was giving out for the lucky purchasers of Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide.



Simpsons World is a “comprehensive episode synopses for 20 seasons of The Simpsons, including 128 new gut-busting episodes never before covered! Stuff you may have missed! More screen shots than ever before! Over four hundred character profiles! Every chalkboard phrase Bart has ever written! Nifty new art throughout! Quotes and quips from all your favorite characters! Two or more jam-packed pages devoted to every episode!” [WOW! That is a lot of exclamation points!]

Matt Groening Hard at Work, Creating A Designer Bart Simpson Signature
“Matt Groening Nov. 17, 2010”

Ay, caramba!


Kris Allen’s Most Embarrassing Tour Story – And Live Performance – Video And Exclusive Photos

Kris Allen, winner of American Idol Season 8, came to The Grove in Los Angeles for a live performance of his new single, “Alright with Me.”

Kris also spoke with Mario Lopez of Extra and told him he is now touring with Lifehouse. Kris’ interview should be broadcast on Extra soon.

Speaking of touring, Kris recently told MTV’s Jim Cantiello about his most embarrassing tour story which happened last summer, somewhere in Pennsylvania.

Kris said: One night he must have been sleepwalking as he stepped out of his hotel room and was only woken up by the sound of the room door slamming shut behind him.   The story would not be so bad had Kris not gone to bed in the buff that night.

So, there he was, totally naked in the hallway of a hotel room. He finally found a phone and asked the hotel clerk to come open his door for him, which the clerk did, but in the process, the clerk got to see a whole lot of Kris.  Kris laughs, “Man parts are not meant to be seen out in the open!”


Here is Kris Allen performing an acoustic version of “Alright with Me:”

Kris Allen with wife, Katy O’Connell Allen

Kris Allen and me 🙂

This Week’s Extra TV Celebrity Interview Schedule @ The Grove

EXTRA TV’s SCHEDULE AT THE GROVE IN LOS ANGELES, WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15

*Come to The Grove in Los Angeles to watch Mario Lopez of Extra interview the following celebrities live:

Monday, Nov. 15: “The Event’s” Blair Underwood (1:30 pm) and hip-hop singer Trey Songz (2:00 pm)

Tuesday, Nov. 16: Dean Cain (1:00 pm); “Airbender’s” Noah Ringer (1:30 pm) and Kat Von D 
(2:00 pm)

Wednesday, Nov. 17: Kris Allen (1:00 pm) and singer Nelly (1:30 pm)

Thursday, Nov. 18: Dr. Gadget Giveaway (10:00 am); Bob Saget (12:30 pm); Lifehouse (1:00 pm) and “Burlesque’s” Cam Gigandet (2:00 pm)

Friday, Nov. 19: “The Good Guys” Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford (12:00 pm)

*Times and locations subject to change

Watch Natasha Bedingfield Perform Live Her Hit Single “Strip Me” From “Morning Glory”

Natasha Bedingfield performed her new single, “Strip Me” live at the Grove today during an interview session with Extra. The single is also on the soundtrack of Morning Glory starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton.

Natasha said: “I just saw Morning Glory a couple of days ago and it is so charming.” Her favorite part of being involved with this movie? “Meeting Harrison Ford!”

Natasha, who is married to Matthew Robinson, could not stop gushing over Mario Lopez during the interview and actually said at one point, “I’m a married woman…I wish I had met you a few years ago!”

Natasha’s album is also called “Strip Me” and comes out December 7th. In the meantime, you can watch her live performance of her debute single off of the album below

James Blunt Performs Two Songs Live! Hear His Brand New Single, “Stay The Night”!


James Blunt‘s new album, Some Kind of Trouble, hits the stores November 22, 2010.

He was at The Grove today performing fan favorite, “You’re Beautiful” and a brand new single off the upcoming album, “Stay the Night” at his interview with Extra.

You can watch both performances below.

Watch James Blunt sing “You’re Beautiful” live:

James Blunt sings brand new song, “Stay The Night.” Before performing this song, Blunt said, “THIS is a happy song. I know I have written some pretty miserable songs before!”

Watch James Blunt interview, talking about his new album and telling a funny story on how his sister met her husband!




Dane Cook Remembers His Best On Screen Kiss And Streaking Fans – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

Did you catch Dane Cook on Extra Tuesday tonight?
Dane was there to promote his new tour and there were plenty of fans on hand during his interview with Mario Lopez, asking intriguing questions of their own.
One asked Dane who has been his best on-set kiss. Dane responded, “Kevin Costner!” Then he said, “Actually, the perfect answer is…I just say ‘Jessica.'” Funny, evasive answer because he has co-starred with both Jessica Simpson (Employee of the Month) and Jessica Alba (Good Luck Chuck).
Another fan asked Dane what the craziest thing a fan has done to catch Dane’s attention. Dane said: “I had a streaker on my last tour. I just heard the crowd kind of like getting all excited, and I thought the joke was working well then I see this guy is running across the stage in his skimpies.”
Dane has been doing comedy since high school –20 years– and is about to embark on yet another live tour.  He is also about to release his 6th comedy album in 7 years, I Did My Best, which will be available November 22.

Ricky Martin’s Book Signing For “Me!” EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

Ricky Martin has a new book out, Me. In a nutshell:

International superstar, Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin’ la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time.


Ricky came to the Los Angeles, CA Barnes & Noble located at The Grove for a book signing at 7:30 PM Tuesday. Some fans I spoke with said they had started lining up at 10 PM the night before. Ricky, you still got it!


Here are pictures from the book signing:





Ricky Martin And His Thousands Of Screaming Fans Shook The Grove Today! EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO


Ricky Martin stopped by The Grove in Los Angeles Tuesday to talk to Mario Lopez of Extra and later on popped over for a book signing at Barnes & Noble.


Watch Video of Ricky Martin On Extra stage and saying bye to screaming fans:

Ricky Martin, Mario Lopez, Courtney Mazza and Mario’s baby girl Gia