Which Of Your Favorite Musicians Is On Twitter?

Our friends at Mashable have put together a solid list of musicians who are updating their public via Twitter. What makes this list worthwhile is that Mashable blows the lid off on whether or not the artist is updating themselves or have assigned one of their minions to do it for them.

Some things we learned:

Britney Spears' account is updated by her "team." Shocking.

Dave Matthews tweets more socially than about band news.

John Mayer offers "long tweets in caps."

Unlike most on the list, Hassidic rapper Matisyahu actually follows people back.

There's a band called Dananananaykroyd.

Catch the whole list here.

MTV Video Music Awards: Two Thumbs Down

If this blog is in fact my own rantings and ravings on pop culture, then allow me to jump on the train of people completely bashing last nights MTV Video Music Awards.

First order of business is the addressing of the awards show venue, Paramount Studios. For anyone watching on a TV larger than 12 inches, it was plain to see that the awards were being held in what looked to be an unbelievable small sound stage. Was the Kodak Theater booked? Is MTV cutting back on their entertainment budgets? Either way, lock it up. It looked like a public access show in someone's basement.

Second; Russel Brand. Honestly, I think he is hilarious. Being a man of heavy, dry sarcasm myself, I like his one liners and post punchline banter. But last night his loud, frenetic style was too much for the small room, and it translated through to the TV broadcast. And who really needs political advice from a celebrity? My biggest pet peeve is celebs using their fame and status to get on a soapbox and preach their political beliefs like we give a...(fill in the blank). I'm here to watch Paris Hilton look at the wrong camera for an awkward 5 seconds, not listen to you preach about the downfall of the American democratic system.

My only positive of the night came from the boring opening skit with Britney Spears and Jonah Hill. It was boring and Spears has NO sense for comedic timing. However, Hill through in a hilarious spoof of a plug when he pulled out his Verizon Chocolate phone. Ten points for making phone of marketing and advertising.