Ms. Lavigne's transformation from 'punk-lite princess' with 2002's Let Go into 'depressed doll' with 2004's Under My Skin and, finally(?), into 'in-on-the-joke ingenue' with 2007's The Best Damn Thing has been, at times, clumsy. However, I'm a sucker for an addictive hook and "What the Hell" is loaded with them. Lavigne's latest album - Goodbye, Lullaby - will be available on March 8th.
4. Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Goes On"
Lupe Fiasco's third album - Lasers - also drops on March 8th, and this is the lead single. Fiasco deserves to be a bigger star and this track, with a crackerjack sample of Modest Mouse's "Float On," may be the one that finally catapults him into the Top 40 stratosphere. Along with catchy hooks, I'm also a huge sucker for songs that sound...well...epic, and with a title like "The Show Goes On," Fiasco is aiming pretty high.
3. Emma Donoghue's novel Room
This is hands-down, no questions asked, undoubtedly the best novel of 2010. The narrator of this haunting and unforgettable tale is a 5-year-old boy named Jack. He and his Ma live in an 11 x 11 'room' and it is the only world Jack has ever known. That's all I'd really like to reveal about the novel. My advice: read it in one sitting and don't forget to take a breath once in a while.
2. Season 3 of SouthLAnd on TNT
Every Tuesday night at 10/9c this gritty and fearless series with the best ensemble cast on television puts every other 'cop show' to shame and reaffirms that TNT really does know drama. Regina King deserves an Emmy for her portrayal of Detective Lydia Adams and Kevin Alejandro, as Detective Nate Moretta, is the sexiest thing alive.
1. The Social Network on DVD and Blu-ray
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