Archive for February, 2008
Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden On NBB
Good Charlotte Rocker Joel Madden Guest Stars on Nickelodeon’s “The Naked Brothers Band,” Premiering February 16th at 8:30pm.
Hot on the heels of its season-two premiere ratings success, Nickelodeon’s hit series, The Naked Brothers Band keeps on rocking! The tween sensations are about to come face-to-face with ultimate rocker Joel Madden of Good Charlotte when he guest appears on an upcoming episode of the popular TEENick series, premiering Saturday, February 16th, at 8:30pm. The half-hour episode titled, “Talk Show,” stars rockers, buddies and real-life brothers Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff who do “double duty” as celebrity guest talk show hosts on a television talk show, along with celebrity guest Joel Madden. The episode also includes the debut of the band’s latest song, “Proof of My Love,” which is one of 14 new, original songs rolling-out throughout the second season.
In the episode titled “Talk Show,” Nat and Alex have been asked to fill in as celebrity talk show hosts and interview Madden on the program. Their excitement is tempered by Nat’s reaction to some harsh reviews from a music critic. As it turns out the critic is notorious for cruel album reviews and is actually a frustrated singer/songwriter herself! Nat, Alex and Joel team up to help her find her musical groove while jamming together on the band’s latest song, “Proof of My Love.” All is going well until Alex discovers that Joel has developed feelings for his one and only love — Jesse!
“I grew up watching Nickelodeon as a kid and am so excited to have the chance to guest star in The Naked Brothers Band,” said Joel Madden. “Being in Good Charlotte with my brother as my musical partner echoes a similarity to Nat and Alex that I am thrilled to be a part of.”
Nickelodeon’s ‘Crush Week’ to Feature Smashing Valentine’s Fare
Romance is in the air during Crush Week on Nickelodeon, February 9-14, and it goes hand-in-hand with programming treats for kids who prefer messy to mushy and smashing to smooching. Hosting a special pre-Valentine’s TEENick Crush Weekend — Saturday & Sunday, February 9-10 (8-10 p.m. & 6-9 p.m.) — direct from Crush Central, Nat Wolff, Miranda Cosgrove and J Boogie will unveil love-themed primetime premieres of iCarly, The Naked Brothers Band, Just Jordan and Zoey 101. They’ll wax romantic in wraparounds including Nick stars’ “crush-fessionals” — and then switch gears to pulverize mystery objects selected by kids at www.nick.com/crush. All of the crushing and crunching will continue weekdays during Crush Hour (5-6 p.m. EST/PST) and culminate on February 14 with a morning-to-night Valentine’s Day marathon.
Crush Week co-host/TEENick headliner Miranda Cosgrove kicks off the fun on Saturday, February 9 (8 p.m. EST/PST) with a brand-new episode of her hit TEENick series iCarly. In “iHate Sam’s Boyfriend,” Carly (Cosgrove) is annoyed when a love-struck Sam (Jennette McCurdy) gives short shrift to the web show. But when Sam adopts her new “boyfriend’s” awful ideas for iCarly, Carly and Freddie (Nathan Kress) spring into action to end their friend’s one-sided romance. At 8:30 p.m., Crush Week co-host/TEENick star Nat Wolff wrestles with a dating dilemma in The Naked Brothers Band premiere of “Three is Enough,” as he gets roped into a double date with Cooper (Cooper Pillot) and winds up inviting his crush Rosalina (Allie DiMeco).
Between TEENick shows it’s crush or be crushed, as Nat, Miranda and J Boogie rev up on Saturday for even bigger doings on Sunday. They’ll give viewers the inside scoop on their own secret crushes and dream dates; present Nick Star Crush-fessionals from the likes of iCarly’s Nathan Kress, Jennette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor; Zoey 101’s Victoria Justice and Chris Massey and The Naked Brothers Band ’s Alex Wolff — and crush the objects of kids’ choosing. Nick’s hosts will segue from a cozy nook to an outdoor crushing zone replete with smashed cars, monster trucks, steamrollers and mystery crushable objects ranging from a watermelon and a chocolate cake to a guitar and a piano, a slime-filled toilet bowl, a dishwasher full of dishes, a teacher’s desk, a remote-controlled car and much more. By logging onto nick.com, kids may cast their vote for which items to be crushed on-air.


Lily Collins Reporting News for Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon has hired Lily Collins, the 18-year-old daughter of British rocker Phil Collins, as its first roving entertainment correspondent.
Collins, a model who is studying broadcast journalism at USC, will report from the sets of Nickelodeon series, movie premieres, awards shows, concerts and other celebrity events. She recently gained experience working with Nickelodeon and its young audience as a guest correspondent on the “Slime Across America” tour.
Father and British rock star Phil Collins has also gone into business with the children’s television network. He will be making an appearance on Nick’s live-action show The Naked Brothers Band.
Lily Collins has expressed her excitement to be given this opportunity with Nickelodeon.