Two weeks ago today, Cee-Lo Green, best known from Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob, posted a preliminary video on his YouTube channel for a song called "Fuck You."

With a title like that, the song could express a number of layered emotions. Cee-Lo chooses to direct the angst of his song towards the new man hanging out with his girl, and he does so in an extremely catchy way, complete with brassy Motown inflections and gospel-style backup singers.

But while Motown prided itself on subtle innuendos while presenting the nation with non-threatening yet extremely talented musicians, Cee-Lo is much more direct with his message. Take, for example, the first lines of "Fuck You":

I see you drivin' 'round town with the girl love, and I'm like, "Fuck you!" (Oo-oo-oo) / And though there's pain in my chest, I still wish you the best, with a "Fuck you!" and a "Fuck her too!"

The original video was simple, like an artistic karaoke video with just lyrics and old-school film scratches digitally imposed to give it that vintage feel (think the Grindhouse flicks). It instantly went viral. Now, after more than 4 million views, and just two weeks after the video was posted a quick count reveals at least 10 covers, a dance video and a 50 Cent rap response, role-playing the guy who stole Cee-Lo's girl.

I can't think of another song that has spread like this. Usually, a video goes viral because it's funny or interesting, but more importantly, it's VERY easy to share — just paste the link. But with "Fuck You," Cee-Lo has created new territory for musicians: the viral music video. The song is spreading thanks to artists who have taken hours of their lives to memorize the song and the chord changes, learn it on guitar, record themselves performing it and then post it online.

I can't wait for his album, The Lady Killer, to drop. Yesterday, he posted the "official" video for "Fuck You" on his YouTube channel (see below). As of today, it has 33,000 views. I was worried it would be a disappointing bookend to the original, but it's faithful to the spirit of the song. It takes place mainly in a ’50s diner, complete with three beautiful back-up singers clad in old-school, green skintight dresses. My one problem is that showing a close-up of Cee-Lo singing with dark sunglasses on really misses an opportunity to show his performance as a singer. The emotion comes from his eyes, yet they are covered by his glasses.

The "official" video has only been online for one day, so it's a little early to draw conclusions. But based on the response so far, it seems like simpler is better. And Cee-Lo, I know you spent good money making that music video, but it looks like the Internet has already chosen the "official" video for you.

Boulder's 3OH!3 just announced a nationwide tour beginning October 14 in support of their recently released album, Streets of Gold (see dates here). To get folks hyped up for the new album, the duo released a video for "My First Kiss" feat. Ke$ha. Now to get people hyped up for the upcoming national tour, they've dropped a video for "Double Vision."

The theme of the video is surfing the web with the fellas and some friends acting like videos on the internet with a giant mouse curser scrolling down the page and pushing play on the "videos." Go ahead and check it out:

And then check out some behind the scenes footage:

Whenever a new film based on a comic book is announced, elitist critics and snobby comic book fans alike are quick to make the comment, “is Hollywood running out of ideas or something?” or “that movie will ruin the franchise!” Yes, these elitists and movie snobs think a great story can’t be told on well-known existing material through film. But they’re quick to forget the first two Superman films that were, well, super. And don’t forget Tim Burton’s excellent take for the first two Batman films and later Christopher Nolan’s revamping of the Dark Knight in his two films.

Get over yourselves.

As a comic book and movie fan, I say bring it on. Sure, there will be a couple of misses (Daredevil and later Batman movies come to mind), but if the studios are willing to put up the money to bring one of our beloved comic book heroes to life, why not? Daredevil’s legacy in print was not tarnished because of Ben Affleck. If anything, it had kids going to the comic book stores to check out the stories even further. Comic book movies are good for the comic book industry.

Besides, deep down in their souls these snobs always wanted to see if the ideas of their favorite comic books hitting the big screen with live action actors and effects could be pulled off. And with more films coming: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Avengers, Captain America, X-Men: First Class, a revamped Spider-Man, Hulk and more, it looks like things aren’t slowing down anytime soon. That’s fine by me. I’m getting ready for Thor to hit screens next year. Check out the trailer.

The map and the schedule for the Mile High Music Festival are up on the event's website. By now, you might be familiar with the lineup, headlined by Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews Band and featuring the strongest smaller-stage acts ever hosted by the festival. But here is a rundown on what else you can expect at the festival:

Beta Beach: The festival partnered with Denver's Beta Night Club to provide a stage for some local DJs including Second Sun, Halo and Hipp E.

Whole Foods General Store: a tent offering prepackaged local and organic produce.

Twist & Shout tent: Artists will be stopping by to autograph gear for fans.

Mile High Make ’n’ Take: Crafts for when there's no one you like playing.

Hand of Man: best described with a video:

Hot Air Balloon: Take a ride on a (tethered) hot air balloon.

Ferris Wheel: Free for ticket-holders.

Water Playground: Cool off under this 15-foot water feature.

Going to a String Cheese Incident (SCI) show is like stepping into a different world. They’re the type of band that doesn’t inspire just a following, but an entire community.

Take the band to a venue like Red Rocks, where tailgaiting is all but encouraged, and you have the recipe for an entirely different concert experience. This is exactly what happened Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, and before the show, fans were drinking beer, playing games, blasting music and dancing all over Red Rocks’ scenic parking lots, dressed up like they were at a theme party and all eager to see SCI’s first Colorado show since last year.

The most popular costume was the jellyfish, a reference to the last song on SCI’s landmark 1997 CD, Born on the Wrong Planet. People got creative with their costumes— glowstick chains as tentacles, shower caps spray-painted silver as bodies — but it was by far not the only costume present. There was a runaway bride — half wedding dress, half sports bra — and, inexplicably, a woman dressed as Leeloo from The Fifth Element. It was a wild scene, with more hula hoops than a Walmart toy section.

There was also the usual smattering of people too drugged out to enter the show. (“Got any sugar?” asked a tie-dye-garbed man propping up a glassy-eyed, dazed friend. “He’s having a bad K [ketamine] trip.”) Stand around in the parking lot for long enough, and you’ll have the opportunity to buy just about every party drug out there. Jam band concerts are the entrepreneurial drug dealer’s dream — anyone with enough gumption and elbow grease (and drugs) will find themselves in a buyer’s market.

The band brought its most impressive chops to the stage and was a blast to watch. Bill Nershi and Michael Kang traded impressive licks on acoustic guitar and mandolin, respectively, with keys whiz Kyle Hollingsworth adding his own impressive runs to the mix. The two drummers weaved a tapestry of background rhythm that kept the crowd stomping and twirling all night. One of them added an impressive talking drum solo.

All in all, the concert was great, with classics like “Jellyfish,” “Johnny Cash,” “Black Clouds” and others standing out. Here’s hoping String Cheese plays another show soon in Colorado. They’re just too electric and exciting on stage to miss.

Tony Rice is out with an injury and will be unable to perform this weekend at Rockygrass in Lyons. But the good news, according to the string of rumors coming down from Lyons, is that organizers have already lined up substitutes.

Dan Tyminski, guitarist for Alison Krauss and Union Station, will replace Rice on Saturday, and mando whiz Dave Grisman will take Rice's place in the Sunday slot, sources say.

Rice was scheduled to play with the Travelin' McCoury's at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday and with the Tony Rice Unit at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday.

The announced came on Planet Bluegrass' facebook page yesterday. Rice, legendary bluegrass guitarist and one of the headliners for this year's RockyGrass Festival in Lyons, Colorado, won't be able to perform because of a back injury, the post said.

"Tony Rice has injured his back and won't be able to travel to Lyons for RockyGrass," the Facebook post said. "Obviously, this is heartbreaking news for all of us. As for Tony's sets on Saturday and Sunday, know that we're doing our best... While no one can 'replace' the genius of Tony Rice, we spent the day reaching out to our bluegrass friends... and several musicians are dropping what they're doing to help us out."

Now in the fifth episode of its third season, True Blood has emerged as the only show that's can't-miss television for me. I haven't read the Sookie Stackhouse novels, and typically I'm not into vampire romance or paranormal fiction. But True Blood has won me over with a combination of great writing, compelling story-telling, unexpected humor and fantastic acting. In fact, I can't get through the week without my dose of V.

For those of you who haven't yet made the journey to Bon Temps, LA, to hang out with the freakish combination of humans (both straight and gay), vampires, werewolves, maenads, nymphs and other assorted creatures, there's still time to get addicted. That's all I have to say to you, because anything else would spoil the experience for you. Stop reading now and buy or rent the first season DVDs.

For the rest of you: The fifth episode was utterly fantastic, tantalizing but never explaining, leaving more questions than it answered. The Sookie/Alcide storyline finally connected with Bill, the vamp king and Eric Northman, offering the most exciting moments. (As long as Alcide leaves his shirt off, there's lots of excitement, but I digress... ) Particularly gripping: Sookie's reunion with the missing Bill, who quite clearly has endured what he's endured because he's trying to protect her. (Loved watching him smash up Cooter the werewolf); the last few minutes with the vampire king cornering the two of them and Alcide, where Sookie again demonstrated her strange white-energy-shooting power; and the freaky interaction between freaky Franklin the psycho vampire and poor Tara.

Perhaps my favorite moments, however, came with the interplay between Lafayette and Jesús — surprisingly touching and tender, while also funny. I also love the glimpse we got into Eric Northman's past as the strapping (OMG) son of a Viking king slain by werewolves. Want to know just how evil the vamp king is? Though Eric needs his help, it's clear that there will one day be a reckoning between Eric and the king. (Would anyone else love to see Eric become King in his own right?)

Predictions? I wouldn't dare. True Blood episodes turn on a dime. But I hope to see Bill and Eric working together to get themselves — and Sookie — out of this mess alive. And if Alcide comes with them, leaving his shirt behind, that would be nice, too.

What's a banjola?

According to Banjolas.com, it's a hybrid of a guitar, banjo and mandolin that was created by Denverite Edward Victor Dick in in 1996. Now there's a festival to showcase the banjola and its players.

The 2nd Annual Banjola Festival takes place at 6 p.m. on August 21 at Willow Farm in Longmont (11898 N. 75th St.). The festival will feature performances from Dick, muti-instrumentalist Steve Mullins and headlining act Douglas John Cameron, known for being the singer, songwriter and performer Canada's preschool music video show, "Ants in Your Pants."

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 day of the show, but children 12 and under are free. For more info, check out BanjolaFest.com

If you were disappointed by the last James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, you may want to check out the new video game from Activision. Titled, James Bond: Blood Stone, starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and singer Joss Stone as this story's "Bond Girl."

Now before you get in your Aston Martin and take off, the story is not based on any movie but is an original script by Bruce Feirstein who is the same guy behind Bond movies GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. Feirstein was also behing the narrative of the excellent Bond game, Everything or Nothing and From Russia with Love.

The game will even have its own Bond theme song called "I'll Take It All," by Joss Stone and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. Check out the trailer below:

If you weren't forunate enough to see Michael Cera in the excellent short-lived TV series Arrested Development, then you probably caught him as Evan in the adolescent but R-rated comedy Superbad.

Cera played an insecure, shy, soft-spoken teenager with quick-wit and hilarious commentary and observations on every day things. We loved it. In Juno he played as Paulie Bleeker, another teenager with pretty much the same personality. We loved that too. And he pretty much played that same schtick in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Year One with Jack Black. Not sure if we loved that.

Now Cera is back with his new film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, where he plays a shy, soft-spoken... ah, you get the idea. The film looks hilarious and the premise of it is a great idea. But is Michael Cera this generation's Jeff Goldblum? You know, an actor who can only play one character - himself. We'll see. Check out the trailer: