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Hey J-14ers,

I was lucky enough to not just watch the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards being taped last night at NYC's Roseland Ballroom, but I got to head out on to the red carpet too! I talked to all the celebs about who they were excited to see at the awards show and, of course, talk about New Moon!

Sparks the Rescue's single is called "We Love Like Vampires," so I had to ask if they were Team Edward or Jacob. "Team Bella!" guitarist Toby McAllister told J-14. But Zooey Deschanel -- her hubby happens to be Death Cab For Cutie's lead singer Ben Gibbard -- told me she hasn't seen the movies! "I just haven't gotten to it, but I'm open to it," Zooey told J-14. "I love the soundtrack!"

Never Shout Never's Christopher Drew -- one of the night's big winners who told me, "I wish I was a vampire!" -- was psyched to see Death Cab perform, while singer Kenna loves Alicia Keys. In fact, he wanted her to win the Good Woodie award for charity work -- over himself! But would he pull a Kanye West if Alicia didn't win? "Yes," he told me. "I'll take the award from whoever - like if I win it, I'll take it from myself. Is [Taylor Swift] here? I want to give her a hug."

He wasn't the only one -- the Kanye incident was mentioned by rapper Asher Roth when he presented an award. But the biggest surprises of the night? Matt & Kim's back-up dancers stripping down during the band's opening number (they still had some clothes on -- don't worry!), 3OH!3 dressed up in two of Lady Gaga's craziest outfits, and Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester presented with the legendary Cydni Lauper!

My fave parts of the night overall were just watching Death Cab perform their hit off the Twilight soundtrack, "Meet Me On The Equinox," and one of my all-time fave songs of theirs, "The Sound of Settling." P.O.S. rapping through the crowd was pretty cool too, as was mega rock band The Dead Weather performing three songs to close out the night -- after all, they're an awesome group who hardly ever take the stage!

You can check out all the madness when the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards when it premieres on Friday, December 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

There were tons of up-and-coming bands and indie groups there that I think you guys would love. So tell me -- what new bands are you interested in hearing about? Do you guys like finding out about new music?

<3,
Emily, J-14 editor

The countdown to The Twilight Saga: New Moon is heating up... and to celebrate, the cast will be traveling the country leading up the release of New Moon on November 20!

The nationwide tour will stop in 15 cities and select locations will include performances with bands featured on the New Moon soundtrack, such as Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina, Sea Wolf, and Band of Skulls, as well as Q&A sessions with the some of the cast members.

To get a VIP credential to meet the select cast members who will be appearing at each location, fans need to go to the Hot Topic or Nordstrom at 8 a.m. on October 31 in the locations listed below. There will be a limited number of credentials at each location, and they will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.

The dates and locations are as follows (the locations with a * will have musical performances):

November 6 -- Hollywood & Highland Center (Los Angeles, CA) *
November 8 -- Park Meadows (Denver, CO)
November 9 -- Natick Collection (Boston, MA) *
November 9 -- Mall Location TBD -- Check hottopic.com for update --
(Chicago, IL) *
November 9 -- Fair Oaks Mall (Washington, DC)
November 10 -- Houston Galleria (Houston, TX)
November 11 -- Mall of America (Minneapolis, MN) *
November 11 -- Cherry Hill Mall (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 11 -- Stonestown Galleria (San Francisco, CA)
November 12 -- Mall of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
November 12 -- Westfield Southcenter (Seattle, WA) *
November 13 -- Dadeland Mall (Miami, FL)
November 13 -- Scottsdale Fashion Square (Phoenix, AZ)
November 14 -- Fashion Place (Salt Lake City, UT) *
November 19 -- Times Square (New York, NY)

How are you getting ready for New Moon?

OME! OMJ! Check out Death Cab for Cutie's new music video for "Meet Me on the Equinox" -- the first song off of The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack! And it has new footage from the movie... woohoo! :)

What do you think of Death Cab?

Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox" is the first single off of The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack... and the band was invited to watch an early cut of the movie (lucky guys!) that was FIVE HOURS long!

"It didn't have any effects or Foley or music or anything in it," Death Cab guitarist Chris Walla said. "And we couldn't make the schedule work, because it was five hours long,"We haven't seen anything more than anyone else has seen. We've seen the trailer, and that's really about it!"

What do you think about a five-hour version of New Moon?! Would you be able to see through 300 minutes of Edward Cullen and Jacob Black?

Photo: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment

As we inch closer to the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on November 20, MTV will be debuting a new exclusive preview of the film during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

During the show, MTV will air an expanded trailer from the movie... plus the film's stars Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, and Rob Pattinson will all be making appearances.

And not just that -- fans will also get a first listen to the New Moon soundtrack with mtv.com reveiling the lead single off the soundtrack (available October 20) from Death Cab for Cutie, called "Meet Me on the Equinox."

How are you counting down to New Moon?

Photos: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment