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J-14 is scouting out the hottest bands around... and this week's pick is The Friday Night Boys!

Here are five things you need to know about The Friday Night Boys, whose debut full-length album, Off The Deep End, is out now!

1. The band decided to named their band after their bowling team! Their league name was called -- you guessed it -- The Friday Night Boys!

2. TFNB's The Once It Hits Your Lips Tour just started last Friday! Lead singer Andrew Goldstein, bassist Robby Dallas Reider, guitarist Mike Toohey, and drummer Chirs Barrett will be touring with Anarbor, The Biggest Lights, and The Ready Set through February 13.

3. Andrew's fave song on Off The Deep End is "Suicide Sunday" -- but no worries, it's not as depressing as it sounds! "I wrote it during a time when people were telling me what I should do and what decisions I should make, while I just wanted to hang out with my friends and have fun," Andrew tells J-14. "It's about avoiding responsibility and just being who you want to be."

4. The Friday Night Boys' favorite restaurant to go to on tour is Subway. "We eat there up to 5 times a week!" Andrew admits to J-14.

5. When the boys aren't touring or practicing, they love spending their free time going to the movies, bowling, or playing video games. Mike just saw Youth In Revolt with Michael Cera and has been reminiscing about some old school fave flicks. "Dumb and Dumber is my favorite movie I haven't seen it in forever," he tweeted.

Check out TFNB's brand new video for "Stupid Love Letter" - the song is on their album and the When In Rome soundtrack. Both are out now!

Let us know what you think of The Friday Night Boys!

Photo: Courtesy of Adam Elmakias/Fueled By Ramen

Hey guys!
Here at J-14 we're already working on the February issue -- so naturally I'm in Valentine's Day/romantic mode! I was excited to hear that Paper Heart, one of my fave flicks this year, was out on DVD. I first saw it in theaters with my boyfriend (aww!) thinking it would be a perfect romcom compromise -- ding, ding, ding, totally right, we both liked it!

Paper Heart follows funny girl Charlyne Yi and her quest to find out about love, which she doesn't really believe in. The flick is filmed documentary-style and the on-screen relationship between Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera, the guy she eventually falls for, will trick you into thinking there really was no script. Plus, the two were dating in real life, so it's no doubt that their chemistry wasn't faked for the cameras! You'll enjoy watching their love (or I guess, "like-like") unfold while Charlyne interviews real people about love and animates their stories using paper doll puppets.

Be prepared to be swept away by the ever-charming Michael Cera who you might know from Juno, Superbad, or Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Do you like nerdy-cute guys with a great sense of humor and puppy dog brown eyes? Yup, I thought so -- you'll love him too! I couldn't wait to dive into Paper Heart's special feature section for more Michael! Check out the "Heaven" music video with him and Charlyne. The deleted scenes and love interviews with different comedians -- like SNL's Bill Hader! -- will keep you laughing, and "The Making of Paper Heart" is not to be missed for behind the scenes insight with the movie's director.

Paper Heart is the ideal holiday gift for movie lovers on your list who dig any of the following:
a) Michael Cera
b) indie flicks and/or mockumentaries
c) quirky love stories
d) or, um, just love!

Let me know what you think if you've seen the movie! And let's get serious here, do you believe in love?

XOXO,
Lisa
J-14 Editor

Photo: Courtesy of Overture Films

Name: Michael Cera
 
Age: 21
 
Where to see him: Going back to prehistoric times in Year One with Jack Black, which just hit theaters yesterday!
 
Why we love him: Forget JT... Michael is bringin' nerdy back! To watch Michael in a movie is to love him, we can't help it! In every movie he captures our hearts with his adorable awkwardness. In his free time, this boy-next-door charmer plays piano and guitar, which he showed off in 2007's Juno. Sure, he's not the hottest guy in Hollywood, but he is the most sincere and can make a girl laugh without saying a single word. Though he doesn't kiss and tell, he's dating his Paper Heart (out later this summer) co-star Charlyne Yi.
 
He talks about... his looks: "If you stood me in line with all my ex-girlfriends and asked who's more attractive, it's always them."

Now we want to hear from YOU, J-14ers! Do you think Michael is HOT or NOT? Let us know in the comments below!

Photo: Courtesy of Dave Allocca/Columbia Pictures

-- by Tierney Bricker