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Video: Zooey Deschanel: Star-Spangled Banner (World Series)

We first saw She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel perform for an MLB postseason game last fall when she — and her husband, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard — did “God Bless America” and the National Anthem, respectively, for the NLCS.  Tonight, the star of Fox’s New Girl/lead singer of the holiday season’s most anticipated Christmas album opened up game 4 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals with the debut of her take on America’s anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Below, check out a video of Deschanel’s wonderfully understated, yet reverent, take on the song.

Liam Gallagher Talks 2015 Oasis Reunion

The paint is barely dry on Noel Gallagher’s first solo project, but his brother and former bandmate, Liam, is already considering an Oasis reunion. “In 2015, if we can put our sh*t aside, we can tour and play [(What’s the Story) Morning Glory] in its entirety for the 20th anniversary,” he told Rolling Stone. “I’d be up for that, if it’s on our terms.”

In promotion of his debut album as Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds, Noel has spoken at length about the fateful night in which a dressing room row led to the band’s 2009 split, in addition to lamenting that Oasis’ classic tunes might never be performed live again if the pair don’t settle their differences. So, it seems, he might be open to the 2015 reunion idea as well.

For his part, Liam isn’t exactly approaching their potential reconciliation in good faith: “I think [Noel] needs to do his solo thing first and realize he’s not that good without his brother,” he added in his trademark scathing tone. “He’s got to find out for himself. I’m up for it – I’m not desperate for it.”

Lana Del Rey: Video Games Live

The studio version of “Video Games” has gone viral on its own merits, but the pop ballad has also permeated the blogosphere to the point that an inevitable sour-grapes backlash against its cryptic singer has begun. Reactions range roughly from “I love the song and couldn’t care less that she changed her name/lips” to “The song is overrated and Del Rey is a phony crafted by industry insiders.” The truth — from our vantage point —  is that both sides aren’t on point. Sparing readers the long version, I’ll simply say that opinions on fabricated back-stories and glamorized imagery seem to hinge on the entertainment value of the song itself. If you like it, you like her, and vice versa. Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and countless others have dealt with this precise predicament for decades. At the end of the day, Del Rey has an excellent and evocative voice (something even detractors refuse to reference) and she or her team have made one of the most memorable recordings of the year. Let’s move the conversation forward by throwing the “studio magic” argument out the window with her live take: