We’ve all crashed a party at some point in our lives, but very rarely do you have the opportunity to do so on live television for millions of people to see. Short film producer Elinor Burkett did just that during last night’s Oscar presentation for Best Documentary Short, latching herself onto the microphone in the middle of director Roger Ross Williams’ acceptance speech. Her intrusion and his shell-shocked look show the surface of a deeper story; apparently the two hate each other.

While Kanye’s not-unprecedented mental lapse towards Taylor Swift left in a bitter taste in many mouths, sometimes the art of stage-crashing takes on a kind of morbid hilarity. After the jump, see our roundup of some of the best and high-profile instances of award show stage-crashing, from gratuitous nudity to Courtney Love (surprisingly, not in the same video).

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Today at Flavorpill, we listened to the first single from the new Hole album, “Skinny Little Bitch,” on repeat. Bravo, Courtney. We viewed burger chain dominance through the prism of Star Wars. We took a peek inside of the ancient Egyptian burial chamber of Queen Behenu. We were excited to see a new trailer for Iron Man 2, which is set to debut after the Oscars. We wanted to lather up with this typography soap. We were mesmerized/horrified by the “One Term President” rap. We wondered if Lil Wayne is any good at Monopoly. And finally, we were surprised by multiple instances of Hurt Locker-related drama. Do you think this is a bad sign for its Best Picture odds come Sunday?

Today at Flavorpill, we LISTENED (!!!) to Roger Ebert speak with his new computerized voice. We looked at some of pop culture’s most famous masks. We had a geeky good laugh over The Daily Show’s best comic book moments. We sang along with Courtney Love as she covered “Bette Davis Eyes.” We made a mental note never to make a lunch date with Jonathan Safran Foer. We almost got lost a few times in this transit map of the human body. We tried (and failed) to picture Kate Moss in a ballet duet with Mikhail Baryshnikov. We Lego’ed ourselves. We got excited at the prospect of a Run-DMC reunion at this summer’s third-annual Roots Picnic. And finally, we imagined having a virtual baby. And then we decided that it sounded like way too much responsibility.

At long last, the new Hole album has a release date. On April 27th, you can find us in our best ripped fishnets, floral dress, and smeared lipstick, listening to Nobody’s Daughter. The band is also scheduled to play a show at South by Southwest next month. In honor of this momentous occasion, here are five reasons we think Courtney Love’s latest is cause for celebration.

1. Hole albums are totally great.

I know that’s a bit trite, but it’s true. Here’s an experiment to try at home: Get a group of girls together. Put on Live Through This. Now let the arguments commence about which song is the best (“‘Violet,’” “No—’Miss World!’” and on and on) and what monumental adolescent experiences were happening while listening to it. It will be like a ’70s consciousness raising group, only with a way better soundtrack.

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Brace yourselves: Decisions are finally being made about the Kurt Cobain biopic that has been in talks since 2007.  The Hollywood Reporter announced yesterday that Oren Moverman (Oscar-nominated director of The Messenger) is set to write and direct the film based on Charles R. Cross’ 2002 biography Heavier Than Heaven. The pic will focus on Cobain’s life, music, and suicide, and we’ve heard rumors of everyone from James Franco to Ewan McGregor as possible stars.

Although we’re intrigued, we can’t say we’re exactly thrilled by the news. Let’s explore our trepidations after the jump.

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Today at Flavorpill, we were struck by how white and male the 2009 Oscar nominees look when you put them all in one photograph. (Also, if you care about such things, they’ve released a photo of a model of the Oscars set. Glitzy!) We wished that we were wearing this Polaroid scarf. We listened to present day Courtney Love do her best old school Courtney Love. We were jealous of Akon’s early retirement courtesy of one Lady Gaga. We bought our tickets to see Animal Collective’s site-specific performance piece with artist Danny Perez at the Guggenheim. We contemplated the extremely ’90s cover art for MGMT’s latest, Congratulations. We pined for our chewed up old Star Wars action figures. And finally, we watched the trailer for The Ride — VICE’s take on the modern American cowboy. It screens at this year’s SXSW festival.

In her new book Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music, Marisa Meltzer takes readers on a journey from the moment when Tobi Vail first transfigured the word “girl” to “grrrl” all the way to the current cultural supremacy of all things Miley. As she explains in the preface: “The story of girl power kicks off with riot grrrl, but this isn’t a book just about riot grrrl, or even the nineties. It’s also a book about how everything that happened afterward was just as, if not more, important: how an underground movement trickled up from punk-rock utopias to teen girls’ bedrooms around the world.”

To celebrate its release, we asked Meltzer to provide a list of the most essential female artists from the ’90s — the decade that birthed the girl power revolution. Chime in with your own music heroes in the comments.

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1. How the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger is going to transform the music industry — and affect how much you’re paying for tickets. [via LAT]
2. Bob Dylan — known for his impressionistic drawings — will debut a dozen acrylic paintings at an upcoming show at London’s Halcyon Gallery. [via ARTINFO]
3. Tim Burton is set to head up the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May. [via THR]
4. It sounds like There Might Be Blood meets Big Love: (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb (who recently signed on to direct Spider-Man 4) will direct the pilot episode of FOX’s Midland, a new primetime soap about a polygamist in the oil biz.
5. Courtney Love decided to give her Twitter followers a makeup tutorial. It includes instructions on how to do “drag eye.” (video) [via Idolator]

Bonus link: Letters to Dead People

Today at Flavorpill, we worried about 30 Rock’s Grizz. We reveled in Courtney Love’s new Facebook photo. Sure, she may not have custody of Frances Bean anymore, but at least she’s got Michael Douglas! We spent the day practicing our best “kosher face” before we open our Hanukkah gifts tonight, praying that one of them is this distant relative of the Snuggie because we still don’t know the proper way to wear a scarf (it’s difficult, OK?!). We realized CNN is foolish and wrong when it comes to talking about The Simpsons, but not as foolish as Michelle Branch sounds on her Twitter feed. Someone better publish that woman’s album. We booked flights to DC to visit our new favorite store. Peeps for everyone! And then we stared at some Venn diagrams for a while but got distracted by all the colors.

Thanks to “Thriller,” Michael Jackson costumes have been a Halloween favorite for years. His untimely death, however, just moved the costume from parody to homage. This Halloween, you can expect a glut of glove-toting tributes — but that’s no reason to follow suit. Many other deceased musical icons deserve your hastily thrown-together attention. After the jump, our picks, from Biggie to Kurt, along with the essential-icon items that will make you sure to be recognized.

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