It's usually nightlife that inspires a guy or gal to get made up, but this is makeup inspired by nightlife. Illamasqua, a cult favorite amongst beauty junkies, club kids, makeup artists, and celebs, was conceived amidst the dark drama of 1920s Berlin -- embraced by alternative cultures, made by a British brand, and now readily available to help you develop your nightlife alter ego. I decided to try the pigment-rich rockstar colors for Friday night's festivities, which included Mark Ronson's Gucci party at the Bowery Hotel, followed by "Whipped," Butter's hipster dance party, to find out first hand why Sienna Miller, Lily Allen, Beth Ditto, and Karen O. are rumored to be obsessed with it.

Not to be outdone by North Korea's incidental missile launch, a pair of popstresses more beloved than a thorough eyebrow threading have decided to don full military regalia, lock horns, and lead opposing rallies. All in the name of our lord, shepherd, and savior Susan Boyle. Frankly, I thought that swine flu had put the kibosh on Susie B., but these are trying times. Also, Britain's Got Talent really enjoys the added value of American relevance, so why not!

If it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!! Can I help ye? Mike Myers said it, therefore it must be true. The Scots are a notoriously feisty lot, and lately they've been causing a bit of a stir. First off, there's Britain's Got (Marketing) Talent sensation Susan Boyle, who everyone sweats extra hard for having the apparently rare combination of being vocally blessed and unattractive. Everyone except for Lily Allen, it seems, who yesterday called out the Scottish siren for being a touch overhyped.

You can usually find Aaron Lacrate lighting up the 1's and 2's while spinning records in New York City or bragging that Robert Downey Jr. and Robin Williams are sporting his custom-made shirts. As creator of the clothing company Milkcrate NYC, Lacrate has avant-garde couture junkies clamoring to get one of his signature designs. When he’s not dishing out his fashion to the selective circles afforded to browse the goods, the Baltimore-bred DJ is working on building his record label, B-More Gutter World Wide. The label just released the critically acclaimed B-More Club Crack, an album his crew created as a way to allocate the signature sound of Baltimore club music worldwide. Lacrate takes time to discuss his burgeoning empire and why naming his company Milkcrate B-More just didn’t make sense.

Here are some Lily Allen fun facts! Did you know she can play the glockenspiel? Or that these days, she cringes when she re-listens to her debut? And in turn, she may soon depart from pop music? And of all the people in the entire universe, do you know who she doesn't care for lately? If you guessed Perez Hilton or George W. Bush, you're wrong. If you guessed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, congratulations! You're correct. You may skip to the front of the bread line and collect your Asiago demi post-haste.

Oh, Lily, it's just not fair! Blame it on Spandau Ballet's reunion or pop groups that can't perform live, but Lily Allen is finally backing up some rumors we've heard recently. She may very well be bidding farewell to music.

After MySpace poetess Lily Allen conquered both sides of the Atlantic, the anonymous, corpulent, be-suited Powers-That-Be courted her frenemy Kate Nash to be their next moneymaker -- from her affinity for honky-tonk pianos to her taste in eye-popping fashion, she would doubtlessly charm the same subset of music snobs who secretly thumbed through Nylon on their lunch breaks. What made Nash different was her penchant for stop-motion and talent of imbuing mundane hygiene products with poignancy. And even though Nash secured a #1 album in Prince Charles' homeland, perhaps she was just too British to translate Stateside.

● LA-based artist Ben Tegal has created a family portrait of Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson after Grant Wood's American Gothic painting. Ronson is the pitchfork (and headphone-wearing) husband, while Lohan is her Prairie-dress-wearing wife. [E!]
● Kate Moss lets it all hang out (of her blazer) in Paris. NSFW. [Egotastic]
● Michael Jackson is prepping for his "comeback" tour in London by getting even more plastic surgery. No word on what he’s having done, but unless it makes his face look like it did in 1985, it’s not going to help. [JAM]

Kenan Bell is the freshest face coming from Brooklyn’s +1 Records. Straight out of Long Beach City, Bell is a self-proclaimed gangster rapper who never curses. Knowledge and unity are his modus operandi, and his goal is to make musical hip-hop that motivates. The brainy teacher-turned-rapper has used songs by The Smiths, Duran Duran, and Peter, Bjorn & John, to provide the rivers on which his rhymes flow. His latest track is an interpretation of Lily Allen's hit song "The Fear," and it's streaming exclusively after the jump.

● Are you going to see Watchmen this weekend? So is everyone else. Eighty midnight screenings sold out last night, and the studios are expecting a $70 million opening, despite a 2.5 hour run time. [deadlinehollywooddaily]
● Exciting news for CurbYour Enthusiasm/Seinfeld fans: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards will all appear in a multi-episode arc on the new season of CYE, overseen by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David of course. This is the first time in 11 years the whole cast will appear on the same show. [EW]
● Daft Punk will add some much need awesomeness to Tron 2.0 by scoring the film. [LAT]