** National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay & Lesbian Task force join forces to promote comprehensive national survey on transgender discrimination.

** Kanye West arrested in LAX for felony vandalism. His assistant gets booked too!

** Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick again denies rumors that he and co-star Chace Crawford are dating. Oh, did I mention they are also "roommates." Tells People magazine: "It's very comical. We're two lads who are very close friends, but we're straight as they come."

** Equal rights supporters - and trans activists - hail decision of the highest court in Maryland which decided that an anti-transgender measure must be removed from the ballot in Montgomery County. Transgender protections which passed unanimously last year will stay law.

** Gov. Sarah Palin links Iraq to September 11. (Not even Bush thinks this anymore) In interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson Gov. Sarah Palin implies war with Russia might be needed to defend Georgia.

** IN MILWAUKEE: Final weekend of the 21st Annual Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival.

** Matt Damon joins the chorus of American citizens that are unsure about Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's running mate.

"I want to know if she believes dinosaurs existed. I need to know."

It's Wednesday and what better way to get through "hump day" than with some great new music? We here at DyerTimes are always looking for fresh, new, engaging excitement for our ears. Call us fickle if you will - we simply love new stuff! And, as a special treat for our readers we'll even throw in two supplemental videos to help make this dose of musical medicine go down.

Acid House Kings - Tonight Is Forever
The old school sound of this song just makes me giggle and sing along. You'll be hooked too!

Seal - Amazing (Kaskade Remix)
Seal took a hiatus from music - with which he married, Heidi Klum, had two kids and got a new producer. This song - as the title might suggest - is amazing!

Partyshank - Penis vs. Vagina (Lies In Disguise Remix)
This hot remix is the culmination of Dylan from La Castle Vania and Blake Miller from Moving Units. If this don't make your booty bounce... As the saying goes, "Your booty must be dead!"

Jennifer Lopez - Do It Well (Poker Face Mix) (mp3 6.1 mb)
Even with a child-in-tow, J.Lo (does she still go by that?) brings us an incredibly hot dance hit with this song. I've got this on continual repeat...

Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
What can I say, I have a penchant for cheeky Brit-pop. I heard this originally on 88.9 Radio Milwaukee and ran home to download it on iTunes.

Holy Ghost! - Hold On
In case you were wondering, disco never dies! Neither does this great track from Holy Ghost!. So Hold On.....

M.I.A. - Jimmy (DJ Eli Remix)
This London born artist with Sri Lankan roots has been putting out several great albums. Though some of her songs are more sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) than I think they deserve, I really enjoy this song. The song is a cover of "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" from the Bollywood film Disco Dancer. M.I.A. used to do dance routines to it at parties in India when she was younger.

Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Mano Uptempo Remix)
I just like this song. Nuf said...

Duran Duran - Falling Down (Sebastian Leger Vocal Mix)
They're BAAAACCCKKK! Everyone's favorite '80's band is ripping through the charts with this new single. To go along with their comeback they've brought in the talented Justin Timberlake.

Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) - Hopelessly Devoted To You
Alright, it's an old song with a new flair but it's really quite cute. And, how can you not love a song that has such a cute video?!?