NewNowNext NOISE: Mike Albo Talks Music, Shopping--and The Hills!

Mike Albo (right) joins the "NOISE" to explain it all...

Hey Brainy Gays! Today we take the chatter on NewNowNext Noise up a notch 'cuz we've got a super-smart, very lovely and funny writer/performer in the house. Yep, novelist/essayist/wit Mike Albo stopped in for a conversation (Or two. Or three.). Mike's the author of novels like "The Underminer" and "Hornito" and a style columnist for The New York Times (he's the "Critical Shopper"). And he's just a blast talk to.

We discussed shopping, intimidating stores, Joni Mitchell's latest music, Oprah, politics and more.

Then, after the jump, Colin swings by to discuss a topic that both he and Mr. Albo are super-passionate about, MTV's demented and dishy reality show which tracks the missteps and make-out sessions of those Laguna Beach-bred babes Lauren & Heidi, The Hills. I've never really seen the show, but check it out below: Mike and Colin totally school me.

Mike and Colin try to brighten John's dim world with the gleaming knowledge that comes from loving "The Hills."

All about "THE HILLS" - Part 1

All about "THE HILLS" - Part 2