Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass have more in common than she’d like to believe.  On-screen, the conniving Gossip Girl antagonists shared a steamy limo ride that left Chuck and the soap’s fandom pining for more.  But the actors behind those preppie facades, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick, share a passion for music—tunes you’re likely to hear more of on The CW.  Ed is lead singer of The Filthy Youth, a British indie band whose songs have already been featured on Gossip Girl.  Leighton spent her strike-hiatus recording an album of her own, which she expects to complete before summer.  But whereas Westwick’s boys stir memories of The Ramones and The Strokes, Meester’s mix of hip-hop, electronic-soul vibes are akin to Fergie and Gwen Stefani.  The actress—who writes her own songs—suspects Blair will get to sing in a future episode, since the writers like to incorporate secret talents of their stars.  Can’t quite picture Leighton as a rocker?  Click here for her performance in last year’s direct-to-DVD horror film, Drive Thru, which co-starred Gossip favorite Penn Badgley (Dan)—and listen for her shout-out to Cleveland!  Continuing in the slasher genre, Leighton’s new Killer Movie will premiere next month at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.  The Filthy Youth, meanwhile, give a rare Big Apple concert this Saturday night at Tiswas @ The Annex.  There’ll no doubt be Gossip Girl cast and crew supporting their friends at both events.

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