This is her normal voice, as far as I know. It's one of my favorite interviews with her, because it sounds like she works really hard and has some cool ideas, despite a little to moderate amounts of pretension. But she has a good attitude, mostly. Even if it is 100% ridiculous.
But then sometimes she pulls out a fake Australian accent. Don't know who she's trying to fool with this one, but she only does it in Australia. I wonder what goes on inside her head.
Now here she is as a fembot. Let me tell you, I watch a lot of Lady GaGa interviews, and I've noticed that very recently she's started doing interviews in this high-pitched, unenthusiastic voice. It's slightly unsettling, but compared to the first video, it's also a little uninteresting. I'm not going to lie, I don't really like this new GaGa.
I really don't like the DJ in that interview. Who says black guys can't like Lady GaGa? Besides, he sounds like he took a hit of speed before he talked to her.
March 27, 2009
March 14, 2009
Haha hehe haha ho
If you don't know by now, "If U Seek Amy," the third single off the certified-platinum album #6, Circus, basically spells out "F.U.C.K. Me." It's not everyday that Britney could get away with releasing a video like this. She sure is looking great these days -- remember when she was more like this? I think it's safe to say nobody wanted to Seek her back then.
She's been rehearsing enough for her tour now that the awkward, unflattering choreography designed to ease her back in to a life of gyrations and stripper poles is now a bit below her. Her team might have edited "Womanizer" to make it look more like she did more dancing than she was perhaps capable of, but I think she's ready for her next "Me Against the Music."
You really have to love the newscaster bit -- especially with the final line, "It doesn't make any sense, does it?" There's really nothing about this video that makes much sense. In what is essentially a strip-tease in reverse, Britney rolls out of bed after a night of assumed debauchery, prances around in a corset three sizes too small, and then magically turns into a a Stepford wife before going out to greet the paparazi. Is Amy the skanky Britney? Or is Amy the pie-baking Barbie doll? Does everybody want to see the goodie-two-shoes or are we all after the freak?
Damn. Who Britney was capable of such hardcore literary analysis?
The best part, though, is when Stepford Britney picks up the pie, smells it, winks, and dives right back into singing about how everybody wants to do her. You can't direct or edit that type of stuff in -- that's a pro at work. Makes sense, considering the video treatment was all her idea. Honestly, though, I think this video had the potential for some serious United-States-of-Tara action. Looking hot and dancing provocatively isn't particular groundbreaking.
(P.S. Those shoes set off the fierce alarm.)
March 13, 2009
...and this is my haus.
Can anybody exlpain how this song managed to get skipped over for The Fame?
A few of you might recognize this track from her short film, The Fame, Part One. Normally I'd say this song would leak any day now, but something tells me Gaga keeps this one locked up in diamond safe overseas. Anyway, while the whole piano shtick is hardly new at this point, she's rarely been this growly or this shouty. Even under the most superficial sugar exteriors, there is a riot grrrl inside us all. Hah, just kidding. Riot grrls would disown the movement if it involved doing half the things she did on stage. And this is after she gave up using hair spray and lighters to set leopard-print G-strings on fire.
(Have to say though, her new hair is looking a little Gwen circa December 2006.)
Oh, and did you hear? She's going on tour! Sorry to break hearts out there, but I've found out the hard way that a lot of these shows are 21+. Fooled me again!
THE FAME BALL TOUR
March 12, 2009 - San Diego, United States House of Blues
March 13, 2009 - Los Angeles, Wiltern Theatre
March 14, 2009 - San Francisco, Mezzanine
March 16, 2009 - Seattle, Showbox at the Market
March 17, 2009 - Portland, Wonder Ballroom
March 18, 2009 - Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
March 21, 2009 - Denver, Gothic Theater
March 23, 2009 - Minneapolis, Fine Line Music Cafe
March 24, 2009 - Chicago, House of Blues
March 25, 2009 - Royal Oak, Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 26, 2009 - Kitchener, Canada Elements Nightclub
March 27, 2009 - Ottawa, Bronson Centre
March 28, 2009 - Montreal, Metropolis
March 30, 2009 - Boston, House of Blues
March 31, 2009 - New York, Terminal 5
April 1, 2009 - Philadelphia, Electric Factory
April 2, 2009 - D.C., 9:30 Club
April 3, 2009 - Richmond, Toad's Place
April 6, 2009 - Orlando, House of Blues
April 7, 2009 - Tampa, The Ritz Ybor
April 8, 2009 - Ft. Lauderdale, Revolution
April 9, 2009 - Atlanta, Center Stage
April 11, 2009 - Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center
Here's a clip from opening night (all the flashing lights remind me of my Pokémon -- someone's going to seize up in those strobe lights:
Personally, I can't wait until she has enough money to afford an arena tour like this (that would give Madonna a run for her money, although nothing can top this):
A few of you might recognize this track from her short film, The Fame, Part One. Normally I'd say this song would leak any day now, but something tells me Gaga keeps this one locked up in diamond safe overseas. Anyway, while the whole piano shtick is hardly new at this point, she's rarely been this growly or this shouty. Even under the most superficial sugar exteriors, there is a riot grrrl inside us all. Hah, just kidding. Riot grrls would disown the movement if it involved doing half the things she did on stage. And this is after she gave up using hair spray and lighters to set leopard-print G-strings on fire.
(Have to say though, her new hair is looking a little Gwen circa December 2006.)
Oh, and did you hear? She's going on tour! Sorry to break hearts out there, but I've found out the hard way that a lot of these shows are 21+. Fooled me again!
THE FAME BALL TOUR
March 12, 2009 - San Diego, United States House of Blues
March 13, 2009 - Los Angeles, Wiltern Theatre
March 14, 2009 - San Francisco, Mezzanine
March 16, 2009 - Seattle, Showbox at the Market
March 17, 2009 - Portland, Wonder Ballroom
March 18, 2009 - Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
March 21, 2009 - Denver, Gothic Theater
March 23, 2009 - Minneapolis, Fine Line Music Cafe
March 24, 2009 - Chicago, House of Blues
March 25, 2009 - Royal Oak, Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 26, 2009 - Kitchener, Canada Elements Nightclub
March 27, 2009 - Ottawa, Bronson Centre
March 28, 2009 - Montreal, Metropolis
March 30, 2009 - Boston, House of Blues
March 31, 2009 - New York, Terminal 5
April 1, 2009 - Philadelphia, Electric Factory
April 2, 2009 - D.C., 9:30 Club
April 3, 2009 - Richmond, Toad's Place
April 6, 2009 - Orlando, House of Blues
April 7, 2009 - Tampa, The Ritz Ybor
April 8, 2009 - Ft. Lauderdale, Revolution
April 9, 2009 - Atlanta, Center Stage
April 11, 2009 - Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center
Here's a clip from opening night (all the flashing lights remind me of my Pokémon -- someone's going to seize up in those strobe lights:
Personally, I can't wait until she has enough money to afford an arena tour like this (that would give Madonna a run for her money, although nothing can top this):
March 8, 2009
She's back!
I told myself I wouldn't peak, but I couldn't help myself. I looked, I liked, and I don't know where to begin? The sex hair? The inflatable hammers? The fact that she's smiling? I have some issues with the choreography -- I think some parts are less than flattering -- but I would play Whack-A-Mole with her any day.
March 7, 2009
Divas Gettin' Money, Round 2
Remember when I told you that creativity was dead? I forgot to add Ciara to the list of perpetrators.
Spending my Friday night on Wikipedia as per usual, I happened to stumble upon this little blurb about Ciara's upcoming album: "Fantasy Ride introduces Ciara's comic book character, Super C. Ciara said that Super C is a character she becomes when she performs onstage and in her music videos. The Super C character is set to become a major factor in Fantasy Ride promotion. She is a futuristic superhero-esque Ciara, based on the robotic character Ciara portrayed in the "Go Girl" music video."
Does that ring any bells?
SASHA FIERCE. Duh.
Having an R&B alter ego is sooooo 2008. Ciara could just name her album "I Follow Trends" and nobody would notice. I don't care if Ciara spent over nine months designing the artwork with comic artist Bernard Chang -- rule number one in pop music is that it doesn't matter when you start something, the only thing that counts is when you show it to people. I am sure the idea for "Super C" was perhaps the only lightbulb that has ever gone off inside her head that her record label would actually pay for.
But seriously, this has Sasha Fierce written all over it. Just compare her space robot costume in "Go Girl" to Sasha's outfit in "Diva." Yeah, the music video came out in October, a little bit before I Am Sasha Fierce hit shelves. But A) Super C had yet to be unveiled and B) I actually bought the Sasha Fierce album. Ciara doesn't even have a release date.
Which brings me to the number two rule in pop music: rule number one can be overruled if your song is totally boss. Besides the whole not-having-a-release-date-because-your-single-sucks piece of evidence, you can also look at Ciara's oh-so-entertaining cover of Sasha Fierce's "Diva." That's the straw that broke the camel's back, where the camel is Ciara's credibility.
I actually had a glimmer of hope for Ciara when I heard the next single off the album, "Never Ever," which features Young Jeezy, who apparently is still relevant. This is a slow song that actually sounded good enough for me to shell out a dollar on iTunes.
Then I found out the entire chorus is sampled from this song. Epic fail.
While Ciara searches for a release date I'm happy to report that Keri Hilson finally got one! What's her secret, you might ask? Well, for you and Ciara's information, she wrote a song that didn't suck and was completely original. That's hard to come by these days, isn't it?
Here's the tracklisting for In A Perfect World, which drops on the 24th of this month:
1. In A Perfect World (Intro)
2.Turnin Me On (featuring Lil Wayne)
3. Get Your Money Up (featuring Keyshia Cole & Trina)
4. Return the Favor (featuring Timbaland)
5. Knock You Down (featuring Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
6. Slow Dance
7. Make Love
8. Intuition
9. How Does It Feel?
10. Hey Girl (featuring T-Pain & Lil Jon)
11. Alienated
12. Tell Him the Truth
13. Change Me (featuring Akon)
14. Energy
15. Where Did He Go
I managed to get my hands on a little sampler of the album. "Slow Dance" is basically what a well-written Ciara slow song would look like if it existed and if Ciara could sing better. I'm pretty positive "Change Me" is a re-titled version of the leaked version of "Mic Check," and "Knock You Down" is a cheerful, bouncy synth-jam. Good for spring, no? "Alienated," an album highlight, is a total space jam in the best way possible. Can't wait.
Spending my Friday night on Wikipedia as per usual, I happened to stumble upon this little blurb about Ciara's upcoming album: "Fantasy Ride introduces Ciara's comic book character, Super C. Ciara said that Super C is a character she becomes when she performs onstage and in her music videos. The Super C character is set to become a major factor in Fantasy Ride promotion. She is a futuristic superhero-esque Ciara, based on the robotic character Ciara portrayed in the "Go Girl" music video."
Does that ring any bells?
SASHA FIERCE. Duh.
Having an R&B alter ego is sooooo 2008. Ciara could just name her album "I Follow Trends" and nobody would notice. I don't care if Ciara spent over nine months designing the artwork with comic artist Bernard Chang -- rule number one in pop music is that it doesn't matter when you start something, the only thing that counts is when you show it to people. I am sure the idea for "Super C" was perhaps the only lightbulb that has ever gone off inside her head that her record label would actually pay for.
But seriously, this has Sasha Fierce written all over it. Just compare her space robot costume in "Go Girl" to Sasha's outfit in "Diva." Yeah, the music video came out in October, a little bit before I Am Sasha Fierce hit shelves. But A) Super C had yet to be unveiled and B) I actually bought the Sasha Fierce album. Ciara doesn't even have a release date.
Which brings me to the number two rule in pop music: rule number one can be overruled if your song is totally boss. Besides the whole not-having-a-release-date-because-your-single-sucks piece of evidence, you can also look at Ciara's oh-so-entertaining cover of Sasha Fierce's "Diva." That's the straw that broke the camel's back, where the camel is Ciara's credibility.
I actually had a glimmer of hope for Ciara when I heard the next single off the album, "Never Ever," which features Young Jeezy, who apparently is still relevant. This is a slow song that actually sounded good enough for me to shell out a dollar on iTunes.
Then I found out the entire chorus is sampled from this song. Epic fail.
While Ciara searches for a release date I'm happy to report that Keri Hilson finally got one! What's her secret, you might ask? Well, for you and Ciara's information, she wrote a song that didn't suck and was completely original. That's hard to come by these days, isn't it?
Here's the tracklisting for In A Perfect World, which drops on the 24th of this month:
1. In A Perfect World (Intro)
2.Turnin Me On (featuring Lil Wayne)
3. Get Your Money Up (featuring Keyshia Cole & Trina)
4. Return the Favor (featuring Timbaland)
5. Knock You Down (featuring Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
6. Slow Dance
7. Make Love
8. Intuition
9. How Does It Feel?
10. Hey Girl (featuring T-Pain & Lil Jon)
11. Alienated
12. Tell Him the Truth
13. Change Me (featuring Akon)
14. Energy
15. Where Did He Go
I managed to get my hands on a little sampler of the album. "Slow Dance" is basically what a well-written Ciara slow song would look like if it existed and if Ciara could sing better. I'm pretty positive "Change Me" is a re-titled version of the leaked version of "Mic Check," and "Knock You Down" is a cheerful, bouncy synth-jam. Good for spring, no? "Alienated," an album highlight, is a total space jam in the best way possible. Can't wait.
Boom Boom No.
The Black Eyed Peas are back -- did you miss them? While I'm trying to figure out how to answer that question, I'm going to just go ahead and say that their new song "Boom Boom Pow" is a hot tranny mess.
If you haven't guessed by the title, will.i.am's hip hop vocabulary is slowly regressing into that of a toddler's. I'm sure their next song will be something like "Goo gaga" where he'll just moan and dream of slobbering all over his baby food jars. That's a little harsh, but seriously, this track and his lyrics are so half-assed that even Fergie-haters will be glad to hear Fergie pop up 45-seconds in and save the song with her "I'm so 3008 / you so 2000-and-late" lyric that is so laughable you can't help but enjoy it, kinda like her solo career. The song kinda spaces out a couple minutes into it's 4:13 running time, and while that sounds promising in theory, let me assure you, it is no Planet Rock.
Auto-tune shows up again. I think I've said enough about how I feel about autotune, but seriously, when the Black Eyed Peas start copying T-Pain, you better raise the terror alert of pop as high as it can go. Auto-tune makes Fergie sounds worse than she is! It's injustices like these that make it hard to remember their glory days. Songs like "Hey Mama," as dated as it sounds, was pretty out there (in a good way) for 2003.
Speaking of auto-tune, have you heard about Lil Wayne's rock album? It's batshit crazy like Joaquin Phoenix's attempt at a rap career. But I actually don't mind the auto-tune on this part, mainly because Lil Wayne is making a real rock album (with real drums!), and that deserves some redeeming brownie points, right? He doesn't really rap or sing, he kind of just talks aimlessly like he just finished his morning bowl of frosted flakes and cough syrup. It's a bit endearing, like feeding your dog peanut butter and watching it lick its face for ever.
If you haven't guessed by the title, will.i.am's hip hop vocabulary is slowly regressing into that of a toddler's. I'm sure their next song will be something like "Goo gaga" where he'll just moan and dream of slobbering all over his baby food jars. That's a little harsh, but seriously, this track and his lyrics are so half-assed that even Fergie-haters will be glad to hear Fergie pop up 45-seconds in and save the song with her "I'm so 3008 / you so 2000-and-late" lyric that is so laughable you can't help but enjoy it, kinda like her solo career. The song kinda spaces out a couple minutes into it's 4:13 running time, and while that sounds promising in theory, let me assure you, it is no Planet Rock.
Auto-tune shows up again. I think I've said enough about how I feel about autotune, but seriously, when the Black Eyed Peas start copying T-Pain, you better raise the terror alert of pop as high as it can go. Auto-tune makes Fergie sounds worse than she is! It's injustices like these that make it hard to remember their glory days. Songs like "Hey Mama," as dated as it sounds, was pretty out there (in a good way) for 2003.
Speaking of auto-tune, have you heard about Lil Wayne's rock album? It's batshit crazy like Joaquin Phoenix's attempt at a rap career. But I actually don't mind the auto-tune on this part, mainly because Lil Wayne is making a real rock album (with real drums!), and that deserves some redeeming brownie points, right? He doesn't really rap or sing, he kind of just talks aimlessly like he just finished his morning bowl of frosted flakes and cough syrup. It's a bit endearing, like feeding your dog peanut butter and watching it lick its face for ever.
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