MADONNA’s GLEE EPISODE WILL AIR ON APRIL 20th! And the track list have officially leaked~ YAY!!!
1. Express Yourself
2. Borderline/Open Your Heart
3. Vogue
4. Like A Virgin
5. 4 Minutes
6. What It Feels Like For A Girl
7. Like A Prayer
Looks pretty good fox~
Friday, March 19, 2010
This is gonna be EPIC~
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Long and Winding Road...to Vegas
So, how do you make a perfect playlist for a vacation? Well, for an upcoming trip to Vegas, we decided to use Google Maps as our guide to break the trip into some themed blocks. Here are some of the highlights:
Leaving LA – “Leaving Port” by James Horner, Titanic Soundtrack
Desert Passage – “Country Roads” John Denver, “Life is a Highway” Tom Cochrane, “California” Phantom Planet
Pre-Barstow Power (ballad) hour- “I’ll Remember” Madonna, “Power of Love” Celine Dion, “How Will I Know” Whitney Houston
Post-Barstow Karaoke KarRide – “Don’t Stop Believin’” Glee Soundtrack, “Mamma Mia” Mamma Mia – the Movie Soundtrack, “Under the Sea” The Little Mermaid
Entering Nevada – “Bad Romance” Lady Gaga, “3″ Britney Spears, “Ridin’ Solo” Jason Derulo
Driving Down the Strip – “I Gotta Feeling” Black Eyed Peas, “Right Round” Flo Rida
And then, to get in the mood for the impending bad decisions and epic after-the-fact stories, a viewing of Britney Spear’s 2007 VMA “performance” of Gimme More is the only thing that seems appropriate enough.
-MK
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Sticky & Sweet Tour iTunes LP
The iTunes LP for the Sticky & Sweet Tour (available on March 29th) will feature 4 bonus tracks that do not exist on the physical release of the CD. The tracks are “Heartbeat”, “Borderline”, “4 minutes” and “Ray of Light”. You can pre-order it here!
Sticky & Sweet iTunes LP track listing
The DVD won’t include the 2009 songs, however it is loaded with great behind-the-scenes footage and it is said that it will also feature the special appearances of Justin Timberlake (in Los Angeles), Timbaland (in Miami) and many other guests!
Lady GaGa, Christina, Marc Jacobs And Everyone Wanting To Be By Her Side.....Is It Because The Others Want More Publicity For Themselves?
It seems as if Lady GaGa and Christina Ricci both like Marc Jacobs. Imagine that two people both liking the same designer, question is who will pull it off the best? Of course, RicciIs more sleek and conservative, but we all crave to see Lady GaGa in an creative costume or one of her infamous ensembles more.
Last month,GaGaseemed to be looking a little conservative for herself, maybe beacuse it was early in the morning and she didn’t feel like getting up 10 hours earlier for her usual dressing, then she had to when she appeared onGood Morning America.
Lady GaGa is one busy busy women as she is teaming up with Cyndi Lauper and it seems every major iconic woman. GaGa and Lauper are raising money for HIV awareness program, which they duo popped up onGood Morning America.
It seems Lady GaGa and also Madonnahave been fans of Marc Jacobs, as they were seen to gether in a past Marc Jacobs show in New York City.
Friday, March 12, 2010
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT OF LOVE
The supple recognition of the incompleteness of faith, the waking from the false dream of imperfect salvation and my personal witness to the agonies of living and dying has summoned me. I am no longer tormented by the distant darkening knowledge of mortality. Abraham and Orpheus were both ignorant of Choice. A truth has taken hold of me in an unleashing wind, bottomless and inexorable.
My new work is colored by heaven, bathed in the electric light of love.
03.12.10 - A Friday
dharma [dahr-muh, duhr-] n. 1. essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one’s own nature 2. conformity to religious law, custom, duty, or one’s own quality or character 3. virtue 4. religion 5. law, esp. religious law 6. the doctrine or teaching of the Buddha
birthdayClement Studebaker (1831), Simon Newcomb (1835), Julia Lennon (1914), Elaine de Kooning (1918), Gordon MacRae (1921), Jack Kerouac (1922), Billie “Buckwheat” Thomas (1931), Al Jarreau (1940), Sammy “The Bull” Gravano (1945), Liza Minnelli (1946), Mitt Romney (1947), James Taylor (1948), Rob Cohen (1949), Jon Provost (1950), Ron Jeremy (1953), Marlon Jackson (1957), Courtney B. Vance (1960), Darryl Strawberry (1962), Steve Levy (1965), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Graham Coxon (1969), Dave Eggers (1970), Pete Doherty (1979), Samm Levine (1982)
standpointOften, I get the feeling knowledgeable people think a little less of me when I tell them Jack Kerouac is one of my favorite writers. That’s fine with me. I don’t back down from my love for the guy.
My initial exposure to Kerouac was probably similar to many others. I used to ditch gym class in high school. By my sophomore year, I figured out the teacher wasn’t entirely vigilant with his attendance records and so many of us didn’t show up that the dude would give everyone at least a C, most likely so that no one ever got wise. That was fine with me. I found other ways to occupy my time which usually resulted in getting caught for ditching, garnering numerous detentions.
During my senior year, I discovered it was easier to go to the library due to the fact it was a place where the faculty didn’t look for troublemakers like myself . The second floor stacks were mainly occupied by those underclassmen who felt more at home in the library than the cafeteria where their classmates, especially the bullies, weren’t going to bother them. It was in the back of one of those stacks where I would take off my suit jacket, roll it up into a ball and try to sleep for a half an hour. But, even as seldom traveled as the second floor was, inevitably someone I knew would come by and ask, “LeJeune, what the fuck are you doing up here?” No matter what stage of my life I’ve been in, people disrupting my sleep has always been something I can count on. And so it was on the second floor of that library.
But in one corner of that floor, there was an area where the library staff stored items it used for seasonal displays. Among the props were some large cardboard constructions made to look like gigantic books. After my first few failed attempts at a midday siesta, I dragged two of the “books” over to the stacks and, with me inside, piled them on top of each other, creating a wall. The younger students must have assumed the wall was there for a reason and didn’t bother with it. I’d finally created a restful little nook.
One day while I was preparing for my nap, I noticed a book resting on top of the others. It was On the Road by Jack Kerouac. It didn’t belong there. I guessed I wasn’t the only student who figured out my second floor nook was a good place for some solitude. I picked it up and started reading the first few pages, thinking it would put me to sleep after a few pages.
It didn’t. For the next few days, I didn’t sleep. I read. For me, On the Road was special. I’d read others like it. My high school’s English curriculum was pretty progressive. But it was the first novel of its kind that I’d read by my own accord, on my own terms. The notion of discovering and reading On the Road all by myself was more important than the actual text.
But what I read was far from useless. I experienced On the Road at the exact right time in my life. Still young enough to make an indelible impression. Old enough to begin realizing there was a ton of bullshit in the world.
I’ve read hundreds of books since On the Road, and I’m not so naive to think, in the scope of all literature, it’s as grand an accomplishment as some proffer. But for many of us, it’s symbolic of the American youth’s rite of passage. And, for that reason alone, it’s a book that rises above the multitude of critics who try to dismiss. For that reason alone, it’ll never go away.
quotationI like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion. ↔ Jack Kerouac
A few months back, I made a big stir about the newest Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur. And rightfully so. It was a good, albeit completely depressing, watch. Plus, the soundtrack by Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard was even better once I saw it in the context of the film. Here’s Farrar and Gibbard performing “These Roads Don’t Move.”
gallimaufry→ In a world that seems to be fixated on pointing all the shortcomings of us males, it’s nice to see someone say something nice about men for a change. Especially those of us with above-average intelligence.
→ A good friend of mine, who I’m uncertain wants his name dropped yet in connection with this, is one of the creators of Popularity Contest: The Anodyne to Your Pop-Culture Blues. Bookmark it. Once it’s big, you’ll be able to tell all your friends, “I know how great it is, man, I’ve been reading it since it started.” At the very least, you’ll discover the meaning of anodyne.
→ While I was writing this, The Marriage Ref was on my television. Not sure if the show’s going to make it. But it did make me think of a reality show I might, in fact, watch. It would be on Bravo or maybe E! and it would feature Madonna and Oprah Winfrey pitted against one another in a contest. Every episode would comprise of each woman being analyzed by one of the world’s foremost psychologists to help them resolve their issues with men. The series finale would have both women presenting their cases to a panel of judges, made up of equal parts mental health professionals and regular folks. The prize for the winner would be to keep on living her exceptionally wonderful life. The loser would be allowed to say her goodbyes to fans, friends and family before being launched into space in a dumpster. It doesn’t matter to me which one loses. Either way, we all win. Sorry, that was a bit long-winded but how many of you disagree? Yeah. Didn’t think so.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Madonna launches clothing line for teens
Madonna is following in the footsteps of many other celebrity designers and will be launching an affordable juniors clothing line coming soon to a Macy’s near you. Any guesses on what the name of her new line will be?The Queen of Pop has teamed with Iconix—the brand behind Badgley Mischka, Bongo, Candie’s, London Fog and Roca Wear to create a “fast-fashion” collection launching exclusively at Macy’s called “Material Girl.”
Madonna won’t be the only designer. The collection is created with and inspired by the fashionista-in-training who is her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes.
The clothes will range in price from $12 to $40. In addition to shirts, skirts and such, the stylish duo know you wouldn’t be “Vogue”-ready without the coordinating shoes, jewelry and handbags.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Free Oscar Scoresheet - with a difference!
We told you we had a party plan…
The Oscar Party is now a well-established tradition, and we will have more to say on it later, but for now, we’re bringing you a fandabbydosey Oscar Scoresheet. Now, there are a lot of Academy Awards that most mortals can’t really pass comment on (I, for one, can’t tell sub par sound editing from the best in the business) so we’ve just included the main ones. Which is wrong, you may argue, and that’s fine – you people can go to Oscar.com and download their (somewhat boring) version. HOWEVER, ours comes with a bonus scorecard attached!
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Fashion is as much a part of the Oscars now as the “Disappointed, yet please for the winner” faces, and we think it needs to be judged! The lovely Redhead will be blogging the red carpet, and assigning these snazzy awards:
The Bjork Award for utterly MENTAL getup
Totally Unbeatable
The Madonna Award for mutton dressed as lamb
One word: Sinew
The Jane Austen Award for lamb dressed as mutton
Meant to be teenagers...
The Mrs Robinson Award for best dressed senior
Mirren - The Holy Grail
The Megan Fox Award for sluttiest dress
nekkid chic
The Largerfeld Award for Inventive Male
J-Lo and Gwynnie, Southpark style
The RedHead Award for overall fashion WIN
We will wholeheartedly approve RedHead’s choice
So there you have it! 7 Reasons to Downloa our Awesome scorecard. If you need an 8th reason, it took all bloody day to perfect. This blog is haaaaaaaaaaaaard, man. But yay! Download an print the PDF here:
OSCAR SCORESHEET 2010
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Dall'abito al costume al personaggio
Raccontare tramite l’abito normalmente è raccontare qualcosa di sè, dell’individuo che porta l’abito – perchè l’abito è espressione della sua personalità. Ma oltre che della singola persona, l’abito parla anche del suo contesto socioculturale, del suo tempo ed ambiente.
Gli abiti significanti della nostra contemporaneità inoltre sono sincretici, come la nostra cultura che si nutre di altre culture, più o meno lontane nel tempo e nello spazio: le adotta, reinterpreta ed espone, simili ma differenti.
È così che ritornano di moda i vari decenni – somiglianti ma non uguali: tornano le spalline ed i colori shock, ma nella versione 2010, che ricorda molto l’85 e tuttavia rimane diversa – perchè nell’85, suvvia… eravamo ridicoli.
Prendiamo dalle culture tribali dell’Africa e dell’Australia le dilatazioni, i tatuaggi, le treccine; li facciamo nostri fino a che diventano banali oggetti da mercato, fino a che cambiano connotazione, fino a che a nessuno viene più in mente l’Australia a vedere un tribale tatuato su un braccio. Al massimo vengono in mente i tatuaggi temporanei che si trovavano nei sacchetti delle patatine.
L’outfit come forma di espressione sincretica dell’individuo racconta la storia ed il background culturale di chi lo indossa tramite l’associazione di elementi tratti da diverse culture, che raccontano diversi mondi. Il passo è breve da qui a raccontare la storia di un individuo che non necessariamente o solo parzialmente coincide con il soggetto reale che indossa l’abito.
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