Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Dazzle Me Formal Fall Release

The DMF fall line released last weekend in the form of 4 new shirts, 2 hats, and a new website under the name Smooth Criminals.   The guys over there did an awesome job of putting it all together and hopefully the photos do all their work justice.

Details about the shoot:

We had a room at the Tuckett Inn in Buffalo to ourselves for a few hours, two models, and some lights.  We have some behind the scenes shots courtesy of Mr. Brett Mikol, the creative designer at Dazzle.

I’m going to have to cut this post short because I have somewhere to be in 10 minutes, but check the photos and more importantly, the new Dazzle Me Formal website.

Perder la inocencia

¿Cuándo fue la primera vez que dudaste de lo que tus padres o maestros te dijeron? ¿A qué edad sucumbiste ante la curiosidad de saber que escondían tus compañeritas bajo sus faldas? ¿En qué momento descubriste que no por ir más rápido llegarás primero o que el amor es muy distinto al enamoramiento? La sensación de haber ido un paso más allá sin apenas darte cuenta.

Tal vez de esa manera se pueda definir el nuevo trabajo de los poperos Jesse & Joy quienes regresan, luego de su albúm debut en 2005, con una mejor instrumentación y menos dicción pero, eso sí, la misma frescura.

Ojalá que ahora no les endilguen otro comercial de lacomer.

Como prueba irrefutable encontrarán a continuación el video de el primer single Electricidad (Cuando tú me miras….no, no es la de Lucerdito); aunque esté inspirado en Ray of  Light de Madonna, el video demerita la rola porque parece que lo mandaron a hacer en Waldo’s Mart y no gastaron más de 15 pesos.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Madonna to Marry Jesus Luz?

This just into from the rumor mill: biographer Randy Taraborrelli told Britian’s Hello! Magazine that the queen of pop is considering marriage to Jesus Luz, 22-year old Brazilian model boyfriend, before the end of the year.

Taraborrelli said “Madonna is crazy about Jesus and has been telling close friends and family that ‘I could definitely see myself marrying him. Yes, it’s definitely on the table.’ “She knows that’s what Jesus wants. She has a lot of wonderful memories of both of her weddings. She doesn’t want to slip off and do it quietly. She definitely wants a big and rather fantastic affair.” Another Hello! source added, “Of course, the sex between them is scorching hot. To be candid, it’s what’s driving things.”

This is of course third and forth hand gossip, but it’s Madonna gossip, so we care. More from SFGate’s The Dish and MSNBC.  Also check out the W Magazine shoot with Madonna and Luz.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Madonna wants to marry Jesus Luz by the end of the year!

In an interview for “Hello!” magazine, Madonna’s biographer, Randy Taraborrelli said the Diva wants to get married until the end of the year.
The lucky broom is Brazilian model, Jesus Luz, which is only 22 years old. “Madonna is crazy about Jesus and told his close friends and family that she would see herself married with him”,. said biographer. Taraborelli added that Madonna always speaks openly about her love towards Jesus which she considers “a sweet”. The same biographer has revealed that the upcoming wedding could take place until the end of the year and will be a grand event. “He wants an opulent wedding. This is also Jesus desire. She has too many good memories from his other ceremonies, so it can’t make an exception. She certainly wants a large and extravagant event”, Taraborelli completed.
Madonna is in front of her third marriage, after she was married to actor Sean Penn and British director Guy Ritchie.

Madonna: Une Rétrospective (Première partie: les 80's)

Cette semaine, ou la dernière, ou la prochaine, je ne sais plus, Madonna sort un Best of monstre, intitulé Celebration, pour fêter ses soixante ans de carrière (et accessoirement aussi parce que c’était marqué sur son contrat avec Warner). Et vu que je suis le Pédé de la bande, je ne peux décemment pas me permettre de passer à coté de cette célébration de l’icône ultime de tous les homosexuels du cosmos, des confins de l’Ouzbékistan à la pointe du Cap Horn.

Alors je vous propose une rétrospective chronologique de la carrière de la dame, en trois parties, parce que sa carrière est presque aussi longue que celle de Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.

1958: Madonna Louise Ciccone naît à Bay City, dans le Michigan.

1963: Sa mère meurt prématurément alors qu’elle n’a que 5 ans. Ses futurs biographes prennent note.

1963-1982: Des trucs sans intérêt ont lieu: école, adolescence, débarquage à New York, débuts difficiles; la routine.

1983: Pendant que le monde se remet du disco avec une sévère gueule de bois, Madonna débarque -le cheveu en pétard, de la dentelle rapiécée sur le dos, une jupe par-dessus ses leggings ou ses bas résilles, et recouverte d’assez de crucifix et de verroterie pour fournir une demi-douzaine de brocantes spécialisées en bijoux fantaisie- avec son premier album sobrement intitulé Madonna. Holiday casse la baraque (et restera son hymne national), suivi par le très drôle Borderline et l’inoxydable Lucky Star. Un million d’années plus tard, force est de reconnaître que ce premier album est un assez irrésistible concentré de son pop-dance eighties, et qu’en ces temps de revival années 80, il plutôt très bien vieilli, pour peu qu’on se délecte des sonorités d’improbables synthés et autres boites à rythmes crépitantes.
Mon choix: le très rock’n'roll Burning Up, et Think of Me, idéal pour une séance d’aérobic.

1984: Madonna débarque aux premiers MTV Video Music Awards et entonne Like a Virgin, vêtue d’une robe de mariée spécialement conçue pour faire le tapin, perchée en haut d’un gâteau, puis se roule par terre en couinant. Et en passant, entre dans l’histoire, et devient la femme la plus connue du monde. Britney Spears, qui a trois ans à l’époque, prend note. La chanson devient son titre phare et l’une des plus célèbres de l’histoire la pop, et l’album Like a Virgin sort dans la foulée. Comme la jeune fille n’aime pas s’entourer de manchots, elle a choisi Nile Rodgers, leader de Chic -qui vient tout juste de produire les blockbusters Diana pour Diana Ross et Let’s Dance pour Bowie- pour le lui confectionner. Carton plein. L’ironie du second single, Material Girl, passe inaperçue, et le surnom lui collera à la peau jusqu’à la mort. Malgré quelques titres inutiles (Love Don’t Live Here Anymore) ou grotesques (Over and Over), l’album demeure un classique pop incontournable.
Mon choix: Dress You Up, imbattable pic de kitsch bariolé, aussi jouissif au premier qu’au douzième degré.

1985: Madonna tient son premier rôle au cinéma dans l’amusante comédie Recherche Susan Désespérément. Elle est éclipsée par son blouson, mais se rattrape en chantant la chanson originale du film, Into The Groove, probablement un des titre les plus implacablement dansants ce côté-ci de Michael Jackson. Puis elle se marie avec Sean Penn. Je sais, ça parait dingue aujourd’hui, hein?

1986: Madonna sort True Blue. 24 millions de personnes l’achètent. Ou 12 millions de personnes l’achètent deux fois. Quoi qu’il en soit, c’est un succès. Madonna a grandi (ou mûri comme on dit dans le jargon musical), lâché ses oripeaux de punkette, s’est fait couper les cheveux courts, et le public suit en masse. L’album, tel un Dr. Jekyll et Mister Hyde musical, se divise entre cinq singles monstres -Live to Tell, probablement sa meilleure ballade de la décennie; l’immortel Papa Don’t Preach; l’énérgique Open Your Heart; l’effervescent True Blue; l’indéboulonnable La Isla Bonita- et le reste, composé de titres bâclés et inaudibles qui constituent sans doute le pire de sa discographie. Dans le même temps, Madonna et Sean, voulant jouer à Humphrey Bogart et Lauren Bacall, se compromettent dans un mirifique navet, Shanghai Surprise, et nous mettent dans un embarras profond.

1987: Pas échaudée par son Razzie Award de la pire actrice de l’année, Madonna s’enfonce avec Who’s That Girl, dans lequel elle se prend cette fois très malencontreusement pour Judy Holliday, mais n’arrive même pas au niveau de Melanie Griffith. Elle fait une Tom Hanks, remportant un second Razzie Award consécutif. La GÊNE.

1988: Madonna soigne son orgueil blessé. Puis divorce.

1989: Madonna est un femme. Elle sort Like a Prayer et surprend tout le monde, montrant qu’elle a ce qu’il faut pour durer. La chanson titre, sublime mélange de pop, rock et gospel, est accompagnée d’un clip plutôt gentillet dans lequel elle fait un bisou à un Jesus Noir. Les vieux croûtons du Vatican s’étranglent avec leur osties, et les minables qui dirigent Pepsi annulent le contrat publicitaire sur lequel ils s’étaient engagé avec la star, préférant perdre leurs sous que garder leur culotte. Le reste du monde écoute l’album, kaléidoscope de titres imparables aux sonorités diverses dans lequel Madonna, pour la première fois, semble vraiment parler d’elle. Le monde se demande si elle ne serait pas une artiste.

1990: N’ayant pas compris que la musique lui réussit mieux que le cinéma, Madonna couche avec Warren Beatty, qui semble lui-même embarrassé par la situation, puis tourne dans son adaptation très colorée de Dick Tracy, où elle interprète une chanteuse de cabaret, et de belles chanson de Stephen Sondheim. L’aspect cartoon limite les dégâts, d’autant qu’un Pacino en plein délire désintègre tout ce qui tente d’exister sur un rayon de vingt kilomètres. (L’expérience Madonna aura néanmoins sévèrement traumatisé le célibataire endurci et niqueur légendaire Beatty, qui s’est empressé après coup d’épouser Annette Bening et de lui fait quatre enfants en à peu près vingt minutes.) Maligne, Madonna sort un album entier inspiré par le film, I’m Breathless, dans lequel elle parodie comme une idiote le style musical des années 40-50, et qui ne serait qu’une vaste fumisterie si le dernier titre du disque n’était une sorte de bombe nucléaire appelée Vogue -dont David Fincher tire un clip légendaire inspiré par les stars du Golden Age que la garce pille sans vergogne depuis toujours- prouvant qu’un disque de Madonna n’est jamais un achat inutile.

Elle embraye avec le Blonde Ambition Tour, éléphantesque cirque ambulant dans lequel elle simule des relations sexuelles avec un lit. Le Pape, toujours aussi à la page, incite les chrétiens à ne pas assister au concert. Les chrétiens s’en cognent et y vont.

Madonna clôt la décennie avec son premier Best of, joliment titré The Immaculate Collection, qui contient une merveille élégamment érotique concocté avec Lenny Kravitz, Justify My Love, dont le clip réalisé par Mondino, qui contient des bouts de fesses et de nichons, fait scandale, et devient le tout premier à être interdit sur MTV. Pas impressionnée, la Diva le sort en VHS, et fait un nouveau carton. Épuisant.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Madonna & Celebration i fysisk upplaga

Alltid när Madonna släpper någonting nytt så vill jag även ha det i fysisk form. Det spelar ingen roll hur mycket man än kan ladda ner hennes alster på fildelningssajter, för att sitta med ett nyinköpt ex av The Queen of Pop, de slår allt.

Så att sitta och klämma och lukta på denna samling, det blir mitt lilla fredagsnöje… (;-) Får jag lust så kanske det till och med händer att jag öppnar den och lyssnar lite…(;-)

The Top 10 Singers and Groups of Glam-Pop

What is “Glam-Pop” you might ask?  Well, it’s those songs that seem to be heard everywhere full of electro-beats, synthesizers, and lyrics about sex and making out with chicks.  Requirements would be that the said artist AT LEAST claims to be bi, you see about five and upwards hipsters at their shows, they have a gay following (this is crucial, although straight people like myself love them too), the term “fabulous” is used more than once when describing their music, the beats sound like they’re sprinkled with glitter, and that the artist has somewhat of their own, outrageous style.

So come inside for the top ten pioneers of this movement, because really, glam-pop is the new indie-rock.

GOLDFRAPP

Goldfrapp is certainly not new to the game of glittery pop music that tends to sound like it’s literally sparkling when you listen to it, but they’re really just starting to make their mark.  Fans might have recognized their song “Strict Machine” being used as of late in a few car commercials, and they’ve started to develop quite the cult following.  The group hails from London and was formed in 1999 by Alison Goldfrapp on vocals and synthesizer and Will Gregory on synth.  Ten years later, they’re still putting out incredible albums each one different and more creative from the last.

THE VERONICAS

Up until about this year, the Veronicas were pretty much “those Aussie twins who sang ‘4Ever.’”  Then Jess dyed her hair blonde, came out as bisexual after hooking up with an MTV VJ  Ruby Rose, and the girls scored a massive hit with their single “Untouched.”  After that, they reached crazed-fan-level stage.  I experienced this first-hand when I went to one of their shows to meet Taylor Momsen and soon found myself on a dance floor surrounded by obsessive girls and their hyper-active gay guys who along with wearing their band t-shirts, were thisclose to crying but stopped themselves by screaming and dancing to their music in euphoria.  (For the record, it was the most entertaining night of my life–the club lowered a DISCO BALL halfway through their set) Jess and Lisa lived up to their hype, and reminded me why I had been a fan for a nanosecond back in tenth grade and ever since then I’ve been eating up anything they’ve sent my way.

SANTIGOLD

Well, let’s just start with the obvious:  SHE’S VOMITING GLITTER OUT OF HER MOUTH ON THE ALBUM COVER.  If that’s not a big enough indication, then please listen to the genius of Santigold’s music.  Pop music’s answer to M.I.A, Santigold’s music is addictive and fresh, and her videos are always mad creative.  Santigold (real name: Santi White) got her start as a songwriter and A&R rep for Epic Records before dropping her self-debut album in 2008 much to glowing reviews and press.  She’s made it known that her music is pop and not R&B once saying,”Everyone is just so shocked that I don’t like R&B. Are you shocked that Good Charlotte isn’t into R&B? Why does R&B keep coming into my interviews? It’s pissing me off. I didn’t grow up as a big fan of R&B and, like, what is the big shocker? It’s stupid.” A bit of an underground sensation, hipsters love her and she’s developing quite the following.  Just don’t call her an R&B singer.

GOSSIP

Gossip is fronted by a wild, overweight lesbian hailing from Arkansas who looks like she’s escaped from a John Waters movie and has a propensity for stripping onstage during shows.   It can be none other than Beth Ditto.  Always outspoken, always outrageous, and always always always preaching the importance of staying true to yourself and loving who you are, Beth gives Gossip their sure-to-be cult status.  But don’t let the description fool you, Ditto has raw talent that erupts from your speakers and shakes you.  Baring an uncanny resemblance to Janis Joplin with her wailing voice, Beth has become a celebrity in her own right. Their new album “Music For Men” who is due out in October, and it’s sure to solidify their status as one of music’s most interesting acts.

LA ROUX

A newcomer to the scene, La Roux is starting to invade clubs and  dance halls everywhere with her latest batch of singles including “In For the Kill”, “Bulletproof” and “Quicksand.”  Her music is the kind that will put you in a trance, and her voice will take you by surprise the second she opens her mouth.  Hailing from Britain, La Roux has just started making buzz in the States with self-titled album debuting in July and garnering new fans with every listen.

PEACHES

Peaches is the queen of electro-glam pop.  She’s been shocking audiences since her first album “Teaches of Peaches” dropped in 2000 with such gems as “F-ck the Pain Away” and “AA XXX” (pronounced “Double A, Triple X”)  You can’t mess with this woman.  Peaches also happens to be a proud bisexual (her song “I U She” dealt with how she didn’t want to choose whether she liked boys or girls) and declares it any chance she gets.  While the first few albums dealt mostly with rapping about every possible way that there is to have sex, her latest effort “I Feel Cream” is decidedly more mature and as a result, shockingly more effective.  As an artist who’s evolving and not anywhere close to losing her touch, Peaches will not stop shocking for a very long time.

MIKA

As the lone boy on this list, Mika has an upperhand on most of the other male singers by creating a unique sound all his own.  Mika hails from London and spent a childhood moving around from Lebanon to Paris until shooting to fame in 2007.  Having just released his second album “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”, Mika recently came out as bisexual saying that he has “never limited who I’ve slept with” and ending it by saying, “You should be as free as you want.”  Mika’s lyrics are quite deep and deal with difficult topics such as a man having both homosexual and heterosexual affairs while married in “Billy Brown”, and a woman dealing with discrimination in “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)”  proving he’s not just someone you can write off for making pointless music.

Uh Huh Her

Uh Huh Her happens to be the newest band on this list, but their music is by far some for the best. Penning beautiful love songs about girls and matching them to beats that sound like cotton candy is their specialty, and they are awesomely good at it.  The group is comprised of Leisha Haley (of “The L Word”) and Camilla Grey, and their chemistry is palpable.  Their voices flow together perfectly and their album “Common Reaction” is one of my favorites of this year.

KATY PERRY

Say what you want about Katy Perry, but you can’t deny that she’s the one who made kissing girls cool and throwing glitter into the crowd awesome.  Without her we wouldn’t have this new wave of Glam-Pop artists getting so much recognition and a whole nation of girls acting like they just don’t give a f-ck.  Yes, before Gaga burst onto the scene Katy was dominating the pop charts with her summer smash “I Kissed a Girl” and was starting  something of a phenomenon with bisexuality being throwing into the spotlight and specifically, whether Katy’s sexuality was all just a gimmick (personally, I don’t think it is).  But whether Katy is actually bi or not is beside the point, after “I Kissed a Girl” she proved she’s not just a one-hit wonder by releasing three other hit singles: “Hot N Cold”, “Waking Up In Vegas”, and “Ur So Gay.” And coming from someone who saw her live in May, she can sing live and she puts on one heck of a show.  Providing a nation of girls the chance to make out with each other and proving she’s not a one trick pony, Katy is definitely one of the most exciting acts to come out of this group.

LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga is a rare breed of an artist who considers everything she touches art, and creates music and a style so avant-garde it never fails to get people talking.  While sometimes her antics make her come off as a famewhore, she is a genius at working the press.  Gaga is also currently queen of the gays (a huge group to have on your side in a genre like this) and their devotion to her is so fierce that she’s being already called the next Madonna.  Gaga’s music is all about the fame, and living a beautiful, glamorous life.  And after scoring four smash hits including “Just Dance”, “Poker Face”, “LoveGame”   and “Paparazzi”, she has every right to do so. Her mission, she says, is for everyone to create “the Fame” in their own mind so they can walk down the street and own it like a star.  And really, isn’t that what Glam-Pop is all about?