February 2011
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October 2010
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Madonna To Open "Hard Candy" Fitness Centers... →
Has an actual news story EVER sounded more like an Onion article?!!!!!!
Also: I’m Breathless would have been a much better name.
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Oh, and just quickly, if you’ve been enjoying our posts over the last few weeks, feel free to recommend us!
Much love,
Richard
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I already have a few ideas for when I’m back - a series on Gaga’s worst moments (done in good humour, of course), the fact that she really did “sell out” to get noticed, and some thoughts on how she relates to Die Antwoord…
But if you have any ideas or requests, ask away! Or just respond here… question mark so the answer option comes up?
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I won’t be posting over the next week (a very short break by my standards) - sadly, just as I’m getting into a rhythm, I’ll be churning out far less interesting music-related assignments for uni that NO ONE will read! But I leave you a few things, firstly the best of so far…
An introduction for the newcomers, and the confused… judging from my inbox, there’s a...
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I’ll say this again - my last post is in no way a criticism of Lady Gaga. She’s currently 24, two years/albums into her career; Madonna released her fourth album Like a Prayer at 31, 7 years after she debuted. So yes, they’re both Italian-American, (kind of) from New York, make rather intelligent pop music, have provoked/inspired the world with their fashion sense and have huge gay fanbases - but...
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WatchHOLY SHIT GUYS, A NEW LADY GAGA SONG/VIDEO*!
(Consider this: truly great art is amazing, regardless of who it’s by. Surely you shouldn’t like anything more or less just because it’s Gaga?)
Some quick thoughts: the song is by far the best she’s ever written - and after only a few listens, it already sounds like one of the best pop songs ever! It opens with just her and a church organ, combining...
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anthagio replied: Her intentions aside, the MTV VMAs are all about who can get the most attention, and damnit, I think Gaga won that competition.
The wider public definitely paid more attention to Kanye, and he deserved it - his song and performance were incredible! People’s expectations were high after the Taylor Swift incident, and he easily surpassed them. But the thing is, I found Gaga...
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Anonymous asked: What is your opinion on Lady Gaga's meat dress?
obscureyouth-deactivated2011082 asked: I just wanted to say that I love your blog. <3
You completely abolish the haters with your wise comebacks and you truly know your facts.
I dare anyone to mess with you!
You completely abolish the haters with your wise comebacks and you truly know your facts.
I dare anyone to mess with you!
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anthagio asked: I am a huge Lady Gaga fan, and while I don't worship her like some, I do worship you and this blog. You're genius. The way you express yourself is far beyond what I've ever seen from another Lady Gaga... fan? I presume. People need to stop generalizing and grouping all of her fans into one "cult". I love Lady Gaga and I defend her when necessary. However, I know when...
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Anonymous asked: Some of her fans do pratically worship her. One of them even made a effing prayer about her. :/ That's just a tad overboard am I right?
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Anonymous asked: Oh okay. I think I summed it up a bit by the name.
Are you saying how Lady gaga is basically worshiped by her fans, and how it's against/not the same/has something to do with Jesus or God in a way?
Are you saying how Lady gaga is basically worshiped by her fans, and how it's against/not the same/has something to do with Jesus or God in a way?
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Anonymous asked: Instead of reading the text on the side cause..It's late, and i'm tired as hell, in just a quick answer, is this a hate blog?
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lacqueredinblack asked: yeah, back to the regular programming of people not challenging your views and/or Gaga I bet. =P
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lacqueredinblack asked: Except Lady Gaga constantly talks about her sex life, and about sex and love without ever being sexy or romantic and I don't think that's a conscious decission, I think she's as deluded, or even more, as the people who believe she is the second comming of christ or the savior of pop music. And I don't think you have to be a fan to have a valid judgement on gaga or any other...
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lacqueredinblack asked: But that's the problem, her music is not great. It doesn't translate. I mean ANYONE can sing Papa Don't Preach and it's going to have some meaning and it's still going to be good because Papa Don't Preach is a masterpiece, of course nothing will ever top Madonna's performance of it, but even sung by Kelly Osbourne, the song still stands. Bad Romance has been...
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labellavita29 said: Lady Gaga is disgusting, a naked empress hacking her new clothes around and they are nothing, transparent and fake and non existent and she’s only applauded by idiots.
Ooh, personal insults. “Your opinion is duly noted”, I said dryly, sarcasm so thick you could cut it with a knife. For extra irony, I’m working on a post right now that addresses the...
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“I’ve already heard [Gaga’s new album], so I think it’s more or less done....”
– - Elton John, speaking with Entertainment Weekly.
Just saying: I called it first.
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The most pretentious article ever written. →
Gaga is the new fleurs du mal. It has no conscience and therefore engages in no moral review, but this is apt as we in the Hype(r)(d) modern world have given up reviewing yesterday’s orgasm. Gaga has no romantic roots and therefore can never lead to heartbreak. Marketers have us yearning long past heartbreak. It makes no sense and ends the search for sense with a “Gaga, ooh, la la” that completes...
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lacqueredinblack asked: I wasn’t calling you an idiot, I was referring to the “monsters” yuck. And yes, I used to LOATHE Britney Spears, I used to think she was the kiss of death of music, and for a while it seemed that way, but after she went crazy and went away for a while, and her music wasn't so overexposed as it used to be, I saw her for what she trully is, a pop genius. Distance always gives...
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September 2010
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crazybutlovely asked: I really like the way you think of Gaga as a post-modernist. Personally, I did a paper on her for an aesthetic course it was "Lady Gaga and CAMP" and it was then that I realized there's so much more to her than just catchy tunes and I don't mean it as a fan, but the whole concept of Gaga is quite interesting in various perspectives, it's nice to see there's someone...
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daohnvricampbell asked: Oh sht. Ur Anti-Gaga. I thought some blogs about Gaga :)
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labellavita29 said: Is this a gaga loving blog or a hating one? I hate her.
Both. We (I, really, but we sounds less self-important) love her at her best and hate her at her worst. We want the best from her - shouldn’t everyone want the best from everyone else?! - but more than anything, we’d like to make you think.
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On Madonna comparisons and postmodernism
In light of that incredible Telephone video analysis, and I apologise if I’m not coherent enough for the critics, or accessible enough for everyone else…
Lady Gaga is undoubtedly postmodern; that is, there’s not necessarily an objective “truth” to her work. Her art is what we make of it - most recently, the meat dress, which was not so much a statement about...
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7000 words of absolute truth on the Telephone... →
“Telephone” is possibly the most violent mainstream music video I have seen in a while. There are no knife-fights or shoot-outs because it’s violent in a less obvious way. This is where I was talking about people definitions of violence. It might be because there are simply more dramatic ways to kill people which make poison look like child’s play. In short: we’ve...
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'Dear Lady Gaga: Remember When You Were Fun?' →
Fun Gaga was simple and hot like Mexico. Current Gaga is multidimensional and mad deep. Which makes me wonder, why so serious?! Gaga says to dance in the dark. OK, but … I CAN’T because I’m a-scared! I’m still trippin’ off seeing “Paranormal Activity” when it came out LAST October!! I can’t turn off my lights without seeing monsters in my bed eating...
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Born This Way as generational anthem? →
howtolistentomusic:
ladygagaisnotthemessiah:
During that year, something changed. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga’s performance felt alternately baffling and hysterical. But a mere three singles…
The tranny caption was way harsh, Tai. But I like the new Tumblr and look forward to your viewpoint.
However, I must disagree that “Born This Way” sounds like a generational anthem in...
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space-cat-deactivated20110517-d asked: Interesting idea for a blog! I don't know how well it'll work though, I don't know anyone who is middle-ground on GaGa. You either hate her or you worship her. XD
What you say in your side bar, "only gods are worshipped unconditionally". Well, that makes GaGa a god because so many people worship her unconditionally. All gods have their followers as well as...
What you say in your side bar, "only gods are worshipped unconditionally". Well, that makes GaGa a god because so many people worship her unconditionally. All gods have their followers as well as...
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“The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is to tell them their work is perfect...”
– Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw of Zero Punctuation on the fairly terrible game Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. But it couldn’t be more relevant.
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You and I - Gaga's best song to date? →
I wrote the below review for, hah, my Pitchfork application a few months ago, because reviewing a song that hasn’t even been recorded sounded like fun. But I genuinely feel it’s her best - certainly most soulful - song yet!
Download the Montreal bootleg of the song here via gagafrontrow.net - and follow my personal Tumblr, where it was originally posted!
Appropriately first...
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An introduction.
I seem to come up with one good idea per year; 2009 was Iconography (which, mind you, is no less important to me). This is 2010.
During that year, something changed. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga’s performance felt alternately baffling and hysterical. But a mere three singles and an album later, the 2010 VMAs felt like a homecoming. In between collecting eight awards (and...