Monster Mash-Up: Thrill with our Spooky Halloween Music Video Mix! Trick or Treat, Y'all!
Because half of you will be this bloody mess this Halloween, whether it's intentional or not.
It's Halloween weekend, gays! To tide you over for the (hopefully) long, fun-filled weekend, we’ve prepared a special Video Mix for the avid Halloweener in all of us. So here they are. Eight spooky, freaky videos for your pleasure.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Y Control"
No children or animals were hurt during the making of this bizarre, gleefully corny (and violent) video. Spike Jonze directs.
Britney Spears' New Music Video for "3" Premieres! Watch It Now!
It looks like the Princess of Pop, Britney Spears has decided to send a treat out to the gays on this Hallow's eve. Yes, boys, girls, vamps, werewolves and trans-fabulous people, we have a new video to drool over. I won't keep you any longer; watch the video for the new single "3" above! What do you think?
This Week In Fabulous 10/30: Naked Comedians, Obnoxiously Cute Gay Boys and a Benevolent Bea Arthur!
Bea Arthur is the definition of class (and sometimes crass). This week's post is for you my dear!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
This week, there's a lot of pretty going on. For all the women and men who love Chelsea Handler, you'll get a kick out of her news!
5. Meet White Collar hottie Matt Bomer.
All I can say is: swoon. Seriously, those eyes! Is he single? Because I doubt he will be for long!
Blah blah blah, USA has a new show called White Collar, blah blah blah, it's about an ex-con who is now working for the FBI or something to catch criminals, blah blah blah. All you need to know is that Matt Bomer is the star and he is gorgeous. And he's openly gay (says Wikipedia)! Does Neil Patrick Harris have some newfound competition for hottest out gay actor?
Sexy comedians, cute gay boys and singing celebrities after the jump!
Almost Halloween!!!! I'm already regretting all the candy I'm gonna snarf, but it's no more decadent than this gloriously sparkling and ripely righteous video for the new single "Fire Night" by Brooklyn's electro-disco hellions Lights. (And bonus: It was directed by my Logo work colleague Lauryn Siegel.) It's sick!
As NYMag.com puts it: "You could die high and go to Halloween heaven and it wouldn’t equal" the amazingness here. Glitter, bitchin' makeup, pouty rock girls, murky pretty liquids slithering around and stuff burning... It's really all you need.
Last Sunday my pal Marc and I went to the annual East Village Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park, where it was a mob scene of canine costumery. There was a big contest and I have no idea who won, but these guys were our faves.
After the jump are about a zillion more pics. And more at FocusOnStyle.com, too. Need a costume idea for your pooch? Have a look!
And I gotta say, most of the pooches there seem to be having a great time. Especially, the lovable green Incredible Hunk (above). He was smiling (dogs can smile, right?) and bursting out of his jean shorts with pride. Grrrrrrr!
Bloody Halloween How-To Tips & Costume Shopping Snark! From Gays!
"BOO!"
Now that that's out of the way... You may be hankering for some homo-riffic Halloween how-to tips right about now. Luckily, the fabulous Brian Juergens (formerly of AfterElton.com) has got what you need over at the Camp Blood Horror Blog that he edits with his hubby, Andy. They're both big sweet horror movie geeks and Halloween fans, and they've cooked up a totally adorable (and terrifyingly fresh) video DIY Halloween Special!
In the video below, they've enlisted crafty friends to show you how to make cute Halloween tote bags, how to bake up tasty/ghoulish treats and how to apply your best scary face. Check their sh*t out below. And visit their gore-tastic Camp Blood site and blog to bone up on all things queer and scary.
Meanwhile, Kameron in the office here passed along this video (below). What happens when a snarky kid from the NYU Local Blog gets a video camera and goes costume shopping. Hijinks, dammit!
Adam Lambert's CD Cover, "For Your Entertainment," Is the Gayest, Most Amazing Thing Ever Created. Discuss.
I don't even know what to do with this, but I think it may be the most stunningly wonderful thing I've ever seen. Even if it's a little gay.
What you're looking at really is the cover art for Adam Lambert's much-awaited new CD, For Your Entertainment, coming on November 23rd.
I'm going out now to buy a big bad-ass van to have this airbrushed on, so I can drive around Brooklyn blasting "Time for Miracles" and sobbing, wearing my own blue-black Kate Gosselin-Glambert wig.
Florence + the Machine: The New Stevie Nicks Has Arrived? Live NYC Show Review! Gush! Love!
Just like a white wing dove, and with killer pipes and spewing power and emotion: Florence Walsh of Florence + the Machine.
by Paul O'Donnell
As a New Yorker today we are often plagued with the feeling that we missed out on something. There's always so much going on, where else should I be right now? Or did I get to NYC 15 years too late? Have I missed an era or all of the monumental moments? Last night proved that wrong when Britain's Florence + the Machine took the stage at the classic Bowery Ballroom. Wow.
First, haunting Holly Miranda opened the show for Florence. Missing her sidekick violinist Marques Toliver, but backed up by guitarist Tim Mislock and the infamous Nada Surf she sent goosebumps though the crowd from beneath a veil of overgrown bangs. Her performance was spectacular and had an edge of heavy rock that came slightly close to matching the razor sharpness of her voice. Miranda is definitely someone to watch, and last night she was the perfect intro to Florence + the Machine.
So here goes...
Florence's first real New York show, supporting her just-released CD Lungs(which is brilliant), introduced the audience to someone who will be remembered. A new Courtney Love mixed with Stevie Nicks, Florence pelted out vocals that were jaw-dropping while whirling around her flames of red hair contrasted against a white dress of flowing magic. Surrounded by disco-ball twilight Florence banged on a drum, put both hands in the air a la Eva Peron and let out some of the most beautifully awkward notes that made you wonder if you should cry or laugh nervously...
Sigh. Ladies and gentlemen, it was amazing.
Read more, including the Top 9 highlights of the Flo show after the jump!
Weezer + Lil Wayne = “Can’t Stop Partying”! Whattya Think?
As you’ve already heard by now, Weezer’s collaboration with Lil Wayneleaked into the blogosphere yesterday afternoon, and it’s…interesting.
In time for Weezer’s seventh album, Raditude, out next week, the unlikely collaboration, on a song aptly titled “Can’t Stop Partying,” signals an interesting move forward musically for both Weezer and Lil Wayne (who pled guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon last week and faces a year in jail).
Jeffree Star Interview Exclusive: Talking Lady Gaga, Halloween, Sex & His "Beauty Killer" Album
Media glamazon Jeffree Star is busy these days. Touring and appearing to promote his debut Beauty Killer album, and just basically continue his flame-haired world domination, he cruised through NYC recently, and we stalked him at his record label's office and chatted him up!
The gender-f**ker pop starlet was as outspoken and fabulous as ever (and really nice, too)! Watch our little video chat above as he dished about his love of rough boys, his Halloween plans (catch him at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval this Saturday night), his thoughts about what Lady Gaga's got between her legs, and how he uses his media fame for good. For now.
Is Jeffree a drag queen? Is he trans? Just an extra-sparkly boy? We'll let him do the talking, thanks. He's best it at, after all.
Attention "Sexy People": Meet Lolene & Her Disco Vagina! An Exclusive Interview! Watch the Video!
Signature big curly hair.
by Selena Watkins
She emerges onto the pop music stage courtesy of a giant disco vagina.
Lolene that is, a new, sassy gay-loving pop artist from England who you're likely to hear more of very, very soon. The "disco vagina" is her own creation; it's her own theoretic vessel that's gonna spew her out into the realm of pop music domination. In the next five years, she said she sees herself ruling the charts.
Now racking up club appearances from Vegas to NYC, Lolene is serving up her music, which she dubs as "Universal Awkward Pop." She declared: “It’s flamboyant. It’s extroverted. It’s colorful. It’s brave. It’s unrestrained.”
Her style is very "Joan Collins, Dynasty, Studio 54," she says, but for the 19-year-old who hasn't slightest idea what that means, “It’s definitely super-pop, but with jagged, edgy elements that are a little bit spiky and a little bit hard to swallow sometimes.”
Lolene hails from Bristol, England, ditching home to seek out the big lights of Hollywood, California to be a songwriter. She began writing songs for other artists because it allowed her to keenly develop her skills while playing different roles and becoming different characters.
And yes, she knows the big move to Hollywood sounds cliché. “You know, everyone moves there with stars in their eyes,” she said. “But for me it was something that I knew I had to do.”
Kristin Chenoweth & Sean Hayes Return to Broadway in "Promises, Promises" for Spring 2010
Cute + Cute + Bacharach = "Promises, Promises"
You loved her on Glee, Pushing Daisies and as Broadway's original Glinda in Wicked. You loved him as "Just Jack" McFarland on TV's Will & Grace. Now get ready as these two red-hot Emmy-winners are taking vows to dazzle Broadway next spring in the first-ever revival of the Burt Bacharach musical, Promises, Promises!
Sorry for the showbiz/commercial talk... But yup, two of gaydom's faves, Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes are teaming up on Broadway next Spring. And among those producing this enterprise: Candy Spelling! Why not?
I know Halloween is just around the corner, but even so, this is some scary sh*t! Watch the clip above which is a sneak peek at tonight's episode of MTV's addiction/intervention series Gone Too Far; in the clip, the late DJ AM visits heroin addict Gary at home, and Gary shows AM his shocking stash of drug debris. It's intense.
If you've not yet caught an episode of the series, please give it a look. It's bracing, sometimes hard to watch, but really worthwhile TV. And again, the emotional impact of the show is driven home a bit deeper since we know that AM himself struggled with his own addiction until the very end.
This new episode airs tonight (Monday, Oct. 26th) at 10pm EST.
Austrian Farmboy Calendar May Induce Yodeling; The Hills Are Alive, Indeed
"Squeal like a pig, Rolf!"
"High on hill sat a lonely goatherd..." Lonely, except for the camera crew, makeup person, stylist, wardrobe mistress ("Need bigger lederhosen!!!") and some salivating production assistants, that is.
A friend sent this link to a piece on the website of the German newsmagazine Stern that's got a fun slideshow of a beefy 2010 Calendar of Austrian farmers. I can only imagine there's some charitable angle involved, though featuring a bunch of handsome milk-fed lads posing near-naked in barns, fields and haylofts seems a pretty good cause to begin with.
For more cute Austrian farmboys click on through. Plus, three more hot pics after the jump.
Michael Kors challenges the designers this week with postcards.
Episode 10: Wish You Were Here
--by Eric Walter
This week's challenge doesn't seem that, er... challenging, but it's funny to see how wrong some of the designers go. Michael Kors sets it up this week. He holds up some vacation pictures and matches each designer up with a different destination. Their task: Design an outfit inspired by that location. It's mainly kind of a cheap shot to get the cameras into his Rodeo Drive flagship store.
Lucky seven. Who's going home this week.
Most of the hour is dedicated to Irina trashing everyone. She doesn't have much of a track record actually predicting the worst outfits, though. Most of the people she thinks are the worst either win or make it to the top few, so I have trouble respecting her judgment.
Irina hasn't been in the top herself for a few weeks, but she sure has a lot to say about everyone else.
The fact is, the level of creativity doesn't seem to be increasing
for anyone. This week's collection is an exercise in minimalism. Nothing looks amazing. Even when the judges like something, they have something to complain about.
Even Tim seems let down.
Christopher has the most to gain, having struck out consistently for
more than half of the season. But he just can't bring it. He gives
us a fantastic belt but skimps on the dress. He dodges a bullet again
this week, but he seems close.
...But it's going to have a killer belt, says Christopher.
Aside from an AWESOME PROMO released a few months back, I didn’t know much about the album until the lead single, “11th Dimension,” debuted early last month.
The single’s been getting a lot of attention from music blogs and online magazines (including a glowing review over at Pitchfork), with cheerful, peppy synth flourishes accompanied by a muted drum beat that works surprisingly well with Casablancas’ so-bored-its-cool vocals.
It's all a frolicsome way to hype up Archuleta's just released Xmas album, Christmas from the Heart. And God bless the little sugar plum. He seems about up for anything!
The video also shows just how many gay (or gay-ish?) Idol fans there are in the MTV offices. Can you spot 'em???
Whoa. Is this CD cover a bit freaky looking? Is Archuleta serving us Cindy Lou Who realness? Am I being Grinchy?
This new video for "I Don't Believe You" is some gorgeous stuff, courtesy of everyone's favorite butch/femme/amazing pop star P!nk and her Funhousealbum. I'm so loving her. And I'm mildly obsessed with Pink's Twitter feed these days, @Pink. She's constantly gabbing back and forth with Sandra Bernhard (who's a big fan), and sending trippy/twisted updates from her world tour.
Last night @SandraBernhard tweeted to Pink: "Where are you now Gypsy Woman? Right behind Cher and Stevie Nicks you are our heir apparent to the gypsy crown. Wagons moving out!"
Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars, Heroes and Gossip Girl fame, will be playing the role of a cabaret singer in the new Cher/Christina Aguilera flick, Burlesque. Cher plays the owner of a struggling cabaret, and Kristen will be playing her number one girl. If you have never heard Kristen sing, then have a listen above. Christina has some competition!
Man Man's "Rabbit Habits" Brings You Werewolves for Halloween! And Free Music Downloads!
Taylor Lautner isn't the only werewolf we're jonesing to ogle these days. Check out the latest video from Philly's experimental rock-ists Man Man, "Rabbit Habits." Yes, that's Charlene Yi and SNL's Fred Armisen all blind-datey and dorky/cute. But things get a bit hairy... Charlene puts the grrrrrr into grrl power. Look out Shakira; Char's got some She-Wolf mojo of her own.
Also, right now you can download "Rabbit Habits" as well as a mess of other hot emerging indie and pop tunes from our very own NewNowNext playlist download. Get free singles from the likes of Peaches, LMFAO, Sick of Sarah, Howling Bells, Sleepthief, Band of Skulls, The Cliks, The Fire and Reason and more. Get the full skinny at our NewNowNext Concert Series page -- then download away!!!
Me? I'll be listening and trying to score some chocolates from she-wolves. Or watching Taylor do his big fuzzy werewolf transformation after the jump.
Watch Weezer's New Video: "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
"Welcome to Weezerville" indeed. Rivers Cuomo and the Weezer boys are back, and they must be working with a serious budget because this new video looks pretty luxe, and their sound is polished and glossier than ever!
The video for the first jangly single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" is pretty sharp. Beware of femme fatales who bring a plague of Final Destination-ish carnage in their wake. See, I knew girls were nothing but trouble!
You like the song? Is it weird that it sounds bit teeny-boppery to me? Have the guys been listening to All-American Rejects? And the new album Raditude (coming soon; November 3rd) will also feature guest stints from Lil' Wayne, Jermaine Dupri and some fierce Indian musicians. Sounds like it's gonna be kooky.
Get lots more behind-the-scenes stuff on the video and interviews with Cuomo and the band over at Babelgum.
Do You Like Rihanna's New Single, "Russian Roulette?"
Always fierce.
by Selena Watkins
Rihanna digitally delivered her new single "Russian Roulette" to us yesterday morning at 11:23am Eastern (how exact.)
Everybody’s been talking about it, and twittering it up, but I don’t exactly love it. I expected something a little feistier for a first single. No?
The song is very dramatic with lyrics like, "As my life flashes before my eyes, I'm wondering will I ever see another sunrise," and "Know that I must pass this test, so just pull the trigger."
It's really moving and powerful, so don't get me wrong it is a great song. (Bravo to the songwriters and Ri-Ri for maturing as a vocalist.) I just really expected something up-tempo for her first single.
The video for “Russian Roulette” will air on ABC sometime soon. No date or time has been specified yet. So far, all we’ve seen is the feisty cover shot for the single where she wears nothing but barbed wire. How risqué.
I think this video just made me cry. Or explode. Or die in a tsunami. Watch the big insane apocalyptic schmaltzy brilliance that is Adam Lambert's "Time for Miracles" video (which premiered on MySpace this morning). His voice makes freeways crumble, flameballs fall from the sky, buildings topple and tidal waves ravage the earth. Woo-hoo! Attagrrrrl!
Okay, maybe that's all just cheezy CGI footage from the forthcoming disaster flick 2012, but it's amazing. Mr. Lambert acts his pants off (only figuratively kids) and wails like a softer, younger, Steven Tyler (but less screechy; and sounding a little Richard Marx-y, frankly). And wears a serious black helmet of hair. And he's sooty. Anybody got a Wet-Nap?
And yes, I'll imagine Lambert is singing to me. If the world is ending, I want a power ballad to distract me please.
Year-End Club Banger: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)”
Just when I thought the well had dried up for any great dance releases this year, along comes this awesome remix from New York-based DJ and turntablist A-Trak of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ similarly awesome synthpop smash “Heads Will Roll” (my favorite track off YYYs’ solid third album It’s Blitz!).
DJ A-Trak
Officially released yesterday via Pitchfork via Discobelle, “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)” is a nuts-and-bolts dance track that wouldn’t feel out of place in the early 1990s (club music’s beloved renaissance), delighting the listener in its willful simplicity: gleefully synthetic bass drums; the always reliable 808; thick, rubbery basslines accompanied by cheesy, Vegas-y synth flourishes—heaven in 6:25.
Adam Lambert Gropes, Suckles Naked Lady Model for Details! See the Hot Pics! And the Photo Shoot Video!
Um, Adam... That's not her head. You might wanna turn her... Oh, never mind.
Oh hell... Not sure if fussy gay purists are gonna get their knickers twisted over this, BUT I for one am loooving the smutty/arty pics of Adam Lambert getting all smoochy/sucky/gropey with a pretty lady model in the pages of the new Details magazine.
"Wha...? We have our one big new gay pop Idol and they have to make him conform to some hetero-cheeseball rock 'n' roll frat-boy fantasy???" Whatevs. I'm happy that Lambert can have some fun with his image. And he looks hot as hell in the pics. Plus, in the behind-the-scenes video, you can see him having a good laugh at the silliness of it all. How does he describe the shoot? In a word: "Heterosexual..." he laughs. Go Adam!
Check out the video and all the pics... Awww, isn't media riciculous-ness fun?
In the video, Lambert discusses early crushes on Madonna & Paula Abdul, but fear not gays: the openly Jewish star also openly encourages male fans to toss their jock straps on stage. F*ck, yeah!!!!
Dig all the foxy NSFW photos after the jump! And goodness, I haven't even read the cover story yet. Probably oughtta do that.
Adam Lambert & Lady Gaga Record a Song for Lambert's New Album! Yay! Excited Much?
Gaga + Glambert = Not a Bad Romance Whatsoever!
Yup, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga got together yesterday to record a song that Ms. G wrote for the Idol runner-up. MTV News' crafty Jim Cantiello (aka @JambaJim) has been Tweeting about the news all morning, and he's got the full story!
Lambert tweeted a confirmation early today: "Yes it's true: I spent yesterday in the studio w the insanely talented and creative Lady Gaga recording a song that she wrote! I love her," Lambert tweeted. He soon added: "GaGa just gets it, ya know?"
It's not yet certain if the tune (not a duet, just a hot new Gaga-penned tune for Glambert) will be on Lambert's debut post-Idol release, For Your Entertainment, slated to drop on November 23rd. But why the hell not? Crank it out, kids!
This news makes me happy, even if we all saw it coming a mile away. Wasn't it inevitable that Lambert would be riding on Gaga's disco stick sooner or later? Yee-haw!
Sounds very "Poker Face"; and I'm not sure about all the "rah-rah, ga-ga" chanting. And also not sure about the "Walk, walk, fashion baby" rappy stuff. Er, sounds a bit dumb. BUT, I've also already listened to it twice and it's stuck madly in my head. Damn you, Gaga!!!!
Tween Idol Mika's New "Rain" Video Premieres Online! Plus, His "Poker Face" Cover!
Mika: Sweet as candy and beloved by kids just as much.
I had the good fortune of catching Mika in concert in NYC on Friday night. Yee-haw, that lanky Lebanese-born pop-star puts on a good show! Marionettes, giant inflatable balls, day-glo outfits, zingy pop music and a house-full of screaming gays and 13-year-old girls.
Did you know Mika had such a crrrraazzy rabid tween fan-base? Seriously, it seemed like over half the crowd was comprised of 7th-grade girls, their bffs, and their parents. It certainly made for an enthusiastic crowd! They sang along (loudly!), screamed, danced in the aisles and gushed effusively. (Ok, so did the gays, too.)
Below, check out the spooky/sassy video for "Rain" which hit the 'net today! And the "Rain" CD single (out Nov. 23rd) will feature "Rain" remixes and a Mika cover of "Poker Face," which is pretty hot. He did it for a BBC Radio1 Live Lounge show.
And in case you missed it, below is a somewhat grainy clip of the "Blame It On the Girls" video which popped up online recently, too. CUTE!
Big Gay Sketch Show Wishes You a Bloody Good (and Clean) Halloween!
Season 3 of Logo's Big Gay Sketch Show doesn't premiere until 2010, but don't think that they're not already busy cooking up twisted, silly gay comedy stuff for you. Since you're getting ready for Halloween, here's a teaser from the forthcoming season. Watch it above.
Exclusive: Little Boots Interview & "Earthquake" Video! Watch!
British electro-pop artist Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) made a splash this year with her first single "New in Town," followed it with the hot tune "Remedy" and the UK has just seen the release of her latest video "Earthquake." Have a look below!
She also popped by to visit with MTV and Logo recently, so we chatted her up the self-proclaimed gizmo-obsessed geek girl! Watch above as she talks about her name, her spunky style and getting all rainbow-hued for her big show at Manchester Pride earlier a couple of months ago. Love her!
A new full-on Little Boots album will get released in the US next year. It'll have a ton of new songs just for us Yanks!
After the jump, watch her brand new video for "Earthquake," and a classic homemade one of her covering the amazing "Overload" by Sugababes. Fab!
X Factor's Leading Men: Danyl Johnson & Joe McElderry. Got a Favorite?
X Factor's Top Men: Danyl Johnson & Joe McElderry (right).
The UK's X Factor talent competition show is going strong. Whitney Houston performed on it this past Saturday (her dress was a mess; as many say her performance was). And then the show's judge Dannii Minogue got in trouble for joking on-air about contestant Danyl Johnson's bisexuality.
But Danyl Johnson needn't apparently worry. He's one of the front-runners to win the competition. And yes, he has come out as bisexual; he's apparently hosted a long-running karaoke show at London's gay Ku Bar for awhile. Meanwhile, other contestants say Danyl's an arrogant bully. Eh? Below is his performance of Whitney Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." Whattya think?
And then there's cute-as-a-Disney-chipmunk Joe McElderry. I'm not finding published evidence of Joe's gayness; but apparently in a back-story profile, as a kid Joe dabbled in transvestitism (but what kid doesn't)? For what it's worth, Boy George tweeted this past weekend: "I think Joe McElderry should win X Factor, he has great soul and a gorgeous smile." Does Joe have your Gaydar buzzing?
Watch performances by both Danyl and Joe below. You like? In that way?
Recovering Divas: Whitney on X Factor; Boy George Talks Rehab. Are They Back for Good?
Whitney on TV in Germany this past week; Boy George hits a London fashion show last month.
This weekend two 80s divas hit the UK media circuit in a big way. Whitney Houston did a guest performance on Simon Cowell's X Factor talent parade (the Idol-esque show which gave the world Leona Lewis). The show's contestants all sang songs by divas, with Whitney's hits getting peformed by a bunch of them. You can watch her performance of "Million Dollar Bill" on the show below.
How do you think Whitney did? Some of the UK press have been critical about it. Yes, she was a little messy. She might wanna stay away from dancing, frankly. Her begrudging attempts at choreography were sort of amusingly weak; but you could tell she didn't care. And besides, her dress was nearly falling off! And, the gown was all wrong anyway; way too matronly diva. She should be in a shorter, more contemporary dress. That big droopy sequined number was weighing her down, she had to drag it all over the stage.
But she's still fascinating to watch. Of course, Boy George sniped via his @theBoyGeorge Twitter account: "Whitney was messy on X-Factor, it's not right and it's far from ok!" Such a bitch (I sort of love it.) Though maybe he was commenting on the way her performance was handled or conceived, rather than Whitney's own responsibility for it? Who can say?
Grab your sparkles, kids! We're going for the glam!
Episode 9: Let's Put on a Show
—by Eric Walter
It's sort of a designer's dream come true on Project Runway this week. Dressmaker-to-the-stars Bob Mackie stops by to task the designers with creating an extravagant stage look for pop diva Christina Aguilera.
Nina is listening intently to Xtina as Bob Mackie wisely looks on. But all I can see are Nina's fierce shoes!
This is not fashion, he says. This is the stage. It's almost as if he's daring them to create a monstrosity.
At first everyone's kind of excited, but then they start to feel the pressure -- there are so few left -- and they all get a little nutty. Shirin seems totally lost, and Tim does not mince words with her.
More feathers!
Not slutty enough!
You're going to lose the purple thing, right?
Even Gordana freaks out and spends most of the challenge in a foul mood. Relax, lady; you've got immunity this week. (And it's a good thing too, Heidi tells her, out she would have been *this close* to being auffed.)
Ha! You are gonna hate this dress!
The only one who keeps her cool is Irina, who seems to especially enjoy sitting in her corner watching Shirin squirm and trash-talking Carol Hannah. Bad form!
Annie’s “Don’t Stop” (Finally) Hits Stores November 17!
Delayed for over a year (with a myriad of leaked track listings to boot), Norwegian electro-pop chanteuse Annie’s sophomore album, Don’t Stop, finally sees the light of day on November 17.
Though it’d be hard to expect another stellar pop album similar to its predecessor, Anniemal (named the 167th album of the 2000s by Pitchfork), I think the next album will show traces of maturity in both lyrical and musical content while still keeping a foot in the power-pop bliss that made the latter album such a fresh, rewarding listen.
The single “Songs Remind Me of You” sounds like she’s onto something promising, giving me hope the rest of the album doesn’t falter the way other sophomore releases quite often do.
Ke$ha used to sing back-up for Britney, she appeared in Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" video, and her whole Nashville family was featured in an episode of The Simple Life. And now, she may just be the next pop-princess/bad-girl-you-should-know.
Her single "Tik Tok" is busting out all over radio nationwide, and chances are you're gonna hear it if you go out to dance around a bit this weekend. And in addition to have those good Britney/Katy connections, Ke$ha is also ever-so-resourceful. Here's how this plucky 22-year-old is coping with hard times these days through her music:
"I just really wanted to embody the lifestyle that I live," Ke$ha told PopEater about the song, "Tik Tok." "We're all young and broke and it doesn't matter. We can find clothes on the side of the street and go out and look fantastic, and kill it. If we don't have a car that doesn't stop us, because we'll take the bus. If we can't afford drinks, we'll bring a bottle in our purse. It's just about not letting anything bring you down."
Attagirl! Also, Ke$ha likes beer and behaving badly. And taking pictures of such exploits. Her MySpace photo albums are fun treasure trove of drunky pics and snarky captions. Enjoy!
Ke$ha: "Charm School, here I come!!!!
And watch out for her full-length album coming in 2010. Cheers!
MTV's new series Gone Too Far is sort of like Intervention, but the stakes are somehow amped up a bit, as the series is hosted by the late DJ AM, who as we know struggled with addiction, and then sadly died of an overdose before the show aired. As a tribute to DJ AM and his encouragement of others to seek help, MTV is rolling out the series every Monday night.
It's a tough watch, but if you can, give it a look. We all know how drugs and abuse continue to ravage America (and yes, the toll on gay America has been dire, too); so it's interesting to see a series that takes a very personal approach to an addict's struggles.
Below is a preview to next Monday night's episode, where AM travels to Hartford, Connecticut to meet the family of heroin user Gina, to see if he can convince them to take part in her intervention. It's tough stuff, with lots of needles. Watch, if you can.
Gone Too Far airs new episodes on Monday nights at 10pm. Head to the show site for follow-up interviews with the show's subjects and progress reports on their recovery.
Beyonce & Lady Gaga Team Up for B's "Video Phone!" Expect Mad Fashions! Freaky Dancing!
Lady Gaga & Beyonce and the child-labor dancers they had shipped in for their shoot. And the kids' broker!
When divas collide: Beyonce and Lady Gaga have apparently collaborated on the new music video from the I Am... Sasha Fierce hit factory. Turns our that Beyonkers shot the video for "Video Phone" in Brooklyn's fab hipster ghetto Greenpoint last week, and Ms. Gaga showed up to dance and donate some vocal doo-dads, too!
MTV.com talked to the clip's director, Hype Williams who confirmed that the two divas do appear together. And Life & Style mag reports that "security on set was extremely tight, and the video is shaping up to be a fashion bonanza, with Beyoncé wearing 'a feathered dress' and Gaga sporting 'something wild ... the fashion is sick and insane.'"
MTV also reports: "The clip features 'lots of choreography' and 'more dancers than the two girls [Beyoncé is] always with.'"
Give "Video Phone" a preview listen... Click through for the whole tune. AND, how do you think Gaga will fit into the mix?
Mika Does Letterman; Arjan's Got a Free "Rain" Remix for You! Download Away!
Mika arrives the Letterman studio on Wednesday. Cute, much?
Lovely Brit-boy pop star Mika is making the rounds for his new album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Tonight he hits NYC with a sure-to-be sparkly good show way uptown at the gilded and ornate United Palace Theatre. I'm going! I'll serve up a report on Monday.
Fittingly, given the completely cold and messy weather we're having, Arjan at Arjanwrites has a hot mp3 download of the new Magistrates remix of "Rain" which can be yours for free right now. The track (which Mika wrote about a big breakup) was produced by Stuart Price, and the result is a sleek pop confection that's also kind of gorgeously angsty. The official "Rain" single gets released on November 23rd.
For those of you who've never read the book (what! then what are you doing reading this blog? get your ass to Amazon now!) the story is simple; in fact the book is only ten sentences long.
In the story penned by gay author Maurice Sendak, little boy Max dons a wolf costume and raises such a ruckus he's sent to bed without dinner. Max runs away into the land of the Wild Things where he's made King and parties it up big time until he becomes homesick and returns to where he came from. Some NewNowNext readers may recognize themes common to anyone who's seen Wizard of Oz or lived in West Hollywood.
Max and his monstrous buds.
More of our WTWTA review, pics and a trailer after the jump!
Your Lady Gaga Halloween Costume Problem Solved! Check It Out!
New York Magazine has a big Halloween special thing going on right now, with suggestions for how to enjoy the spooky/drunky occasion. And yes, they have some suggestions on how to put together your own Lady Gaga look (and face it: we all know this year every queen is gonna be getting their Gaga on).
So to make things simple, go to Etsy and order your own wiggy Gaga hair bow (see above) now; then go steal your granny's wheelchair or your gimpy cousin's crutches. Toss some on some shades, a metal bustier or some tights and you're good to go!
The glam/injured look can be rocked by young and old alike!
Now you just need to find some voguing queens in tuxes to back you up. And a hot Nordic stud/TV-vampire to toss you off a balcony. Trick or treat!
Lady Gaga Announces "Monster Ball" Dates; Tour Kicks Off November 27th; Kid Cudi's Opening!
These kids are taking it on the road, monstrously.
If Freddie Mercury were alive, he'd be Lady Gaga. Or that what's I'm thinking as I heard that Miss G has announced details for her "Monster Ball" tour, which is gonna kick off in Montreal on November 27th and spook its way (voguing throughout, I'm sure) across North America before it wraps up in the singers hometown of NYC with dates at Radio City Music Hall on January 20th and 21st.
Kid Cudi is going to opening for Gaga (and Kanye West can just sit at home and pick at scabs).
Says Lady Gaga of this gay-tastic event: "The Haus of Gaga had been designing 'The Monster Ball' for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, 'The Monster Ball' will begin on November 27 in Montreal. 'The Monster Ball' is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera.'" I'm gagging already.
On November 23rd, Lady Gaga will serve up the release of The Fame Monster, a revamp of The Fame album, with eight entirely new songs, including the already leaked "Bad Romance." And here's another instructional quote from the singer: "A message to all my little monsters: 'The Fame Monster' will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly."
Get all The Monster Ball show dates and more info at LadyGaga.com.
Katy Perry is only one-step behind Lady Gaga (okay, maybe a few steps) in the whole sort of "just a year or so ago I was nobody and now I'm a global pop icon" realm, so you know what that means? Time for chance at an MTV Unplugged special. Get a preview of what Miss P will serve up on November 16th above.
Are you feeling the pink and purple Victoria's Secret chill-out lounge look for the set? How about the jazzy/cabaret take on "I Kissed a Girl"? Katy says the look she's going for is "Stevie-Nicks-meets-fairy" but if that's the case, she better go shawl-shopping and round up a top hat and some tambourines pronto!
P.S. Katy, if you need some help with that shopping list, I can hook you up.
Just a sample of the crazy staging and lighting Minogue crafted for her US tour.
This weekend marked a historic event in gay history. No, I’m
not talking about the National March for Equality in WashingtonDC; I’m talking about the culmination of Kylie
Minogue’s first US tour here in the center of the entertainment universe, New York City. The deed went down at The Hammerstein Ballroom, a pretty big venue, but still surprisingly intimate. Kylie's set list was filled with the usual suspects, 'Come Into My World', 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', 'Love At First Sight', etc.
The show, simply put, was FAB-U-LOUS. Every aspect of Kylie’s
performance was 100% on point. Her show was an experience with wild lights,
futuristic costumes and SEXY DANCERS (see below). I'm told the set was stripped down from her other international shows, but still, Kylie was lowered on stage standing on top of a giant metallic skull. So hot.
Look at these sexy dancers! These were some of their 'more conservative' outfits, catch my drift?
Florence + the Machine Is Coming! You'll Be Glad. Watch Killer Videos!
Britain's Florence + the Machine are coming to North America, starting with a sold-out show in NYC on October 27th, then gigs in L.A., Montreal and Toronto. If you start now, you can maybe figure out how to get tickets because you will not wanna miss out.
An art-school dropout, Florence Welch hails from South London, and her debut US release Lungshits streets next Tues., October 20th. (It's available via iTunes now.) She's loud, red-headed, with dynamically mind-blowing pipes and a kickass attitude and style that'll make you fear and love her all at once. She's way emotional and brassy: "Everything is about boys!" she says of her album. "Love and PAIN." Wow. She's like a less-drunk Winehouse!
Avove, watch her video of her genius, epic, haunting UK hit "Dog Days Are Over" above. Kaboom! And below, her cover of the legendary "You've Got the Love," which you know (as sung by Candi Staton, and used in Sex and the City, and loads of other places). Very hot.
More amazing Florence + the Machine videos after the jump. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!
The Daily Show Covers the DC March: Gay Ninjas? Radical Agendas! An AWOL Fox News!
The fab gay-loving folks at The Daily Show (no homo) served up their coverage of Sunday's big National Equality March in DC, in which Jon Stewart and co. called Fox News to task for not covering it, and just making fun of anyone who's still not aware of the necessity and simple validity of LGBT folks' campaign for equal rights. God(dess) bless 'em!
They also sent their very funny correspondent John Oliver there on the ground to expose the "radical gay agenda" for what it is: A bunch of nice folks who just wanna be loved and treated equally. God**mn those sneaky gays!!!
Ida Maria's "Oh My God" Video, Featuring Iggy Pop! Watch!
Some rock from new Norwegian indie goddess Ida Maria this morning. It's her new "Oh My God" video, with a glorious guest spot from punk survivor Iggy Pop. Its slamming beats and arty graphics are better than about 12 espresso shots to perk you up this fine crisp fall a.m.
And look at him!!!! Glambert is known for his fashion-y excess, but he's looking like he stole Kate Gosselin's wig, painted it black, put it on sideways and then suited up for the all-gay production of Little House on the Prairie! (Which, when you think of it would be the best show of all time.)
But no matter. As soon as Lambert opens his mouth, he's so nice and sweet my crabby critique just turned to thoughts of puppies and popsicles. Smooches all around!
Oh, but... Ouch. Gurl, somebody needs some lip-chap.
Shepard Fairey's "Love Unites" Posters Get Celeb Makeovers for Charity: Cheyenne, Reichen, Milo, More!
Reichen Lehmkuhl's sassy collage can be yours!
Supercool and politically liberal artist Shepard Fairey (of the famous "Obama/HOPE" poster) has joined forces with some good gay charity folks, lead by FAIR (an LGBT grass-roots group) to allow his fab gay-marriage poster, "Defend Equality / Love Unites" to get some cool celeb makeovers!
Big-time stars like Julia Roberts, Robert DeNiro, Ellen and Portia, Scarlett Johansson and gay-beloved folks like Cheyenne Jackson, Lance Bass, Sarah Silverman (and her show's cast), Marc Jacobs, Reichen Lehmkuhl, Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and others have either autographed or gotten downright crafty with the famous image.
These newly revamped posters are being auctioned off on November 12th with proceeds going to benefit grassroots organizations fighting for marriage equality in California and across the country. Nice, right?
Xtina looks like a shrinking violet next to Heidi.
—by Eric Walter
With a little help, Project Runway keeps gettin' better. As if in answer to our prayers, this week's episode features a very special celebrity guest star.
The five-time Grammy-winning, multiplatinum album-selling Christina Aguilera will be on hand to help judge who is in, who is out, and who's just dirrrty.
But that's not all!
We will also see the long-overdue return of Nina Garcia! Enough with those mean girls they've been playing musical chairs with in recent weeks! Finally some vicious invective from someone who deserves to spew it.
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