2010 RuPaul's Drag Race Calendar! Download It! Hang It Up! Live for It!
It's Drag Time: Mark these calendars and get your weaves secured for Season 2!!
Are you into the juicy video sneak peeks we've served up today for Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race? Ready to make a date for all of the catty, ruthless drama that Ru and her 12 drag superstar-wannabes are gonna bring to you in early February?
Tyra Sanchez is busting out all ovaahhhh in June: Happy Gay Pride!!!
You can print out the calendar, and use it to sass up your office, your kitchen, your school locker, your mobile home, your prison cell... Wherever you call home, these girls will keep you company!
Besides, Season 2 of this wig-flipping drag queen reality show doesn't really begin airing until February so you've got a bit of a wait. And get a glimpse at more of the gals after jump!
This Week In Fabulous 11/20: Big Butts, Big Muscles and Plenty of Shirtless Men!
Just a little preview of the hotness in this week's post!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
In honor of Levi Johnston's upcoming Playgirl editorial, this week's post is dedicated to hunky men! I'd say that's a pretty fabulous week.
5. Oprah's Nate gets his own show!
Gosh darn, he's adorable!
The ever so cuddly-looking Nate Berkus is getting his own show! I think we all knew it was just a matter of time before the magic power of Oprah spread to her favorite designer. Let's hope he's far more endearing than Oprah's past spin-offs (*cough* Dr. Phil *cough* Rachael Ray *cough*).
Bootylicious reality stars, hot mythical creatures and sexy males models after the jump!
RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2!!! Get an Absolut First Look Now! Vrooommm!!!!
Oh, hell... It begins again. Today it's time to get a sneak peek at the hot, delicious, steaming tranny glamazons hurtling your way in spike heels for the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
This time around there are 12 girls scratching for the crown; and they look pretty twisted and amazing. In the Absolut First Look clip above (cheers!) you also get a quick glimpse of some of Season 2's guest hosts which include Kathy Griffin, Dita Von Teese, Debbie Reynolds, Cloris Leachman and Henry Rollins, for starters. And judges Santino Rice and fashion journalist Meryl Ginsberg are both back too.
From the looks of the clip above, it looks like we're getting more gloss, more acrobatics (splits!), messy drama, maybe a medical emergency and some bitch-slappery!
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Books by Funny Women like Kathy, Chelsea, Lisa... And Sarah.
By Selena Watkins
Welcome back to our Thanksgifting holiday gift guide. Yes, turkey day is less than a week away. EEEK! And to get your holiday shopping started, we've got more fun ideas for stuff to buy. This time, books! (Yes, people still read them. Or at least they give them to each other.)
Obviously, a good book is a classic necessity for train rides and plane rides, when there's nothing on TV, when you can't fall sleep or when you want to ignore the people around you. Soooooo handy!
And because of technology, you don't have to carry around a whole book shelf every time you hit the road. Well, that is, whoever you are buying for this holiday season won't have to...
If you have no idea what the Kindle is, you’re out of the loop. It’s like an iPod, for your books.
Basically, you don’t have to turn the page anymore, at least not physically. You can purchase books for a cheaper price than you would in a bookstore, download them to your Kindle and Voila! Every book you buy is right there on your hand held device.
I know, I almost peed myself when I first heard about it too. I don’t know if this makes us lazier than ever as a society, or extremely cool...
Majority rules. It’s cool. And whoever you buy it for will be too.
And if digital books are a little bogus to you, a regular book with real pages is always a great gift. Check out some of these funny ladies, after the jump (Hint: Kathy! Chelsea! Lisa! Sarah???):
Matt & Kim, 3OH!3, Passion Pit... A Wild Night at the Woodies!
The boys of 3OH!3 get Gaga at the Woodies.
mtvU's annual Woodie Awards were last night, and NYC's Roseland Ballroom was the place where the mess all went down. Think of these as a crunchy, younger, collegiate VMAs and you're close.
Best look of the night? I'm thinking it goes to the guys from 3OH!3 who took the stage dressed in two of Lady Gaga's looks from the VMAs, as they presented the Left Field Woodie (which was won by Tech N9ne).
Matt & Kim won Best Video Woodie for their rad Times Square streak-fest "Lessons Learned," and the mad-ass duo opened the show, first being shown on big video screens bicycling to the gig, then going crazy onstage with a bunch of dancers who stripped to their undies. Kim wrapped it up by crowd-surfing. Kids these days!!!
Matt & Kim and their panty-clad crew tear up the Woodies.
Watch Matt & Kim's Woodie-winning "Lessons Learned." Now.
DJ A-Track and Chromium drinkin' at the Woodies. I just thought this pic was cute.
Chromium, Pete Wentz, Zooey Deschanel, Kings of Leon, Clipse, Death Cab for Cutie, Passion Pit and lots more filled out the crazy night. It's all airing on December 4 at 10 p.m. on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU!
Go to the mtvU Woodies site to watch rehearsals, see pics, nominated videos, etc.
I've long been a big fan of the MTV Unplugged series. And sometime girl-kisser Katy Perry recently performed for the Unplugged crew and the results sounds nothing less than amazing.
I tuned in just to watch her perform "I Kissed a Girl" (which was even better in its unplugged version), but I stayed for the whole clip and now I kind of want to buy the whole performance DVD. It's that good. You'll love Katy even more once you stop, look and listen. Check it out below!
So the new Vampire Weekendalbum, Contra, comes out January 12th, but that hasn't stopped the band from releasing two songs consecutively off the album--"Horchata" was released Oct. 5, while this new song, "Cousins," was released yesterday on Stereogum.
The song's pretty cool. Not much has changed, as VW maintain their pop-rock sensibility and talent for crafting hooky tunes that stay in your head long after you've heard them. "Cousins," in particular, has a hook that simply won't let go, assisted by a punky immediacy that gives the band's trademark sound a new and welcomed kick.
You can listen to it below (you have to register at Lala.com first), or go to any of the links above and check it out for free. And be sure to tell us what you think!
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Blinged Out Edition!!!
This pooch is either dazzling and demure, or embarrassed to death. Photo via Nordstrom.com
Greetings! We last left you with some dazzling, sparkly items we found online and a series of fragrances that were to die for, so what better way to continue this series of awesome apparel and paraphernalia than with some BLING!!!?? Recession who? The holidays are all about "sparkle!!!"
Micro Pave Sterling Silver Guitar Rock Star Pendant
Of all the guitar-shaped items we researched, this one stood out. It literally looks as if some guy just chiseled a block of Sterling silver into this cool, futuristic, metallic, glittery mini-masterpiece. The company’s website offers a variety of similarly awesome merch.
Video Premiere: Beyoncé feat. Lady Gaga – “Video Phone” Whaddya Think??!!?
FIERCE!??
The gloriously overblown video for the Beyoncé and Lady Gaga collab “Video Phone (Extended Remix)” is finally here! It starts off with a Reservoir Dogs influenced teaser, where Beyoncé looks a tad bit like another superstar singer we might know of, and segues into Beyoncé prancing around in a futuristic two-piece and acting like some sort of ultramodern, robotic dominatrix as she’s surrounded by hard-bodied men with blue masks on…yeah, it’s strange, but coming from director Hype Williams, it’s to be expected.
Lady Gaga joins the proceedings halfway to have a dance-off for the ages against Beyoncé (both wearing the same sexy white outfit. And it’s a tie, in my book). And Beyoncé sporting a white Tee with a G-d up alien on the front towards the end of the vid is icing on the cake.
So what do you guys think? Is it too much? Not enough? I personally feel we needed more Gaga in the mix (it’s technically Beyoncé’s video, but still).
Joey McIntyre Joins Fight Club? Gets Shirtless, Brawls in New Video for "Here We Go Again"
Here's a screengrab of Joey's new aggro look. Somebody's been working out, eh?
Just in case you want to be consoled by not getting to see Levi Johnston's full wiener shots in the coming Playgirl shoot, maybe you'll settle for seeing ex-New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre in a shirtless Fight-Clubby brawl in the video for his new single, "Here We Go Again."
People.com has the video. Kind of random, maybe? Apparently, this tune (which goes full-frontal on the vocoder over Joey's chorus) is on a forthcoming EP Litle Joe has coming our way soon.
I think it sort of sounds like a castaway tune from a Pink album. In fact, swap out Pink for Joey in this video and it makes more sense, maybe. You know she'd be all into some shirtless brawling.
Levi Johnston Keeps It Covered; No Full Frontal Shots for Playgirl. Hmph.
Levi Johnston: Close, but no banana.
The fact that I'm annoyed that after all the hype, we apparently don't get to see Levi Johnson's schlong full-on in the Playgirl spread shot last week, is silly, of course. Did it really ever seem likely we would? Is that really something a fully functional adult should care about? Probably not.
But, come on! They said we'd get to see it!!!! Or, um... They made us think we would! So, like a kid promised a toy only then to have a fickle parent yank it away, there'll be no Levi wang to play with, folks.
Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio told the NY Daily News: "He did not give 'full frontal' as his manager Tank (Jones) reported he would. We're thrilled with the photos we got, and are confident people will love them, but although there may be glimpses, we did not get full on frontal nudity."
So, cue the big Debbie-Downer-ish "Waaah-waaaaahhhhhh."
Meanwhile, babymama-in-law Sarah Palin commented on Levi's almost-nude spread while on Oprah Monday, mocking Johnston's newfound fame and referring to his Playgirl photo shoot as a "kind of heartbreaking" venture into "porn." Hmph. If only!
Keeping the exchange sassy, Johnston fired back on Palin's comments on Oprah: "You could tell by her laugh she was full of it," Johnston said.
Maybe Johnston's Playgirl pics will still be hot? Just not as meaty as we thought. They're supposedly due out this coming Saturday... We'll see.
Bebe Zahara Benet Takes You Behind the Scenes of her "I'm the Sh*t" Video Shoot! Intense!!!!
After Bebe Zahara Benet won RuPaul’s Drag Race this past spring she took to the road, performed at clubs from coast to coast, and then... Well, we all wondered, “What’s next?”
Turns out that the glorious creature went to work on recording a single, entitled delicately, “I’m the Sh*t” (this profanity from the cleanest, sweetest draglet of the whole entire Drag Race cast?). And as you can tell from the “behind-the-scenes” clip above, then she went to work putting together a big-ass production for the music video of the same tune...
This ain’t no homemade drag video. There’s choreographers, teams of dancers, makeup, wardrobe... It’s major!
To celebrate, we sent Bebe some questions about the video, the song, and life in general. Read her sass after the jump!
"Face, face, face..." Bebe's giving you face. And some feathers. And a new single.
Shakira Premieres her "Give It Up to Me" Video via Facebook... Or Just Watch It Here!
Shaki-ki-ing at the MTV Europe Music Awards
The hip-movin'-and-gyrating int'l superstar Shakira, dropped the second single for her album that's due out next week. The song is called "Give it Up to Me" featuring Lil Wayne.
The song is cool. It has an electro-pop feel, but with some Hip-Hop elements and Bollywood Flavor.
The video fuses Step Dancing, Jamaican Dancehall and Traditional Thai Dance into her movements. Sweet!
AND... while "Give it Up To Me" will debut as the first ever live Facebook and UStream premiere, today at 3pm, you can also watch it right here, right now!
Her video for "She Wolf" probably gave you enough insight on what to expect this time around. It was edgy, it pushed the envelope and it made you wonder, "Was Shakira ever a stripper?"
Outspoken Adam Lambert Leads the OUT 100! Plus, Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Will Young, Ongina & More!
The heads of the big gay "Class of 2009."
The annual roll call of the queer who's-who and who's been sassy beyond belief in 2009 known as the OUT 100 has been unleashed on the public, officially. Ready?
Gracing the cover of OUT Magazine for this annual celebrity handjob/tribute is... Adam Lambert, Wanda Sykes, movie director Rob Marshall, legend Cyndi Lauper and "Don't Ask Don't Tell" warrior Lt. Dan Choi.
And f-word happy Adam Lambert has some great quotes in his profile...
Glambert on fame & pleasing gays:
“I’m doing the best I f*cking can, you know?” Adam Lambert asks, as if there’s any way to satisfy all his critics or fans, none of whom even knew his name a year ago.
On his American Idol performance:
“It’s about making a good TV show. I just wanted to be really careful that it didn’t turn into a f*cking pageant. I can sing my face off. All this other stuff is part of a personality, a persona.”
On coming out:
“I didn’t want to acknowledge [being gay] as a mistake or something I was ashamed of — I’m not. It’s part of who I am, but because our nation is the way it is, it’s an announcement. If I lose some fans, f*ck it. I need to be happy too.”
On sexuality:
“To some people, me being sexual is really offensive because I’m gay. They’re like, ‘He’s being really gay.’ And I’m like, actually, ‘No, I’m just being sexual.’ Male sexuality is frightening to America [but] female sexuality is all over the place.”
Adam Lambert: Breaking out, breaking it down...
You can view all of the fab photos and read the profiles on Out.com. It's got a big high-school superlative theme. Cute. But I know you just wanna see some visuals, so scroll down and peek after the jump for more fab pics of Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Will Young, Bebe Zahara Benet and more!
Want a "Date Night" with Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Mark Wahlberg?
HELLLLOOOO! Marky Mark is back? Pic via Towleroad.
Check out the trailer for next spring's action/comedy Date Night with Tina Fey and Steve Carrell (and a shirtless and buff Mark Wahlberg - is he going back to his bod-tastic roots?). You like?
Date Night also features a crazy, starry line-up of supporting folks: Common, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo, Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson & Kristen Wiig. It's directed by Shawn Levy, who did the Night at the Museum flicks.
"Ragtime" Revival Opens on Broadway This Weekend. Should You Care??!
The cast of Ragtime busts it out in the opening number.
By Bradford Proctor
Ragtime is back from the dead (no
pun intended), and better than ever! Originally opening on Broadway in 1998 and
running for two years, this behemoth of a show based on the 1975 book by E.L.
Doctorow has finally been made manageable onstage by Director Marcia Milgrom
Dodge.
Let me break it down for you, if
you don’t know Ragtime, this is one of those traditional old-timey musicals
with a huge cast, lush orchestra, and a dynamic if-not somewhat depressing
plot. But that’s the point! It’s like taking a trip back in time 100 years to experience all the racism and class hatred that we Generation X (or Y) ‘ers
didn’t. Well actually, we still experience those atrocities, but just in
different ways (Maybe a modern retelling could be called “Fagtime?” But I
digress.).
Flying Lotus: An Awesome Artist You Really, Really Have to Check Out
From: Flying Lotus' MySpace page
Scouring the web for great music, I came across this news article from Pitchfork for an artist I’ve only recently have been listening to: LA-based experimental beat maker Flying Lotus. Don’t let the “experimental” tag fool you at all. Lotus is extremely accessible, cooking up what are arguably some of the most inventive beats in contemporary hip-hop since Timbaland and The Neptunes’ peak back in the early ‘00s.
Pitchfork reports that Lotus has been posting up new beats on his MySpace, including a remix of Lil’ Wayne’s “I Feel Like Dying,” which I personally thought was kinda dull and overrated, but is transformed here as a robotic synth monster that creeps on you slow and steady without ever losing its grip.
Today's Lady Gaga News: Beyonce Duets! Gossip Girl! Her New MakeUp Guy! Christian Siriano! Lindsay Lohan!
Lady Gaga rocks Gossip Girl, duets with Beyonce, inspires Lindsay, and now gets made up by this guy, Billy B!
Another day, another massive onslaught of Lady Gaga news... Here's what I've got for you right now:
1.Gaga's duets with Beyonce are yours for the listening! You can hear their pile-up on “Telephone” (which will be on Gaga’s The Fame Monster) and on “Video Phone” (on Beyonker's big, fat re-release of I Am… Sasha Fierce). Idolator's got 'em. Enjoy!!!
3.Lindsay Lohan is saying she's dying to work with Gaga as she starts studio work on her third album. LiLo tweeted: "I want to do a mini-movie music video with Lady GaGa in L.A., NYC, and all over Europe." Hmmmm... Think Gaga would go for it?
4. The cool gays at World of Wonder have a dishy interview with Gaga's new makeup maven, Billy B, who's the silver fox responsible for her new, improved, outrageously glam looks as seen (so far) in "Bad Romance."
5. And below, fab design elf Christian Siriano recounts for MTV News his experience of dressing Gaga for her first Today show gig way back when. Meaning, last year!
Project Runway Returns to New York, and Doesn't it Feel Good?
Episode 13: The End, part 1
—by Eric Walter
Half the challenge of fashion in the City is not trailing your skirt on the filthy sidewalks or getting soaked from the soupy curb splash of a speeding cab. Keeping your shoes clean. That's a runway challenge.
Yeah ... Fashion Week is kind of a big deal, too.
Oh, Project Runway ... it's so nice to have you back where you belong.
But first! We get a liberal dose of the backgrounds of the final three, from Carol-Hannah's geeky, self-taught schoolgirl history, to Irina's first-generation American dream, to Althea's 5th-grade sewing machine Christmas wish.
A secret rendezvous in wintry Dayton, Ohio? No, just an adorable moment as Tim says good-bye to Carol Hannah.
This Week In Fabulous 11/13: Douchey Dads, Boys Singing Like Girls and More Bad Romance!
The ghastly Lady Gaga had quite the eventful week. And we're all the better for it!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
Let's be honest…Lady Gaga ruled this week. This week's post is dedicated to her!
5. Jon Gosseling continues to make us laugh…at him.
Hmmm, funny or die? I'm leaning toward the die option…
Jon Gosselin still sucks. Even when he's trying to be funny. This video is fabulous because the country's worst father/husband failed to redeem himself. Now he just needs to go away for real and not pretend and all will be well again with the world!
Broadway numbers, fierce 10-year-olds and more good "Bad Romance" after the jump.
Levi Johnston Playgirl Shoot Updates: He's Got a Smooth Butt! And We Have Hockey Stick Action!!!
OK, I admit it. Levi looks darn good at the Fleshbot Awards in NYC last night.
Right now at the Eagle Studios in NYC, over at 30th Street and 8th Avenue, Levi Johnston is airing out his man-parts for Playgirl photographer Greg Weiner, and soon, for all of the free world to enjoy. It's happening!!!
I'm getting reports from Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio that Johnston is doing great. And here are few more tidbits:
I made a joke yesterday about Johnston's "hairy butt." But I've gotten updated text messages from Nardicio stating to the contrary, that Johnston's backside is "smooth, like a Sade song." Amazing.
When I asked how the now-much-questioned Johnston weiner is looking, Nardicio gallantly responded: "They partitioned it off. The nude part [of the photo shoot]. Not his wiener."
And then this update: "WE GOT HOCKEY SHOTS! NAKED WITH THE STICK!"
This is beyond silly and insane... More after the jump!!!
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Who Wants to Smell Like Diddy? Plus, Other Celeb Fragrances...
Seasons Greetings!
Hopefully we've already gotten your brains stirring with some crazy gift ideas. If you're still simmering though, it's okay, we've got more...
It’s crazy to think that celebrities make mondo bucks off of their fragrance lines, but they really do. And you’re probably wondering who really buys this stuff. We’ve all wondered too, and then we all purchased some as gifts.
In most cases, we are soooooo not trying to give someone that hint that they smell. You just pick up the biggest fragrance kit ever at the last minute and wrap it in pretty paper, right?
Well, that’s why celebrity fragrances are handy presents. Who does wanna smell like the hot primal essence (or torso or armpit) of your loved one’s favorite celebrity?
This year, pick up Justin Timberlake’s new scent. He is the face of luxe label Givenchy’s newest masculine fragrance “Play.” It’s kind of amusing because the discrete bottle resembles an mp3 player. It’s perfect if he (or she) is a music lover. Or if they don't have an iPod and they think you gave them one. Ha-har! Joke's on them!
CANDY: A New Uber-Glam Trans Fashion Magazine Launches! Sweet!
Lovely Andy over at Towleroad put up this above gorgeous magazine cover of Madrid-based uber-photographer Luis Venegas' new project, Candy, and I'm in love. The magazine is being touted as the first-ever "transversal style" fashion magazine; which means it's all about transexuality, androgyny, transvestism and more. That may be a cloudy bunch of not-necessarily complementary topics (if we get into semantics), and the results look largely fluffy and less in-depth and/or serious... BUT, I'm loving it.
Watch the gorgeous promo video below. You'll get a glimpse of the major talent involved. Icons like Lypsinka and Joey Arias share page-space with young mavericks like Andre J and Hercules & Love Affair's Kim Ann Foxman. And the shooters are big-time greats like Bruce Weber & Terry Richardson, and the style comes from visionaries like Christian LaCroix, Rodarte and V Magazine's James Kaliardos.
There are only 1,000 issues of this dreamy Candy mag, so scramble and get one now!
Maybe the next issue will feature more FTM topics? Photos by Catherine Opie? And I would live for a huge, multi-page uber-glam spread featuring the likes of Justin Bond, Our Lady J, Glenn Marla and other brilliant NYC trans talents... We'll see.
Adam Lambert: Serving slow jams channeling Shirley, Freddie and cooked up by Muse. Yum.
RollingStone.com has a good interview with Adam Lambert, delving in to all the stuff behind the music of his album, For Your Entertainment, that explodes all over your face next Monday, November 23rd. (It's already #1 on iTunes. Oy!) Love Lambert? Then, it's worth a look.
I was struck by the way Lambert describes his ballads on the album:
There's three songs that are really emotional, a little bit slower, softer. One of them is a song that Muse wrote, "Soaked." That opens up with a real soft vocal, it's very tender, the lyrics are very vulnerable, then it goes into a soaring ballad-type feel.
That was another example — we got the song from Muse>, and I was sh*tting myself, I couldn't believe it, I thought, "This is incredible, I can't believe they're giving me a song." I'm a huge fan, and it, too, like the rest of the three that I'm talking about, have this real retro feel to it, melodically and even in the style of the production, very Seventies, at times very Sixties, almost like a Shirley Bassey song mixed with a Queen record.
"Broken Open" you could put it in the same category as a downtempo Goldfrapp song or even like Radiohead, there's shades of that in there, very electronic but mellow, very ethereal.
Will the Fur Fly in the Project Runway Season Finale?
Heidi make a surprise visit to torture the designers some more.
We have to assume that Christopher's fairy godmother was having a smoke break last week when he was voted off the runway. He sure had a long — and precarious — run, didn't he? I was beginning to wonder if he had struck a deal with the devil. Every week was another narrow escape until the luck ran out.
With Gordana sent packing as well, we've dispatched the gay and the woman of a certain age, and now it's down to a three-way catfight among the young'uns. Let us hope they live up to the drama.
Carol Hannah, Althea and Irina. I always got these three confused at the beginning of the season.
Tomorrow, in the first of a two-part finale, the designers are whisked away to New York City, and they show their collections at Fashion Week. Tim will visit and coach them. Pretty standard stuff. And then Heidi stops by the work room — and you know that ain't good.
But the bomb she drops is kind of a dud: Create one more look before we judge you. The kids look stricken. But ... really? For weeks now they've been making dresses under the gun. Big deal.What's one more?
They've had some time to get back to normal. But when you have Irina throwing shade around the workroom — in love with her own competitiveness but resentful that she should have to compete at all — the tensions rise right back up. Ugh, can't you just let me win? Why are these people here? In front of me. Next to me. You need the iron? Ick. Go away.
Irina may not be nice, but she doesn't have to be. She is out for the kill. Have you seen how much fur the girl uses? Be warned.
But Page Six whipped up a bit of gossip today saying that the Playgirl folks had wanted to shoot some nudie shots of Johnston's johnson at the allegedly upscale Hotel on Rivington (that gleaming beacon of nouveau Lower East Side swank-ish-ness downtown) but couldn't afford to pay for the space. Ya think?
Well, Playgirl's PR-gun, and the maestro helping organize Levi's full-monty moment is saying otherwise, also responding to a Gawker post about it. In an email Nardicio explains that yes, they tried to bargain with the Hotel on Rivington folks, and it went something like this:
"The reason we offered them below market is because i saw the space and it was banged up looking," says Nardicio. "They wanted an outrageous amount of money for a space that I thought would be nice but was, during daylight hours when we planned on using it, looking pretty used."
"So I figured we could photoshop out the smudged windows and scuffed floors and make it look nice, but I'm not paying top dollar for it. As per usual, Page Six was wrong and the Rivington was trying to get a little press out of it."
But where will Levi's wang get its big close-up? One commenter on Gawker suggested: The Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" set is now unoccupied... I'm sayin, there's already deer heads on the wall and a giant bed and everything!
Point well taken!
Some glossy Hotel on Rivington pics after the jump. Look for smudges!
While the song itself may not be thrilling, the video makes it so. It's creepy, bonkers, lavish, bizarre, gorgeous and full of 9,924 costume changes and more f**ked-up outfits than ever. And yes, Gaga has some weird spinal spokes in her back, scary-big eyes, and she serves up an homage to Farrah Fawcett's Burning Bed by the video's end.
Watch it above. Then watch it again. It's not until about halfway through that you realize there's some real genius ludicrous-ness going on. And when you watch it again it just gets better...
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Things That Sparkle, Dazzle & Shine
The holidays are coming! Rather than bore you with a typical holiday list that mentions items you’re bound to buy anyway, we've compiled a small list of four items we found online that were just too-cool-to-be true.
Vintage Lady Gaga Poker Face Just Dance Sunglasses
As pictured above, these glasses exude hot-pink savvyness with a tidy mix of sharp, too-cool-for-school brashness: the equivalent of wearing a neon sign on your face that advertises how awesome you are. Also comes in Black and White.
Rave Disco Neon Pink Light-Up Poker Sunglasses
A company called Atomic (proper name) actually sells these neon light-up poker sunglasses in a variety of colors. But pink's where it’s at! And besides sporting a long, bizarre title that reads like a horrendous Japanese translation of a product that shouldn't exist, these glasses are simply the shiznit (and for some weird reason, they remind me of slap bracelets).
"A Single Man" Sneak Peek: Colin Firth & Matthew Goode Talk About Death. Briefly. But... Who Would You Do?
Above is a super-quick peek at a scene from the Tom Ford-directed film, A Single Man, coming to theaters in December. Based on legendary gay writer Christopher Isherwood's novel, the film features Colin Firth as a professor living in L.A. in 1962 and struggling to come to terms with the death of his partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). Julianne Moore also stars, as does Out cover boy Nicholas Hoult.
Those are some seriously loud crickets in that clip! But now a tacky question: Who in the above clip would you rather do? Foxy Firth in those glasses, or roguishly cute Matthew Goode?
Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" Video Is Cute and Sincere. Like Kris Allen. Swoon.
Seen adorable Kris Allen's new video for his first official single "Live Like We're Dying"?? I think he's so darn cute I could watch him eat a bowl of sticks. And he's obviously talented and knows his way around a good song. But this one's kind of generic... Zzzzz. I don't hate it; just think he deserves better. And I wish it were a little more risky somehow, or drama-fueled. But maybe that's one thing Mr. Allen isn't?
And I know it's comparing apples and big fierce eye-lined gay oranges, but the tune is no "Time for Miracles." All I'm sayin'...
Allen's album got previewed on AOL if you want a listen, or a review. And below, MTV's rock and pop culture mavens James Montgomery and Jim Cantiello break it down and analyze it. They like that the video appears to have been shot with a real budget. Ka-ching!
Leona Lewis Wants to Make You "Happy" and Make You Cry. Watch the Video!
You've probably heard Leona Lewis' newest tune, "Happy" already. It's getting play all over the place, and is used in the TV commercials for the gut-punching/heart-wrenching new film Precious (which broke a ton of indie box-office records this past weekend). And now here's the "Happy" video, which also premieres today on Logo's NewNowNext PopLab.
Given the Precious assocation, and the song's booming, melodramatic, angsty ballad-ness, I expected a darker video. But this one's got gorgeous Leona meeting some cute guy in some sexy-looking Cuban village. It's hot; I soooo wanna go.
But keep watching the video... This is a Leona ballad, so as gorgeous as it all is (and as SHE is; I die), it's not gonna end too cutely.
Photos: Levi Johnston Arrives in NYC; All Aboard the Playgirl Bait Bus!
Levi Johnston arrives at Newark airport on Saturday night (via Alaska Airlines, of course); his big Playgirl photo shoot is set for this coming Friday. All photos by Todd Kancar.
Here are some entertaining pics of political prodigal man-child Levi Johnston arriving in NYC (via Newark airport) this past Saturday night. The shade-sporting, soon-to-bare-all hockey-pup was accompanied by his rather large manager Tank Jones, and greeted upon arrival by Playgirl magazine spokesperson and NYC nightlife impresario Daniel Nardicio. And, a few reporter types from TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, Life & Style, etc.
Nardicio brought his notorious Playgirl van (which has its own stories to tell) to squire Johnston into the city, where no doubt the Palin nemesis will continue his serious workout regime before baring his junk for the Playgirl cameras this coming Friday. Which begs the question: Can this gig actually live up to the hype? And how long will Johnston's comfort level with this d*ck-dangling circus last, do you think?
Here's some more info from the airport press frenzy: Evidently, the FIRST question Levi got from the press in the airport was from Life & Style Magazine, and the reporter asked, "Levi, how do you feel about Playgirl being for gay men?" Levi's answer was a drama-free "Whatever." And his manager Tank Jones responded: "WHO THE F**K CARES? We're all the same underneath!"
Lola is "Fresh Out the Oven!" Check Out a Sneak Peek of J-Lo's Alter Ego
Nice shades, but are those really practical, Ms. Lola?
By Selena Watkins
She’s 40 and Fabulous. The Flyy Girl mother of two, Mrs. Jenny from the Block is back for another round.
MTV.COM has a sneak peek of Jennifer Lopez’s new video and alter ego, Lola. The alter ego thing is not supposed to last forever, like Beyonce's Sasha Fierce. Lola is just someone J-Lo chose to represent the single and the video.
I’ve always loved J-Lo as a dancer, actress and yes, as a singer. Ever since her debut album, On the 6, she’s created killer hits. Just in case you've forgotten, let's rehash those with magnitude: "Waiting for Tonight," "If You Had My Love," "Jenny from the Block," "Aint it Funny," "Play," "Love Don't Cost A Thing," "Let's Get Loud," "Get Right," and "I'm Real." Shall I go on?
La Roux on MTV2's "Download and Discover"! See Video for "Quicksand" now!
From myspace.com/larouxuk: Elly Jackson of La Roux
Embarrassed as I am to admit this, I've only recently discovered the English electropop duo La Roux—comprised of producer Ben Langmaid and vocalist Elly Jackson—whose singles "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof" have torn up the charts in the UK throughout most of 2009 ("Kill" peaked the charts at number 2, while "Bulletproof" reached the top spot).
Their sound isn’t new— intentionally-mechanized beats over chilly synths that work well with Jackson's whimsically ‘80s vocals—but La Roux's take on early ‘80s synthpop and new wave is often fresh and inspiring—quite possibly the best pop music around right now (the new Annie album is out in two weeks, so we'll see if that changes).
Maybe I've not sipped enough of my giant McCafe this morning (think if I write that McDonald's will send me freebies?), but I can't for the life of me figure out what the hell Lady Gaga is talking about when she describes what her music performance is gonna be like on Gossip Girl on November 19th. Can someone help me translate this? A 35-foot-long dress? Chuck Bass will be totes jealous.
In more Lady Gaga interviews, she also tells MTV's Sway all about her big Monster Ball tour (which sounds amazingly bonkers), her collabo w/Adam Lambert, her rise to fame, the Haus of Gaga, and lots of other batty sh*t. Enjoy, Pumpkins!!!
This Week In Fabulous 11/6: Comedians Turned Models, Justice Being Served and Gays In Charge!
The Fierce One himself hopes you had a fabulous week!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
Well, it's been a sort of eventful week in regards to gay politics this week. I'm making sure that we focus on everything fabulous and awesome that happened this week!
5. Joel McHale gets his model on in GQ.
Zoolander much?
I've always thought funny man Joel McHale is not only hilarious but quite cute as well. The host of E!'s The Soup and the star of the new NBC show Community appeared in a spread in the recent issue of GQ and is looking quite dapper. More of this McHale.
Fierce Halloween outfits, sexy A-list stars and amazing gay politicians after the jump!
Levi Johnston's Playgirl Shoot Just 8 Days Away! Plus, Classic Playgirl Covers: Travolta! Gere! Duchovny!
This just in: After getting his fake Twitter tweets mocked on The Tonight Show last night, Levi Johnston is moving forward and getting all set to drop trou and wave his babymaker at all of gaydom (and presumably a handful of interested straight females) in about 8 days! Yep, Levi's gonna whip it out for the Playgirl magazine cameras at a photo shoot slated to occur in NYC on either November 13th, 14th or 15th, says Playgirl spokesman (and NYC party-meister) Daniel Nardicio.
“We’ve finally finished working out the details, and we’re very excited to have Levi in NYC for a series of shoots- some nude, some semi nude.” Says Nardicio. “I’ve been scouting locations for the shoot, and have found some unique and exciting spots. And to the question of whether or not there will be nudity, we have been assured that yes, there will be nudity.”
Earlier today, Nardicio sent out an email also stating: "As to locations, Playgirl will remain mum, so as not to cause any problems during the shoot." And as to the report in today's Page Six about Johnston speaking to the magazine about the size of his penis, Nardicio waves that off as "rubbish." "We've never spoken to Levi about the size of his penis and trust me, we have no concerns as to whether it's big enough and if we did, we wouldn't be telling Page Six about it," says Nardicio.
Handy factoid: Levi's spread (ahem) will be shot by esteemed photographer Greg Weiner. Yes, Weiner.
Levi's got some big yellow thongs to fill if he's gonna measure up to hairy-lipped Playgirl studs of yesteryear... Classic!
After the jump, a ridiculous trip down memory lane of past Playgirl covers. Stallone! Travolta! Streep! Fonda! Duchovny! And lots of Lorenzo Lamas.
Fergie's "Be Italian" Gives You "Nine" the Hard Way. Can You Take It?
Okay, not sure exactly what that title means, but hopefully it got your attention. The deal is that you can hear Miss Fergie-Ferg singing her tune from the coming movie musical Ninein the trailer above. It's "Be Italian" and it's show-tuney beyond belief which I loooooove.
Of course, I'm super-excited about this diva-laden film anyway... Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, the legendary and waxen Sophia Loren, Dame Judi Dench and others I can't even remember, all singing and dancing up a storm with lots of heels and hair and shmacting! AND Daniel Day-Lewis.
You can also hear the full-on 5-minute version of the "Be Italian" action after the jump.
MTV whipped out a new trailer for Guy Ritchie's big, boisterous Sherlock Holmes flick coming on Christmas Day.
See a ripped Robert Downey Jr., boxing shirtless as Holmes; and Jude Law sporting dashing duds and a roguish 'stache. (Note: Not since Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood has tweed looked so hot and dangerous!)
And it's always good to see Rachel McAdams, who's got the best line we've heard so far about Holmes and Watson's man-on-man vibe: "Ugh, they've been flirting like this for hours..."
Below is a clip with behind-the-scenes interviews. And there's more at MTV.com. Enjoy!
As a general rule I love anything Katy Perry touches (from her cover of Outfield's "Use Your Love" to her ex Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy) so it's no surprise that I can't stop singing her recent collab with 3Oh!3, a band I used to avoid at all costs. And it helps that there are only like four lines in the song!
Even the video (posted above) is totally addictive. It's over the top and makes no sense...in a good way! Why are the boys eating sushi while rock climbing!? Let me do you a favor, just forward to 2:25 for Katy's sexy solo romp in the fountain. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!
The "Glee" Cast Plays Musical Chairs! (And Release a Blockbuster Soundtrack) Watch!!!
Hey, that wheelchair guy is totes cute in real life!!! (Photo credit: Michele Crowe, MTV)
There's no fighting the gay-tastic musical/TV juggernaut that is Glee. That is, unless you're MTV's daytime show host Alexa Chung who corrals the entire, supple cast of the show into a rousing game of musical chairs! Who would have thunk that edibly hot Mark Saling would be the first to get bumped? (No worries. I'll comfort him gladly.)
Watch the juvenile fun below!
And yes, the Glee Soundtrack, Volume 1 was released yesterday and is officially HUGE. Er, you're surprised? (Probably not, since you own it already.)
Check out another cute cast pic (courtesy of the always scrumptious Buzzworthy blog) and another Alexa/Glee video clip after the jump!
Alphabeat's new single, "The Spell" released October 19th
Okay, so I've been in the closet for quite sometime and now I'm ready to officially come out and say it... I LOVE POPPY EUROPEAN MUSIC! A lot. Abba,Alcazar, Kylie Minogue, Sugababes, Spice Girls... I'm into anything fun with strong female vocals. Having worked at MTV previously I was more conservative about who I revealed my iTunes playlists to but now that I'm working for Logo I have no shame!
Any who, a friend of mine sent me the new Alphabeat Single, "The Spell" with a note that said, "this music just sounds like you." And well, I have to agree. This single reminds me of the early 90's during the super fabulous days of Gloria Estefan and Taylor Dayne (my gaydom started at an early age). Love, love, love. Having done some crafty Google searches and general internet sleuthing I've located several other tracks all of which I enjoyed; If you get the chance check out "DJ" and "Heat Wave." Moral of the story, this is fun new music from a band that is certainly no stranger to New Now Next, we blogged about them in 2007 too. Too poppy? Too fun? Or too perfect? Let us know.
And finally, the accompanying music video for "The Spell"
For once Michael Kors can't complain about someone's look being too costumey! Broadway Speaks OUT's Marti Cummings hobnobbed with all flavors of celebs at Bette Midler's big annual Hulaween bash this past weekend. It's a big costume klatsch wherein fancy folks dress up to raise money for Midler's amazing NY Restoration Project.
Did you know that over the years Midler and her crew of green do-gooders have picked up over 2,000 tons of trash (insert your own "picking up trash" joke here; she'd approve) and they've helped create over 55 community gardens all over NYC! So nice.
In the video Martha Stewart threatens to ruin Halloween for kids everywhere, Michael Kors serves us a very gay Gregg Allman look, and Crosby Stills & Nash even puff through. Madness! And the towering out comic Judy Gold makes a rather convincing Abe Lincoln. Shocker.
The Best Global Destination winner is Rio de Janeiro. I've never been but I know it's all about the Carnival madness and sex, sex, sex. At least in my imagination it is.
Watch "Seven" - Fever Ray's Latest And Most Confusing Attempt At A Video!
-- By Arielle Baer
It's always hard to make heads or tails of anything Swede rocker Fever Ray puts out, but her video for "Seven" takes it to the next level. Is this some kind of sacrificial dance we're watching? Or did grandma get into the liquor cabinet again and decide to relive her beauty pageant days? Either way one things for certain - that sparkle gown is fierce!
Yet I can't help but wonder...is this what Lady Gaga will look like in forty years?
"Precious" Hits Theaters on Friday! Watch the Trailer Here!
By Selena Watkins
Looking forward to Mariah Carey's first serious movie role? Or better yet are you looking forward to her first good role? I sure am.
She appears in the new movie, Precious, which hits theaters on Friday.
Stars gathered yesterday in Hollywood for the American Film Institute's screening of Precious at AFI Fest 2009.
Mariah and Hubby, Nick, on the red carpet
Precious is based on the 1996 novel Push, by Sapphire.
I read the book years ago at a time in my life when urban romance novels with streaks of danger were top priority on my reading list.
Anyhow, this novel had neither romance nor street life, but it had drama and reality. The main character, Clareece Precious Jones, lives in Harlem with her mother who verbally and sexually abuses her and she has two children by her father. She is obese, she lives in poverty and she is illiterate at the age of 16.
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