Ace of Base is back!

Backed up by new vocals their fan base suffered drastic changes. Melancholics seem to dislike the new girls. I think they should embrace the change. This ain't the 90's. Things, and people, have changed. Sex sells more than ever.

I,for one, love the new vocals, not sure which one of the girls has the raspy voice but it's great. The solo around the 2 20 mark is lovely.

Their comeback was, however, timed perfectly. Right when Alejandro is stuck in everyone's brain. Permanently. Gaga's hit has Ace of Base influences so the two should just slow. People say that one of their leaked songs/demo, Golden Ratio, sounds just like Poker Face. I don't hear that as they both remind me of Eh, Eh, Nothing else I can say.

Was the wait worthwhile?

While waiting for the full video we're being played with. Not that I mind.


I'm loving the Cyan + Magenta visuals. I've always been fascinated by that pair of colors. The only thing I hope for is that it isn't a Slow remake. Here's a great remix by 7th Heaven:


Lady Gaga

Show me yours. I'll show you mine.
Touchin' on my. While I'm touchin' on your.

Dirty lyrics from 3OH!3's epic work. Yesterday I started playing Streets of Gold at work, replacing Teenage Dream [Katy Perry] since I was already able to sing along pretty good and it just got awkward. People were staring. Why not play Gaga? Cause I wouldn't do any work then!

Back to their album, it's pretty good. All the songs are playable, no need to skip any. Listening to them again on my Heartbeats enhances the experience trough the strong bass.

My favorites  are My first Kiss [Ke$ha], Starstruck [Katy Perry],Double Vision,Deja Vu,  Don't trust me, Touchin' on my, Streets of Gold and Love 2012...half of the album is awesome, which is very good.


Awesome concept. Great execution, no CGI, everything is real and raw. I think it's way funnier and cooler this way, editing would've ruined it.

Not sure if it's a one take but Sean did say he has to run from one scene to another while getting some of his clothes off.

Song is great. I like their style so it might be just a bias. Decide for yourself!

Lady Gaga


Happy Second Birthday The Fame. We now love you even more! Paws up!

Recently there have been quite a few collaboration statements, pointed towards Gaga. Warning: Wall of text.

Lady Gaga

Susan Boyle about Gaga: I think Lady Gaga is a wonderful artist and completely original and I like her costumes. Love it! Yes, I’d love to do a duet with her, complete with telephone hat too!

Gaga about Susan Boyle: I love Susan Boyle. She is my woman of the year. It would be great to work with somebody of that talent.

Mika about Gaga: Pop music is really odd at the moment. Gaga has launched every single woman in pop music into this crazy per­sonality crisis. I don’t think men have felt it, it’s a female thing.
 
Zandra Rhodes: If she did ever want me to design her something, I’d do what I did with Freddie Mercury and Queen – I’d just get her to come over and she could pick out the sort of thing she fancied and I’d work with that. It’s all about seeing how something moves. She could try a few pieces on and we could go from there.

David Bowie: The suggestion that David Bowie is producing and participating in the production of Lady Gaga’s next album is untrue and a hoax.

Janet Jackson on Gaga: What I love about Gaga is her story, where she came from. Before she made it, before anyone knew who she was, I knew who she was and, to see her finally make it, I was so happy . . . if we were to work together that would be cool. I really love Gaga, yeah, and she’s a sweetheart. It’s not always the case when you meet them. You can enjoy their work, but it’s not always … so pleasant when you get to know their personality, and she truly is a sweetheart. She works so hard, and I told her, I think she needs to slow down just a little bit, take some time out for herself.


Lastly, but not least: Happy belated Birthday Dad.

Extra fresh Faithless video, featuring Dido. Not exactly God is a DJ nor Insomnia but it's decent.

The video features two Voodoo dolls representing Maxi Jazz and Dido. The whole same outfit, different skin color is interesting though I only noticed it at the appearance of the second doll. Sadly, the enitre video is based on a Fiat Punto Evo commercial, it cannot live without it and a cropped version of the video clip will probably be seen during commercial breaks on TV. Would've chosen flashier car colors but..mkay.



A while ago I posted about the 13th of August fight between Eat, Pray, Love and The Expendables. However the winner seems to be someone else, he fights the entire world,or so after all. Scott Pilgrim.

I have to go see it. Have to...wait.

Crappiest video ever?


Not exactly, not without good reason. You see, the video is very, very glittery, full of apparently low quality effects, free image generators products and such. But. If you listen to the lyrics you'll notice that she's bashing technology, the interwebz. Most memorable line would be ‘Cause you tweeting me like tweety bird on your iPhone. 

We want her to be somebody she is really not. I want her to be somebody not stuck in my head for days. XXXO.

PS: I have not forgotten your rants on Gaga.

The US seems to be loving Katy's singles. Her Teenage Dream rose to 4th place while California Gurls is hanging onto the 8th place. On Billboard's Hot 100 it's the other way around. Back to the freshly released video, it's not that ... special.

Actually you know what...she got the videos wrong. The Teenage dream one should have been for California gurls because of the beach, sun, parties, friends and the sweet, sugary, dreamy video of Cali gurls would've fit her teenage dreams with a few adjustments.

Since it's a dream I expected something more. I expected the dreams of an optimistic, twilight obsessed girl not something quite...normal.

Kanye West. Power. Music video. Renaissance art?


It's fascinating. It's short yet reaches great lengths. Will avoid any kind of cuts on TV, unlike most of Gaga's work. People were actually comparing the two, wondering if it's worth going trough the trouble of a ten minutes video when Kanye's video is just as memorable and has under 100 seconds.

Props to whoever did the editing on the few seconds of footage. Great work right there.

Words can't give a fair description of what is really going on in here.

Eminem's rap and Rihanna's excellently edited vocals on Love the way you lie received an equally awesome video. Hit play and replay again and again and again...



Transformers and Lost fell in love in the bodies of the sexy Megan Fox and rebellious Dominic Monaghan. Eminem and Rihanna give just as great performance, with the ladies edging out a bit on the toughs.

Megan's acting was excellent in my opinion. I hope the autobots are crying oil for her. Might seem like she's been taking some acting lessons, just to give her ex director a cold slap in the face. Well done you crazy pyromaniac.

Dominic seems to have a problem with things written on his hands. Remember Lost? Now Cindy's phone number, the intrigue. Punching walls and breaking mirrors gets fixed by a teddy bear and a flower.

Rihanna's new look debuts in the video, her voice gives me chills. Her subtle face acting expressions surprised me in a pleasant way. I'm digging her new look, plus it fits the whole fire theme. Looking good.

Eminem is a bit out of place in this whole thing. Literally. A corn field? Really? I know it's beautifully filmed, the whole flare effects are great, I've been looking for a summer field wallpaper for a while but that doesn't mean it makes you relevant in this context. Best thing he did was give a reason for the omnipresent flare effects, thank you.

Best [interpreting] scene is probably the one where Eminem is rapping Where you going / I'm leaving you / No you ain't. That and the funny hands in the air scene where they both seem high. Or maybe druken with love?



Dance in the Dark is Gaga's next/current single. It has been released to the aussie radios last week. Also it had an official cover since November and a remix of it is included on Gaga's latest musical release: The Remix [A remix for each of her singles].



Back to DITD: It is the opening song on her tour, it's what makes the crows start roaring so I think it will be more than welcomed. Rumor has it that it's only an AU single, that it won't have a video, that it's only a test and blah blah. No matter what the case is IT is an awesome song. Enjoy!

The sampled and remastered beat of this track is epic. Lyrics are so Kesha-licious I wasn't expecting any less.



Remember the white coat and clean hair? Didn't last for long.


Please start watching the video and stop reading. Spoilers and own thoughts below.



Brilliant music choice. Superb. Songs are great themselves but combined with the idea and graphical results they make a great commercial. You can't say very often that you love watching commercials but this is the case as it's even been nominated for the best TV commercial of the year. Don't know any more about those awards but I'm sure Old Spice has been nominated as well.

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