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Madonna is pure hotness in her new video for "Give it 2 Me." One of the strongest tracks off the amazing "Hard Candy." The queen does a lot of posing and a little dancing for good measure. Pharrell even stops by, draggin' his purple alligator Louis Vuitton bag of tricks behind him. An instant Madonna classic.
Madonna "Give It 2 Me"
When my Mom really thought I did something lacking good judgment, she would say
"You don't have the good sense God gave a goose."
Mom
I always thought geese were relatively sensible, but I knew she was casting disapproval in my direction. I know what my Mom would say to Christian Siriano right now: He may have won Bravo's Project Runway, but he don't have the good sense God gave a goose if he is offending trannies or drag queens.
"If you think of heterosexuals, they have white-trash women and trailer parks, and we have drag queens and trannies. I don’t know if I’m the one who can explain it. It’s, like, drag queens are just there."
Well, these folks are your best friend or your fiercest enemy. They had the balls to resist the raid at Stonewall, using a parking meter as a battering ram in 6 inch stiletto heels to set off riots that began the process toward equal protection. That event is commemorated in LGBT Pride Parades around the world. When Christian can live, attend school and work where he chooses, he does so because the transgendered community and drag queens allowed him the privilege.
That said, Christian Siriano appears to have regained his senses.
“I mean no disrespect to the transgender population and I never will. Some of my close friends happen to be transgender and I think they are some of the most inspiring people in my life…I completely support the fabulousness and amazing fashion inspiration that most transgender people provide.”
“I wish that my words were not taken in that way. When I was speaking, some comments that I made were not used in the article.”
Sincere apologies should always be graciously accepted and move the heat back to the demand for fair and equal treatment for all.
UPDATE: New York Assembly passes historic transgender rights act in NY. [Source]
Varla Jean Merman "Stonewall (Revue Your History)"
When you got the phone call telling you that Apple were using your song did you think 'amazing, let's go shopping'?
Haha, 'let's go shopping'… Well what happened was that we played at SXSW and we were doing three gigs a day and I was exhausted, and I actually fainted before we were due to play for the Apple people. I managed to play three songs, then we heard that they were interested in using the song and they sent a contract through. But we weren't sure if they were sending it to twenty different bands, or just to us, or whatever. We only found out we were on the advertisement when we saw the ad on YouTube, after it had been on TV! Apparently it comes right down to Steve Jobs deciding, on the day, that he wants it on his TV ad. But until we saw it on YouTube we thought we'd lost it. [Popjustice Interview]
The Ting Tings "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"
TMZ is reporting Broadway belter Clay Aiken, 29, will be the baby-daddy of record producer Jaymes Foster, 50, sister of record mogul David Foster. Jaymes Foster has produced several of Clay's records, possibly one of his babies, and is his best friend and confidente. Reportedly she was inseminated while the two were living together in LA. [Source]
"[Knowing] who I'm dating and what kind of cereal I eat ain't gonna benefit anybody else."
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken "Everlasting Love"
Bid on two tickets to the 2008 Emmy Awards and support Stand for a Cure, an organization devoted to raise awareness and funding for lung cancer research. [Charitybuzz Bid on Emmy Tickets].
Seinfeld "Marine Biologist"
Continue reading "See the 2008 Emmy Awards September 21st and Breathe Free" »
Cyndi Lauper and iTunes will "Give It Up" for free. Before you think anything untoward and filthy, it is all good, fun.
"Cyndi has been a long-time supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and the GLBT community. Over the years, she has worked tirelessly to speak out on the issues that affect our lives. From speaking at events to launching a national tour in support of GLBT equality, Cyndi has been a true friend to our community. This summer, she is on the road again with the 24-city True Colors Tour, raising awareness about the importance of voting and GLBT equality across the country."
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Release
Click [Here] and FREE MUSIC CODE: 76TYXRAMY3J6 and CODE EXPIRATION DATE: 06/30/2008
Cyndi Lauper vs. Ida Corr "The Remix!"
"If I punched every bitch who called me fat, it would be dead bitches all up and down the highway."
The Pool Parties 2008 line-up has been announced, and that is always a cause for celebration. JellyNYC will again be hosting a series of free shows at McCarren Park Pool on Sundays in Brooklyn, NY. RSVP here to guarantee entree [RSVP] and check out directions here [Directions] because you don't want to miss this.
Sunday, June 29, 2008 2 PM
Sunday, July 20, 2008 2 PM
Sunday, August 3, 2008 2 PM
Special Guest TBA
Blonde Redhead "23"
They say the suit makes the man. But the corollary is light-socket hair makes even the well-dressed man scary. In the first picture of "Wall of Sound" writer and producer Harvey Philip Spector, murder seems like the least heinous thing the fellow did. In the second picture taken at the trial, he seems quite congenial and pleasant, perhaps ready to give Tina Turner some sage, fatherly advice about leaving her abusive husband Ike.
Who is the real Phil Spector? The jury in his murder trial deadlocked 10-2 in favor of a guilty verdict. Some on the jury were not persuaded by the defense contention that hostess and B-movie actress Lana Clarkson committed suicide while on a first date with Mr. Spector.
I did not read the court transcripts, but then everyone deserves justice and a fair trial no matter what they look like. [Source]
Ike and Tina Turner "River Deep Mountain High"
Continue reading "Phil Spector to be Retried for Murder, Hair Previously Convicted" »
I tried to stay away from the press and my dad [did] also. He understood that I didn’t like to hear anything going on in the news about me, good or bad, because I didn’t want it to distract me or let it go to my head or anything like that because I just wanted to stay myself as I was at the beginning of the competition before all this happened. I wanted to keep who I was, the normal, teenage David. But in interviews and stuff it started coming up and it’s kind of strange because there were really weird things. I heard one thing where he refused to give me water or something like that and that’s the weirdest thing. I mean, I am 17 and you know, if I want water, I am pretty sure I would just go get it anyway!
David Archuleta
The executive producer, co-creator, and star of the definitive late 60s pop culture comedy smash hit "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" died Saturday, May 24th, of respiratory complications in Santa Monica, California. He was 86.
He found stardom relatively late in life, at 46, after a series of jobs and ventures of varying success. He and partner Dan Rowan teamed up with producers Ed Friendly and George Schlatter to create "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" as a summer replacement series for NBC in 1968. The five year run of the show captured the pulse of the nation, with a brilliant ensemble cast and quirky guest appearances from the top and bottom tiers of musicians, comedians, athletes, actors, writers, dancers, preachers and politicians. [Source]
They coined many a phrase of the day and were famous for the cameo appearance. Some of those who graced the screen included Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Johnny Carson, Sonny and Cher, Carol Channing, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley, Charo, John Wayne, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Phyllis Diller, Ann Miller, Liza Minnelli, Totie Fields, David Frost, Dick Cavett, Don Ho, Tiny Tim, Liberace, Paul Lynde, Marcel Marceau, Joe Namath, Edward G. Robinson, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Colonel Sanders, Rod Serling, Ringo Starr, Rip Taylor, Don Rickles, Raquel Welch, Slappy White and President Richard Nixon.
"Laugh-In, which debuted in January 1968, was unlike any comedy-variety show before it.
Rather than relying on a series of tightly scripted song-and-dance segments, it offered up a steady, almost stream-of-consciousness run of non-sequitur jokes, political satire and madhouse antics from a cast of talented young actors and comedians that also included Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Alan Sues, Jo Anne Worley and announcer Gary Owens.
Presiding over it all were Rowan and Martin, the veteran nightclub comics whose standup banter put their own distinct spin on the show.
Dick Martin's Representative
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Continue reading "Dick Martin Brings Sweet Bippy Home at 86" »
Billboard states "Ibiza Plots 2008 Party Island Comeback" [Source]
"I hate that word. It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen."
Whatever words one uses, I like to believe the sentiment of the "insiders that are predicting a return to clubbing mecca Ibiza's glory days." It is a lovely island that brings music, beaches and tasty Spanish food together - near insisting folks dance, celebrate and find the rhythm of life. If a corner of the world refuses to be drawn into violence and those things which separate us, I am all for it.
Highlights of the 2008 season include Dutch trance icon Tiesto's first Ibiza residency at Privilege; house music A-listers like Paul Oakenfold, Basement Jaxx and Swedish House Mafia at Pacha; Pete Tong at Eden; and Ministry of Sound and We Love at Space. [Source]
Paul Oakenfold "Faster Kill Pussycat"
