a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture on Jun 8th, 2010
The song has been regurgitated on the radio over and over again and NOW we have the pleasure of the 8 minute Ace of Base-meets-”La Isla Bonita” song in video form. Come with me as we enjoy a journey of androgyny, Nazi femme bots, latex-clad nuns, naked men torsos, Aeon Flux aesthetics and chili-bowl [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture on Apr 6th, 2010
The title of the post says it all. And by Jordan Catalano I mean Jared Leto and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars.
I found this in my Facebook stream (thanks Stephanie) and it was definitely worth a share.
Next up? Angela Chase sings “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus.
I like the way he leans.
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 11th, 2010
I am not the biggest fan of Lady Gaga, but I do see why people would like her – but I do like me some Beyonce.
With her latest video directed by Jonas Åkerlund (whose resume includes a slew of Madonna video) there’s a lot goin’ on – and blatant product endorsement. When watching you can [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 8th, 2010
Beyonce’s “Video Phone” video (featuring Lady GAGa) has withstood the pop cultural relevancy timeline and it is still as entertaining as the first time I blogged about it back in November 2009.
What many don’t know is that this video can be used in geography classes all over the world. Beyonce is a virtual teacher of [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture on Feb 25th, 2010
It’s Thursday. It’s almost 2 p.m. you know what that means – it’s time for a high-energy dance break.
This high-energy dance break was brought to you by Beyonce, Lady Gaga, DJ Dan, and of course, Zaid.
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Dec 24th, 2009
As much as they get played out, you can’t help but love B’s videos. They’re sexy. They’re entertaining. Best of all, they border that line of trashy and sexy with ease. In 2008, I think Kanye was right about “Single Ladies” was one of the best videos of the year (sorry Taylor Swift). But for [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, News, Pop Culture, Television on Dec 12th, 2009
+ No more Glee until April 2010 – but thank God for Hulu (and P.S. Did anyone else get “you go girl!” goosebumps from Amber Riley’s opening number?)
+ Top Chef finds a winner and it isn’t Kevin. It’s a Voltaggio brother. Which one? I’ll give you a hint: it’s the one that shows [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Dec 9th, 2009
For the record, Zaid and I had this chat around the time when the video premiered.
zaid: beyonce looks ridiculous – like…in a good way
me: theres one part where she looks hot – timestamp 2:52. Beyonce has straight cut bangs and she’s pole dancing on a rifle
zaid: snap
me: SNAP IS RIGHT
zaid: i like how she gets [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Nov 17th, 2009
In case you didn’t catch that, I coined the term “Gagyonce” in reference to the new body rolling collabo of “Video Phone” between the current queens of pop video and O.D. radioplay, Beyonce and Lady Gaga.
Yes, Gagyonce sounds like some sort of version of acid reflux, but I want you to spread it around like [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Pop Culture on Nov 12th, 2009
When I say “I think I might like Lady Gaga,” I am saying that with extreme caution.
I first saw this pop creature on So You Think You Can Dance a couple of years ago. When she performed in a broad-shouldered blazer, straight-cut bangs and nude pantyhose I thought, “What. The. Fuck. Is. This?” Nonetheless, [...]