In true dramatic fashion the music video for Judas, Lady GaGa's second single off her Born This Way album, was released yesterday to thunderous cheers and a lot of head scratching.  What was supposed to be an E! exclusive, the video leaked mid-day on the internet spreading so quickly that the GaGa camp eventually gave up and posted the video on the artist's own Vevo site.

So my Tumblr dashboard was in a tizzy last week over the release of Till the World Ends (Remix) featuring Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha.  And for good reason; any pop fan would have to agree, the song goes hard.




The stand out here is definitely the ultra-slick dubstep beat that offers such a good compliment to the track that you start to wonder why this wasn't the original version.  And I'll throw Nicki a bone, her line "And I ain't talking poultry when I say that chick is fried" at :23 got a chuckle out of me; that hoe is silly as hell.

While Ke-dollar sign-ha's funky rendition of the chorus was cute, I would of love to hear an actual addition to the track by her.  The breakdown leading to the bridge at 3:40 was just begging for some Sleazy-esque fast talking like only she can do best.

Other than that the track speaks for itself.  It has a groove that's undeniable and if you're anything like me you'll have it on repeat before you know it.

The woman who brought you "boom-kak!" and brings dance rookies to tears, LaurieAnn Gibson, recently dropped by Bitchie Life for an exclusive interview and photo shoot.  In it she discusses everything from her old projects to her new projects to how hard the grind can really get.



Although a little all over the place, Gibson gives me life going into the details of running the business that is her life.   Raw and real, Lady Gaga's choreographer-in-chief closes the interview giving some some sage advice to bright-eyed, show biz newbies:

...even if you have overnight success like some of my groups [like Danity Kane], you get thrown into a business that’s about profit and then people attach themselves to your gift and they put you on the hype train. They gas your ego up. You drink the Kool-aid, you will choke. Don’t be so quick to want to make it overnight or want to be in that place of worldly status because there is always a glitch in the matrix and you have to be built to be number one or you’ll slip. Danity Kane got to number one and they didn’t spend enough time being humble or doing the work so when they got in the ring, and they got beat. Now they have to start all over again. Overnight success and short cuts draw blood. There are no short cuts because even when you think you’ve made it or the world says you’ve made it, there is still more work to do. Making it, is getting up every day and fighting to remain humble, grateful and to find a bigger purpose or another level to why you are who you are. It’s not over until He calls you home and that’s when you’ve made it.

#word.  For the complete interview and more shots from the exclusive photo shoot visit the Bitchie Life page @ Necole Bitchie.

Ok, show of hands, who was pretty excited about the S&M Remix featuring our girl Britney Spears?   Now how many of you were as excited after hearing it?  Ok... a lot fewer of you.  And I feel you on that.  But hear me out...





Overlooking Rihanna's annoyingly sharp and repetitive opening of how much she "likes it, likes it", the remix does not differ from the original for the first half of the song.  Rihanna gives off the impression that she can hold a note by moaning her way through the first 2 minutes and some change before handing it off to Britney.  And it's all downhill from there.

But here's where I have I have to give my 2 cents.  Firstly, why did we (the public that was excited for the union) hype the track up like it was going to be the duet of the century?  As much of a fan as I am of both of them, we all know that they're both mediocre singers at best.  Rihanna, specifically, has a tone that consistently treads dangerously close to being off key.  (Did we already forget the annoyance they called "Unfaithful"?)  So what do you get when you add a semi-decent singer, that would be Britney, on a sub-par singer's track?  Even worse singing.  Top it off with layers of unnecessary auto-tune most likely used to mimic Rihanna's pitchy vocal flips and you have a hot mess.

IMHO, the S&M remix was created purely to garner some hype for Rihanna while dissing Britney's musical prowess.  Asking Brit Brit to feature on the song was media sabotage.   I mean they are competition to each other after all.  Call me a conspiracy theorist but at the end of the day it is Rihanna's song so her camp has the last say on how it sounds.  And if you can make Ms Fenty sound like she's a power vocalist, there's some real fuckery going on.  Period.

Now, I have to hear what you all think of this one:

Or at least that's what she wants us to think.  In her new video for her latest single E.T. featuring Kanye West, our favorite sorority girl takes her lyrics very seriously taking us on a 5 minute journey in outer space.



I mean... I guess.

I didn't at all mind the intro with Yeezy floating about in a futuristic space ball or even the first minute of Katy writhing in mid-air.  They paid a lot for the art direction in the video so dammit, they're going to show you some meaningless imagery!  I did mind the fact that Katy continued to bounce around from planet to planet for more than half the video.  Halfway through the second verse it was like, oh so they're just going to wait until the bridge before something pops off, huh?  Oh ok.   -_-

Finally, Katy arrives at what seems to be the Land that Radio Shack Forgot, resurrects the MTV Moonman, throws on some sponsored stunna shades, and walks off into the sunset.

Personally, as a fan of the song, the video left me feeling like I sat through a whole bunch of nothing for the most part.  Whatever Katy was selling just then, I'm not buying.

Plus, it's all too clear that Perry's team was biting off of heavily inspired by Lady Godga's Born This Way video; except hers was successfully much more disturbing and actually had a point.  Katy seemed awkward and out of place in what was supposed to be an eerie video.  She would've been much better suited playing a sexy, ethereal being seeking some human loving.

Eh.  I give this video 2 (out of 5) Katy-cats.

Oh, hai.


We're just going to pretend that I didn't disappear for like, 4 months. Rofl.  But I'm back like Britney with a brand spanking new layout.  Check it out and tell me what you think.  Don't be shy.  ;)

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While it's no longer new, the Black Eyed Peas video for their latest single "Just Can't Get Enough" ranks high on my Obsessions of the Moment list.  Shot in Japan just days before the disaster, the video takes us on a flashy trip that showcases the bright lights of Japan nightlife.

It all starts with a jarringly, melancholy chorus sung by who else but the BEP's resident hook dropper, Fergie,
who muses out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of a luxury hotel.  Cut to Will.I.Am musing out of the window of a taxi cab on it way to, well that's never quite determined.  But he's rich so it must be important, right?  Anyway, later we're treated to cut scenes of intimate performances, glamor shots of Fergie, and, well that's it really.  Oh and the other guy from BEP does some aimless wandering as well.

While not action packed, I'm not going to lie, the video is memorizing.  With the intentional, slightly shaky camera work, soft focus, and renegade style of film shooting that we've all come to love ('cause it's so #fresh & #edgy) it's beyond easy to mentally escape to a world filled with sensational nights of having nothing in particular to do documented by one of your "photographer" best friends who is just bursting the the need to capture every moment of your young and carefree lives.

That, and you know, the song is just so pretty.




So, let me know:

The American Music Awards, aka the bronze medalist of relevant music awards, was this week as well.  I couldn't tell you a thing about who won, but I can tell you a lot about who showed up looking great:

I caught this video on E! the other day and have since been mildly obsessed with it.




So tell me:

Yep, that's right.  You're getting two posts for the price of none (I can't believe I do this shit for free) since I'll be away this weekend and I know that you'll ::sings:: miss me a little when I'm gone, gone, goneeeee.  </drake lyric>

...told someone, oh I love that song by so-and-so, and they're all whaaa that song's mad old, and you're like so what, so what, I can't still like it?  Stop being all pretentious, you are not smarter than me!

No?  ::sigh:: What do you guys know anyway.


So yeah, this isn't new.  But I still like it.  The video's trippy.  And who ever thought we'd actually see Rihanna dance again?  Ok Rih-rih!

I heard this pretty epic mashup on the radio the other day and almost had a cow when I was able to find it on Youtube:


Tres impressive.  Learn more about DJ Earworm here.

I usually like to feature little know choreographers because they're usually the ones making the hottest shit.  But after seeing this on So You Think You Can Dance, I had to feature it.


::speechless::

I ADORE this commercial.  The GAP alway makes early targeted holiday sales promotions a little more tolerable.  :)


<3 always,

tee.

So I know I promised new videos but I'm still looking!

In the meantime, this routine is smexii. ^_^ Choreographers: Glory Mendoza and Kyle Hanagami.


heart always,

tee.

...rocks my world.





heart always,

tee

I've been silently skipping over the past few Sick Ass Choreography Sundays because I've been on a mission to find newer, cooler, videos for your viewing pleasure. And you can't imagine the amount of shit I need to weed through. :x

So in the meantime, check out this kid.



WHAT?? And you though you accomplished things in life. Lol.





heart always,

tee.

...who eternally confuses The Fray with OneRepublic?

It's Britney, bitch.



3 - Britney Spears

I heard this while on my way to die a silent death class and was all "this wasn't on the album! ::freakout::"

As a die hard I-was-with-her-from-the-beginning Britney fan I have to say this song is just okay. It reminds me of something from her last album that would have only made the European version.

But still, it's new Britney! It's on rotation on Z100 now and will be available on her upcoming Singles Collection.


heart always,

tee.