Kategori: Lady Gaga
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Kändisbilder från Grammygalan
Absolut störst klänning bars av vanligtvis halvnakna Rihanna: en stor, rosa prinsessdröm i tyll av designern Giambattista Valli. ”Jag såg den på nätet och blev helt förälskad”, påstod hon. Popprinsessorna Miley Cyrus, 22 och Katy Perry, 30, jämförde bröst. Båda var nominerade för bästa popalbum men förlorade till Sam Smith. Iggy Azalea hade snygg, smickrande klänning men ett fågelbo på huvudet
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Tech Time Warp of the Week: Watch Billy Idol Get Hip to the Newfangled … – Wired
Today, thanks to online services like Twitter, you send a note to Justin Bieber any time you like. The same goes for Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and hundreds of other pop stars.
But in 1993, when Billy Idol went online to chat with fans and promote his new album, Cyberpunk, the idea of a rock star directly interacting with the hoi polloi over the internet was unheard of. It was a bit of internet history, and you can relive it with the video above.
“This means I can be in touch with millions of people, but on my own terms,” Idol said of his fan-chat on an early online service called the Well.
In writing and recording his Cyberpunk album, Idol—who has been part of the first wave of punk rock two decades earlier—tapped journalists such as Mondo 2000 editor Gareth Branwyn and Boing Boing editor Mark Frauenfelder to advise him cyberpunk culture and ideology. He even based the opening track on a piece Branwyn wrote for Mondo. And the Well chat was meant to further tap this burgeoning universe.
But the album was was both a critical and commercial flop, and early netizens saw it as an attempt to co-opt cyberculture. Today, if it’s remembered at all, it’s remembered as a bit of early 1990s retrofuturist kitsch, along side movies like Lawnmower Man.
That said, Cyberpunk was ahead of its time. Idol recorded the album at his home studio using computers to gain more control over the production process. “I’d always really sort of worked through a team of a producer and an engineer, and in the end I think really you felt like you weren’t getting as close to your ideas as you could be,” he said.
Today’s it’s standard practice for musicians to record at least parts of their albums on laptops using applications like ProTools. But, just like chatting with fans online, this was brand new in 1993.
Yet what is now considered business as usually was dismissed as being gimmicky at the time. Sometimes we don’t recognize the future when it’s staring us right in the face.
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"Det låter som att du har bajs i munnen" – här läser stjärnorna upp näthatet
Nöje Detta är både roligt och hemskt. Att vara världsstjärna har så klart sina fördelar. Pengar, kändisskap, uppskattning, galor, VIP-fester – ja listan kan göras lång. Men att vara känd över hela världen är ju inte synonymt med att vara omtyckt av alla.
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Miley, Selena och Kim – kolla in veckans Instagrambilder
Nöje Kolla in de hetaste och senaste Instagrambilderna från kändisarna. Den här veckan kollar vi in Kim Kardashians heta plåtning i pälsbikini, Selena Gomez matkrig, Amber Roses skållheta bilder och Irina Shayk på stranden. Dessutom tar vi en titt på Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber och Britney Spears.Spana in veckans hetaste Instagrambilder i bildspelet ovan – klicka på pilarna.
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Billy Idol starts again (but ends quickly) in intimate Turf Club set – Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
With longtime guitarist Steve Stevens by his side, Billy Idol played a short set Monday at the Turf Club in St. Paul. / Photos by Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune
The biggest-selling, most heavily bleached pop music star to hit the Turf Club since Lady Gaga stopped in for a drink five years ago, ‘80s pseudo-punk Billy Idol rolled into St. Paul’s rockiest watering hole Monday night for a promotional gig that blurred the lines between hipster cool, punk cred and guilty-pleasure schmaltz.
Playing an all-acoustic set with only guitarist Steve Stevens for accompaniment, the snarly faced, spiky-haired British rocker was booked into the 300-capacity venue as part of a 10-day series of events marking 89.3 the Current’s 10th anniversary celebrations. The station’s flagship jockey Mary Lucia showed her unique appreciation for Idol as she introduced him to the stage.
“He has lived nine lives … and has probably already shagged 10 times today,” Lucia cracked.
Sporting a black T-shirt by the Midwest noise-punk trio Shellac and looking fit enough to front his own wild punk band, the 59-year-old singer smiled often and didn’t seem fazed to be playing an small, old club instead of the sports arenas he once filled. He opened with a full-throated version of his 1982 hit “White Wedding” and ended with an audience-accompanied “Rebel Yell.” In between, he dropped in the less enduring but still crowd-pleasing hits “Eyes Without a Face,” “Sweet Sixteen” and “To Be a Lover” along with “Kiss Me Deadly,” a song by his pre-hitmaking band Generation X.
”This acoustic stuff is hard work,” Idol mumbled at one point.
“This acoustic stuff is hard work,” Idol joked to Stevens after bellowing hard to rock up “To Be a Lover” near the end. “Let’s go back to electric tomorrow.”
He apparently wasn’t kidding: The final tally only came to six songs clocking in at 30 minutes total, for a show that cost $25 and probably a Minnesota Public Radio membership to get in (local openers Little Man and Tropical Depression certainly provided more bang for the buck, though). He played nothing off his new record, “Kings & Queens of the Underground,” ostensibly the reason he agreed to the gig. He also denied the audience’s cheers for an encore, which were so prevalent Lucia came back out to cut everyone off. “He has to catch a plane,” she claimed.
Monday’s show was a very questionable booking on the part of the supposedly underground-oriented, alternative-minded, publicly subsidized 89.3 staff. For those too young (or old?) to remember, Idol was to punk in the ’80s what Kid Rock was to rap in the ’00s, and he still gets heavy airplay on narrow-niched corporate FM stations. The Current announced the gig under the banner of Lucia’s purisitic throwback show “Rock and Roll Radio” but should have billed it among her “No Apologies” selections of cheeseball pop singers and has-been artists.
Aside from the brevity, though, the show wasn’t an embarrassment for Idol himself. His voice — as mumbly and gravely rock ‘n’ roll voices go — was still in as fine of shape as his physical appearance. The fans who flocked the stage for autographs were clearly smitten by his mere presence. And the acoustic format worked surprisingly OK, except for ”Eyes Without a Face” coming off as melodramatic as a Mexican soap-opera. You have to give the guy credit: He’d be a good bet for a local casino to book his next time through our area.
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Heidi Klum och hennes dotter lämnar en restaurang i Los Angeles!
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Who are the Celebrity Big Brother 2015 contestants? All the line up rumours – Mirror.co.uk
Celebrity Big Brother is so close we feel like it’s the build-up to Christmas all over again.It’s almost time for a new group of stars to enter the house in search of a career boost by potentially winning the Channel 5 contest. Along with the usual big names rumoured every year, there have also been some more realistic stars lined up for their spot in the limelight. Rumoured contestant Josie Cunningham may have hit out at the show for featuring ”washed up 90’s acts clutching onto fame”, but host Rylan Clark has promised a ”very, very strong line-up” this year – and insisted there will be fewer reality TV stars than in previous years.He told Metro.co.uk: ”We’ve got a very, very strong line-up …We’re trying to steer away from reality stars but there may be one.”Maybe not one that’s very well known, it’s not your usual line-up!”Find out everything you need to know about this year’s CBB by reading on…Who’s going into the house this time?We won’t know officially until the launch show – but there are some strong rumours out there already, and here they are. We’ve rounded up nine celebs who are rumoured to be following in the footsteps of the likes of Charlotte Crosby, Les Dennis, Mark Owen and Jack Dee – as well as all the latest detail on the house itself.Check out our list of everything you need to know about the house and its potential contestants…Stephen BelafonteProducers are said to be keen to sign up Mel B’s other half after rifts in their marriage were reported.Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said: “Stephen’s the hottest ticket in town at the moment.
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Celebrity Big Brother 2015 line up rumours: Katie Hopkins, Perez Hilton and … – Mirror.co.uk
Celebrity Big Brother is days away and you can feel the excitement in the air.Later this week, a brand new roster of celebrities – or is it victims? – will enter the house as they attempt to give themselves a career boost by winning the Channel 5 reality show. Along with the usual big names rumoured every year, there have also been some more realistic stars lined up for their spot in the limelight.Host Rylan Clark has promised a ”very, very strong line-up” this year, and insisted there will be fewer reality TV stars than in previous years.He told Metro.co.uk: ”We’ve got a very, very strong line-up …We’re trying to steer away from reality stars but there may be one.”Maybe not one that’s very well known, it’s not your usual line-up!”Find out everything you need to know about this year’s CBB by reading on…Who’s going into the house this time?We won’t know officially until the launch show – but there are some strong rumours out there already, and here they are. We’ve rounded up nine celebs who are rumoured to be following in the footsteps of the likes of Charlotte Crosby, Les Dennis, Mark Owen and Jack Dee – as well as all the latest detail on the house itself.Check out our list of everything you need to know about the house and its potential contestants…Stephen BelafonteProducers are said to be keen to sign up Mel B’s other half after rifts in their marriage were reported.Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said: “Stephen’s the hottest ticket in town at the moment. And if he ‘fesses up about his split with Mel it’s sure to see ratings rocket.“It’s going to be hard to turn his public perception around but plenty of bad boys have won in the past, such as Gary Busey and Paddy Doherty.”Cami Li Celebrity Big Brother is about to get a whole lot steamier with American model Cami Li reportedly set for the house.The raunchy babe was previously engaged to Kirk Nocross, and she could make this year’s series the sexiest ever.After making headlines in 2013 for her whirlwind romance with the TOWIE star, the 27-year-old model is in talks to show off her love of latex outfits and body art to our screens later this month, according to the Daily Star.Marcus Collins Marcus Collins is in talks to star in Celebrity Big Brother.The former X Factor contestant – who was runner-up to Little Mix in 2011 – is in last-minute negotiations to appear on the programme which returns to TV next week.Channel 5 bosses are said to be keen to land Marcus so he can share gossip about both the talent show and its rival Strictly Come Dancing, on which his boyfriend Robin Windsor is one of the professional dancers.Jeremy Jackson Jeremy Jackson has signed up for CBB, according to a report.The former Baywatch star – who played David Hasselhoff’s character Mitch Buchannan’s son Hobie in the iconic lifeguard series – has signed a £100,000 deal to star on the upcoming series of the Channel 5 reality TV show.The 34-year-old actor is renowned for his troubled personal life after he was arrested in 2000 for manufacturing methamphetamines.Kavana One of Mel B’s closest pals has signed up to CBB, according to a report.CBB bosses are said to have signed up pop sensation Kavana for the new series and the 90’s star could reveal what has been happening with his close friend.Celebrity Big Brother – which starts in January – could be a huge talking point if all goes to plan, as Mel’s troubles have been heavily reported of late.Does Kavana know the ins-and-outs of their relationship
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Khloe Kardashian tycker att systern Kim är otacksam!
Khloe Kardashian har gått till attack mot sin syster Kim Kardashian. Realitystjärnan tycker enligt uppgift att Kim inte uppskattar allt hon har – en dotter och en man – utan bara tycker synd om sig själv för att hon har svårt att bli gravid igen.“Khloe skulle ha offrat båda sina armar för att ha ett barn och en man och hon tycker att Kim är helt missvisande och glömmer bort att se hela bilden, berättar en källa till Hollywood Life och förklarar att Kim har tappat perspektiv på saker och ting.Khloe är enligt uppgift trött på att Kim alltid spelar offer när hon borde vara mer tacksam över allt hon har i livet. ”Och inte bara det, Khloe känner att Kim kräver emotionellt stöd av familjen och tar bort allt det roliga från jul och nyår,” tillägger källan.Relaterade bildserierDärför vill Khloe Kardashian vika ut sig i Playboy!Jul-special: 16 kändisar i röda klänningar!French Montana planerar att fria till exet Khloe Kardashian!Kolla in kändisarnas härliga julbilder på Instagram!