In support of her latest album, Hard Candy, Madonna began her latest worldwide tour, Sticky & Sweet, in the United Kingdom on Saturday, 8/23/08. Preliminary reviews describe her show as one the fastest moving concerts of her career, with quick, upbeat remixes of songs spanning her career filling the the two hours. The production includes the following details that, at this point in her career, are not unusual for a Madge performance:
* 28 maximum performers on stage at one time
* 8 Madonna costume changes
* 2 stages
* 12 traveling trampolines (apparently for dancer training)
* 653 hours of rehearsals
* 250 travelling personnel
* 16 Dancers
Madonna’s official site describes the show as two hours a “rock driven dancetastic journey.” The tour spans across the nation and worldwide. Most likely, tickets will now be available at StubHub or your local scalper.
TyTy Baby got her own wax figure at Madam Tussauds in DC yesterday. You know what this means? We are never going to hear the fucking end of it. I can already hear TyTy saying, “When I got my first wax figure…” and “You being strung out on drugs reminds me of the time when my wax figure….“
Wait….maybe that isn’t a wax figure. Maybe that’s TyTy Baby undercover as a wax figure! She’s going to expose the secret lonely world of wax figures. She’s going to tell us how hard it is for wax figures out there and she’s experienced it first hand. That TyTy is always breaking the real stories. She deserves a Peabody.
Source article and Tyra wax picture from: http://dlisted.com/node/26933
CW Wants the Gay Dollar…Give Me Some Gay Programming
(6/30/08)
At San Francisco’s 2008 Pride Festival, CW had what are assumed to be interns roaming around with massive CW logos. Corporate sponsorship of gay events is quite fashionable as the DINK dollar is heavily sought after. As CW’s loses its base audiences, it is desperate for viewers. This type of walking billboard is reminscent of their programming… dull and hardly original. Apparently, the CW thinks reviving Beverly Hills, 90210 is the clencher. Maybe, they should look to Bravo for some tips. Two words… Kathy Griffin!
David Beckham and Macy’s Continue Drive for Emporio Armani Sales (6/22/08)
Macy’s unveiled their latest ad campaign for Emporior Armani underwear at the West Coast flagship store in San Francisco, both indoor and outdoor. The new ad campaign features new photos of David Beckham sporting the black underwear in simple, but well done black and white photos.
They say that video killed the radio star, forcing singers to be more attractive to be successful, rather than naturally talented. With sportsmen like David Beckham moving into fashion and doing these type of photo shoots, one has to wonder how a player’s appearance may play in a team’s decision to hire on a new player. Afterall, a team benefits from the publicity of their successful and attractive player, as well.
If you are a David Beckham fan, either as a modern metrosexual fashionista, or a soccer (footballer) mogul, sit in San Francisco’s Union Square for this spectacular view.
First Female Top Chef Named – Stephanie
The unexpected, but really a bit expected, happened on Top Chef’s finale Wednesday night. The first female Top Chef, Stephanie, was named. Each season, contestants tend to focus heavily on the face that is difficult to be a woman in the culinary industry. Each female contestant consistently repeated the dream of being the first female Top Chef. After three seasons of male winners, a woman repeatedly performed on top and won.
I find it a bit suspicious, ala the article below about the first plus-sized winner of ANTM. Both reality contests focused heavily on the odd ball becoming a winner, season after season. As the reality TV genre sees dying Nielsen numbers, putting the underdog up front seems to only make sense for a ratings boost. It almost feels like the shows are trying too hard to add a sense of legitimacy to their competition by pushing a certain winner through. Unlike, American Idol where audience votes decide the winner, Top Chef and ANTM are picked by the judges and therefore, the producers of the show. It’s all a ratings game…which in the end actually legitimizes American Idol a bit more.
Apparently, the democratic way applies to government and reality TV. Go figure!
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America’s Next Top Model Declared – Whitney Thompson
ANTM’s 10th cycle winner was declared Wednesday, May 14th, 2008. Whitney Thompson is the first winner of this show to be plus-sized, full figured or however else you want to name it. This show is a guilty pleasure of mine, particularly in the reality TV genre. The fashion and photography are the highlights of the show, and self admittedly, Tyra’s insane antics keep me watching. Every week, I watch to witness in what fashion this self obsessed future media mogul will promote her own success in the world. Like a massive car crash, I watch with wide eyes.
Back to the cycle’s winner, Whitney. There have been varying full figured contestants on this program in cycles past with Whitney being the first to make it all the way. My question is whether Whitney realizes she is most likely a simple minion at Tyra’s disposal; a mere player in Tyra’s quest for world domination. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I believe this move by Tyra and/or ANTM to be highly calculated. Tyra’s mantra, particularly on her talk show, is to broaden or pretend to try and broaden modern imagery of female appearance, i.e. her use of an overweight body suit to experience life plus sized. Having an ANTM full figured model justifies Tyra’s talk show commentary, and fuels Tyra’s desire to conquer the world via “Bankable Productions.” It fulfills Tyra’s overall desire to play to her demographic, rather than the reality of the fashion world.
Tyra has realized the hypocracy of her ANTM ambition in relation to her talk show and now Whitney completes Tyra’s circle. ANTM does not create the next supermodels. It effectively creates multiple tools at Tyra’s disposal, and Whitney is only the next step in Tyra’s plan to be the next Oprah.
GO AWAY MARIAH!
Gossip pages across the net. Entertainment news venues. They are all going crazy over the reported marriage between Mariah Carey and some actor. Be a conspiracy theorist and trust that this is a huge publicity stunt to promote Carey’s new album. It is the only possible reasoning. After seeing Mariah Carey display a massive walk in closet specifically for her lingerie collection; after hearing her discuss her weight loss; I have one thing to say after this reported impromptu marriage… “GO AWAY MARIAH!” Let the real women do the work in music… (Madonna, Cher, Kylie perhaps!)
Madonna’s Hard CandyReleased Today- April 29th
The long awaited day is here; Madonna’s US release of her 11th studio album Hard Candy. Brand new tracks. Brand new sounds and beats that make you want to get up and dance all night. Go to iTunes. Go to the store. Buy the album. You won’t regret it. Having listened to it for the last week, this album is a great addition to her discography. Buy it now!
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