Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Video of the Week: Asian Street Dancing

My “Video of the Week” segment returns with a slight deviation from the norm.  The basic requirement for a video to be featured on this blog is for it to have some kind of piano/keyboard instrument, of any kind, in it.

Well, I’m going out on a limb this week as this video relates to a VERY guilty pleasure of mine .  .  .

Since I was a teenager many moons ago, I’ve been a dedicated Madonna fan.  I’ve been to two of her concerts, and I own just about every album in her catalogue.

This week she releases a definitive collection of 36 hit songs that span her entire 26-year career.  It is a collection called “Celebration”, and I, for one, will be obtaining my copy this week, along with millions of other fans around the world.

When it comes to celebrating pop culture icons, I don’t think anyone does it better than the Japanese (or any Asian culture, for that matter, as over a thousand dancers in Thailand just did a choreographed number to “Vogue” last week in the streets of Bangkok).

This week’s featured video is of an impromptu dance mob that takes over a busy intersection in Tokyo, Japan.  They appear out of nowhere and just start dancing.  In case you are wondering, they are performing to Madonna’s two new songs on the collection, “Celebration” and “Revolver”.

This is pretty freakin’ awesome .  .  .

Asian Power!  Aww Yeaaah!!

-g

Monday, September 28, 2009

Quem vê Capa não vê Conteúdo! Será?!

Como já havia dito aqui no blog, dia 29 será o lançamento oficial do novo single da Princesa do Pop, Britney Spears.

E hoje, BRITanica, moderadora oficial dos sites de Britney,  acaba de postar  via Twitter, a capa do single 3, que na minha opinião deixou muito a desejar. Não pela arte final e sim por se tratar de um ensaio de 2008 para o fotógrafo Mark Liddell, apesar de parecer estar  na moda entre as Divas usaren fotos não tão recentes como a  Rainha Madonna em sua coletânea Celebration.

Amanhã, ainda pela manhã,  será o tão esperado lançamento do single, cedido exclusivamente para  radio Z100 de New York.

Espero que a música seja melhor que a capa.

Gilvan Oliveira
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Madonna Books Visits to David Letterman

By Josef Adalian Published: September 25, 2009 David Letterman has booked another superstar guest: Madonna.

The former Material Girl will appear on Wednesday’s edition of “The Late Show,” CBS said Friday. She’ll be hyper her new greatest hits CD.

Wednesday’s planned visit will be Madonna’s eighth appearance on “Late Show.” She last stopped by in January 2007.

http://www.thewrap.c…-letterman-7777

She was on in ‘88, ‘94, ‘00, ‘03, ‘05 and ‘07 – that 6 appearances, am I missing one?

Sunday, September 27, 2009

He tocat a Patrick Wolf!!

Ja tinc una altre moment únic per afegir la meva col•lecció d’experiències glamouroses, junt a quan em vaig colar a la zona VIP del concert de Madonna a València, quan vaig conèixer al director de cinema Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem por un sueño, The Fountain…) al Festival de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges o quan Morrissey em va llençar una pua de guitarra a Madrid: he tocat a Patrick Wolf!

Wolf és una mica com el Mozart de la música pop independent anglesa: amb 11 anys composava cançons amb instruments que ell fabricava, amb 14 tenia una banda i amb 18 es va gravar i auto-produir el seu primer disc, “Licantropy” aclamat i considerat per la crítica un dels millors de la present dècada, així com tots els seus successius àlbums, on ha barrejat amb una professionalitat magistral la electrònica, el folk celta, el glam, el rock i el pop més amanerat. I per postres al darrer àlbum, l’imprescindible “The Bachelor” es va produïr i distribuir completament al marge de la indústria musical, tan sols amb aportacions dels fans.

I ja em veieu a mi a primera fila de l’espectacle que aquest geni va oferir gratis a la barcelonina Plaça Reial, amb motiu de les festes de la Mercè, contemplant extasiat com l’infinit talent d’aquesta estrella és encara més incommensurable en directe i a dos metres de distància.

El millor dels concerts és, per a mi, que pots alliberar la vena més petarda, locaza, talifan i ultrafreak, comportant-te com una veritable pija teenager al seu primer concert dels Jona’s Brothers, sense que els teus amics s’avergonyeixin de tu! I com ja haureu intuït, els que em llegiu sovint, soc una persona de passions i odis molt intensos envers a les persones famoses que admiro/detesto.

Patrick va irrompre al escenari, vestit amb l’estrafolaria roba que el caracteritza, i va obrir foc amb la mística balada “Who will?”, per deixar anar, tot seguit, una apretada llista de superhits, ja que en el breu temps del show no donava temps a profunditzar en la seva intensa discografia.

Va tocar el violí amb “Damaris”, la guitarra acústica amb “The Libertine”, la elèctrica a “Hard Times”, el piano amb “The Magic Position” i fins i tot es va atrevir a versionar “Hyperballad” de Björk i el “Like a Virgin” (VIDEO AQUÍ) de Madonna, tot acompanyat amb una performance sublim pròpia d’una diva de Hollywood, maquilladíssim, tirant-se per terra, fent posturetes, canviant-se de roba i pentinat o llençant-se al públic amb la oda leather“Vulture”, moment el que les meves mans varen entrar en contacte amb la seva materialitat corporal, concretament amb el seu colze dret!

Touch me, touch me, touch me! I wanna be dirty!

Doncs, res, tan sols recomanar-vos que correu a Spotify o Emule per assaborir la seves orgiàstiques melodies, si es que teniu la poca vergonya de no haver-ho fet encara! Jo em quedo amb la frase que una noia del meu costat li va etzibar…

“PERÒ PATRICK… A TU QUI ET COMPRA LA ROBA???”

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PD: Totes les fotos fetes i editades per mi. Els videos es corresponen a aquesta gira, encara que no al concert de Barcelona!

PPD: Del concert de Barna hi ha el video de quan es tira el públic, aquí

Saturday, September 26, 2009

VMB ou Madonna: O que você vai assistir no dia 01 de outubro?

Por Pop Line

As duas maiores emissoras musicais do Brasil, Multishow e MTV, preparam-se para uma grande briga de audiência no próximo dia 01 de outubro.

Enquanto a MTV Brasil exibe o VMB 2009, o Multishow promete passar o show exclusivo da Madonna na Argenitina. O material, que mais tarde vai virar DVD, foi extraído da “Stick & Sweet” Tour – última turnê da Rainha do POP.

No Video Music Brasil, que será apresentado por Marcelo Adnet, vai ter shows do Franz Ferdinand, Wanessa, Ja Rule, Pitty, Erasmo Carlos e outros destaques da música nacional.

Vote em nossa enquete e não se esqueça de deixar seu cometário!

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Why Did You Do That?-Movie Roles Turned the Stars Turned Down

Why Did You Do That?! Movie roles the stars said “no” to:

  • Molly Ringwald must be kicking herself to this day that she turned down the chance to be Vivian in Pretty Woman and Molly in Ghost. Hello? Molly? Is anyone home?
  • Robert DiNero doesn’t come cheap and has turned down many movie roles. The role I wish he said yes to is Queenan in The Departed rather than working on The Good Shepherd.  The Good Shepherd had me counting sheep.
  • Madonna turned down the chance to be Ginger in Casino.  Bad for her, but good for us.  Sharon Stone was perfect for this part and is a much better actor.  I still love your music Madonna!
  • Leonardo DiCaprio said no to the role of Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights to work on Titanic, which I guess was good for him at the time and for Mark Wahlberg.  I would’ve preferred to see Leo in some of the scenes over Wahlberg, however.  He wanted the part, but it was impossible to film both movies at the time.  Leo also turned down the role of Landa (a Nazi Colonel) in Inglourious Basterds.
  • Will Smith turned down the shot to be Neo in The  Matrix.  I’m not a fan of this movie, but I have a feeling that Will Smith would’ve done a better acting job and would have sported the black leather a lot better than Keanu Reeves.
  • Tom Cruise turned down the role of Ren in the original Footloose.  That would be just a flash in the pan for Tom Cruise anyway and it gave Kevin Bacon a chance to look good.
  • Michael Madsen turned down the role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction. What the heck were you thinking? Due to the fact that Madsen has a history of substance abuse, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt as he was probably drunk when he made this decision.
  • Mel Gibson turned down Russell Crowe’s part in Gladiator.  Thanks Mel, Russell Crowe was awesome!
  • Good job Angela Bassett.  She had too much self respect to accept the role that Halle Berry played in Monster’s Ball.
  • Jack Nicholson turned down the part of Michael Corleone in The Godfather which was bad for him- awesome for Al Pacino who did wonderfully.