This is an honest question. In fact, I’m not even writing this blog as a sneaky way to make fun of her, at least not entirely…I first asked this question when I saw her come on stage in a giant egg at the Grammy’s, and then again when I saw her dressed as a giant condom on Good Morning America. Everywhere she goes she’s dressed like its Halloween, each appearance more bizarre than the next. And for whatever reason people go ape shit for anything and everything she does, like she’s some sort of freak show savant. You would have thought she landed on the moon the way people were talking about that stupid egg entrance, as if it were some culturally significant moment. I keep hearing that her entire life is staged and that everything she does is done with a purpose to make people think. Blah, blah, blah. Really? Has anybody even considered the fact that maybe she’s just a fucking weirdo?
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This is an honest question. In fact, I’m not even writing this blog as a sneaky way to make fun of her, at least not entirely…I first asked this question when I saw her come on stage in a giant egg at the Grammy’s, and then again when I saw her dressed as a giant condom on Good Morning America. Everywhere she goes she’s dressed like its Halloween, each appearance more bizarre than the next. And for whatever reason people go ape shit for anything and everything she does, like she’s some sort of freak show savant. You would have thought she landed on the moon the way people were talking about that stupid egg entrance, as if it were some culturally significant moment. I keep hearing that her entire life is staged and that everything she does is done with a purpose to make people think. Blah, blah, blah. Really? Has anybody even considered the fact that maybe she’s just a fucking weirdo?
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To approach writing on top albums of the year is a tough task because music is a lifestyle for me and not a job. My rate of forced consumption is much less than those writing for Spin or Rolling Stone. As well as exterior influence from record labels. There always seem to be a handful of artists that make the list based solely on name. Even though I refuse to make the effort in listening to the album, I just have a gut feeling that their act has gotten stale. Not even a remote chance they could be creating anything as dynamic or inventive as the artists emerging today. It is one thing to hone the art, where staying within the walls while continuously putting out amazing work, but it's another to just stick to the same routine in order to be successful. |