An atrocious, disastrous mistake on Gaga’s part. It’s so bad it’s mind-reeling. It could very well mark the beginning of the end her career. After all that gigantic build-up and anticipation about her first new material in over a year she’s gone and laid a… giant egg. Never mind ‘the… Read More »Bored This Way: Gaga Lays A Giant Egg
Mark Simpson rubs glam boy band Suede up the wrong way (Originally appeared in Attitude, 1994 ) I have something to confess. When I listened to Suede’s eponymous debut album last year I was disappointed. Disappointed that it turned out to be as good as the hype had trumpeted it… Read More »The Persueders
I’ve only just discovered the priceless, peerless, powdered Prince Poppycock, but what a discovery! Do you think he was told ‘only girls wear hair slides’ when he was a kid? (Apparently he made the final of AGT, but came last.) Here he is in the semi-finals, out-glamming Freddie:
The Gaga backlash, which recently found itself a leader in Camille Paglia, was inevitable. It’s also misguided, argues Mark Simpson (Out Magazine, Sept 24 2010) My bitch is better than your bitch! And she wore that dress before yours did! My bitch would kick your bitch’s ass! This is the… Read More »That Lady Gaga backlash is so tired already
I’m not much of a Robbie Williams fan. ‘Bromance’ leaves me cold. And I hated Brokeback Mountain. But perhaps I’m a big softy really because I rather like this video for Williams’ single ‘Shame’ which brings all these themes together, adds a hairy Gary Barlow, Robbie’s once-reviled Take That collaborator,… Read More »Shameless Slashiness