Monday, February 28, 2011
Angel
In disguise, I can see it in your eyes!!!
I love Angel, the 3rd single from the Like a Virgin album. There was supposed to be a video for it but MTV said they couldn't add another Madonna video to their playlist. There were too many already! They were playing Virgin, Material Girl, Into the Groove, Crazy For You and Gambler and others from the first album. Of course, it would have been fabulous to have a video of Angel, but in some ways I'm glad there isn't. The song isn't tainted by a visual, it stands on it's own. And, it's brilliant.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Madonna and Joan Collins at the 64th Annual Academy Awards Spago Party
At Swifty Lazar's Spago party.
In one article I read years ago about Lazar, Joan Collins was inquiring about the name cards at her table before the guests arrived, she asked Swifty, "Who is this M. Ciccone?"
Sooner or Later live at The Academy Awards 1991
Glamour. Sex. Style. Voice. Body. Hollywood. Performance. Face. Fur. Diamonds. Life.
Madonna gave one of the greatest live televised performances of all time on March 29, 1991 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in front of Hollywood's elite and over 50 million viewers around the world at the 63rd annual Academy Awards. Her, the spotlight, an audience and the camera.
Fabulous. She's Old Hollywood personified at a time when high potent glamour was to take the back seat to serious bullshyt. Just one of her many Fuck You's.
Drenched in 20 million dollars worth of Harry Winston diamonds, a mink stole and a diamond and pearl encrusted Bob Mackie gown, Madonna stole the show singing Stephen Sondheim's Sooner or Later from Dick Tracy.
Emerging from beneath the stage, she gave a live performance that all the great movie queens - combined - could only dream of. With great voice, flawless choreography and a full orchestra, she strips off a glove, beats that stage with her fur and throws one of her diamond earrings into the orchestra pit. The Jackpot of Star. A fantastically bombastic performance with the greatest exit scene that the Academy Awards has ever seen before or till date.
Sooner or Later won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
What It Was Like at Swifty's - Hollywood Reporter - 03.04.11
An article on the legendary Swifty Lazar Oscar parties from The Hollywood Reporter.
Friday, February 25, 2011
‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ Best Win for Documentary Feature This Sunday
Loved the major brain fuck that was Exit Through the Gift Shop when I saw it in the theater last year. Fabulous from beginning to end. Nobody does it better than Banksy. Anyway, hope it wins The Oscar on Sunday.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Charo: "Lady Gaga is Madonna with Diarrhea"
Haha! La Fabulosa Charo has spoken!
Here's Charo singing La Isla Bonita in 1988 at The Big Room in Bally's.
More Charo interview HERE.
1992 Interview about Erotica on MTV
Madonna talks about Erotica, The Sex Book, MTV, songwriting, being a visual artist, Camille Paglia, and more.
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