Fake or Fail?

Get the news on the new leak...

ok, ok, so it may not be a fail, but as with most gaga songs, they come off as too much typical pop at fiiiirrrssst and then draw you in to the addiction. so i'll listen to it about 15 times and then the number with jump dramatically to 75

PureVolume Account

And apparently we're behind in the times, but here is her PureVolume Account. Pretty sure this is the first place I listened to her music....how nostalgic.

http://www.purevolume.com/stefanilive

Highlights from StefaniLive

In case the last post was too long, or you arent quite as obsessed yet, here are some clips:

- I’ve been composing ever since I was four, when I first touched the keys of my dad’s old piano and I still remember the first song I heard. My dad was listening to what I now know was Pink Floyd’s “Money,” and understanding only the sounds of the cash register in the intro, I wrote a song called “Dollar Bills” on my Mickey Mouse staff paper.

- I met Don Lawrence when I was fourteen...I am nineteen now, and have been staring at the platinum records on his studio walls for years. Doing my vocal exercises over, and over, eyes glued to the records.

- JANUARY 2006 Stefani rocks The Bitterend and sells out her 5 song demo "Words".

- 9/05 Stefani became a featured vocalist and co-writer with 3 time Grammy winner Grandmaster Melle Mel, known from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, for a hip-hop children’s book album, “Scott and the Secret Dimension.” Scheduled for release in March 2006.

StefaniLive Hits the Web

LadyGarland discovered snippets of Gaga's old promo website...with pics and demos clips and everything else you could want except how to contact old Stefani in 2006.
Here's the copy/paste of the thread beginning:

Gaga's old website!! stefanimusic.com
So, Glozell posted a photo in the Unusual Pictures thread that had stefanimusic.com written on it. I tried to go to the link - but no such luck, it was taken down. So then I went to archive.org and put in the address and it shows up!

You will WANT to check this out - her biography is so adorable!

http://web.archive.org/web/200608110....com/home.html

Some of the links don't work, but I did find this interesting bit under the News tab:

The Lion's Den December 17, 2005
Here is what you heard:

When Your Not Around (this is probably Something Crazy)
Hollywood
Master Heartbreaker
Wish You Were Here
No Floods
John's Song
Walk the Road
Captivated
Red& Blue
Words

Looks like she had a few more songs up her sleeve that we've never heard about!

EDITS:

The demos sound a tad different to me - some of them aren't showing up for other people, so here are links that should work (wait a few seconds before pressing play - they should play automatically):

Red & Blue http://web.archive.org/web/200608131...DMOredblue.mp3

No Floods http://web.archive.org/web/200608131...MOnofloods.mp3

Something Crazy http://web.archive.org/web/200608131...thingcrazy.mp3

Wish You Were Here http://web.archive.org/web/200608131...huwerehere.mp3

Words http://web.archive.org/web/200608131...c/DMOwords.mp3

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so! there you go! can't wait til the 16th after gaga's demos have sold on GottaHaveRocknRoll.com. Then we'll be bathing in Gaga glory.

GagaBono

New photo emerged with Bono and Gaga. ADORBS!
via GagaDaily.

Make Up Gaga

Drooping Boobs and Yoko Ono

I can't complain if GG brings free-boobing in to style...pic
In other news, she parties it up with Ono onstage.

What We Know

via gagaface:

CD title: "Born This Way"
The premiere release of the album: Between 18 and 21 January 2011
CD cover Premiere: December 31, 2010 at 00:00 (24:00) at the official website of LG
Producers: Red One, Fernando Garibay
First single: In mid-December 2010
The video and single: the end of December, early January
Number of tracks: Apparently 20th Interscope Records, says "every song will hit a brick."
At the moment we know the two official titles of the songs: "You and I" and "Born This Way"
Planned number of singles: About 6 or 7 singles to promote the album, "Born This Way"
Lady GaGa on CD: "This album is the greatest work of my life"

Stefani Germanotta, Hipster Politician

Courtney Love Fucks Up #1 Pop Song

on a separate note, hiatus needed because of school work. guess if anyone reads this, they figured that out already.

Gaga's New Tatt!

Still looking for more fabulous pics to show you!

Fresh, Fun, our new Gaga?

AHHH! LOVE Gaga's newest fashion: glasses. Our girl looks so pretty just being fresh and having fun! I hope we see more of her like this.

Another Comic Tribute Fail

If you werent offended enough by Bluewater's The Fame, here are two more comics to balk at.



Of the first, Idolator reviews: "It’s not too terribly offensive, except her hair looks like a mushroom. (Not a far cry from how it looked in the video, though.) Did they really need to outline the entire shape of her body in thick black ink?"

And the second: "So according to this cover, Drag Queen Gaga discusses little more than sunglasses, crosses, teacups and hairbows while speaking on the phone. In Bluewater’s defense, we bet that’s what an actual telephone conversation with Lady Gaga is like."

Gaga Debuts Livin on the Radio!!

I have a feeling this is a acoustic version of a pop song to be on her next album...do we think this is worth being a title song?

Studded Corset, Southern Belle Hair

Gaga wows at the Vancouver airport, having to submit to a personal pat-down due to her unwillingness to remove her metal studded corset. Note how she keeps her heels high, despite being told to remove her shoes!

Twitter Love

LucCarl

God save the Queen. I'm taking her to see KISS

ladygaga


KISS the Queen. #GagaTwitterQueen

LucCarl

Don't know which was better, Gene saying He's really good looking, hold on to him. Or Paul saying "You would be the tallest member of KISS"


ladygaga

I see Love in Black and White. Passion in shades of "Gris". But when it comes to You and I, Color is all I see.

LucCarl

I see love in gas and tires. Put the pedal to the metal baby, come on light my fire.

Jo Calderone, Again?

So maybe I'm a convert...
Read on.

Gaga's Kiss of Death

Sorry for the hiatus.
Our favorite popstress has made it to the big leagues! Backstage at Kiss, that is...

Gaga Talks Crowd Surfing And Creativity

Gaga admits to Ryan Seacrest she had no idea how many hits the youtube video of her crowd surfing with rocker Justin from Semi Precious Weapons received.
Ryan: "It was the biggest thing on the web for 24 hours. You were wearing next to nothing, were you worried?"
"I don't know what came over me, I just got so excited and I remember playing that stage and what it felt like. And they were doing a great job and I was standing there with Lady Starlight and she was like, ' can you imagine if you jumped right now?' and I said, 'Fuck it.' And I jumped."

When asked about Prop 8 being overturned she responds, "Oh my gosh, I feel like it's a revolution, like a gunshot went off. Like it set us all into rotation...It's been so important for us for so long. I wrote a song called Future Love a long time ago and it's about free love and gay marriage. I keep writing!"
Ryan: "So many of those things you write about have meaning and message so it's hard to stop."
On writing more music, "I never stop writing."
Ryan: "It sounds like you've still got that cumulo-nibus cloud of creativity."
"Well, I get to see my fans every day and they are just electrifying...It's amazing because they are their own movement now...It was exciting to go home and see perhaps what my friend was telling, was the effect that my music was having on my old neighborhood."

More on Next Album

To ID: "The new album is my absolute greatest work I've ever done, and I'm so excited about it. The message, the melodies, the direction, the meaning, what it will mean to my fans and what it will mean to me in my own life – it's utter liberation. I'm on the quest to create the anthem for my generation for the next decade, so that's what I've done."

To Ryan Seacrest: "Really when I started writing this album I wanted to put the album together in an innovative way because I wanted to music to be innovative and I wanted the message to be innovative. I already had the 'sonic' idea and the 'message' idea."

To ID: "I will never tell [who the producers are] because as soon as I tell, everyone starts working with them. So all I can say is that nobody knows who they are. They're all new."

To Ryan Seacrest: "I basically just asked friends of mine to produce the record for me, and we created a name for ourselves. We're called The Banditos. (I get overruled in the crew because it's three guys.)

Another Dual Album for G

Gaga reports to MTV News that she's writing so much music, her album (due for mid-2011) might just have a B-Side.

"I know I told everyone my album was done, but I can't stop writing. I might have to put out two records. I never stop writing. I'm always in the studio and always writing."

Ryan asked if her next album will be a "reinvention," or if she thinks she's changed for her next gig.

She told him, "Well I do think I will be... I am Gaga. It's kind of like if your parents have nicknames for you. My nickname is Gaga. But I am ever reinventing. I am ever changing. I don't know. I don't reinvent from album to album, I reinvent from day to day, to song to song, from video to video. It's quite chaotic! But my fans understand that because they relate to that chaos in themselves."

I hope for another Fame/Monster revamp with an album now and an album later. Let's release now, Loo.

Huge Leak, Continued

speculation on the song titles via GagaDaily discussion board:

Hooker On a Church Corner must be the one she wrote in Cleveland! She tweeted a day after with a picture of her recording a song. I met her that day, right after she recorded, and was wearing that exact outfit! Hooker must be the song that she thinks will be number 1!!!!

This may just be fabricated by someone who looked at the same clues we're now using as corroboration - the rose pictures in Sydney, the Hooker on Church Street tweet, etc. We have no way of knowing if Gaga intentionally gave us those hints or if somebody has too much free time on their hands. I'll hold off passing judgment for now.

HMMMMMM...

WEATHER GIRL (Legal Title)
BMI Work #10969580
Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI #
BARRETT MARIO BMI 513518084
GERMANOTTA STEFANI BMI 519338442
JERKINS RODNEY ROY BMI 185579812

Publishers
HOUSE OF GAGA PUBLISHING INC BMI 557166038
SONY/ATV SONGS LLC BMI 187062752
Additional Non-BMI Publishers

HUGE LEAK (if true)

According to Celebrity Cafe, details on Ms G's third album have leaked, and leaked hard.

Lady Gaga has been busy working on her untitled third studio album. In a past interview, she said that she was inspired by politics, such as the Don’t ask don’t tell policy. A member of the Lady Gaga fan site “Gagadaily” has produced a few official looking scans of documents that tell us more about her third album.

The songs that she has recorded are titled, Born This Way, Far From Me, You and I, Vinyl, Someone Save Me Tonight, Hooker on a Church Corner, and Scream Loud. There are also two demos entitled Ink and Rose Thorns.

"I can't believe she got hold of this! She tells me she has only heard "Far From Me", "You & I" and "Hooker" and the demos, and that Far From Me is a really epic song about a break up and sounds like Poker Face on steroids, You & I is a great ballad about love and Hooker is a really sexy dance track and also really addictive and dark. The two demos were recorded in Australia and Ink is about tattoos or something and I don't know about the other."

Gaga is working with Redone, who produced Poker Face, Rodney Jerkins Telephone and also David Bowie, who she says is one of her biggest inspirations.

GagaDaily has already removed the original picture (seen on discussion page 32), hailing it as a fake.
But,if true, that would have to answer the question of the album name...Born This Way.

One fan on GagaDaily discusses:
i don't know if this has already been said or not, but I think she is going to call her next album born this way. Now, this is just me guessing, i could be completely wrong, but it seems like a good possibility. during her showstudio interview they asked her what she would call a movie based on her life and she hesitated for a few seconds. the guy interviewing her was like, "its a difficult question" and she said " no, i know what it is, i just... Born this way. i would call it born this way." the hesitation seems a little suspicious ;) and when asked about tattoos, she said she was considering getting either free bitch or born this way. then a few weeks later, in rolling stone, she said that she was going to release the title of her new album on new years, by getting the title tattooed on her and then posting the picture. born this way perhaps? i have also noticed that recently on the tour she has been saying "you were born this way" a lot... i don't know... this is just speculation but i thought i would share my ideas with you guys

Gaga's mentioned the phrase Born This Way on three different occasions about four different things...
Show Studio: Next tattoo
Show Studio: Phrase to sum up her life
Monster Ball: During speech about Arizona
Vanity Fair: Film title

Other bloggers argue she's referencing Valentino and would never title her work something that has so obviously been done:
Valentino:Born This Way
I think that they mean that she is referencing this song by Valentino,"Born This Way".It's an early gay liberation song from Motown.This is very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNo8gUheg3I
and here is a later released disco version of the song by Carl Bean,both are great....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciws_dgs7K0
and here is a link to the history on the song:
http://www.queermusicheritage.us/jun2002v.html
It does seem like she was referencing this in the later concert video.

LOL-apalooza

Terrible pun. But what else am I supposed to come up with at 8:50?
Pics from Lollapalooza, featuring Gagi in her Monster Ball costumes. New hair tho.
According to reviews, she didn't try to win over her old crowd with some rock ballads and a blast from her past (with the exception of the infamous disco bra). It's too bad. I guess we had to expect Gaga to fail once in a while.
According to Idolator, though, "the pop firebrand stunned the crowd by showing up to play drums briefly for glam-rockers Semi-Precious Weapons, the opening act on her Monster Ball tour)."

Live Review:
Lady Gaga may have been ready for her diva moment at Lollapalooza, but Lolla wasn’t quite ready for her.
In an indulgent, two-hour set that left crowds retreating to the Strokes in steady droves, Gaga made it clear that she’d come a long way since her last Lolla gig, an unremarkable stint on the BMI stage in 2007. Bringing back the disco bra and panties she wore for that set, Gaga reaffirmed her awesomeness while we all listened in, “ The BMI Stage was a fucking train wreck. You were born a superstar!” Her rambling bordered on therapy at times, as she repeatedly referenced how mean everyone was to her in high school. “No one fucking believed in me, but we did it. And look at all of us now.”





Leisure Blogs:
8:30 p.m.
Lady Gaga (above) has been onstage for nearly 30 minutes, and the set is still having trouble getting untracked. Her pacing is terrible. The stage is as elaborate as advertised, a tri-level monstrosity that features a stalled car and a simulation of a subway train amid glittering neon and a tenement-like staircase. But the singer isn’t interested in a strictly choreographed, arrive-and-conquer sensory assault in the Madonna mold. She’s got issues, and she wants to share. The cold remove or canned patter of many pop divas can be a drag, but Gaga overcompensates by engaging in long monologues that come off as speeches. What gives the night a fascinating spin is her vivid recall of her 2007 set on a much smaller stage at the same festival. That memory of being ignored and misunderstood even as she played many of the same songs that would later become huge worldwide hits fuels her set. And so this becomes something of a live therapy session, positively fierce in moments, but an absolute drag in others. Strolling through the audience, the restlessness is apparent as Gaga vents, meanders and takes her time setting up songs early in the set. But once she focuses on the music instead of the psychotherapy, her talents as a singer, musician and provocateur take over and she finishes strong. Will she sacrifice spontaneity for a more focused show next time? She’ll need to if she wants to keep playing in front of audiences this size. (GK)



As previously mentioned, though, Gaga's highlight of the day was her stint with SPW.
Piece of Mind:
GaGa invaded the stage when the band sang "Magnetic Baby" hours prior to her own full set. "If anyone calls Lady GaGa a pop star I'll f*cking kill them," Tranter said in an accompanying message of the picture taken by Last Nights Party from Chicago where the gig took place. "She is a rock star, and she is helping, Semi Precious Weapons, bring rockNroll back. RockNRoll is back bitches!"
Tranter also told MTV News that this wouldn't be the last you would see of Gaga collaborating with the band. "Gaga herself has plans to collaborate with us, both artistically and sexually," he teased.

Reading Between the Lines

Excerpts from the Vanity Fair article:

But comparisons made to other female pop stars are simply beside the point. Gaga has a much better voice than Madonna, and she's got all those serious Rachmaninoff and Beethoven piano chops...Unlike Cher, Whitney, or Britney, Gaga writes all of her own catchy, catchy, can't-get-them-out-of-your-head songs. She swears she doesn't lip-synch in concert.
The Gaga has been influenced by Grace Jones (who called her a copycat), Isabella Blow, Leigh Bowery, Freddie Mercury, Daphne Guinnes, Klaus Nomi, Led Zepplin, Patti smith, Boy George, Carole King...the New York Dolls, Prince, John Lennon, Andy Warhol, and David Bowie.

I was probably more dysfunctional than [anyone] in our family--I dated a 28-year-old when I was 16; I dated a 38-year-old when I was 19. Actually, I don't even know that I would use the word "dated."..I was living in a delusional world; I wanted to know what the real world was all about. And I used to pray every night that God would make me crazy. I prayed that God would teach me something, that he would instill in me a creativity and strangeness that all of those people that I loved and respected had.
(About Joanne, her aunt that died at 19 of Lupus...)
She was a poet and a real Renaissance woman, pure of heart--just a beautiful person. She died a virgin. And one of [my guides] told me he can feel that I have two hearts in my chest, and I believe that about myself.

My manager Troy and my A&R guy Vincent bought me a 1990 red Rolls-Royse Corniche. Her name is Bloody Mary.

I've said that if there was a movie about my life I would title it "Born This Way."

Shooting Vanity Fair

Loo, looking adorable while shooting with Nick Knight.

Puke On Gaga's Millie Brown

So it's a little late in coming since the HQ Puke on Gaga has been released several weeks ago, but this little write-up on performance artist Millie Brown (aka Stefani in film) is quite interesting.

Last night Over It & Co and the Arthur and Albert Studio collaborated
to curate a unique performance piece from artist Millie Brown. Brown a.k.a Puking Millie; a member of the South London based art collective !WOWOW!, continued to push the boundaries of the relationship between vulgarity and art. The solo show, entitled 'Series Black' featured a room filled with rainbow coloured canvases reminiscent of simplified Jackson Pollock paintings. However, the creative process behind Brown's canvases ran much deeper than a paint palette and brush. Beneficially, the audience then got to witness a hooded figure stride toward an empty canvas encouraged by an ear-piercing bout of classical music and gracefully (and strategically) vomit a cerise pink liquid onto the white textile. During this time, a film by Jez Tozer, originally made for SHOWstudio.com as part of our Political Fashion series, was projected onto a wall and appropriately acted as an ominous backdrop for the show. Millie admits that she gains a 'sense of purity' post-puke and has 'never found it vulgar' despite her concept being one that exposes and further challenges how perceptions of revulsion can be made spectacular.

Earlier this year Millie collaborated with legendary image-maker Nick Knight and fashion filmmaker Ruth Hogben to create spectacular video imagery for Lady Gaga's epic Monster Ball Tour. The footage, which stars Lady Gaga herself and Millie Brown, can be seen here.

SHOWstudio.com will be collaborating with Puking Millie again this Spring, as part of the forthcoming Inside/Out exhibition in the SHOWstudio SHOP. Brown will execute two LiveStudio performances including a new venture; the construction of a mythical taxidermy beast, and of course more puking!

Egyptian Lady Gaga

I'd make some pun referencing Kaboom, but really, Egyptian Lady Gaga? You rode on those coattails?

Via GagaFrontRow:

As posted some time back, there is a strange series of CDs attributed to "Lady GaGa" which have nothing at all to do with our Lady Gaga. These CDs contain traditional Egyptian music with song titles that will not win a Pulitzer prize any time soon. I have posted two songs (with 'Lady Gaga' in the title) from one of these discs for download. But be forewarned: this is really horrible stuff, so don't come complain to me when your ears start bleeding.

Everyday Glam: Gaga Goes TX

Out in the Open with Her Romance

Gaga has kept her promise and taken her boyfriend Luc Carl with her after leaving New York.



TMZ posted pictures of the couple splashing around in a pool in Texas.

Loo also stopped by a florist to get her beau flowers before his arrival:

Her Face on Magazine Covers

Pop art cover of LG on WestEast. Is this the new Warhol image?



Gaga has also made the cover of Vanity Fair, posing in a grey wig and with a retro, Lennon-style peace sign.

I'm Liking Luc Already...

"I’m here to help ladies. I’m bringing Gentleman back. You deserve a man that says please and thank you. You deserve a man that walks on the outside of the sidewalk. You deserve a man that stands up when you return from the powder room.
Keep putting on those heels and that perfume and I will do anything you ask. Although it seems the rest of the male population is more concerned with impressing their friends than telling you how beautiful you are.
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologiz"

Good Advice from DrunkDiet

Luc Carl sets me straight. Figured I'd share since I am becoming hopelessly addicted to coffee and booze in an attempt to become G.

If you feel guilty after a meal, somethings got to give.
Guilt is evil. It’s admitting you did something wrong.
It’s quite possible you did everything right.
If you eat healthy all week, then on Sunday you eat an entire pizza and sit around feeling miserable for the rest of the day, you must learn to let this feeling go. The truth is your body is thanking you for carbs and saturated fat that it was missing all week. It’s best to remind your body now and then what saturated fats are. I struggled with this for quite a long time. Eventually, I learned to balance this internal struggle. Jesus I sound like a god damn hippy.
If you are feeling guilty more than once or twice per week, you should change your eating habits. If you feel guilty once per week because you ate two pieces of bacon, cut yourself some slack. Your body is actually thanking you. Tomorrow when you wake up and have a protein shake on your way to the gym, your body will downshift back to sexy gear and will be headed to shred-ville fast than the week before. However, if you wake up on Monday and have a bacon egg and cheese on an English muffin with home fries on the side and you don’t feel guilty, you’ve got a long ways to go.
Losing weight is all mental. Just like quitting smoking, or grieving the death of a loved one. Your mind is a powerful thing. Don’t let the the doughnuts win.

Business Advice a la Gaga

Dr. Lois Frankel analyzes Gaga's business tactics and gives advice for the working woman after being stopped in her tracks by the recent Today performance.

1. Do the unexpected. Lady Gaga's choice of an opening song was so unexpected it got my attention. What might you do that is unexpected, yet within the realm of acceptability for your corporate culture, that would cause others to pay closer attention to you, your ideas or your product? Doing the same things, in the same way -- no matter how valuable -- can cause you to be overlooked in the long-run.

2. Craft your brand. We're all brands. There's a word on the street about all of us. It's what people say about us when we leave a room or hang up the phone. Lady Gaga shows us that a clearly defined brand is a memorable brand.

OK, so she looks like a cross between Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, and Elton John. There's still no mistaking it's Lady Gaga. What are the key elements of your brand? How would you complete this sentence: "There goes a woman who ____________________." Fill in the blank with the words you want people to use to describe you.

3. Focus on what you do best. Branding and gimmicks only go so far. You've got to have the goods. Lady Gaga is a great songwriter, singer and performer. What are the two or three things you do best and how can you parlay them into more money, job satisfaction, recognition or anything else that's important to you?

4. Express your gratitude -- publicly when possible. At every opportunity during her appearance on the Today Show Lady Gaga thanked the people who contributed to her success. She even sent pizza over to the die-hard fans who spent the night on the street waiting for a good spot to watch the concert. When was the last time you either publicly or privately thanked those who helped you get to where you are? The best way to ensure future support is to positively reinforce past support.

5. Be strategic. You can bet that everything Lady Gaga does, says, or wears is part of a strategic plan to market her brand. Clearly, it's working. You need to have your own strategic plan in place to achieve your goals. Being strategic means you think about where you are, where you want to be and how you're going to get from one place to the other. Write it down. Talk to trusted friends and colleagues about it. Then be certain to act in ways that are deliberate and strategic.

Flashback: St. Jerome's

Selected pics from LadyGaga.net's flashback album of Stef G and Starlight hitting the stage at our now favorite NY bar St. Jerome's (belonging to Luc Carl).

Punk Rock in the Studio

I try not to be one to simply fawn over G's excessive awesomeness, but she then she posted this simply punk-rock beautiful pic of herself in the studio with Fernando Garibay (sporting a Motley Crue shirt)... can you resist obsessing?

Hall of Fame v. Hit Record

According to MTV , and Gaga's Twitter, G skipped out on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame to write a hit record.

"I wrote a #1 record in Cleveland," she told her throngs of little monsters, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, adding that she had skipped a private tour of the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to work on the song in her tour bus recording studio.

Earlier in the day, she took to her Twitter account to proclaim the same thing, writing, "Emerging from studio coma. Voted no visit to RockNRoll Hall of Fame, rather write a hit that puts me in it."

More on Today Performance

Wondering where Gaga fit this getup into her Rockafeller Plaza performance? Me too. That's why I did some epic stalking to find out. Turns out this number didn't fit in before the black Madonna romper or even after the final performance of Teeth.
The set list sticks to 5 with 2 outfits....so where did these pics come from?

According to NBC New York:
Lady Gaga first stepped out at about 6:40 a.m. Friday amid roaring applause for a quick rehearsal. Donning a Madonna-esque black corsette with black fishnet stockings and her trademark shoes, the 24-year-old sensation rose above the crowd in an elevated machine surrounded by smoke and gave thrilled Gaga-ites one of her best renditions of "Bad Romance."


In addition, the site reports the first fans to wait in line for Gaga:
Kevin Acevedo, 17, trekked in from Clifton, N.J., with his cousin, brother and his brother’s girlfriend to get the first spot in the line at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to watch the Fame Monster perform on the TODAY Show’s summer concert series. Acevedo and his posse didn’t sleep all night.

Update on Teacup

So, as I expected, my speculations were a little outlandish.
According to GagaFace (whose speculations are a little outlandish, too, may I add!), a fan gave our lady the teacup after her last show.
In the same report (in poorly translated Polish), GagaFace outs that G's planned perfume line will be titled "She" for women, "He" for men, and "It" for everyone in between. The only other news out for the perfume is that A) It will smell unusual and B) it may smell like blood (ShowStudio 10/13, 6:30 mark).

Gaga's Album Title?!?!

Ok, so I know this is REALLY premature, BUT. Here's my speculation.
It's known that an unreleased Gaga song is called "Whore" by some fans. It's rumored that one of the songs on her next album is called "Fetish." Gaga has stated next album will be about her spirituality, though we know that Gaga uses a very very loose interpretation of the word "about" that means more "is inspired by." So, we shouldn't expect songs about angels and ambition turned religion and shit.
Finally, Gaga has said she will reveal the title of her next album in a twitpic (though she proclaimed in Rolling Stone she'd like to get it tattooed to herself and show it around New Years).
I am wayyyyyy speculating, but I think the new album is titled "Whore" and that she has gotten so excited about the reaction to "You and I" that she can't hold it in any longer. She listens to the unreleased record every night before her shows. She spills to reporters since she can't to anyone else. I think this is a tease. I think she wants us all to be tricked and look back and say "Ah! The Gagaloo is soo slick, showing us before we thought we were supposed to know."
So. That's my prediction.
Let's see what happens.

Gaga Joins Vampire Spoof

Loo Finds Peace on Lennon's Piano

Despite hiding from the Paparazzi on June 8, Gagaloo had an epic Thursday.
The Mistress of Pop visited the house of her idol, John Lennon, and played on his family piano.

No Dada Monster, Apparently

While I had suspected that "cool Nebraska guy" of You and I fame was Matty Dada, it seems the blogosphere has other ideas.
According to Access Hollywood, the singer based her first album (likely The Fame and not Red and Blue) on her relationship with Luc Carl.

People reports:
Carl and Gaga, 24, split a few years ago – but the pair started dating again a couple of weeks ago, says a source. Last month, in fact, the couple went public with their romance, attending a New York Mets game together.

"Gaga's first album is entirely about their relationship and her latest song, 'You and I,' is about how they got back together," adds the source. "They've been in love for a while."


The Frisky gives us the top 5 things we need to know about her new/old boyfriend.
1. Luc is 29 and hails from Omaha, Nebraska, though he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. On his MySpace profile, his About Me section reads, “Got slicked black hair Skin tight jeans Cadillac car And a teenage dream.” Who he’s looking for? “Blonde. ridiculously expensive perfume. 6” heels.” Sounds like Gaga to us. [MySpace]
2. Not shockingly, Luc is a musician, DJ, and club promoter. He’s also an author. His book, The Drunk Diet: A Memoir By Luc Carl will evidently be out in 2011. On his website, the book as described as “memoirs of a year in which he went from being an out of shape, bloated a**hole, to the sexiest, most delightful man on the planet.” [Drunk Diet]
3. Luc is apparently a runner, certified personal trainer, and semi-pro bowler. And he owns two bars—St. Jerome’s and Welcome to the Johnsons in New York City—and sometimes works as a bartender. [MySpace, Drunk Diet]
4. Supposedly, Lady Gaga’s first album is all about her romance with Luc. Ditto for her latest tune, “You and I.” In it she sings, “It’s been a long time but I’m back in town/ But this time I’m not leaving without you.” [People]
5. Luc sometimes spells his name with an umlaut. As in, Lüc.

These facts kind of straight-up prove "You and I" is a word-for-word description of their rocky romance. Omaha? Likes heels? Bartender?

You and I's lyrics:
It’s been a long time since I came around.
It’s been a long time but I’m back in town
And this time I’m not leaving without you.

You taste like whiskey when you kiss me oooh
I’d give up anything again to be your baby doll.
Yeah this time I’m not leaving without you.

You said sit back down where you belong
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on.
Sit back down on the couch where we
Made love for the first time
And you said to me,

There’s something, something about this place.
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face.
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy.
Yeah something about
Baby you and I.

It's been two years since I let you go,
I couldn't listened to a joke or rock n roll
And muscle cars drove a truck right through my heart.

On my Birthday you sang me "A Heart of Gold"
With a guitar humming and overload.
This time I'm not leaving without you ooh.

You said sit back down where you belong
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on
Sit back down on the couch where we
Made love for the first time and you said to me,

There’s something, something about this place
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy

Is he good enough for Loo?
Monsters debate on her discussion board, but I'd like to think he's the guy that gave her some rough love and his brown eyes before they lost each other when she tried for fame to impress him (paparazzi for anyone following this track run-down) rather than the negative love she left because he said she'd never become anything.
Though, those men seem to be one and the same according to the hardcore reporting I've been doing the past hour. Gaga says in You and I she couldn't listen to rock and roll after leaving him, which coincides with her comments in interviews that she stopped playing rock after leaving the guy that gave her her greatest heartbreak.

One monster sides with Lüc, explaining he probably did tell her she'd be nothing, but that it was likely during a break-up fight and he said things he didn't really mean in order to stop her from leaving.
Another suggests maybe You and I is another exorcism of her past monsters and that they may not be together but have been able to move on to a good place of friendship, like her and Dada did.
LilPhilosopher puts it well: "I was thinking the other day that maybe her song doesn't mean she wants Luc back. Maybe it means that when her next true love comes around, she's not gonna let him go. "This time I'm not leaving without you." I know gaga broke up with him on the day she shot the video for Just Dance, but I don't know a lot of the details. Either way, I know gaga will do what is best for herself. She seems good lately, getting back into her rocknroll roots."

And, to be honest, his blog is fucking hilarious.

Gaga's Latest Accomplishment: Traitor/Spy

U.S. soldier Bradley Manning allegedly stole more than 150,000 Pentagon secrets on a CD disguised as a The Fame Monster. The Private First Class supposedly "hummed and lip-synched Lady Gaga tunes as he downloaded classified information onto the disc" (UPI).
Makes for a great addition to Gaga's resume, though...

Loo's Looks

Lady Gaga Looks
Nice collection of photos. Simple, but good for stalkers-in-training.
Speaking of stalkers-in-training, I dedicate this post to Susannah (my sole follower! hooray!)

Not Rain Nor Sleet Nor Snow Nor Hail

Gagaloop strutted her stuff in NYC yesterday on Today, despite a medium-sized drizzle on the plaza.
The Today Show reported a record number of fans (20,000) that showed for the free concert.

Loo tweeted earlier: My little monster sweeties are already camped outside today show! I love u! Will be sending u pizza and water all day! And a suprise 2moro! May NY watch over u, + may u sleep smiling under the stars. Amen
And, as expected, she lived up to her promise.

Her set list "opened with the Gershwin classic 'Someone to Watch Over Me'" (The Envelope) and included "Bad Romance," "You And I," "Alejandro" and a special treat in her performance of "Teeth!"
The surprise Gaga mentioned in her tweet, though, is the revelation that "You and I" is not just another B-Side, but rather a preview of the next album. She told the world yesterday that it is the sole rock and roll bonus (a la Speechless) on her album to be released near February 2011.

Stalking To-Do List

23yr old Monster Denise Kuan redefines obsession (in a way I am completely jealous of) in her blog/website EveryDayGaga.com. She graces her fans with self-portraits in her handmade Glasonbury dress...doing chores around her home.



Denise totally got a new follower today!

Anime Eyes A New Teen Fad

...though blindness may ensue.

According to TG Daily, the lenses are illegal to produce in the United States. Gaga's big-ass eyes in Bad Romance were likely computer generated, TG speculates.
Either way, that doesn't matter to preteens around the US of A who would prefer blind-awesomeness to vision and sub-par coolness.

Finally, ShowStudio Transcript

It took me a while to get on my game, but if you are good little monsters, you would have already gotten this.
Gaga Live, the Transcript.

Alexander Fury: SHOWstudio.com is a fashion website, first and foremost - Lady Gaga, we have asked you to be the ninth participant in our series of In Camera interviews because, more than any other contemporary musician, your work feels inextricably connected to fashion. What function does fashion serve for you? Do you use it to underline your musical themes, or is it another outlet for a different type of creative expression? - Asked by Alexander Fury, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03

Lady Gaga: It's all of the above, but I think more importantly on a cultural level I think music and fashion have always mirrored each other as part of a creative context. They cannot be separate. I need fashion for my music, and I need music for my fashion.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03

Alexander Fury: You are such an inspiration, from what you wear to how you sing. But where do you get your inspiration from? - Asked by Ricky White , New York, New York. / Laura Bowery, Merseyside / Alexander Gray, Massachusetts / Allie johnson, Columbus, GA / Lorna Leigh, Portsmouth UK / Sunny, France / Tudor, Romania / Marie-Helene, Canada / Alana, Sanatana-AP / Aurie Akers, Arkansas / Tondo, Slovakia, Martin
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:08

Lady Gaga: From capital HIM. I think there are two different kinds of artists. People who need to be plugged into a cultural movement, in music, fashion or the latest fishing techniques. But I think for some of us - and I would perhaps say the same about my friend Nick Knight - it's a much more innate gift. A much more spiritual experience. We don't have to be plugged into a particular movement to be part of it. It's transcendent, it's an inspiration that we're born with. To be perfectly honest, right now my biggest inspirations are my fans. I feel they subconsciously submit their freedom and love and joy into me. It's almost like we have our own little spiritual connection separate from anything else.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:09

Alexander Fury: Did Rainer Maria Rilke's theory that artists should not accept criticism help you stay determined when you were starting out? - Asked by Meadhbh Nic Nuadhait, Ireland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10

Lady Gaga: Yes. I love Rilke, it's no secret that I live my life in almost utter submission to him. I think it's important to be objective about your own work, and it's important what I've learned from Warhol to use the people around you to feed your creativity. If you have an incessant need for validation from an outside place, that's when criticism can be detrimental and even life-changing. You don't want the world to dictate your work, you want to be a funnel. In short, I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10

Alexander Fury: Do you find it difficult to deal with negative criticism in the media? - Asked by Heather Hunter, Virginia, United States / Jessica Hebert, Lafayette, LA
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11

Lady Gaga: No. It can always be personal, because my work is personal. But you have to believe in yourself and what you're doing, and almost refuse criticism and negativity. It's like the wrong organ was given to you in an operation. You've got to reject it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11

Alexander Fury: Your little monsters know that when you began your career in New York City, the music you were making and playing was sonically very different from the music you make now. What was the shift for you? Why did you decide to start making dance music? - Asked by Perez Hilton, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13

Lady Gaga: I started out when I was very young, playing classical music when I was four. When I turned eleven that's when I started to write pop music, and I wrote jazz, and I got into ragtime. Then I got into sort of folky jam music, Bob Dylan, and then I got into Queen and Bowie. And then disco. It was my intellectual evolution, and my love of music started to change and form. When I was living downtown alone I was able to look into myself and ask myself if I must create music. And I must! And if I must, why? I resigned myself to make the kind of music I wanted to listen to, what I thought was great - what I thought would be groundbreaking where I was living. Indie music was the norm in New York, and pop music was seen to be corporate. And in true Gaga fashion, I decided to make pop music in a town where there was none.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13

Alexander Fury: Your fans do so much for you, from rallying together to vote you to the top of the charts to holding mass requesting sessions on radio stations. Why do you think so many little monsters care and support you the way that they do? — Asked by Farrah Marie, Santa Barbara, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15

Lady Gaga: I don't know. I feel so blessed, it's so unexplainable the love that I feel for my fans and how they treat me. The videos, the notes, the artworks - the other day I spent hours reading through all this and raving about how talented and lovely my fans are. Love is a symbiotic thing, especially when it's real. Perhaps it's just very real - I put love into my fans, and they give love to me, and we continue to give love back and forth forever.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15

Alexander Fury: Traditionally pop stars engage in one-way communication with their fans, but your relationship with your "little monsters" is more like a digital conversation: is this a conscious or instinctual gesture? — Asked by Vikram Alexei Kansara, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:18

Lady Gaga: Instinctual. I am the way I want to be with my fans. We have a very special and honest relationship. It's almost comical to talk about. Just the other day, I revealed to my fans that my grandpa was sick, and the next day I went to say hello to my fans on Twitter and saw there were all of these lovely messages from them. That has nothing to do with my music or my clothes, that's just pure friendship. My new album that I'm creating, that is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy. My fans protect me, it's now my destiny to protect them.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:19

Alexander Fury: If you were able to travel through time where would you go – backwards or forwards and why?
- Asked by John Galliano, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22

Lady Gaga: My first instinct is to say to go to the past, because I would love to experience and see all that has influenced and shaped my vocabulary. However, I will decline the past, I would say if I had to choose I would go to the future. The reason is quite selfish: because Alexander McQueen used to say, you must never look back, you must always be going forwards. I would go to the future - selfishly - to feed my work and make me a better artist, to crate more forward-thinking, innovative, magical and poetic work, like he did.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22

Alexander Fury: Your looks are so extreme. Is this a reaction to something? Are you questioning or altering the status quo of women's style? - Asked by Mario Testino, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:24

Lady Gaga: Yes. Yes I am. I am a feminist. I reject wholeheartedly the way we are taught to perceive women. The beauty of women, how a woman should act or behave. Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once. There is something mind-controlling about the way we're taught to view women. My work, both visually and musically, is a rejection of all those things. And most importantly a quest. It's exciting because all avant-garde clothing and music and lyrics that at one time were considered shocking or unacceptable are now trendy. Perhaps we can make women's rights trendy. Strength, feminism, security, the wisdom of the woman. Let's make that trendy.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:25

Alexander Fury: What is the process by which you and stylist Nicola Formichetti put together an outfit? - Asked by Jordan, Louisiana.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26

Lady Gaga: Nicola!! It's really easy. He's one of my best friends, and Nicola knows exactly who I am as a musician, an artist and a girl. And the whole Haus of Gaga works together - Matthew has been creating clothes for me for years We have a cigarette and whiskey and look through racks of clothing and then go. It's organic, there's no pretense or preconception.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26

Alexander Fury: What are your favourite and least favourite outfits we created together? - Asked by Nicola Formichetti, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30

Lady Gaga: My favourite? That's quite a difficult question! One of my favourites was the red McQueen lace archive dress, and the tall red crown for the MTV Video Music Awards. My favourite that we made was the performance outfit that bled on its own - it was such a strong statement about clothing being alive, it lives and breathes. That was incredible. The least favourite... I don't have one! You're amazing Nicola, you always nail it. No regrets. We've done so much together, it's difficult to say my favourite and least favourite. It's like saying I don't like my arm!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30

Alexander Fury: Can you describe your style in one word? - Asked by Paulette Wilson, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31

Lady Gaga: Free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31

Alexander Fury: What do you like about wearing a hat? - Asked by Philip Treacy, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34

Lady Gaga: It is a nice barrier. The bigger the better. The more interesting and outrageous the better. For me it keeps the devil away. I always like when I have a hat that's big enough to keep people away at pretentious parties. It's protection. It's a sense of home away from home. But what I like about a Philip Treacy hat is that they're like nobody else's.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34

Alexander Fury: What do you think hats can do for you that clothes can't? - Asked by Stephen Jones, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34

Lady Gaga: They protect me in a different way. A social canopy, a hat is a social canopy. I love Stephen Jones too!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34

Alexander Fury: Is there one observation you have made about the zeitgeist that has gotten the most powerful reaction from people? - Asked by Marcus, Sydney.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:36

Lady Gaga: A few. One being the hair-bow, and the second being 'Bad Romance' at the end of the Alexander McQueen show, and then the clothing in the video, and that show becoming what is sadly now known to be his crescendo. I wish it wasn't as powerful as it's become. I wouldn't say it was necessarily a zeitgeist moment, it's more destiny.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:37

Alexander Fury: If you could be anyone else for a day who would you trade places with and what you do in their place? - Asked by Jefferson Hack, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38

Lady Gaga: I would be Iman! She's my friend, I can say that. I'd do whatever Iman does in a day. That's probably the most selfish answer I could give! What a fabulous woman.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38

Alexander Fury: Kurt Vonnegut once said that humans have been telling fantastic stories from the beginning of the time, and that the drama found in such stories is something we constantly try to emulate in our own lives. With your music and aesthetic, are you another fantastic story-teller, or are you showing us what real life can be? - Asked by Nabil Azadi, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39

Lady Gaga: Both. I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39

Alexander Fury: What would you call the movie about your life? - Asked by Jonas Åkerlund, Sweden.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40

Lady Gaga: Born This Way.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40

Alexander Fury: Warhol is such a big influence in your work, and Madonna is as well. How is it having a personal relationship with her now? After all she did know Warhol, and I think we can state he's your biggest influence. Meeting you for 1 minute was so surreal (you gave me an autograph after a concert.) I can't even imagine having a personal relationship with someone I adore so much. How do you feel when someone not only so iconic, but also such a big personal influence, is suddenly an accessible person? - Asked by Laurent James, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46

Lady Gaga: Madonna is a wonderful wonderful person. She is so full of the most wonderful freedom and spirit, and is so kind. Working with her has always been very exciting and very fun. We have shared some wonderful honest moments together. She comes to my shows, I've asked her questions, she give me advice. It's been my experience in the industry that I've connected on a much deeper level with the more iconic and legendary people that I have admired, and not with any of my contemporaries. The one things the legends all; have in common are that they are the nicest human beings I have ever met. As a segway from knowing, and meeting and loving Madonna it has allowed me to meet amazing, wonderful iconic people. By meeting these people, I have discovered myself. My freedom. My security. Myself.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46

Alexander Fury: Who creates limits? - Asked by Marina Abramovic, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51

Lady Gaga: We do. We create our own limits. I am a huge fan of Marina Abramovic. She is a limitless human being! She is so incredible! I went to see her exhibit at MOMA and she is limitless. I look at her, and she is so free. It's when you are around someone like Marina when you realise she is so boundless. I think we are the ones who create our limits.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51

Alexander Fury: Name one song when it comes on the radio you sing along to, but you are embarrassed that you like it, so nobody knows? - Asked by Quentin Tarantino, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52

Lady Gaga: That Taylor Swift song - 'You Belong To Me' - I sing it so loud, and I'm so embarrassed! Because I sing it so loud. But it's a great song!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52

Alexander Fury: What do you think is the biggest misconception about you? - Asked by Ethan, Fort Worth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:54

Lady Gaga: That I'm a character. Or that Gaga is separate from Stefani. We are one and the same, there is no difference. I am exactly who I say I am, and I am exactly who you say I am.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:55

Alexander Fury: Let's talk about the discrepancy between your private and public lives. Where is the line? When is the precise second when it switches? Do you feel the need to take a deep breath and do the thing, or does it always feel like you're on stage? - Asked by Hedi Slimane, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00

Lady Gaga: There's two parts to that question. The first part, the discrepancy between private and public life: I believe as an artist, being private in public is at the core of the aesthetic, the message. However, I profusely lie about my personal relationships in an effort to protect that aesthetic and that message. Today people are distracted by unimportant things - like what my diet is, or who I'm fucking. The second part of the question said when is the precise moment when it switches: I would like to be able to say when there's a dick inside me it switches. But it doesn't always. I do sometimes feel that I'm on a stage all the time, and I do feel that life is a stage for my art. When I'm dancing, singing, making breakfast. But there is a moment of freedom, when the stage disappears: when I cry. On stage, off stage, alone or with someone. There's something very honest about that. It has nothing to do with taking off a wig or smearing my lipstick. It doesn't even have anything to do about whether I have an orgasm. It's much deeper than that.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00

Alexander Fury: What did you wear to your prom? - Asked by Surabhi, India.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00

Lady Gaga: I wore a black carwash dress. It was made out of chiffon, wrapped around like a black tube dress. It was very very shot and had black strips at the bottom, like a carwash. Then it faded into grey. It was great. I think it was $300, it was so expensive.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:01

Alexander Fury: How did your old classmates and teachers react to the fact that you're now one of the most popular people in the world? - Asked by Korin, Israel.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:07

Lady Gaga: My classmates, I don't really speak to all of them. My closest girlfriends are wonderful and haven't changed a bit. As for the school... that has been a bit more of a sad experience. The teachers have been wonderful - the nuns are lovely, and the English teachers and the head of the school were wild feminists and instilled wonderful values in us. The teachers are the best, and the most wonderful, brilliant teachers. They are truly magical. I have nothing bad to say about the school, but I will say I've been really sad about some of the things that have happened with my high school, because my sister goes there and my family worked so hard. My parents were not rich, they spent every dollar they had for my sister and I to go to the most wonderful, expensive private school they could afford, to have opportunities they didn't have. I suppose in an attempt to also say something about religion, as a Catholic school I have been put off by the very un-Catholic way they have responded to my success. It's not even disappointing, it's sad. My family gave up many things, so my sister and I could have a wonderful education. There is such a diluted sense of religion and what is right - perhaps the school's just not what it used to be. It makes me very very sad.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:08

Alexander Fury: You always knew you wanted to be famous. What is the most unexpected part of that - the thing you never accounted for or imagined? - Asked by Ari Emanuel, Los Angeles, California / Jorge, Lisbon
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:09

Lady Gaga: The love I feel for my fans, the love that they have given to me. It's so precious, you can't even imagine it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:10

Alexander Fury: How has your fame affected your relationships with your friends and family, if at all? - Asked by Jennifer, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:13

Lady Gaga: It's hard on people. At one point I was slightly insensitive about it, as I am very unaware of my fame. I had arguments with my parents - it was hard for everyone. I don't want my parents of my friends to be incessantly asked about me. It's difficult but we made it through. Part of that as that I started to grow up a little bit and understand how my career has affected the people I love, and be quite objective about it. I'm still very much just an Italian girl from New York who is trying to follow the spotlight. We made it through, it's good now! Your real friends, the real people that you love are still there.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:14

Alexander Fury: Do you ever wish that you weren't famous? - Asked by Star, Pittsburgh, PA. / Bryce, Houston, TX
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16

Lady Gaga: I've always been famous - just nobody knew about it. Fame is on the inside. I guess you can say 'The Fame' is something I've always felt and want my fans to feel. Do I wish I wasn't famous today? No. I do wish sometimes I had more privacy, but there are sacrifices that you make. The trade off is that if I wasn't famous I wouldn't have my little monsters and I would never give that up for anything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16

Alexander Fury: You are seen as super-ballistic space-age modern but what do you feel about the dress of past centuries as a basis for your costumes? - Asked by Colin McDowell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17

Lady Gaga: The MTV performance outfit was futuristic but quite romantic. A knowledge of what has been done before is very important. it's important to know the past - but it's important to be original. I'm still working on it - if you get one really good original moment in your whole career, you're solid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17

Alexander Fury: What is the craziest outfit you've seen worn by one of your monsters at The Monster Ball? - Asked by Jordan Holloway, Morgantown, WV.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:18

Lady Gaga: They're all so great! They get all dressed up and sometimes it's so distracting! One of my favourites - which was quite committed - this boy came dressed as Kermit the Frog. I guess he wanted me to think my boyfriend was in the audience, as that's when I was dating Kermit. He was so committed - it was so hot! There have been so many, they're all amazing - I couldn't possibly choose one, they're all so wonderful! But he really suffered for his moment.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19

Alexander Fury: What is the one thing that you hope your fans take away from you as a person, and your music? - Asked by Kristin Fritz, Minnesota.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19

Lady Gaga: I want them to love themselves. If I could for a moment just inspire you to love yourself, that would be worth everything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19

Alexander Fury: What is the most obnoxious thing a male fan has ever done or said to you? - Asked by Edison Chen, China.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21

Lady Gaga: Never obnoxious! I quite enjoy when fans are waiting for a very long time, and then say 'I have been waiting for ages and I need you to sign seven CD's and have a photo' - like 'I'm a good fan!' I've never really had an obnoxious fan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21

Alexander Fury: Is there ever a time you feel scared of your monsters? - Asked by Brenda Jam, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22

Lady Gaga: Not often. I would say 99.9 infinity percent, I am not afraid. But every once in a while, there is a very extra-troubled fan that really wants to see or speak to me. I've actually before contacted parents and told them I thought their little monster needed some help, and attention, and love. So no, I'm not afraid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22

Alexander Fury: What is your favourite monster (literally 'monster', not referring to her fans), favourite animal in folklore or mythology, and favourite scary story?
- Asked by Takashi Murakami, Japan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24

Lady Gaga: I guess one of my favourite monsters is the Angler Fish - a real monster from my childhood. My favourite from mythology is the unicorn. I love the unicorn. My favourite scary story is the one that I'm going to dream about tomorrow night.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24

Alexander Fury: Do you believe in God?
- Asked by Tatin, Hongkong.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25

Lady Gaga: Yes. And the Devil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25

Alexander Fury: My favorite tattoo of yours is "Tokyo Love". What will your next tattoo be and where on your body will it be?
- Asked by Matthew Williams, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27

Lady Gaga: I don't know. I want to get one that says 'Born This Way' and one that says 'Free Bitch', I think. But I'm not quite sure.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27

Alexander Fury: How did you feel playing face-to-face with Elton John at the 2010 Grammies?
- Asked by Raquel Zimmermann, New York / Megan, Glasgow / Whitney , Wilmington NC / Catherine, Perth
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29

Lady Gaga: I felt so happy, and so joyful, and so grateful! You can really see it on my face in that performance that I was just so happy. It was a transition at that point, where I was beginning to build friendships with these people I admire so much. It was like the Berlin Wall falling. I felt a lot freer after that. I felt very free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29

Alexander Fury: Who would you love to duet with dead or alive?
- Asked by Naomi Campbell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30

Lady Gaga: With you Naomi! I would have loved to do a duet with Judy Garland. I would have loved to have known her. John Lennon. David Bowie! And Nick Knight, but we do lots of duets together!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30

Alexander Fury: Is there a song you would not sing?
- Asked by Nick Knight, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:31

Lady Gaga: Yes. I wouldn't sing anything hateful, or violent in a hate-producing kind of way. I'm fascinated by war and violence, but I would not sing a hateful song.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:32

Alexander Fury: What thing(s) do you feel you have left to achieve? You worked hard to become this sensation and your face, name, music and performances - right down to the make-up - are iconic and mimicked by other singers. How do you perceive your celebrity presentation and how will you evolve? Where will you be in 5 years?
- Asked by Stevie Wilson, Los Angeles
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35

Lady Gaga: I have zero perception of my celebrity presentation. I hope to not be a celebrity, I hope I am perceived as separate from the idea of celebrity. I hope I am perceived as important, and loving, and peaceful, and enigmatic. I hope - even more - that I am perceived as good to my fans. I have so much to achieve, I have achieved my fans but I have artistically so much to say and so much to do. Musically, I'm a garden and not a desert. I am so impossibly not finished. I always want to exist in a separate space - a Gaga space, a Monster space - that is impervious to anything else. A cell wall that cannot be penetrated. A safe haven. I want to be relevant and irrelevant, all at once.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35

Alexander Fury: Do you agree with the following statement: Women are crazy vaginas?
- Asked by Bret Easton Ellis, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:36

Lady Gaga: No. That's too general. And every vagina feels different.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:37

Alexander Fury: What's the nerdiest thing you've ever done?
- Asked by Spencer, Nampa.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38

Lady Gaga: I am very nerdy every day. I don't know if I can even find a way to separate one out. Right now the Haus of Gaga and I are in the middle of trying to extract the effect the smell of blood have on people. We really want to know.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38

Alexander Fury: If you decided to have children what would you call them?
- Asked by Kate Moss, London / Marécaux Céline, Belgium / Madison Logan, Beaufort, South Carolina / Liam R. Findlay, Weymouth, England
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39

Lady Gaga: I like Annabelle, I like Lennon, for a girl, I also like Joey, after my father. And Joanne. And Sophia, after Sophia Loren
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39

Alexander Fury: Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?
- Asked by Aline Macedo, Brazil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42

Lady Gaga: Probably my grandmothers. I suppose you don't really meet your grandmothers, but both my grandmothers are so strong, have been through so much, they are the strongest and most irreplaceable women. And so deeply loved by their husbands as well. And my mother as well. So I would say the trinity of women in my life. My grandmother Angelina, my grandmother Veronica and my mother Cynthia.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42

Alexander Fury: Did you miss having a 'Lady Gaga' in the 90s, while you were a teenager, to be a fan of and to identify with?
- Asked by Raíssa Venticinque, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45

Lady Gaga: No. I suppose I didn't know what a 'Lady Gaga' was. I always knew it was my destiny to be an entertainer, but I was ready to be the new thing. I admired the women I grew up watching, the pop stars - Britney, Christina, Madonna, Blondie and Patti Smith, and Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes. I could go on and on. When I was around 13 I started to listen to older music, like Zepplin, Queen, Pink Floyd. I was much more obsessed with male rock stars - Bowie in particular.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45

Alexander Fury: At the Met, Oprah Winfrey called you some kind of spiritual and cultural leader. How do you feel about that, and what do you do to "uphold" that, as in, do you think of yourself as a role model to younger people and kids?
- Asked by Stephen Gan, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49

Lady Gaga: Yes I do. I appreciate so much that Oprah said that, Oprah is so wonderful, and such an inspiration as well. Things change - I didn't have that much perception of how people viewed me until a point, but then things change. In my next album, I'm much more self-aware of my spiritual and leadership qualities, in the way that any artist is a leader. I don't think that sex and drugs and talking about things openly are wrong or bad, but I think the most terrible thing you can do is be prejudiced. In my career I am most emphatically against prejudice. I guess I would say that it how I lead my fans through my music in that way. I am okay with that responsibility.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49

Alexander Fury: What's one thing even your best friends don't know about you, until now?
- Asked by Javier Peres, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51

Lady Gaga: Probably how much I really miss you, and - I hope you know this - that I would not be where I am today without all of my most wonderful and closest friends.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51

Alexander Fury: What is your attitude towards collaboration with peers in the pop music scene? Is it an idea which scares, excites, or even interests you?
- Asked by Graham Conway, Toronto.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:53

Lady Gaga: At this moment, I don't want to do any collaborations, especially contemporary ones. I want to stand on my own two feet. This new album is my chance to create what in 20 years will be seen as my iconic moment - that's what you should always aim for. Today, collaborations are about appealing to a wider market and gaining radio plays and album sales, above artistic integrity. I collaborated with Beyoncé because I love her. She is my favourite contemporary pop musician.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54

Alexander Fury: 2pac vs Biggie?
- Asked by Joe '3H' Weinberger, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54

Lady Gaga: Can I choose both?
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54

Alexander Fury: What question do you want to be asked? What question has no interviewer ever asked you, but you would like to answer?
- Asked by Jerre, The Netherlands.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55

Lady Gaga: How are you? I rarely get asked that!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55

Alexander Fury: Gaga, I see all these pictures of you getting off a plane in an outfit, a full on head to toe - I want to know how you do it. I cant really picture you in a Virgin sleep suit, but I'm assuming the plane is one place where you can catch up on your sleep - so what happens between the plane and the arrivals lounge?
- Asked by Gareth Pugh, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57

Lady Gaga: I sleep in all my glamorous glory!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57

Alexander Fury: Do you think that the arts can change the future? (for the present that we all seem to be in is certainly not the one I envisaged!)
- Asked by Daphne Guinness, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01

Lady Gaga: I do, I do think that we can change the future with our voices, and with music and with fashion. And I know why she feels that way. I will say so genuinely and authentically Daphne, when I met you, you change my future.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01

Alexander Fury: I'm wondering to what extent your style has been influenced by Isabella Blow and Daphne Guinness? I detect not merely more high fashion in your look, but more English flamboyance.
- Asked by Cathy Horyn, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02

Lady Gaga: Isabella and Daphne are two genius human beings. Women, icons, but so much more than that. They are for me a way to look into myself and examine their lives and who they are in an effort to understand myself better. Isabella is an enormous inspiration and so is Daphne, and I cherish their lives. I cherish them both, as if we were cut from he same cloth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02

Alexander Fury: You are amazing. Instead of being asked a specific question, is there any specific thing that you would like to say to your fans right now?
- Asked by Celeste, Pennsylvania.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:05

Lady Gaga: I would like to say to all my little monsters, who I love so much, that I cannot imagine my life without you, nor can I imagine my future without you. And I sometimes even question how I survived without you, before you. I will forever passionately only serve you. I love you.

Jo Calderone =/= Stefani Germanotta

So, I'm a little late on this reporting, but that's because I immediately dismissed the photoshoot/ model confusion as bullshit.
Rumors spread that Gaga's been posing as Jo Calderone for a Nick Knight photoshoot for Jap mag Homme. I disagree. Here are some pics. You judge.



Cross-dressing or not, this has certainly upped Jo's level of fame.

Our Lady of Pop Signs Duchamp Reinterpretation

Based on the famous 1917 sculpture of a urinal by Duchamp, "Fountain" by Millie Brown was recently signed by Poptress Gaga. Duchamp's original "Fountain" (which has now been lost and subsequently replicated for multiple museums) featured the signature R.Mutt.
Performance artists around the world have defaced replications of the piece, Gagi adding her name to the list including Bjorn, Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi, and Pierre Pinoncelli (who attacked the replication with a hammer).
Not much can be found on the Millie Brown repro, or Gaga's signing of it, but GagaFace dutifully reports on the occurrence with pics from Nicola Formichetti's blog.
My reading, based on this low-res image: "I'm not ...(feeling?) Duchamp, but I love p...ing (pissing?) with you."

Edit: more info.