Glittering Gaga at MIT

Also, visit this link to see her every fucking pore.

Elton John Ball

Before I begin my own mindless drivel of praise and adoration, here are some legit descriptions of the event:

via EltonJohnNews:

This, the 12th annual White Tie & Tiara Ball, was inspired by the ‘star’ of the event, Lady Gaga, who made her first appearance dressed as a ‘bride’ out of an Edgar Allan Poe horror tale, in a see-through gown and matching knickers by the young Italian designer, Francesco Sconamiglio, with a gilded “cage” by Viktor & Rolf over her face, and a treasure trove of Chopard diamonds.
“It’s a Lady Gaga Wonderland,” said Sir Elton, as he mingled in the grounds with 650 guests, many of whom appeared bemused by the strait-jacketed performance artists dangling from the trees, and the “men-in-white-coats” and “bandaged” waiters serving cocktails in medicine bottles, and canapés in metal surgical trays.

peaceofmind: According to The Sun, Elton thanked Lady Gaga with a vintage tea set after she took a “tour of his home and was awestruck by his china collection.” Remember, this is a girl who carried her own teacup and saucer everywhere and wouldn’t drink out of anything else. Let’s hope owning an entire set of fine china won’t push her over the edge.



And, of course, the performances:
Gagaloo and EJ hit the dueling pianos with their compilation of Speechless and Your Song...


Costume change. Boohoo, Alejandro.


Costume change. Bad Romance. (Powering through)


Costume change. Pokerface. (Shazaam, baby)


Piano. New Song. You and I.


sooooooo i pretty much screamed this song 4 times in my car to work yesterday. classic.
speaking of which, i must go there now...

Ps, can't find a video of her with the keytar...i will though. trust.

Lady G's Fresh New Look

In her usual manner, Gaga has left her rocker-chick style in England and seemingly embraced a fresh, classier look. Personally, I 1) LOVE this look on her. It's very clean and a little farther away from the Madonna-era. And 2) continue to be amazed at how she creates so many iconic looks for herself. I mean, when we think Gaga, we think about her in eras, almost. Let's go through them for posterity.



Germanotta-era. Beginnings of Gaga, but with a naivete. Brunette. Sequins. Underwear and leotards.






Pokerface-era. Great bangs and long hair. Includes hair-art phase. Still seems young and energetic. Lots of interviews.













Paparazzi-era. Same stylish bangs, varying in severity. Short hair, sometimes soft and sometimes a severe bob. Darker imagery and more daring outfits. First use of the spark-shooting bra.



Paparazzi-Second-Generation-era. Short wavy or curly hair, varying colors. As seen in VMA performance. New obsession with masks and outrageous hats.







Telephone-era. First incarnation quickly disappears for the 2-tone yellow 'do. Varying lengths, but always wavy. Transition into Madonna-esque style and makeup. As seen at the Grammy's with the infamous orbit dress and later with the Philip Tracy lobster hat and, of course, in her longest and most out-of-the-box music video to date.





Telephone-Second-Generation era. Natural with bold lipstick. Extremely short hair-style. Few interviews, but long and personal. Comes off as a grown woman, an intellectual, and a tragically beautiful (but laughing in the face of her pain) heroine.




Alejandro era. Severe and unflattering. Seemingly a commentary on femininity and sexuality. Extremely revealing clothing and steam-punk, rocker-style. Fuck-off attitude.




Era: To Be Determined. Transition back to feminine and dainty. Less Madonna, but still with bold lipstick. Not quite back to the Telephone-Second-Generation era...but we'll see.

Cyndi Talks Straight

Cyndi Lauper talks straight about Gaga...I'll have to start investigating her music now. Her level-headedness impressed me here.

Dada and Mama Monster?

So, we've got Gaga, who's terrified of procreating and Matty Dada, who's already done so...

According to Gagapedia: "Matty Dada" is well known for being one of Lady Gaga's ex-boyfriends. The wiki even quotes the singer as admitting their past. "Dada is quite brilliant and we were crazy lovers, but I stopped it when we discovered what a strong creative connection we had. I didn’t want it just to be about careless love."

Dada's claims-to-fame in the Haus of Gaga:
Gagapedia: Matt is most well known for being the creator of the Disco Stick.
Inquisitr: The singer has previously revealed Matthew was the creator of her infamous ‘hair bow’

Rolling Stone, Changing Skies

Check out Gag's newest leak: Changing Skies.

And visit Lady-Gaga.net for Rolling Stone scans.

Gagz' Fashion Goes Too Far

So, if you were worried about Gagi having lupus, don't. Worry instead about whether she will literally break her neck on her high-ass NightMakers. RE: Heathrow, below.

Gagi in Stone, Again!

(via GagaFace)

Gagi's been added to Rolling Stone, again! Leaked cover. Racy, right?

GagaDaily reports about her interview inside the magazine legend's pages:

Lady Gaga tells contributing editor Neil Strauss art is life and not being fierce isn’t an option: “When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl,” she says. “Then I say, ‘Bitch, you’re Lady Gaga, you get up and walk the walk today.’ ”

Gaga also reveals some deeply personal details for the first time, including her recurring nightmare involving a phantom and a blond girl who’s tied up with ropes. “She’s got my shoes on from the Grammys,” Gaga says. “Go figure — psycho.” When presented with the idea that her behavior indicates she’s a survivor of a traumatic experience, Gaga says there are limits to what she’ll discuss in public. “You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.”

Gaga plans to announce the title of her new album — due out early next year — at midnight on New Year’s Eve. “I think I’m gonna get the album title tattooed on me and put out the photo,” she says. “I’ve been working on it for months now, and I feel very strongly that it’s finished right now. It came so quickly. Some artists take years; I don’t. I write music every day.”
"The message of the new music is now more bitter than it was before. Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.”

Old Interview: Live Performance

Plus an extra: hanging at the spa...

Gaga Performs in Shoe Store

Check it. I love that she keeps so many of the same through-lines, pre and post fame. If you get to know her work, she does so many of the same things: favorite phrases, hand gestures, beats, etc. I kind of get off on her continuity...but that's another story.

Info on Unreleased Gagi

Pretty good list of rumored/unreleased/sold songs by Gagz.
via RORSONGAE on Gagi's forum:

Do Me Right is a song she wrote for Valeria. It's an outtake from her album, Freshly Squeezed.
Lola (California Weekend) is a song she wrote for Valeria, that's on her album, Freshly Squeezed.
Eyes On Me, Hypnotico (Silly Heartbreakers), and Killa Love Song are all songs written for Tami Chynn on her cancelled album, Prima Donna.
Spin U Around and Wunderland are songs she wrote for the late artist, Lina Morgana.
John's Song and Walk The Road are both songs she performed while apart of the Stefani Germanotta Band.
"Retro Dance" is indeed "Retro Dance Freak"
Funky Beat, Musicland, Blueberry Kisses, and Oh well are four songs that were registered on Stefani Germanotta's ASCAP, but were deleted. Blueberry Kisses was on her myspace, and Musicland and Oh Well were on her PureVolume.
Heiress and Panty Party are the only two Lady Gaga songs that are produced by KNS Productions.
Hollywood was performed twice, once by the Stefani Germanotta band, a second time as a solo. There is also a studio version of this song, and is the only song registered on her BMI from this era. ('06-'07)
Royal Treatment, Miss It B4 You Kiss It (Miss It B Four You Kiss It), and Freakshow are three songs that are possibly written for other artists. They are produced by RedOne & Konvict.
RedOne produced the song "Greatest", said to be the second song the two worked together with, next to Boys Boys Boys being the first.
Fooled Me Again is the legal title, the rumored, fake title was Honest Eyes.
Glitter and Grease, Go, Go, Go, Ribbons, Sexy Ugly, Trigger, We Are Plastic, When She Go are all songs that were never performed live or uploaded onto her myspace/purevolume. These were all produced by Team Love Child.
Love Sick Girl, Real Cool, and Retrosexual are all songs produced by Team Love Child, and were on her myspace/purevolume/performed live.
Take You Out is a song produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, written and performed by Lady Gaga. It's the only unreleased song registered on BMI that the two worked on together.
I Miss U Babe, Me & U, Everyone are songs that aren't registered on either her ASCAP or BMI. There is no confirmation whether these are real songs or not.

$Alejandro$

According to GagaFace, the title character in Gagz' newest video was played by a Russian billionaire who paid for the privilege. Original [translated] text below:

Russian billionaire Arkady (30 years) is a big fan of Lady Gaga, and was eager to appear in her new music video for "Alejandro". On this occasion, has paid $ 1,000,000 to your LG and appeared as "major" Alejandro (the picture you see above). Arkady is an entrepreneur and so spoke about working with Lady GaGa:

"My dream was to play the clip for the song" Alejandro ". Lady GaGa is my only idol and a great experience was to know her personally. Working with her was the greatest thing that happened to me.. "

Rumors Abound..

More googling the blogosphere in my spare time...

Rumored songs by Gaga that I dont have yet...

EYES ON ME
FREAKSHOW
FREEZER BURN
FULL SERVICE
GO GO GO
JUNGLE CLAWS
KILLA LOVE SONG
LOLA
LOOKIN AT ME
LOVE SICK GIRL
MISS IT B4 YOU KISS IT
QUICKSAND
REAL COOL
REASONS
ROYAL TREATMENT
SHUT UP
SILLY HEARTBREAKERS
TAKE YOU OUT
TEXT YOU PICTURES
TRIGGER
WE ARE PLASTIC
WEATHER GIRL
WHEN SHE GO

Making The Fame

So many epic, iconic quotes...

Behind The Scenes: Hot Shots of Our Fav. Videos

Telephone:


Bad Romance:


Videophone:


Paparazzi:


Lovegame:


Just Dance:

Gaga's Choreographer on Greatness

Alejandro Audition Tabernacle from Laurieann Gibson on Vimeo.

Another tidbit: Laurie Ann Gibson choreographed the music videos for Lovegame, Paparazzi, Bad Romance, Telephone, AND Alejandro. Whew! So if you love Gaga's choreography, you love Laurie Ann Gibson.

In Case You Missed It: Lady GagGag

New Gaga blowup doll:

Gagi Totally Looks Like

see more Celeb Look-A-Likes

Fierce in NYC

Gaga keeps it real, getting a hotdog and strutting the streets of NYC.

Natalie's Graduation

via PopWatch:
It can’t be easy to be Lady Gaga’s baby sister — talk about big shoes (literally!) to fill. Well, Gaga predictably stole the show when she showed up at her sister’s high school graduation from her alma mater, Convent of the Sacred Heart, wearing a lace pantsuit and beekeeper’s hat. Yes, a beekeeper’s hat!

via SocialiteLife:
There's something so fascinating about Lady Gaga having a family and them having regular milestones like the rest of the world. For Gaga though, attending her little sister Natali's graduation yesterday (June 8) also meant returning to the private Roman Catholic school she attended in the garb she wanted to wear. Looking less stickish, she draped herself in a black veil and a nude lace jumpsuit. I wonder if anyone was looking at the stage.

Turns out, Natalie probs didn't mind. A reader commented that she probably helped Our Lady of Pop get ready in the morning. In fact, here's a pic of the two of them reversing roles for Halloween.

Natalie dresses as Gagz, and Gagaloo as lil Nat.
According to other rumors, LG is paying for singing lessons for NG. Apparently the little one wants in on the music world, too.
Personally, though, I like the idea of a normal-looking Gaga-doppleganger roaming the streets and appearing in music videos.

Alejandro Explained

Well if you haven't seen it by now you're a heathen, but I'll post the link anyway in case you want to watch it again. Supposedly, the release broke Twitter, GagaDaily, and even LadyGaga.com.


One thing's for sure, polish predictor GagaFace fell through for us this time. Nearly NONE of their predictions came true: the grills, the vampire theme, I don't even know what else...So we'll have to see if their predictions for Dance in the Dark as the next single proves correct or if monsters of the world will be rewarded for their patience by Gagz dropping Teeth.

Some reviews:

“This time, there seems to be a message behind Gaga’s madness. Will people listen to what she has to say? Regardless, this is yet another Lady Gaga video that will be impossible to ignore.” – Yahoo! Music



“At this point in her career, Lady Gaga can do whatever she wants, whenever she wants. She is unbound, unbridled, and completely without fear… and her “Alejandro” video is proof of that.” – MTV

“The video features all the cutting edge wardrobe, creative dancing and tidal waves of eye-popping “did you just see that?” moments fans have come to expect from Gaga.” – Rolling Stone

And now for Klein and Gaga's explanations:
LG Tweets-

So many will try to destroy me. So many, over and over, coming in periods of greatness. But in this period, I cannot be broken: GAGAKLEIN.

Prejudice is a disease. And when they come for you, or refuse your worth, I will be ready for their stones. I belong to you. GAGAKLEIN


Prejudice is a disease. So is fashion. But I will not wear prejudice.

Men are men, are men. A soldier is a soldier. ALEJANDRO.

Klein interview-

"I was not thinking in terms [of influences.] I saw it more as a combination of cinema and theater," Klein wrote. "[It is] about a woman's desire to resurrect a dead love and who can not face the brutality of her present situation. The pain of living without your true love."

My final question? Why is everyone trying to get Gagaloo nekkid?

Baby Gaga

Don't be fooled, I'm still googling Gaga to report back to you...
the latest on Alejandro looks bleak (June 8th premiere? unknown date?), but youtube still shines through the clouds.



Also, Gaga recently spotted at Heathrow. Too bad I wasn't on my way home yet....

Finally, Gaga gets bloody yet again.

Gaga Dedicates Concert to Cancer-Monster

Gaga posted on her twitter a shout-out to one of her monsters, a 15 1/2 yr old girl who died of leukemia the other day. In addition to expressing her emotion over the dedication of one of her fans, she dedicated the concert that night to the memory of the little monster, Ana.

GagaBook

Whew,being in Russia has kept me too far from my lovely Gaga!!
I need the unlimited internet I am used to in the states to complete my yearning and obsession!
Fortunately, I still have unlimited access to my music and have already made at least 2 new little monsters.

Here's some snippets of info I've belated picked up from the blogosphere:


Our Lady of Pop has released not only a MonsterBall Book, but a teaser (and shit what a tease it is) of Alejandro.



Prepare yourselves for Monday, the 7th.