My MTV VMAs viewing party was almost one month ago and I’m seriously overdue for this post, but here it is! I held a viewing party at my apartment, sponsored by Proactiv, to watch the MTV VMAs with some girlfriends so we could chat about the craziness that may occur (think Kanye West’s stunt last year) real time instead of dishing about it the next day and tweet about it as it happened.
My bloggy bestie, Sammy Davis joined me to watch/tweet/blog and cheer on Proactiv spokespeople Justin Bieber and Katy Perry while munching on some delicious vegan food and sip some wine on September 12th when the VMAs aired. We were really excited with Justin Bieber won a Moonman! Due to a soggy and rainy day there were some last minute cancellations but we made the most of it. Here are some photos from the night.
When it comes to originality and arrogance, you can’t deny that Kanye West has a lot of both. Here’s his latest creative presentation and I’mma let myself finish by saying thatthis is the best Kanye video of all time, of ALL time!
While snowboarding in Vermont over the winter, I noticed two things: 1. boarding is more painful than it is fun and 2. headphones are almost as prominent on the hills as fancy snow gear. The snowbunnies and boarders in Vermont and upstate New York are already huge fans of Skullcandy – brightly coloured and old-school looking headphones. I saw these on young pro skiers and snowboarders all over the hills and in the lodge. While the girls sported hot pink and magenta Skullcadies, the guys had on neon greens and baby blues like the Aqua print one below.
The great sound quality and loud, look-at-me colours and styles of Skullcandy has already made them a hit up North and I predict that the music lovin’ skater crowd of the Lower East Side will pick up on them soon.
Having danced the night away at a Tiesto concert till 8am, I’m no stranger to the crazy energy that he brings into a club. Teaming up with hit makers such as Three 6 Mafia, Flo Rida and Sean Kingston, Tiesto brings us his first venture into the new land of hip-pop, and we love it!
I can’t even imagine how much fun these guys must have had while making this song.
I went to see John Mayer at Madison Square Garden last night and what a great show it was! Although the stadium wasn’t completely packed, it was filled with the bustle of fans ranging from drunken teenagers to cute elderly couples watching the show holding hands.
Mayer started off with hits from his new album, Battle Studies, before going into different versions of his classic hits like Daughters and Gravity. His guitar riffs were amazing – he delivered as expected. Mayer usually likes to create his own version of a classic song by American singer-songwriters for concerts; his version of Free Falling by Tom Petty from his John Mayer Trio tour is one of favorite covers of all time. He chose Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers this time for his Battle Studies tour at MSG. At the risk of sounding extremely sappy, I have to admit that John Mayer made the song cry with his guitar and my eyes might have been a bit on the watery side towards the end – but was that because of the music or all the smoke in the air at the garden? Despite the drunken teens with their fake IDs and grinding dance moves (yes, at a concert – they had to be from the Jersey shore), the screaming JM lovestruck women and a very smokey atmosphere I am not complaining. I loved every minute of it. After all what else can you expect at a concert by the guy that sang “Who says I can’t get stoned…”
What: John Mayer at Madison Square Garden
When: February – Thursday 25 and Friday 26, 2010
Where: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Ever since becoming obsessed with John Mayer and his music around the time that I wrote this post here, I’ve been waiting impatiently to see him in concert. I am extremely excited to go his show at MSG on Thursday the 25th. There are still some tickets available on LiveNation, Craigslist and Ticketmaster. Snap one up and join me in the pleasure of having John Mayer croon to you, entertain you with his witty/charming/flirty commentary (I wonder whether he’ll mention his recent racy interview with Playboy) and blow your away with his guitar skills.
Rihanna’s new video Hard has taken over the music channels and my iPod. I love the song, although while watching the video, I was more and more confused by all of Rihanna’s looks – from modernist spikes on her shoulders to the thong under sheer tights and finally the black electrical tape as pasties. Instead of saying “I’m so hard” like her lyrics, her outfits scream “I’m trying so hard”.
The one thing that I instantly thought of when I saw the video was how similar to MIA Rihanna looks. Her make up in the badass look below seems like a total rip off from MIA’s Paper Planes video.
There’s nothing wrong with copying or taking inspiration from other artists, but I just wish Riri would be more original.
After reading just a few words on his blog, I’m so much more in love with him!
I shudder just to imagine the kind of torture it unleashes on all his ex-es. The worst thing about any breakup is having access to some sliver of personal information about your ex, because you get to peek into his life and see how cool and cute he is and miss him that much more. And from the E! News reputation, he apparently has had a lot of ‘ex-es’ including Jessica Simpson, who for some reason I don’t see as someone who’d spend a lot of time online.
Why do I loooove all this awesome JM online goodies?
Because this is the first time I got myself emerged in one artists different communication platforms. I know that Kanye is pretty active online, but other than that, I don’t know of many artists genuinely communicating with their fans and the rest of the world without being heavily prompted and censored by their publicists. I like how real John Mayer is in his posts, & I loved the one post about his Happy Holidays post which he signs off with “Your Friend, John”. Aweeeeeeee.
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