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Need a mid-day video break? The Gloss has you covered. Each day we’ll be bringing you five video picks so you can watch (and laugh and sometimes scratch your head) along with The Gloss staff.
First up? Bowie’s “Space Oddity” gets the real-life space treatment. Music videos never did zero-gravy this well. More
You kind of have to hand it to Tan Mom. A full year after she first tanned her way into America’s heart, she’s still famous enough to be getting roasted by drag queens, kicked out of her own roast, and then invited back again. She’s also famous enough that I know her name, Patricia Krentcil, without having to look it up (kill me). And now, having beaten the original charges against her, she’s doing what any reasonable New Jersey tanorexic would do, should they find themselves unexpectedly famous: she’s launching a dance music career. More
I love Ke$ha, and so should you. Here are some good reasons why. More
I know, I know. Taylor Swift may not be your favorite performer. Taylor Swift may not be the favorite performer of many people who read humorous ladyblogs. And there are perfectly good reasons for that! More
Grimes is pretty much the best. Through a combination of technical wizardry, obsessive perfectionism, vocal prowess, and pop sensibility, she makes music that feels like having your dancing muscles lovingly prodded by Korean computer ghosts from the nineties. She’s also an accomplished artist and jewelry designer with a great sense of style. But in case you needed another reason to love her, she’s also an outspoken feminist who is not afraid to call out the indie music world for sexism, despite the fact that it has granted her a livelihood. More
As with many “Women in Music” issues of major magazines, the selections in Elle‘s May issue are hardly earth-shattering; articles on Pink, Alicia Keys, and Adele are hardly going to introduce people to sounds they haven’t heard before. (Nor are they supposed to. They are supposed to sell magazines.) But the selection of British pop star Rita Ora for two of the covers is fairly eye-catching, as she has yet to hit it big in the US. It’s also eye-catching, of course, because Rita Ora at her best has some great, bold style, which the stylist wisely decided to play up. Check out her colorful editorial, then go here to listen to “Torn Apart,” a fun, reggae-inflected collaboration between Ms. Ora and the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg. More
In a bit of cross promo with the Met Costume Institute’s upcoming exhibit “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” which will, of course, be feted by the Met Ball May 6, boutique shopping site Moda Operandi has enlisted 12 “high fashion” designers and brands to create a capsule clothing collection that will be sure to please Courtney Love and anger everyone else who still cares about punk rock. More
Have you watched Robin Thicke’s new music video for “Blurred Lines?” It’s like the original version, except, while once the ladies wore shirts, they now wear nothing. I am sure this decision was made for artistic reasons, and it brings to mind immediately Édouard Manet‘s Le Déjeuner Sur L’herbe. Because the ladies are naked, and all the men are wearing suits. Here. Watch the Blurred Lines video: More
If you, like me, found your fashion sense was titillated by the promising looking drawings of Rihanna’s “Diamonds” world tour costumes that Givenchy released last week, get stoked: the storied fashion brand (and skirt-maker to Kanye West) has since released some actual photos of RiRi wearing the stuff, and it’s every bit as resplendent as I’d hoped. Posted yesterday on the Givenchy Facebook page, the outfits are shown in a few different states of layering, and they do a good job of conveying a sort of regal, queen-of-pop attitude. They’re neither as colorful nor as butt-baring as what she wore on her last world tour, but maybe she’s going for a more ladylike vibe? (Ha, ha?) Or maybe we just haven’t seen the more butt-baring looks yet? Either way, I’m into it. More
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Greetings from the air! If you are reading this, I am already on my way to Austin, TX for five days of music, tacos and insanity at the South By Southwest music festival. Perusing the various fashion blogs, today, I noticed a lot of fashion advice that might be a tad extravagant for the average SXSW goer. As someone who has been to this festival seven times going on eight now, I feel I have a unique perspective on what one should and should not bring to this ridiculous event. Read on to see how to cram a week’s worth of cute outfits into a carry-on suitcase. More
So it’s Valentine’s Day, and I’m actually pretty stoked about it. Seitan piccata, stripper boobs, and love are all on the menu, but I’ll stop before I gross you out. Because love and music are two great tastes that taste great together, I’ve assembled some of my favorite love songs using the time honored method of “type any song you want to hear into Youtube.” I could have made it downloadable, but that would technically be breaking the law, and I don’t want any trouble today. I LOVE YOU ALL. More
You know, I will always associate Alanis Morisette with playing God in Dogma, a movie I watched approximately 45 times between the ages of 15 and 17 (and never, ever again). I think it left me with a sense that her music was somehow profound and wise. And Godly somehow? Stuff you watch on a constant loop in your teen years really warps your perception of the world forever. Seemingly, Allen Blair Casey did not feel the same. More
Dear Putin: Karma is a bitch, but a pretty one at that. More
