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“Are the Goo Goo Dolls punk?”

If you love fashion, celebrities, red carpet events, lists, and hilariously sassy commentary, then this podcast discussing all things Met Gala 2013 by Tranna Wintour and Jeremie Romain is definitely for you.

They discuss who got it right, who got it wrong, at a punk themed event where none of the guests had the slightest idea what the fuck punk actually is. 

I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical about listening to some new Bey. With all the unwarranted hype surrounding many releases thus far this year, it was with much trepidation that I hit play on Mrs. Carter’s latest offering. It’s an ad for H&M’s Summer Collection, and not surprisingly, she looks incredibly bootylicious. And wouldn’t you know it, the song, called Standing On The Sun, is actually pretty fabulous! Granted it’s only a 90 second snippet, but I’ve decided it’s definitely for the YES pile.  

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING IMMEDIATELY!!!! There is now a front runner for my favourite video of 2013!!! BIG call I know, BUT it combines not only the brilliant music of Foxes, (if you’re unfamiliar, and like Marina And The Diamonds, then get on board stat) but two of my ultimate long time favourite things: Drop Dead Fred and the Miss Universe Pageant. 

I realise these two could only be related by the mere fact that they fall under the umbrella of “pop culture” but they’ve been paired together for this clip for Foxes’ new song Beauty Queen, along with footage of Disney princesses, fashion show mishaps, and a bit of Audrey Hepburn, making this a most wonderfully camp experience. I’m in heaven basically.

One of 2012’s greatest tracks has a brand spanking new video. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was obsessing over Ash Tree Lane and Bones, and devouring the numeours pop culture images, some that were fabulous, some that were grotesque, and some that were fabulously grotesque, on MS MR’s tumblr, wondering who the fuck is this mysterious New York duo?!

I was captivated by their sound, haunted by their music, and utterly intrigued by the whole concept of not knowing what they even looked like.

And then came the release of Hurricane, and with it the most mind blowing video montage you have and will ever see, and what became my #2 video of the year.

The new clip sees them and the players around them become a living breathing tumblr. It’s brilliant in that it still has the same mind fuck effect that the first video had, that is so perfectly married to the lyrics, but it’s all their own. These are the kinds of iconic images, that in decades to come will see other artists wanting to splice into THEIR videos that are paying homage to the wonderful world of pop and every aspect that those three letters encompass: fashion, music, film, beauty, art, and so much more.

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