The Prophet of Pop

…and apparently, it will “shock” us in an unexpected way.  In the video for the controversial single Lady Gaga will play the part of Mary Magdalene, news which has already brought out naysayers.  What is interesting though, is that the video is rumored to be inspirational rather than controversial. The video was co-directed by Lady…

According to Pollstar, Winter Jam is currently the most popular tour of 2011.  With a loaded Christian Contemporary bill and cheap ticket prices the tour has put 524,239 people in seats across the country.  That number tops tours by Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, U2, and Brad Paiseley. That’s right, the Littler Winter Jammers…

There are only seven potential idols left.  Did their performances take me to seventh heaven, or to the seven circles of hell?  Let’s find out! Opening Performance – They brought back the departed six to perform a Pink song.  Poor, poor Paul.  Paul and five girls performing Pink, and it really sounded like he couldn’t…

If you like music and you haven’t watched the NBC show The Sing Off, then you need to mark your calendar for next Winter!  The Sing Off is a vocal competition a la American Idol, but with a cappella performance groups.   The show is an exhibition in soaring vocal talent and it has become…

Another week, another burst of Lady Gaga news, and another burst of comments from the Lady Gaga lovers and haters.  Happy Monday! First of all, she released the cover of her new album which is pictured above.  Yes, that is the real cover.  It’s a… Gagacycle?  It is so eye-catchingly ugly that it is hard…

Poor ‘ole Justin Bieber just can’t catch a break.  The teen star is currently in Israel for a couple of concerts, but prior to the shows he took the time to take a pilgrimage to Israel with his family – and more than a few unwelcome visitors.  Apparently while touring the Holy Land the family…

I must be regaining some of my prophetic sense – I got two thirds of the bottom three right.  Haley, Stefano, and Paul were in the bottom three.  After Rihanna’s performance I had hoped they would just vote her off, but despite being a relative newcomer to the bottom threePaul took the fall. While this…

Record Store Day is one of the greatest days of the year – a day set aside to give business to your local record shops.  That is, if your local record shops haven’t gone out of business yet.  These Mom and Pop style stores are a dying breed, failing in the wake of an online…

After the shocking exit of Pia Toscano last week, we are now down to eight Idol contestants.  That’s right, the ocho.  While I was upset to see Pia leave, I was mainly disturbed at how off my prophetic sense was.  I could have sworn she would be in at least the top 4.  My faith…

You probably heard the Rebecca Black song “Friday” last month.  If you didn’t then you should, because it is a wake up call to how terrible pop music can be.  If you’ve ever shunned Ke$ha for not being able to sing, you haven’t heard anything yet. And this video has been viewed over 100 million…

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