Back To The Wall: Rolling Stone’s 2010 Profile of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
By Brian Hiatt
October 6, 2011 6:55 PM ET
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (Two-Disc Super Jewel Case) New Music CD
- Available in DVD or Blu-Ray format
Lady Gaga’s 2010 VMA Meat Dress Moment Revisited … By Adorable Puppies
It was one particular of the most outrageous moments in MTV Video Music Awards history. Lady Gaga had already won a boat load of awards by the time the evening’s final prize for Video of the Year was handed out. So it was no surprise when Cher, looking unnaturally fit and fantastic at 63 in her “If I Could Turn Back Time” bodysuit, announced “Bad Romance” as the winner.
What was surprising, nonetheless, was Gaga’s outfit. As she ascended to the stage to claim her prize, the world lastly got a clear look at the pop star’s third outfit of the evening … a dress manufactured completely of raw meat. But ahead of she could take hold of the Moonman and give her acceptance speech, Gaga had to hand off her purse, which was also produced of meat. “I never ever believed I’d be asking Cher to hold my meat purse,” Gaga mentioned, and with that, a legendary VMA second was born.
To celebrate this and other historic VMA moments, our friends at Buzzworthy decided to have a tiny fun. A team of impossibly imaginative funny men and women made the decision to reenact some of the most memorable VMA moments … making use of adorable small dogs as stand-ins for some of the world’s most renowned musicians. Above, you will find the initial of these – an homage to the meat purse-holding diva enjoyable from last year’s awards.
Study on for a search at Gaga’s background with the VMAs.
Lil Wayne On ‘Forbes Best Paid Celebrities Under 30′ Taking Home $15 Million In 2010
Post by Chelle Jones, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:26 am
Lil Wayne has been killing the rap game for a minute now, and has managed to be a part of the Forbes list comprised of 20 celebrities that are the best paid under the age of 30. This all despite being locked up for almost the entirety of 2010.
The 28 year old Young Money front man has had the successes of his signed artists, including break outs Nicki Minaj and Drake to thank for keeping popularity in 2010 growing for the label. Weezy also dropped his rock based album-flop in February of 2010, which most likely contributed a portion of his $ 15 Milli sum.
It will be interesting to see how the YMCMB main man’s money will compare as he topples the age limit of this list next year. With the hugely anticipated Tha Carter 4 album still to be released (August 29) and being a free man surely can’t hurt either.
Also making appearances on the Forbes list were Lady Gaga (at no. 1), Justin Bieber, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, and Beyoncé Knowles (despite her year long hiatus as well).
Spring Music Preview 2010
By Rolling Stone
March 23, 2011 7:50 AM ET
From Katy Perry and Stone Temple Pilots to MGMT and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, some of 2010′s most anticipated albums are hitting stores this season. Big debuts from Court Yard Hounds and Drake are due, along with eagerly awaited releases by Christina Aguilera, Hole, the Hold Steady and Gaslight Anthem. Read up on 38 of the spring’s discs.
March
Justin Bieber
MY WORLD 2.0 3/23
Just four months after releasing his debut, teen phenom Justin Bieber is rolling out the follow-up. “With My World, I was a rookie,” says the singer. “I’m still a rookie, but I think of this album as an upgrade, a step above.” The disc — produced by hitmakers Tricky Stewart and Bryan-Michael Cox — leans R&B, from its influences (Boyz II Men, Usher, Anthony Hamilton) to its theme. “I’m not allowed to have a girlfriend until I’m over 16,” says Bieber, who reached the milestone on March 1st. “But I wrote a lot about girls.”
Goldfrapp
HEAD FIRST 3/23
Written and recorded in six months, the fifth album from London electropop duo Goldfrapp is a return to the luxurious beatwork that made them dance-floor darlings and Xtina’s studio pals. Heavily influenced by the pillowy atmospherics of Giorgio Moroder and Suicide, Head First is a soft-focus haze smeared with a newfound, ABBA-esque positivity. “I wasn’t very happy before,” says frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp. “We’ve done introspective, we wanted to make an ‘up’ album.”
Village Voice Pazz & Jop Top 50 Albums Of 2010
Just when you thought we were done with 2010 lists, the Village Voice went and published the results of their 38th annual Pazz & Jop poll. This year it combined the votes of 708 music critics, did some complex mathematics, and arrived at the same No. 1 as everyone else. That said, the list features plenty of albums not often spotted on other year-enders, a nice example of the individual vs. the editorial board.
50 Emeralds – Does It Look LIke I’m Here?”
49 Jónsi – Go
48 Agalloch – Marrow Of The Spirit
47 Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
46 Hot Chip – One Life Stand
45 Yeasayer – Odd Blood
44 Women – Public Strain
43 Robert Plant – Band Of Joy
42 Sharon Van Etten – Epic
41 Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
40 Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt
39 Sharon Van Jones & The Dap Kings – I Learned The Hard Way
38 Neil Young – Le Noise
37 Sufjan Stevens – The Age Of Adz
36 No Age – Everything In Between
35 Four Tet – There Is Love In You
34 Rick Ross – Teflon Don
33 The-Dream – Love King
32 Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
31 M.I.A. – MAYA
30 Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
29 Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope
28 Spoon – Transference
27 Caribou – Swim
26 Taylor Swift – Speak Now
25 Bruce Springsteen – The Promise
24 Drake – Thank Me Later
23 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: The Return Of The Ankh
22 Best Coast – Crazy For You
21 Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
20 Jamey Johnson – The Guitar Song
19 Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
18 The Roots – How I Got Over
17 Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
16 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
15 Grinderman – Grinderman 2
14 Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
13 Robyn – Body Talk
12 Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
11 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
10 Black Keys – Brothers
09 Sleigh Bells – Treats
08 The National – High Violet
07 Beach House – Teen Dream
06 Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
05 Vampire Weekend – Contra
04 Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid
03 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
02 LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
01 Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
In addition to this list, a top singles list, and individual contributor ballots — me, Amrit, Jessica — there are fine Pazz & Jop-related essays at VillageVoice.com. Start with Zach Baron’s “Rise Of The Douchebags” then never say the words “Kanye West” again.
