I know this has been buzzed all over the blogosphere, but I just had to throw in my two cents!
The Ones – that fun trio behind the 2000 monster club hit, "Flawless" – are back in prime form with a great track and video to boot! The song is appropriately called "When We Get Together" and it comes with a brilliant video to boot!
In keeping with the song's theme of "togetherness", the video features cameos by a plethora of iconic artists, among them Debbie Harry, Jody Watley, Ultra Naté, Cazwell, Ari Gold, the Scissor Sisters and Mike Ruiz. The video is directed by Karl Giant, the same genius behind the brilliant Ultra Naté video, "Give it All You Got" (2007).
PR Newswire is reporting that singer Madonna is to make a historic, first time appearance on BET's 106 & Park. This follows the Material Girl's interview with the legendary Donnie Simpson – a first generation Black Entertainment Television personality (Video Soul) – on his WPGC radio show, The Donnie Simpson Morning Show, the week of April 10. The word is that the show's hosts – Terrence and Rocsi – will give the Material Girl a welcome like no other. Madonna's appearance on 106 & Park is scheduled for Friday, May 2, at 6pm EST.
Madonna recently released her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy – a decidedly more urban recording than her past few full-lengths (with flourishes of dance-pop and '80s nostalgia thrown in for good measure).
Happy Belated Earth Day, readers! My apologies for the long absence, but life has been in full gear (with a LOT of bumps). Not to worry – I am returning to full-time blogging immediately!
There are a great many current events that need discussion, and Aria will return to full form to address them (as well as music and popular culture). Indeed, I will at last give my two cents on the election cycle – or rather the Democratic contest leading up to the full-fledged election in November.
I will say that I have made my selection based on a lot of the negative campaigning and fear-mongering being brought to bear in this election cycle. If you have to know who I'm supporting, I will freely admit that I have long since defected from Hillary Clinton's camp to become a staunch Obama supporter. I just couldn't support Clinton anymore because (as I see it) she has campaigned like a Republican – 9/11, fear-mongering and all. Indeed, she has so polarized the Democratic Party that I don't know that a victory is even achievable for either candidate – Obama or Clinton – in November. More on this to come in future posts...
