Don't call my name...

I'm back, bitches.

After a much-needed hiatus, I'm back. I've always had an online presence - Twitter, creeping you on Facebook or lazily posting embarrassing things on my Tumblr (rafayagha.tumblr.com), but now I think I'm going to launch an online onslaught. You wait. Just fucking wait.

Anyway, "me me me" aside, Gagaloo released an amazing video yesterday at noon. Needless to say, I had a lunch date and my eyes were glued to the screen for almost nine glorious minutes. Steven Klein took what he does and married it with Gagaloo and David Fincher. The result is blasphemous, sexy, gothic, homoerotic and rings of Nazi/military imagery. I wonder if having all these 'mos in Mo wigs was intentional? Probably.



For lighter fare, La Coacha also did a great job, putas. Watch it or I think I'll have to shank you.

Rachel Zoe Sneak Peek

Chelsea Lately (hate her) had a skit about the Rachel Zoe Project on last night's episode...I love Rachel to bits, but this was just dead-on...poor Brad. They nailed Taylor too: "I would love to die..."

Pirated

Pirates and eye patches and skinny moustaches and wandering hipsters and magic carpet rides...oh my.

Here's the brand spankin' new video for Ladyhawke's Magic. Buy her album...you owe it to yourself.

Party in the F.I.P.

Grown men lip-syncing to Miley Cyrus' Party in the U.S.A.? Yes, it's really happening.

I'm so ashamed about actually liking this song. Am I going to hell for this? Don't judge me.

La Roux

This is not Tilda Swinton or Archie or Conan O'Brian. It's La Roux and although she's said some bitchy stuff about Gaga, I still quite like her. Her album is electro-pop with tonnes of blips and blops and melodies..and only $9.99. I'm Not Your Toy is a nice end-of-summer song, wouldn't you agree?

Work

On a particularly drizzly day you need songs are frivolous, fun and in your face...

"Anna is like...Madonna"

"This type seems so lah-ge and pretentious. It looks like it's for blind people."

God I love this woman.



p.s. "FAMINE OF BEAUTY!" courtesy of André Leon Talley has been my catchphrase as of late.

Jealous?

...I would be. This show was EVERYTHING. June 19th 2009.

Epic

I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me. Pa-pa, pa-pa, paparazzi.

Lady Gaga pulls a Madonna and lands super weird-o Jonas Åkerlund to helm this video clip. The video is everything. EVERYTHING.

Stab at Britney? Social commentary about the trappings of stardom? Scathing critique of made-for-tabloid camera chasing pseudo-celebs? Or maybe just a song about stalking the boy of your dreams? Regardless, this adds to my love for Gaga...tenfold.

And maybe you can learn how to say 'kiss kiss' and 'c*nt' in Swedish too.

Gimme Sympathy

Who would you rather be: The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

Metric's Fantasies is worth buying, stealing, borrowing, burning, listening and loving.

Pet Shop Boys!

I was a weird kid who loved Pet Shop Boys, Roxette and Madonna. I was also raised on Queen and Abba and WHAM! Seeing this medley of their greatest hits brings back pangs of nostalgia. Do they have a Greatest Hits collection? I had a few of their tapes and remember watching them on Top of the Pops.

Anyway, here they are, decades later and sounding remarkably great. Brandon Flowers of The Killers and Lady Gaga help out for a bit- blink and you'll miss them.

I just spent the past hour YouTubing their videos- memories of my childhood flood back and I wish they were as big in North America as they are...everywhere else.
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What I'm watching now...

This ad gives me the creeps. The dad is giving me bedroom eyes and looks of love I do not want. The kid is cute though. I feel as though I should call the authorities and install NetNanny on the kid's computer. Weird.


I think this song is just disgustingly sweet and catchy. Korean pop music is actually pretty good. I guess the ladies of Girls' Generation are the equivalent to The Pussycat Dolls (they do, after all, have 9 (NINE!) members).