Tuesday, October 28, 2008
MADONNA IS HEADING TO AUSTRALIA!
6:23PM Jess McGuire | Exciting news, pop fans! Apparently Madonna is bringing her latest Sticky And Sweet tour to Australia, which is something that’ll no doubt thrill men around the country!
Hardcore fans of Madge who may or may not be members of that fabulous pink mafia known as The Gays TM will be ecstatic over the opportunity to see their icon give her first performances down under in fifteen years, whilst the lads physically attracted to Madonna (and willing to snuggle with gristle/schedule sex between her work outs at the gym/forsake sausages on Christmas Day a la Guy Ritchie) can duke it out with baseball player A-Rod for her affections. Perhaps the next Mr Ciccone will be an Aussie? IT’S POSSIBLE!
First Madonna was coming to Australia. And then she wasn’t coming. Now this morning on Channel Seven’s Sunrise Molly Meldrum confirmed that Madonna is infact bringing her Sticky And Sweet Tour to Australia after all, and it could be as early as January 2009.
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ETC!
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Ladyhawke’s Homemade Clip For ‘Dusk Till Dawn’
2:43PM Jess McGuire | Oh hey, have I mentioned lately how much I adore Ladyhawke? It feels like it’s been weeks. I don’t want you to feel like my love for that record has waned in any way. It is the best release of the year, and if you don’t go out and buy it and become breathlessly excited by its pop brilliance, you’re a fool. Who’s with me?
“I could not agree more with you, Jess. Do yourself a favour!”
Thank you, Molly.
Anyway, given that Defamer Australia has pretty much been a Ladyhawke-love zone since the record arrived in our Magical Letterbox Of Awesomeness, we were (of course) quick to give you the heads up regarding the release of the official video clip for ‘Dusk Till Dawn’.
Well, guess what? We’ve just been alerted to the fact that Ladyhawke has released a second (and totally adorable!) video for the song, featuring an all star cast – including Sia, JD Samson from Le Tigre, Peaches, and Ladyhawke’s mum! – filmed on webcams singing along to the track.
Check it out for yourself after the jump! It’s made me incredibly happy today.
PS: You can tell that Sia and JD Samson are sharing a camera. Bless ‘em! More » Australian Iron Sales To Suffer With Release Of New ghd
2:20PM Kym Weathersten | Here at Defamer Australia we pride ourselves on bringing you the latest and greatest gossip from here and o/s. From LiLo’s long walk out of the closet to Australia’s newest gay boy band the Young Twinks, we never crimp (trust me, that pun will have you roflmao-ing once you read on) on coverage. That’s why it seemed so important to bring you the following, totally relevant to a gossip blog, news.
Behold, ghd have announced the ghd IV limited edition gift set is coming to Aussie shelves. What’s more, it’ll be here in time for Christmas. Yes, you heard it here first; soon you’ll be able to style your way through the holiday season like a true A-lister, with the latest version of everyone’s fave hair styler.
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More Reasons To Love Snoop…
1:38PM Jess McGuire | Snoop Dogg is heading Down Under, and I could not be more excited about it. Especially if his arrival means even more amazing interviews with the rapper in our local rags.
Please note this fine piece from the Daily Telegraph, where we learn the following Snoop facts.
· He was not concerned about being banned from Oz during his Australasian tour, calmly stating (in a haze of smoke, I’d wager) “I am happy to be here. I didn’t worry ‘cuz I never done anything wrong over here, except rock the mic. I knew I would come back to Australia; some people just had a misunderstanding”
· Please note that “I never done anything wrong except rock the mic” will be my response to any angry accusations flung in my direction from this date forward.
· Why did “some people” have a problem with him last time he wanted to tour? “They were just trippin’ on my past as opposed to my future.” FO SHIZZ.
· Which of Snoop’s Aussie homies stepped up to give testimonials regarding his good character? Oh, only Russell Crowe and Eddie McGuire… HOW DID HE AND EDDIE MCGUIRE BECOME FRIENDS?! I don’t even care. Amazing. I want Snoop to become friends with more Australian celebrities, like Sonia Kruger (note to Sonia’s breakfast show producers – get Snoop on the program), and maybe Grant Denyer.
· Snoop’s planning on playing a bit of rugby league while he’s over here, confessing in a chillaxed tone “I think I’ll give it a try when I get to Sydney. I’m gonna try to get 12 points, I ain’t scared.” Specifically aiming for 12 points? He ain’t scared? Unsurprising. The man is a god.
· His current tour is called ‘Smoked Out’. Can’t imagine why “some people” may have thought the man likes to huff on illegal drugs from time to time.
Three cheers for Snoop Dogg, ma nizzles!
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Spectacular (Or Crap, Depending On Your Taste) Thursday Joke (Defamer Australia) More » AC/DC Tops British Albums Chart, Soundly Flogs Kaiser Chiefs
11:32AM Jess McGuire | Hooray for Australia! Monday gave us word we’d bred the greatest karaoke singer of all time, and Tuesday I wake up to discover AC/DC have taken out the number one spot on the British albums chart, outselling their nearest competitors – a little band known as the Kaiser Chiefs – by, like, eighty to one (ish). And God saw that it was good.
Australian rock group AC/DC has hit the top of the British album charts for the first time in 28 years. The band’s 16th studio album Black Ice was outselling its nearest competitor, Kaiser Chief’s Off With Their Heads, by two to one at one point last week, The Guardian newspaper reported today.
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
10:54AM Jess McGuire | This was just one of the many hugely entertaining clips submitted as an entry for our How To Lose Friends And Influence People competition. I’ll email winners later today to let them know THAT THEY RULE HARD, but in the meantime, wrap your mind around this.
(dances with feather boa and magic wand) More » Did You Enjoy Chris Brown’s Performance On Idol Last Night?
9:23AM Jess McGuire | Well, did you? Personally I find his music stunningly dull and I cannot fathom why he’s sold Dido-esque numbers of his album to my fellow countrymen, and I thought his live performance took crap to new heights, but what do I know? Nothing. I don’t even know why I’m here. I think my parole officer arranged something with the internet.
Anyway, turns out one thing that most definitely is impressive about Chris Brown is the size of his… entourage.
Recording his appearance on the Channel 10 talent show, Brown turned up on set with an entourage of 36, including his own barber, a trainer and even his mum (who doubles as his manager).
His mother is his manager? Oh, that’ll end well. Right, Usher? More » 
Some Important News From Defamer Australia’s Euro Correspondent
8:40AM Jess McGuire | It’s been a while between bulletins for our Euro Correspondent Will, and I like to imagine he has been keeping himself busy throwing himself wholeheartedly into the world of Schlagerpop and investigating potential representatives for next year’s Eurovision competition. I have asked him for an opinion piece regarding Kylie’s stylist/gay husband Will Baker’s recent claims that Madonna needs to let go of her youth and stop embarrassing herself with daft outfits, but while we wait for that gripping report, here’s some poptastic news from our hero.
I’m not sure if you’re already on board with this but do you know about Marit Larsen? She is a Norwegian singer/songwriter who was in M2M (remember “Don’t say you love me” -
– from the Pokemon soundtrack? Important key change around 2:39) and she has just released her second album The Chase – recently a number one album in Norway but tragically ignored everywhere else.
She sounds a little Chipmunk-y to me, Willy, but go on. Educate my ignorant self!
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8:30AM Seth | Hollywood PrivacyWatch: 10/26 — So I dropped a friend off at the United terminal at LAX yesterday at about 12:45 p.m. A cab pulls up in front of my car, and a wiry guy hops out. He in a plain white T and jeans, and just kind of standing there alone for a little while. And I look at his face, and think to myself—hey! I know that face. That’s… TOPHER GRACE! I just kind of stared at him creepily from behind my windshield, waiting for something spectacular to occur. Nothing did. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.] More »
