postmodern mermaid fantasies

Delta Goodrem’s Postmodern David Letterman Fantasy Comes True

9:54AM Clem Bastow | After much fanfare, Delta Goodrem has risen through the ranks of the US talk shows to the pinnacle, The Late Show With David Letterman (that show’s being the pinnacle is of course open to debate; I would’ve gone with Outrageous Celebrity Lookalike Behaviour Caught On Tape: 2, but there you go). In any case, Delts ended up the star attraction on the show after John McCain pulled out of his scheduled appearance. How did she go? Well, let’s watch it: More »

Delta’s Postmodern US Talk Show Fantasy Continues

9:35AM Clem Bastow | It seems that her previous dead-end attempts to conquer the US market are but a thing of the past now that Delta is attacking the press rounds in the States with the sort of one-eyed determination (and hair style) that makes me think of Nicole Kidman in To Die For. First odious gossip blogger Perez Hilton described Delta and Potato as “like Barbie and Ken” (and no, I’m not linking to him) and now she’s set to do the rounds on the talkshows. Sayeth Confidential: Goodrem, hitting the airwaves in New York to promote the album, scored a guest spot on the high-rating talk show The View. Luke Dennehy reports from New York that she will film her guest spot on the show tomorrow. The View is hosted by veteran American TV news queen Barbara Walters and features Whoopi Goldberg on the panel. Goodrem is also pencilled in to appear on the powerful David Letterman Show. Well, gee, go Delta, or something. Am I the only person who is massively underwhelmed by Delta and doesn’t really care if she makes it stateside or not? Is that un-Australian? Do I not understand mateship? Should I eat more BBQ’d shrimps?? More »

Was Delta’s Postmodern Mermaid Fantasy Inspired By Madonna’s Postmodern Desert Shaman Fantasy?

1:32PM Clem Bastow | So we finally managed to watch all of Delta’s expensive, special-effects-laden video for her latest single Believe Again, and were struck by how – once you reach the 2:55-minute mark – you could be forgiven for feeling a very strong sense of deja vu. In short, it looks like Delts’ cash-happy videographers have been tooling around in the Madonna back catalogue, specifically, her spooky, Chris Cunningham-directed video for Frozen. Now, we might be overreacting, so here’s an example to whet your sleuthy appetites; hop over the jump for a few more ‘compare and contrast’ screen shots. More »

Delta’s “Postmodern Mermaid Fantasy” Low On Mermaids (And Postmodernity), High On Phallic Symbols

6:47PM Clem Bastow | So we got all excited when News Ltd announced that Delta Goodrem’s new video clip, for Believe Again, would be a “postmodern mermaid fantasy” and full of expensive special effects. Well, the clip was shown – at least a snippet of it – on last night’s Today Tonight and if this “highlight” is to be believed, it isn’t all we were hoping for. In fact, there are precious few mermaids and instead, Delta seems to be submerged in the magical puddle from Puddle Lane, while rather Freudian stone obelisks rise up from the ground around her. As for the song, well, we don’t hate it, but we want postmodern mermaids, dammit! Some member of the Delta webring better upload the whole thing quick smart, or we’re going to send Camp Goodrem a copy of Perry Anderson’s The Origins Of Postmodernity dipped in horse’s blood. More »

“Delta’s Mermaid Fantasy”

12:30PM Clem Bastow | We read the headline above this morning and hoped that our Christmases had come early (i.e. that Delta Goodrem gave an interview in Playboy detailing her hitherto well-kept secret sexual fetish: aquaphilia). Sadly it’s not quite that lascivious and instead is just talking about Delta’s new video clip for Believe Again, which is apparently chockers with expensive special-effects shots – and, yes, a mermaid fantasy. Sorry, that should read “postmodern mermaid fantasy”…! Goodrem indulges a postmodern mermaid fantasy in the stunning, state-of-the-art clip for her new single, Believe Again, which will hit stores on Saturday. The 23-year-old’s close friend, video director Michael Spiccia, has spent six weeks creating the visual feast with teams in Australia, Los Angeles and Spain. It features more than 100 special effects shots – more than your average feature film – to recreate the four worlds representing Goodrem’s imagination. Sadly this whole “postmodern mermaid fantasy” thing doesn’t mean Delta is recreating memorable scenes from Splash Too! with the help of a holographic recreation of Jean Beaudrillard playing the part of Tom Hanks, but rather – if this sneak preview is to be believed – just writhing around in the contents of Spotlight’s glitter and rhinestones aisle. To say we’re disappointed would be a gross understatement. The vid will be shown in full on Today Tonight this evening, for those of you who like a little postmodern mermaid fantasy with your stories about the fat migrant plumbers who are ripping off our disabled kids. More »