Lady Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta; March 28, 1986) is an American recording artist. Lady Gaga began performing in the rock music scene of New York City’s Lower East Side. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, upon its establishment in 2007. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and had her also sign to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Her debut album, The Fame, was released in August, 2008. In addition to receiving generally positive reviews, it went number-one in four countries, and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. Its first two singles,”Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, co-written and co-produced with RedOne, became international number-one hits, and the album later earned a total of six Grammy Award nominations and won awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording. In early 2009, after having opened for New Kids on the Block and the Pussycat Dolls, she embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour. By the end of 2009, she released her second studio album The Fame Monster, with the global chart-topping lead single “Bad Romance”, as well as having embarked on her second headlining tour of the year, The Monster Ball Tour.
Lady Gaga is inspired by glam rock musicians such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, as well as pop music artists such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has also stated fashion is a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances. For example, critics have pointed out the heavy influence she’s got from Junko Shimada, a Paris-based Japanese designer.[1]
To date, she has sold over eight million albums and 35 million singles digitally worldwide.
The Fame Monster (stylized as The Fame Mons†er) is the second studio album by American recording artist Lady Gaga, released on November 18, 2009. The album’s eight songs were initially intended to be part of a re-release of Gaga’s debut album The Fame. However, Lady Gaga announced that the new songs would be available as a stand alone album, as she thought the re-release was too expensive and that, as the piece represents a separate conceptual and musical body of work, it does not need the songs of The Fame to support it. A Super Deluxe Fame Monster pack containing the two releases was released on December 15, 2009.
The album deals with the darker side of fame, as experienced by Lady Gaga over the course of 20082009 while travelling around the world, and are expressed through a monster metaphor. Gaga compared the feel of her debut album and The Fame Monster with the Yin and yang concept. Cover artwork was done by Hedi Slimane and has a gothic look which Gaga had to convince her record company to allow her to shoot. The composition takes its inspiration from Gothic music and fashion shows. Contemporary critics gave a positive review of the album, with the majority of them complimenting the songs “Bad Romance” and “Dance in the Dark”.
In some countries the album charted together with The Fame while in others like the United States, Canada and Japan, it charted as a separate album. It has reached top ten in most of the major markets. “Bad Romance” was released as the album’s first single. It topped the Canadian, United Kingdom and Irish charts while reaching the top ten in United States, Australia and Sweden. Lady Gaga announced The Monster Ball Tour supporting the album, which started on November 27, 2009 and will continue through June 2010.
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This opening at eDavid Gallery in Bethlehem, PA took place on Friday, October 19th. All four artists attended the opening and provided fantastic insight in to their work. My thanks to each artist for taking the time to speak with me about their passion. There were beautiful works at the show and I encourage everyone to make this Gallery a stop in the Lehigh Valley. David and Amy are friendly people with a warm and inviting gallery. Although this show has finished watch for their next show beginning Friday, November 30th. The video from the new show should be posted by the first Sunday afterwards.
In October 2009, NYC artist Swoon and five friends came to Portland, Maine, and transformed SPACE Gallery into a playful, dreamlike, earth-hued environment. This video shows the installation process and the opening reception of this breathtaking show, and gives a glimpse into the artists’ visions that inspired their work.
http://www.fingerbob.com – Victoria Beckham sexy video photo gallery – Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba & more at www.fingerbob.com
Seascapes – oil paintings by Byron Pickering with a thought from paintingwaves. Some marine seascape oil paintings from Byron’s gallery that bring the mist to your cheek and voice of the sea to your heart. Art of ocean surf. All paintings are copywrited Byron Pickering and may not be reproduced. Music is used by permission from David Lanz. “A Day in the Life” – David Lanz
Rare recording of Neil Young performing Motion Pictures at The Bottom Line NYC in 1974 prior to the release of the On The Beach LP. Audio only.
Master of painting iridescent light in seascape waves – feel the crashing surf — Oil paintings that brings life to the sea on canvas. Seascapes by Byron Pickering with a thought from Paintingwaves. All paintings are copywrited Byron Pickering and may not be reproduced. Music is used by permission from David Lanz