oh i felt like the luckiest person in the world yesterday - i was desperately seeking one ticket to lily allen's premiere show in los angeles last night - and the ticket came through about five hours before the show started - talk about cutting it close! many thanks to my new pal charles who was kind enough to offer me up his spare ticket - for free! i arrived at the troubadour around 9:30pm - perfect time to meet up and grab a drink before the show - it was packed and of course a crazy scene ensued outside as people were still trying to get tickets which i doubt there was any by that time...i was doubly excited because i always wanted to see a show at the troubadour but hadn't (yes shame on me) i thought the venue was great (small & intimate) and i'm going keep my eye on the schedule so i can head back really soon!
ms. allen was quite punctual and started her small set around 10pm - this was one of her first shows in the US (she played NYC (video) and SF (video) already) after exploding big-time over in the UK (her hit song smile was #1 for weeks) and i (along with my friend victoria) know lily will soon rule the states! her album alright, still... hasn't even been released domestically in the US (it will on jan 30th) yet everyone in the crowd knew all of her songs already and sang along to most of 'em - including myself! i could barely stand still although it was super tight so there wasn't much room to move around but i still managed to get my groove on! lily was so adorable in person and didn't appear nervous at all! the setlist included ten songs - i think i've got the right order below - someone correct me if i'm wrong...she sounded great live and i became more of a fan than i already was after seeing ms. allen play live!
• ldn
• nan, you're a window shopper
• shame for you
• knock em out
• littlest things
• not big
• friday night
• smile
• everything's just wonderful
• alfie
and besides it being crazy packed there were a bunch of celebrities in attendance - right at the end of the show i saw hottie orlando bloom who was trying to get upstairs to see lily! these two girls noticed who he was - one of them grabbed onto him and was clinging to mr. bloom for dear life - all i could hear was 'orlando i love you - orlando i love you' i was like oh my goodness! finally he got her off of him and ran away with his small entourage of guys and she screamed after him...orlannnnnnnndoooooo! right after that i saw lily herself and told her the show was awesome and she rocked - which she did! then my new friend charles ran upstairs after lily - i should have followed but i get so nervous with those sorts of things! i'll have to find out what happened up there...
next i spotted sean lennon walking around - and apparently lindsay lohan was there as well (who appears in mr. lennon's new video for dead meat) but i didn't see la lohan but as i was leaving i see a bunch of paparazzi chasing after gwen stefani and hubby gavin rossdale as they ran across santa monica blvd (yes they jaywalked!) to where their car was parked! she looked fab as usual - in a red beret type hat! so not only was the show awesome there was this whole circus of things going on around - i'm so glad i was able to attend - i knew this would be one of those crazy cool shows and i was right!
lily will be swinging by los angeles again in the next few months and for sure i'll be there and i promised my ticket angel charles i would get him into that show! if you still don't know of lily i suggest you head to her website and give her a listen - i've also included an interview below she did with UK's popworld! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo! (many thanks to rock insider for the pics)
PS one small story...lily mentioned that her album wasn't out yet here (but she did notice everyone already knew her songs) and she jokingly said 'oh yeah you can thank capitol records for that' and immediately the crowd started to boo on capitol and she was all 'no no don't boo them - they're really good people' - yes that might be good people but slow as molasses - they need to release that album pronto!
DAVID GEST - ODDBALL MUSIC VIDEO STAR! Thursday July 24 2008 @ 7:45PM FILED UNDER WATCH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey kids! here's a bizarre item for the evening - remember david gest? gosh - how could anyone forget him - the eccentric producer & promoter who was once married to my dear liza minnelli (that rocky marriage didn't last very long...) apparently he's more famous over in the uk
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POP NOSH: BROOKE HOGAN NUDE? NO THANKS! Thursday July 24 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
† oh let's start a petition people - nobody wants to see brooke hogan naked in playboy yeeeah! † miss universe needs to practice doing simple tasks such as blinking... webster's is my bitch † angelina jolie's twins were supposedly conceived via in vitro fertilization! a socialite's life †
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MASHUP TIME W/ MISSY ELLIOTT Thursday July 24 2008 @ 8:06AM FILED UNDER MASHUP OF THE WEEK COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning! oh i'd love to sleep a little more this morning after last night's revelry but unfortunately i've got to get my ass to work soon - right now we've got the latest mashup selection from dj paul v. that mashes missy elliott with some country tune - and
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LISA MARIE'S BROTHER'S DRUG DEN EXPOSED! Wednesday July 23 2008 @ 7:11PM FILED UNDER NATIONAL ENQUIRER COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
hey hey! this week's national enquirer is featuring another drug den although this one is for sure tamer than whitney houston's crack den (which made the cover back in march '06) apparently lisa marie presley's 21-year-old half-brother navarone garibaldi (pictured here with dreadlocks) is a big-time pot dealer - with
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POP NOSH: AMY WINEHOUSE GETS WAXED! Wednesday July 23 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† oh my amy winehouse never looked healthier! (too bad it's actually a wax figure) agent bedhead † rumors are swirling that britney spears & justin timberlake might do a duet! a socialite's life † after spending four weeks in rehab heather locklear is ready to go kick denise
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SARAH JESSICA PARKER - CHEATED ON?!? Wednesday July 23 2008 @ 6:00AM FILED UNDER STAR MAGAZINE COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
good morning! oh we've got a brand new juicy rumor that's seeming to come out of left field - the latest cover of star magazine is claiming that sarah jessica parker's hubby matthew broderick of eleven years was caught cheating on sjp with some skanky 25-year-old woman (supposedly there's an
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ESTELLE GETTY - REST IN PEACE Tuesday July 22 2008 @ 10:00PM FILED UNDER R.I.P. COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
oh today is a super sad day - earlier today i heard of the passing of estelle getty and my heart just sank :( she died this morning three days before 85th birthday - i knew she had been sick over the last few years suffering from lewy body dementia
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POP NOSH: CHRISTIAN BALE WAS ARRESTED! Tuesday July 22 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† christian bale was arrested over in london for supposedly assaulting his mom & sister! celebslam † oh no! 'golden girl' estelle getty passed away this morning (3 days before her 85th birthday) tmz † do you think angelina jolie really wants to do a film w/ billy bob
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JESSICA BIEL STANDS UP TO CANCER Tuesday July 22 2008 @ 7:35AM FILED UNDER ACTRESSES + RANDOM COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning y'all! right now i've got an exclusive behind the scenes look at a new public service announcement starring jessica biel (girlfriend of cutie pie justin timberlake) on behalf of stand up to cancer (watch the psa) to find out what you can do to help please make sure
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LADY BUNNY JOINS PETA AGAINST KFC Monday July 21 2008 @ 8:01PM FILED UNDER ADVERTS + PEOPLE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! here's legendary drag queen (and blogger!) lady bunny (a sassy staple on the nyc scene) unveiling a brand new billboard in manhattan's soho neighborhood (very close to my old apartment on grand & thompson) featuring her bad self and peta - both saying no to kentucky fried chicken
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POP NOSH: JESSICA SIMPSON GOT BOOED Monday July 21 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† jessica simpson's new country schtick didn't go over so well with one audience... celebwarship † is drew barrymore's drinking to blame for her split with mac cutie justin long? yeeeah! † kate moss loves to smoke cigarettes and never wants 'em give it up! i'm not obsessed †
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FRAGMA'S TOCA'S MIRACLE 2008 Monday July 21 2008 @ 8:20AM FILED UNDER MONDAY MP3 COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning! i'm about to share one of my latest guilty music pleasures - another piece of european dance pop fluff with germany's fragma's re-issue of toca's miracle which was originally conceived as a mashup with their track toca me and coco star's single i need a miracle (she's pictured
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KATIE HOLMES IS A TIRED BADASS... Sunday July 20 2008 @ 11:30PM FILED UNDER TOM CRUISE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
at least katie holmes looks like one in the picture below with her smaller hubby tom cruise standing next to her - the couple took in a little motorcycle racing this afternoon at red bull's moto grandprix held in laguna seca, california - right now girlfriend is quite busy (even
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