hey y'all! this past weekend i had the pleasure of seeing swedish pop sensation robyn play live at the troubadour - which i believe happened to be her first show here in los angeles! the energy level was insane - she has a huge gay following and we were all out in full force that night! her set lasted a little over an hour - and she handled each track with ferocious energy - she's a tiny little thing - but damn - girlfriend was unstoppable! you might remember her hit from back in '97 show me love - she did a great stripped down version on saturday night (there's video posted below - the quality isn't super but you'll get the idea!) she also recently released an EP here in the states called the rakomonie which i highly suggest picking up on itunes - which includes an acoustic version of her smash UK hit with every heartbeat (catch the video below - it's a kick-ass song!) i also love handle me (that video is below as well)
it's amazing to see someone come from a manufactured pop background - to becoming a unique & individual artist with an incredible style all her own ten years later! right after robyn's show ended i happened to see one other blogger there - ugh - i won't name names but i'm sure many of you know who i'm talking about...then i headed straight over to catch ashlee simpson which just like i suspected was a totally different scene - i'll be posting on that soon! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS have a listen to DJ paul v.'s interview w/ robyn on indie 103.1's neon noise! (scroll down inside the player for the last file, click on it to play!)
THE WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG... Friday May 9 2008 @ 7:50PM FILED UNDER RANDOM COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
hey hey! next month the 20th annual world's ugliest dog contest will be held at the sonoma-marin fair located in petaluma, ca (on june 20th) although there really is no such thing as an ugly dog...beauty is in the eye of the owner and although some of the candidates pictured
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TINA TURNER & CHER DO OPRAH! Friday May 9 2008 @ 7:47AM FILED UNDER OPRAH WINFREY COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
hey kids - happy friday! yesterday legends tina turner (68) and cher (61) appeared together on oprah winfrey's daytime talk show - except it wasn't in chicago - oprah took her audience to caesars palace in las vegas where cher just kicked off her brand new show for a three
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HOLLYWOOD IS FULL OF CELLULITE! Thursday May 8 2008 @ 8:30PM FILED UNDER NATIONAL ENQUIRER COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
good evening! this week's national enquirer has one of those cover stories everyone loves - hollywood stars and their imperfections - this time the culprit is 'cellulite' - recently striking big-time up inside 22-year old mischa barton's legs who was seriously not pleased when photographers snapped shots of her 'cottage
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R.E.M. - HOLLOW MAN - NEW VIDEO! Wednesday May 7 2008 @ 8:35PM FILED UNDER WATCH COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
good evening everyone - below is the latest video from r.e.m for their second single hollow man which is off the band's new album accelerate - i totally dig the track and the video - it reminds me a bit of their older material (i'll admit to still having a
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KELLY OSBOURNE WALKED INTO A WALL! Tuesday May 6 2008 @ 10:56PM FILED UNDER PEOPLE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
oh my gosh! kelly osbourne must have been partying it up hardcore earlier tonight at mahiki nightclub (in london) where she had to be escorted out after not being able to stand up straight (that's usually a tell-tale sign to call it a night) upon arriving home via a cab
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ROBYN'S LOS ANGELES SHOW!