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Lady Gaga No Likey Yonkers

2009-11-24T07:04:00.000-05:00

MISS TLC SAYS: Hilarious and perfectly played. Kudos to Gaga.

Meredith Viera Is In Heat

2009-11-13T08:59:00.000-05:00

On a recent episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", host Meredith Viera flirted with a good-looking military man who was chosen as a contestant.....

MISS TLC SAYS: Tres inappropriate. I know some people will just say she was having fun with him, but c'mon now. A horny old woman? Ridiculous. Calm down Viera.

If U Are Worried Enough About The Issue That U Would Spend $$$ To Test Your Decaf Coffee, Then U Probably Shouldn't Bother Drinking Coffee At All

2009-11-11T09:00:00.002-05:00

For those of you out there with high blood pressure, anxiety and/or issues with caffeine, this new product may be for you:

Caffeine Strips

MISS TLC SAYS: I don't know about you, but the fact that this product was even invented raises some flags for me. If someone somewhere believed that there was really a need and a market for this, then I wouldn't really trust the fact that anyone's getting truly decaffeinated coffee anywhere. My advice is this - if you have a health condition that requires you to cut caffeine out of your life, don't drink coffee and/or soda and/or tea period. It's better to start working on weaning yourself off of those things in their entirety instead of worrying and testing the supposedly "decaf" products you are served.

A Miss TLC New Video Alert - Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"

2009-11-10T08:37:00.002-05:00

MISS TLC SAYS: I think this song is crazy corny, but I think this is her best video yet. There is a direct lineage to it, and there are elements of the movies "A Clockwork Orange" and "Taken". Also, this is the first time that she is truly showing her full face front and center through most of the vid. Yeah... maybe she shouldn't do that. Hahaha. Just joking... maybe. (You know Miss TLC. She loves to bring the bitchy.) Seriously though, they made her face look nice in the whitewashed/light-eyed/crying closeup scenes. On another note, I just saw a comment on a website about this video where the poster said "all of her stuff is eerily reminiscent of early Marilyn Manson". Wow. I SO agree. It's the same look, vibe, and character, just played to dance/pop music instead of industrial rock/pop. "Beautiful People" anyone?

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2009-11-10T08:00:00.001-05:00

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Blake Is Beautiful, Leighton Is Luscious & Taylor's A Tramp (Well, Not Her, But Her Character Sure Dresses Like One...) [GG Post # 2]

2009-11-10T07:45:00.006-05:00

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For the Serena fans out there, Blake Lively appears in this month's Marie Claire and she looks BEA-UTIFUL. Check out my two favorite pics here:

Pick up the issue to read the interview and see more pics now.

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For the Blair fans out there, you can finally check out Leighton Meester's HOT HOT HOT music video for the lead single from her upcoming album.

Watch "Somebody To Love" (featuring Robin Thicke) here.

Miss TLC-arranged stills below:

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For the Jenny fans out there (really, are there any???), can you please tell your girl that I know there's a large element of fantasy to this show, but her uniform is getting more and more ridiculous as the days go on?

GIVE

ME

A

BREAK.

I thought it was bad when girls in my high school rolled their skirts up a few inches, but that's just outta control. I understand that the fictional Constance Billard school uniform is apparently open to interpretation, but that's pushing it. Last night, she looked like she was wearing a Herve Leger dress with a dirty baggy t-shirt over it. Not cool.

How Hot Was That "Gossip Girl" 3Some Song??? [GG Post 1]

2009-11-10T07:32:00.001-05:00

All the truly sexy folx (i.e., Miss TLC & those like her) know that the hottest thing about the way "Gossip Girl"'s 3some kicked off last night was the music playing in the background. Chop Shop Records' artist Anya Marina's sultry sparse acoustic version of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" played while the characters slowly drank, kissed, and began the experiment.

(And for those of you who feel you were cheated in on-screen action, don't worry. According to my sources, next week's ep is more explicit in showing what happened in flashbacks.)

You can listen to the song in its entirety here:

You can also purchase that song and more by Anya Marina on iTunes.

In other "Gossip Girl" news, I have to sadden the fans for a minute. The show will be taking a SIX WEEK HIATUS from mid-January through March!!! All together now... NOOOOO!!!!!

Don't worry though. This doesn't mean there's trouble on GG street. It's just that The CW is airing a new show (which is only 6 episodes long) in GG's timeslot in order to try and capitalize off of their audience. Then when GG returns in March, they will be playing the final 12 episodes of the season CONSECUTIVELY. Nice.

You can read all about it here.

Sesame Google Doodle

2009-11-10T06:53:00.002-05:00

I love love loved the Google Doodle from yesterday which honored "Sesame Street"'s 40th anniversary.

Sunny days... sweeping the clouds away... on my way... to where the air is clean... can you tell me how to get... how to get to Sesame Street!!!

Did you know that Big Bird is over 8 feet tall?

And that Snuffleupagus' shoe size is 65 GGG?

Do you know why neighborhood grocer Mr. Hooper was never replaced?

For those trivia tidbits and more, click here.

Well Lady Gaga's Face Does Look A Bit Horse-Like...

2009-11-09T08:45:00.000-05:00

Lady Gaga now has a My Little Pony decorated to look like her:

It's from Mari Kasurinen, a Finnish artist who has previously created ponies in the images of Edward Scissorhands and Princess Leia. I think that Kasurinen did a REALLY good job here. (In fact, I wouldn't even know that this pic was NOT Lady Gaga herself on all fours, but for the fact that there are the two plastic equine ears coming out of her head.)

I'm sure Gaga will love it, considering her whole look works off the camp bizarre world commonly represented in 80s pop culture.

Kudos to both ponies.

Rachel Zoe Finally Fires Taylor (Or She Quits... Whatever)

2009-11-06T10:00:00.001-05:00

The LA Times is reporting that Taylor (one of fashion stylist Rachel Zoe's staff/reality show characters) has left the company.

For anyone who watches Rachel's show, this is no surprise. Taylor is known for her acerbic personality and constant threats that she is moving on since she is not appreciated within the company and has not been promoted/rewarded for her loyalty to Rachel.

However, Miss TLC's inside sources are buzzing that Taylor was actually fired. I would prefer if that was the case, because the chick has been yapping and complaining for far too long, and Rachel has had to see the show by now. Taylor is miserable, doesn't show up to schmooze at events even when the company wants her to, and is regularly mean to Brad Gorenski (another Rachel Zoe, Inc. employee who is newer than Taylor but now closer to Rachel and a fan favorite on the show).

We'll see how this all develops.....

James Franco To Appear In Recurring Role On "General Hospital" Soon

2009-11-05T08:23:00.004-05:00

For my fellow "GH" watchers ("General Hospital" for the non-fans), I hereby reveal the first exclusive pic of James Franco's character (who will debut on the show November 20th). [Yes, in what may be a first, an established actor has chosen to do an extended stint on a soap opera. Apparently James is a fan (as he should be) and is going to be appearing in a 6-week story arc.]

Apparently he is there to stalk (and possibly kill) Jason in order to avenge his own Dad's death (which he feels Jason is responsible for). And yes, he is the one who is constantly alluded to in the end-of-the-show sketches where the song "Mad World" is playing and his disturbing shrine to Jason is shown with his tag (co77x) is shown.

Supposedly Dante knows of the tag because he grew up with someone who used the moniker when scribbling graffiti in the old neighborhood. Hmm.....

PS - I never watched "American Idol" with Adam Lambert on it, but I'm thinking I really like this kid's music considering his first single "For Your Entertainment" is fun, and his rendition of Tears For Fears' "Mad World" is crazy hot.

Mariah Opens Up About Tommy

2009-11-04T09:58:00.000-05:00

MISS TLC SAYS: I know that Mariah gets a lot of slack on this site, but I really like the way she comes off here. I think that's because I intensely dislike her ditzy-unicorn-loving-dressed-in-too-small-clothing-that's-tacky image. But as a grown-ass woman (which is what she is), I think she's cool. Hopefully she'll realize that we should see more of this side of her in the future.

Chart Chat

2009-11-04T07:30:00.002-05:00

This week's top 20 albums:

1. MICHAEL JACKSON "MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT" 373,100 units sold

2. CREED "FULL CIRCLE" 109,749 units sold

3. TAYLOR SWIFT "FEARLESS" 109,459 units sold

4. ROD STEWART "SOULBOOK" 83,511 units sold

5. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "NIGHT CASTLE (2CD)" 83,374 units sold

6. STING "IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT" 79,603 units sold

7. MICHAEL BUBLE "CRAZY LOVE" 71,394 units sold

8. NEW MOON (TWILIGHT) "SOUNDTRACK" 78,760 units sold

9. TIM MCGRAW "SOUTHERN VOICE" 59,184 units sold

10. JAY-Z "BLUEPRINT 3" 40,749 units sold

11. JACK JOHNSON "EN CONCERT" 38,585 units sold

12. MILEY CYRUS "TIME OF OUR LIVES EP" 32,616 units sold

13. BLACK EYED PEAS "E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)" 30,166 units sold

14. TECH N9NE "K.O.D." 29,947 units sold

15. SWELL SEASON "STRICT JOY" 28,184 units sold

16. WOLFMOTHER "COSMIC EGG" 27,910 units sold

17. TRAIN "SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO" 27,414 units sold

18. ATREYU "CONGREGATION OF THE DAMNED" 25,528 units sold

19. OWL CITY "OCEAN EYES" 25,498 units sold

20. BRIAN MCKNIGHT "EVOLUTION OF A MAN" 24,294 units sold

* What a great tribute to Michael. As you know (if you regularly read this column), MJ was ROCKING the sales charts this past summer right after his untimely passing. However, even though he was selling more than the top albums on the Current Albums chart; he could only be listed on the Catalog Albums list because of the "shelf age" of his releases. Interestingly enough, this new charttopper only includes one new song (in addition to remastered hits and demo versions of popular tracks). But since it's new, it's allowed to top the "Current Album" chart as would any new "Greatest Hits" kind of release. So I'm glad Michael got to have his first # posthumous release. He deserves it.

* Creed? Really? And they still have that many fans? Seriously? Ugh.

* Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Again, if you regularly read this column, you are fully aware of our "Swiftgate Seen Through Sales" posts (one is actually still on the homepage below). I was touting Taylor's ability to continually sell in the 5-digit range a year after her album's release. NOW she has even outdid herself and hit the top 3 again selling over 100K copies of her album this week alone. That's NUTS. Most artists would be THRILLED with those kind of sales in their FIRST WEEK on the charts. But on their 51ST WEEK?!?!?!? That's just astounding. Good for her (and screw Kanye - lol).

* THREE QUESTIONS - (1) Rod Stewart and Sting in the Top 10? Is this the 80s? ;) (2) I'm happy that Tech N9ne was able to debut in the top 20. That's big. AND (3) You can't see this on the chart above because it only goes to #20, but Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey are right next to each other @ places #30 and #31 respectively. Whitney's newest release has been out for one month longer that Mimi's BUT it has sold almost 3 times the amount hers has. Even if you give Mariah another month, she wouldn't sell the additional 500K she needs to meet up with her competition. Interesting considering Mariah still thinks she has the valuable "young folk" demographic on lock while Whitney is definitely appealing to an older audience.

* Total sales have risen by about 700K units this week (are you taking my advice?). Keep it up lovelies. Music is a beautiful thing (and a great gift for the upcoming holiday season). :)

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2009-11-03T08:53:00.002-05:00

Is There Really Anything Original About Kid Cudi?

2009-11-02T09:09:00.001-05:00

While breezing through Kid Cudi's album liner notes, I came across the following GIGANTIC paragraph of credits for ONE SONG:

See, this is the problem with the music industry. Nothing's original anymore. I'm not saying that I'm against sampling and interpolations. I think they can actually be really hot and creative when done right. However, many songs nowadays cut and paste so many pieces of earlier works together that there's really nothing new or "their own" about it. How can the artist (1) call themselves an "artist" in the first place, and (2) feel OK with basically re-releasing something another person worked hard on to create? (I'm not talking covers here either.)

The above picture is a blurry shot of Kid Cudi's album liner notes. It's blurry because I'm not intending to get into a debate about the particular song or what was sampled. I am just using it as an example of a completely unoriginal and "out-of-control-on-the-sampling" work. The white parts are the lyrics, and the purple parts are the "credits". For album liner notes, the credits have to include the names of the songwriters and producers. Then additional credits may include (if relevant) background singers, vocal arrangers, sideartists, and samples/interpolations. This particular Kid Cudi song is SOOO out of control because there are many different samples and interpolations in that one measley song. You can compare it for effect to the song before it. The purple paragraph on the second song is literally larger than the lyrics for the song, and about 7x bigger than the song before it. I mean, is the song really worth making then? If you need THAT MUCH older material to "create" your "new" work???

Something to think about.

A Miss TLC New Video Alert: Britney Spear's "3"

2009-10-30T09:29:00.000-04:00

MISS TLC SAYS: Britney's really keeping it up with her comeback huh? I'm actually not a fan of this song at all, but the video is definitely hot.

Listen to Alicia Keys' "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" Here!

2009-10-30T08:55:00.004-04:00

MISS TLC SAYS: Technically, this is Alicia's second single from her upcoming album (but "Doesn't Mean Anything" isn't gaining buzz the way the label would like, so they're trying something else). I like it. I really like it actually.

Your Miss TLC "Gossip Girl" Sneak Preview Friday Fix!!!

2009-10-30T07:37:00.001-04:00

This episode is entitled "The Grandfather: Part II" so it's obviously a continuation of sorts from last season's episode where we were first introduced to Nate's Grandpa. For a list of upcoming eps, check out the titles and dates below:

*** "The Grandfather: Part II"

Mon., November 2, 9 p.m.

*** "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?"

Mon., November 9, 9 p.m.

*** "The Last Days of Disco Stick"

Mon., November 16, 9 p.m.

I like how this season is playing out so far. I think we're about a third of the way through now, so anything can still happen at this point. What I find really interesting though is how they really seem to be touching on the book storylines more than ever. You see in the books, Chuck is bisexual, and not only did they have him kiss a boy this season, but they also had him utter the phrase "you think I never kissed a guy before?". Hmm, nice and mysterious. Also, they chose to have Serena defer college while exploring a career in entertainment. In the books, she defers to focus on her acting career. Lastly, in the books, they eventually make Vanessa and Blair become friends after briefly living together in Brooklyn. They haven't gone that far yet, but they did hint towards a possible truce in the scene pictured below:

I wonder if they'll also make Dan become a famous poet/rock star or have Serena become a famous movie star (other book storylines). Stay tuned to find out. :)

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2009-10-30T06:51:00.001-04:00

The Latest "American Idol" Runner-Up's Album Cover

2009-10-29T08:59:00.004-04:00

I say it like that ("the latest AI runner-up") because I don't watch the show. However, I'm no fool, and I'm on top of ALL the news, so I do know that Adam Lambert was the fan favorite, and expected to win (but didn't). Adam is openly gay, and seems to be taking a lot of provocative pics lately, but I'm not sure this cover will go over well with the middle America mainstream AI audience. It looks like a cross between an 80s New Wave act, and a Broadway performer who still has his stage makeup on. Hmm... it might be both.

He looks really pretty in it though, don't he?

Another Celeb Lookalike

2009-10-29T07:34:00.004-04:00

Singer/songwriter, former member of R&B group Xscape, and current castmember of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" Kandi Burruss and singer, actress, and former judge on "America's Got Talent" Brandy...

MISS TLC SAYS: They both got huge smiles, and reality television shows on their resume. Oh yes, I see you Brandy. Did you forget about your lil "Special Delivery" show on MTV that was done to help purify your image after fans found out you were pregnant and unwed? Let me refresh your memory - you see, MTV played into your scheme and helped paint the picture that you and Robert Smith were in a long-term relationship and were actually married. Unfortunately for you it was revealed upon your "divorce", that you were never really married in the first place and that you were just a chick Robert was sleeping with while engaged to another. Tsk, tsk. I happen to love your music, but we fans haven't forgotten. Don't ever underestimate the length of a memory....... wait a minute. Come to think of it, Brandy's former flame Robert "Big Bert" Smith, even looked a lot like Kandi's now-deceased former fiancee AJ.

Wow. Even their resemblance is uncanny, no?!?

I guess Brandy & Kandi had a lot more in common than I thought! :)

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Chart Chat Continued: "Swiftgate Seen Through Sales" - UPDATE (ONE MONTH LATER)

2009-10-28T07:57:00.002-04:00

Back at the end of September (10 days after the MTV VMAs aired), I posted the original "SwiftGate Seen Through Sales" post (which you can read here).

Well now for fun (and to quiet the haters once again), I'm posting a one month later update.

Let's look at where the 3 players involved in that unfortunate incident are now.....

TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor is currently at #7 on the charts with over 33K copies of her album sold just this week.

She has now sold over 4 million units in total of JUST this album, "Fearless".

[A month ago she was at #8. Even though her album has been out for almost a year, she is still steadily selling in the 5 digit range week after week, and she has sold an additional 164K units since last month.]

KANYE WEST

Kanye on the other hand, is still M.I.A. on the charts (meaning he hasn't even sold 2,475 copies of this latest album this week, which would land anyone the #200 spot).

[And before you try to say that that's only because his last album "808s & Heartbreak" is so old, understand that his album came out 2 weeks AFTER Taylor's "Fearless" so it's technically a newer album than hers. Unfortunately it wasn't good enough to remain popular or generate new singles.]

In total, in those 43 weeks, Kanye has only gone platinum once with his latest album (with 1,606,611 copies sold). Taylor's gone platinum with her latest album... FOUR TIMES (with 4,031,467 copies sold).

BEYONCE

Lastly, Beyonce currently holds the #68 spot on the chart, selling almost 8K copies of "I Am...Sasha Fierce" this week.

Last month, she was at #40 and was selling about 13K copies a week at that point. She had sold 2.413 million units in total at that point, and has now sold 2.462 million copies in total at this point (an increase of 49K copies in a month).

Hmm... do you have anything else to say for yourselves guys???

DISCLAIMER: I know that Beyonce didn't go after Taylor at all. It was all Kanye. And Beyonce did show Taylor some love when she called her back onstage during her acceptance speech. It's just that Kanye's point in all of this (thinly veiled as it was), is that he and Beyonce were the bigger, more award-deserving stars. Don't for one minute think this was just about his strong appreciation of the "Single Ladies" video. So I'm just here to break it down for y'all. Taylor is big. Huge even. And Kanye? Well Kanye was dropped from the Lady Gaga tour and hasn't really been seen much since. You do the math. :)

(Just kidding about that last comment. I happen to really like some of Kanye's work. I just don't like his antics.)

Chart Chat

2009-10-28T07:33:00.002-04:00

This week's top 20 albums:

1. NEW MOON (TWILIGHT) "SOUNDTRACK" 153,042 units sold

2. TIM MCGRAW "SOUTHERN VOICE" 136,574 units sold

3. MICHAEL BUBLE "CRAZY LOVE" 101,950 units sold

4. JAY-Z "BLUEPRINT 3" 42,838 units sold

5. MILEY CYRUS "TIME OF OUR LIVES EP" 38,706 units sold

6. BLACK EYED PEAS "E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)" 35,200 units sold

7. TAYLOR SWIFT "FEARLESS" 33,635 units sold

8. OWL CITY "OCEAN EYES" 28,139 units sold

9. BARBRA STREISAND "LOVE IS THE ANSWER" 27,533 units sold

10. JOSS STONE "COLOUR ME FREE" 26,595 units sold

11. ZAC BROWN BAND "FOUNDATION" 24,255 units sold

12. BEBE & CECE WINANS "STILL" 22,176 units sold

13. RAMMSTEIN "LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA" 21,983 units sold

14. MARIAH CAREY "MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL" 21,123 units sold

15. BREAKING BENJAMIN "DEAR AGONY" 21,043 units sold

16. LADY GAGA "FAME" 20,826 units sold

17. KISS "SONIC BOOM" 20,542 units sold

18. TOBY KEITH "AMERICAN RIDE" 20,194 units sold

19. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS "I TOLD YOU I WAS FREAKY" 19,882 units sold

20. WHITNEY HOUSTON "I LOOK TO YOU" 18,985 units sold

* The "New Moon" soundtrack debuted at #2 last week, and was able to increase sales by 33% this week to jump to #1. I'm sure Tim McGraw is thrilled his first week was overshadowed by a tween tale. :) This one will only grow from here, considering the movie is not even in theaters yet (so the sales are all purely from commercials, fan groups, and buzz).

* Michael Buble is still doing it big. He's basically gold (500K units sold), since he's sold 436,919 copies of his latest album so far. He has only been out for 3 weeks, so that's really good for a glorified lounge singer. Don't get me wrong, I actually adore Michael, it's just not a traditionally popular genre.

* That Taylor Swift boy. She just doesn't stop. Her latest effort, "Fearless", is still in the top 10 after almost A YEAR on the charts, and she has sold over FOUR MILLION copies in that time. Her last album, "Taylor Swift", is STILL on the charts at #60 after THREE YEARS, and has sold almost 4.4 MILLION copies.

* THREE QUESTIONS - (1) Rammstein is still around? (2) Joss Stone was given another chance? AND (3) Natalie Cole is STILL using "Unforgettable" for her own success?!?!? [Nat's latest album is entitled "Still Unforgettable" and it debuted at #50 this week.]

* Total sales have only dropped 21K units this week (not that bad). C'mon people, start your Christmas shopping now, and give the gift of music! :)

Rihanna Debuts Album Cover For "Rated R"

2009-10-27T08:46:00.002-04:00

MISS TLC SAYS: I like that she's taking a risk going in a completely different direction here (with the 80s dark punk look). Then again, I've also heard the single and me no likey (at all). So we'll just have to see where RiRi takes this one when it comes out November 23rd.

Miss TLC Hearts Alice

2009-10-26T06:36:00.000-04:00

MISS TLC SAYS: I'm going to be Alice from "Alice In Wonderland" for Halloween this coming Saturday, and so I thought it was apropos to post one of my fave songs from the Disney version of the movie to prepare. Enjoy "The Unbirthday Song"!

[RANDOM MISS TLC FACT: I adore the character Alice (as well as the name, as it was also one of my beloved Grandmothers names), and so I've actually dressed up as her before for Halloween. This year, I decided to go down the more traditional, girly route (as opposed to the edgy sexy one) and purchased the real deal Disney version of the costume. Can't wait!]