LATEST ADDICTION: Lady Gaga + Beyonce Go Classical via Aston
Somewhere along the blogosphere, we stumbled upon this classical cover of Lady Gaga + Beyonce’s crack-addled hit sing TELEPHONE by Aston, an Australian group that plays classical arrangements of pop, rock and R&B songs.
Robert is seriously thinking about choreographing his next ice skating number to this epic and sublime version of TELEPHONE. Can’t wait to [...]
Madonna says GLEE’s “Power of Madonna” is “Brilliant”
Contrary to Popeater’s report that Madonna “has no idea what ‘Glee’ is,” the upcoming “Power of Madonna” episode has been given thumbs way up from Madonna herself — and her daughter Lola!
In the upcoming all Madonna episode, our favorite gleeks from McKinley High’s Glee Club reinterpret Madonna’s classic songs of female empowerment.
Based on her preview of [...]
HIGH SOCIETY: “One of Us! One of Us!”
Welcome to pop!talk’s world exclusive HIGH SOCIETY recap show — featuring Yellow Peril and Error 404!
This week on HIGH SOCIETY HIGH, we meet Editrix and Bikini Face Diabla Nose as she hosts a paunch party and gets into a confrontation with an uninvited Jewless Sweetheart Scurvey.
On HIGH SOCIETY, there’s a lot of ranting and raving, [...]
Celebrity Death Match: McMansion vs. Mid-Century Modern
It’s a real estate clash of the titans!
In the one corner we have the boom-years’ poster child, the house with 3 SUVs in every garage: the McMansion.
AKA: “garage mahals,” “Hummer houses” or “starter castles.”
Hopeful that these behemoths are heading the way of the dinosaurs they resemble, so I’ve started a I Hate McMansions fan page on [...]
Conor Mccreedy: Outlier on the Move
pop!talk is pleased to share this exclusive video from South African Artist Conor Mccreedy as he takes us on a journey through his artistic process and how it is inspired by his globe trotting and eclectic collection of friends and family.
Tune into pop!talk later today to catch our world exclusive interview with the young art [...]
Conor Mccreedy: Outliers at the Core
pop!talk was invited by former high fashion model turned artist Conor Mccreedy to his first solo exhibition at the prestigious National Arts Club, where he was the youngest artist to ever have a show in the Club’s history.
pop!talk special correspondent Shakei Haynes interviews Conor about the show’s OUTLIERS theme, how he was able to establish [...]
LACMA Steps in to Help Preserve Watts Towers
Watts Towers have become famous around the world as an ‘Art Brut’ master work.
But upkeep of monuments, designated or not, is always trickier during economic downturns.
That’s why offers of support, such as the one given by LACMA, are like a drink in the desert.
When times turn tough, people start cutting back on extras [...]
It’s Groundhog Day Again for the Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum is planing to expand.
Again!
No, you’re not having a nightmare where you wake up every morning and relive the same day over and over again.
The Whit has been talking about expanding since before some of us were even born.
So… let’s take a stroll down memory lane of museum proposals.
Norman Foster 1979 – 1980
Michael [...]
Is Reality TV Trying to Cater to Me?
Well, at least Bravo is!
Remember back to when people could and would say things like “I don’t watch reality TV” like it was just one thing?
In reality, what they really meant was “I don’t watch Big Brother.”
But today, there are so many shows of differing type, subject matter, venue, etc… that saying “I [...]
Interest in Mid-Century Modern Architecture Shrinking
Literally.
In fact, rediscovery of modern domestic design has trickled down into the world of miniatures.
Doll house decor used to be dominated by Victorian bric-a-brac, but now modernist obsessed collectors are changing the face of the American mini landscape.
I just hope that, unlike real life 1950s sprawl, the new miniature building boom doesn’t consume farm [...]
