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Lady Gaga Rush Releases Second Single After "Applause" Flops
If you're in the mood for even more new music from Lady Gaga, your wish might be Universal Music Group's command.
Music websites are reporting that since "Applause" has apparently struggled to gain a standing O from fans on music charts around the world, Gaga's parent record label (UMG owns Interscope) is apparently ready to rush-release a second ARTPOP single ahead of schedule. The new song "Swine" will likely see the light of day in early September, according to reports.
In Australia, 'Applause' has already fallen out of the Top 10 of the iTunes chart to number 15 after just one week on sale. In the USA, 'Applause' is down to no. 7 and in the UK it has fallen to no. 10.
The lack of interest has become a major issue for Universal Music, Lady Gaga's record label. Universal will rush-release a second single 'Swine' within two weeks to hopefully reignite some interest in Gaga.
It gets worse. Lady Gaga's YouTube views for 'Applause' have been questioned after her fanbase was encouraged to hit refresh to inflate the figures. Incentives were also given to fans who were encouraged to buy multiple copies of the song to win a prize in an effort to upstage 'Roar', the new song by Katy Perry.
What do you think? Is "Applause" failing to resonate?
Gone are the days when Gaga was named the final heir to the throne of Queen of Pop Today, the press and the critics take their statements with suspicion which exaggerates its music and its importance in the art world, while Twitter and Facebook begs his Little Monsters to buy multiple copies of their albums and singles.I have not fallen into that game, for me she is overrated.His talent is of course debatable.
I couldnt agree more. She made so much hype about Applause before its release. Interviews, Tweets, a countdown on Facebook... Well the song comes out and its mediocre. Anyone who bought the single should have every right to feel duked. It clearly wasn't released in the interest of a good listen but rather for promotional purposes. In interviews she quotes "this", "applause/ARTPOP" is music for the fans. Music that they will love. The star who released Just Dance and Bad Romance knows what a good single sounds like. Applause is simply not up to par and to promote it as such is not much less than fraudulence. She's clearly a very talented person so when I say that I believe she can and should have released something better I don't think it's too critical.
It's slightly offensive to be honest. She's sought with every demographic of the people in the world in a questionable ingenuine attempt to connect with them and create a larger fan base. Shes a marketing genius. That i'll give her. It' a necessary skill for a pop star aiming at the top spot but when she turns to social media to invite her fans to help dummy the charts in promotion of her new single I think she crosses a line. It should be no surprise to Gaga that Applause isn't doing as well as expected. It's not that good of song to the fans standards or what many thought hers might have been.
Gaga is who she is and she has every right in the world but if leading turns to misleading it's not acceptable. I urge anyone who relates this to consider buying the album. The seemingly incessant need to plug for fans, sales, and ratings is getting old. The singel is an over-pormoted and insufficient pop tease to a now questionable album. I've been a huge fan of much of Lady Gagas work but can't help note it all seems less and less sincere (the Interviews, the promotion, and ultimately the music!) As a consumer in the spirit of good sincere music I won't be buying her new album (unless swayed by something signigicant) I'd urge the same form anyone who relates anyone who realates to any of this.
Hi now before I'm hung upside down. I'd like to address the issue is not that GaGa isn't talented she clearly is.
please stop with the "victim" act, please stop with the "Im an artiste" attitude you have going on these days. Please stop with your twitter rants and asking us to buy multiple copies of the same song for your benefit. I am a college student can barely afford tuition let alone buy multiple copies with receipts just to meet which by the if I had the money I'd totally love to meet you. Please stop with the Madonna, David Bowie, Britney any referenced where people can say " your copying" because I'm sick of having to defend you then end up looking like an obsessed maniac. Please stop making weird songs and get back to making them fun . Please stop being so serious and just dance. Nothing of your sounds scream deep so why not have fun! I want to love you again :( I want to feel like I did when I'd hear Your older songs
lady gaga does write her own songs. I own all the cd's and the credits day she either wrote the songs and had co writers, producers, ect or she co wrote it with other artists. thats how it works 99.9% of the time. no one does EVERYTHING because its impossible its to much work for one person to do especially when you have her fame levil. just because you guys don't like her music you assume she is a fraud. She is truly an artist
this is bull. there was no pressure to buy multiple songs or to hit replay, the fans decided that themselves because they are dedicated. Yes this song hasn't hit it off the way her past singles have but it is still doing amazing success and the rest of the album will be another one of gagas great works. even if your not a gaga fan you have to admit she is smart, talented and really knows how to mold pop culture and fashion ( think of it she wore pointy nails before anyone else, thorns tooth and it came in style next season, mint and it came in style next season, studs and now grunge is in high fashion, she got bangs and EVERYONE got bangs, she changed what mainstream music was when she released pokerface before that it was more hip hop pop ) she knows that she is doing if you like it or not. listen to her interviews the amount of thought and research that goes into her music and her videos is incredible. I didn't like her that much untill i found out how much of an artist she is. not many celebs write there music, art direct and direct there videos, write there videos, design there clothes and co coreograph there performances. not only that but she stands for something. she is everything
Gosh you sound really young ..studs has been in for quite sometime. Madonna brought that in first. But Rihanna in her various videos prior to Gaga had studs and spikes so she didnt bring that in. This day in age it's not like the 80-90s where ever girl dressed and acted like Madonna. Gaga is too out there to relate to. I see people dress, hear and more like Britney if anything but I can be wrong. Britney in my opinion is the Madonna of this age. Miley from the looks of it will be the following Madonna/Britney
this is bull. there was no pressure to buy multiple songs or to hit replay, the fans decided that themselves because they are dedicated. Yes this song hasn't hit it off the way her past singles have but it is still doing amazing success and the rest of the album will be another one of gagas great works. even if your not a gaga fan you have to admit she is smart, talented and really knows how to mold pop culture and fashion ( think of it she wore pointy nails before anyone else, thorns tooth and it came in style next season, mint and it came in style next season, studs and now grunge is in high fashion, she got bangs and EVERYONE got bangs, she changed what mainstream music was when she released pokerface before that it was more hip hop pop ) she knows that she is doing if you like it or not. listen to her interviews the amount of thought and research that goes into her music and her videos is incredible. I didn't like her that much untill i found out how much of an artist she is. not many celebs write there music, art direct and direct there videos, write there videos, design there clothes and co coreograph there performances. not only that but she stands for something. she is everything
gurl you stupid the pony tail thing Madonna did First Lady gagas version was a bootleg reductive version. Pony tails in general Britney did in her first video nice try. She asked her fans to play a playlist of her video to get views. She is only doing ok because of those views not because people are buying her second class "Girl Gone Wild" song. She is a carbon copy of all the true musical greats before her she hasn't molded anything that's a delusion she's made up in her head and her delusional fans 15 and under. Bangs sweety your dumber than I thought Beyonce had bangs in her last videos. Choreograph? You mean holding eachother by the leg and hop on one foot. Check out Beyonce, Rihanna, Britney and Janet for real choreography!! Lady gaga is a one album wonder her videos are nothing to brag so I wouldn't go there. Everything about her from her clothes to her fake accent is all MADONNA and Madonna does it better
Madonna invented ponytail did she? I am sure she also invented microwave and oxygen. And all three of Gaga's albums, has sold more than 7million copies each. How is that a 'one album wonder'? Madonna's latest album MDNA hasn't even sold 2million copies after 1.5year. Her song flopped so hard they pretended it wasn't a real single and started calling it a 'buzz' single. You Madonna fans needs to stop being so delusional, Madonna is a copycat and had countless lawsuit against her for copyright infringement.
Gaga I think still might have it in her still make an album like Fame Monster. Her popularity no doubt is at a decline not because "the people aren't in tune with art". We live in an age where if your song even remotely sounds like another it will be heard
Gaga really just needs to stop focusing on being famous,fashion, her pretentious ways and get back to making a great pop album. Does she have the staying power as her counter parts. The future doesn't look bright for her. She doesn't understand what an audience demands unlike Britney Spears she knows what her fans/audience love and she delivers same for Rihanna and Katy. Gaga is trying to hard to push an envelope that's already been pushed by prior pop tarts.
So why not just make a great pop album without the speeches, without the bullshit. That's when I think she'll gain a fan like myself and I think I pretty much speak about a lot of people.
Most of this is petty and ridiculous. People like what they like, and most people are smart enough to think for themselves and not be bullied into believing something else. If you don't like Lady Gaga, fine. Don't attack those that do. If you do like her, fine. Stop attacking those that don't. I'm not sure why this is important enough to constitute name-calling and petty bickering, but she has released one song, and in today's world it seems that if your song is not immediately number one people automatically assume you are a failure and that your career is over. Being passionate about your opinion is great, but being this pissed off about an artist that doesn't have anything to do with your life is silly. Like your music, let other people like theirs and get on about your life! Any of what is true about any of these comments will eventually come out, and if any of it is fraudulent or unseemly, then it will have its own consequences.
This latest album was not very well thought out. Nothing has matched her first album and with such success often comes complacency. Gaga is a great musician and singer who is in a downward spiral but, it is unfortunate there is so much negativity in the world. Katy's song is your typical pop dribble and that seems to be what people prefer these days. Both have their place in the world. The overall record sales will be the defining mark since that's all the record industry cares about.
I'm surprised Katy Perry was the one to take her out. Britney's last album was great and performed better regards to being radio friendly and fun. Madonna gave a blow with her reductive comment but it was Katy's simple fun song that knocked her from ever reaching that #1. Her fans can say all they want but in the end, she is at a decline. Numbers don't lie. Well in her case she try's so hard to inflate
Lady gaga is no vocalist she is just like Pink, Rihanba and Katy Perry. She is not now or ever will be a bonifide vocalist like Xtina and Mariah. She is no icon like Michael Jackson Madonna Beyonce heck or even Britney these people are icons! She is a fading fad much like the bump it and skinny jeans she will disappear into oblivion never to be heard from again.. Well be on a future Vh1 special of Remember when or dancing with the stars
I respectfully disagree with you on one name. P!nk is just as much of a powerhouse as Christina Aguilera, and sometimes even beats Christina on shear talent. I think Lady Gaga is talented, but I really think she is trying TOO hard to be the best every time. And we all know when you try too hard to be number one, you fall just short. She can sing...very well (if you've ever been to one of her concerts). But there's too much hype surrounding her.
Pink is indeed amazing and very underrated. However, Rihanna? No. Do you even know anything about her? She doesn't even write her own songs, Her record label buys them from writers and just get her to record it. How else do you think she can put out an album every year effortlessly? Just last week, the person who wrote the hit song 'Diamond' for her said that she doesn't even know who he is when he walked passed her. She's possibly the least talented artist out there right now.
Gagas little monstards are always picking on other people for liking anyone who is not gaga instead they should be picking this zits all over their faces because last time I checked that's the kind of fans she draws in. Britney doesn't write her own material, frank Sinatra , Janet or Tina Turner and each one is an icon. Do you need to write your own music nope it's how you sing I mean just Look at Britney and Janet they can't sing for shit but I'd pay top dollar to see them just like Rihanna! Diamond, Shut and Drive, Ponde Replay, Umbrella, disturbia, Stay, only girl in the world, S&M,you da One, We Found Love, What's my name, Fly, Man down boo boo the list goes on and on and on with Rihanna.. Gaga you can't say the same. The girl is a #flop
Lady Gaga is an imposter a human tumbler account. All her music, costumes, and Madonna-esque persona come from brilliant artist before her. She doesn't write her own songs ( look at her credits) she only wrote 2.. Yeup just 2 but takes credit for them all. She is a flop con artist who shouldn't be paid for literally copying other people's work!!! Lil monsters can cry all they want that she doesn't copy and writes all her albums the only people they fool are 10-19 year olds.
She has been credited as a writer on every song she has ever released, even producers who has worked with her has confirmed she writes everything herself. Stop acting like you actually looked at the credits. It's seriously sad how some people can hate a person so much that they need to make up lies and defame them like that. She's just a musician, she makes music. Just enjoy it, If you don't like her music then don't buy it or don't listen. She's not forcing you to. And honestly, who's original? Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Jessie J, Rihanna, etc.. had been all accused of copying. And back in the 80s, Madonna was worst than Gaga, everyone was also calling her a copycat.
wow what a load of angry people i do agree with some of the comments regarding her fans i am sick of going onto other artists pages ( they are mainly on Madonnas on youtube) and looking at comments like die and calling her old which is totally out of order and posted by little monsters , im a fan of gaga and when she releases a new album im usually wowed by the first release but have to admit i havent taken to applause but her career is not in trouble far from it because you must remember how many times did Madonnas career take a nose dive then she returns bigger and better then ever them 2 lady,s are more alike then her monsters would like think i may get some monsters hating me now lol
I just threw up in my mouth a little the vile responses on here are incredibly disturbing. The fact that this so called journalism comes from people like perez and a gaga hate site is even more ridiculous.
Gay men really tend to be horrible individuals... you would think they were talking about a murderer. Gaga is one the most humble & nice human beings I've ever met. Her success over the past 5 years won't go away. People want to see her perform and that won't change with made up hateful stories about her.
She is a female of Kanye West. She's addicted to cheap attention. That's why.
Gaga a pop singer and self-proclaimed "musician" making mediocre pop song (now claiming she is an icon, yeah right!) can only hit several notes. I don't know what people are talking about when they go on about her talent. In 5 years all she does if f***g moan on the media about Lupus, bullied at school, insomnia, cocaine addiction, hip surgery, weight issues and so on. What's next? Raped by a Taliban?
Why don't we as a community, support the people in the entertainment industry who DESERVE our support rather than throwing out $ to this overrated and "manufactured musician". I gave her a fair chance in the beginning, but I can't stand liars, phonies and attention whore like Lady Gaga.
The single is #3 in US, and was #1 worldwide. She garnered more music points in total than Katy Perry and beats her as the #1 streaming artist worldwide. For a song with atypical lyrics to be at #1 in US and #1 in 35+ other countries, that's NOT flopping. Please get your sources right.
She is also NOT rush releasing any second single, and Swine is definitely not the second single.
Please check your facts before you type another half-assed article.
I am in complete confusion how so many people are donning ArtPop a failure when they have only heard ONE song, Applause (or two if you've heard the leaked Burka, which isn't my taste at all). Moreover, those who are denying she has talent or isn't a musician, I cannot understand this at all!
For people that actually play an instrument or sing and recognize "musical talent", whether you like Gaga's message, her tactics, marketing, style, or whatever, it is beyond me how anyone could not recognize her musical prowess. Her ability to play and sing an enormous style and genre is credible alone. If you take inventory and look, you'll find elements of classical, historic rock-n-roll riffs, unusual rhythms, complex chord progressions and melodic scales, and a clever and genius layering of vocal, rhythm and cadences. I doubt the majority of people pick up on these techniques. They are incredibly difficult to perform let alone create. She writes and produces ALL of this! There are very few artists that can claim this.
I LOVE BLACK GOSPEL music. I love the style, chords, rhythm, and soulful deep emotions behind it. This is why I LOVED Madonna's Vogue and Like A Prayer, but Madonna did NOT write these songs. I know I will offend here, but Madonna has a marginal voice. She couldn't stand in the presence of the vocal gymnast Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston. Madonna is a PERFORMER and NOT a musician. Take away her "risque" outfits, sexual overtones, hip thrusting, and choreography, and you are left with BORING. The lame accusations of Gaga "stealing" other people's work is preposterous! There are countless songs with the SAME CHORD PROGRESSIONS. You can trace the same pattern in rock-n-roll songs to works of Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. The classic signature riff of the Doobie brothers (chord progression I-IV-I(7)) is laundered throughout all music genre). Just because Gaga's song has the same chord progression as another artist (and I could technically argue that Express Yourself and Born This Way are more different than similar) really exposes the ignorance of those making the claim. Madonna's appeal and talent largely rested with her "shock" value, persona, and her stage presence. Cher is another. Cher, which she admitted about herself, is not that great of a singer. Cher and Madonna are very very similar in how they arrived at fame. Yes, part of Gaga's draw is a reflection of how Madonna and Cher, but Gaga goes a step beyond: she is a TRUE MUSICIAN.
In contrast and if you truly do this with an unbiased approach, take a listen to Gaga sing Orange Skies, her special with Tony Bennett, her album arrangements then acoustical piano arrangements, her Edge of Glory on Howard Stern, and the list goes on..... If you are honest and have the ability to discern real talent, you'll find Gaga transcends ALL types of music genre. She could easily sing Broadway, Jazz, Gospel, Rock, Pop, and even though I detest it, Rap too. And she WRITES and COMPOSES all of these types of songs. Take a listen to her compositions as "Stephani Germanotta" on YouTube, Whether you like the style or not, this is one TRUE musician.
So hate all you want. Wish her failure. Bash her fans. But those who can dish out true and fair criticism, and not by their personal bias, can reach no other conclusion, she is undeniably a music genius.
I agree with your assertion that many music artists benefit from qualities other than their vocal talent, so not really knowing Gaga music, I took your advice and listened to her version of Orange Colored Sky on Youtube. I gave her a B minus. Unfortunately for her, when singing standards you are up against the all time greats and legends. But I also had to make it a minus because, for those lucky enough to live in California for instance, the weekday acts can often outsing Gaga. So I have to agree with others who say that much of Gaga's success is from self promotion. I have no problem with that. I feel she would be doing better if her fanbase had not alienated so many other fanbases.
well at least you seem objective and i commend you taking the time to listen and comment. where you give a B minus, someone else may give an A or an F; my point was not to claim she is the greatest vocalist, or specifically, the best vocalist for the "standards" but rather her repertoire is broad - showcases her talent's breadth. for me, you cannot top michael buble for standards, at least for this generation, in my opinion. and you may differ here as well.
the comments left for this article are ridiculous and nto backed up by substance. it seems more entangled in juvenile "tug-of-war" btwn madonna or perry. i concede that it takes all colors to make the rainbow. we all have diff tastes and preferences. so what? what i take issue with is the baseless mud slinging. dislike her for arrogance, false pretenses, values, etc... just something of substance, but to start claiming she has no talent, no musical ability, copies other artists, etc... i just have issues with that.
if you want to get a feel for more of what i am referring to, just take a listen to gaga SOLO on a piano only. listen to how many diff arrangements she does for the same song. or, take a listen to her when she was stephanie germanotta, again playing solo on piano or with her small band. you cannot "synthesize" that sound. it is raw and the music styles are so varied. so many diff sounds and styles, and all written by her. yes, she has collaborators, but she writes the music. most of her collaborators help write the synthesized part, NOT the melody, chord lines, or rhythm. and take note, now with artpop released, she has picked up playing the guitar on stage, not just keyboard.
like her or not, madonna, perry, cyrus just dont share the same stage with gaga. maybe in "performance" or choreography, but cannot touch her music prowess or composition. but thank you again for at least being objective and not so hateful.
I actually have no problem with Gaga & my girl, Miley Cyrus actually has admired her. But her fans have been bugging me on some Miley posts. Insulting Miley, putting down Miley's accomplishments, and trying to explain why Gaga is a goddess. NOT that they simply love Gaga, but that Gaga is the total shit, and everyone else is shit. It's gotten so bad that now I'm waiting for Gaga to go away so I don't have to deal with LM's on the internet anymore. That's not fair to Gaga, but there it is.
You sound pressed sis.. She doesn't write her own music check the credits..she is no vocalist please listen to Mariah Beyonce and Christina. BTW is a exact copy ofExpress Yourself. She can say she is all about the gays but not too long ago there was a campaign for equality and all social media turn fantastically red with equal signs ever as people's profile pic.. We'd see support fromMadonna and Queen B herself.. Lady gaga was no where in sight ( probably because there wasn't an album to promote) the gays have awaken to this copy cat.. I see it.. We all see it
Lady Gaga will always be remembered as a Madonna Wannabe singer and she needs to be exposed. Why?
She and her Haus of Deception (god knows those clowns running her promo) saw how Katy Perry's "leaked" song was roaring up the charts, within hours her song is mysteriously "leaked" too and now she is upset that people see through her latest marketing ploy? She is so starved for attention and I feel sorry for her. She is making completely fool of her self. Whatever happened to pure talented artists without a "shock" factor?
I wouldn't pay a nickel to see her or buy her music.
She is manipulating gay community to sell albums. You're so rich and so spoiled that you believe all the tripe your PR/ press agents spew. You will discover America is a lot more than you think it is. Times are about to change. Okay, so why is the "gay issue" the one Gaga's picked when she's not gay? Why not poverty or inequality in general? Why not talk about racial equality? Why the gay issue?
Back in late December 2009, the L.A. Times did some digging around into the obscene amount of product placement featured in Lady GaGa's music videos like "Bad Romance" and "Telephone", and discovered that GaGa had either taken money from, or freely featured products from companies with anti-LGBT ties.
Miracle Whip is owned by Kraft Foods, which donates almost exclusively to Republican candidates –including several who have gotten scores of 0 by Equality California, an organization whose mission it is "to ensure and promote dignity, safety and equality for all of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians."
Hewlett-Packard's donation record is also mixed in this respect, contributing to some candidates with solid voting records in favor of LBGT issues, and some against.
But Chevrolet's parent company contributed primarily to social conservatives, including House Whip Eric Cantor, who voted yes on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman, and voted no on enforcing specific punishments for anti-gay hate crimes.
Does she just pick and choose where the money comes from based on whatever best fits her image? Lady Gaga needs to disappear for good. I'm so over this pathetic woman !
This is the stupidest argument I've ever heard. I am gay and I use Miracle Whip AND have an HP laptop. Does this mean I'm "exploiting the gay community?" Ridiculous.
Additionally, the leak and subsequent rush-release of her song actually hurt her single's sales. Clearly Gaga and her team would not intentionally do this as a marketing move. It's fine if you think Gaga is too similar to Madonna, but you're just making stuff up and jumping to conclusions.
Gaga is a marketing whore looking for a cheap publicity to sell garbage, just like her fashion and art.
Didn't Gaga know about it? Is she really THAT stupid? For someone who is SO involved with the gay cause… I can conlude she surely is misinformed.
I remember the Target scandal during Born This Way era where Gaga had dissolved her partnership with Target over disagreements about their policy on giving political donations. Breaking the contract when her song still is #1 ? Great timing, my friend and it was just a great way to keep her name on the headlines so she could claim herself as the "savior of the gays" as if she "standing up for her gays"
Stupidest argument ever? Maybe. Maybe no. If it wasn't true why didn't she sue L.A Times? Obviously she knows more than you shallow asshat Monsters pretending to.
It just means that she should have chosen her sponsors more coherently with her supposed morals and the cause she was allegedly fighting for. The fact that her sponsors were giving money to anti gay politicians, weakens and even nullifies her message and brings up serious questions about the honesty of her "manifesto". You can use whatever brand you want, it is your call, you have to answer to your own conscience. But if you were to become a public figure with so much influence you would have to think things more carefully, she clearly did not.
........meaning she is just a record company's puppet who is being scripted how to behave, speak, sing and Tweet all in the name of ratings, sponsorship, endorsement and marketing obviously. She knows nothing about GLBT because everything is pre-planned for her right from the beginning.
Gaga is a not an angel but more of a decaying precum just like her songs, fashion and art. Last but not least, she bought her followers on Twitter. 71% are spammers. Sad isn't it?
Long post and I should have proof read. The first paragraph should have said "pit ONE against the other" as opposed to "on". The last paragraph should read "20 years" instead of 2 and "how much the public see's" (appostrophe "s", as in see is) in the event you indulged me and read the entire post. Sorry.
I typically refrain from getting into this banter, but had to jump in on this fiasco! Gaga "haters" need a mic check. The characterizations are ridiculous, but this is the same pattern, a blueprint, of the music industry and emerging artists. I am old enough to remember the inception of Madonna, and anyone who can relate or those that want to really investigate, look back at the comparison of Madonna to Cher. The majority tagged Madonna as a copy and fad, forecasting her to flop early on. Now look. Fans love to do this: pit on against the other. And we (the fans) are bright enough to know this industry is dripping with jealousy, envy, and secret hope for their competition to fail.
I am definitely on the outer fringe of the bell curve of Gaga's fan base. In fact, I won't even claim to be a Little Monster, but I am a fan. First, she is a creative genius. She writes ALL her songs. There are FEW musicians that can claim this feat. Phil Collins, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Queen, Kiss, Dolly Parton, Buddy Holly are just a few. But, to write your own music AND have them top of the charts, is an even greater dimension of true musical talent. I play piano and can recognize how truly talented Gaga is. The music, chord progression, vocal arrangements, etc... whether you like her or not, she is a musical genius and one of the best in this century.
I don't really hold her responsible for her fan base's actions, but I do agree, I don' t think she has done enough to temper their fury. I too find it reprehensible that her "anti-bully" and "anti-gay" campaign is the foundation of her empire, but her fan base launches some of the vilest examples of what she advertises and claims to be vehemently against. She has no more control over people's actions (her fan base) but I do believe she should denounce what they are doing and take responsibility if she really wants to have credibility.
I have seen her 3 times and I can attest, her fan base is NOT crazy, at least what I have witnessed at the concert. Her messages are consistent. I DO think she is sincere in what she preaches. I know people can fool you and I like many, find a genuine thread in Gaga. She always reminds the audience of where she came from, how thankful she is, what struggles she shares with so many, and has never been boastful or arrogant. I worry if success will weed out these traits, probably the second most attractive thing about her (the first, her music prowess and true performer's talent).
To compare an artist like Madonna to Gaga is very premature. Just wait another 2 years and then stack up Gaga's career against Madonna. I may be very wrong, but I would make a sizable wager that Lady Gaga will dethrone Madonna. Gaga is a true musician and this "character" is all part of her genius. She has created a mystifying persona, one that we all can't wait to find out "what is next". Don't get so caught up in the "reality" and take things so literal. Her whole image and creation is all part of the genius. I love "Gaga" and have no idea how much of this character the public sees representative of what she is truly like in her day to day affairs. Every one of us understand this. We ALL do this. We are different at school, at work, at home with our family, friends, lovers, etc.... Gaga is no different and 'we" the fans aren't either.
Lady gaga is spiraling downward from her music to the publics demand for it. I bought Born this way thinking it was going to be a great album all it's doing now is collecting dust. Tried to take it to Zia to sell it they won't take it because they already have like a zillion copies for 2.99! To my disappointment I ended buying Britney's Blackout and as much of a train wreck she is the album is Nirvana to me anywho there is my two cents which is the amount I'd pay for another lady ga ga album
Lady Gaga never denounced or stepped in when it was brought to her attention that her little monster fans were out of control. Her response was, "They're just protective of me." She needs to step down off her pedestal. Her message has become null and void after the way her followers have behaved. Granted the majority of them are 12 and have been given a computer, so what else do you expect.
Some of you yourself are verging on billing. I am a gaga fan and some of the things you're posting is obscured. Not for you to take offence but do your research before making remarks like these. In regards to the tweets between gaga and Perez. That's for them so sort out, read the tweets. As for some monsters they are like any other fans ie Britney Spears has Chris Crocker or stalker. All celebrities have crazed fan don't rush to a conclusion that were all bad.
Wait a minute. Are you defending that talentless, fugly-faced, good-for-nothing vermin known as Perez Hilton? The one who likes to OUT people before they are even ready. The same Perez Hilton who likes to IMPOSE his standards on everyone else? Seriously, if you need to pick sides, Perez Hilton is NOT the side you want to pick on. No Integrity, No credibility and a nobody.
Very true. She does have the absolute worst fans in the world and what's sad about that is they have ironically contributed to her downfall. Everyone just became turned off by them and by her for doing nothing about it. As far as her music. It's fun, dance, but the last album "Born this way" only had 3 great songs on it, the rest of it was noise. This "Applause" is more of that noise.
Gaga fans are bullies??? Only SOME of them are, as they are humans after all, and they get insulted when people are insulting Gaga. Have you even read HALF the shit Madonna fans say and Britney fans say? They're worse. Gaga fans are the most open-minded fanbase out there right now.
And did you know it's been exposed that haters have been POSING as Gaga fans on twitter, sending hate, just to make us look bad?
Don't drag Britney into your rant please. Britney has NEVER said anything bad about any artist. Madonna can because her work was stolen and repackaged so she can say what she wants to lady gaga. Lady gaga is vile I went to show once and she said quote " I will never pay top dollar to see some blonde bitch lip sync" only two artist that do is Britney and Madonna. She is so insecure and pressed on being the next Britney or Madonna but judging by her last album and current single she isn't even close! So Hun dont drag Britney she is truly humble and sweet.. But your a " Lil monster" what else can we expect.. Right
Anti-bullying doesn't mean having to take crap from anyone lying down, child.
If Lady Gaga is really a hateful person, then why is it that so many celebrities want to work with her? She will always remain strong simply because she is talented. She has the goods and skills to back up her claim. I do not think Lady Gaga has the worst fans. That title belongs to Bieber's fans.
I am sorry that was a typo i meant it to say, Why is there so much homophobia coming from GaGa fans? And I am not just saying here. The other day a GaGa fan told PerezHilton, "Drink bleach and die fa*g*t".What bothers me most about it is she has actually been encouraging this behavior, i thought she was anti-bully anti-homophobic
I agree, Gaga's killing her own career by acting like this. Why is Katy Perry doing so well? Katy seems like a nice person, is grateful and polite to the TRUE queen of pop Madonna, and Katy genuinely comes off as grateful and humble as does Rihanna. Gaga needs to learn a thing or two stat because her pop days are numbered. She hasn't even had a lot of hits under her belt and allows herself to be called "queen of pop" lololol. She's falling fast, and not just off the charts. Karma I guess.
Bitch please you don't know shit abou her. After SOME of her fans were threatening others, she POSTED IMMEDIATELY on her social media sites that she would like for them to STOP and that they're not true fans if they keep the negativity. She has been fighting for a positive world from the start and has affected millions. Me being one of them.
Gaga never ever said she was the queen of pop. Don't make up shit. She even commented once saying "I don't want to be your queen, I want to be your friend. I only want to make music to make people happy". So spiteful bitches like you sitting at home trashing her need to learn a thing or two. Gaga is very humble. She still lives in her APARTMENT in New York with her parents. She don't own a million dollar mansion. You really need to learn more before you post things like this. It's upsetting. I'm a close fan of hers and I'm a liable witness to her tale. Trust me.
I totally agree with you as well I think her "fame" has gotten to her head and like u said its hurting her. She speaks about anti bulling and she just lets her brainwashed fans do it for her when she doesn't try to stop it. Even When Perez Hilton was her friend... he is now telling the truth....pretty much that her and her label were paid to talk negatively about Bionic...thats why now he is promoting people to buy Xtina's Album on the same day as Gaga's album comes out......and she is crying Foul.
I'm sorry but this is a rediculous comment. Okay so there are some 'monsters' out there that are taking things to far but don't let that for a second reflect upon Gaga herself. To say that she is endorsing homophobic and threatening behaviour is just absurd. She is one of the greatest advocates for homosexual rights in the world. And as for the comments towards Perez Hilton, Gaga has tweeted fairly often insisting that fans stop the negative comments, and to leave him along. This goes along with the fact if you look at Perez Hilton's website and search Lady Gaga I don't think there has been one nice post about her. I am not sure where you stand as far as a fan, but to judge someone based on other peoples behaviour is wrong. How exactly is Gaga acting to kill her own career?


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Solar energy benefits explored
by Richard Creaser
copyright the Chronicle 9-19-2012
DERBY LINE — Built in 1839, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Derby Line, often referred to as the First Universalist Parish, has cast an eye to the future. On Sunday morning a small group of worshippers and board members gathered to explore the possibility of adding a solar array to the historic building with assistance from Lyndon State College Professor Ben Luce. Mr. Luce is a professor of physics as well as the chair of the Sustainability Studies Program at the college.
"As you may have noticed we are not the largest Unitarian Universalist congregation," said Ed Helm, a worshipper at the church and a member of the committee studying the feasibility of photovoltaic solar energy. "But if we can entertain solar as an option, surely the larger congregations in other faith communities would also be able to make it work."
Mr. Luce is a strong advocate for solar power, proposing that the future of energy generation lies in harnessing the power of the sun. His experience in solar energy in both theory and practice provided the assembly with a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of solar power.
"It has been expensive in the past," Mr. Luce acknowledged. "But that is changing rapidly. It had been a chicken and egg situation where people wanted solar but found it prohibitively expensive, but by not investing early kept the costs relatively high."
Had the federal government embarked on an aggressive purchasing program 30 years earlier, it would have helped fuel innovation and create the market demand that could have reduced costs, Mr. Luce said. Based on his extensive research in the field, he has concluded that the nation's and the world's energy needs could be met with solar power.
"It's all about economies of scale," Mr. Luce said. "Every time the industry doubles in production, costs decrease by 20 percent. The industry has doubled and continues to double, bringing the costs down 95 percent in the last decade alone."
While much of the focus in Montpelier has been on a diversified renewable energy portfolio, the reality in the northeast is that only solar power has the capacity to meet current and projected usage in the region. Onshore wind development has a very limited potential, and the destruction of ridgelines to accommodate wind power offsets much of the benefit of that form of electrical generation, Mr. Luce said.
"We are now at a phase where people are talking about a major switch to renewable energy," Mr. Luce said. "To meet our current demand we are talking about tens of thousands of megawatts of power. The only renewable source that can generate at that scale is solar power."
Naturally, the concern of the church is not to generate power sufficient to meet the needs of New England but the needs of their own building. After a lengthy presentation on the science behind capturing solar energy, Mr. Luce directed the discussion to its practical application to the First Universalist Parish.
The perception that solar power is of limited applicability in Vermont is false, Mr. Luce said. The solar resources exist to provide the electrical consumption of the average household with a sufficiently scaled project. The potential of solar energy is enormous, he said.
The average home consumes between 15 and 17 kilowatt hours of electricity per day, Mr. Luce said. In bright, full sunlight a solar array is capable of harnessing one kilowatt of power per square meter. A three-to-four-square-meter array is capable of producing one fifth to one quarter of the average home's demand.
While there are seasonal variations in the potential energy available, the sun remains the most predictable generation asset in the renewable energy portfolio, Mr. Luce said. During the lowest period of November and December, production falls to as low as 2 to 3 kilowatt hours, but rises to between 4 and 8 kilowatt hours during the summer.
The sun produces 120 trillion watts of power, he said, whereas total global demand is approximately 30 trillion watts — of which the United States consumes 3.3 trillion watts. Solar panels occupying between 1 and 2 percent of the surface of the Sahara Desert could produce all of the world's current demand, Mr. Luce said.
"The source is a giant fusion reactor and it's really the best kind of nuclear reactor," Mr. Luce said. "As a reactor it's really, really far away, it stores its own waste and, at least right now, isn't owned by a corporation."
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that rooftop mounted systems could supply 30 percent of the energy used in the country. The DOE also estimates that, if deployed at a national utility scale, solar generation would be able to provide 34 times the total consumption of the nation, Mr. Luce said.
There are currently several methods of collecting solar energy. On the scale of the project being considered by the church, the most practical are off-grid and grid-connected (net metered) systems. There are pros and cons to both.
Mr. Luce said an off-grid system, coupled with attention to increased efficiency, can provide all the power needs of a building or home. However, he added, the system needs batteries to store the energy needed at night, adding to its expense. Freestanding arrays also tend to be more visible and may attract resistance from neighbors, he said.
A net-metered system, on the other hand, can draw from the grid as needed, and reverse consumption during peak production to sell power to the grid. This is generally cheaper, Mr. Luce said.
Once that's decided, it's time to determine the most efficient way to collect solar energy. Collecters can be mounted on a rooftop or on poles. Pole mounted systems can be equipped with trackers that adjust the panels for maximum exposure to the sun.
Mr. Luce estimated the cost of a four-kilowatt array at $20,000, including labor and installation. As a nonprofit, tax exempt organization, the church would be unable to take full adavantage of the incentives currently out there, Mr. Luce said. It might find it necessary to conduct fund-raising or seek private partners to assist with the cost.
One consideration for the church is the level of investment associated with either kind of system, church board member Paul Gavin said. In order to mount a rooftop system the church may need extensive renovations to rafters that have been compromised by fire and water leaks over the years.
"In that kind of situation you may want to have a structural assessment performed first and make any repairs you need to make before investing in a solar system," Mr. Luce said. "It might be possible to have an engineer who is part of the congregation or even a member of the community donate their services to you. That kind of donation would be tax deductible because you are a nonprofit."
Mr. Luce agreed to return to Derby Line to continue the discussion at a later date. Mr. Helm thanked the professor for his time and continued assistance in the matter.
"There are really two different views of this kind of project," Mr. Helm said. "One is the potential for saving money, and the other is about doing what's right for the Earth. As a faith community, we need to be an example of being good stewards to this beautiful world."
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Ekkusu no Studio phase 4.1.
Happy 44th birthday, dearest Yoshiki ♥!!
The last time i updated my skin was on Yochan's 43rd birthday, and a year had passed. I'm glad that his surgery went fine and i hope he's recovering well. Don't neglect your therapy, Yochan, and hope to see you next year in China ^^
God bless your abundantly!!
TVfXQ - blog entries
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The last time i updated my skin was on Yochan's 43rd birthday, and a year had passed. I'm glad that his surgery went fine and i hope he's recovering well. Don't neglect your therapy, Yochan, and hope to see you next year in China ^^
God bless your abundantly!!
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A fan of JRock music and bands. Most favourite band of all time: the legendary band, X Japan.
Loves its leader, drummer, pianist and main composer, Hayashi Yoshiki , usually called Yoshiki.
Loves one of X's guitarists, Matsumoto hideto, or usually called hide, and
one of the best vocalist I've ever heard, Deyama Toshimitsu, or usually called Toshi.
A list of favourite bands and artists/singers:
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet
(members: Kamijo (vo), HIZAKI (gt) , Teru (gt) , Yuki (dr), , Jasmine-You (ba) ,
Tohoshinki or Dong Bang Shin Ki or TVXQ
(members: Xiah Junsu (mid-high), Micky Yoochun (mid-low), Youngwoong-Hero Jaejoong (lead), Choikang-Max Changmin (tenor), U-Know Yunho (bass))
(members: Yoshiki (dr, pi) , Gackt (vo, pi), Sugizo (gt, vi), Miyavi (gt))
(members: Kamijo (vo) , Mayu (gt), Emiru (ba), Machi (dr))
Kamijo (vo)
(bands: Lareine, Versailles
(bands: HIZAKI grace project, Versailles )
(bands: Moi dix Mois, Malice Mizer)
(members: Kazuki (gt), Yukito (ba), Yuki (vo), Hiro (dr))
Dir en Grey
L~Arc en Ciel
Janne da Arc
Psycho le Cemu
Luna Sea
Rentrer en Soi
Siam Shade
Was part of management committee of Endless Dream website and ScreamingKIAI International forum, dedicated to Yoshiki and his music.
Alumni of the following schools:
Jakarta, Indonesia:
TK Genesis
SD Tarakanita III
Penang, Malaysia:
Chung Ling Private High School
Kent Ridge Secondary School
St Margaret's Secondary School
Pioneer Junior College
St Andrew's Junior College
Saturday, 17 September 2011
hmmmmmmmmmmm........... *observes around* it feels weird here in this new place. i'm too used with the old blogger, the left indented box and the useless empty space at the right, and the solid orange and blue bar. now this new, centred-indented, clean and white layout kinda threw me off....
i was about to write something about beginnings and endings just now, but a minor quarrel with my bf threw those thoughts away, i can't even remember what i wanted to write.
with so much complexity while trying to be with another person, why isn't the world's population decreasing, i wonder - - *sigh*
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Xiao Hui
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Chong Ming
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CD Wishlist
JaeChunSu - The... (preordered)
JYJ - Thanksgiving Live in Dome DVD (preordered)
Tegomasu - Tegomasu no Ai minialbum
Versailles - Ascendead Master (mini movies in Limited Ed singles type I,II,III)
Yoshiki - Eternal Melody 1
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Jubilee (major debut album)
Jejung & Yuchun from Tohoshinki - COLOR~ Melody & Harmony/Shelter Double A single
Tohoshinki - Stand By U single
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Rising Sun album
Tohoshinki - Five in the Black album
Tohoshinki - Heart, Mind, Soul album
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Tri-Angle album
Tegomassu - Tegomassu no Uta album
Tegomassu - Tanabata Matsuri
NEWS - Touch
Tegomass - Miso Soup
Yamashita Tomohisa - Daite Senorita
Hizaki GRACE Project - Ruined Kingdom
Hizaki Grace Project - Dignity of Crest
Within Temptation - Mother Earth or Silent Force
Saint Preux - Concerto Pour Deux Voix
Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Complete Recordings
Raphael (Kazuki) - Forever and Ever
Raphael - Raphael Singles
X - Vanishing Vision Album
X Japan - Dahlia Album
X Japan - Art of Life ~mini album
X Japan - Art of Life ~live
L'Arc en Ciel - Smile
Hyde - 666
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Tohoshinki - The Secret Code live in Tokyo Dome
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season III DVD <--- !
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Chateau De Versailles DVD
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - History Of The Other Side DVD
X Japan Returns Complete DVD 30th/31st December 1993
Versailles - Aesthetics HIZAKI version, with perfume Princess Stairs
Versailles - Aesthetics Kamijo version, with perfume Louise
Hizaki Grace Project - Monsho
Raphael - First
Raphael - Last
Raphael - Raphael Clips
Raphael - Pictorial Poem 2
X Japan - Art Of Life - 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome
X Japan - Dahlia Tour / Dahlia Tour Final
X Japan - Complete Collection II (which, upon acquiring, will cancel the earlier 2 DVDs mentioned)
hide - Film The Psychommunity Reel.1
hide - Film The Psychommunity Reel.2
hide - Seventeen Clips - Perfect Clips Presented By Hide Museum
hide - Ugly Pink Machine File 2
hide - Alivest Perfect Stage 10000 Cuts Hide Hide Hide
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Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Jubilee (major debut album)
Tohoshinki - Bolero/Kiss The Baby Sky/Wasurenaide Triple A single <--- !the perfect single!
Tohoshinki - Stand By U single
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Mirotic album (Platinum edition)
Tohoshinki - T album
Tohoshinki - The Secret Code album
Versailles - Ascendead Master (Reg + Ltd Ed. DVD Type I, II, III)
NEWS - Koi no ABO single (Reg and Ltd Ed.) <-- i'm selling the regular edition, contact me if you're interested (only for beijing, singapore and jakarta buyers only)
Versailles - Prince & Princess single
NEWS - Color album
Versailles - Noble album
Tegomass - Ai Ai Gasa single
Tegomass - Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song single
NEWS - Summer Time single
NEWS - pacific album
My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
HIM - And Love Said No, The Greatest Hits 1997 - 2004
HIZAKI Grace Project - Curse of Virgo single
Hyde - Faith
Yui - Can't Buy My Love
Versailles - Lyrical Sympathy mini album
Yoshiki - Catacombs Soundtrack
HIZAKI - Maiden Ritual ~experimental edition
HIZAKI - Dance with grace
Raphael - Fumetsuka
Within Temptation - Heart of Everything
X Japan - Blue Blood & Blue Blood Special Edition
X Japan - Jealousy & Jealousy Special Edition
X Japan - The Last Live
X Japan - X Japan on Piano
X Japan - B.O.X (Best of X)
X Japan - X Japan Perfect Best
X Japan - Best Fans Collection
Yoshiki - Eternal Melody II
hide - hide BEST Psychommunity
Malice Mizer - La Meilleur Selection de Malice Mizer "best selection"
Moi dix Mois - Dix Infernal
Gackt - Mars
Dir en grey - Macabre
L'Arc en Ciel - Awake
L'Arc en Ciel - The Best of L'Arc en Ciel 1998-2000
Luna Sea - Never Sold Out
Glay - Speed POP
Glay - Rare Collection vol.1
Glay - Rare Collection vol.2
Glay - Love is Beautiful
Glay - Drive, Complete Best
GLOBE - Level 4
Aikawa Nanase - ID, Best Album
Hamasaki Ayumi - Duty
Every Little Thing - Every Best Single + 3
V6 - seVen
V6 - Very Best I
V6 - Very Best II
My Chemical Romance - Threee Cheers For Sweet Revenge
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
DVD/VCD in possession
X Japan - X VISUAL SHOCK DVD BOX 1989-1992
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season II DVD Set <--- ♥&hearts♥
NEWS - Pacific Concert 2007-2008 and First Tokyo Dome Concert
NEWS - Never Ending Wonderful Story
Happy Feet Japanese version - Tegoshi Yuya as Mumble
X Japan - Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Box
Yoshiki - Yoshiki Symphonic 2002 featuring Violet UK
hide - Ugly Pink Machine File 1
X - Hamettsu ni Mukatte 'On The Verge of Destruction' Concert
X Japan - The Last Live
X - X Clip 1
CD Wishlist
JaeChunSu - The... (preordered)
JYJ - Thanksgiving Live in Dome DVD (preordered)
Tegomasu - Tegomasu no Ai minialbum
Versailles - Ascendead Master (mini movies in Limited Ed singles type I,II,III)
Phase 3.2 (2008)
Phase 3.1 (2008)
Phase 2.0 and 2.1 (2007)
Phase 1.2 (2006)
Phase 1.1 (2006)
Phase 1.0 (2006)
featuring: Yoshiki about: Yochan underwent a surgery to correct his spine, a problem that had persisted since 1995, when he finally started to feel numbness in his fingers. the surgery went fine, thank goodness. hopefully he will recover completely and it doesn't affect his piano playing. as for drums...don't forget your neck braces everytime you drums, yochan!
etc: read below xD i've made too many layouts featuring Yoshiki i don't wish to repeat myself =P
Featuring: Versailles
Background: formed in 2007 by founding member Kamijo (ex Lareine) and Hizaki (ex Sulfuric Acid), they released their debut single Revenant Choir which tells a story about a clan. Just as like Kamijo's past works, Versailles tells a story through their symphonic metal music and extravagantly elaborate costumes inspired from antique European era.
Members: Kamijo (vocals), Hizaki (guitar), Teru (guitar), Jasmine-You (bass), Yuki (drums)
etc: Versailles beautiful music managed to win my heart totally. saddened by the loss of Jasmine-YOU in 2009, but i hope the 4 of them will still make great music from now onwards. rest in peace, Jasmine-YOU, and watch out for the guys from up there...
featuring: S.K.I.N.
Background: Formed in 2007, performed first during Anime Expo at the States in May.
Members: Yoshiki (drums, piano, guitar), Gackt (vocal, piano), Sugizo (guitar, violin), Miyavi (guitar, shamisen)
etc: ekkusu phase 2.0 was lost because i didn't save it in photobucket (because it refused to upload it properly). and so, from now i'll start my skin from phase .1 instead of .0
Featuring: Hiruma Youichi
Model's background: manga character (Eyeshield 21)
More about the model: quarterback of Deimon Devilbats, The Commander From Hell; the backbone and the brain behind Deimon High School's American Football Club, The Deimon Devilbats.
Icons: various facial expressions of Hiruma, the maniacal, elven-faced leader of Devilbats ^^
Etc: Eyeshield 21 is a sports manga about American Football and it's one of my current favourite. My rating for them is:
hilarity 10/10
excitement: 9/10
intellectual level: 9/10
drawing: 7/10
characterisation: 9/10
Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist, guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon.
More about the model: Yoshiki in the early X Japan era in early 90's when he still has long curly locks.
Etc: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!
Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist, guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon. Born in Tateyama, Chiba (Japan) in 20th November 1965 and currently living in Los Angeles, California (USA). Head company of Extasy Records, Extasy Japan and Extasy Records International (now defunct). http://myspace.com/yoshiki
More about the model: the faint background picture of Yoshiki was taken in the recent years when he's already cut his hair short and started the habit of wearing sunglasses.
Icons: pictures taken from Yoshiki's house in LA: his front door, piano in the middle room, dining room and swimming pool.
Etc: I can write essays on Yoshiki, but let's just keep it simple and straightforward: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!
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Welcome to the new BellaAndEdward.com. As the site celebrates its 7th birthday (can you believe it?!), it is time to revamp and transform BAE.
Since the Twilight Saga wrapped up in November 2012, I figured it was time to move on. But don't worry, BellaAndEdward.com will always be here! I couldn't give it up that easily :)
From now on, the site will remain as a resource for Twilight Saga fans around the world. It will stay in the state that it is currently in, a simplified form of what it used to be. This means all of the graphics and resources will still be available, but no new news articles will be posted.
BAE has been an incredible journey and learning experience for me since 2006. A special thanks goes out to the BAE staff; I don't know what I would've done without their hard work and dedication. And of course, a huge thank you to each and every one of you, the visitors, the fans, the TwiHards, for making the first 7 years of BellaAndEdward.com so memorable. I hope you enjoy the new BAE.
-- Michelle --


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7:00 pm
Doc Martin "City Slickers" The Oakwoods, a family from the city, seek a new life by the sea and proceed to disrupt the tranquility of Portwenn. They even manage to gatecrash an intimate dinner Louisa has prepared for her and Martin.G
8:00 pm
Outdoor Idaho "Wilderness in the 21st Century" This exploration of wilderness issues captures scenic vistas of Idaho from north to south. The show examines what wilderness means to Idahoans, pressures from wheeled vehicle advocates, collaborative efforts that include multiple sides, and how work is accomplished inside a wilderness.G
8:30 pm
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge "Bolivia: The Altiplano" Bolivia's high plain is a land lost in time, rugged, remote and more lunar than earthly in appearance. Wolfe records the world's largest salt flat, an island of golden cactus, scarlet-tinted lakes, twin volcanoes and surreal skies.G
9:00 pm
Midsomer Murders "Ring Out Your Dead, Part 1" In Midsomer Wellow, the church bell-ringers are being murdered one by one. In hopes of winning a national striking competition, the determined bell group continues with rehearsals. As each is murdered, the killer leaves a line from a nursery rhyme by the body. Part 1 of 2G
10:00 pm
Death In Paradise As the second season of this series begins, DI Richard Poole is still on the tropical island but is learning to cope a bit with the climate and laid-back atmosphere of Saint Marie. When the owner of a former sugar plantation, Roger Seymour, is discovered with a machete in his back, Poole and his team are off on another seemingly impossible case.G
11:00 pm
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