Thank you, John Valentine Grande Pike. You know who you are. Inside the MAC cosmetics store in SoHo on Fashion’s Night Out, I was lucky to stand at the corner of a small stage while hot male models continuously refilled my champagne glass and see one of my favorite artists perform, Gossip’s feisty and fabulous frontwoman Beth Ditto. [...]
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When I found out Marina & The Diamonds would play the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J., as part of her U.S. Burger Queen Tour, I had to go. First, I love seeing my favorite artists in small joints, and then there’s stepping inside the place where Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band and Bon [...]
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It hurts that I missed Hurts, the British duo you’d swear is the second coming of Tears for Fears. They got the bum time slot at 1 p.m. on Day 1 of the brilliant music festival that is Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Even if my plane landed on time in Ontario, the five-member [...]
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I have been so excited about the return of Marina & The Diamonds to the U.S. Two themes emerged over Labor Day weekend: Turning 40 years old (a friend’s party in D.C.) and chasing Marina on the New Jersey Turnpike. I’m her starstrukk groupie for the long weekend as I saw her twice (New York [...]
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It’s been over a year since I first heard Marina & The Diamonds’ “Obsessions” on YouTube, and her debut in the U.S. has been one of my most anticipated shows of 2010. So how lucky am I that I got to see her perform TWICE this week! Sunday night at the Bell House in Brooklyn, [...]
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