Hagen, Galas, Gaga: The evolution of the post-punk chanteuse

Posted by Rosemary Van Deuren on November 3, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Like many witness to the Lady Gaga phenomenon, I saw the burgeoning celebrity popping up here and there in her eye-catching, show-stopping ensembles, and I had no idea what her music sounded like. I pictured a possibly screeching and borderline unlistenable (in the best possible way, of course) new incantation of opera-slayer Diamanda Galas: a … Continue reading →

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Project 3B

Posted by Angela Wittrock on November 2, 2010 · 2 Comments 

I don’t have time to be angry away from the field. So I brush it off, bottle it up and drink a tall glass of it before taking the mound. —Brian Wilson, Giants closer and general badass When I was a kid, the standard-bearer for bad-ass preparation tactics was the Siberian training montage in Rocky … Continue reading →

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I want your ugly

Posted by Jill Kolongowski on November 1, 2010 · 5 Comments 

When I learned that The Idler was going to devote a week to The Lady herself (Gaga, that is), I thought The F Word might have to opt out, due to obvious subject matter constraints. As I thought more about it, though, I started thinking about the reasons I named this column what I did. … Continue reading →

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Not ready

Posted by Zac Gorman on November 1, 2010 · 2 Comments 

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