The hardest working woman in show business is at it again! Lady Gaga announced earlier today via Twitter that she will be releasing an alternate version of her smash #1 single “Born This Way” tonight at 12am Pacific (3am Eastern)! Keep reading for the startling tweetails and find out why Nashville needs to prepare for a full-scale invasion!
What do Double D Barbie dolls, a grill full of weiners and Duran Duran have in common? If you said David Lynch, you’re right on, Eraserhead. If you said anything else, maybe you need to read up on one of the most intriguing combinations to come along in a long while!
The comments are going crazy, the emails are flowing in: Who is the boy in Alana Lee’s “Butterflies”? And who is the mean girl? Starcasm’s got the scoop on Anthony Ballestero and Kyndall Slotemaker, the actors in one of YouTube’s hottest videos!
Fleetwood Mac has been in the news recently because the mega-popular show Glee is planning to cover their gazillion selling masterpiece Rumours in an upcoming episode. Band founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood has aged amazingly well and his secret just may be all about having an arsenal of hats at your disposal. See pics of Mick from Maui as he shows his rock-n-roll contemporaries how to grow old awesomely.
Even when Katy Perry isn’t adorned in lollipops and whipped-cream-spurting brassieres she still looks like a perfect little dessert! Seeing this photo of the sugary pop princess out and about in Manchester, England earlier today made me realize there are completely appropriate times in which you can refer to a woman as “cupcake.”
You say you like your Neil Diamond drunk, passive aggressive and squirrely? Neil Diamond’s only preparation for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a bottle of “Red, Red Wine” with a Tennessee Moonshine chaser, and Starcasm has the rambling video of his speech!
In all of this Sheen #winning and Mel Gibson ranting we’ve almost forgotten about the absolute most whacked out celebrity going right now and that’s Mr. Randy Quaid. He has taken his celebrity murdering conspiracy theory of star whackers to the next level by penning a song and performing it live. Hold on to your seats for video and full lyrics of Randy Quaid and The Fugitives performing “Star Whackers” live in Vancouver, British Columbia March 18th, 2011!
Fresh from his alien abduction, Sammy Hagar unloads on Eddie Van Halen in his autobiography RED: My Uncensored Life in Rock. Starcasm has collected several examples of Epic Eddie Fail moments to back up Sammy’s claims.
Who is Alana Lee Hamilton? With the breaking YouTube hit “Butterflies”, she seems to have come from out of nowhere. But Starcasm knows better! We have the real story on this young talent who has the potential to be a new star in the making!
In an attempt to quell some of the haterade being poured all over her smash single “Friday,” overnight sensation Rebecca Black performed an acoustic version of the song for ABC and Good Morning America. The performance includes accompaniment on acoustic guitar and piano in a living room setting with what appears to be some of Rebecca’s friends. (Who are quick to chime in during the audience participation segment of the song, “Partyin’, Partyin’ YEAH! Partyin’, partyin’ YEAH!”) Keep reading and watch the video as the clock ticks down on your work week. “We we we so excited!”
Rebecca Black started the week on Monday with a YouTube explosion and ended it on Friday with a Good Morning America interview. We don’t know what the future holds specifically for Ms. Black (other than for her, Sunday is two days afterwords), but we can muse about which of the Ark Music Factory stable might have similar stardom in her future.
Keep reading to watch the video “Butterflies” by Alana Lee, which gets my award for the best single released so far by the Ark Music Factory! (Includes lyrics)
Today is Friday so I thought I’d get this party started with everyone’s favorite “Friday” singer Rebecca Black. She appeared on this morning’s episode of Good Morning America and discussed her sudden and overwhelming YouTube fame. Her ode to the day before the weekend is now rocking at over 14 million (Dr. Evil voice – MILLION) views! Read what particular comments made her cry and watch her heart felt request for a duet with none other than Justin Bieber!
Overnight YouTube sensation Rebecca Black continues her successful-so-far bid for musical world domination as her single “Friday” has not only launched a tour but has since been made available for download and is racing up the charts!
Much has been written about Ark Music Factory, the company behind the successful single that has been called everything from “great teen pop” to “the worst song ever written,” but little has been mentioned about Rebecca’s co-star in the video: mysterious rapper dude driving a car. Find out who he is and what his connection is to Ark Music Factory!
Jack White’s Third Man Records based out of Nashville went mobile and rolled up to Austin’s SXSW festival in the form of a big yellow truck. All of that’s fine and dandy and hipster “whatever” being that it’s hard to make news at what has arguably become THE music festival but when White himself stepped out with the baddest looking Gretsch acoustic you’ll see and began to belt out Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away,” well, BLAMMO! Check out the high quality video of the entire performance from NPR right here.
Watch 20-year-old Casey Adams perform a version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from the American Idol Top 12 show earlier tonight. The judges seemed to like it, but it left my eardrums a little bloody and I can’t help but think ol Kurt Cobain rolled over in his grave a little. Keep reading to watch the video and judge for yourself!
Cashing in on the success of her viral YouTube video for the song “Friday” singer Rebecca Black is following in the footsteps of teen pop pioneers Tiffany and Debbie Gibson with a tour of malls across America! Keep reading for the tour poster and all the dates! (How could you live with yourself knowing you missed the next Britney Spears playing in front of a dollar store?!?)
American Idol was honored last night during PaleyFest 2011 and our girl Pia Toscano was on hand looking fabulous as usual! Read on for some great photos of the current Vegas front-runner and check out some song suggestions for this week’s birth-year theme.
Find out all about Ark Music Factory, the folks responsible for the Rebecca Black music video “Friday” and many, many more just like it! See sample videos from some of their other artists including Alana Lee, Abby Victor and Britt Rutter, and find out how you can have your own music video built by this teen star factory!
You may not have heard this song on the radio…yet. But it’s a YouTube smash, racking up hits faster than you can say “Bieber.” Granted, we first heard about Rebecca Black’s song and video for “Friday” from this Tosh.0 post ridiculing the presentation of the video, the performance and especially the lyrics, but 3 million plus views is 3 million plus views! Keep reading to watch the video everyone is talking about!
It’s not uncommon for the correspondents here at Starcasm Control to be jamming out to some good music while we work. Wouldja believe I was listening to the classic Lou Reed album New York when this pic came across the wire? Keep reading to see Lou dealing with the frustrating street hassle of hailing a cab in New York City, and find out what the Velvet Underground vet and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is up to nowadays besides riding around in taxis!
Here’s the first extended look at the upcoming Columbia Pictures movie The Smurfs 3D with a mixture of animation and live action from such stars as Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays (Glee) and the voice of Katy Perry as Smurfette. (It looks pretty smurfin’ bad to me – what do you think?)
In what seems to be the unavoidable standard for major album releases, the tracks from Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale have all made it to the web thanks to a slow, overnight leak. Britney officially released the two tracks, “Hold It Against Me” and “Till The World Ends,” and now the other ten songs on the album are available to listen to from various sources on the web. Keep reading to listen to each and every track (12 total!) in the order they will appear on the CD.
Danielle Colby Cushman is a tattooriffic roller derbyin’ burlesque queen and one of the stars of The History Channel’s popular American Pickers reality series. As if that list wasn’t enough awesome, Danielle is also a huge fan of alternative country/roots music and is using her celebrity (and hot rod bod) to help promote the artists on Indie label Faramageddon Records! Keep reading for all the details and find out how you can get your limited-edition autographed copy of
Pop music stars collided tonight in Paris as Katy Perry performed an acoustic version of Lady Gaga’s latest smash hit and anthem of individualism “Born This Way!” The performance was very toned down and consisted of Katy sitting on a stool alongside two acoustic guitar players, also sitting on stools. Keep reading to check it out and offer up your opinion on whether or not it was good, great or terrible!
It was inevitable that #winning Charlie Sheen would begin to have parody songs popping up across the internet landscape. Well here at Starcasm we’re fortunate to have a fan who’s sent in his second video, this time addressing all of this Charlie Sheen mess. Take a listen to “That’s What Sheen Said” based on the country standard “Honky Tonk Man” popularized by Dwight Yoakam.
See photos of Pia Toscano at the American Idol finalists party in Los Angeles last night and listen to me toot my own horn for picking Pia as my preseason favorite going in. Oh, and in case you missed it, I’ve included a high-definition video clip of Pia’s show-stopping performance of “I’ll Stand By you” that got the first standing ovation of the season from the judges’ table!
The new single from Britney Spears’ upcoming album release Femme Fatale has leaked early! The song is titled “Till the World Ends” and it was written by fellow blond pop diva Ke$ha. Keep reading to give it a listen and see if you think it has what it takes to be a hit!
Last night E! published the mug shot of Christina Aguilera taken after her March 1st arrest for public intoxication with the headline, “The Christina Aguilera Mug Shot the Cops Didn’t Want You to See.” As it turns out, E! wasn’t kidding and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is furious, claiming the photo was “surreptitiously stolen” by the news agency! Keep reading for the LAPD’s finger-pointing statement and E!’s “nyah-nyah” response!
Check out Bob Seger’s brand new single “Downtown Train” from his forthcoming album and find out the history of the Tom Waits penned tune that involves a bitter feud with Rod Stewart! (Includes all three versions and a poll)
Reality star Kim Kardashian was on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show today to debut her new single “Jam (Turn It Up)!” Keep reading to give it a listen and see if you think the music industry is the next to fall to the Kardashian empire!
Check out our review of Superhighway the soulful southern debut release from The New 76ers, an acoustic 3-piece band from Tallahassee, FL. Photos, video and bio information included for this impressive first release.
There’s a video of Justin Timberlake as an 11-year-old from Star Search singing a country song that has around 3 million views. Well there just so happens to be another clip of young Justin Randall, the name he went by back then, in a mind-altering hip thrusting local talent contest video where he performs Garth Brooks sexually suggestive song “Two of a Kind.”
There is YouTube gold and then there is hall-of-fame worthy clips. This tight jeans, perfect score, cheap random country house backdrop, poor quality, prepubescent sexually charged video deserves your HOF consideration!
Lovebirds Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler, who worked as a set assistant on Burlesque, were pulled over at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday morning and both were arrested for drunkenness. Here’s the kicker, Matthew Rutler was driving, so naturally he got a D.U.I., but X-stina was just a passenger. Police arrested her too because, according to the…
It may have been an endurance test after watching all of these wannabe idols take that mile long walk in an airport hanger but we finally got our list of the 24 remaining contestants for this season’s American Idol! Find out who made the cut and see photos of all 24 performers from the annual celebration called the Idol Prom.
Which iconic rock star was Cee Lo Green paying an homage to with his chainmail and feather Grammy getup?
I guess this proves the theory that sometimes in show business you just have to be a d!ck.
Keep reading to see Ke$ha dressed as herself while on tour and find out my theory as to how it happened.
Yes that IS Katy Perry. Check out the full image including Kanye West trying to hold back a grin and discover the reason why Katy got dressed up all Alien Avatar style!
Just before introducing herself to the world with the release of her debut album Who You Are, singer Jessie J almost introduced the world to her little sister, Vuhjay J on the red carpet at the 2011 BRIT Awards! Keep reading to check under her hood and watch the video for her smash single “Price Tag” (featuring BoB), which held off Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” to remain number one in the UK this week!
Last night at the Grammys Katy Perry performed “Not Like the Movies” and “Teenage Dream” off her her Grammy-nominated album Teenage Dream. She started off with “Not Like the Movies,” a sentimental ballad, and wistfully sat on a white swing which was hoisted up mid song with a fabric background that acted as a screen…
Forget Train’s Grammy-winning “Soul Sista,” these five eclecticsoul sisters really knocked down some Aretha Franklin favorites tonight at the 53rd Grammys. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams, R&B idol Jennifer Hudson, country diva Martina McBride, pop powerhouse Christina Aguilera, and the ethereal dynamo Florence Welch really nailed those songs. Christina was at her best, showcasing her truly…
A little diddy about… Meg and Mellencamp?
Take a look at this photo of Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp from last night in Toronto in which Meg can clearly be seen sporting a bit of bling on her ring finger! Are those wedding bells I hear?
In a wonderfully surprising late addition, legendary musician Bob Dylan will be performing live during Sunday night’s telecast of the Grammys. He is scheduled to appear with up and coming bands The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. Read on for the details and then catch videos of both bands doing ultra rare covers of Dylan songs followed by the master’s stunning performance of his song “Love Sick” during the 1998 Grammys!
Just after announcing she would be moving the release of her new song to this Friday, Lady Gaga posted the “Born This Way” single cover art with the caption, “Troi Jours.”
That there means “three days” folks!
Kim Kardashian reminded everyone at the Prince concert tonight in Madison Square Garden that she is celebrity royalty by wearing a dress suitable for a face card! See a photo and watch a video of Kim on stage with Prince and take a look at the exclusive KK Queen of Spades face card from the 2011 starcasm.net celebrity deck!
Last night at the Super Bowl Christina Aguilera messed up the lyrics to “The National Anthem!” The blond pop star completely left out “O’er the ramparts we watched,” which is a shame because we so rarely get the opportunity to use the word “rampart.” Thus thrown off, Christina then repeated a modified version of the…
Two super-hot pop culture phenoms collided in a strange way when Taylor Swift decided to do an impromptu rap to Nicki Minaj’s song “Super Bass.” Of course radio has changed these days as your usual morning show also features live video feeds. And so it was for 107.5 as they caught super cute Taylor throwing down her rap game.
Check out the clip and then hear the original from Miss Minaj for comparison.
Jack and Meg White will never play another live show or record new material together again. See their official and thoughtful good-bye letter that was posted to their official website. Man, I just don’t know what to do with myself.
Check out our review of Grant Peeple’s “Okra & Ecclesiastes,” a focused and heart felt release from an extremely interesting singer songwriter from Northwest Florida. Review, photos, video and bio information included for the self described left-neck from the sunshine state.
Fox’s popular reality talent competition American Idol kicks off its tenth season tonight with the first half of their New York/New Jersey auditions featuring a crew of judges that includes veteran Randy Jackson alongside newcomers Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jennifer Lopez with Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine serving as the in-house mentor.
Among those who auditioned in the Big Apple is 21-year-old Pia Toscano from Howard Beach, New York. Her unique name may ring a bell among devout Idol fans as she tried out for the show in Season 6 and made it all the way through to the top 40 before being eliminated. Keep reading for photos, videos and a little background info on this sexy singing soul sister!
So what if I told you that musical legend Willie Nelson released arguably his best album in 1996 to little fanfare or critical acclaim? And what if I told you that if this hidden gem were to be classified as a “country” album that it would be the very best release under that genre in the last 20 years? You would probably think, like that character in Willie’s classic song, that I’m crazy right? Well I may be crazy but this is exactly my opinion of Nelson’s masterpiece Spirit.
Apparently it isn’t just the future stars of MTV reality shows having unprotected sex! The baby boom bonanza in Hollywood is out of control as we seem to hear about a new expecting celeb about every 12 hours or so. To help you keep track of all these buns in the ovens I’ve compiled a list of the Top 25 Pregnant Celebrities that includes photos and a little background info on the expecting moms and baby daddies as well as how the pregnancies were announced.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream tattoos on our face! Or at least rapper Gucci Mane did before Atlanta tattoo artist Shane Willoughby gave him what he wanted with a massive three-scoop ice cream cone tattoo on the right side of his mug! Keep reading for photos of the ice cream facial during the process and after it was finished!
In a recent interview with Q Magazine Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon unloaded quite a shocking bit of information when he revealed that his famous ‘banana’ has been MIA for decades. See photos and a video of his ‘banana’ and in case you’re wondering; yes he IS talking about peen in the quote!
The Coen brothers 2010 version of the western classic “True Grit” is receiving near universal high praise. One of the more interesting questions that movie goers have had after catching the film is, “Who is the woman singing the traditional hymn ‘Leaning on the Everlasting Arms’ while the closing credits roll?” Well it is my pleasure to answer that very question because she happens to be one of my all time favorites.
See videos and find links to purchase the music of an artist whose unique voice was also selected to close out the much loved TV drama Northern Exposure
As part of his acceptance speech for winning Watch What Happens Live‘s mazel for Entertainer of the Year, late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon dusted off his infamous Neil Young falsetto and delivered an emotional rendition of Kim Zolciak’s smash hit “Tardy For The Party!”
Russell Brand may be half of the funnest, easy-goingest celebrity couple on the planet, but he may have crossed the line earlier today when he tweeted a photo of his wife Katy Perry in bed without make-up and looking as though she just woke up. Keep reading to see the startling photo and find out what Katy’s sexy Rolling Stone magazine cover from earlier this year would have looked like if she had just gotten out of bed with a similar lack of makeup!
Soon after admitting to being molested as a kid by his tour manager and cousin at the time, R&B singer Raz-B set off a Twitter powder keg when he brought up Chris Brown’s attack of Rihanna yesterday! Read all the war footage that included tons of foul language, threats and references to homosexuality! Also, see Raz-B’s borther Ricky Romance’s contribution to the melee that includes some very specific threats towards Chris and even a YouTube video!
The Daily Beast has released their list of the drunkest cities in America and the town whose baseball mascot IS a brewer is the top sensation of our inebriation nation. In other words, what’s made Milwaukee famous is making Milwaukee famous again!
Find out the other cities in the top 10 and catch a tribute to beer-town from “The Killer” Jerry Lee Lewis.
It’s true, we all need a little Bing Crosby and Burl Ives in our lives around the Holidays, but all of our favorite pop and indie artists have also been releasing Holiday cheer over the past few decades. Here are 16 great original songs and updated covers (some of which won’t most likely be on…
Pop singer Ke$ha is just getting stranger and stranger. Her wardrobe choices have always been in question but her latest stunt may have just taken the $’s cake. In a video posted via her YouTube channel Ke$ha belts out a sweet version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” when inexplicably an unnamed woman appears behind her in the snow and begins urinating.
I guess this is how Ke$ha says Merry Christmas folks!
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