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Kevin N. Hume on January 10, 2018
Calling all material girls and boys! Get “Into the Groove” and “Express Yourself” with a live tribute to the Queen of Pop. Featuring members of Oakland-bred indie-dance duo The Lovemakers and El Elle—Lisa Light’s solo follow-up to her turn fronting The Lovemakers. Supporting acts include L.A. Girlfriend, the alt-electro brainchild of Sydney…
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray, the title character retains eternal youth because a painting absorbs all the negative affects of his aging. Madonna must have one of those locked away in a Calabasas Kabbalah Center. She’s nothing short of a demi-god. And last night, during her appearance at the SAP Center,…
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Rod Bastanmehr on January 15, 2013
The first time I paid attention to Lady Gaga (really paid attention: watched her; mused on her; dissected her willingly) was when she killed herself. It was her breakthrough live performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed “Paparazzi,” a song that equates the bloodthirsty hounding of her lover-to-be…
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Steve Palopoli on October 8, 2012
Critics have been carping for literally decades about Madonna being too old, too out of touch, too fake and too lightweight. Time and again, they fail to understand her continued success.
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Rod Bastanmehr on October 3, 2012
Madonna IS, for better or worse, regarded (both high and low) as the Queen of Pop, and, contrary to popular belief, the title does mimic the sound her veiny arms make when stuffed in cheerleading garb, flailing left to right. One gets the very real sense when looking at Madonna in 2k12…
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Rod Bastanmehr on October 3, 2012
Madonna has long since earned her title as the Queen of Pop, with an enduring legacy marked by constant reinvention and an uncanny ability to stay relevant—even in a music world that finds itself increasingly indefinable.
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Good news for Little Monsters, Lady Gaga announced today that she will stop in San Jose on her Born This Way Ball World Tour.
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Silicon Valley hosts a strong lineup of fall concerts with some of the biggest names in pop, indie rock and electronic music and the debut of SVSX.
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Promoters are preparing for a high turnout for Madonna’s just-announced world tour. A second concert at HP Pavilion was announced today.
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The controversy over M.I.A.’s middle-finger salute at the Super Bowl may not have been exactly the publicity Madonna was looking for when she signed on for the halftime show. But if there’s one thing we know about Madge, it’s that she’ll take publicity any way she can get it, especially with the…
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