The uproar over Miley Cyrus‘s twerk-tastic MTV Video Music Awards performance caused me to seek psychological help. Not for me, bitches! I was looking for assistance for the many traumatized viewers, including the ones who play it cool(er) by saying it wasn’t the sex-ay-ness of the performance that was a problem for them: Their argument…
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No Neil Young, No Beach for Me This Labor Day
The highlight of my Labor Day weekend was supposed to be a Neil Young concert tonight, with the awesome Patti Smith as the opening act. Unfortunately, Neil’s Crazy Horse band guitarist, Frank “Poncho” Sampredo, injured his hand, so all of Neil’s shows were cancelled. I’m so disappointed, especially because I have a big-ass celebrity crush…
Throwback Thursday: Dressed for Ricky Martin in 1999
I found a 1999 photo of the Tark 1 pants that I’ve worn a couple of times this summer. This was taken at the Delano Hotel in Miami, either right before or after a Ricky Martin concert. That was the year of Ricky’s #1 hit, “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” and he was a hot ticket….
The Unofficial Twitter Policy. And Miley Cyrus.
I came across this description of social-media attitudes on MetaFilter recently, and I thought it was high!larious! “OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENJOY THINGS THAT I DO NOT ENJOY.” That line sums up a vast number of conversations on Twitter. I’m always amazed that people have the time and energy to aggressively tell strangers…
MTV VMA Flashback: Gifts From 2002 and 2003
I wish I were going to MTV’s Video Music Awards tonight! But I can’t complain (too much) because I went from 1999 through 2003. That’s a pretty good run, and those were some good shows. I was there when Diana Ross gave Lil Kim’s bare boob a jiggle; drag queens paid tribute to Madonna; Eminem…
The Model for My Middle Finger Earring Struts His Stuff
Eminem is gearing up to release a new album this fall and, yesterday, a stark teaser image appeared on his website. This image gave me a thrill because my middle finger emoji stud earring is very similar to Eminem’s middle finger technique. While my earring’s thumb isn’t in quite the same position as the thumbs…
New York Style Icon: Nightclub Legend Haoui Montaug
Every so often, I wind up scouring the Internet for information on the New York City club people whom I worshiped from afar in the 1970s and 1980s — people like Anya Phillips, Sally Randall, Dianne Brill and Dean Johnson of Dean and the Weenies. Recently, I stumbled across the name Haoui “Howie” Montaug. It’s…
What Wendy Wore: Business Algorithms and Birthday Math
I was reading music magazine The Fader’s cover story on rapper Mac Miller and the first anecdote resonated with me. The story starts with Miller hunting for copies of his second album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, in Target, the day after the album’s release. The store nearest his home in Los Angeles had…
Why Ke$ha Does Penis-Shaped Jewelry and I Don’t
Let me say right off the bat that I like the singer Ke$ha. Think you don’t know her? You probably do; you couldn’t escape “Tik Tok” a few years ago. I’m entertained by Ke$ha’s dirty-girl image. I was into it when she wore a trash bag to the 2010 MTV VMAs, a la Debbie Harry….
The Week in Review
Here’s what was on the blog this week — lots of music-related events and people. Monday: Singer/songwriter Skylar Grey is wearing her custom Wendy Brandes jewelry. Tuesday: What Wendy Wore to Electric Black Horse and Beyoncé concerts. Wednesday: Singer/songwriter Dina Rae is also wearing custom WENDYB by Wendy Brandes jewelry. Thursday: Seeing Eminem and Yelawolf…