Here is Rihanna on the Today show, sporting a conductor’s hat and some new ink. Her outfit is all wrong, it doesn’t match whatsoever. The hat doesn’t really go with anything except maybe a suit. Rihanna is starting to look very boyish to me, ,she used to be so God damn hot.
Can you spot her new ink *hint* it is on her left side.
So I decided at the very last minute I was going to head down to the stadium and buy tickets from one of the scalpers that hang around in front of the events. No one on craiglist was caving they still wanted 200 bucks a ticket in nosebleed. (I am way to cheap to pay that) I called up my friend and we were off to try and get tickets to Kanye West.
We asked around and finally found a desperate scalper that gave us tickets for 80 bucks each, row 21 floor. We were stoked and off we went. We had missed Lupe Fiasco, and NERD but we weren’t too concerned.
Here are a few highlights from the concert
Rihanna did a great job, although most of the time I couldn’t help but think how terrible her hair looks. At one point she looked too much like Michael Jackson that it scared me. She had on this red jacket, and these leather pants, and it just reminded me of thriller.
One last thing on Rihanna, she made quite the scandalous move with the microphone while singing Lauren Hill’s “That Thing”. I didn’t get a movie, of it so I searched on youtube and found one but you can’t really see because the camera cuts it off. You can kinda see what she is up to. She uses the microphone as a male appendage!
On to Kanye…
He did the whole show on his own, no dancer or anything. It was basically just him and his broken spaceship. Oh did I mention that the spaceship talked? I have to say that Kanye’s acting was so cheezy but it did make me smile a few times. The highlight was definitely when these shooting stars came down, and told him he was the “biggest star in the universe”. Later on, the spaceship told Kanye that it needed his superstar energy to get repaired so they could get back home. Oh and Kanye also prays to God that if they get back to earth, he won’t spaz at award shows anymore!
One more thing, everyone kept putting up their hands in the shape of diamonds, and I was so confused as to why they kept doing this through the whole concert. I think it has something to do with the song Diamonds Are Forever… I am still pondering about that…
Fastforwarding to the encore, Kanye went on a wild rap rant about how everyone thinks he is arrogant, and explained his behavior by saying when we see athletes angry on the sidelines after losing a game, that Kanye is just feeling the same way, and that he loves to express himself. He also mentioned that reviewers that ’sit amongst the fans’ waiting to criticize him would only mention that he thought he was the biggest star in the universe. Seriously Kanye, why would you even say that, you know that anyone who hears that will tell whoever will listen. If he hates people that critique things, he shouldn’t give them fuel to work with.
Lastly as we were leaving the concert we were given a little book called. Thank You and You’re Welcome. It was a nice gesture on Kanye’s part to give everyone a little gift. Inside this book was more rants from Kanye but in a more philosophical way.
Madonna has just landed a very lucrative deal for herself. She is the first artist to broker a deal with StubHub which lets people resell or legally scalp their concert tickets. StubHub is owned by eBay.
She will get a flat fee as well as a cut of all the ticket sales. Do you know what this means? Lemme break it down… the more people pay for tickets, the more she’ll make! I think its stupid, concerts are already really expensive. Now that she has done this, all artists will follow and I will never get those first few rows of the floor for the standard price!
She’s currently getting 300 bucks for her best seats on her tour, but now she’ll make even more!
Here she is singing her heart out for the troops at Camp Pendleton in San Diego! It’s about time she worked since all I’ve heard and seen about her lately is how she has been spending snuggle time with her bf.
This picture was taken by audience member Lance Cpl. Shannon E. Mcmillan, USMC and sent to The Insider
Kanye posted the following odd blog entry about his upcoming Glow in the Dark Tour. I personally wouldn’t want to give Kanye any of my money just because of his attitude but now I am very intrigued by this light show. I think I will most likely just watch it on youtube… although it won’t be the same as actually being there.
“I can’t take it anymore. I have 2 show you guys a model of the stage. This is not a regular show. I tell people, hey, this show is gonna be crazy and they say, “I bet it is!”, BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA! People expect me to come with innovative stuff… I’m sure a lot of people expect some neon, lower east side, post everybody dressing like the 80’s stuff or maybe the light up jacket from the Grammies, perhaps the robot girl and light spectacle they saw on Youtube from the European run. My friends….. NONE OF THE ABOVE!!! AN ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET!!! ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON, CREATURE’S BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP, LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEARS FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK’S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!! THANKS 2 PAUL, THOMAS AND GUYMAN FOR THE HOOK UP. SIDEBAR, MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT’S SHOW. WE’VE GOT HOLOGRAMS SHOT BY HYPE WILLIAMS!!!
SAM SPIELGAL, MIKE DEAN, JEFF BAXTER AND I HAVE SPENT A MONTH AND A HALF RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE. WE’VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY!”
There is an email making the rounds, check it out!
“There will be an Avril Lavigne audition happening on Tuesday, February 5th that we are very concerned about. The tour’s weekly rate is $1,250.00 inclusive of agency fee…after agency commission that would be $1,125.00 to you before taxes. Management has offered no additional perdiem and no plus agency fee, which is standard in our industry. We have expressed our concerns to Avril’s management but they have decided to move forward regardless.
Our recommendation is that our clients and all dancers in the city spread the word to friends, fellow dancers, dance schools, etc. emphasizing how inappropriate these rates are. Hopefully your actions can send a message to management that the rates are unacceptable for an artist of this calibre and that they cannot hire professional dancers for these fees.”
Avril Lavinge’s publicist told Perez Hilton that there rates are ‘within industry standards’ and that “Avril prides herself in treating everyone on the tour with the utmost respect & consideration and pays them well within the industry standard.”
A dance industry insider is denying Avril’s claims “There is an affiliation called Dancer’s Alliance which is an organization of dancer’s who promote the standardization of rates and working conditions for dancers. These standards are then promoted and fought for by the respective dance talent agencies. Although there are not Dancer’s Alliance minimums for tours, here is a breakdown of the MINIMUMS for dancer’s dancing with an artist for any given show. Tour weekly rates are negotiated based on several factors but this clearly outlines how low their rates are:Rehearsals:
$175 + agency fees / 4 hours
$250 + agency fees / 8 hours
Shows:
$500 + agency fees / show
Travel:
$150 + agency fees / travel day
Per Diem:
$35 / day domestic
Keep in mind these are minimum rates that pretty much all major artists support. Avril’s tour will average approximately 4 shows a week. At the current proposed rate that would be about $281/show after the 10% agency fees. The fact that her publicist is stating they are within industry standards is highly uninformed.”
It makes me sick that Avril won’t pay her dancers probably. Those poor people dance their buns off for only a few years, and then they usually have so many injuries they have to find a new job. They should be paid accordingly!
The Spice Girls were at LAX for the unveiling of a Virgin Atlantic plane named ‘Spice One’ in their honor. Emma Bunton was there hobbling around and explained:
“I had a tumble on stage and unfortunately I have sprained my ankle, so I’m hobbling around on crutches. But I’m sure to make a speedy recovery and see you all at the O2.”
They then hopped onto the brand new plane, and flew off to the UK where they are scheduled to perform on Saturday. Baby is supposed to be good as new by then, as it seems that the show will rock on!
For those of you who wish you could have been in LA for the concert but weren’t, here is a little something for you and the best part is… it’s all for free!
I posted yesterday about the Spice Girls canceling one of their tours, but apparently this was false. The Spice Girl’s blog was hacked! Who in their right mind would hack the blog and post something as absurd and canceling tour dates. This person was definitely off their rocker… Some drunk and crazy fan most likely..
“This is not the case and this email is 100% unofficial and has nothing to so with the Spice Girls,†a spokesman for the ladies says. The Buenos Aires date is still being finalized, as are dates in Cape Town, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney.”
According to the Spice Girl’s blog, they are unable to keep up with the ‘demand’ for their tour.
As you know, the demand for our concert tickets in the USA and the UK has been really overwhelming. So, in order to meet that demand, it’s not possible for us to keep extending the tour because of our solo projects and family obligations. That means we are unable to hold a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We’re incredibly sorry for the delay in making this annoucement, but we have been really trying to fit this date in our schedule.
Why dangle something in front of fans and then suddenly take it away! There solo projects are terrible anyway! It isn’t like they couldn’t fly down there and just do some sort of concert anyway.
