Clea Cutthroat Says "Put A Diaper On It" !

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall....

Burlesque Biotch and "Entertain Me" favorite, Clea Cutthroat is everywhere, performing with the Rock/Art Band Bonaparte, Writing her online column "Cocktails With Clea" for appropriately enough Burlesque Bitch Magazine to tantalizing people on stage in her own shows, Clea is: Up In Your Grill!

There is something that perhaps you did not know about Ms. Cutthroat she is also a charitable diva. 

Recently she took place in a YouTube campaign to supply diapers to The Sage Hospital in Senegal...let's get an update about all that and more, time to "Put A Diaper On It" Clea!

MS: How did you get involved with the bringing diapers to the Sage Hospital in Senegal?

CC: The SAGE taxi actually just picked me up off the street late one night. I had a fight with a magician, stole his dove....and was trudging along a dark road with my suitcase, body guard and bird cage, when the taxi pulled up. They asked me if I wanted a ride, and then they asked me if I would do something good for there hospital in Senegal. It was a very easy, YES!

It's such a great cause, and if literally 20 minutes of my day can help bring something positive to the children and families there, it is truly an honor. I am so flattered that they asked me.

MS: How did the task go?

CC: GREAT! I don't have the final count yet of the number of diapers that will be donated, but needless to say we got A LOT!

MS: I'm jealous, I want a disco alarm clock! Where did you ever find such a groovy item?

CC: Believe it or not, I actually gifted it to someone, and they gave it back to me. (crazy, I know). One man's trash....is another diva's disco ball extrvaganza!!!!

Clea's Charity Video

MS:Did you stuff your bra with pampers in high school too?

CC: I was actually more a roll-your-skirt-up-to-your-crotch kinda gal Catholic all girls school...I was nothing but class lol!

MS: Since you always ask yourself "What would Madonna do"? If she were aware of your Diapers for Senegal campaign do you think she would buy them for Sage Hospital or her boyfriend first?

CC: Michael...don't make fun of Madge! Her boyfriends are perfect baby angels that have six-packs and brooding eyebrows instead of angel wings. Aaaaaaaaand, I think that Queen M would be the first one showing up with trucks full of diapers...but they would probably have "Truth or Dare" written across the back!

MS: Enough of the "Diaper Talk" what else have you been up to chica?

CC: I have just gotten back from festival season with Bonaparte...we had a crazy ass show at the Kazantip Republic in the Ukraine. I don't even know how to describe that one- Bladerunner meets Showgirls meets Wild Things?! It was amazing!

I'm currently getting ready to launch Black Boulevard! My lingerie label I do together with Fraulein Kink. It will be up and online in about a month. It's been my baby for over a year, so I wasn't launching a damn thing until it is completely perfect ....and it just about is! I am REALLY excited!

I also will be performing at the 1st International Berlin Burlesque Festival in September, and also in Rome for the Caput Mundi International Burlesque Award in November. I caaaan't wait! Gladiators here I come!

Perhaps Platinum....

MS: I'm bummed you are not making the trek from Berlin to Los Angeles next month.

CC: ME TOO!!! Unfortunately, it was just a matter of timing...too many tours going all in opposite directions from Los Angeles. But, I gotta make it back there so soon! I'm California dreaming already! Pass me the suntan lotion and a fish taco immediately!

MS: Yeah, I was looking forward to having margaritas and spitting blood on people with you.

CC: Awww, that would be amazing!!!!! Well, I got a pint of fake artery blood with your name on it! I also have some neon, glow in the dark, margarita salt..so we can get real fancy!

MS: Awesome! Tell me what your ultimate kitsch dream item to own would be and if it needs batteries.

CC: I'm sorry, but the only thing that I got from that question was "batteries" and all I can think of is a vibrator.

Vibrator. Vibraaator...Viiiiiiiiibrator!

OH! WAIT! I got something! A GIANT light up deco-aquarium! I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!

MS:Any last words before we part?

CC: Use a condom!

Why don't you come and visit Clea sometime at:

Cockatails For Clea: https://www.facebook.com/CocktailsWithClea

Or Tweet her at: https://twitter.com/CleaCutthroat

Desperately Seeking: Avril Lavigne

Cover Art For Avril's Upcoming Album

It's been a couple of years since Ms. Avril Lavigne has put out any new music, well she's back with a new album due out this fall and she allegedly has wrote and recorded enough new songs to put out another album shortly after, when the grrrrrrrrl werks, she werks!

Up first and now is her single "Rock N Roll" - with a video that is so out there and self indulgent it can only belong to Avril, and I mean that as a compliment, hey isn't that one of the reasons the people who like her, like her?

Actually there is a source for the madness this video draws on, a movie called 'Tank Girl" starring a then known Lorie Petty as "Tank Girl" and a then unknown Naomi Watts as "Jet Girl", yes, time to cue the lesbian subtext. They battled strange/off the wall other worldly creatures in a Mad Max like desert type universe.

The video starts with Lavigne declaring she is a MotherF#cking Princess and proceeds to see her battling bear sharks, knife wielding lobsters and a villain with a head like fly, check. Everything takes place in a Mad Max desert like setting, check. Also the MotherF#cking Princess locks lips with actress Danica McKellar, what would Winnie Cooper think?! Lesbian subtext, check.

Avril Battles the Bear Shark!

Oh and Billy Zane is thrown in for good measure. T.G.I.F! Check out this loopy video that I can't get enough of and enjoy your weekend!

"Rock N Roll" & battle Bear Sharks with Avril by clicking on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuNTO31FlY8

Pentatonix: The Ceiling Can't Hold Them

Pentatonix preparing for World Domination

"Here we go back, this is the moment

Tonight is the night, well fight till its over

So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us"

- Macklemore

The ceiling certainly can't hold Pentatnoix, thus this is the prefect song to kick off their latest EP "PTX Volume 2".

Yes, that's right after taking a trip to Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" the PTX gang kick it again with another song by the Rap God "Can't Hold Us".

With their huge success in the United States the gang is currently embarking on a European takeover as well.

Yes everyone, PTX is in the process of dominating the world, no the ceiling can't hold these guys!

                                                             "Can't Hold Us" Video

Get dominated PTX Style at: http://www.ptxofficial.com/

Turning European? Here are the tours dates: http://www.ptxofficial.com/tour

R.I.P: Lisa Robin Kelly

Lisa Robin Kelly

Lisa Robin Kelly passed away from problems having to do with addiction today, although she had only copped to alcohol addiction in the past, judging by the recent photo I have seen of her, I suspect drugs might have been involved.

She will always be known best for her role as Laurie Forman - Eric Forman's older sister on "That 70's Show".

Creative people in general tend to be predisposed to alcohol and drug abuse and Lisa was no exception. The lucky ones are able to beat their demons, unfortunately her demons got hold of her before she tamed them.

Let's remember Lisa as the vibrant human being she was, someone who entertained us all as one of the best "Mean Girls" on TV.

The "That 70's Show" Gang

Thank You, Lisa Kelly for bringing Laurie Forman to life, the character and the show will live on in syndication and our memories forever.

Peace.








Lisa on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0446605/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

Go Flapper! "Return to Babylon"

With the monetary and critical success of "The Artist" it looks like Silent Movies are making a comeback.

Director/Writer/Actor Alex Monty Canawati's "Return to Babylon" proves this point quite nicely, a homage to a gone by era and it's Gods and Goddesses that graced the silver screen. Starring some really great actors, like Jennifer Tilly as a perfectly cast Clara Bow, Debi Mazar as Gloria Swanson and Maria Conchita Alonso as Lupe Velez, "Return to Babylon" is a lovely piece of work.

Thanks to Mr. Canawati who, by the way plays Rudolph Valentino in the picture, for inviting me to the World Premiere at Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club, held where else, at Cicada Restaurant located in Downtown Los Angeles.

On hand was special guest of honor Giovanni Guglielmi - Rudolph Valentino's Great Nephew - so rather than me continue writing about this special event, that had a dress to impress mandate in the invite, check out the images I snapped while there...Enjoy!

Giovanni Guglielmi & Alex Monty Canawati

The Festive Crowd

Mr. DeMille I Presume

The 1920's Live!

The Entrance to Cicada

                                                     The Trailer For "Return To Babylon"

Looking Good Guys

The Glamour

"Return To Babylon" at: 

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255820/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/139009326156267/

R.I.P: Karen Black

Karen Black was one of my favorite and Best Actresses that ever graced the silver screen.

She starred in many high profile films: "Easy Rider", "Airport 75", "Nashville", "Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot" & one of the best horror movies ever "Trilogy of Terror" - "Yes" I am a horror fan!

However my personal favorite film Ms. Black was in was John Schlesinger's ode to Hollywood reality and it's desperate losers. 

"The Day of the Locust" is anything but a cheerful, light look at Hollywood in the '30s. It recreates both the town as well as the filmmaking world around which much of the town revolved with devastating accuracy. The movie tells the twin tales of talentless wannabe actress Faye Greener (Karen Black) and Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland), a lovelorn accountant who couldn't care less about movies. Around this framework, a huge and intricate social network is tellingly revealed, until the film'sgruesome and tragic ending. Not for those who prefer to hang onto their illusions about the glory days of Hollywood, "The Day of the Locust", is based on the novel by Nathanael West"

Karen Black was great in all of her films, this movie however to me was the best performance of her career, it was that rare moment where every element of a project gels and is total perfection, I have seen "The Day of the Locust" five times and love it every single viewing.

Ms. Black passed away today from pancreatic cancer, so sad she had to die in such an awful manner.

R.I.P. Sweet lady, you had an amazing life and career, thanks for the memories.

Karen Black on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000947/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

Capital Cities: MTV VMA'S, A Gold Single & More...Oh My!

AFTER TOPPING THE MODERN ROCK CHART, GOLD SINGLE

“SAFE AND SOUND” IS A HIT AT TOP 40, TRIPLE A AND HOT AC AND ENTERS TOP 20 OF BILLBOARD’S HOT 100

“SAFE AND SOUND” VIDEO NOMINATED FOR TWO MTV VMA’S

“KANGAROO COURT,” THE SECOND SINGLE FROM IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY, ADDED BY KROQ AND 98/7 IN LOS ANGELES AND SF’S LIVE 105

Capital Cities is co-headlining the feel-good event of the fall concert season: “Bright Futures Tour” with Fitz and The Tantrums. The two high-energy, Los Angeles-based bands will kick off the U.S. run on October 20 at The National in Richmond, VA. Tickets are on sale now for the outing, which will include shows at Roseland Ballroom in New York City (October 23) and Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club (October 30).

Capital Cities have taken the world by storm with the break out hit “Safe and Sound,” which is approaching Platinum status in the U.S., where it’s a multi-format smash at radio. After hitting No. 1 at Modern Rock, it’s now Top 10 at Triple A, Top 15 at Top 40 and Top 15 at Hot AC. Featured on the band’s debut album, In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery, it’s in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, has over four million streams on Spotify and is the #4 most Shazam-ed track in America. “Safe and Sound” has been heard on “American Idol,” “TODAY,” “90210” and in more than a half dozen promotional campaigns, including spots for Nike, HBO and Smart Car. The track has already gone Platinum in Germany and Gold in Canada.

The official "Safe and Sound" video– directed by Grady Hall (Beck, Modest Mouse) – recently picked up two MTV Video Music Award nominations: Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. The clip, which has racked up over eight million views, is a mash-up of the past 100 years of dance, presided over by front men Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian at the historic Los Angeles Theatre. It was choreographed by Mandy Moore(“So You Think You Can Dance,” Silver Linings Playbook).

Capital Cities – founded by Merchant and Simonian, two L.A.-based jingle writers who met on Craigslist – recently performed “Safe and Sound” on the outdoor stage of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” You can view their appearance.   The band also recently performed at the Grove Summer Concert Series where over 7,500 people were in attendance.

Modern rock stations such as KROQ and 98/7 in Los Angeles and Live105 in San Francisco have already jumped on the band’s follow up single, “Kangaroo Court,” which Billboard hailed as a “summer jam if we’ve ever heard one.” The band – which USA Today praised for its “playful fusion of pop, rock and EDM” in a recent “On the Verge” feature – continues its world tour, with dates in Japan, Korea, Europe and North America.

Capital Cities – Upcoming Tour Dates

8/10                 Osaka, Japan              Summersonic

8/11                 Osaka, Japan              Summersonic

8/14                 Seoul, South Korea     Supersonic

8/17                 Sterling Heights, MI    MoPop Music Festival – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre

8/23                Eugene, OR                Kaleidoscope Music Festival

8/24                Salt Lake City, UT      The Gallivan Center – X96 Big Ass Show

8/25                 Monterey, CA             First City Festival – Monterey County Fairgrounds

8/30                 Chicago, IL                  North Coast Music Festival

8/31                 Calgary, AB                X-fest – Fort Calgary

9/3                   Luxembourg                Den Atelier

9/4                   Amsterdam                 Melkweg Oude Zaal

9/5                   Hamburg                     Docks

9/6-7                Berlin                           Berlin Festival 2013

9/9                   Frankfurt                     Gibson

9/10                 Munich                        Muffathalle

9/11                 Milan                           Magazzini Generali

9/13                 Lisbon                          Santiago Alquimista

9/14                 Madrid                         DCode Fest 2013

9/16                 Paris                            Nouveau Casino

9/17                 Cologne                       E-Werk

9/18                 Antwerp                       TRIX Centrum voor Muziek

9/19                 London                        XOYO

9/20-21            Atlanta, GA                 Music Midtown 2013

9/21-22            Denver, CO                Riot Fest 2013

10/12-13          Mexico City                 Festival Corona Capital 2013

10/20               Richmond, VA            The National *

10/23               New York, NY             Roseland Ballroom *

10/24               Boston, MA                 House of Blues *

10/25               Wallingford, CT           The Dome at Oakdale Theater *

10/27-28          Las Vegas, NV            Life Is Beautiful Festival

10/28               Boston, MA                House of Blues *

10/29               Clifton Park, NY          Upstate Concert Hall *

10/30               Washington, DC          9:30 Club *

11/2                 Los Angeles, CA         The Greek Theatre

(opening for Two Door Cinema Club)

11/13               Athens, OH                 Ohio University *

11/15               Cleveland, OH            House of Blues *

11/21               Maplewood, MN         Myth *

11/23               Milwaukee, WI            The Rave *

* w/Fitz and The Tantrums

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