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Chris Brown New Single Leak – CalypsoSeptember 3, 2010 12:02 am

Chris Brown has been busy lately, what with starring in Takers with the recently re-arrested T.I..  Now, the singer revealed that he will be leaking a new single, titled “Calypso,” in the coming days.

“Calypso” was produced by Polow Da Don, and Brown says it’s going to be a hot one.  The singer said “Calypso” will help him get his mojo back, as it is “what women have been missing” from him.

Until “Calypso” drops, you can download Chris Brown‘s songs here.

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2010 MTV VMA Nominee List – Lady Gaga, Eminem, Drake, Katy PerrySeptember 2, 2010 11:55 pm

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will roll on Sunday, September 12 at 8 p.m., and there will be plenty of awards handed out. However, there will also be some disappointed nominees, as MTV has nominated A LOT of artists for the 2010 VMAs.

The 2010 MTV VMA show will be preceded by a large number of performances from major artists such as Nicki Minaj, Drake, Justin Bieber, Eminem and many more. The official list of nominees is below.

2010 MTV VMA Nominee List

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Florence + the Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”

30 Seconds To Mars – “Kings and Queens”

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé – “Telephone”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Ke$ha – “Tik Tok”

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”

Taylor Swift – “Fifteen”

BEST MALE VIDEO

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

Usher featuring Will.I.Am – “OMG”

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”

Drake – “Find Your Love”

Jason Derulo – “In My Head”

BEST COLLABORATION

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”

Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé – “Telephone”

3OH!3 featuring Kesha – “My First Kiss”

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ke$ha

Jason Derulo

Nicki Minaj

Justin Bieber

Broken Bells

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams – “Airplanes”

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem – “Forever”

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz – “On To The Next One”

Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat – “Pursuit Of Happiness”

BEST POP VIDEO

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”

Ke$ha – “Tik Tok”

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”

B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – “Nothing on You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars – “Kings and Queens”

MUSE – “Uprising”

Paramore – “Ignorance”

Florence + the Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”

MGMT– “Flash Delirium”

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Enrique Iglesias featuring PitbullI – “Like It”

Cascada – “Evacuate The Dancefloor”

David Guetta featuring Akon – “Sexy Chick”

Usher featuring Will.I.Am – “OMG”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

Dan Black – “Symphonies”

Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def – “Stylo”

The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”

Coldplay – “Strawberry Swing”

BEST DIRECTION

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind” – Hype Williams

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” – Francis lawrence

Eminem – “Not Afraid” – Rich Lee

30 Seconds To Mars – “Kings and Queens” – Bartholomew Cubbins

Pink – “Funhouse” – Dave Meyers

BEST ART DIRECTION

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Florence + the Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”

30 Seconds To Mars – “Kings and Queens”

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” – Laurieann Gibson

Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé – “Telephone” – Laurieann Gibson

Usher featuring Will.I.Am – “OMG” – Aakomon “AJ”

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone (Extended Remix)” – Frank Gatson

Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi – “Tightrope” – Janelle Monae & The Memphis Jookin Community

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Florence + the Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”

Mumford and Sons – “Little Lion Man”

BEST EDITING

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Eminem – “Not Afraid”

Pink – “Funhouse”

Rihanna – “Rude Boy”

Miike Snow – “Animal”

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” – Tim Jarvis

Eminem – “Not Afraid” – Animaholics-VFX

Muse – “Uprising” – Sam Stevens

Green Day – “21st Century Breakdown” – Laundry

Dan Black – “Symphonies” – Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt

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Nicki Minaj to Perform at 2010 VMA Pre-Show; Joins Usher, Drake, Eminem, KanyeSeptember 2, 2010 11:44 pm

Well, the 2010 Video Music Awards pre-show looks like it may overshadow the actual 2010 VMA show!  MTV has just announced that Nicki Minaj will be performing at the pre-show, joining an already amazing line-up.

Nicki Minaj will perform at the 2010 VMA pre-show alongside Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, B.o.B., Usher, Linkin Park and more.

“I am truly honored to be a part of this year’s VMAs,” said Nicki Minaj. “Just yesterday I was an underground female rapper. See Barbz? Dreams do come true.”

We’re not quite sure if being on Young Money’s roster and having a highly anticipated album, Pink Friday, coming out really qualifies as underground. But we’re not complaining.

After the VMA pre-show is the 2010 VMA show, which features a number of awards, but also an insane number of presenters –  more big names, including: Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj.

Celebrate Nicki’s big night with some Nicki Minaj downloads here.

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Emmure Fall Tour Dates: North America, Europe After Warped TourSeptember 2, 2010 11:29 pm

Emmure is still rocking on the Warped Tour, and it seems as though the band doesn’t want to go home and get restless.  Instead, Emmure will be bringing its energetic, intense rock across North America as well as Europe.

At the end of September, the band will take a break to record its follow-up to to 2009′s Felony, which you can download here.  Other Emmure downloads are here. Later on, Emmure will head out with Attack Attack!

Emmure Fall Tour Dates

Sep 6 2010 5:00P
@ The Blind Dog w/ HATEBREED Windsor, ON, CANADA
Sep 7 2010 5:00P
@ The Music Hall w/ HATEBREED London, ON, CANADA
Sep 8 2010 6:00P
@ Phoenix Concert Theatre w/ HATEBREED Toronto, ON, CANADA
Sep 9 2010 5:00P
@ Club Soda w/ HATEBREED Montreal, QC, CANADA
Sep 10 2010 5:00P
@ The New Capital Music Hall w/ HATEBREED Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Sep 11 2010 5:00P
@ Illot Fleurie Park w/ HATEBREED Quebec City, QC, CANADA
Sep 13 2010 5:00P
@ Oxygen Nightclub w/ HATEBREED Moncton, NB
Sep 14 2010 5:00P
@ The Cunard Centre w/ HATEBREED Halifax, NS, CANADA
Oct 29 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, GERMANY
Oct 30 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Elysee Montmartre Paris, ., FRANCE
Oct 31 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ O2 Academy 1 Birmingham, ., UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 1 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ O2 Academy 1 Newcastle, UK Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 2 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ O2 ABC Glasgow, UK Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 3 2010 4:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ HMV Forum London, UK London, UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 4 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Pyramids Portsmouth, UK Portsmouth, UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 5 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Academy 1 Manchester, UK Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM
Nov 6 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Stadsfeestzaal Aarschot, Belgium Aarschot, BELGIUM
Nov 7 2010 3:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ 0.13 Tilburg, Holland Tilburg, NETHERLANDS
Nov 8 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Grosse Freiheit Hamburg, Germany Hamburg, GERMANY
Nov 9 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Fryshuset/Klubben Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, SWEDEN
Nov 11 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Huxleys Berlin, Germany Berlin, GERMANY
Nov 12 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Substage Karlsruhe, Germany Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Nov 13 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Abaton Prague, Czech Rep Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Nov 14 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Rotunda Kraków, Poland Kraków, POLAND
Nov 16 2010 5:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Estragon Bologna, Italy Bologna, ., ITALY
Nov 17 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Z7 Pratteln, Switzerland Pratteln, SWITZERLAND
Nov 18 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Backstage Werk München, Germany München, GERMANY
Nov 19 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Werk 2 Leipzig, Germany Leipzig, GERMANY
Nov 20 2010 6:00P
Never Say Die Tour 2010 @ Posthalle Würzburg, Germany Würzburg, GERMANY
Nov 21 2010 5:00P
@ Tropicana w/ Attack Attack! Sacramento, CA
Nov 22 2010 6:00P
@ Rainbow Ballroom w/ Attack Attack! Fresno, CA
Nov 23 2010 5:30P
@ Regency Ballroom w/ Attack Attack! San Francisco, CA
Nov 24 2010 5:00P
@ House of Blues w/ Attack Attack! West Hollywood, CA
Nov 26 2010 5:00P
@ The Fox Theatre w/ Attack Attack! Pomona, CA
Nov 27 2010 5:00P
@ Soma w/ Attack Attack! San Diego, CA
Nov 28 2010 5:00P
@ Marquee Theatre w/ Attack Attack! Tempe, AZ
Nov 30 2010 5:00P
@ House of Blues w/ Attack Attack! Dallas, TX
Dec 1 2010 5:00P
@ White Rabbit w/ Attack Attack! San Antonio, TX
Dec 2 2010 5:00P
@ House of Blues w/ Attack Attack! Houston, TX
Dec 3 2010 5:00P
@ House Of Blues w/ Attack Attack! New Orleans, LA
Dec 4 2010 5:00P
@ Floyd’s Music Store w/ Attack Attack! Tallahassee, FL
Dec 5 2010 5:00P
@ Club at Firestone w/ Attack Attack! Orlando, FL
Dec 7 2010 6:00P
@ Revolution w/ Attack Attack! Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dec 8 2010 6:00P
@ Jannus Landing w/ Attack Attack! Saint Petersburg, FL
Dec 9 2010 5:00P
@ The Masquerade w/ Attack Attack! Atlanta, GA
Dec 10 2010 5:00P
@Lincoln Theater w/ Attack Attack! Raleigh, NC
Dec 11 2010 5:00P
@ The NorVa w/ Attack Attack! Norfolk, VA
Dec 12 2010 5:00P
@ Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Dec 13 2010 5:00P
@ Theatre Of Living Arts w/ Attack Attack! Philadelphia, PA
Dec 14 2010 5:00P
@ Bourbon Street w/ Attack Attack! Baltimore, MD
Dec 15 2010 5:00P
@ House of Blues w/ Attack Attack! Boston, MA
Dec 16 2010 5:00P
@ Irving Plaza w/ Attack Attack! New York, NY
Dec 17 2010 5:00P
@ Irving Plaza w/ Attack Attack! New York, NY
Dec 18 2010 5:00P
@ Starland Ballroom w/ Attack Attack! Sayreville, NJ
Dec 19 2010 5:00P
@ Bogart’s w/ Attack Attack! Cincinnati, OH

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Cloud Cult Fall Headlining Tour Dates; Light Chasers Out September 14September 2, 2010 4:46 pm

Fans of indie rock, folk and environmentalism – listen up.

Cloud Cult is excited to announce a fall headlining tour in support of its new full-length album – Light Chasers – due out September 14th on Earthology Records. The record is the band’s first new studio release in more than two years and critics are already weighing in favorably.

The US headlining tour will kick off near the band’s home base of Minneapolis at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN and the trek spans out over the next three months taking Cloud Cult to nearly every major US city and finds them playing renowned venues across the country including the Bluebird Theater in Denver, the Showbox in Seattle, the Trocadero in Philly and First Avenue in Minneapolis.

This run will also include a very special performance with none other than Boulder, Colorado’s eTown on September 12th. This show will be taped in front of a live audience and can be heard coast-to-coast on NPR/public, commercial, and community radio stations.

Held at the Boulder Theater, the grand atmosphere will perfectly compliment Cloud Cult’s unique stage performance. eTown has a long history of presenting a variety of well known acts including Ani DiFranco, Beth Orton, Bright Eyes, Cyndi Lauper, Imogen Heap, Ingrid Michaelson, Jason Mraz, Matthew Caws from Nada Surf, Moby, Patterson Hood & John Neff of Drive-By Truckers, Spoon and The Avett Brothers just to name a few.

Cloud Cult will hit the East Coast in October and on November 17th and 18th they will be headlining First Avenue in Minneapolis for two hometown shows in celebration of the new album. This choice of venue is especially befitting as this past July, First Avenue honored Cloud Cult with a star on the side of the venue. This symbol of appreciation has also been extended to the likes of Aerosmith, Big Star, Depeche Mode, Devo, Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Nirvana and PJ Harvey as well as many other acclaimed artists.

Bloginity reviewed Cloud Cult’s Running With The Wolves here, you can download it here.  An exclusive interview with Cloud Cult’s Craig Minowa is here.

Cloud Cult Fall Tour Dates

September

9th Lions Pause –St. Olaf College             Northfield, MN

11th Bluebird Theater                                 Denver, CO

12th Boulder Theater – eTown                   Boulder, CO

14th Zebra Cocktail Lounge                        Bozeman, MT

15th Top Hat                                               Missoula, MT

17th Wonder Ballroom                                Portland, OR

18th Showbox at the Market                       Seattle, WA

21st The Independent                                 San Francisco, CA

22nd The Roxy Theatre                                Los Angeles, CA

October

25th Club Royale                                         Boston, MA

28th Trocadero                                            Philadelphia, PA

29th Bell House                                           Brooklyn, NY

30th Le Poisson Rogue                                New York, NY

November

1st Black Cat                                             Washington, DC

3rd 20th Century Theatre                           Cincinnati, OH

17th First Avenue CD Release Show           Minneapolis, MN

18th First Avenue CD Release Show           Minneapolis, MN

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Free Download: The Green Children – DragonsSeptember 2, 2010 4:30 pm

The Green Children have been enjoying the attention from their latest single, “Dragons,” and are now ready to pass the enjoyment on to you with a free download of the track.

The Green Children’s “Dragons” was tapped for Amazon’s “Emerging Artist Playlist”, and you can download the track, and the rest of the playlist, free of charge right here.

Also featured on the playlist are artists such as Y La Bamba, Fake Problems and Zach Hill.  Be sure to check out the official video for The Green Children -- “Dragons” below.

The Green Children -- “Dragons” Official Video

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T.I. Wife Tiny Arrest Pictures – Drug Possession ChargeSeptember 2, 2010 4:14 pm

New pictures have emerged from the T.I. and Tiny arrest last night on drug possession charges.  T.I. and Tiny were arrested after police at a traffic stop on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood smelled marijuana in the rapper’s vehicle.

As you can see in the pictures below, Tiny and T.I. were cuffed, although T.I. was led into the police cruiser before pictures could be taken.  T.I. is set to release King Uncaged on September 28; you can pre-order it here and download T.I. tracks here.

T.I. and Tiny Cottle Arrest Pictures

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Free Download: Trey Songz, Drake Leak – The Usual, from Passion, Pain and PleasureSeptember 2, 2010 2:40 pm

More free downloads from Bloginity?  You know it.

This time, we’ve got the latest leak from Trey Songz‘s upcoming disc, Passion, Pleasure & Pain, titled “The Usual.”  You can download the track, which features Drake, free of charge right here and pre-order Passion, Pleasure & Pain here.  Other Trey Songz downloads are here.

The tracklist for Passion, Pleasure & Pain, which drops September 14, is below.

Passion, Pleasure & Pain Tracklist

01. Here We Go Again (Interlude)
02. Love Faces
03. Massage
04. Alone
05. Bottoms Up (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
06. Pain (Interlude)
07. Can’t Be Friends
08. Please Return My Call
09. Made To Be Together
10. Pleasure (Interlude)
11. Red Lipstick
12. The Usual (Feat. Drake)
13. Doorbell
14. Passion (Interlude)
15. Unfortunate
16. Blind
17. You Just Need Me

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T.I. and Tiny Arrest: Purple Drank (Sizzurp) Involved? PicturesSeptember 2, 2010 1:22 pm

Although rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny were arrested after the scent of marijuana was detected by officers at a West Hollywood traffic stop, it looks like weed may not be the only drug involved.  Pictures from the T.I. arrest car show a number of styrofoam cups in the vehicle.

While styrofoam cups can hold anything (ask any college student), a top choice for the cups is purple drank, also known as sizzurp – a concoction with codeine syrup as the main ingredient.   The concoction is illegal, and could spell trouble T.I. and Tiny.

The arrest comes at a particularly bad time, as T.I. is on the verge of releasing King Uncaged; the name of that album refers to the fact that he is now free from jail after conviction on weapons charges.  You can see the cups, but not their alleged contents, in the T.I. arrest pictures below.

T.I. and Tiny Arrest – Sizzurp Pictures

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Exclusive Interview: Marina and The Diamonds Sparkles and Opens Up About StardomSeptember 2, 2010 1:13 pm

Marina & The Diamonds burst onto the music scene recently with open arms from European audiences and she’s building up a following in the U.S. Growing up in Abergavenny, in rural Wales, Marina Diamandis, who is also of Greek descent had little musical training, though she had eight years of dance lessons and getting accustomed to performance. At 19, she taught herself to play the piano and later consciously discovered her obsession with American culture and popular music. She even briefly adopted an “American” accent in her song “Hollywood” when singing the witty lyric “Oh my GAWD, you look just like Shakira, no-no, you’re Catherine Zeta. Actually my name’s Marina.” At 24, she already released her major label debut “The Family Jewels” with a host of singles, topping Danish and German charts with “Hollywood,” Belgium’s chart with “I Am Not A Robot,” and she’s been steadily sweeping across Europe with her tunes. Marina headlines New York’s Webster Hall tonight and concertgoers can expect lively pop numbers and a forward-thinking fashion sense from a burgeoning star.

Marina’s rich alto at times comes across as almost operatic, and her live show is full of ambient sounds, theatrical stints and whimsical musical arrangements. Her voice could be compared in one song to that of Regina Spektor and Amy Lee of Evanescence to Fiona Apple to Bjork. Her sound bridges danceable, new wave pop with rhythmic piano songs. Her love for America is apparent and her quirky music videos have got people talking.

MOWGLI’S ROAD — MUSIC VIDEO

The Bloginity.com conversation started with Marina laughing on the phone because I mistakenly took her sheep costume to be a chick the night she performed at Le Poisson Rouge back in March. That was her first U.S. show prior to playing to tastemakers at some high-profile SXSW parties like Perez Hilton’s, Levi’s/Fader, Neon Gold Records and Chop Shop. Marina’s unpredictable fashions and over-the-top music videos are an extension of the escapism that her music offers, though the subject matter in her songs is completely relatable and her attitude is refreshingly charming.

Michael: A lot of your act seems to be about fantasy and capturing one-of-a-kind moments through song and performance. Throughout the years, what has inspired you to write songs and get into the spotlight in the music industry?

Marina: Well, I think for this album in particular, a lot of what I’ve written about is what our vision of success is, because the very mainstream version of success is so central to your culture – making money and ‘making it.’ I wanted to ‘make it’ and I wanted to be a huge success. As I’ve grown up over the past year – even if you’re the world’s biggest superstar and you have a career and you’ve ruled the world for 20 years – in 200 years no one will remember you. I suppose it’s just a thought and I understood that I don’t really care about being a superstar, I just want to make people feel good. I don’t write about being hot and chasing boys, I just want to be honest with people. It’s not about that for me. I just want to make them better. I’m real.

Michael: So what happens if you become a huge star?

Marina: I don’t think being a superstar is that admirable because there’s a lot of vanity to it. For me, I think I‘m in an interesting situation because I’m being considered as a pop artist on stage but for me Marina & The Diamonds is a persona behind my natural one. Pop is all about illusion, and I’m really not. I just don’t really relate to that side of it at all.

Michael: You come across as confident yet relatable and approachable. There are so many pop artists right now who are baring a lot more of their bodies and you don’t necessarily show off your assets, yet you still offer a strong and even alluring presence. Can you speak on this?

Marina: It’s absolutely a conscious decision – it’s not an extension of showing my imagination and you know, it’s a funny world you know where female pop acts – you can have so many different debates about sexuality that are all valid. It’s really hard to be very sexual and then your music gets clouded – yeah, I’m a female, and I like to look beautiful and I have a sexuality but it’s not the one thing I want to be known for. I don’t mind looking like crap and covered in black oil (like in “I Am Not A Robot.”) You don’t actually have to reveal anything to evoke images in people’s heads if you don’t want to.

I AM NOT A ROBOT — MUSIC VIDEO

Michael: “Hollywood” is an infectious song and there are hints of ABBA that come through in Biff Stannard’s production and your syrupy, dramatic vocals. What do you think about this comparison?

Marina: Well, yes I do, and I would say I hardly listened to them growing up but all I said to producers on “Hollywood” is I wanted the chorus to sound like liquid sunshine and rainbows. I wanted it to be like really warm and gorgeous. And like plush.

Michael: In your “Hollywood” video, you are portraying what isn’t necessarily considered a realistic, positive representation of America, was this on purpose?

HOLLYWOOD — MUSIC VIDEO

Marina: No, that was – I was just writing it on a plane back from Miami [Marina laughs.] I wanted to capture that – I wanted to take the piss out of the fact that Hollywood represents America and it doesn’t. Hollywood doesn’t even represent LA. How did the idea come about? It comes from the most boring answer in the world. I’m genuinely obsessed with America. I feel like my future is here. For me, I feel like my personality, um, is very fitting to this culture and I really love American people. I’ve had several American boyfriends. I come here whenever I’m depressed. That was the general origin of the song. I’m certainly against a certain part of the culture that is listening to the cosmetic industry, advertising telling us who we should be, what we should wear, what we should look like and that’s bullshit. For me, it’s about resisting that because I’m going into an industry which – I think you can be really cynical about the subject and I just want to show that there’s an alternative.

Michael: Your new single “Oh No!” was produced by Greg Kurstin and it also reminds me a bit of ABBA, maybe a little Mika. Musically, it’s the piano that especially stands out. Is this one of your favorite songs to perform?

OH NO! — MUSIC VIDEO

Marina: Not at the moment. I want to take it to another level live. It’s definitely one of my favorite songs on the album.

Michael: “Mowgli’s Road” is perhaps one of the most unusual, clever videos I have seen all year. I’m going to put it up there on record with videos like OK GO’s “This Too Shall Pass,” “Jay-Z’s ‘On To The Next One,” and Rihanna’s “Rude Boy.” How did this idea come about with the extended limbs?

Marina: To be honest, for the treatment for this, I have to give all the credit to director Chris Sweeney – I think it is perfect on its own, like with certain songs on my album, I think “Robot” and “Mowgli’s” – for “Mogli’s” I just wanted to twist this idea of beauty and sexuality and make it a little bit gross.

Michael: I read that you didn’t have much musical schooling. So how did you learn to play the piano and sing?

Marina: I was rubbish. I couldn’t imitate anyone to save my life. I taught myself to play the keyboard because I didn’t have any money to buy anything else. I don’t know, vocal-quality-wise, it was just like not trying to sound like anybody because I couldn’t.

Michael: Your first shows in the U.S. were a special time for you, can you talk about this experience?

Marina: It‘s probably, like to date, one of the most important parts of my career. I have been waiting to come here for so long and it’s kind of the thing that I focus on. No offense to the U.K. or anything but I don’t really feel as connected to the culture. It’s really important to connect with the culture here. I’m so excited because I already feel like the crowds are really friendly so I know I’m going to have normal fans here but it’s really up to the industry whether they like me and want to expose me to other people.

Music fans who are drawn to the new wave of bold, theatrical, unique female artists like La Roux, Florence + The Machine and V.V. Brown are in for a treat. Catch Marina & The Diamonds tonight, September 2 at Webster Hall and throughout September in North America before she heads to Europe and Australia this fall. www.myspace.com/marinaandthediamonds

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Marina & The Diamonds


Marina & The Diamonds burst onto the music scene recently with open arms from European audiences and she’s building up a following in the U.S. Growing up in Abergavenny, in rural Wales, Marina Diamandis, who is also of Greek descent had little musical training, though she had eight years of dance lessons and getting accustomed to performance. Can't get enough of Marina & The Diamonds? Read the Bloginity.com exclusive interview with Marina right here!


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