[MrGaryy]

New song from the soundtrack of Burlesque, tagged still great. Some say it's called Spotlight some say Burlesque:

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[xDramatick]

I love that!
Sia confirmed it's not called Spotlight, eh.. I'll tag it as Burlesque for now.

[MrGaryy]

so according to ContactMusic, Glam debuts on Feb 10, which could mean it's less than two weeks away!!

oh and that promo that leaked awhile ago that everyone wrote off looks to be for Christina after all. Someone found a screencap of it from the official SonyBMG website with 'Christina Aguilera' in the URL. I hope it is tbh, it's really cool and I love the music used in it:

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[MarkWaldorf]

the link in the song url was for the german website when they asked if it was her, cause they didn't know either apparently.

[Barbie]

wow that song for the haiti concert was really good, hope the album is just as good and it comes soon!

[MrGaryy]

exciting stuff from Le Tigre's blog:

I just saw the Marie Claire with CHRISTINA AGUILERA on the cover and I realized we are waaaay overdue for an update. Yes, the rumors are true. . . Le Tigre wrote and produced a couple of songs with Christina! Not wanting to break the spell of this magic opportunity as we wait in suspense to hear if our tracks make it on the album, we’ve been quiet on the topic. But now that the buzz is getting crazy I just can’t contain myself. Needless to say, for a feminist band obsessed with pop music, it was pretty much a dream come true.

Around this time last year we got word that Deceptacon was Christina’s jam and that she wanted to work with Le Tigre on some new songs. At first we were tormented by the goal of writing “another Deceptacon” for her, wondering how to crack the code to its energy and production style (“****, do we have to find an HR16-B on eBay and synch-up a fast beat with a warped guitar sample on an antique Mirage?!”) plus we wanted to write melodies that would showcase Christina’s incredible voice. The pressure was on! But we quickly realized that we just had to be ourselves and put our hearts into pulling together our best demos to play for her.

So. . . we prepared for our trip to LA to work with her in a typically crazy Le Tigre way due to our individually hectic schedules. Kathleen and I were in NYC meeting up periodically, handing off beats on mini-drives, and downloading JD’s arpeggiator loops and basslines sent from hotels rooms and backstage wi-fi all across the country (she was on tour with MEN). And, oh yeah, did I mention I had just given birth?! In June I flew to LA with my 11 week old baby Goldie and met up with JD at the airport shuttle to the car rental place. Kathleen stayed in NYC and we did lyric brainstorming via text messages, and JD and I sent her running to FedEx with her secret signature vocal FX box so Christina could try it out.

Meeting Christina and working with her at her home studio was simultaneously super comfortable and normal-seeming while also kind of a mind-blowing window into another world. If you’ve read the Marie Claire article you know about the crucifix doorknobs and plush couches, red and black decor, dish of ricolas and awesome speakers. But what made me feel at home as an artistic collaborator was that the space she had to be creative in was also filled with cool art and beautiful books and tons of notepads and a million great pens. Curling up in sweatpants, puzzling over lyrics and checking her blackberry while the beat loops forever. . . Hey Christina is just like us after all! She is totally cool and hilarious and down-to-earth.

But when it came time to lay down vocals we were in awe. She is a technical virtuoso behind the mic, layering take after take of flawless vocals and coming up with variations, ad-libs, and harmonies on the fly. And while her voice is like a force of nature, she is completely disciplined in her approach to recording and realizing her vision for each track. At the end of each night she would have a CD burned for her and come back with detailed comments about things she wanted to perfect the next day.

It was definitely intimidating, when we stopped and thought about it, to work with such a huge star (I mean, she has her own perfume line), so we tried not to think about it too much. Obviously Christina has a massive audience and a mainstream presence, and so the question a lot people ask about the experience is how did this change or influence our approach to the content of the songs. Together we tailored themes and specific references to her personality and image but found a ton of common ground in our aim to make upbeat danceable tracks celebrating female friendship, strength, and of course, PARTYING. And while the giant sound of her stacked vocals and the pop sheen she lends to the tracks might seem at odds with Le Tigre’s aesthetic roots, it really works. The songs have a lot of elements we’re known for, like a garage guitar sound, schoolyard chants, new wave-y synths, electro beats, and somehow it all sounds crazily right with Christina’s unbelievable voice. We hope you get to hear the songs sometime soon!

sounds so awesome!

[Princess]

That does sound amazing! I wonder if that baby Goldie is a boy or a girl.

Feb 10,eekness! I have some uni thing due on the 12th and I keep putting it off cos it feels like ages away but it's not is it,oops...

[MrGaryy]

I assumed it was a boy? idk tho.

and omg I know!! only 10 days now!

[Princess]

You must be about ready to explode

[MrGaryy]

Well obviously it's super exciting after all this time, but I'm surviving nicely with the constant flow of photos and news I've been getting the last month LOL. She looked SO good at Tricky Stewart's pre-Grammy's party last night, she's in fantastic shape:

http://www.xtina-web.com/gallery/dis...bum=2532&pos=4

[Princess]

I just got more excited if there was stuff like photos and news Wow she looks brilliant!

[MrGaryy]

Preview of Burlesque on Entertainment Tonight, omg it looks freakin' HAWT. I'm so excited.

Youtube video

[MrGaryy]

AM I TALKING TO MYSELF IN HERE ah\

anyway, a recent interview with Circus, My Life Would Suck Without You, Party In The USA, writer Claude Kelly:

Is there any one artist, or someone you’ve worked with recently, where you feel you really connected and worked exceptionally well together?

"There’s a bunch. But most recently, the one who’s gotten me super excited is Christina Aguilera, who I’ve spent many days with in the studio working on songs for her new album, as well as songs for her movie. She’s totally inspiring because she eats, sleeps and breathes her artistry. She’s visual like I am, she’s a perfectionist and wants the best possible product.
We have a similar work ethic and we clicked right away. And because of that, we created some of the work I’m most proud of because it really is a labor of love and creative, different stuff.
I’m excited for people to hear what we did together. I have three songs on her new album that’s coming out, called Bionic, and three songs in Burlesque, a movie she’s filming right now with Cher that’s coming out towards the end of the year."

sounds good!

[MrGaryy]

AM I TALKING TO MYSELF IN HERE ah\

anyway, a recent interview with Circus, My Life Would Suck Without You, Party In The USA, writer Claude Kelly:

Is there any one artist, or someone you’ve worked with recently, where you feel you really connected and worked exceptionally well together?

"There’s a bunch. But most recently, the one who’s gotten me super excited is Christina Aguilera, who I’ve spent many days with in the studio working on songs for her new album, as well as songs for her movie. She’s totally inspiring because she eats, sleeps and breathes her artistry. She’s visual like I am, she’s a perfectionist and wants the best possible product.
We have a similar work ethic and we clicked right away. And because of that, we created some of the work I’m most proud of because it really is a labor of love and creative, different stuff.
I’m excited for people to hear what we did together. I have three songs on her new album that’s coming out, called Bionic, and three songs in Burlesque, a movie she’s filming right now with Cher that’s coming out towards the end of the year."

sounds good!

[xDramatick]

Haven't posted in here in a while :/

Beautiful Marie-Claire outtakes:





I'm just fed up of waiting now. I mean, I was fed up last year lol, but I took a lil' break from it because there was no hype and distracted myself with all the new artists releasing in 2009. However this year, I've only really found myself liking 3 albums (Sugababes, Two Door Cinema Club +Diana's sampler), with Ke$ha being disappointing and HURTS' album not out yet.
idk, there seemed to be loads of hype for Xtina's album, the release date, the supposed tracklisting, the title, 'Glam', 'Lift Me Up', that 'Burlesque' song leaking... but now it feels like it's starting to fade again. don't get me wrong, i absolutely adore her and always will but eh.. now i'm really sick of waiting.
Just give me the lead single, a proper release date+tracklisting+artwork and i'll be content.

[MrGaryy]

February has been very disappointing January was so reassuring with got the Burlesque song, Lift Me Up, Haiti concert, Marie Claire shoot, Golden Globes appearance. But this month its like its gone backwards. But I'm still content tbh, I know I should be going crazy right now but I'm not I think the excitement is tiding me over very well.

Oh and I've loved all of the three you mentioned. Ke$ha's album was quite good, but admittedly disappointing, Delphic's album is good, Marina's is excellent, Heidi's is a lot of fun and I've just found this new girl Lexy Panterra who I'm loving so I'm doing alright haha :P

[InOne]

Didn't know these had every collaborated they go well together

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[MrGaryy]

I agree, Impossible was meant to be a single apparently but it never happened. They're a perfect match really, two of the best vocalists and writers in pop today I think.

[InOne]

Indeed, both very good, they should release a duet

[MrGaryy]

Indeed that would be a collaboration I'd be interested in! Doubt it would ever happen though, Christina's not one to repeat herself.

[InOne]

This sounds live did they tour together or something?

[MrGaryy]

nope, apparently a lot of the songs on Stripped, the album that came from, were done in one take though so that could explain it.

[MrGaryy]

Burlesque filiming has officially wrapped!
I'm so proud of her <3

...and now this means the Bionic promo machine can get into full gear.

[Princess]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[xDramatick]

yay!
finally, she can start with Bionic.

btw, although I've been saying this from the beginning, that whoami person thing is DEFO not Christina.
Look at the latest vid, it looks nothing like her.
I reckon it's Fever Ray, someone's art work [as opposed to a musician] or someone new/irrelevant.