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Post by Misha on Aug 20, 2012 13:50:59 GMT -5
Wow, I really love everything about that Justify My Pants pic. And the profile shot Adam tweeted today is also beautiful--cool to see the reddish roots peeking through. Last night I went to a Jay Brannan concert and he did a Nicki Minaj cover and sang lines from a couple of Mariah Carey songs during the show. It's a sign.  I swear I see signs everywhere. You guys were joking around the other day about what "FLY" could mean in Adam's tweet and then I saw that Nicki Minaj has a song (with Rihanna) called "Fly" (different meaning). I remember during the spring some speculated about Nicki Minaj as a guest artist on Adam's album, and someone later suggested her for a cameo on "Cuckoo." I prefer "Cuckoo" the way it is, but maybe if they both ended up on the same judging panel it could be a possibility. I don't know much about Nicki Minaj (and I'm leery of the things I do know), but I'm having a hard time understanding how they get around the Coke-Pepsi situation (and her antics), although her canceling tour dates seems pretty significant. I have a lot of reasons, many of which have already been cited here, for believing Adam is going to be an Idol judge, but a part of my belief doesn't have to do with reason and is just based on a feeling I can't shake (or don't want to shake). But one of the supporting reasons was the Adam-Pharrell-Idol connection and the apparent (although I still can't get past the "Cuckoo" hair--hard for me to see it in the "Trespassing" artwork/video) selection of "Trespassing" as the next single (announcement delayed in my mind because of Idol "logistics"). Why wouldn't they want a successful, easy-on-the-eyes industry person? As a viewer, I'd prefer Pharrell as a judge. But if Nicki is a judge, that would seem to leave Pharrell out because I can't see Idol being progressive enough to hire three judges of color. Sigh. Maybe "Trespassing" is just a decoy and it really will be Adam and Nicki on "Cuckoo." Okay, I know I'm really reaching now and I've let my imagination board the crazy train. But I will hold out hope for Idol until the very end 'cause I'm a little nervous about the future on radio without the Idol platform. I hope the "stuff" he's working on for September is really good. |
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 20, 2012 13:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by stella on Aug 20, 2012 13:55:51 GMT -5
yeah, now they need a country guy and someone more low-key to keep things balanced so the AI audience doesn't get scared, lol. Seriously, they would never, imo, put NM and Adam on the panel; too much edgy, OTT. But Adam isn't crazy and flamboyant when he is being interviewed and stuff. He is nothing like Nicki. I see Adam as the Idol contestant that is now an international star! "Look as us, The Voice! Let us know when you have one of these!" Look guys, Nicki has rumors/ Adam has rumors (158 articles on media sites) Nicki has a clear Sept & 1/2 of Oct schedule/ Adam has a clear Sept & 1/2 of Oct schedule. Nicki's PR won't comment/ Adam's PR (Shoshanna) has refused to comment Why do we believe all that stuff about Nicki, but not about Adam? Exactly! This is what I've been wondering. |
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Post by mszue on Aug 20, 2012 13:59:32 GMT -5
To quote a certain AI judge "I have said it before and I will say it again...." :-) I really believe the break-out song that could make Adam's career is SHADY...it is everything a breakout, signature song needs....including the current fad of collaborations....it is unique, it has amazing beat, it has a memorable hook right from the extraordinary opening.....it has pedigree and currency. Impossible to sit still through....and shows more cajones than any other....I really think it is time to just step up to the plate, as they say, and get it done. Looking for the most palatable has not worked so why would you keep on using the same criteria. If you are looking to repeat the WWFM success then seek out a ballad. If you are looking for a ground breaking career maker, go big ....
With Shady you have Niles pushing it for all he is worth...and he is worth a lot. I think if he really showed that level of bravery, you would be surprised at the support he would get from established musicians....either way, he would go down [if that were to take him down which I do not believe] with guns a blazing.....
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Post by teddybear on Aug 20, 2012 14:01:25 GMT -5
While Shady is amazing, it's too complicated. I don't like it very much live
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Post by mszue on Aug 20, 2012 14:03:46 GMT -5
While Shady is amazing, it's too complicated. I don't like it very much live I have to admit, it is one of the few Adam songs that I actually prefer the recorded version. That just means they need to perfect the live version....which may mean using partial backing tracks...for the opening at least.... But that is a good thing for radio play...that track is just amazing...and instantly recognizable eta...I thought Fever should have been a single for many of the same reasons I am so sure of Shady...and Fever on the GNT with backing tracks was better than the live Fever of late...imho |
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Post by belle on Aug 20, 2012 14:13:40 GMT -5
It looks like the girls are in the US. First tweet abt 50 mins ago, the other just a moment ago.
Reyna þ@RainOnMe83
Just touched down in San Fran! Back in the states!! 😊
Short layover in San Fran and I'm praying we make this flight cuz this security line is looking like hell!
As for Adam and the instrumentalists, I guess the flight takes about 4 more hours.
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Post by teddybear on Aug 20, 2012 14:24:41 GMT -5
While Shady is amazing, it's too complicated. I don't like it very much live I have to admit, it is one of the few Adam songs that I actually prefer the recorded version. That just means they need to perfect the live version....which may mean using partial backing tracks...for the opening at least.... But that is a good thing for radio play...that track is just amazing...and instantly recognizable eta...I thought Fever should have been a single for many of the same reasons I am so sure of Shady...and Fever on the GNT with backing tracks was better than the live Fever of late...imho Agreed |
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 20, 2012 14:26:11 GMT -5
AFTER ELTON
Slashwink. It's a Thing.
Posted by Dennis Ayers, Editor on August 20, 2012
www.afterelton.com/tv/2012/08/slashwink-sterek-teen-wolf?page=0%2C0
Ever heard of Sterek, Stanno, Merthur, or Wincest? These are all portmanteaus to designate popular subtextual male "slash" couples.
Slash fans can be a pretty intense breed, but for film and television projects looking for a dedicated and highly involved fanbase, the kind of audience that will explode a project's social media footprint, the fangirls and fanboys who obsess over slash are a valuable market to court, and Hollywood might just be waking up to slash's potential.
What is slash? Let's start with some definitions. Slash is a subset of "shipping" which is simply a keen interest in the pairing of two characters. Shipping can focus on almost any kind of pairing. Heterosexual, same-sex, platonic, romantic, bromantic, erotic, etc. Fans who engage in this sort of thing are called "shippers" and, let's face it, we're all shippers to some extent. If you pined for Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler to get back together – then that makes you a shipper.
Using the popular TV show Glee as an example, you could be a Rachel and Finn shipper (Finchel) and/or a Blaine and Kurt shipper (Klaine) – and you'd have a lot of source material to obsess over, since both of those relationships are actually supported by the show's "canon" (i.e. its accepted universe as constructed by Ryan Murphy's series).
But what if you fantasize about the pairing of two characters that aren't actually a couple within the canon?
For example, what if you thrill to the thought of your two favorite Glee guys, Mike and Sam, falling in love? Then you'd be a slasher.
Slashers are folks that focus on a subtextual relationship between two characters, usually of the same sex. For instance – an early slash obsession was Star Trek's Kirk and Spock. Or, Kirk/Spock, hence the term "slash". For our purposes we'll say slash is generally about a non-canonical relationship between two male characters, whereas "femslash" focuses on relationships between female characters. (Our sister site, AfterEllen, knows a little something about that.)
Some very creative slash fans write stories about their favorite pairings, others post artwork online (slashart) and still others take advantage of YouTube to post slashvid montages for their favorite couples.
Mainstream audiences might be a little surprised (and, in the case of your grandmother, probably disturbed) by some popular slash couplings. For instance, forget about Bella, there's a huge contingent of Twihards who'd actually prefer to see Edward and Jacob ride off into the twilight together. And these fans really don't care if Twilight author Stephenie Meyers never intended that pairing.
And she most certainly didn't.
Slash pairings can be insanely improbable. They can even involve real people. If you think Team Jakeward is freaky, then your mind will really be blown by the recent phenomenon that is Phelps&Lochte slash.
Is Michael Phelps amused? Would Ryan Lochte say "Jeah" to this slash pairing? Who knows. (Someone really needs to ask those guys.)
Now, lest you think this is a "gay" thing, we should point out that the majority of slash fans appear to be women, straight women who happen to like the idea of two guys together. That's a far larger population than most people imagine.
Slashers might create a slash relationship out of thin air, with nothing at all in the original source material to support it, but sometimes a film or TV show will slyly encourage the slashers. After all, as long as the acknowledgment of the slash relationship – the slashwink – isn't overt, more staid audience members won't notice to be offended. And you still get the benefit of rabid online chatter for your project when the eagle-eyed slash fans take to dissecting that slashwink via Tumblr, YouTube and other online venues.
For example, CBS' Hawaii Five-O is certainly aware that there are passionate fans out there who like to fantasize that Steve McGarrett and Danno are something more than work buddies. Consequently they'll throw the occasional ambiguous scene or bit of dialogue for the Stanno fangirls to play with. The network even released an official promo that played up the relationship between the show's two handsome leads, and actor Alex O'Laughlin has joked that Steve and Danno would be the "bromance of the decade."
Fans of Steve and Danny can't get enough of the two characters interacting like a married couple. And therein lies the problem. They can't get enough. There's always going to be a tension between what a film or TV project can offer to slashers and what the slashers want.
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www.afterelton.com/tv/2012/08/slashwink-sterek-teen-wolf?page=0%2C0
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Post by lambo on Aug 20, 2012 14:43:03 GMT -5
While Shady is amazing, it's too complicated. I don't like it very much live Me neither. So far I only prefer TP and OOL live  |
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