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Madonna (Entertainer)

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    March 1, 2013

    Best L.A. Novel Ever: If He Hollers Let Him Go vs. The Revolt of the Cockroach People, Round 2

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    January 31, 2013

    Julie Brown Doesn't Care About the Super Bowl, But Will Watch the Half-Time Show, "Because That's Always a Train Wreck."

    L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Every 25 years or so, L ... More >>

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    January 18, 2013

    The Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend

    Friday, January 18 Femi Kuti EL REY THEATRE In 2009, the Nigerian government forcefully shut down the Shrine, the home base of Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti. By now, however, not only is the Shrine back, it's a government-endorsed museum -- a sign, Femi Kuti told one reporter, that the revolutionar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2012

    Madonna - Staples Center - 10/11/12

    Madonna Staples Center 10/11/12 Better than: Pop music's current Madonna-wannabe starlets. Madonna's MDNA tour is a mostly-dark assault to the senses, and many have focused on its controversial themes, words and antics. At Staples Center last night, we were looking at the bigger picture: No one in ... More >>

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    October 8, 2012

    The Five Best Shows in Los Angeles This Week: Grimes, Madonna

    Monday, October 8 Superhumanoids THE ECHO L.A.'s Superhumanoids make pop songs out of star parts -- like the glow, the heat, the empty space and of course the wisps of fire that make NASA scientists curse every time a space probe gets singed by the stuff. This is heavenly stuff, with singer Sarah ... More >>

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    July 19, 2012

    YouTube in the Flesh!

    Monday, October 8 Superhumanoids THE ECHO L.A.'s Superhumanoids make pop songs out of star parts -- like the glow, the heat, the empty space and of course the wisps of fire that make NASA scientists curse every time a space probe gets singed by the stuff. This is heavenly stuff, with singer Sarah ... More >>

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    April 5, 2012

    Like a Vermin

    Monday, October 8 Superhumanoids THE ECHO L.A.'s Superhumanoids make pop songs out of star parts -- like the glow, the heat, the empty space and of course the wisps of fire that make NASA scientists curse every time a space probe gets singed by the stuff. This is heavenly stuff, with singer Sarah ... More >>

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    April 3, 2012

    Ask a Teen Raver

    Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com. See also: *Interview With a Raver Who Wears Electrical Tape on Her Boobs *DJ Gets Death Threats for Playing Dubstep ... More >>

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    March 29, 2012

    Herb Ritts

    Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com. See also: *Interview With a Raver Who Wears Electrical Tape on Her Boobs *DJ Gets Death Threats for Playing Dubstep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    10 Creepiest Items Found in the Madonna Stalker's Storage Unit

    Best "Storage Wars" ever. A storage unit belonging to Robert Dewey Hoskins, the crazy dude arrested for stalking both Madonna and Halle Berry (and recently re-arrested after escaping from a Norwalk mental hospital), was emptied out this week because he was so far behind on rent. CBS LA reporters a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Robert Dewey Hoskins, Madonna Stalker, Caught in Long Beach After Escaping From Mental Hospital

    madonna.com​Updated at the bottom with where they found him. First posted at 11:56 a.m. The crazy man who inspired Halle Barry to consider moving to France and who once threatened to "slice my throat from ear to ear," Madonna claimed, is back in custody after he escaped into beautiful southea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    LinA in LA: Top DJ & Dance Club Picks for this Weekend (& Beyond)

    Louie Vega​She can deny it all she wants, but anyone with eyes and ears can see Lady Gaga does rip off -eh, find heavy inspiration from- Madonna, musically and stylistically. Madonna ripped off '70's disco divas, NYC club kids, and gay nightlife looks and moves (Vogue?). The club kids ripped o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Madonna's Gym Probably Won't Make You Look Like Madonna: Here's How She Maintained Her Material Body Through the Decades

    MatrixBody fat? Who needs body fat!: Madonna opens a gym​The opening of Madonna's new gym, Hard Candy, got us thinking about the Material Girl and how she has maintained that famous bod throughout the decades. Madonna got her start as a dancer, dropping out of college and giving up her chanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Nicki Minaj vs. Lil Kim (And Five More Potential Combatants) (NSFW for Beef)

    Nicki Minaj recently set the record for female rapper with the most singles on the Billboard Charts at once; her single "Your Love" hit number one this summer, making her the first female rapper with a number one single since Lil Kim's "Jump Off" in 2003. The Queen Bee was not amused, accusing M ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    Nightranger: Star Bright

    Nicki Minaj recently set the record for female rapper with the most singles on the Billboard Charts at once; her single "Your Love" hit number one this summer, making her the first female rapper with a number one single since Lil Kim's "Jump Off" in 2003. The Queen Bee was not amused, accusing M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Top 10 Popstar Clothing Lines that Put Madonna and Lourdes' New "Material Girl" to Shame!

    In this week's Nightranger column, we cover last week's Macy's Passport "Glamorama" event at the Orpheum Theatre downtown. The event was scaled back from years past live music-wise (Macy Gray and Eric Hutchinson performed short sets in between the runway looks) but the production was still top-notch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Who Cares About Bieber, Gaga, or the VMA's? You Do! Winner Recaps Past and Present

    Who Really Cares About Bieber, Gaga, or the VMA's? You Do! Winner Recaps Past and Present

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    July 12, 2010

    Nightranger Goes Gaga for Comedienne Nadya Ginsburg ( Hilarious Gaga and Madonna Impersonations)

    We've known of self-proclaimed "edgy, Jew-Talian Tracy Ullman" style comedian/singer Nadya Ginsburg as part of a posse of pals and performers around Los Angeles that includes club king/actor Mario Diaz (Full Frontal, B.F.D), song parody/comedy queen Jackie Beat and burlesque star/reality fave Selene ... More >>

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    June 3, 2010

    LIKE A VERMIN

    We've known of self-proclaimed "edgy, Jew-Talian Tracy Ullman" style comedian/singer Nadya Ginsburg as part of a posse of pals and performers around Los Angeles that includes club king/actor Mario Diaz (Full Frontal, B.F.D), song parody/comedy queen Jackie Beat and burlesque star/reality fave Selene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Joanna Newsom Gets Mad at Lady Gaga, Still Sounds Like Cat

    Joanna Newsom Gets Mad at Lady Gaga, Sounds Like Cat (probably)

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Growing Lady Gaga Backlash Movement Has A Point

    Shortly after Obama was elected president, disenchanted folks with different concerns started airing their grievances through the "Tea Party" backlash movement. Similarly, shortly after Lady Gaga was appointed Queen of Pop--spearheading the current Gagaization of All Known Culture--those observers o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    L.A. 'Street Artist' Mr. Brainwash Takes Manhattan (With a Velvet Rope, Of Course)

    By Barbara Celis David Bowie, U2, Madonna, and the Rolling Stones. What could they possibly be doing together in the Meatpacking district of New York yesterday? Just hanging out at a party with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Damien Hirst and Barack Obama. Kind of. Slash, by Mr. Brainwash​ They we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Ever Wondered How "World Music" Got Its Awkward Name?

    We are the World (Music)​Music, as Madonna wisely pointed out, makes the people come together (it also apparently makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel. Oh, Madonna...). But the endless, relentless, unmanageable offer of music that the invention of recording unleashed in the very late 19th centu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Kanye Who? VMA Moments That Didn't Suck

    Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift, continuing a long tradition of unspontaneous VMA quackery. Back in the day, VMA's didn't suck, here's evidence.

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Nightranger Does Fashion Week

    Stephen Sprouse, Lady Gaga and Box 8

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    Impressions of Madonna, A.D. 1989

    Ex Weekly music writer Greg Burk, touched for [not quite] the very first time

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    True Blue

    Finding home in a material world

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Hilary Duff Bites Depeche Mode

    Oh, Depeche Mode, how could you? Are times so tough that you're letting the Duffster karaoke a version of your iconic "Personal Jesus"? This reminds me of the time Tatu covered "How Soon Is Now," which okay, fine, yes I rather enjoyed. The Duff told MTV she was 2 years old when the song came o ... More >>

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

    In Her Madgesty's Court

    Also, Paper's trail and Punk Rock Karaoke

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    Katy Perry, Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna and Ghetto Gloss at the Clubhouse

    Also, Paper's trail and Punk Rock Karaoke

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    Dial M for Madonna

    Ciccone in my dreams; Heffing good time; Topanga happening

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Touched By A Tranny

    We've been calling plus-size punny (lad)y Jackie Beat our "favorite drag queen" for years (and that's saying something... we know a lot of crossdressers!) and once again, the droll diva proves she's got bigger balls than all the rest with this brilliant parody of Mariah Carey (Cannon)'s "Touch My ... More >>

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    The Police: Arrested Development

    Dodger Stadium, June 23

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Cross Rock

    A historical celebration of pop crucifixions, from Morrison to Manson to Madonna

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    Clusterfucked

    A historical celebration of pop crucifixions, from Morrison to Manson to Madonna

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    Puttin' the Hella in Coachella

    A festivalgoer’s diary

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    What Would Madonna Do?

    THE STYLE COUNCIL at Coachella

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2006

    Lady Madonna, Festival at Your Feet

    "I've never performed at a festival," says Madonna, "and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour." Well la-dee-da. What Madonna wants. Madonna gets. But Madonna at Coachella? I don't even know what to think. I love Madonna, but... but... Coachella? I like to w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2006

    Going to the Grammys...

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Woman vs. Machine

    As persona overtakes person, Love, Angel, Music, Baby shows Gwen Stefani still drives her own ambition

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Lit Up and Emotional

    As persona overtakes person, Love, Angel, Music, Baby shows Gwen Stefani still drives her own ambition

  • Music

    May 6, 2004

    Fear of a Black Titty

    Treating Janet like you don’t love her

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    American Heart

    Coming home to Madonna

  • Columns

    August 22, 2002

    Into the Groove

    Dancing for time, forever

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    April 4, 2002

    Hollywood at the Edges: And You Are?

    Dancing for time, forever

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Fuck Fisch, Let's Spoon

    Dancing for time, forever

  • Music

    February 22, 2001

    Stronger Than Pride

    With Sade at your side

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    August 31, 2000

    Like, a Version

    With Sade at your side

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    December 30, 1999

    A Night in Orbit

    Gay music? It's a body/soul thing

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