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Johnny Labs Remixes (mp3)

Downloads of three remixes by Johnny Labs, including Monster and Paparazzi.

Among the growing number of Lady Gaga fan sites, few stand out for their creativity as does aMonstersCloset. Organized by Jeffrey out of the Bay Area, the site presents a dazzling collection of Lady Gaga arts & crafts, tutorials, razzle dazzle, wigs, heels, random videos & epic lulz. Rather than hopping from one news site to another to read duplicated info, check this stuff out sometime.

Site: www.amonsterscloset.com

Twitter: @aMonstersCloset

Anna

The Anna Copa Cabanna Show is "Jailbait"! A Rock and Roll Old School Variety Show about Freedom and Stuff...

Starring: Anna Copa Cabanna & the MG5, and The Copa Cabanna Dancers.

Guest Starring: Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne, Esther Crow, and Zohra Atash.

Plus: The Wheel of Wonderment! Tumbling! Australian Trivia! Prizes! Puppets in Prison! And Breakout Dance Tributes to Padded Rooms, Punk Rock, Lady Liberty, and New Jersey!

At Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC NY 10003, on Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Belle Romance

Audio download of a very cool cover of Bad Romance, played on the carillon at Iowa State University.

Bad Romance (ISU) [Mp3Download]

Many more audio downloads in the Mp3Archives!

Living on the Radio (mp3s)

Living on the Radio was performed by Lady Gaga for the first time at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 30, 2010. Here are three recordings in audio download and the videos along with it. (Listed in order of best recording quality, the downloads may be a little slow, but they work.)

Living on the Radio (St. Paul #1) [Mp3Download]

Living on the Radio (St. Paul #2) [Mp3Download]

Living on the Radio (St. Paul #3) [Mp3Download]

I've got no friends,

I'm my own queen,

Now living on, living on the radio, that's my dream.

Stone river eyes, and a lonely heart,

Is for living on the radio, they won't tear me apart.

Ten steps and roses are on the tree.

Ten steps, and lonely nights, but you still got me.

On the road, road paved in gold.

Baby you must believe,

Baby you must be free,

Keep living on, living on the radio, that's your dream.

Baby you've got a friend,

And so many little monsters, yeah.

Living on, living on the radio.

And when there's nowhere to go,

And all your friends are gone,

And you've only got your daddy to call,

You can be all right honey,

'Cause your songs are on the radio.

'Cause the showbiz, all the caviar,

The champaign, and the sold-out shows,

You're gonna be all right honey,

'Cause your songs are on the radio.

Thanks to brentlyxxthomas, IamFree1974, and KaylaJo96

for uploading their videos!

Collectors Corner Update

Here are some of the recent additions to the GagaFrontRow music collection.

eBay Alert, August 30, 2010

So many scams are happening on eBay lately, it's hard to keep track. By example, this seller is selling bootleg Red and Blue repeatedly. Also, this link leads to a Lady Gaga CD that is advertised as "mega rare" when it is in fact a (Chinese) counterfeit version of the US edition of The Fame stuck in a red jewel box.

Poker Face - Promo single (Denmark, 2009). Promos from Denmak pop up on eBay from time to time, especially relating to the later singles of The Fame. This 10-track promo of Poker Face is one of the earlier of these releases.

The Remix (slipcase, 2010). This is an official release from China, with 14 tracks (as compared to 17 tracks on the international editions and 10 on the US edition).

The Remix - US edition promo (2010). This is the promo edition of the US version of The Remix EP, distributed by fly-life.

The Remix - EP Japan counterfeit #2 (16 tracks, [2010]). This is the second counterfeit of this CD following the version with the 'Porker Face' misspelling.

Check the Collecting Gaga page for more info.

Bonus Downloads:
Monster (RnB Concept Remix) - [Mp3Download]
Monster (Ranny and Bryan Reyes Club Mix) - [Mp3Download]
Monster (Jared's Vibelicious Radio Mix) - [Mp3Download]
Monster (Henry Guzman Overdose Remix) - [Mp3Download]

Dancing Dancers Dance

Here are YouTube videos of several dancers on the Lady Gaga Monster Ball tour.

Molly D'amour

This video features three Monster Ball dancers:

Amanda Balen, Cassidy Noblett, and Victor Rojas.

Cassidy Noblett

Sloan-Taylor Rabinor

Montana Efaw talking about the Monster Ball

More info on the dancers here and here.

Bonus Download

Second Time Around (dj Dark Intensity Remix) [Mp3Download]

Brazil

As promised some time back, GagaFrontRow can now offer an update on the Brazilian promo releases of Lady Gaga music that have been puzzling collectors for some time now. As things stand now, there is no conclusive answer yet, if ever there will be, if these releases are official or unauthorized, but a few observations can be useful.

The issue of the Brazilian promos has been addressed with GagaFrontRow by email with Philip Nash, the author of an excellent article on collecting Gaga music for Record Collector (you can read it here). In his article, Nash included the Mexican promo release of Beautiful Dirty Rich, so that some of us concluded that the Mexican as well as the Brazilian releases are official. Yet, while Nash did not contact an office of Universal, he thought that the promos were "probably official". Nash suggests it is possible in some countries that covers are used from the internet and even that non-official remixes are used on official promo editions, because "in more obscure territories it's pretty easy for someone junior at the record company in that country to put out promos. The person that did the Boys one in [Mexico maybe] just took the artwork for it from [the internet]... The same probably applies to the unauthorised use of remixes." (quotes from email to GagaFrontRow). In other words, even promo editions with non-official remixes can still be official releases, especially when they come from outside the United States, Europe, Japan and other regions better known to release music.

Also affecting the Brazilian promos as well as many other promo releases is that some of them are very easy to reproduce. Unlike promo releases that are clearly official (typically because of their high-quality printing), promos on CDR with very minimal artwork can be easily reproduced. In fact, any CD release can become subject to bootlegging or counterfeiting. Apart from obviously official promo editions (and likewise obviously unauthorized bootlegs), that means that some releases nowadays can no longer readily be classified as either official or unauthorized releases. Some items in the GagaFrontRow collection have therefore been labeled as 'possible' or 'probable' bootlegs, based on best available information. This condition affects various recent promos popping up on eBay, especially those recently issued in France and the UK. Among the dubious examples that have most recently been on eBay are bootleg copies of a Boys Boys Boys promo, a Monster promo with fan mixes, and demos of songs from The Fame that were never released as singles, such as Money Honey. Also note that some of the sellers who specialize in bootlegs (jkmusicbrazil and ricrj75 for Brazil) also sell legitimate releases, which further complicates matters.

If you have useful information on this matter or a related collection item, let me know so that I can update this post and the Collecting Gaga page accordingly.

Also see earlier related posts on boots and eBay scams.

Billboard Gaga

A digital supplement of Billboard magazine is devoted to Lady Gaga. You can download the 44-page issue, mistakes and all, as a pdf file.

BillBoard Supplement: Lady Gaga [pdfDownload 47MB]

Online access can be purchased here.

eBay Alert: Red and Blue Bootleg Again!

August 25, 2010. Another bootleg copy of the Red and Blue CD (originally self-released by Stefani Germanotta in March 2006) has just sold on eBay, for no less than 367 British Pounds (that's $565). This bootleg copy looks very similar to the original release, but it is not authentic as can be detected from the misspelling on the disc of Gaga's then-producer. Sorry I did not know of this sale sooner, but I hope the buyer sees this notice on time before the sale is finalized.

The fact that this disc is in appearance so close to the original should caution any next copy being offered for sale. Digital printing has advanced to the point that it may become possible to reproduce so close to the original that it will be very difficult to tell the difference anymore. The seller of this bootleg (who falsely told me that he had bought the disc from Gaga back in 2006) bought printable discs and printer ink on eBay just a few weeks prior to this sale.

Updates on GagaFrontRow

Having updated the look of the site, Gagafrontrow.net also adjusted its content to offer a small dozen of pages with all kinds of info. Check the righthand sidebar.

About GagaFrontRow - Basic info
Mp3Archives - All music downloads on the site
Concert Pictures - All original concert pictures
Meeting Gaga & Co - Pictures of meets(&greets)
Friends of Gaga - Site posts on Haus members et al.
GFR Music Collection - Collection of music on CD & vinyl
GFR Collection Pix #1 - The Fame & singles
GFR Collection Pix #2 - The Fame Monster & singles
Collecting Gaga - Info & posts for collectors
Specials & Stuff - Site posts on things
Goodies Pictures - Some pix

Check the lefthand sidebar for GagaFrontRow on Twitter & YouTube!

Gaga on CNN

As the new queen, Lady Gaga was featured on CNN, August 23, 2010.