Deconstructing Gaga: Through the Lens of 100 Youth

March 29, 2010 by 7 Comments

Mar. 29, 2010 Whether you’re Gaga for Gaga or your emotions run toward dropping the last letter (ahem, cough) there’s no doubt her one billion online video views ascending her from bland to brand have given this top selling recording artist much to celebrate beyond LadyGaga's 24th birthday yesterday. Mea culpa on missing the mark for a full-fledged youth roundup of “lil’ … [Read more...]

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Susan Boyle’s Encore: A “Memory” For Us All

May 24, 2009 by 15 Comments

May 24, 2009 Speaking of WorldShapers, as I was researching the 'Twitter updates' on  Narada Michael Walden's mega-Memorial Day music fest for Christopher Rodriguez, I ran across Sheryl Brueker's interview with him, and popped over to her 'Twitter" feed to hear the buzz about the star-studded musicians performing... Lo and behold, as I was doing so, I stumbled upon Sheryl's … [Read more...]

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