If You Don't Wanna Get Stabbed or Sliced, Don't Mess With Someone's Music

Well said, Luan! A little over the top, but hilarious and to the point!

Katy Perry Electrifies with "E.T." but Spaces Out

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I'm sure of you have hear of Katy Perry's new single "E.T." featuring Kanye West. Love the song! It's been on repeat in my car for a couple weeks now. I should stop before I get sick of it. However, I'm not crazy about the music video. It falls short for me. Perry's got a great story idea when she came up with "E.T." She imagined what it would be like to meet a guy from another planet and what that relationship would be like as opposed to being with a human guy. I love that boundless kind of thinking. The metaphor of having this affair with a foreign lover. It's intriguing. Below is a short interview. She explains better than I can...



The sounds and hard beats combine in this techno, hip hop hit with great. I can't help but open my sunroof and crank up the volume. I'm probably embarrassing myself. Whatever. But, when the video premiere March 31st and I watched it for the first time, I was disappointed. There were a couple good parts, but I felt Perry and her production crew could have be a lot more innovative with the video. They should have done more.

The video opens kinda like the Disney film WALL-E. Have you seen it? It's dark and mysterious with an old-school playing. It pulls you in a lil bit. But, then Kanye West doesnt do much with his stunner shades on when he appears next. For an alien/space/cosmos video, there were clips of animals from Earth and other things on Earth. If this is music video about this futuristic love between a human girl and alien boy, nothing about Earth should be in the video. I didnt like it. The middle of the video, where it pauses a little, was good because we see the introduction between Perry and the alien lover. He seemed more robot/android than alien but I'll let it slide. It was decent. But, then when the video draws to a close, the alien boy turns out to be a guy with albinism. I did NOT like that. I felt the director who worked on this video took the easy route and thought "If we put an albino guy as the alien, that will be unique!" IT WASN'T! I thought it was a cop out and bit insulting if I had albinism. Just being honest.

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All in all, great song. I love the storyline. But, the music video was lacking for me, and could have been easily taken up a few notches. I will say that I like the makeup and costume design. P.S. This is a little off topic, but does Katy Perry look a little like Zooey Deschanel? Anyway, hopefully, you guys will take a look at the video and let me know whatcha think.

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Giving Credit to Where It's Due

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However, I find the photos on their blogs may not be their photos but that's where I got the photos from. It's really hard to track down the primary sources, and of course to claim work that isn't yours. Also, I may get photos and videos from Google Images and YouTube. Just giving credit to where it's due because I'm not a photographer or a videographer.

I'm Back and Need to Give this Another Try...

Hey Everyone! And forgive me for leaving some of you hanging since September 2010. For a few months, I stopped blogging because I got self-conscious about what I was writing and didnt like how I wasnt getting followers. But, I just started so I dont know what I was expecting. I think I had too high of expectations and then I got frustrated especially being out of college and not having a semi-good day job. But, I'm back and gonna give blogging another try for the 8th time! So, please bear with me! I'm trying to find my voice and the courage to just do this and not punk out.

I'm still going to write my critiques (good and bad) about music, music videos and films. However, I may add some reality TV shows because they're my guilty pleasure, and I can't help it. One of my favorites is Real World on MTV. I actually got an email from the casting producers to come in for an audition after I submitted my email submission to be on the show. More about that later. But, most importantly about this blog is for me to communicate opinions and thoughts HONESTLY! Not matter how inappropriate or shocking. Of course, I will use sensitivity to not offend anyone in regards to race, sex, disabilities, etc.

I hope you guys understand and enjoy what this blog has to offer :)