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From unpronounceable symbols to parentheses, Gaga's ALL-CAPS album title joins the ranks of the all-time weirdest.
By James Montgomery
<P>Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a> struck a blow against copy editors everywhere when she announced that the title of her new album, <a href="/news/articles/1691226/lady-gaga-new-album-artpop.jhtml"><i>ARTPOP,</i></a> must <i>always</i> be written in ALL CAPS, because "it's all in the details."</P><P>And while we're not trying to downplay said details, we'd be like to point out that Gaga isn't exactly the <i>first</i> artist to demand orthographical satisfaction. Shoot, she's not even the first to go ALL CAPS: Earlier this year, Linkin Park did the same thing with their <a href="/news/articles/1688422/linkin-park-living-things.jhtml"><i>LIVING THINGS</i></a> album, only they one-upped Gaga by also requesting that all <i>songs</i> on the album also be written in all caps, bravely eschewing the lowercase for reasons apparent only to them.</P><P>In fact, the history of popular music is packed with <a href="/news/articles/1579620/panic-at-disco-know-punctuation-better-than-they-think.jhtml">affronts to punctuation</a> — from early pioneers like the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" to more recent torchbearers like Panic! at the Disco and Godspeed You! Black Emperor — though rarely have artists had the audacity to extend that mistreatment to the album title itself.</P><P>Of course, there are those who have bravely dared to throw logic (and roughly 300 years of letter-case tradition) out the window when it came time to name their new albums. So in honor of Gaga's <i>ARTPOP</i> demands, here's a look back at some of the greatest — and by that, we mean most nonsensical — album titles in history.</P><P><b>Led Zeppelin's <i>IV</i></b>: At the peak of their powers — both artistically and, it would seem, <i>mystically</i> — Zeppelin decided they didn't need to title their fourth album. Instead, they printed four hand-drawn symbols (each representing a band member) on its inner sleeve. The move has subsequently enthralled generations of bong-glazed dorm inhabitants and only added to the album's mystique. In the 40 years since it was released, the record has come to be known as <i>IV,</i> <i>Runes,</i> <i>Zoso</i> (after Jimmy Page's symbol) and "the one with 'Stairway to Heaven' on it."</P><P><b>Prince's <i>Love Symbol</i> album</b>: Released in the lead-up to the Purple One's "symbol" phase — when he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable hieroglyph that incorporated the symbols for both male and female — it understandably infuriated his label, Warner Bros., which was precisely what Prince intended. (Note to labels: Do not release greatest-hits packages without Prince's approval.) After the album didn't sell (he blamed this on Warner), Prince would eventually begin appearing in public with the phrase "Slave" written on his face. Shocking, to be sure, but at least you could <i>pronounce</i> it.</P><P><b>Ministry's <i>Psalm 69</i></b>: Its actual title is a collection of Greek symbols (that translate to "head") and the number "69" in Greek numerals. Not only that, but Ministry named their 1992 album in honor of occultist Aleister Crowley's "The Book of Lies," which was first published as "Which is also Falsely Called BREAKS. The Wanderings or Falsifications of the One Thought of Frater Perduarbo, which Thought is itself Untrue. Liber CCCXXXIII [Book 333]." And <i>that</i> would have been a ridiculous name for an album.</P><P><b>Sigur Ros' <i>( )</i></b>: The Icelandic art-rockers really outdid themselves on their third album, and we're not just talking about the decision to sing all the songs in a made-up language called "Hopelandic." Technically, <i>( )</i> has no actual title. Rather, the brackets are meant to represent its two halves or give the listener the opportunity to determine the title themselves. Oh, and officially, all of the tracks on the album are untitled too. Your move, Gaga.</P><P><b>Coldplay's <i>X&Y</i></b>: Sure, it's got a traditional title. But ever the <i>artistes,</i> Coldplay decided to print the name of their 2005 album in the <a href="/news/articles/1503742/coldplays-album-cover-decoded.jhtml">Baudot code</a>, an early forerunner of the Morse code that relied on a series of 1's and 0's to convey messages. Needless to say, the logic behind the decision was about as difficult to crack as the code itself.</P><P><b>M.I.A. <i>/\/\ /\ Y /\</i></b>: Yes, we know that technically, M.I.A.'s 2010 album is called <a href="/news/articles/1638991/mias-new-album-called-y.jhtml"><i>Maya</i></a> (she named it after herself, following in the tradition of her first two albums, which were named in honor of her mother and father), but let the record state that when she officially unveiled the title, she did so in tricky typographical fashion. No wonder <a href="/news/articles/1643219/mias-new-album-turd-diplo-tweets.jhtml">Diplo hated it</a> so much.</P><P><b>Liars' <i>WIXIW</i></b>: It's pronounced "Wish You," FYI. And for a band like Liars, who have spent their career giving albums titles like <i>They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top</i> and <i>They Were Wrong, So We Drowned,</i> we'd like to think it's actually an improvement.</P><P><i>Sound off on the latest album title trend in the comments, and FEEL FREE TO DO IT IN ALL-CAPS!</i></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Has The Title And Concept For Her Next Album" id="vid:717202" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>
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Jenny McCarthy will team up with smooth operator Ryan Seacrest to fill some big shoes this New Year’s Eve. Now that the legendary Dick Clark has passed away, things will never be quite the same, but throwing McCarthy in the mix will give it some much needed life.
Even though Dick Clark was a television icon, he should have hung it up a while ago. I know, this is not cool to say, but I’m not afraid to be honest. At the end, they only brought him in for the countdown, and it was just a little awkward. So uncomfortable that even the expert broadcasting of Seacrest couldn’t exactly smooth it over.
Regardless, the show must go on. The New Year’s Rockin’ Eve show will be given a new lease this year.
About the new gig, McCarthy said:
“I’m excited. I have more fun doing live TV than anything, I think because it’s hard to censor. And I like that! So it’s a little more off the cuff, and you never know what’s going to happen.”
She’s right, unpredictable things happen — like her kissing a stranger a few years ago during a broadcast. In fact, this year will be 2 1/2 hours longer than the last year, totally five hours!
I’m sorry, but I don’t know if I can hang for five hours of any show, but these two are going to be pretty entertaining together.
As for the crazy random things that happen, McCarthy said:
“I’ve got the drunk guy with no shirt on next to a 10-year-old from Nebraska. It’s a great test of skills and fun for me. It’s really forcing me to be sober for these New Year’s to come. Really the only day I might be sober in the whole year … kidding!”
Oh, and she just LOVES Ryan:
“I’ve worked with so many jerks in the business, and egos … but Ryan is the most professional, nicest, team player, non-ego hard worker I’ve ever met. He just makes a ton more money than I do. And he doesn’t have a baby!”
It sounds like she excited to work with him and anything, so we’ll just have to see how they do. Will you be tuning in for the whole five hours?
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A bikini-clad Ashlee Simpson joined newlyweds Donald Faison and CaCee Cobb for a day at the beach yesterday in Oahu, Hawaii. Ashlee's mother, Tina Simpson, and her son, Bronx, were also along for the fun. Ashlee and CaCee splashed around with Bronx in the waves, and Donald did a little bodysurfing, before the group took a break to relax on the warm sand.
CaCee and Donald got married earlier this month. Jessica Simpson served as a bridesmaid at the nuptials and also vacationed with the group in Hawaii this week, though she wasn't with them by the shore yesterday. Jessica's been tweeting family photos during the getaway, including one that seemed to confirm that she is pregnant for a second time. The picture, snapped on Christmas Day, showed her daughter Maxwell sitting in front of the words "Big Sis" written in the sand.
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Most expect recognition for 'Les Mis' come Oscar time, like it or not.
By Ryan J. Downey
Anne Hathaway in "Les Miserables"
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Three "topless" video vixens are suing rapper Tyga for exposing their nipples in his "Make It Nasty" video. Find out what led to the lawsuit inside and get details about Katt Williams child endangerment arrest and views on guns and safety...
Earlier this month, Tyga released his "Make It Nasty" video. Now, three of the scantily clad video vixens in the clip are suing the rapper for breach of contract.
In a lawsuit filed by Alissa Rae Ross, Azia Davis and Elizabeth Velasquez, the trio "agreed" to appear topless during the filming of the video after they were assured that their nipples would be covered and the video would be tastefully shot. Or as least as tasteful as a "nasty" video from a strip club anthem rapper could be.
Things were fine (the edited video was a hit)...until Tyga decided to post the unedited version on his Twitter account where the ladies' nipples were fully exposed. They are now suing the rapper for breach of contract, invasion of privacy, as well as fraud. The video is below:
What's with video chicks and strippers suing for ish in their job descriptions? You're a video chick in a NASTY video....and you're shocked and outraged it wasn't "tastefully shot"? Why not wear pasties if you were so concerned about your nipples being shown and ruining your 'classy' image? I mean, we all know that bouncing your exposed ass and coochie crack on men and other women while wearing damn near nothing is ONLY distasteful if your nipples are shown.
Sounds just like the chick (who may or may not be a stripper) suing Trey Songz because he threw money at her in a strip club. But we digress.
And in police custody news....
Katt Williams could possibly ring in the new year without his kids as he was taken into police custody recently and his kids were taken away.
Katt, who has mentioned his "children" during his comedy routine on several occasions, was jailed recently for possible child endangerment.
After a VERY public string of arrests and assaults, it's only natural that a light bulb would go off at the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services that he might need to be investigated. And they did.
They showed up at Katt's home in Woodland Hills, CA and found numerous guns and illegal drugs leading them to conclude that his home was a safety hazard for the kids.
UPDATE: Last night, Katt was released from jail (on $100,000 bail) and TMZ caught up with him to question his kids safety and he responded, "How do you keep kids safe without guns?"
Also, Katt claims the guns were secure, "If the police come in and raid my place and break into my gun boxes, you're gonna find guns! I'm not in a gang, what difference does it make?"
So what about the drugs? Katt said that weed is not a drug and we know from his previous run-ins with the law that he does indeed have a permit for medical marijuana.
Sadly, the D.A. may still bring possible felony child endangerment charges. We'll keep you posted....
UPDATE 2: Katt, along with Suge Knight, got into a club brawl right after Katt was released from jail. This is just sad at this point. STAY HOME! TMZ has video of Kat being chased back to his SUV outside of Eden nightclub in L.A.
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Continuing their St. Barts get away, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan enjoyed the beach on Saturday (December 29).
The mom-to-be showed off her budding baby bump in a flower-print bikini and orange sarong, while her hubby went out snorkeling.
Upon returning to the beach, Channing gave a giant conch shell to his beloved as she relaxed with a magazine.
The couple, who have been married for three years, recently announced their are expecting their first child next year.
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