Mika – We Are Golden (Calvin Harris Mix)
Earlier this week, Calvin Harris dropped by Alan Carr.
Ready For The Weekend is out soon.
Visit Mika at his official site.
Mika – We Are Golden (Calvin Harris Mix)
Earlier this week, Calvin Harris dropped by Alan Carr.
Ready For The Weekend is out soon.
Visit Mika at his official site.
In case you haven’t already heard, The Gossip frontwoman & UK popster joined forces this weekend at T In The Park.
The cover song they chose to tackle – The Eurythmics’ epic, ‘Sweet Dreams’. An undeniably ace selection.
To view a clip of the live performance, check here.
I give it a 7 outta 10. Your thoughts?
No disrespect to Mika, but for a guy who supposedly doesn’t like to discuss his sexuality, he sure does, at every opportunity he possibly can. Marketing ploy? Honestly sexually confused? Happily bisexual? Private? Here’s his latest quote from Out’s July issue, of which he’s the cover model and story.
“Anyone can label me, but I’m not willing to label myself…Anybody who says that I don’t talk about sexuality or that I don’t politically sexualize my music because of taboos, because of being afraid of [not] selling records, is completely wrong. I’ve made a record that doesn’t compromise in any way what I’m allowed or not allowed to say in my lyrics.”
The fine folks over at Towleroad inform us that ‘OUT originally requested Mika for the cover of their April issue, in order to coincide with the release date of his album in the U.S., but were refused. According to our source, Mika’s “handlers” wanted to do a cover but only if it came out a few months down the road, because they were concerned about breaking into the mainstream market were Mika pigeonholed as a “gay artist” right out of the gate.’
What are your thoughts on the whole debacle?
MP3: Mika – Grace Kelly
No disrespect to Mika, but for a guy who supposedly doesn’t like to discuss his sexuality, he sure does, at every opportunity he possibly can. Marketing ploy? Honestly sexually confused? Happily bisexual? Private? Here’s his latest quote from Out’s July issue, of which he’s the cover model and story.
“Anyone can label me, but I’m not willing to label myself…Anybody who says that I don’t talk about sexuality or that I don’t politically sexualize my music because of taboos, because of being afraid of [not] selling records, is completely wrong. I’ve made a record that doesn’t compromise in any way what I’m allowed or not allowed to say in my lyrics.”
The fine folks over at Towleroad inform us that ‘OUT originally requested Mika for the cover of their April issue, in order to coincide with the release date of his album in the U.S., but were refused. According to our source, Mika’s “handlers” wanted to do a cover but only if it came out a few months down the road, because they were concerned about breaking into the mainstream market were Mika pigeonholed as a “gay artist” right out of the gate.’
What are your thoughts on the whole debacle?
MP3: Mika – Grace Kelly
No disrespect to Mika, but for a guy who supposedly doesn’t like to discuss his sexuality, he sure does, at every opportunity he possibly can. Marketing ploy? Honestly sexually confused? Happily bisexual? Private? Here’s his latest quote from Out’s July issue, of which he’s the cover model and story.
“Anyone can label me, but I’m not willing to label myself…Anybody who says that I don’t talk about sexuality or that I don’t politically sexualize my music because of taboos, because of being afraid of [not] selling records, is completely wrong. I’ve made a record that doesn’t compromise in any way what I’m allowed or not allowed to say in my lyrics.”
The fine folks over at Towleroad inform us that ‘OUT originally requested Mika for the cover of their April issue, in order to coincide with the release date of his album in the U.S., but were refused. According to our source, Mika’s “handlers” wanted to do a cover but only if it came out a few months down the road, because they were concerned about breaking into the mainstream market were Mika pigeonholed as a “gay artist” right out of the gate.’
What are your thoughts on the whole debacle?
MP3: Mika – Grace Kelly
Seems like Jen’s favorite artist of the moment and my favorite artist of the moment have joined forces. Hallelujah.
The always fantastic, Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before, has some info on the collaboration between Patrick Wolf & Mika, and even (sadly) informs us that it probably won’t get a proper release as it’s only intended for promo purposes.
Wondering exactly what the duet is? Well, Patrick Wolf has taken Mika’s ‘Love Today’ and totally reworked it while keeping the original sentiment of the song intact. The end result is a sort of dirty electro pop masterpiece, complete with Mika’s falsetto and Patrick Wolf’s intense laptop/keyboard twiddling; something you’d hear while dancing at 2am unbeknownst, on a Saturday night at Studio B. Check the track out below and tell us your thoughts.
Via ContactMusic: Pop sensation MIKA hopes critics will stop comparing him to British music legends QUEEN – because he doesn’t want to be associated with FREDDIE MERCURY’s dress sense. The GRACE KELLY star, who yesterday (26MAR07) dubbed SCISSOR SISTERS “mediocre”, admits he finds it tough when the press liken his music to that released by the group’s late flamboyant frontman. He tells the New York Daily News, “I get tired of talking about it. I would be willing to more if that’s where I was coming from. Just so long as they don’t compare our dress sense.”
Below is the video for Mika’s massive single ‘Grace Kelly’; we ask you – is the Freddie comparison a fair one?
Mika – Grace Kelly
Via ContactMusic: Pop sensation MIKA hopes critics will stop comparing him to British music legends QUEEN – because he doesn’t want to be associated with FREDDIE MERCURY’s dress sense. The GRACE KELLY star, who yesterday (26MAR07) dubbed SCISSOR SISTERS “mediocre”, admits he finds it tough when the press liken his music to that released by the group’s late flamboyant frontman. He tells the New York Daily News, “I get tired of talking about it. I would be willing to more if that’s where I was coming from. Just so long as they don’t compare our dress sense.”
Below is the video for Mika’s massive single ‘Grace Kelly’; we ask you – is the Freddie comparison a fair one?
Mika – Grace Kelly
Via ContactMusic: Pop sensation MIKA hopes critics will stop comparing him to British music legends QUEEN – because he doesn’t want to be associated with FREDDIE MERCURY’s dress sense. The GRACE KELLY star, who yesterday (26MAR07) dubbed SCISSOR SISTERS “mediocre”, admits he finds it tough when the press liken his music to that released by the group’s late flamboyant frontman. He tells the New York Daily News, “I get tired of talking about it. I would be willing to more if that’s where I was coming from. Just so long as they don’t compare our dress sense.”
Below is the video for Mika’s massive single ‘Grace Kelly’; we ask you – is the Freddie comparison a fair one?
Mika – Grace Kelly
