While they may have given us one of the worst album covers of 2010, the Scissor Sisters won for Most Fabulous during Day 2 of Coachella. Frontman Jake Shears was clearly the best dressed in the desert in his “Filthy/Gorgous” disco-ball hoodie, as the Glambert smoochin’ singer and his pop posse turned the Mohave tent into a night club. Take your mama and check out the Night Work band’s set. More »
Yesterday we took a look back at the biggest fails from the pop music landscape in 2010, but we easily could have included the following 10 album covers. Whether they were bizarre, badly designed or just straight up stupid, these covers were full of fail in their own unique way. Last year’s title belonged to Cobra Starship’s grotesque Hot Mess, and although this year’s winner/loser doesn’t make us gag in the same way the punk-pop band’s tattooed lip did, it’s still a colorfully ridiculous hot mess. Flip through our gallery (in order of “Sorta Terrible” to “Are You Kidding Us?!”), and to balance things out, check back tomorrow to see some of the year’s best album cover art. More »
“Dressing up is fun!” delightfully announced Ana Matronic at the Scissor Sisters’ Hollywood tour stop on Saturday, and the flamboyantly-styled crowd certainly agreed with her. Ms. Matronic and Jake Shears played Mistress and Master of Ceremonies for their campy, non-stop spectacle of a concert at the Palladium, running through almost every track off their new explosive electro-pop album Night Work and hitting their fan favorites, like “Take Your Mama” and “Filthy/Gorgeous” to boot.
The mood inside the venue was so euphoric, you’d have no idea it was the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, although the New York-based band did touch on the subject just once: “The one thing I learned from that day was the real amazing fact that we are alive in this moment together,” Ana Matronic told the crowd to massive applause. Flip through our gallery and you’ll see why the Scissters are a perfect fit to open for Lady Gaga. [Photos by Danger Van Gorder.] More »
