Celebrity Big Brother UK Is About To Get Read -- Michelle Visage Joins The Cast

I've had a love-hate relationship with Michelle Visage. I don't mean I love her or she hates me (I'm pretty sure she has no idea who I am) but I mean sometimes I will be living for her, and other times I can't stand her. She's opinionated, unfazed by critiques, and completely friggen' brilliant. Today is one of those "love" days I mentioned earlier because Michelle Visage is extending her craziness to another reality TV show -- Celebrity Big Brother UK.

Now this is a side of Michelle we don't often get to see. On the show, she is mostly just the "snarky judge", often times only seen in the runway portions of the show. Occasionally we got to see her traverse the workroom floors, but this is going to be a whole new level of seeing what she is all about. In the above interview she comes off as a very educated person both in general knowledge and in the British peoples.

What I'm trying to say is she really has a chance of winning this.

On Logo's sista website NewNowNext, they quoted Visage as saying “I’m here to represent the queens, the gays, the freaks, the misfits, so I’m gonna go all out everyday. Come on! More than anybody else in the world, absolutely they will [support me.] They are my lifeline, they are my blood, they run through my veins.”

 Well I support you, gurl. Even though I can't really vote because it's in another country but YOU GO! I hope you beat out a certain other undesirable contestant! No names though.

Brandon Hilton Is Officially Back With New Single "Wavelength"

It's been quite some time since Brandon Hilton released music for his rather large fan base. It seems as if he has been working on a lot of new music, but couldn't quite pick a good "comeback" song after being absent from the music scene for a couple of years. Then he found it. "Wavelength" is the best possible track he could have chosen to get back in with. "Wavelength" is Brandon Hilton.
Officially

Back when I first met Brandon, he was putting all of his energy into his single "Frozen". He had been at the music game for a while, but his vocals were still a bit shaky and he didn't seem to be going full force. But every time someone gives him a critique or something constructive to add to his music, his next single has all of those thoughts and more. Now, with his latest single, which is his first full on release since "Dance Til I Die" two years ago, he sounds fully confident in every way.

"Wavelength" is the culmination of years of hard work. He oversees every little detail of his works and make sure they are perfect before he sends them out into the world, and any flaws I could find in this single would simply be me nit-picking. That's because it's got a great beat, flawless lyrics, and strong vocals.

As of now the track doesn't have a music video in production, but I can say that it's not totally out of the picture. Being that he is a completely independent artist, things like music videos aren't cheap, but I know he's working on securing a way to get a video for this out there. It will be his first official video since "Frozen", and I know he is determined enough to do it.  Also, he has announced that he is putting together a Spring/Summer tour for 2015, and if you go to his official Facebook page, you can request your city to be considered.

I have been able to watch Brandon grow over the years, and even though I wasn't there from his glory days as Myspace Royalty, I definitely have seen him become more focused and determined as far as his music goes. With the dedicated fan base that he has, I can see "Wavelength" easily becoming another big hit for him, and maybe even usher in a new Brandon Hilton album that we have been so desperately seeking.

For now, you can grab the song on iTunes. Trust me, it's gonna make you want to dance!

Update:
I have just been informed that you can listen to the full song right now on SoundCloud. Get the full effect of this hot dance track below!

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 5 Episode 8 [Review]

Another week, another housewife on a downward spiral. It seems like every week someone is edited to look the villain. Well, that's not exactly true. I mean no matter what spin you put on throwing wine in someone's face, you're gonna come out the bad guy. Poor Brandi. This just isn't her week. Now, let's find out why that is so.

Just as a note, all the screen caps this week are MFW pictures. Keep that in mind.

Update: Liz Primo's New Single Up On iTunes + Remixes For Preorder

It was barely a week ago when I informed you of Liz Primo's new single "Like A Star" being previewable on YouTube for some of the remixes, and later that week she went ahead and granted this man's wish. The single's normal version is up on iTunes, and the remixes won't be far behind.

This song is everything that Liz has promised us. She may not have a huge following, but she really should. The song is much more electronic than I had expected it to be. Although electronic music isn't anything new for Ms. Primo, this song really feels more in line with the current state of EDM, and feels much more like a balance of her old style with the newer more melodic songs such as "Blown Away (Original)" and "You Don't Even Know".

I know I've said it before, but this is my new favorite Liz Primo track. I've never had an artist truly captivate me with every track they've released, and grow into a greater artist with each release without getting caught up in a "bad single" or track that slows their progress. I guess this is the benefit of living in the age of single songs over albums. We get more solid and polished tracks as opposed to a really good song surrounded by some sloppy ones.

On iTunes currently you can pre-order the massive remix album and get the original version of the track for free. Unfortunately at this time iTunes won't let you preview any of the remix tracks, but with the short clips that I have heard, I have no qualms with pre-ordering it anyway. The album contains twelve remixes from six different producers, including some extended and instrumental tracks. The full album goes live later this month, January 20th.

Be sure an pre-order the album here.

Word Association With RuPaul's Drag Race Season Seven

Oh how I love me some World of Wonder. They, and Ru to a certain extent I'm guessing, really know how to put together some teasers. As if the intro interviews weren't enough, we also get this little gem. The girls are playing word association -- and some are a little better than others.

Uhh. Uhh. Uhh. Uhh.

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Can I say that Katya is a genius before I get onto the other queens that I like now? I mean, of all of the intro videos she is my favorite, which means she'll go home second or third because I often curse contestants simply by liking them. I do have to say that as much as she reminds me of Willam, she has a more subtle humor with smarter jokes that can really fly over your head. Whether she is a genius is yet to be seen.

Anyway, the girls all give us a few laughs with this video. Unfortunately, they don't have name plates on the video's graphics so some of the less notable queens (as well as those that didn't exactly stand out in the promos beforehand) don't exactly get the credit they deserve. I can say that Kandy Ho really impressed me, much more so than her initial interview, and Tempest really made me like her. I guess first impressions aren't everything.

The one who I wish we had got to see more of and/or had more comedy from is Max. I am not entirely sure if we have another Milk (someone who looked quirky but was relatively normal, which really rubbed me the wrong way) or if we have a genuinely odd human being. I guess we won't know until the show airs.

Unfortunately this is another promo without any actual show footage, but it was filled with laughs, and it really shows the girls in a great light. Also, we got to see that Trixie is pretty much the queen bee of the show. Top three, anyone?

The show starts this month (probably the 26th, as that's the last Monday in the month) and you can expect me to be reviewing every single episode.

Giulietta Gears Up For New EP With Video For "Over"

It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to talk about Giulietta. This Australian pop goddess has been steadily releasing music over the past few years, including a completely free album, and a single that was produced by T-Pain. Unlike those who are along the same path as she is, Giulietta is not just a single to single gal. She's a big fan of albums (she's got two of them already) as well as EPs. Her latest single "Over" is a testament of what she's got in store for her new EP XXI.

I am in love with this song. "Over" is Giulietta's ultimate middle finger in the face of someone who has hurt her greatly. Having spoken with her some time ago for an interview, I knew that she had a lot more of a story to tell than what we heard from 911: Code Pink, and this track really gave her the medium to have her voice heard. Coupled with a brief appearance from Charlie $tardom (who is oddly uncredited in the track itself), it seems like she has another amazing hit on her hands.

The video is a bit below what I had expected. While she does look beautiful, as she usually does, there isn't a lot that happens. The visuals are stunning, with the backdrop being a cliff on the roadside, but with most of the video just her walking in circles and singing her song, it's not really enough to keep a person's eyes glued to the screen to see what happened next. I guess it was just needed as an introduction to the upcoming EP, so it didn't have to be extravagant.

Now, this is the part of the blog where I'd usually throw an iTunes link your way, but unfortunately she hasn't provided one yet. It looks like the video was released to garner interest in XXI prior to it's release, and it's certainly got me talking. No track list has been provided for the EP yet, but it looks as though the producer for "Over", Praajex, who is crazy talented by the way, is going to be working on the entire project. All we have to go on is a statement from her management saying "The two have been working on her EP over the last 2 months and plan to release it early [2015] with a series of videos."

Top Five - What TOTU Missed In 2014

Admittedly, for most of 2014, Taking Over The Universe was out of commission. There was so much that happened in the first three quarters of the year that I didn't have the chance to comment on, so I decided that the first day of 2015 will be dedicated to me missing out on all the greatness that was this previous year. I've selected five things that are the biggest regrets I have as for what I missed this past year.

5. "The Pee Pee Dance" by Adam Barta (Featuring Vivacious)

Oh, Adam. You never fail to make me laugh. This video was passed along to me just before the return, but by the time I cleared time for it, Adam has moved onto his next big thing. This video is probably my favorite of Adams in the past few years because it's both funny, and done on his own. Sure it had Drag Race vet Vivacious turning up, but the song itself is all Adam. This is what I'd been asking for. No Octomom. No Tan Mom. No Angelina. No fake Kim Kardashian. Just Adam. This is the real way I wanted to start off the year.