Ke$ha

So speaking of performance as art...one of my best guy friends loveesss Ke$ha and in turn, I know a few songs. We had to stay up late on Saturday to catch the SNL performance before we left Rochester to come back to Buffalo. The first one was normal....kind of. The back up dancers and "musicians" were in astronaut costumes. She was in one as well with an American flag cape. I didn't really understand it at all.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY2MDk5Mjcy.html

The second one, however, looked like she was in traditional Native American dress with a twist. Everything was really bright and neon colored. Does this mean that brown facing is okay, as long as it's pretty? At first glance, I didn't even think of indigenous peoples. When I kept looking at it, I noticed the paint under her eyes and the feathers which are usually used to portray Native Americans.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY2MTAxNTg0.html

I don't know much about Lady Gaga, but after seeing her on Ellen today, I have a lot more respect for her than Ke$ha who I think definitely goes solely for the shock value saying that she brushes her teeth with Jack Daniels. The music isn't even real, which is fine sometimes, I know it's fun, but her music is just...stupid.

There is also an interesting article in today's Spectrum that talks about being pretty as key for becoming huge in the music industry, perfect timing to this section.