Comments on: Katy Perry at the Commodore

By: Sharing a photo: Dancer Arassay Reyes | MostlyLisa.com

Sharing a photo: Dancer Arassay Reyes | MostlyLisa.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:15:32 +0000

[...] of the room for the first 30 seconds of the show. I wouldn’t have minded these restrictions at the Katy Perry show. Stills would have been better than video with [...]

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:25:48 +0000

Katy Perry is a 1 hit wonder and it was never all that wonderful. Everyone will forget her before long and someone else will take her place.

By: Scott Burton

Scott Burton — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:03:38 +0000

I can honestly say that it is about the looks well before talent these days, and I think going back a while. I teach guitar lessons, and most of my students are kids who know this when they walk in the door. Whenever I try to show them something interesting like Battles, or even Radiohead they assure me that they have never of these bands because they probably haven’t sold enough albums. The kids know that the game is rigged. They even know about the dreaded Auto Tune, though they do legitimately freak out when I tell them that John Mayer uses it!

Once you explain that music has nothing to do with selling records (just listen to some Smithsonian Folkways collections), they become more open minded and more interested in the music part, and less in the looks/status part.

Of course I say all this as a member of a band that has a CD for sale. I promise we don’t look that good though!

By: Average Guy

Average Guy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:58:18 +0000

MMMMM, Fembots!

By: TheMacMommy

TheMacMommy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:58:27 +0000

I love how honest and real you are. Keep it up!

By: Brandice

Brandice — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:11:33 +0000

Definitely over Katy Perry… she can’t actually sing, and all the gloss and the sex appeal don’t make up for that. :\

You were very diplomatic in your video! ;)

By: So You Think You Can Dance Canada @ GM Place | MostlyLisa.com

So You Think You Can Dance Canada @ GM Place | MostlyLisa.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:48:34 +0000

[...] for my jaded and cynical self, a moment of seeing actual talent, instead of cherry chapstick’d gunk, gave me a little hope. Maybe Britney won’t be so bad after all. Maybe Not. Del.icio.us [...]

By: Snowdog

Snowdog — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:01:33 +0000

Wow… That’s not good. I remember there was quite a buzz about her after her performance at SXSW a few years back before she got into all the “manufactured” pop crap that she does now. I guess once a major label gets involved it’s all about the money.

Enjoyed your work on Macbreak and when you were on with LEO.
Keep up the good work!

By: kadajawi

kadajawi — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:07:26 +0000

She looks good, but I don’t listen to music because I want to sleep with the singer/band. Have heard worse singers though (I’d say she’s mediocre for a karaoke bar).

Ps: Do you actually want to see all these concerts, Lisa, or are you forced to?

By: Quin B

Quin B — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:52:19 +0000

“But once you strip away the glossy lips and the wardrobe, the million dollar marketting, and the pitch correction software, what’s left? A girl who’s just really passionate about making music? Or someone desperately seeking fame and fortune?”

Amen.
I could not be more weary of fame junkies. (Particularly those do desperate they have to capitalize on the salacious and lurid.)