Celebration is Madonna’s third greatest hits package, spanning her thirty–year career. She has also released collections of remixes and ballads, as well as eleven studio albums and several film soundtracks. A two-disc compilation, showcasing such a prolific artist, seems almost minimal. It is accompanied by a double DVD featuring nearly fifty videos. The cover, by [...]
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Celebrating Madonna
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Madonna, Music, tagged Celebration, It's So Cool, Madonna, Mr Brainwash, Revolver on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When the King Danced with the Queen
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Madonna, Michael Jackson on July 5, 2009 | 13 Comments »
In 1983, an upcoming singer had just scored her first international hit, ‘Holiday’. Determined to be more than a one-hit wonder, she contacted Freddy DeMann, manager of the world’s most successful pop star – Michael Jackson. In fact, Jackson had recently hired a new manager, which left DeMann free to devote his attention to the [...]
Like A Prayer
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Express Yourself, Like A Prayer, Madonna on April 8, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Madonna’s fourth studio album was released in 1989, a turning point for her. After four stormy years, she had split from husband Sean Penn. Since her previous album, True Blue, dedicated to ‘the coolest guy in the universe’, Madonna had completed a triumphant world tour; appeared in two best-forgotten movies; and released a remix album.
True Blue
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Sean Penn, True Blue on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Released in early summer of 1986, Madonna’s third album, True Blue, reflects major changes in her star status since its predecessor, Like A Virgin. She was now a world-class celebrity, married to actor Sean Penn and living in a Beverly Hills mansion. Indeed, True Blue was dedicated ‘to my husband, the coolest guy in the [...]
Love Song
Posted in Film, Madonna, Music, tagged Madonna, Prince, Sean Penn on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Love Song’ was recorded by Madonna and Prince for her 1989 album, Like A Prayer. Rumour has it that the two icons had briefly dated four years earlier. Though they had planned to write a musical together, this is the only duet they ever released. It was created during the final months of Madonna’s first [...]
I Deserve It
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Guy Ritchie, Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzai on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘I Deserve It‘ is a track from Madonna’s 2000 album, Music. Written and produced with Mirwais Ahmadzai, it is a haunting piece of folk electronica, and marked the start of her romance with Guy Ritchie, which has sadly now ended. In the spirit of nostalgia, I have made a little video which I hope you’ll [...]
Like A Virgin
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Like A Virgin, Madonna, Material Girl, Nile Rodgers on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The cover art makes it clear – Madonna isn’t just another singer. Steven Meisel’s lush, sepia photography, and the icy stare of his muse, dressed like a punk bride complete with ‘Boy Toy’ belt, suggest an ambitious starlet making a stab at immortality. The inside sleeve shows Madonna in the same white wedding dress, admiring [...]
Madonna, Her Fans and ‘Hard Candy’
Posted in Madonna, Music, Updates, tagged Hard Candy, Madonna, Sticky And on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have written an article on Madonna’s Hard Candy era and the diverse reactions from critics and fans. You can also read it on the Madonna Connexion website.
Madonna – The First Album
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Madonna, The First Album on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the first in an ongoing series where I will be reviewing all of Madonna’s studio albums, in order of release. You can read my previous post on her latest, Hard Candy, here In 1982, an unknown singer named Madonna Ciccone was signed to Sire Records, a New York-based subsidiary of Warner Brothers that [...]
Happy Birthday Madonna
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged ABBA, Madonna on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In celebration of Madonna’s 5Oth birthday, I have made a video montage of classic images over the years. The music is a rare cover of ABBA’s Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, recorded with producer William Orbit during the Music sessions in 2000.
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