Mondays are for Mother Monster Manifestos

Lady Gaga's highly anticipated video for "Born This Way" has just been released. Watch it here:

This time the all ruling pop queen gives us a dark space saga which sadly does not compare to Jonas Åkerlund's amazing Telephone video but merely adds to the Gaga art collection filled with Important Messages For Planet Earth. The song is catchy and bound to be a classic gay anthem for a long time to come, to wish that the video had mirrored the merry lyrics would probably have been to ask to much of the oh so sincere Lady.

With a video full of symbols, body paint, complicated words and provocative dancing I can't help but wonder if the woman who aims to have "the best body in the industry" doesn't take herself a bit too seriously with her Mother Monster Manifesto? At least she hasn't peppered her video with sickening adverts for her own perfume, like someone else I know.

The Return of The Doctor

I am a big fan of this guy, anyone who hears my phone go off knows that. Now I am glad to announce that the Doctor is back and that he is indeed, despite his Hulky look, Still Dre.

Godnattvisa

Earlier, the amazing Adele sang for the ever inspiring Ellen.

And with that I bid you Good Night in the style of The Cardigans: Go to bed world, sleep in peace.

LIGHT THERAPY

February is a dark and far too cold month.

Spring can't come soon enough if you ask the Stockholmers sweating under their plastic clouds of down as they squeeze up against each other in the underground morning traffic before pulling their trendy hats with controversial fur balls tightly over their ears once hit by the freezing air outside. The fact that the sun is setting later every day makes little difference when the temperatures stubbornly stay far below ten minus degrees, hitting twenty at night.

It is in times like these that we all need a bit of light in our lives. Nordic Flames today gives you three music videos to help you keep at least your ears warm - much like Galadriel to Frodo once upon a time: May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out. (Yeah, I went there.)

First up, Kanye has a message we all can agree on.

From a video that might as well have been made backdrop for the following rock gods, to Mastodon and their "Oblivion" (Their live DVD being another bright thing to look forward to. Realease date 15th of March):

And finally, Bring Me The Horizon featuring, that's right, Lights.

One month until Haunted release

With a month to go until THE HAUNTED release their new album "Unseen", following "Versus" released in 2008, the excitement is almost unbearable. To try and calm the nerves, here is the first single off the album; Disappear.

Radio stations have been playing it for a couple of weeks - we stole it from someone who ripped it off our fave programme The Rock Show.

Of course, YouTube doesn't do it justice and with a taster like this I can do nothing but put an online order in asap. I need this album in my mailbox, and more importantly my CD player, on the day of release.

As Peter Dolving finally lets go of his fear and is singing properly, just like his band mates always wanted him to, we get carried away and disappear into rock'n'roll heaven...

Foo Fight those Monday Blues

Foo Fighters "White Limo" off the new album coming out sometime this spring. Rather different to "Wheels", don't you think?

On today's to do list: Do not miss The Rock Show.

Happy Monday!

GAGA ROCKS

The mother monster, all reigning pop queen and rock star, bisexual gay icon, meat wearing woman and inspiration to all LADY GAGA released her highly anticipated new single "Born This Way" mere minutes ago.

The tune sure to top chart lists for a foreseeable future is bound to be a modern classic that will have us all belting our hearts out at clubs around the world. Having been classed a gay anthem already before its release it is a song certain to inspire us all to coming out of our closets more than Katy Perry's girl kissing or P!nk's letters to the Dear Mr President ever did.

With a beat that smells of Madonna and Ray of Light, the seventh most powerful woman in the world has hit it on the head with a message her little monsters will love just as much as Ugandan priests will hate.

I'm on the right track baby, I was born to be brave.