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[apocalypsos]

Heh. I'm so freaking obsessed, aren't I? ;) And I'm really tempted to make an animated Kris icon of her with her little ponytails with the caption, "And Jonathan was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE," as a Bubbles reference.

Yup, obsessed. *g*

In other news, spotted on IMDB ... Lindsay Lohan has been accused of lip-syncing during a supposedly live TV performance of two debut album tracks, just weeks after Ashlee Simpson's controversial Saturday Night Live embarrassment. The actress-turned-singer appeared on popular American show Good Morning America on Monday to preview her eagerly-anticipated LP Speak, but phone lines were subsequently jammed by viewers complaining she'd mimed the words and blatantly missed her cues. One said she did "a woeful job of lip-syncing her way through two mind-numbingly generic Britney Spears/Ashlee cast-offs", adding, "She looked like she hadn't even bothered to learn the songs properly." But representatives for Lohan insist she sung every word of the tunes "Rumors" and "Over" with the aid of a "backing track". Good Morning America spokeswoman Bridgette Maney says, "All musical artists that perform on Good Morning America are required to perform live. On occasion, artists will have a backing track to support their live vocals." In October Ashlee Simpson dashed from the Saturday Night Live stage when a guide track she was using started before she was expecting it to.

I caught a few minutes of that performance, and it couldn't have been more obvious that she was lip-syncing. And if I hear any more of this "backing vocals" bullshit, I'm going to throw a fit. You notice it's only these moronic pop princesses who get caught pulling this crap, and you'd think if anything would bring them down, it'd be this kind of stunt. But, nooooooooooo. It's one thing if it's Michael Jackson or Madonna, who are doing heavy-duty dancing during their performances and would need the backing vocals, but the most strenuous thing these chicks do is walk back and forth. Grr.

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[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Y'know, performers on Broadway sing and dance at the same time every day. The really hardcore ones can do it without a microphone. Heck, some of them do it while flying around in harnesses. It's a matter of training and dedication, which a lot of teen performers just haven't had the time to really get. But as long as pop keeps convincing itself that you lose all coolness at age 26, this is what we'll get.

-blue