Entertainment - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 14:21 - 2 Comments

Britney Spears’ “Circus” Is All Glitz and Glam

It’s difficult to consider Britney Spears’ music on its own terms. Her life has indeed become a circus, with so many sideshows that observing—or, in this case, listening—to what’s supposed to be the main attraction, The Music, is laborious and perhaps misses the point of her celebrity and our fascination with it.

That said, Circus is worth examining for no other reason than that it is her occupational output—the mark she hopes to leave on the world. Much like her recent MTV docu-mercial, Britney: For The Record, however, Britney doesn’t reveal all that much on her latest musical effort. Continue…

Entertainment - Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:31 - 7 Comments

Britney Spears Comeback Rescheduled; K-Fed Needs Money

So we’ve all heard the 40-second Britney leak—which I’d totally link to except all the clips have seemingly been pulled by her people—of hew new single last week. Turns out she’s not happy with the finished product! (Turns out she also doesn’t like it when her fans listen to her leaked music.)

The new Britney single should have come out this past Monday, but it didn’t. Britney wanted to work on it a little more, so the official release is on hold until next Monday, September 29th. I’m really hoping that it’s just some fine-tuning and not, you know a total do-over.

It’s not usually a good sign when release dates are pushed back, in either the music or movie worlds; it usually means that the work’s audience didn’t respond well and the producers/filmmakers have a lot more work to do, all while scrambling to meet some sort of deadline. Pull through, Britney. And, uh, don’t get back together with K-Fed. Please.