I've recently become obsessed with Gwen Stefani. I've got the beat of Hollaback Girl tattoed in my brain, mostly because of DJ Schmoli and A+D's mashups and the three performances I've produced with Gwen mashups: The Original Hollaback Thriller, Hollaback Thriller Redux, and Hollaback Headhunter.
I was often surprised to find out a song I liked and heard on the radio was hers. What really made her stand out in my brain though, was when I saw/heard her song "wind it up". I don't usually see music videos, so just seeing it was a major accomplishment for me. What I heard blew my mind. I thought it was a mash-up, but it was so obviously her song taking from various inspirations. Brazilian batucada, musical mash-up with a club beat and a rap ripple going through the song. I was blown away - this was the most innovate music by a single artist since I heard Suba.
I've started listening to her entire discography and I continue to be impressed, inspired you might even say, so much so, that I'm making Gwen my role model for 2008. I'll add her to girl crew of Pippi, Aeon, and Ivy. I need to add some pop-bling to my image and she's the perfect polish.
Hello, I found this entry from a Google alert for Gwen Stefani I started recently.
I to have recently got into Gwen's solo material. It all started all from a article about a Russian MP3 site being closed down. Lucky for me it wasn't the site I use, in case my MP3 site was going to suffer the same fate I downloaded lots of albums including both of Gwen's albums. I've seen many piccies of her on the internet and have always wondered what a pretty woman she is.
I love her material and just treated myself to her DVD of a concert.
I'm really crazy about her, why didn't I get her albums before now I ask myself?
Gwen seems to be a wonderful mother, singer and she has style. All the hallmarks of a role model.
Posted by: Major-Giggles | December 09, 2007 at 03:21 PM