Adam Lambert Daily Update – January 27, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
Here’s the full Week in Review
To Celebrate Adam’s 30th Birthday with our friends, we are hosting a special live radio show on Sunday, January 29th! Time – TBA. Chat room, call-in and of course lots of music!
Plan to join us, no RSVP, no ticket required, just BYOB.
thanks @scorpiobert
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PRESS AND BLOG PICKS
A tantalizing preview of what we’re getting on Monday!!! Read more…
Anticipation for “Trespassing” on Adam Lambert – Radio Show
Join Xena and Guest Co-host Thea
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10-11PM ET
Chatroom will be live, so come join us there! BYOB!
Log in or dial up our guest call-in number (917) 932-1825
Design by @LeeCherry. Creative Director @AdamLambert
What a week for Adam fans! The reviews are rolling in and they are all positive, even enthusiastic! Has this been a relief to some of us? Any favourites? We’ll talk about them. Read more…
Adam Lambert Week – January 22-28, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
Tresspassing – Facts and Rumors
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TRESPASSING UNVEILED
Adam Lambert: MY ALBUM COVER!!! say.ly/dQf1jhV
Design by @LeeCherry. Creative Director @AdamLambert
Adam Lambert In addition to serving as Executive Producer of TRESPASSING, I’m also Creative Director. @leecherry is my Art Director and Photographer
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MONA ADAM
We are thrilled to debut this splendid new drawing by artist extraordinaire Santabillie, our own Leonardo da Glamberti. This masterpiece was commissioned by latter day de’ Medici Miz Thea, who should be VERY happy to have this adorn her wall!
By @Santabillie
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
1/23/12 Dish of Salt radio interview.
1/23/12 ET Canada will air its show on Adam Lambert. Here’s a preview clip captured by @Lulu2365
1/29/12 Adam will perform at the Q-music Showcase in the Netherlands
1/31/12-2/2/12 Adam will be at Netherlands Benelux for radio promo, in Germany for interviews and radio promo
2/5/12 Unplugged showcase in Stockholm mixmegapol.se/musik/mix-unpl…
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ADAM SIGHTING
Just Jared - Adam Lambert & Sauli Koskinen: Movie Mates ”Adam Lambert and his boyfriend, Sauli Koskinen, head home after catching a movie on Sunday (January 22) at the Arclight in Hollywood. The 29-year-old entertainer and his sweetheart shared a laugh on the way out.“
Hollywood , CALIFORNIA - Sunday January 22nd 2012. Adam Lambert leaving the Arclight movie theater in Hollywood Sunday night.
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ADAM LAMBERT: POSTER BOY FOR WHOLE FOODS
If Whole Foods isn’t paying Adam to shop there, they should!! Stock in green juice just went up too. He appears to be lit up from within…
Professor Adam Lambert’s seminar on vocal technique
Tweeted out today between 4:15 and 5:50PM EST
At 99.7FM
a lil music education moment: FALSETTO. It’s not full, belted out chest voice. It’s small, light pretty head voice. Widely misunderstood. 
but it feels so great to wail that out. Cathartic. Another example of falsetto is the incredibly sexy jam “Hypnotize U” by N.E.R.D. Pharrell werks that vocal out!
negativeneil:
milestougeaux: oops nasty ellipsis… @adamlambert Old School: youtu.be/alLgxBUcMbc
It Will Rain by Bruno Mars is in chest voice. The only part that’s falsetto is the OOOOh’s. He has got one hell of a voice! Big fan.
Q. nieceyE: @adamlambert What’s the difference between a run and a riff?
A. @nieceyE another interchangeable term. Means the same thing.
Q. allakovalkova: And what do you think about Mika’s voice?
A. @allakovalkova yeah Mika!! Another good example of falsetto.
reevecarney: @adamlambert I’m with you. Bruno is great. And so are you.
A. @reevecarney thanks Reeve!
My morning! www.997now.com/adamlambert
@stefdwe: “Adam Lambert at my gate at SFO. (For American Idol fans)”
Adam Lambert Light and Love (video)
Dear Adam,
You have touched your fans’ lives profoundly, in more ways than you can ever know. We created this video to share with you some of the joy, friendship, courage and creativity you have inspired.
With deep gratitude and love, Juneau and Xena
Here is a PRWeb release about the film: Adam Lambert Liberates his Fans — Short Film Captures the Rising Star’s Impact on Peoples’ Lives
Viewers have asked about the music on this video. They are by composer Tod Machover. Here are the full mp3s and information about where to buy the CDs:
Opening music: “Flora”, from the CD Flora, with Karol Bennett, soprano.
Closing music: “Slippers Song”, from the opera VALIS, based on the autobiographical novel by Philip K. Dick. In the opera, the protagonist, “Horselover Fat”, dreams of his young friend Sophia, who has committed suicide. Her spirit appears to him and sings this farewell song (performed by Anne Azéma).
When you walk toward the dawn
You better put your slippers on
Angels guide you, there’s no need to be afraid,
All the fear behind you now, you’ve lived enough and somehow
You’ll make it through, gone’s the night;
Gone’s the night and somehow you’ll be all right.
FEEDBACK ON THE VIDEO FROM OTHER SITES Read more…
Wes Strick interview on the meaning of Adam Lambert
By Juneau, co-author of the book On the Meaning of Adam Lambert
Wes and Juneau, by Stevie Wilson
My voyage to see the final Glam Nation concerts in L.A. in December was amazing at so many levels (I apologize for not having written it up yet – my mind was blown to smithereens and I’m still gathering up the pieces). I particularly cherished sharing the experience with Wes Strick and his vivacious wife Marla (aka “Vernon and Gladys”). They are Adam enthusiasts and got right into the spirit. We had a hilarious glamming up session before the Music Box concert, and Marla captured some fantastic photos and videos which I have shared in my Glam Nation Finale post. I interviewed Wes about his reaction to our book and to Adam’s music. I was interested in his thoughts because he is a serious devotee of music, a former rock journalist for Rolling Stone, and terrific writer of screenplays (for Martin Scorcese, Tim Burton, Mike Nichols among others), winner of a 2010 People’s Choice Award for best horror film screenplay, and two novels (most recently Whirlybird). You can read more about Wes here.
The audio volume is a bit low. We suggest listening with earphones.
Monte Pittman Boston Live (complete videos)
The Troubadour Cometh – Monte Pittman to Boston
July 17, 2011
by Xena
In a rural setting, gracious hosts and a large gathering of travelers are enjoying refreshments at the inn when a troubadour from afar arrives at the door. “I’ve come a very long way, I am thirsty and hungry. I will gladly sing and play for you in exchange for a beverage and some food.”
The hosts looked him over. He was modestly attired, jaunty stocking cap, worn boots, stringed instrument slung over one shoulder, case in his hand. He came prepared. His blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight and his rosy cheeked charm in that soft, slow drawl of his speech won them over. In his accent they detected that southwestern, relaxed cadence.
“We have lots of food to share, please take this beer to sooth your dry throat while we walk over to the barn where we have more room and chairs for the others who want to join us. We would love to hear you sing and play.” Read more…
Adam Lambert Inspires $1,000,000+ in Donations
We have just documented more than $1 million in fan donations to causes supported by Adam Lambert. All this month, Adam’s fans have been buying the Pennyroyal Peace pendant and making donations to the Trevor Project and other causes to reach the goal. As fans neared the goal late this week, we heard some were gifting pendants to other fans. What a fandom – always reaching out to help one another! Now, Tim Foster from Pennyroyal Studio has just announced that pendant sales have reached $40,000, taking the tally over the top. We salute all the fans who have opened their hearts, wallets and spent countless hours promoting Adam’s causes.
With help from @RadarEcho and @its_JustCarter, we have tallied up the documented donations:
- DonorsChoose Idols Tour campaign $322,607 – 331,987 students reached
- DonorsChoose Glam Nation campaign $203,964 – 273,431 students reached
- Charity:Water 29th birthday campaign $323,573 – 16,178 people served with clean water
- Pennyroyal charity campaign $75,000 raised for DonorsChoose ($43,092 for Donor’s Choose in 2010 and $32,000 for MusiCares in August 2009). Third campaign in progress for Trevor Project
- American Idol Gives Back – Adam Lambert campaign $14,800
- Aftermath Remix Campaign for Trevor Project Amount raised unknown.
- Grammy Foundation Auction - Glam Nation tour shirt fetched $9,200
- Ellen’s e-bay auction for Haiti – Adam donated signed & framed photo & underwear $8,500
- Subway Help Little League – Adam’s signed baseball went for $305
- Do Something Awards – fans donate to celebrate: DonorsChoose $1,846; CharityWater $1,290
- On the Meaning of Adam Lambert campaigns for Donors Choose and Trevor Project to date $1,500
- 1n10 Camp for LGBT youth $1,020
- Fundraiser for tornado victims (@motheranimal) – $1,300
- Birthday Party fundraiser for RedCross (@Its_Carter) $480
- Singapore Glamberts fundraiser for Business Times Budding Artists Fund $1,219
- Auction of Equality Awards programs (AZGlamFan) $896.50
- Independent fan campaign for DonorsChoose $1,010
- NYC birthday party fundraiser for DonorsChoose projects (@plumcomm) $350
- Pennyroyal Peace Pendant sales for The Trevor Project $40,000
Total amount raised = $1,008952+
In addition, Adam has inspired fans everywhere to launch their own charity initiatives:
- Countless donations to the Red Cross for Haiti, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, tornado victims in the U.S. and so many more areas in need. Adam’s tweet for Haiti earthquake relief made him one of the top social media news influencers of 2010.
- Fans in non-US countries contributed to charities because they didn’t want to miss out on the US-only DonorsChoose campaigns
- Fans have been donating Adam’s music (in huge numbers!) and other items to 1n10, Sister Soldier Project ($5,350 equivalent in donated CDs), MusicCanCure
And Gather.com too.
Adam Lambert Album #2 Potential lyrics & demos
It’s time to start aggregating the potential song lyrics and demos that are surfacing in connection with Adam’s upcoming album. Not all of these have been verified. Here’s what we have so far. Major glam points, dear readers, for adding new finds as they come along!! Thanks in advance – J & X
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“BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF” DROPPED DEC. 20, 2011
“TRESPASSING” WILL BE RELEASED ON MARCH 20, 2012
adamlambert … And YOUR next big obsession. #Trespassing #betterthaniknowmyself
RCA Records Official Press release - GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ADAM LAMBERT TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND ALBUM ‘TRESPASSING’ ON MARCH 20th, 2012 “On December 20th, fans who pre-order TRESPASSING from Adam’s website,http://www.AdamOfficial.com will also receive an instant MP3 download of his new single “Better Than I Know Myself.” Fans who pre-order from the store will also have first access to exclusive album configurations and upgrades. Lambert describes TRESPASSING, which he executive produced as “an exciting journey through the past two years of my life. It’s been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I’ve experienced. All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.”
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PREVIEWS AND REVIEWS
Electroqueer - Album Review: EQ’s Thoughts on Adam Lambert’s New Album “Trespassing” ”Based on the five songs I heard today I can say without a doubt that “Trespassing”will be the album of the year. One of my problems with his first album, “For Your Entertainment”, was that it tried to do too much with differnet genres and was a bit scattered. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the album, but there seemed to be too many different styles of music going on. “Trespassing” fuses together rock, dance-pop and a little dubstep and does it expertly.
While this album is extremely foward-thinking and sonically progressive, this isn’t all that makes it great. What makes this album so wonderful is that you can really feelAdam’s personality shining through in each song. Few artists have the ability to do whatAdam does here: to create a piece of art that stems straight from the heart and soul while still sounding so unique, futuristic and amazing.“
ByronCooke.com - Y’ALL READY FOR THIS???!!!! 6 NEW ADAM LAMBERT TRACKS! “A HUGE thanks to Adam & his team [JoAnn & Leah] for giving me the opportunity to listen to some ROUGH mixes of the tracks…The title track [written by Adam & Pharrell Williams] is BANGIN! Really feelin that “We Will Rock You” inspired opening rhythm, the bass lines got an “Another One Bites The Dust” feel to it and theres a really cool guitar hook. Best line has gotta be “Wait till ya get a load of me”. Theres a breakdown part near the end just straight Adam vox and drums..no bass. Sick…BROKEN ENGLISH : An anthemic, slower tempo track co written with Adam by Lester Mendez [Enrique, Shakira, Nelly Furtado, Dido]. A beautiful love song which might just possibly be autobiographical.” Read the rest of Byron’s blog for his take on six songs: “Trespassing”, “Cookoo”, “Broken English”, “Underneath”, “Kickin In” and “Chokehold”. Hmm, is that the S&M song?
ArjanWrites.com -Adam Lambert “Better Than I Know Myself” (Single Review) ”The song’s gritty production values and unpolished sonic textures expose a raw emotion that accentuate Lambert’s sobering lyrics. “I get kind of dark (. . .) but try to see my heart,” the singer emotes, giving the song a winning punch with his powerful vocal performance. ”Better Than I Know Myself” is a massive new single that has hit, hit, hit written all over it. It clearly puts Lambert back on the map as one of the biggest pop stars to look out for in 2012.”
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TELEVISED PERFORMANCES
On the Ellen show “Better Than I Know Myself,” January 19, 2012
On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, “Better Than I Know Myself,” January 17, 2012
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FIRST SINGLE – “BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF”
Adam confirmed in a series of Tweets this summer that this Claude Kelly song will be the first single off his new album.
Here are the complete lyrics. The excerpt that Adam tweeted about over the summer is in all-caps.
cold as ice
and more bitter than a december
winter night
and thats how i treated you
and i know that i,
i sometimes tend to loose my temper
and i cross the line
yeah thats the truth
i know it gets hard sometimes
but i could never
leave your side
no matter what i say
coz if i wanted to go
i woulda gone by now but
i really need you near me
to keep my mind off the edge
if i wanted to leave
i woulda left by now
but youre the only one that knows me
better than i know my self.
ALL ALONG
I TRIED TO PRETEND IT DIDN’T MATTER
IF I WAS ALONE
deep down i know
if you were gone
for even a day i wouldnt know which way to turn
coz im lost without you.
i know it gets hard sometimes
but i could never
leave your side
no matter what i say
coz if i wanted to go
i woulda gone by now but
i really need you near me
to keep my mind off the edge
if i wanted to leave
i woulda left by now
but youre the only one that knows me
better than i know my self.
(repeat chorus twice)
Claude Kelley had a demo posted on YouTube, but has since been taken down:
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‘UNDERNEATH’ EXCERPT
From this YouTube about songwriter Tom Shapiro. At 1:03
“CUCKOO”
MarwinLambert ’Cuckoo,’ New ADAM LAMBERT title revealed by UK Publicist @shoshannastone on Twitter.btw is it again from Claude Kelly?youtube.com/watch?feature=…
@shoshannastone @MarwinLambert No! Come on guys, does that demo sound anything like the description popjustice gave? Plus Adam wrote his ‘Cuckoo’
ClaudeKelly people, i did not write a song for @adamlambertcalled “Cuckoo”, sorry. that song title does, however, describe my mental state
adamlambert @ClaudeKelly my mental state as well! Ha!! See u soon man!
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BEFORE WE TAKE IT THERE
Unconfirmed. This showed up on the LetsSingIt site, lyrics credited to Adam Lambert. We haven’t been able to locate the song in the ASCAP database. It’s not off the BFM album. The lyrics sound like something a fic writer channeling Adam would have come up with…
Boy there’s something special about you
The way you touch me
Makes me think of what I’d do
If we were alone
Baby boy I’m all in
Got my heartbeat in the love
Baby boy I’m falling
Everybody says that I’m crazy
They don’t feel the passion
That I feel you can take me, I’m all yours
But I got a few questions for you
Would you still bring me flowers if you get it?
Still talk to me for hours if you get it?
And will you respect me? cause if not
Then I’m not gonna let it go
So, boy you need to let me know
Before we take it there
Let me know that you’ll always be by my side
Before we lay it down tonight
I just want it to be right, baby
Before we take it there
Let me know that you’ll still be down for me
Before we lay it down tonight
I just want it to be right, to be right
etc.
Read more: http://artists.letssingit.com/adam-lambert-lyrics-before-we-take-it-there-zk1gx4r#ixzz1i7iqxDoE
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“GET OVER IT” SNIPPET
This was posted on the Sony/ATV Music Publishing Site. It has not been confirmed as a song on the new album. The song is credited to writers “Westberg, Maloy and Lambert”, and the artist is listed only as “Demo Artist”, but it clearly sounds like Adam. Some speculate this may be a demo seeking other artists to pick up the song.
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“Shady”
In the Rolling Stone interview released on November 22, 2011, Adam reveals that he “even got Chic’s Nile Rodgers to play on “Shady,” a sexy cut that Lambert describes as Nine Inch Nails meets Saturday Night Fever.” Rodgers confirmed in a tweet: “Yup-The track “Shady” by @AdamLambert ft. Sam Sparrow & myself is mad funky-I loved playing on it & Adam is a class act.” Read more…
Adam Lambert international covers
As part of our documentation of Adam Lambert’s rise as an international star, we are collecting video of performers from around the world covering Adam’s songs. We’re restricting this to televised performances. Please send us additional links so we can make this collection as complete as possible! Thanks!
The Voice of Poland – Contestant sings Whataya Want From Me
“Fever” on Spanish Television
Ivan Ivanov sings ‘Sleepwalker’ at an International pop-rock fest at Dobritch, Bulgaria on 05-12-2011
Read more…
Full Disclosure
We noticed that there is misinformation circulating about us, so we would like to set the record straight.
1) We are not in business with Monte Pittman at fanatic.fm.
We are not owners of fanatic.fm. We are employees. Since joining the company, more than a hundred new artists have registered to stream their music for free on fanatic.fm. You can see them here. Monte is one of them. We are not “managing” him, as some have said. He happens to be the artist we were promoting this month. That campaign ended December 11. On December 12, there will be a new promoted artist.
As for “getting rich”, working for all business start-ups is a huge risk, and compensation is deferred far into the future. We joined because we are excited by the new opportunity fanatic.fm offers for musicians to have their music heard and by the chance to support charities.
2) We are not making money from “Beg for Mercy”.
We’re not sure where that rumor started. Perhaps it was a tweet Juneau sent to @emayron, who she understood to be associated with BFM. She asked if he could direct-message her. Why? She had seen a previous tweet he sent in reply to someone which seemed to imply that we had an expectation of making money from BFM. (“@RedBessRead @JuneauXena @XenaPW rest assured, NOBODY is making money from BFM.”) Juneau DM’d him to ask that he clarify that we have no association with BFM, which he did. She did wonder if some twitter ninja would make hay out of it. It was a calculated risk. Why did she take it? Because we don’t have @emayron’s email address or phone number. That’s because we have never contacted him before. We have never communicated previously with Welsford or anyone in his company.
3) There is no conflict of interest in writing our editorial and our role at fanatic.fm
With 20/20 hindsight, we perhaps should have anticipated how our position might appear to a casual viewer. Honestly, the thought never crossed our minds because the idea that what we wrote would translate into revenue for fanatic.fm is – uh, what’s a good word – ridiculous? But if some Perez Hilton wannabe wants to see the world through a “they-must-have-something-up-their-sleeve” filter, that would be all too easy to do. So we should have anticipated that and said something up front. We sincerely apologize to our readers and friends who felt let down and even betrayed by the “discovery” of our fanatic.fm/Monte connection. We have nothing to hide. If you have questions, all you need to do is ask.
So is there an actual conflict of interest? This implies that we wrote our editorial with a hidden agenda.
What was our agenda? Did we write it to persuade Adam’s fans to become Monte fans? No. Did we write it to turn anti-Monte people into pro-Monte people? No. Did we write it to convince people to go out and buy “Pain, Love & Destiny”? No. Did we write it to sell more copies of “Beg For Mercy”? You’re kidding, right? We have made our feelings about Welsford abundantly clear.
Then why are we doing this?
Some seem unable to fathom why we would stick our necks out to take such an unpopular position.
Here’s why we felt we had to speak up:
We saw some fans posting false information about BFM on music blogs. Fans are proudly tweeting about vandalizing merchandise in retail stores. Adam is in litigation over BFM and faces potential damages for harming sales of the CD. We thought that if people were made aware of the facts of the case, they would stop doing things that could harm Adam.
We saw some fans trying to destroy Monte Pittman’s career by posting potentially libelous material on public sites. Did we miss a tweet from Adam asking fans to do these things? Do you think Adam would be happy if he knew what some fans were doing on his behalf?
How Monte is treated is going to impact Adam. Do you want Adam to have to carry such a burden?
We have learned our lesson that any and all information can be taken out of context and used against anyone. So we will now take the opportunity to disclose that Monte thanked us on the liner notes of the “Pain, Love & Destiny” CD. We don’t know why. Maybe it was for supporting his Kickstarter campaign and promoting him on this Salon, something we began doing over a year ago, well before BFM, well before he joined fanatic.fm.
Thank you again for taking the time to visit and think about what we have written.
Top 10 Adam Lambert Moments from 2011
By Juneau
Even during a fallow year during which he was holed up in various bunkers watching turtle sex tapes and getting down and noisy with a gaggle of A-list producers and songwriters, Adam somehow hit so many high notes that we had a hard time narrowing them down to a Top 10 list. We cheated a little by piggy backing his achievements. Here are our picks. Agree or disagree? What have we missed?
Join us on our Radio Show tonight from 10:00-11:00 PM ET for discussion and reminiscing about Adam’s achievements this year!!
1. 29th Birthday breaks record for Charity:Water - and Adam becomes a godfather
Hello! Copyright 2011 Lee Cherry
Adam Lambert’s new single – The Wait Is Finally Over!
By @Jesha84, reposted with permission from her LiveJournal
Adam’s back. “Better Than I Know Myself” has finally arrived. Here’s my impression of the highly anticipated return of the Glam Rock god himself.
For days, weeks, months, a full year (Glam Nation ended at this time last year, can you believe it?), we’ve been dying for new music from Adam. Like full-on, crawling through the desert, palms and knees scratched by abrasive sand, mirages of timelines and release dates teasing and taunting, only to disappear into endless expanses of emptiness the closer we got to the moment we thought relief would finally be ours, dying. Read more…
Adam Lambert’s Life in Music
By Thea Washington
I wanted this chance to say “Thank you” to Juneau and Xena for inviting me back to their radio show last night. I’m always worried that I’ll sound like an idiot but your wonderful comments tell us that I don’t … much. <grin> So, another “Thank you” is for you in Radioland for that reassurance.
Last night’s topic was “If you could ask Adam one question, what would it be?” Juneau and I had a great time getting ready for the show (which, I’ve learned, takes a lot more thought and effort than I’d realized). We tried some of our questions on each other and decided which ones were suitable for the public. Believe me, not all of them were. Fun, yes, but no. Sorry!
Well, one thought led to another and, after we’d finished programming the show, we finally hung up the Skype. However, “My Brain, She Entertains Me” wouldn’t turn off. Yes, I’ve named my brain—I know, there goes that reassurance I was talking about. But I let her keep going to see where she’d take me.
And actually, she seemed to know where she was going. So I decided to bring all of you along with me. Just in case.
The first thing she started me thinking about was how Adam brings his whole life to each song he sings. Juneau and I discussed that on the show when we were talking about that amazing performance with Queen at the EMAs. But I kept thinking about it later and, suddenly there I was, in the middle of all those “spiritual” things I like to think about. Or that “My Brain …” likes to think about. Anyway, I started thinking about grace. Read more…
Multi-Sensory Conception – Adam Debuts “Better Than I Know Myself”
By Xena
I’ve been calm, I’ve been patient, I’ve been distracted by almost every type of personal life activity including, moving homes, illness and the death of a close family member. Last night Adam debuted Better Than I Know Myself on the Tonight Show. This morning I awoke to a brand new reality and outlook. Along with millions of other Adam fans, the juices of anticipation for Trespassing and a whole new, fresh album of Adam’s music, flow like hot lava.
My normally sanguine serenity has been blown to smithereens and all it took was one performance of Adam singing Better Than I Know Myself on TV. Lights up! and a chiseled Adonis stands at a microphone, bringing his authoritative, red carpet look to the performance stage. Oh, that stripped-down formal look is a killer! The backlights give his startled hair a halo quality and occasionally burst across his shoulder in shards. Altogether a holy preacher-man facade. Look down at the floor – can you see the light-through-stained glass effect?
As the camera moves in, my eyes direct my hand to stroke the sleeve of his suit – I would say shoulder, but I’d need a leg-up. Cashmere/silk blend? When he sings and stretches his arms wide, a broad expanse of his pristine, tab front, formal shirt is exposed. The entire ensemble so appropriate for an evening show where the host dresses in suit and tie.
In keeping with the elegant simplicity of his appearance, his movements are spare as all his energy goes into the vocals. So too, the band’s actions are tight and primarily in semi-darkness, so serve no distraction from Adam’s highly expressive visage.
Will this year’s tour require an investment in a new LBD? Simple eyeliner, strong brows and subtle accessories – allowing our personalities to beam through without competition from glitzy rhinestones and sequins? Well, maybe just a couple of sparklers.
All this and no mention of voice and music – Adam is a such a multi-faceted performer, he’s more than “The Voice”. The first notes of pipe organ hearken us to potentially sombre, “serious music follows”, but when Adam’s voice joins with “Cold as Ice and more bitter than December….” he starts low but rises to “…go I’d have gone by now…” in the first of several crescendos. The message is serious and authentic but far from sombre. The classic emotional roller-coaster ride as only Adam can drive the car. I tested my reaction numerous times – without the visuals to direct my responses. Perfect.
This song and his voice truly invaded my dreams until I awoke with that chorus raging in a loop at the top of my mind. Knowing what’s to come in the delicious final note, delivered unaccompanied, the song plays on to the end.
Note perfect in look, sound and expression, our young Adam is all grown-up now. Or is he? He revealed some interesting observations and revelations in recent interviews which appear to indicate his evolving acceptance of his place in the world. But, we are sure to hear and see the playful “light side” of the dichotomy he’s teased us about as this “Year of Adam Lambert” unfolds. The video should inform us even more, but that’s it for me, patience worn thin, I might have to start nagging for more. When’s the video coming? Next single? Next performance? The album! The tour! Maybe after tonight’s show, I’ll get that out of my system and return to my normal, cool patient self. Until I hear BTIKM again.
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Adam Lambert Daily Update – January 25, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
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NEWS ALERT
@AdamLambertBE Glamberts!! looks like we’ll have a livestream sunday eve 4 the performance of AdamLambert at the snowcase from Qmusic_BE!
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PRESS AND BLOG PICKS
Reality Rocks - Adam Lambert Talks Party Buses, Hot Messes, Turning 30, Finding Love & Finding His Voice ”On the new song “Kickin’ In”: ”I think people are gonna be like, ‘That’s Adam???’ It’s me, but it’s a totally different sound…it’s me narrating and giving my commentary of a hot-mess girl at a bar. But I played it for some of my gay friends and they were like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s about our friend!’”
MSN UK - Adam Lambert reveals new album artwork “We have actually heard it. Well, not all of it. But we were treated to a five-track preview the other day and we’ve got to say, we’ve not had this good a feeling about an album since we heard an advance copy of 21 by Adele.”
Reality Rocks – Time To Go Cuckoo! A Preview of Adam Lambert’s ‘Trespassing’ Album “…My first impression of the four songs, besides their obvious awesomeness, is how cohesively they hang together, even as they flip between the light and dark, the hard and soft, the upbeat and the downtempo…it seems like on Trespassing, Adam has truly found his voice…the hypermodern, glossy-but-not-too-glossy sound ofTrespassing really fits Adam like a custom-made Skingraft leather jacket. This is big, shiny pop, but it’s pop with an edge. Remember how Adam once described himself as “edgy, with a smile”? Yeah, it’s like that.
VH1 – Adam Lambert Reveals Trespassing Album Cover “If you thought you’d seen an intense stare before, then you were wrong — no stare you could possibly have seen before compares to the intensity of Adam Lambert‘s stare on the cover of his new album, Trespassing. Dark and dramatic, the cover features Lambert’s gaze locked against yours, his perfectly coiffed hair spiking out to anime perfection…we’re just hoping the music inside is half as powerful as the imagery on the outside. If his live television performance of “Better Than I Know Myself,” and the descriptions he’s given of the new music are anything to go by, then we think we’re in for a real treat!”
The Hollywood Reporter - Adam Lambert Unveils New Album Cover: Behold the “American Idol” alum’s dramatic artwork for his second studio album, “Trespassing.” ”Three “s’s” which could describeAdam Lambert’s new album cover: sultry, smoldering, seductive.”
SugarScape - ADAM LAMBERT’S TRESPASSING ALBUM ARTWORK “Bit moody. Bit sexy. Pretty much how the album sounds.”
EQ - Adam Lambert Tweets New Album Cover For “Tresspassing” “Something tells me he was cut out to be a Creative Director too – the man certainly has style.”
CarterMatt - ‘American Idol’ alumni notes: Adam Lambert, Kellie Pickler, and more ”It’s a mature, powerful cover from a guy who has become one of the series’ breakout male stars, and the font for the title works perfectly with the image even if it reminds us a little bit of the “Fear Factor” logo.”
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AND IS ADAM ANGLING FOR A SPOT ON GLEE?
The Hollywood Reporter - Adam Lambert Reveals Dream ‘Glee’ Gig; Respects Show’s ‘Brave Agenda’ “When Glee first came out, I was like, ‘I don’t really like this show,’” he says. “But now I watch it… And you know what? I do think the show has an agenda, but I respect the agenda. I think it’s a very brave agenda to try to push. I think that they’re one of the few people that are doing it. So it’s definitely one of a kind and very revolutionary in that way.”
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ADAM DISHES WITH SALT
Access Hollywood ADAM LAMBERT Talks Turning 30 1-24-12 – On turning 30
Access Hollywood Adam Lambert tones down his look – Creepers again! LOL!
Access Hollywood ‘Trespassing’ On Adam Lambert 1-24-12 – On Trespassing
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TOMMY WIELDS A BRUSH!
@Rx3_StreetTeam You all are so awesome, I think you deserve a FUN PHOTO! Here’s@TommyJoeRatliff putting makeup on @Runxandersmith lolpic.twitter.com/Ir1eeNOt
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TWEET BEAT
@VEVO #GLAMnation is back, people! Thanks to @adamlambert for the hang today! Interview coming soon! instagr.am/p/kF0l8/
@msnmusicuk Such a response to Adam Lambert tweet yesterday that I’ve made it an article - on-msn.com/xrOhfK - he’s lucky to have fans like you guys!
@aolmusic Hey @adamlambert fans, what do you think of the singer’s new CD cover? bit.ly/xFT1f3
@Glamtravler: Your friends are here. pic.twitter.com/j9Ut0t9K” I SPY ADAM LAMBERT!
@Nailsbymaya Riff’s 1 year – old birthday nails !! pic.twitter.com/2OIOpLPt
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Dish of Salt with Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert Daily Update – January 24, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
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TRESPASSING UNVEILED
Adam Lambert: MY ALBUM COVER!!! say.ly/dQf1jhV
Design by @LeeCherry. Creative Director @AdamLambert
Adam Lambert In addition to serving as Executive Producer of TRESPASSING, I’m also Creative Director. @leecherry is my Art Director and Photographer
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ET CANADA UNCUT (SO TO SPEAK)
“…firecracker…”
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PRESS AND BLOG PICKS
adamlambert New issue of Rolling Stone features an excellent in-depth article on David Bowie! Great read! say.ly/Kwb1iUN
MTV UK - Adam Lambert – ‘Trespassing’ First Listen! “Overall, Trespassing displays Lambert’s progression from being a contestant on American Idol to becoming an artist in his own right and we can’t wait to hear the rest of the record!”
Adam Lambert Official Unofficial Site - Leno Afterparty Reveals Stories From Adam Lambert’s Past! “As we were finishing our delicious meal, server Shannon Warne, came up to the table and greeted us, telling us she’d been in plays with Adam ten years earlier. We were all so excited that she came to talk with us. This was someone who actually knew Adam! We started asking her about him, and she quickly told us “everyone knew how special Adam was.”…”
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ADAM SIGHTING
Just Jared - Adam Lambert & Sauli Koskinen: Movie Mates ”Adam Lambert and his boyfriend, Sauli Koskinen, head home after catching a movie on Sunday (January 22) at the Arclight in Hollywood. The 29-year-old entertainer and his sweetheart shared a laugh on the way out.“
Hollywood , CALIFORNIA - Sunday January 22nd 2012. Adam Lambert leaving the Arclight movie theater in Hollywood Sunday night.
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LAMBERT SPOTTING
“We were driving through the Hollywood Hills taking in the beautiful views. We came upon this sign and almost wrecked the car. LOL - DeEtte and Bellina “
By Bellina
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TWEET BEAT
alreference Sauli Koskinen blogs about Finland’s presidential elections. Original:bit.ly/yIFCWC Translation: bit.ly/zVWRbg #♒♎♈
Lee Cherry @adamlambert Mastermind!!!
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Adam Lambert Daily Update – January 23, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
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BIRTHDAY PREZZIE!
Byroncooke Will post/broadcast it when #btikm video is released (at his labels request)
@Byroncooke My @adamlambert interviews (video/audio) hve just been approved for release from this Sunday Jan 29th. More deets soon.
Which means, if we interpret this correctly, that the music video for “Better Than I Know Myself” will be released next Sunday, on Adam’s 30th birthday. What a sweet gift! While we wait, feast your eyes once more on this luscious still from the video…
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VIDEO FAVES
Sunday was a veddy slow news day, so we’ll just post these videos because we could watch them again and again forever….
Comedian and Radio Personality Sandy Stec sits down with Adam Lambert
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TWEET BEAT
RobCopsey So @CapriHakeem nabbed my review of @adamlambert ’s album… should I be flattered?!
QueenRockBand Most Retweeted Tweet of the Week: ADAMLAMBERT DRESSED AS FREDDIE MERCURY! ★queenrockband.blogspot.com/2012/01/adam-l…
shoshannastone Busy week coming up working on Darren Hayes, nkotbsb, Adamlambert and plotting the return of a superstar!
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Adam Lambert Daily Update – January 21, 2012
By Juneau and Xena Follow us on Twitter @JuneauXena, @XenaPW & @AdamLambertBook
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NEWS ALERT
4evrmomof4 Fans @adamlambert Adam will be at Netherlands Benelux for radio promo, in Germany for interviews and radio promo 1/31 to 2/2
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FRIDAY’S RADIO INTERVIEWS
997now Thank you @AdamLambert for stopping by our studio today! You’re amazing! Check out photos from his visit: ht.ly/8AIfN
At 99.7FM
San Francisco’s 99.7FM Fernando and Greg Interview Adam (thanks @terrazephead)
Alice 97.3 FM Interviews Adam (thanks @terrazephead)
Star 101.3 FM Jon Manuel Adam Lambert interview
Comedian and Radio Personality Sandy Stec sits down with Adam Lambert – One of best interviews ever!
Ryan Seacrest Interviews Adam
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LENO PERFORMANCE IN HQ
Because we can never get enough…
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ERIC’S ADVENTURE
mynameisEricM I have very minimal expectations 4 this am. I Plan on just enjoying the day. Sun is not even up yet. (Ethel Merman voice) Goood Mooorniiing!
mynameisEricM Outside studio!!! Everyone is so happy! & nice
mynameisEricM @adamlambert I dont think you’re ready, for this jelly!
mynameisEricM Mayor Willie Brown just said hello to the glamberts in line!
mynameisEricM Holy!!! We just found out its 2 groups, 10 at a time. Couch and comfy hang out session. Omg! Alice people up first!
mynameisEricM In-cred-I-ble!
mynameisEricM @lisaloopner he just left! He was so nice! I didn’t cry or anything crazy. I gave @adamlambert my gifts for him & Sauli. #DropDeadGorgeous
@missnisha6849: I was SO HAPPY for @mynameisEricM!! It was his first time meeting Adam!! ❤❤❤twitpic.com/89l0jg“
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Eric meets Adam. Posted by 99.7FM
mynameisEricM @missnisha6849 thank you so so much! Will never be able to repay u… but will sure try!!!!
mynameisEricM @997now @fernandoandgreg Thank You soo much for this morning! This lil queen is so happy. #IMetAdamLambertToday
mynameisEricM The Hug of a lifetime! @adamlambert did u open your gift/s yet? Thank u so much! Always here for ya!997now.radio.com/2012/01/20/ada…
mynameisEricM Fave moment. During short break during M&G Adam shook a lil sumthin 2 Rhianna’s We Found Love. I said Get it! He was adorable & a gentleman
mitla96 @mynameisEricM Were you nervous? It looked like a nice setup.
mynameisEricM @Mitla96 yes I was. but so weird when he walked in the room it got really calm & peaceful. He was so so ridiculously sweet, charming, funny.
KeliGreenEyes @mynameisEricM Baby, I’ll bet you’ll be smiling in your sleep for the next several nights. I’m so glad you got to hug Adam.
mynameisEricM @KeliGreenEyes not only that but got to talk to him about being forced on2 the frontlines for LGBT artists. He said ‘Someones gotta do it!’
mynameisEricM When I gave him his gift I said its fragile & there’s something personal and sumthin special in there 4 Sauli. W/ proper annunciation SowLee
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PRESS AND BLOG PICKS
OK Magazine - Adam Lambert’s Trespassing review - if you like pop you’ll LOVE this “Here at OK! HQ, we were lucky enough to get a sneaky listen of the Grammy nominee’s new offerings, and we felt blown away by EVERY track thanks to his incredible voice and catchy ditties.”
SugarScope - ADAM LAMBERT’S TRESPASSING. IF YOU LIKE POP & AREN’T AN IDIOT, YOU’LL LOVE IT. “We were a bit dubious before we listened to Adam Lambert’s upcoming album, Trespassing. His last album was good, but we didn’t think it was great. His single, Better Than I Know Myself (below) is a very good pop song, but we’d heard all sorts of hype and hoo-hah about the few tracks from Trespassing Adam’s publicist is showcasing, and were prepared to be a bit let down. WELL WE WERE BIG FAT WRONG. Unless the tracks we haven’t heard yet all turn out to be cack, this album is set to be an absolute pop corker.”
YahooOMGUK - Adam Lambert album ‘Trespassing’: Exclusive Preview Another great one! ”
Shady - Full of cool beats, heavy breathing and a slower tempo this tune, which features Sam Sparro and Nile Rogers takes a rather different turn to the previous two. Lyrics like “take me underground” and “get my kicks” complete the sultry, dark feeling.”
Digital Spy - Adam Lambert’s new album ‘Trespassing’: First listen Another flail-worthy review! “…what we did hear was, put simply, brilliant…”Take me underground/ Deep below the street,” Adam teases on‘Shady’ over a raunchy bass guitar riff that sounds like it was recorded in a sex club – though one of those trendy Soho ones with over-sized chandeliers on the ceiling and Cristal Champagne on the menu as opposed to a dank and nasty one in Bradford. It’s confident, in-yer-face and exactly why certain people (in America, mostly) sometimes get all in a tiz about him…”
PopJustice - Adam Lambert album thing A cheeky Brit-style review, by guys who appear to be taken with most of what they’ve heard, in spite of themselves: ”‘Cuckoo’. This is a properly brilliant single. It feels a bit unfair to say “it doesn’t even sound like Adam” but we suppose if people are either not fussed by what they’ve heard so far of Adam’s work, or simply didn’t like it very much, that’s probably a good thing. The lyrics are fairly Adamish though, or what we think Adamish means. WHO IS THE REAL ADAM LAMBERT? (That was a rhetorical question, please don’t email or phone the office.)”
USA Today - Adam Lambert on ‘Ellen’ “Did you miss Adam Lambert on Ellen Thursday? If you did — or if you just want to watch it again — you can catch his performance of Better Than I Know Myself right here.”
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TWEET BEAT
Don’t miss our transcript of Adam’s Twitter seminar yesterday!
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