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I’m a born-again blogger!

Take a second to catch your breath… I know it’s a pretty thrilling moment. It’s been months since you’ve gotten a taste of my witty pop culture banter and you’ve been having more urges than Rosie O’Donnell at a Lumber-Jane festival. Well gas up your chain saw and get ready to log roll because KG Off the Chain is back, bitches!

Since we last saw one another, so much has gone down in the world of TV, music, and movies that I don’t even know where to begin. I have a rapidly growing list of topics I want to chat about, but I wanted to welcome you all back with a bang and give you my top 5 off-the-chain pop culture nuggets of the past few months. Well, here goes nothin’!

5. RuPaul’s Drag Race – Season Two

How on EARTH did I miss season one of Logo’s breakout hit RuPaul’s Drag Race?! For those of you that haven’t been lucky enough to catch an episode, Drag Race pits twelve of the nation’s top drag performers against one another in an America’s Next Top Model style competition. The world’s first drag superstar, RuPaul, serves as both the Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn of the show, hosting the elimination ceremonies as a woman and losing the makeup and gown to mentor the contestants as they prepare for each challenge. As you can imagine, everything about this series is over the top. Challenges range from having the queens make over an old man into their “drag mother” to seeing who can make the most money performing in a raunchy burlesque show and selling cherry pie gift certificates outside of the venue. Last week’s finale was explosive as Tyra “The Other Tyra” Sanchez sashayed away with the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” after she owned runner-up Raven in the final “Lip Synch For Your Life” showdown. Yes… you read correctly… Lip. Synch. For. Your. Life. Enough said!

Watch the entire season NOW at www.rupaulsdragrace.com! And while you’re at it, upload your photo into “The Dragulator” and turn yourself into your very own drag superstar!

4. Simon Curtis – 8Bit Heart

I was clicking through some blogs and stumbled upon this new artist that I have absolutely fallen in love with! His name is Simon Curtis, and he might look a little familiar. Simon got his big break in 2009 as the star of Nickelodeon’s High School Musical rip-off Spectacular! (I didn’t choose to use that exclamation point… it’s literally a part of the title…). Luckily for Simon and all of us, he’s shed his faux teen idol veneer and has created a delicious electro pop album entirely about…. robot sex. Well, that may not be exactly true; however, one track does include the line “Try to play it like you think you’re something so hot / Hate to say it, but I’d rather fuck a robot.” The songs manage to be extremely catchy and creative while simultaneously telling a rather captivating story about a robot trying to find love in order to become a real person. In a post-Lady Gaga world, it takes a lot for a new pop artist to break outside of the box and I think 8Bit Heart is both interesting and marketable enough to captivate an increasingly diluted pop music audience.

Download Simon Curtis’ debut album 8Bit Heart for FREE at www.simon-curtis.com!

3. Pitch Slapped covers “Halo” by Beyonce at ICCA

As most of you know I am a total a cappella nerd! While I was pretty disappointed with the NBC series “The Sing-Off”  featuring a few of my favorite college groups, I was way more excited to see some videos start popping up from this year’s International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella! While the SoCal VoCals took the title for a second time this year, the real stand out for me was Pitch Slapped from the Berklee school of Music. On top of having the best name I’ve heard in quite a while, Pitch Slapped nailed every number in their set with standout soloist and a rock solid, perfectly blended ensemble. Take a look at their cover of Beyonce’s “Halo” and I dare you not to get a goosebump or two!

Check out more from Pitch Slapped at www.pitchslappedacappella.com

For more information on ICCA visit www.varsityvocals.com

2. Glee: The Power of Madonna

Holy crap. Just when I thought Glee couldn’t possibly be any more awesome… this happened. After a long winter hiatus, my favorite show finally returned in April and the second episode back was entirely devoted to the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna. I’m not a huge fan (I’m a part of the Britney generation!) but Madonna’s cultural influence and catalogue of hits speak for themselves. Every number was a showstopper, with highlights including Sue Sylvester’s frame-by-frame reenactment of the “Vogue” music video and Kurt and Mercedes joining the Cheerios for a roof-raising rendition of Madge and JT’s 2008 collaboration “4 Minutes.” Speaking of raising the roof, I almost shot through mine at the realization that the craptastic American Idol had run long and my DVR had cut off the finale number!!! It was a restless night of tossing and turning until FOX finally posted the episode on their website and I got to watch Rachel, Finn, and the gang (backed by an 80-member gospel choir!) take on “Like a Prayer.” And holy mother of Lourdes did they DELIVER! To no one’s surprise, the episode’s soundtrack debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts and Glee has officially become the highest rated new scripted series of the season! Looks like we won’t be seeing New Directions take their final bow anytime soon! Gleeks rejoice!

Watch the episode for FREE at www.fox.com/glee!

Buy the EP Glee: The Power of Madonna on iTunes HERE

1. Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s Telephone Music Video

No words.

So what out there has been yanking your pop culture chain? I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a cocktail in the interior illusions lounge… if you care to join me, sound off in the comments section!

Until next time! And remember, as RuPaul would say… if you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love someone else? Can I get an amen?

Let the music play.

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