Guess who? Does the National Enquirer actually expect its readers to be familiar with The Gossip?
It’s probably a good thing we’re getting an early look at how tabloids will take to Beth Ditto, as her band’s profile is definitely going to skyrocket. The Live In Liverpool CD/DVD is out, the band is MTV’s featured artist this week, and they knocked Letterman’s socks off last Wednesday. Not that I’d want them to go away (seeing as how they’re great and all), but I’m not sure I’m ready to find out what Access Hollywood thinks of her.
Beth Ditto is a Cover Girl: Really Mean or Did Miss Thing Finally Make The Bigtime? [Willamette Week]
The Gossip - “Standing in the Way of Control” live [YouTube]
Someone at the Enquirer reads certain blogs that talk about certain people and maybe they think that constitutes a form of celebrity? I mean, Gossip are legitimately about to blow up — but that cover is just gahhhhhh.
They already blew up in UK… I don’t think they will make it out of college radio/clubs in the US though.
I’m so sad about Patrick Swayze.
“Thick love is the Brooklyn way.”
@rainmkr: agreed and frankly that’s ok with me.
I saw that cover yesterday at the checkout stand and thought to myself, “Damn, I can’t believe that Aretha Franklin would wear such a short skirt.”
Given that I read this site daily and didn’t recognize Beth Ditto, I have to think that pic isn’t selling a lot of issues.
glad to see someone fighting stereotypes about the obsese: like the one about fat women being really good singers.
They’re just hoping the people who see it will assume it’s someone they’re already familiar with and think “OMFG look at what Kristy Alley is wearing.”
On another note, if you do happen to buy that issue, there’s a heart wrenching piece about a murdered duck and a guy with amnesia to read if you don’t like chubby chasing.
What a glorious mess. That footage makes me almost want to go to rock concerts again.
I hope they blow up in the US but I’m not holding my breath.
Ok, so I picked this up in the checkout line at Gristedes, and … I thought Beth Ditto was a VEGAN. Seriously.