Girl Talk Graphic Breakdown

Girl Talk, aka Greg Gillis, is a DJ/mash-up artist/awesome dude who makes music by taking a number of samples from something like up to 40 different songs, then mixes and mashes them to make a completely new song. The samples are most often recognizable, and could be anything from Britney Spears to The Cure to T.I. Some clever cat found a way to visually represent one of Girl Talk's songs, "What it's all About," via Wired.



Feel like following along? Listen to the song here: What it's all About

Let Me Entertain You

Ever since watching Bette Midler's Gypsy as a child, I've been fascinated with burlesque. There's something about the classy yet seductive way Gypsy Rose Lee strips, almost as if she's telling a story throughout the number - something that has definitely been lost in the Crazy Horses and Jumbo's Clown Rooms of the world.

For the past couple years, I have been on a mission to find a burlesque show of Gypsy-quality. However, after a failed attempt at Forty Deuce (line was too long, and it is now closed), a less-burlesque-but-more-cabaret Wednesday night at The Edison (though still a spectacular time), and a hilarious-yet-"alternative" burlesque show at El Cid (stripping gorilla and all), I still have not been successful.

Until now. Hopefully.

This Saturday, The Happy Shop is premiering at the Roosevelt. The show takes place in the hotel's Cinegrill, and the description from UrbanDaddy sets it up to be classic burlesque in an old glam style: live jazz, flowing booze, ties required.

I've secured my tickets for the July 25th show, and will wait anxiously to see how this show will measure up to my Gypsy-expectations.