Takashi Murakami - Early Life

Takashi Murakami is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist who works in both fine arts media—such as painting—as well as digital and commercial media. He blurs the boundaries between high and low art.

He appropriates popular themes from mass media and pop culture, then turns them into thirty-foot sculptures, "Superflat" paintings, or marketable commercial goods such as figurines or phone caddies.

Takashi Murakami attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, initially studying more traditional Japanese art. He pursued a doctorate in Nihonga, a traditional style of Japanese painting.

However, due to the popularity of anime and manga (Japanese styles of animation and comic graphic stories), Murakami became disillusioned with Nihonga. He became passionate about otaku culture, which he felt was more representative of modern-day Japanese life.


This resulted in Superflat, the style that Murakami is credited with inventing. It developed from Poku, (Pop + otaku). Murakami has written that he aims to represent Poku culture because he expects that animation and otaku might create a new culture.

This new culture is a rejuvenation of the contemporary Japanese art scene. In interviews, Murakami has expressed a frustration with the lack of a reliable and sustainable art market in post-war Japan, and the general view of Japanese art as having a low art status.

He is quoted as saying that the market is nothing but "a shallow appropriation of Western trends". His first reaction was to make art in non-fine arts media. Then he decided to focus on the market sustainability of art and promote himself first overseas. This marks the birth of KaiKai Kiki, LLC.

In 2008, Takashi Murakami made Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" list, the only visual artist included.

Lady Gaga become Fashion Icons

The pop star singer, Lady Gaga, awarded a fashion icon at the awards ceremony the American Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) this year. The singer is known for often wearing odd clothing was given the award, for "a revolutionary fashion,” said CFDA.

"You all make me feel like a star, even before I became a true star," said Gaga told the audience at Lincoln Center New York, United States, as quoted by BBC, on Tuesday (7 / 6).

Appreciation also awarded to the photographer Arthur Elgort and designer Marc Jacobs. Elgort known for the photographs in fashion magazine Vogue. He awarded a special award for "its influence on photography and fashion.”

While the lifetime achievement award awarded to Jacobs Geoffrey Beene. "This achievement is the result of love, passion, creativity and work very hard," said 48-year-old designer

Lady Gaga Album Sales Break Records

Born This Way Sold 1.11 Million Copies In One week

Sensational singer, Lady Gaga, successfully break the record by selling new album "Born This Way" which sold 1.11 million copies in a week. According to Billboard magazine, recently, it also directly Gaga album rose to the top the U.S. album charts for the first time.

Gaga's success is also thanks to big campaign management. Unmitigated, she sold her new album just for 99 cents on  Amazon.com. Records have never held by anyone since 50 Cent albums 'The Massacre' in 2005, which successfully sold 1.14 million copies.

Not only that, Billboard reported Gaga album has sold up to 440 thousand copies through Amazon. Overall, digital album sales surpassed the record 662 thousand copies. His first album 'The Fame (2008)' also fetched the record on Interscope Records by sitting pretty in second place, which has sold 4.2 million copies.

Previously, a record held by country singer Taylor Swift with her album 'Speak Now' which sold 1.01 million copies in November last year. In addition, undefeated record held by older boy band N'Sync with their album 'No Strings Attached', which sold 2.4 million copies in 2000

Hair Lyrics - Lady Gaga Fourth Single

The fourth single, “Hair”, from Lady Gaga’s album, “Born This Way”. This full-length studio album is planned for publish on 23 May, 2011 by Interscope Records..

Currently provide Lady Gaga’s Hair Lyrics and Song Video, This single was released on May 16, 2011.

 Hair lyrics by Lady Gaga

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, woah

Whenever I’m dressed cool,
My parents put up a fight.
(Uh huh, uh huh)

And if I’m a hot shot,
Mom will cut my hair at night.
(Uh huh, uh huh)

And in the morning,
I’m short of my identity.
(Uh huh, uh huh)

I scream Mom and Dad,
Why can’t I be who I wanna be?
(Uh huh, uh huh) to be.

I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to love me for who I am.
I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to know, I am my hair.

I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, I’m not a freak,
I’ll just keep fighting to stay cool on the streets
I’ve had enough, enough, enough,
And this is my prayer, I swear,
I’m as free as my hair.
I’m as free as my hair.
I am my hair.
I am my hair.

As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair,
Hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair.
As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair
Hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair.

Sometimes I waltz around,
Put on red highlights. (?)
(Uh huh, uh huh)
Just because I want my friends,
To think I’m dynamite.
(Uh huh, uh huh)
And on Friday,
Roxy, High school dance.
(Uh huh, uh huh)
I got my bangs to hide,
That I don’t stand a chance.
(Uh huh, uh huh) a chance.

I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to love me for who I am.
I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to know, I am my hair.
I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, I’m not a freak,
I’ll just keep fighting to stay cool on the streets
I’ve had enough, enough, enough,
And this is my prayer, I swear,
I’m as free as my hair.
I’m as free as my hair.
I am my hair.
I am my hair.

As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair,
Hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair.
As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair
Hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair.
Ha-ha-ha-hair.

I just want to be free, I just want to be me
And I want lots of friends that invite me to their parties.
I don’t wanna change, and I don’t wanna be ashamed.
I’m the spirit of my Hair, it’s all the glory that I bare.

I am my hair, I am my hair
I’m my hair, I am my hair
I am my hair, I am my hair
I am my hair, I am my hair
(It’s all the glory that I bare)

I am my hair, I am my hair
It’s all the glory that I bare
I am my hair, I am my hair
I’m my hair, yeah, yeah
(All the glory that I bare)
I’m my hair, yeah, yeah
(All the glory that I bare)
I’m my hair, yeah, yeah
(All the glory that I bare)
I’m my hair, yeah, yeah, yeah

I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, this is my prayer,
That I’ll die living just as free as my hair.
I’ve had enough, I’m not a freak,
I’ll just keep fighting to stay cool on the streets
I’ve had enough, enough, enough,
And this is my prayer, I swear,
I’m as free as my hair.
I’m as free as my hair.
I am my hair.
I am my hair.

Ooh, my hair, my hair.

Reading Festival | Oldest popular music festival in the world

The Reading Festival is an annual music festival held in Reading in United Kingdom. This event lasted for 3 consecutive days beginning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in August. The reading festival was held at Little John's Farm at Richfield Avenue in central Reading, near Caversham Bridge. Campsites are available on both sites and weekend tickets including camping. Day tickets are also sold.


Reading Festival, the original foot and the senior of the two, is the oldest popular music festival in the world still exists. He has various musical phases over the years, as follows. On-site twin era, rock, alternative, indie, punk and metal tends to dominate.

The festival is run by Festival Republic, which divested from Mean Fiddler Music Group. For promotional purposes during 1998-2007 they were known as the Carling Weekend: Reading and the Carling Weekend: Leeds. Not surprisingly, these titles are seldom used when not needed, even if the NME do so as part of its involvement. In November 2007, the committee welcomed "Reading Festival reclaiming the prestigious name" when the title was sponsored abolished after 9 years. In 2011, the capacity of the site is 87 000 Reading and Leeds site was 75,000. This is an increase of several thousand in the previous years.

2011 Reading Festival will be held on August 26, 27, and 28.

Pink Hate New Hair Sttyle - Pixie Cut

Pink Pixie Cut
Pink hates her new hair style.

The singer, who is expecting her first child, recently chose a gray pixie cut - but like many fans, she did not like it.

Pink showing off a new pixie cut style at the LA premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer earlier this week.

"Women who that did my hair butchered it," he tweeted.

"I hate it." "Thanks for showing how much you all hate my pixie cut hair too. Helping."