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That's what acclaimed harp-playing indie-folk chanteuse Joanna Newsom says in a new interview with England's Guardian. While promoting her new album, Have One On Me, in London, the enigmatic singer told the paper the following regarding Lady Gaga:

"I'm mystified by the laziness of people looking at how she presents herself, and somehow assuming that implies there's a high level of intelligence in the songwriting. Her approach to image is really interesting, but you listen to the music, and you just hear glow sticks. Smart outlets for musical journalism give her all this credit, like she's the new Madonna. ... Although I'm coming from a perspective of also thinking Madonna is not great at all. I'm like, fair enough: she is the new Madonna, but Madonna's a dumbass!"

She went on to say: "[Gaga] just happens to wear slightly weirder outfits than Britney Spears. But they're not that weird -- they're mostly just skimpy. She's fully marketing her body/sexuality; she's just doing it while wearing, like, a 'fierce' telephone hair-hat. Her sexuality has no scuzziness, no frank raunchiness, in the way that, say, Peaches, or even Grace Jones, have – she's Arty Spice! ... She seems to take herself so oddly seriously, the way she talks about her music in the third person. ... She just makes me miss Cyndi Lauper."

Boom, Gaga! You just got Newsom'd! Lot to unpack there, but we'll let you take it all in. Here's some Spice Girls to soundtrack your thought process.

Tags Britney Spears, Cyndi-Lauper, Grace Jones, Joanna Newsom, Lady Gaga, Peaches, Spice Girls, video

Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson are Le Tigre, the art-school/dance-punk offspring of the Riot Grrrl movement. Though they were never quite celebrities, a series of scruffy, chaotic anthems promoted them to a level of fame rarely seen by underground feminist electropunks. How often, after all, do you hear of pretty girls with mustaches having their songs played in cosmetics commercials?!?

Le Tigre remain three of the most visible faces of a politically-motivated art movement that bends musical standards as readily as it does gender. Along with Peaches, The Gossip and others, they have created a musical environment that's more hospitable to edgier artists who aren't as easy to digest as, say, Christina Aguilera.

Well, here it comes, breaking news: It's just been announced that Le Tigre -- who have worked with everyone from Yoko Ono to drag queen Vaginal Davis -- are now in the studio with Christina Aguilera. Get the f--- outta town, right? Right. For her new album, Aguilera has been buzy assembling an A-list of electroclash collaborators, including Goldfrapp, Ladytron and Sia. Big news for a little scene!

Anyway, before their beats start popping up on Disney soundtracks, we thought we oughta share five things you must know about Le Tigre. Check it.

1. LE TIGRE DID NOT BREAK UP!
A recent MySpace bulletin laid wild rumors to rest, and confirmed that the band was not extinct, but "on Sabbatical." While they rest, dig into their permanently frenzied back catalog.

2. Le Tigre Are No Strangers To The Mainstream Spotlight.
Not only have Le Tigre's songs found their way into a smattering of offshore advertisements, they've also been featured on One Tree Hill, The OC and regularly in the official Boston Red Sox radio broadcast!

3. Le Tigre Don't Need Restraining Orders.
Although Le Tigre member JD Samson is a gracefully androgynous club DJ with close-cropped hair and enviable style, she is not in Lindsay Lohan's speed dial. Maybe Xtina will introduce them?

4. Le Tigre Are Multi-Talented.
When Johanna Fateman isn't beating on her Gibson, she frequently contributes writing to Art Forum magazine, as a professional art critic. She and JD are also part of a new Brooklyn DJ group called MEN.

5. Le Tigre Married Well.
Kathleen Hanna, who was originally responsible for pulling Le Tigre together, has been married to Beastie Boy Ad-Rock for three years! Like Ad-Rock, all three members of Le Tigre are enthusiastic activists.

Keep an eye out for their upcoming collab with Christina Aguilera. Can you even imagine?? Pretty cool! What do you think it'll sound like? Will Xtina do another fashion 180? Watch Le Tigre's "New Kicks" after the jump for a better idea of what to expect.

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Tags Christina Aguilera, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, Le Tigre, Lindsay Lohan, Peaches, Sia, The Gossip

+ Even while dressed like she's going to a Jazzercize class taught by Helena Bonham Carter, Lady GaGa's managed to take a ride on some guy named "Speedy's" disco stick. Seriously, what is UP with those LIPS?? (Socialite Life)

+ Kylie Minogue meets Kanye West in the new video for The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow." Fergie looks hot-tastic and almost like she's a living Viva Glam M.A.C. ad. We're not mad at it. (Rap-Up.com)

+ In real life, however, Fergie Fergs looks like she needs to hit the Nioxin bottle a little harder than she has been. Get you a Topsy Tail, girl! WORTH. IT. (Star Magazine)

+ Tuesday LOLz courtesy of card-carrying Mensa member Kim Kardashian, who fell asleep in the sun with ski goggles on. See for yourself. (The Blemish)

+ Eminem's new album Relapse features a likeness of the rapper from pills doled out by Dr. Dre.  Sweet. (XXL)

+ Happy anniversary to Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey? Okasies. (E! Online)

+ Back on May 5th with more "teaches," far-from-moldy Peaches discusses her new album (aptly titled I Feel Cream) and the electro-clash movement she helped to build. (Pop.nography)

Tags Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Fergie, Helena Bonham Carter, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Kylie-Minogue, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Peaches

After all these years of looking at Homer Simpson and half the rest of the world in their "Disco Sucks" t-shirts, isn't it something to find out that they were all wrong? Or wait... is it weirder to have ever assumed that Homer Simpson was right about something? Regardless, Australian dance revolutionary Ladyhawke's got new ideas about old disco, and they certainly do not suck.

In fact, Ladyhawke's got new ideas about a lot of things. For one thing she wears men's clothes exclusively and plays her disco -- a traditionally '70s genre -- with a decidedly '80s flare. Also, take a look at this Wikipedia excerpt: "At age 10 she contracted a disease that is common in seagulls but that had not been seen in humans in New Zealand for 20 years. To this day she is terrified of beach deck chairs and has an affinity to 'fish and chip' vans."

Curious, right? Well this lady, who takes her name from the creepy '80s sci-fi film, has a curiously addictive sound to match. Her first single, "Paris Is Burning," roared an announcement of her arrival, owning dance floors internationally and earning a crucial fan in electroclash legend, Peaches. It also earned Ladyhawke a spot on tour with The Ting Tings! Now, Christina Aguilera is even covering Ladyhawke's "My Delirium" on her upcoming album. The ante just keeps rising.

Watch "Paris Is Burning," the video that set this strange rising star in motion, below, and watch "My Delirium" here.

Tags Christina Aguilera, Ladyhawke, Peaches, The Ting Tings