Charlie in the studio, East London

photograph by yours truly

By now you've all been sickeningly fascinated/sucked in/unwillingly riveted by the Lady Gagz video. Not surprisingly at all, a number of Charlie Le Mindu pieces have found their way onto the newly nosed Gaga; least of which crowns the top of that McQueen ensemble she werks in the middle of the clip.

Yes yes, it's one of Charlie's SS 2010 coiffures.

Worn backwards, that is.

Lips, darling.

In the meantime, Charlie has been named Fudge's Hair Ambassador (whatever that means), amongst styling hair for various hot bands video clips as well as his cut and style residency at Tatty Devine's Brick Lane shop.

In the midst of this update, I hit him up for 5 tracks he's been listening to lately, and here's what he hit me back with:

Gang signs - Lady Gaga goes Illuminati

The world is a-gog with Gaga right now, what with the whole Beyoncé collabo thing finally being released (did you manage to catch it before it went all restricted on youtube et al? If you missed it here, it's resurfaced again but I gotta say, Gaga struggles to even get a look in next to Sasha Fierce werking it out like that) and the 'Bad Romance' video phenomenon elevating her from making DIY Haus of Gags tribute attire to being a bona fide high end fashion goodie bagger.

I read on the internetz today, a breakdown and analysis of the signs and symbolism that 'Bad Romance' is apparently full of. Like, amongst the rest of the Da Vinci code stuff in the vid, Gags "...makes her trademark 'Eye in the triangle' hand gesture after initiation to make it clear who owns her now. The Illuminati." Everything about this conclusion boggles me, and I find it BEYOND WICKED (and hilarious, and BRILLIANT).

In the meantime a couple of unexpected remixes have surfaced, one from Hercules and Love Affair and the other from Leeds boy Grum.

Hercules and Gaga Affair

I heart photoshop...

Hercules and Love Affair caress 'Bad Romance' with their subtle but signature nostalgic neo house/disco filter; softening the track and giving it a far less aggressive, more sophisticated feel.

Gaga for Grum

...I really do

Grum on the other hand goes for the icy synths and 80s flashback; turning it into a guilty pleasure of a synth pop gem.

Both in my opinion, endlessly improve on the original track. I ain't no huge fan of the Gags, nor am I a total hater, but you do have to love to hate/hate to love the whole circus. Girl wanted to create a monster and a monster she has become. Dreams can come true, so it seems. And any fashion head worth their salt can't help but at least begrudgingly respect that goddamn video.

CALVIN! YUKSEK! FILTHY DUKES! DON'T GO TO THE DARK SIDE (not you STUART PRICE, you've been there for a long time already)! I KNOW THEY PAY MORE AND THE GIRLS ACTUALLY GO TO THE GYM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY KATY PERRY AND LADY GAGA WILL CUT YOUR HEADS OFF. BE WARNED.

THIS IS A TEST - c'mon, I dare you not to download these...