Lady Gaga Revenge iPhone App

This is the most exciting news for the iPhone since the Taco Bell Shaker!  Lady Gaga has a new app from the makers of the “Tap Tap Revenge” game.  The game is a sort of “Guitar Hero” for your iPhone or iPod Touch.  You tap the circles along with the beat, and shake your iPod back and forth with the arrows.  “Tap Tap Revenge” has a huge library of songs to download, but now “Lady Gaga Revenge” has all of Gaga’s hits, including the remixes, to tap along with.

The graphics and game themes go along with Lady Gaga’s album “The Fame,” making it nice to look at as well as fun to play.  The game can also give you a chance to meet Lady Gaga.  They are giving away 4 tickets to a show with backstage passes to meet Gaga herself.  To win, you have to download the game and submit your high score for each level, including the bonus stages.  They are also giving away 30 autographed copies of “The Fame,” which you can win just by submitting one high score.

The app sells for $4.99 and can be downloaded from the iTunes store or by clicking HERE.

Apartment Therapy’s Smallest Coolest Home Contest

I never thought I would be jealous of a 210 square foot apartment, but the winner of Apartment Therapy’s Smallest Coolest Home Contest in the “teeny-tiny” division makes me want to live there.  It’s cozy and decorated very well.  It looks like someplace I’d love to curl up with a good book and relax.

The grand prize winner of the entire contest was the 478 square foot apartment in the “tiny” division.  I actually liked the teeny-tiny apartment better, but the winners in all divisions had great places.  Even if these people live in small apartments, they clearly have enough money to decorate with good taste.  My apartment might win “most items donated for free in a small space,” but that’s about it.

One thing I don’t understand is that the winner of the “small” division had 1150 square feet.  How is that a small apartment?  I don’t think I’ve ever lived in a place that big, even when I lived in 2 or 3 bedroom places.  It’s definitely a cool apartment with a loft sort of vibe, but it’s not small.

Click here to see photos of all the winning apartments: Apartment Therapy

Wild Rose Press Birthday Contest

The Wild Rose Press, an online publisher for romance novels, is having a day of contests to celebrate their birthday on May 1st.  The contests start at 6am and go until 11pm EST, drawing for prizes every hour from everyone who has left a comment on their blog.  The prizes will be books of your choice, and at the end of the day they will choose a grand prize winner who will receive a tote bag full of gift certificates, books, and more.

Wild Rose Press has a great selection of books, so if you win you will get to choose from a wide range of romance genres.  They aren’t just your typical romances.  They have different categories to choose from, so even if you’re not a fan of romance books, there might be something that would interest you.

To enter, visit their blog and leave a comment between 6am and 11pm EST on May 1st at: www.behindthegardengate.blogspot.com

Good luck!

“Don’t Miss A Beat” Music Video Challenge

Interscope Records has developed an interactive music video challenge on YouTube.  Starting with Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” video and going through 14 others, you watch about 25 seconds of the video and then a question about the video pops up.  If you answer it correctly, it automatically takes you to the next video.  If you answer incorrectly you have the option to try again.  Each level asks a more detailed question than the last.

It’s a fun game, and it uses some of the most popular artists of today such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Soldier Boy, and Lady Gaga of course.  The fact that Lady Gaga was the first video is what sucked me in, but then the game ended up being really entertaining.  Even if you’re not familiar with the songs it’s easy to play.  I only made it to the 4th video before I missed one…how far can you get?