video: artists interview each other, episode 2

Toby Knapp, afternoons in DC, is a stickler for not asking celebs all the same questions as everyone else, but sometimes it's a bit hard to get things out of them! I decided it was best to have THEM ask the questions! How you gonna hate on another one of your kind asking you something?!

You're not.

So this time we had a pretty solid line-up. Tori Kelly -- Adam Lambert -- Max [Schneider] -- ZZ Ward -- MKTO -- Leona Lewis.

FYI ALL of these people are some of my faves to have in this studio. NOTHING bad to say about any of them.


More interviews coming next week, scouts honor. Finally getting time to catch up.

love,
elizabethany

PS EPISODE 1-- right here!

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videos/pics: crashing a backyard with mkto

By now it should be pretty obvious how much I love Malcolm and Tony of MKTO. We have allll the fun together whenever they come, which seems to be pretty often.

This time we switched it up AGAIN by crashing the backyard of one of their biggest fans instead of just doing something here in the studio.

It was pretty awesome being able to make it so intimate for such a big fan, and they're so fun that it was easy. How many people get to say they sat down in their backyard and just chatted in the grass with their favorite band?!?

I love being opinionated and ridiculous, but it's even more fun seeing someone's eyes light up when dreams come true. It's incredible to know I was a part of a moment she is definitely going to remember for the rest of her life. She'll be telling her grandkids that some chic from the machine that played music in your vehicle had purple hair and brought her dreamboats to her home. That's neat.

More pics:

Our amazing team!

Thanks again to MKTO for always being the best, and CONGRATS to them for being the latest "Swift Squad" members and joining her on stage in Boston!

love,
elizabethany

PS Some outfit details [with this damn skirt that WON'T STAY DOWN... I didn't realize it looked so short.]:

-crop tank from Charlotte Russe

-basic black skirt from F21

-flannel from Target

-fake me out Keds also from Target

-amazing hair from Ruby Devine at Frizzles in Alexandria, VA

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video: playing "heads up" with mkto

MKTO has now hung out with me/my stations three times, and I had to switch things up again. I had some dares I really wanted to do, but since we already did the stilts thing, I figured we'd play a little of Ellen's "Heads Up" app.

I downloaded the 90s deck because of their "Classic" references, and figured I'd rock it.... I was wrong.


*sigh* I'm so embarrassed by how terrible I was! And that I got too excited to remember to save Tony's video on my phone because his "Thighmasters" face was unbelievable.

Also.. I've always thought they were talented, but seriously- how great is Tony's voice?! I wish we had the entire performance posted to show you, but hopefully soon. Props to them for making sure every one of their fans in our studio had tickets to the show, too.

[Outfit details: yellow tee from Target, white lace skirt from Forever 21, leopard bracelet/watch from Charlotte Russe]

love,
elizabethany

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interview: reminiscing and getting silly with mkto

It's been an exciting couple of weeks full of interviews and meeting artists! Eventually you'll get to see them all, but I had to share my favorite one first.

MKTO came in to do a fun acoustic performance, talk about dirty Nickelodeon stories with Toby [hopefully this will be posted soon, but I'm not in charge of that], then I got to steal them for a couple quick questions for my show.

They did the summer show at HOT 100.5, tried my stilts, and hung out at the hotel for a little bit after it all... so I had to bring that up before we got into anything else. Still, we kept it fun the entire time, and I think the screenshots prove it:

Yeah... lots of laughs, even though they really suck at jokes:

Talking to people I've already chatted with before is so refreshing... but I do enjoy the challenge of someone new, so I'll have a few of those ASAP!

love,
elizabethany

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watch: exclusive interview with emblem3

It's been an exciting three days with the station! We had a performance with Cody Simpson at the mall on Sunday [more of that to come... I'm still editing the massive, deafening screams], and then had MKTO and Emblem 3 in for an acoustic performance today!

Emblem3 was on X-Factor and had a fan base that I never understood, but now they've got a catchy song about the only cool Kardashian- Khloe. [Or "Chloe," as they say...]

I got a chance to ask them a couple questions before their performance. Unfortunately I didn't get to ask the questions I was warming them up to because they totally took the interview and derailed it [in a funny way] and their "team" said it was time to play some music.

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EDIT 8/7: LOL at the comments on the YouTube page. People are [trying to] eat me alive! Saying I'm rude and disrespectful... it just made my morning. Some people don't know how to relax. 

[[[[EDIT 3:30PM]]]] Someone took the video down. It wasn't me, nor have I been informed of the reason why it was deleted from the station's account. As of now I haven't gotten in trouble, and I don't plan on it. I did nothing wrong but joke around with some guys who were non-stop joking the entire time. I'm not even sorry that I'm not sorry.

EDIT 9:30PM. Someone stole/re-uploaded the video.

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I knew they were a bit out there, but I honestly didn't expect that interview to be so ADD and silly. It was fun, though! And I'll take a silly interview over a boring, scripted, etc one any day!

I wish I could tell you more about them, but we didn't have a whole lot of time beyond what you saw to get to know these guys. They did make a different pose/face in every picture, which was neat. Also, Keaton is clearly the one that keeps them all on track and probably gets a little upset when they're making fools of themselves.

MKTO was awesome as always, and performed in their sweats. One more meet-up and we're officially BFF's. [I've decided it takes three meetings with someone before you can claim that status.]



love,
elizabethany

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watch etv: tony oller of mkto tries out my stilts

I'm not sure why I've never decided to try to bring out my stilts during an interview before, but I'm thinking it might need to happen more often.

After their interview with Kendall at the HOT Summer Fiasco, I jokingly offered them to the guys of MKTO [one of them being Walt from "Lost," for those of you who are all "who the eff is MKTO], and Tony decided to try them out!

His manager was not happy with me, saying he'd sue me if Tony fell since I didn't have a release form... but I decided to just channel my super strength and make sure he never fell... or at least try to.

[side note: why does it play in really crappy quality unless I change it to HD?! There's gotta be a way to change that... is it like that for you too?!]

Anyway, everything was all good, but Malcolm decided to be a good boy and listen to Daddy Manager. Maybe I should think twice about whoever I offer it to... and make sure I actually have someone really strong to help me out in holding them up... cuz I obviously didn't have Tony...

love,
elizabethany

PS see my first time on the stilts here!

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