Jun 15, 2026 · 55 min · 14 segments
On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss all things Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem, Lady Gaga’s live music experience that reimagines all of the songs from her acclaimed 2025 album MAYHEM…
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from morning view productions Yeah,
like she noticed us.
Yeah, finally.
Yeah.
I feel like there was this, whether it was those circumstantial things or the performance itself, and I'm trying to speak to the performance itself, the stakes felt really high.
Yeah.
in the performance and I think what was so captivating in addition to the visuals and the new arrangements was Gaga's attitude on stage and her sort of in her producer mode and really not like there were like one or two moments where she gives kind of like fan like uh attention but she's like really in the zone as a musician which is not like her typical approach to being on a stage right
well and it is notable that like a lot of the instruments like the synths and the keyboards that she plays throughout the show are set facing away from the audience um So, and she wears, we're not going to break down the fashion because, I mean, the looks are some of my favorite things she's ever worn.
I will say.
Yeah.
But, you know, you can go to La Maison.
We've all seen the looks.
They're absolutely fucking incredible.
But the facial covering...
The turning her back away from the crowd, it really was about the sound and less the spectacle.
Totally.
Even though it is always kind of a little bit about
the spectacle.
Yes, yes.
It's almost like the lack of spectacle in some ways is the spectacle.
Right.
It's like, don't look at me, but if you do, just know that I look fierce.
Right.
Right.
And I want to correct myself because I think I said like we're not used to seeing Gaga hone in on her like musicianship in a live like when she's on stage.
from morning view productions Yeah,
like she noticed us.
Yeah, finally.
Yeah.
I feel like there was this, whether it was those circumstantial things or the performance itself, and I'm trying to speak to the performance itself, the stakes felt really high.
Yeah.
in the performance and I think what was so captivating in addition to the visuals and the new arrangements was Gaga's attitude on stage and her sort of in her producer mode and really not like there were like one or two moments where she gives kind of like fan like uh attention but she's like really in the zone as a musician which is not like her typical approach to being on a stage right
well and it is notable that like a lot of the instruments like the synths and the keyboards that she plays throughout the show are set facing away from the audience um So, and she wears, we're not going to break down the fashion because, I mean, the looks are some of my favorite things she's ever worn.
I will say.
Yeah.
But, you know, you can go to La Maison.
We've all seen the looks.
They're absolutely fucking incredible.
But the facial covering...
The turning her back away from the crowd, it really was about the sound and less the spectacle.
Totally.
Even though it is always kind of a little bit about
the spectacle.
Yes, yes.
It's almost like the lack of spectacle in some ways is the spectacle.
Right.
It's like, don't look at me, but if you do, just know that I look fierce.
Right.
Right.
And I want to correct myself because I think I said like we're not used to seeing Gaga hone in on her like musicianship in a live like when she's on stage.
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