Videos from the Big Night Out surprise back in December have surfaced online. This is the night when Marina announced that she would be the new face of the Max Colour Effect range for Max Factor. View the behind the scenes pictures & the videos above + you can check out some captures by clicking below.

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Talking about her desire to be famous.
For some reason I was quite ashamed of the idea of fame, even though my whole life I felt like I was an artist. I want to be famous but for being extrodinary. I think in the begining because we had gone through this era of reality stars & people being fame hungry for no reason I was like, I wana shy away from that, I don’t want to be associated with that, but you know, it’s really silly to lead your life like that & I’m really enjoying what I have now.

On The Second Album
I think I am very ready for it, I feel like this second album, I just have this feeling. I just feel really ready where as the first album I had all these hangups.

On Touring With Katy Perry
I’m so excited, nothing but pure excitement about this, it’s a really big gig for me & it feels like the beginning of something new. Katy has been great to me & I would like to be really great to her, from what I can learn from her, I am going to be studying her production. I am just excited to see her show 11 times, let alone performing.

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is back this year & on the first night, Marina already stole the show. She performed on the Gobi stage from 20:15 to 21:05 in front of thousands of people, now Diamonds by the looks of the Tweets everywhere online. I have added the first batch of pictures to the gallery and I will update the site with more pictures + videos throughout the day.

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Performances In 2011 > 15/04/2011 : Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Before Marina takes the stage at this years Coachella music festival on April 15, Starpulse.com spoke with her about the Burger Queen Tour, auditioning for a boy band, and her most prized possession.

What should audiences expect from your upcoming Burger Queen Tour?

I don’t want to give a negative first, but it’s scaled down from the British version. However, it showcases the whole Family Jewels album. I think The Family Jewels is a revelation of ending an addiction to things that don’t matter in life. A lot of that, fortunately and unfortunately, involves American pop culture. I love pop art and Americana, so some of my visual inspirations are certainly based on that. I thought the name ‘burger queen’ sounded perfect. I hope Americans like it as well.

You’re currently working on your second album. It may be too soon to talk about it, but how is it going to be different from your first release?

All I can say is that I started writing it a year ago. I have two visions for it and they’re very separate. I almost feel like putting out two albums, but that’s probably not essential. I want it out as soon as possible. I don’t know when as soon as possible is. I just want it to be fabulous first and then release it.

You once stated, ‘I think all of what I nearly do musically is powered by an agenda.’ What’s your agenda now?

I suppose that quote is true. I do have a memo all the time because I need to be guided by something in my life. I’m not religious and I don’t have idols, so something has to drive me. It’s funny because pop music is irrelevant and yet it’s so relevant to life. I’m constantly in between the two. For the second album, I really come into my own as a person. I think I was in denial of who I am because I felt heavily judged. Love is really my nemesis. I never really allowed myself to indulge in such basic things because I was so motivated and thought that if I did I wouldn’t succeed. I know it sounds crazy, but that’s how it was.

What triggered your interest in music?

I thought for a long time that I was going to be a pop artist. It was around 18-19 that I started to make that a reality. I just knew that this was my destiny. I was quite musical when I was young and played the violin, but then I quit, like I do with everything else.

What are your thoughts on today’s female pop artists and how they’re treated by the media?

I’m a lot more positive about it now than I was last year. I think female artists in pop music have it great. You’ve got people like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry who are all winning. They are doing it by being very strong, opinionated females. Because of that, they’re wildly successful. I think we have the upper hand right now.

Is it true that you used to read biographies on Madonna for tips on how to become a pop star?

I read every biography on Madonna. It wasn’t just about getting tips. I felt connected with Madonna from a very young age. I think I share a lot of qualities from her personality. I really respect her.

What about auditioning for a boy band in drag? How did that turn out?

Not great (laughs). I’m still challenging genders, though. That’s what I like to say, so I’m less embarrassed by it.

What’s your relationship like with The Diamonds, also known as your fans?

I feel like half of me wants to be a massive star, but when I meet my fans, I feel like they’re friends. The whole point of Marina And The Diamonds was to ignore this stupid, ridiculous, and hierarchical nature of my industry. I think it has gotten a lot better now, especially with people like Lady Gaga, who’s a spokesperson for that. But, I felt like other artists didn’t really give a shit about the fans and I hated that. That’s how the name came about. I feel extremely passionate about my fans and I hope they never feel excluded. I really care about them and I would feel awful if something happens to them, like having to wait in the rain for a show. That breaks my heart.

You attempted to pursue the university several times now. Do you ever see yourself returning?

I’m pretty sure it’s behind me. I just feel that I learn more out in the world than inside a room stuck with a book. You never know, but I don’t think I will. It’s not a terrible idea. I think I’m too independent and I like reading on my own. If I want to learn about something, then I’ll just buy 50 books on the topic and eat them up.

As the brand ambassador for Max Factor, what advice can you give to female fans who want to look and feel good about themselves?

Actually, my advice has nothing to do with makeup. It’s about your skin. If your skin looks like shit then everything else will be shit. You need to get a little more sleep and take your makeup off before you go to bed. You know when you’re really hammered and you just want to roll into bed? No (laughs).

Stephanie Nolasco for Starpulse

Marina brought The Burger Queen Tour to a packed crowd in Antone’s Nightclub last night. Now on the fourth date of the tour she surprised the fans by singing ‘Living Dead‘, a song off her currently unnamed second album. You can see what she said to the lucky crowd before taking a sip of vodka and singing the song.

I am gonna play a song I have never played before, so it might go tits up. It’s from my next album actually, it’s called Living Dead.

Last night Marina performed to a crowd in Austin, Texas. Antones’s Nightclub was the place to be as The Burger Queen Tour hit the city. Marina played her full set including a first time live performance of ‘Living Dead‘ from her sophmore album due out early next year.

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Marina performed ‘Living Dead’ for the first time on the tour & first time publicly.

Set List: (To be confirmed)
The Family Jewels : Videos – 1
The Outsider
Girls : Videos – 1
Seventeen
Are You Satisfied? : Videos – 1
Rootless
Hermit the Frog
I Am Not a Robot
Obsessions
Jealousy
Living Dead : Videos – 1 2
Oh No!
Shampain
Mowgli’s Road
Guilty
Numb
Hollywood : Videos – 1 2

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Performances In 2011 > 11/04/2011 : Antone’s Nightclub – Austin, Texas

Welsh-born pop songstress Marina Diamandis, in her vintage letter jackets and vibrant skirts, would probably look right at home among the pages of a pop art comic book.

While Marina and the Diamonds’ debut album, The Family Jewels, pokes fun at the material world and culture of the Millennial generation, a culture Diamandis admits an infatuation with, the content on her follow-up album still remains hush hush. No release date will be set until she decides it’s fabulous, Diamandis said. Until then, she’s touring stateside on the flippantly named Burger Queen Tour.

The Daily Texan had the opportunity to speak to Diamandis on the phone about her current tour, burgers and fashion sensibilities.

Why is your tour called the Burger Queen Tour?

Marina Diamandis: I’m obsessed with trash culture! The Family Jewels was about the excess of it — gossip magazines and things that look really good but don’t have any values. I love pop art and Americana. It’s the essential album for that kind of taste.

Do you actually like burgers, though?

I like good burgers. I don’t go to McDonald’s unless I’m really hungover and want some fries. Usually, I stick to gourmet burgers.

Our main music writer, Frankie, likes to ask people what their perfect sandwich is, but since you’re the burger queen, what’s the perfect burger?

The best burger I’ve ever had was at the bar in Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. It had your regular toppings, like caramelized onions, bacon, cheese, jalapenos and gherkin. I can’t remember what you call gherkin over there. They’re like cucumbers.

Pickles?

Yes, I think so. Gherkin, which is a disgusting word, looks so vile but tastes amazing.

Has anything bizarre happened to you while on tour?

To be honest, my threshold of bizarre is off the rocket. Life just seems like a fluffy blur, and nothing can really weird me out. I’m not freaked out by hard-core fans; I love that stuff. I’ve lived an unusual life. I moved around quite a lot. My dad is very eccentric, and my mom is a free spirit. They were very nonjudgmental, and I’ve seen a lot of different things.

The Family Jewels is like this tongue-in-cheek commentary on American pop culture. What made you want to write about that?

It’s not just about American culture, but a lot comes from that. If you don’t get the tongue-in-cheek stuff, you won’t get the whole album or me as a person. It’s just how human beings cope with tragedy; we turn it into humor. I like picking up all the dark things and making something jovial. You either commit suicide or become a pop star.

Pop music can get a bad rap sometimes. How do you respond to critics who have called your music bubble gum?

I love hearing that! At the moment, I’m so ambitious that I’m half delusional. I want to be massive, and I think I will be. My songs aren’t just “Hey babe, I fancy you,” but I don’t think it’s out of left field to call it bubble gum. I wish my songs got more play on the radio, though, in the U.K., as well. I think pop is incredibly powerful. Really, if it’s catchy, you can get away with anything.

You have a very colorful, graphic sense of fashion. Who or what inspires your style?

I suppose it’s the balancing of masculine and feminine. Humor inspires me. I think with British people in general, the humor is so tapped in our culture. I can wear leather and studs, the heavy aggressive stuff, with a pair of fluffy marabou slippers.

Wait, what kind of slippers?

Those porn star slippers! I just bought like five pairs in Hollywood. It’s bad news.

It’s been more than a year since your debut album was released. What’s in store for the future?

I’m a quick writer, so I already had half of it done by the time The Family Jewels was released. I’ll probably start talking about the new album later. It’s still a bit too soon. I know my instincts say it’ll be bigger than my first, but I don’t know anything else. I just want it to be really big. Everything else will fall into place.

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Marina is booked to bring The Burger Queen Tour to 3 shows throughout Texas over the next few days. She starts off at Antone’s Nightclub in Austin tonight(11th), Fitzgerald’s in Houston tomorow(12th) and finishes at the Granada Theatre in Dallas on Wednesday(13th).

Last night Marina ended her 3 nights in Las Vegas after playing her last show at the Book & Stage lounge in The Cosmopolitan. There are no pictures right now but lots of amazing videos that you can watch by clicking below.

Set List (To Be Continued) :
The Family Jewels : Videos – 1
The Outsider : Videos – 1
Guilty : Videos – 1
Are You Satisfied : Videos – 1
Jealousy : Videos – 1
Seventeen : Videos – 1
I Am Not A Robot
Girls
Oh No! : Videos – 1
Mowgli’s Road : Videos – 1
Shampain : Videos – 1
Hollywood

Day 2 of Marina’s “Plastique Fantastique” 3 nights in Las Vegas has passed and for anyone in the area, you only have 1 more chance to see her there, for now. She will play again tonight at the Book & Stage lounge in the Cosmopolitan. Tickets are free & is definitely a must see if you have the chance. The show starts around 10:30pm so be sure not to miss out.

Meanwhile, you can view the great pictures and videos from last nights amazing show below. If you have any pictures you would like to donate then just email me at MarinaDNet@gmail.com.

Set List (To Be Continued) :
I Am Not A Robot
Girls
Oh No!
Mowgli’s Road : Videos – 1
Shampain : Videos – 1
Hollywood : Videos – 1

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Performances In 2011 > 08/04/2011 : Book & Stage, Las Vegas

Credit to Matt for some awesome pictures

After almost 2 months away from blogging, Marina took to her official website and posted a new blog about her time in America. She talks about shopping, her new love for pink & fluffy things + she hopes to get back into writing blogs soon. Read it below or on her official website.

Dear All !

I am in Las Vegas. Having wonderful time. Haven’t seen Soul for a while but am sure will be back around at some point.

Tonight is my 2nd night of Plastique Fantastique at the Cosmpolitan hotel. On at 10.30 + it’s free. But any donations will be humbly put toward Marina Charity of Martini Tasting.

I went to Hollywood for 3 weeks for some musical endeavours. I really got into the fashion on my bou-le-vard. To be honest, I was unfortunate in that my particular boulevard was filled with shops for “Playmates” and adult movie stars. But everything fit like a bloody DREAM. So Hey. I bought loads and loads of new dresses, huge glittering boots, knitted hats made out of playing cards, one dollar vinyl. I dont even care what the record is, I just like the artwork.

I have decided I want to be the epitome of fluffy wuffy bimbo-brain world at the mo. It is quite the ammunition. “Oh look at her, a lil piece o fluff, walking down the road in her fluffy pink brain”. Then one day catch them off guard one day mid- conversation and reveal my true superior levels of intelligence which have become accustomed to. They will feel almighty embarrassment for judging me too soon. Then, I suppose, they will fall in love with me. Almost immediately.

I must go. I have to go visit a buffet. The novelty of free food never does wears off. I asked people who were old, rich ‘n famous so that means I know the answer is correct.

Here is me, above, walking down the vodka bar of dreams.

Love,

Marina

PS- I will get back on the blogs again soon. There was a really interesting paragraph I wanted to type up from a short story by Dorothy Parker. About how a gentlemen tells his girl that he loves conservative dressing on when. When the reality is that he is also attracted to the opposite. But would never want to BE with the opposite in, or take the opposite seriously. The woman oft sits down confused and sighs dramatically. And sometimes puts her head in her heads, like in a film.

I have not really done Dorothy Parker justice here. Sorry, DoT.