Happy Mother's Day!

So, the other day, Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters posted his 1000th tweet on Twitter. But this wasn't just any tweet. He recorded a song about it and tweeted it to commemorate the social networking event.

It's hilarious! A full-out disco jam all about his 1000th tweet. You gotta admit, us gays really do know how to have fun.

With 8 days left in 2010, it's time to count down my 10 favourite albums of the year. Please keep in mind, this is not intended to be a "best of" list. These are the albums that impressed me the most and that got regular play on my iPhone. Check back every day at 6 PM ET for to see who made my playlist.

8. SCISSOR SISTERS - NIGHT WORK

After the big success of their first album, Scissor Sisters kind of faltered with their follow-up Ta-Dah! It's the typical sophomore slump that happens when record labels rush an act to release new material quickly to strike while the iron is hot.

Fortunately, they took their time for Night Work and it paid off. If you’re a fan of anything 80s, Night Work is for you. Aside from the play-it-safe lead single "Fire With Fire", the campy glam-rock band make a solid return to the music scene with razor-sharp lyrics, infectious beats and stellar vocals. And bonus points for a guest monologue by Sir Ian McKellen on “Invisible Light”.

Yeah, these guys don’t believe in the world “understated”.

Duran Duran's 13th album All You Need Is Now has been released digitally today and I might have to check it out, based on the following track "The Man Who Stole A Leopard" which features Kelis.

Turns out the British pop band's latest record was produced by Mark Ronson and also features Ana Matronic on one of the tracks. And while all those names are young and fresh, they all compliment Duran Duran's sound nicely.

This is an example of collaborations and production that manages to help the band sound fresh, without overshadowing the actual artist... are you paying attention, Madonna?

  <span>Duran Duran - "The Man Who Stole A Leopard" Feat. Kelis by Some Kind of Awesome</span>

I just saw the movie Black Swan this weekend, so I don't know how much mindtripping my brain can handle. Espeically now that Scissor Sisters have released their video for the stellar track "Invisible Light" off their latest album Night Work. 

They've traded in the fun camp for the creepy camp, as the video evokes the gorgeous 1967 drama Valley of the Dolls and, probably more specifically, the twisted sequel Beyond The Valley of The Dolls. 

There is a lot going on in this video. Imagery that plays on women's roles in society, the cage of domesticity, death, resurrection, actually just lots of Christ symbolism. It's really weird and intense, but gorgeous to watch, if a bit unsettling.

As far as Scissor Sisters go, this is probably their video masterpiece!

Check it out... but it's slightly NSFW because of some bare boobies.