Lady Gaga released her new album Mayhem. Nobody asked my opinion, but I think it kicks ass. Gaga has been out promoting the album hard — hard enough that she took the time to do a Stereogum interview,

Speaking of “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga may have pulled off the ultimate “Saturday Night Live” magic trick during her two musical numbers in this week’s episode: dancing furiously and singing live. That combination is not for every “SNL” musical guest,

She dances on the line between clever self-referentiality and less inspired rehashing on her new LP, committing to the over-the-top excess that first made her a star.