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The Gossip just can't stop performing "Heavy Cross" during their promotional campaign for Music For Men. This clip is taken from German TV, where the newly redheaded Beth Ditto belts out the song in an impressive style while her band hits on the art-punk-disco groove that helped make their name. The band hasn't lost much in the transition from indie to major label, and Rick Rubin's huge production certainly suits them. Their sound may be a little dated now, but Ditto is still the consummate frontwoman, [...]

I love their new album.. great performance by Beth here as she takes her strutting up into the audience on German TV. GOSSIP has been a band for 10 years. We have just finished our fourth long player. We called it 'Music for Men'. Rick Rubin stroked his beard and smiled while we played drums. We were in Malibu for quite a while. We couldn't find any donuts there. We camped out in Bob Dylans old tour bus and wondered why we don't like [...]

• The Gossip - 2012

Can't lie, I love this song. It has such an awesome breaking point. Here's a video of The Gossip performing on German TV courtesy of The Music Slut . Pretty funny to watch Beth Ditto make the German audience uncomfortable at the end. Pigeons and Planes