So, how long before the world burns out on Ms. Stefani Germanotta? I think at this rate, it's only a matter of time. In our publicity-filled culture, seeing her newest release marketed by Amazon's $0.99 special (which crashed their new Cloud Music server for part of the day), Starbucks' "Gaga Day" teaming, and even ads on popular videogames like Words With Friends and Farmville, it could be even sooner than all that.  

Especially since this much anticipated new disc will probably disappoint a lot of her fans...

Hollywood Jesus: You seem to have matured a lot since your debut album. What do you think sets this record apart creatively from the first two?

Dan Layus: There's a lot that went into this record that maybe didn't go into the previous records. First of all, just time. We put a lot more time and energy into the whole process from the ground up, dotting the i's and crossing the t's.  

HJ: What were some new things you wanted to try on this disc to expand your musical scope?  

DL: We wanted to bridge the gap that I felt existed between what we do live as a band, which is more raw, emotional, spontaneous, and off the cuff. There are a lot of good mistakes when we play live. A lot of things that you kind of go, "Oh that was really great, don't know if I'll be able to re-produce that again, but that was sort of a cool mistake." And I think that was something that we wanted to capture on the record to have the freedom and the focus to notice when it was a special performance of a take.