November 07, 2008
Lady Gaga, nee Stefani Germanotta, is a 22-year old New York native singer/songwriter whose debut album, The Fame, features dizzyingly danceable tracks like the aptly titled, “Just Dance,” “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich,” and “Paparazzi.” Thanks to a high/low art musical mix-n-match, and a futuristic glam-girl persona, the musically trained Gaga (whose name is a play on Queen's "Radio Gaga") is inevitably headed towards major superstardom. After starting with open-mic nights at the Bitter End and becoming a must-see act on the New York club circuit, she quickly landed a major deal with Interscope Records. Here's our candid interview with the disco sister, and don't worry, we didn't know who Joe Biden was either.

