We are live blogging tonight’s VMAs. Who will return? NSYNC? Danity Kane? Eminem?
Pop Music
The Jukebox Picture Show: 500 Days of Summer
On the joy of scoring according to Hall & Oates, and why Joseph Gordon-Levitt should be one of our biggest movie stars.
Royal Teeth GLOW Album Review
The much awaited debut album from New Orleans indie pop band Royal Teeth titled GLOW came out on August 13th. See what we had to say!
Relaxing In Paradise Valley With John Mayer
Five for 6-I’d say that’s a pretty good average. Check out what we think about John Mayer’s latest.
Songs in the Key of Life: “Can’tneverdidnothin'”
Part of me wants to launch into a discussion about the fact that Nikka Costa should have blown up much more than she did a decade ago, but that’s another discussion for another post. For this edition of Songs in the Key of Life, we have the title track from Nikka Costa’s 2005 album Can’tneverdidnothin’. The album is a notable followup to 2001’s Everybody Got Their Something – an easily digestible blend of funky rock/pop carried by Costa’s fantastic vocals. […]
The Reality Check – The Danity Kane Reunion
All signs point to Danity Kane reuniting at next Sunday’s MTV VMAs.
David Mead: Still The “Poster Child” For Great Music
Ah…nice to hear from David Mead again, isn’t it?
Lady Gaga, “Applause” – The Singles Bar review
What, Lady Gaga getting naked in a promotional video for some new agey mind and body exercise wasn’t enough for you? FINE. Here’s here new single, rushed to radio following a rash of leaks over the weekend. “Applause” is the first single from Gaga’s forthcoming ARTPOP album, due November 11th. “Applause” is unfortunately more of the same from Gaga, and could just as easily be a leftover from 2011’s enjoyable but tepid Born This Way. Like that LP, “Applause” is a competent but fairly by-the-numbers dance […]
Note for Note: A Guide to the Discography of Luther Vandross (Part Two of Two)
The finale of our 2-part series dedicated to “The Voice,”-Luther Vandross.
Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines: Album Review
“Blurred Lines” is the song of the summer. That’s not mere conjecture; that’s almost scripture at this point. “Blurred Lines” is a big old Smash Hit, the kind we only get a couple of a year, the kind that everyone knows the words to. They know T.I.’s vowel-heavy guest rap, Pharrell’s every “whoo!”, the sly way Robin Thicke himself barely conceals a chuckle as he croons “what rhymes with hug me?”… the song’s massive, and why shouldn’t it be? With […]
