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will.i.am, #willpower : Album Review
One might be tempted to think that the hashtag in will.i.am’s newest album title is a hollow attempt to call reference to the Twitter-friendly zeitgeist of the time and thereby posture itself as something relevant and connected to our culture while masking a core of general emptiness and mediocrity. One would be right to do so. The will.i.am empire has risen as much from his marketing saavy as his musical talent (honestly, probably more so), and #willpower smacks of something […]
Touche Makes My Little Electronic Heart Pump with “Bad Dreams”
Get to know the cool electro-pop sounds of Touche by checking out their brand new single.
Hashtag, You’re It: Eight Examples of Outdated Tech in Pop Music
15 years from now, someone will pull this article up and ask “What’s a blog?”
Janelle Monae & Erykah Badu: Two “Q.U.E.E.N”s Collide
It’s a soul explosion! Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu collide on a new track.
Popblerd’s New Release Report 4/23/13
Look who’s waiting for you at the record store counter with those dreamy eyes…
“Lost”: Frank Ocean’s Travel Documentary
Frank Ocean gets lost in the latest clip from “Channel: Orange.”
Major Lazer, Free the Universe: Album Review
Initially a collaboration between producers Diplo (MIA, Santigold, Amanda Blank, Die Antwoord) and Switch (MIA, Santigold, Beyonce, Xtina), Major Lazer’s debut was the summer album of 2009. A dance album that blended reggae, dubstep, reggaton, and dancehall, Guns Don’t Kill People was an eclectic, refreshing, and quite frankly, fun album perfect for block parties, beach bonfires, and sweaty, sweaty clubs. Aside form the occasional remix EP, the duo has been rather silent since. Free the Universe (Secretly Canadian) breaks that […]
“Get Lucky” with Daft Punk’s New Joint (Finally)
Some disco goodness, courtesy of Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams.
Fall Out Boy, Save Rock and Roll: Album Review
Fall Out Boy is back to save rock & roll! Lofty ambitions-are they met?
Talib Kweli Wants You To “Come to Me” (With a Little Assist from Miguel)
Kweli? Miguel. Let’s do a record together.