I am an unrepentant Phil Collins fan. Starting with “You Can’t Hurry Love” back in ’83, I’ve had a soft spot for the British singer/songwriter/producer/drummer. While I wouldn’t call any of his works genius, the fact of the matter is that Face Value and No Jacket Required are essential Eighties albums, and the man has never made a horrible studio album (yes, there are good songs on Dance Into the Light, Testify, and especially Both Sides-a somber, divorce-themed album that […]
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Blerd Briefs 1/4/11: R.E.M., Lil Kim & Lady GaGa
In the news today: Gaga’s new album, the Nicki/Kim beef, and songs from R.E.M.’s upcoming album.
Blerd Briefs: Ja Rule, The Time & Bob Marley
Ja Rule was recently sentenced to two years in prison following a conviction on weapons charges. He cut a deal with prosecutors-he would have received a four-year bid had he not plead down. “Minor setback for a major comeback” is what Ja tweeted after his sentence hit the news. Following the sentencing, Ja engaged his former rival 50 Cent in a war of words. It’s the most press Ja Rule has gotten in ages, and if he has a “major […]
Blerd Briefs: Hammer vs. Jay-Z, R. Kelly vs. Jay-Z…and Taylor Swift
Is it me, or has Shawn Carter become hip-hop’s #1 whipping boy? I guess that’s par for the course when you’re on top of the game, but bitterness seems to surround this cat like no other rap artist before or since. The latest person to step to Jay-Z with beef is…Hammer. No, that is not a typo. 48 year old Stanley Kirk Burrell, the genie-pants dancing, KFC shilling rapper who dropped the “MC” from his name back in the early […]
Danger Mouse & U2??: Yes, Please!!!
Did you like “No Line on the Horizon”? I wasn’t too crazy about it. “Horizon” marked one of the few times I’ve ever been disappointed by a U2 album. I mean, it wasn’t horrible, but it certainly wasn’t as good as the two studio albums that preceded it, and it certainly didn’t receive the sycophantic fawning-over that it got from the Rolling Stone folks. I’d imagine the public mostly agreed with my line of thinking, seeing as the album made […]
The People Speak: Eminem & Antebellum Lead the American Music Awards
Well, folks, we’re in the thick of music award show season. The MTV Video Music awards kicked things off at the beginning of September, and the season concludes at the end of January with the Grammy Award ceremony. Smack dab in the middle, we have Dick Clark’s American Music Awards: an almost 40-year old institution that prides itself on being the people’s choice. Unlike the Grammy nominees, which are chosen by a “blue-ribbon” panel of music industry professionals, AMA nominees […]
