K’naan caught my attention a couple of years ago with his album Troubadour and the song “Wavin’ Flag.” The album contained featured appearances from everyone from Chubb Rock to Adam Levine and cast K’naan firmly in between k-os and Wyclef Jean. He was a lot more obviously commercial than the former and a ton less sketchy than the latter. At any rate, the initial burst of success for K’naan was sustained by “Wavin’ Flag”‘s placement as the theme song for […]
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Spin Cycle: Snow Patrol’s “Fallen Empires” (Drew’s Review)
We don’t typically double-dip here at Popblerd, in terms of record reviews. But when my buddy and Popblerd brethren Mike A. had a much different reaction to the new Snow Patrol record, we decided an exception to the rule was in order; Mike would review Fallen Empires around its UK release date, while I would take the reins in time for the US release. Mike’s review can be found here , and it’s well worth a read, primarily because your reaction to Fallen Empires just […]
Albums That Time Forgot: JC Chasez’s “Schizophrenic”
While people left and right were fawning over Justin Timberlake’s Futuresex/Lovesounds a few years ago, several thoughts were running through my head. First was the fact that John Mayer’s Continuum (released the same day) was so much better (as agreed upon by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, who gave Johnny the Best Pop Album Grammy over JT,) the second was “man, this dude needs to take a lyric writing class (“Hi, my name is Bob/and I work […]
Spin Cycle: The Good Natured’s “Skeleton”
Part Florence & The Machine. Part Client. Part Ladytron. All awesome. That’s The Good Natured in a nutshell. I came across them while researching a completely different genre band. Saw them on the EMI homepage and thought they looked cool (yeah, I’m admitting that). I checked out “Skeleton” the song and was intrigued by the blend of new wave and modern-day electro pop. Then I purchased Skeleton the EP and fell in love. From the minute “Your Body Is a Machine” opens up […]
The Viewfinder: The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s “The Unknown Faces At Father James Park”
New York’s Phenomenal Handclap Band have definitely got my attention. Barely two weeks ago, we posted their new single “ Following ,” and now we’re posting a video for yet another song from the band’s upcoming album, Form & Control . This one’s for the rather oddly-titled track “The Unknown Faces At Father James Park.” The band says of the video: As a teenager, Father James Park was the local park where my friends and I were able to go and […]
New Release Report 12/6/11: One Last Super Tuesday
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The first (and hopefully only) posthumous project from Amy Winehouse is one of this week’s major new releases.
The Jukebox From Hell 07: “If I Were A Boy”
If you and I are friends – and if we’re not, we probably should be – you’re undoubtedly scratching your head right now, wondering why I’m about to lay into Beyonce. After all, I’ve been a vocal and unabashed fan of Lady B even before she went solo; I’ve got love for Miss Knowles (Mrs. Z?), and I don’t care who knows. She’s one of the finest pop stars of our time, a classy performer with an ear for a […]
Grammy Noms Wrap-Up: Adele, Bruno Mars, & Mumford Score Big!!
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Kanye West leads the pack of nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards. Find out who else scored big nods this year.
Spin Cycle: Nickelback’s “Here & Now”
I have nothing against Nickelback. I find them perfectly inoffensive in much the same way Bush was perfectly inoffensive in the Nineties and…I don’t know, 38 Special and Foreigner were in the Eighties. Do I appreciate their music the same way I appreciate…oh, I don’t know…OK, let me change tack. You’re never gonna see me running to a record store or dropping ten bucks online to buy a Nickelback record, but if I’m in a bar and a song of […]
