This is a test, I’m not supposed to like this right? It has been over 21 years since The Time released their last studio album, but they are set to return with the October 18th release of “Condensate”. But, you say, this single and the album artwork is credited to something called The Original 7ven. Is that a clever way of saying and spelling ‘Seven’ or do you pronounce it ‘Sevenven’? These are the things that keep me up at […]
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Aging Hip Replacement #15: Time Keeps On Slippin’ (Slippin’…Slippin’…)
There’s been a lot of talk lately about things turning 20 this year. Hey, I’m as guilty as the next guy. This week it was all about Nirvana’s Nevermind turning 20. An important milestone for sure, but not nearly as important as the anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. In fact, if you were to ask most people I can guarantee they recall nothing about the release of Nevermind, but can tell you exactly where they were when they heard about […]
Spin Cycle: Lady Antebellum’s “Own The Night”
Somewhere along the line, Lady Antebellum changed from just another country group (albeit one with a regrettable choice of name) into the hottest group in music, period. A hit single and a couple of Grammys has a way of doing that for you. At the beginning of 2010, the single and album Need You Now elevated the co-ed trio (consisting of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood) to cross-genre superstardom (it even had a dance remix). With their third […]
New Release Report 9/20/11: Tony’s Still Got It
Well, guess what, folks. We’re headed into the infamous 4th quarter: a place where the releases get bigger and brighter. Although there’s nothing coming out that really turns my crank, there are certainly a few records that will catch the attention of others—quite possibly you! So let’s move on and investigate. Last week would have marked Amy Winehouse’s 28th birthday. Her final recording-of the standard “Body & Soul”-can be found on Tony Bennett’s latest album, Duets II. This follow-up to […]
Uptown Talk: R&B Vocal Groups
White, black, and Puerto Rican, the men of Uptown Talk — Robert Cass, Blerd, and Cristóbal Tracy, respectively — started a-freakin’ about the Sylvers, Stylistics, and Spinners one day last month in an e-mail conversation. Then Cristóbal told Robert and Blerd about Akoto Ofori-Atta’s article for TheRoot.com on the scarcity of vocal groups in the current R&B landscape. Then all three decided to turn their e-mails into a feature for Popblerd. Cristóbal: If you pushed me to choose the Stylistics or the Sylvers, I’d have […]
Spin Cycle: Apathy’s “Honkey Kong”
I’m an old school/classic era hip hop junkie, straight up. Since Christmas day, 9 years old when I got my JVC boombox with Run DMC & the Fat Boys self-titled debut tapes to go with it, I was hooked for life. The next ten plus years were great to me, but somewhere along the line the game changed, and not for the better. With few exceptions, since the great era of the mid 90’s I’ve been pretty apathetic towards the […]
New Release Report 8/16/11: After The Throne
Still catching your breath after last week’s rollout release of Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” ? Well, today marks the final installment of this superstar release-the deluxe physical version (which Best Buy had a four day exclusive on, to the consternation of many music retailers) hits all music stores today. So now, you can get the album in any way, shape or fashion you would like. Happy now? Elsewhere on the release schedule, aggro-rock band Blue October returns with Any Man […]
The Viewfinder: Cee-Lo Green’s “Cry Baby”
Cee-Lo Green is so bad ass, he can make a dope video and not even be in it!! “Cry Baby” is the latest single from the rotund soul man’s album The Lady Killer. The video for the sprightly tune (I think this may be the first time I have ever used the word “sprightly” in a sentence) marks the return of Jaleel White, who just about everyone in the world knows as Steve Urkel on the hit ’90s TV show […]