Welcome to bLISTerd-where the Popblerd! gang comes to argue about shit. Let me explain… Everyone that writes for this blog is here because they love music and pop culture. We love having discussions about music and pop culture. Therefore, once we got an appreciable-sized staff together, it only made sense that we made lists of things we liked. Hence bLISTerd (list+blerd. Like it?) For our first list, it only made sense to pay tribute to a singer and songwriter that’s […]
Posts tagged "Sesame Street"
Blerd Briefs: Katy’s Cleavage, Lyfe’s Sentence, & Hope Springs Eternal for R.E.M.
A clip of Katy Perry performing a kid-friendly version of “Hot ‘N Cold” on an upcoming episode of “Sesame Street” has been making the rounds on the internet for a couple days now. However, it now looks like PBS will not be airing the clip. Apparently, a sea of public television watching parents has protested on the grounds of Perry’s ample cleavage being prominent in the clip. While I question the thought process behind having Perry on a show aimed […]
Hump Day Flashback: “Sesame’s Treet”
You know how some folks look disdainfully on today’s music and say “Damn, anything could be a hit nowadays”? Well, guess what, people. That’s been the case for a long-ass time. To wit: the 1993 hit “Sesame’s Treet” by the British group Smart E’s. Their formula for chart success was as follows: take the theme from one of the greatest children’s shows of all time, throw a (then novel) techno/rave/house beat behind it and stir. Add in a video that […]