Springsteen Rocks
STEP AWAY FROM THE GUACAMOLE DIP AND PUT THE CHICKEN FINGERS DOWWWWWWWWN.
"Now That's What I Call Music!" Heading To TV?
Fantastic. An entire show of the songs that have been overplayed to death that I never want to hear again. I'm so excited.
Fitty Says "You're so unimportant."
No, I don't really give a crap about another Fitty fight, but that diss was just too hilarious. Just say it in your head, and then say it to someone. They'll burst out laughing and not feel intimidated at all.
Jonas Brothers Have A Chance At Grammys!?
God, I hope not. Sorry boys. You don't get Grammys for being overplayed and loved by lots of naive little teenage girls.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
(vlate) Artist Tuesday: Lily Allen
Here goes it. I swear, I'm working on stuff to post. Really. But I'm feeling damn fierce this week, so I picked a fierce woman.
Lily Allen
Wikipedia tells you:
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is a British singer-songwriter. Best known for her songs "Smile" and "LDN" and their Mockney style, Allen is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen also hosts her own BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends...
I tell you:
This is the woman I pretend to be when I'm having a bad day. This is the woman I pretend to be when I want to be confident and say "Well, screw you." to the world. Lily Allen is beyond amazing and she has the sass, balls, and sarcasm to take on the music industry.
I love all of Lily's songs. No, really, all of them. Many of them have a sassy quality to them that just makes them amazing. There are some retro background influences that make them really old-timey. More often than not, the songs are a good ol' harsh "gtfo" to someone who annoyed her. Lily is not afraid to go where other people are and writes about things your run of the mill music artist wouldn't dare to because they'd offend somebody. Lily just doesn't care.
The woman is not ashamed to admit her shortcomings with weight (she looks fine), beauty (I think you're gorg, honey), and love. Hell, if you can't write songs about yourself, you can't make fun of anything. Lily has a reputation for badmouthing other artists, getting way too drunk and far too unclothed, and needing a foot in her mouth. But I love her for it and the rest of us do to. Oh, and her fashion sense can't be matched. Ever.
What I am BEYOND excited about is the release of her new album, It's Not Me, It's You, on February 10th. There are promotional songs all around and I'm just jumping up and down in excitement. So much so that I can't even type because of it. I'll let the promo speak for itself at the end here.
Her insanely popular Alright, Still is more than "Smile" as well, people. Even though "Smile" is one of the best written popular songs of the decade, it's still overly popular. The album is full of fun yet snarky songs about everything from nightclubs to her grandmother. I'm not joking. It's probably one of the best albums to listen to if you need inspiration to tell someone to fuck off. Go Lily.
Oh, I have lots of links this time.
"LDN"
One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite videos of all time.
Lily's Cover of Britney Spears' Womanizer
There's no words for how awesome this is.
Preview of It's Not Me, It's You
This album is going to be phenomenal.
Lily Allen
Wikipedia tells you:
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is a British singer-songwriter. Best known for her songs "Smile" and "LDN" and their Mockney style, Allen is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen also hosts her own BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends...
I tell you:
This is the woman I pretend to be when I'm having a bad day. This is the woman I pretend to be when I want to be confident and say "Well, screw you." to the world. Lily Allen is beyond amazing and she has the sass, balls, and sarcasm to take on the music industry.
I love all of Lily's songs. No, really, all of them. Many of them have a sassy quality to them that just makes them amazing. There are some retro background influences that make them really old-timey. More often than not, the songs are a good ol' harsh "gtfo" to someone who annoyed her. Lily is not afraid to go where other people are and writes about things your run of the mill music artist wouldn't dare to because they'd offend somebody. Lily just doesn't care.
The woman is not ashamed to admit her shortcomings with weight (she looks fine), beauty (I think you're gorg, honey), and love. Hell, if you can't write songs about yourself, you can't make fun of anything. Lily has a reputation for badmouthing other artists, getting way too drunk and far too unclothed, and needing a foot in her mouth. But I love her for it and the rest of us do to. Oh, and her fashion sense can't be matched. Ever.
What I am BEYOND excited about is the release of her new album, It's Not Me, It's You, on February 10th. There are promotional songs all around and I'm just jumping up and down in excitement. So much so that I can't even type because of it. I'll let the promo speak for itself at the end here.
Her insanely popular Alright, Still is more than "Smile" as well, people. Even though "Smile" is one of the best written popular songs of the decade, it's still overly popular. The album is full of fun yet snarky songs about everything from nightclubs to her grandmother. I'm not joking. It's probably one of the best albums to listen to if you need inspiration to tell someone to fuck off. Go Lily.
Oh, I have lots of links this time.
"LDN"
One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite videos of all time.
Lily's Cover of Britney Spears' Womanizer
There's no words for how awesome this is.
Preview of It's Not Me, It's You
This album is going to be phenomenal.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Slacker Sunday Linkage
It is indeed a true Slacker Sunday, as I don't feel like doing anything but sitting at the computer and playing The Sims 2 while waiting patiently for 24 to come on.
So here are some links.
Creating Music
Okay, yes, I KNOW it is a site for kids. But it's hella fun.
Go click on "Musical Sketch Pad" and draw all over the place. Hit play. Music happens! Say what? "Rhythm Band" is also fun, as well as the "Activites" section. I'm nearly 18, and I spent half an hour on this site. I have no regrets.
Audiotuts.com
Now, I'm not into making music, but if I were, I'd go here. They have tutorials for everything, including mixing, picking the best guitar, and remaking the instrumentals for hits. All of it is over my head, but it looks like a lot of fun for people interested in the music biz.
The music fun world must be a little boring today, as I can't find much else. Anything else to occupy me and the rest of the world? Comment away.
So here are some links.
Creating Music
Okay, yes, I KNOW it is a site for kids. But it's hella fun.
Go click on "Musical Sketch Pad" and draw all over the place. Hit play. Music happens! Say what? "Rhythm Band" is also fun, as well as the "Activites" section. I'm nearly 18, and I spent half an hour on this site. I have no regrets.
Audiotuts.com
Now, I'm not into making music, but if I were, I'd go here. They have tutorials for everything, including mixing, picking the best guitar, and remaking the instrumentals for hits. All of it is over my head, but it looks like a lot of fun for people interested in the music biz.
The music fun world must be a little boring today, as I can't find much else. Anything else to occupy me and the rest of the world? Comment away.
Monday, January 5, 2009
More Links For Monday
Yes, I know I've already posted, but I'm bored and have just discovered the joys of del.icio.us and Technorati. Oh, and I made 42 cents off of ads. Another click and I might be able to get some chips out of the vending machine. I might be doing something right with this blogging business.
The first thing I'd like to introduce all of you to is Musebin.
Have ADD? Can't stand to read those long blog-length music reviews? Well, why the hell should you have to!? Musebin lets users make reviews...only they have to be under 140 characters. And they have a convenient green/red/brown color system that can simply tell you if the album sucked or not. I approve and I'll be a member once I'm done typing this out.
The second is Turn Me Up!
This is a movement to try and get artists to shut the hell up.
Well, in a sense.
They've scientifically proven that music has gradually gotten noisier and louder instead of more dynamic and want to give artists a chance to change this trend. They want little stickers on CDs saying that the music is dynamic and not just annoyingly loud. You go, guys. You go.
The third is Pandora Radio, one of my longstanding favorite sites.
You simply type in an artist and the site will create a radio station around that artist's musical attributes. This is the basis of Apple's Genius function on iTunes and works a hell of a lot better. You get to hear tons of great music that applies directly to you. It's amazing. (I'm a fan of typing in "The Killers" and letting it go for hours.)
Another is The Hype Machine.
You simply register and wander around the site finding posts of other music blogs that include mp3's. You click, it plays, you favorite the song or the blog. Easy and you get to listen to cool music.
That should keep you entertained for the remainder of this boring Monday, lovelies. If you have anything else to entertain me or think my links suck, please let me know. I love to be entertained or insulted, and the latter normally results in the former.
The first thing I'd like to introduce all of you to is Musebin.
Have ADD? Can't stand to read those long blog-length music reviews? Well, why the hell should you have to!? Musebin lets users make reviews...only they have to be under 140 characters. And they have a convenient green/red/brown color system that can simply tell you if the album sucked or not. I approve and I'll be a member once I'm done typing this out.
The second is Turn Me Up!
This is a movement to try and get artists to shut the hell up.
Well, in a sense.
They've scientifically proven that music has gradually gotten noisier and louder instead of more dynamic and want to give artists a chance to change this trend. They want little stickers on CDs saying that the music is dynamic and not just annoyingly loud. You go, guys. You go.
The third is Pandora Radio, one of my longstanding favorite sites.
You simply type in an artist and the site will create a radio station around that artist's musical attributes. This is the basis of Apple's Genius function on iTunes and works a hell of a lot better. You get to hear tons of great music that applies directly to you. It's amazing. (I'm a fan of typing in "The Killers" and letting it go for hours.)
Another is The Hype Machine.
You simply register and wander around the site finding posts of other music blogs that include mp3's. You click, it plays, you favorite the song or the blog. Easy and you get to listen to cool music.
That should keep you entertained for the remainder of this boring Monday, lovelies. If you have anything else to entertain me or think my links suck, please let me know. I love to be entertained or insulted, and the latter normally results in the former.
Music News Monday?
I haven't quite decided what the hell I'm going to do on Mondays, besides write about how much Mondays suck.
However, like on Slacker Sundays, I'm normally lazy on Mondays, but not too lazy to scour the web looking for good news in musicland.
Guests On Royksopp's Upcoming Album
I know a lot of you are staring at the screen like "who?"
Have you ever seen the Geico commercial with the caveman in the airport on the walkway? The song playing in the background is Royksopp's "Remind Me." But they're so much more than that. Think techno mixed with hearbreakingly good lyrics and amazing, jazzy vocals. I really enjoyed the albums I have (2005's The Understanding and the earlier Melody A.M.) and I can't wait for this album.
Lance Bass wants 'N Sync Reunion
No comment necessary. I'm sure you all can hear the sound of my head banging on my desk.
Katy Perry and Travis McCoy Split!?
NOOOOOOOOOOO.
I adore Katy Perry and I have a total talent crush on Travis McCoy. So, obviously, I love them together. This just breaks my heart. And the fact that this break-up is probably going to get messy so doesn't help. Drama and good angry songs ensue.
Way to kill my Monday mojo, VH1 news.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Slacker Sunday: Top Videos Of 2008
This will be my first Slacker Sunday, in which I give you a link to go have fun with so I don't have to write anything. Normally this is because I have homework or house crap or real life to deal with. But today it's just because I'm lazy. :]
Pitchfork has listed their Top 40 Videos of 2008, embedded vids included. I suggest you check it out.
Pitchfork has listed their Top 40 Videos of 2008, embedded vids included. I suggest you check it out.
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