You may have heard the pop music buzz this week about a rivalry that seems to have come straight out of 2002; Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake are battling it out. No, not on the dance floor (I don’t know if that post-breakup dance floor…
I don’t know why I keep trying with The Lonely Island. The comedy trio’s first album, Incredibad, had a few great songs, but it was mostly filled with clunkers. Their follow-up, Turtleneck & Chain, suffered from the same dilemma. While the guys of The Lonely Island (Andy…
I’m not a Lady Gaga hater just for the sake of being one. To be honest, I enjoyed her when her first album was released- before the world proclaimed her as the best thing since sliced bread. Some of my hatred of Gaga and her…
I’ve owned Damian Rice‘s debut CD, O, for several years now. The Irish singer-songwriter’s music appealed to me after hearing his songs on various films and TV shows. I thought I’d love his brand of sensitive, acoustic guitar ballads, but the disc has instead ended…
Growing up is hard enough without doing it in front of millions of people. For Charlotte Church, who started performing music at just eleven years old, growing up in the spotlight was incredibly hard. The Welsh-born classical singer started off her career being known for…
The first time I saw One Day (released in 2011), I absolutely hated it. Though I wasn’t impressed with either the acting or direction, my main problem was with the plot itself (particularly the ending, which I found most disappointing). A friend of mine recommended…
I’ve had about zero interest in Bruno Mars and his music over the past few years. I remember the summer of 2010 when he debuted on the radio- first on a guest spot for B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ on You” and then on Travie McCoy’s song, “Billionaire”-…
The name Katharine McPhee probably means very little to you now, though in 2005, she was known for being that year’s runner up on American Idol (she lost to grey-haired crooner, Taylor Hicks). I was a fan of McPhee, rooted for her during the season…
I’ll admit to enjoying The Lonely Island’s debut album, Incredibad. The comedy trio (made up of Saturday Night Live comedian, Andy Samberg, and his two friends, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) was able to create an entertaining- albeit, uneven- album; though some of the songs…
I don’t really *get* Katy Perry or why she’s so famous. It’s not that I dislike her- I just don’t understand what the big fuss is about her. What’s so great about her music? It’s stereotypical pop. Why do people like her? She’s never said…