Blog: Culture Pop

Ruler of the world, or at least this weeks chart is miss  PINK ! She has scored her first Number ONE after what, 7 releases? Kanye West's " Good Music Cruel Summer" compilation scores the second spot with a very solid 205K. The Killers are less impressive with a 113K debut. I don't think people care much anymore about them. Other debuts this week are Carly Rae Jepsen with a disappointing debut at #6 & only 45K. Its pretty sad considering all the BILLIONS of airplay she has garnered [...]

Generally I could give a crap about TayTay, but this song reminds me of old Sheryl Crow songs and I think it's quite perfect. I probably like this because its NOT a breakup song, for once. Which is RARE for me to say. To add value to that comment, I also purchased the song on iTunes. Say WHAT???? Yup, it happened. Come to think of it, why has Sheryl not collaborated with Taylor Swift? I feel like THAT would be a perfect combo. Anyhoe, "Begin Again"  serves as a [...]

HOLD THE MUTHERFUCKING PHONE.... Ellie Goulding  dropped a new video this morning out of the blue for her AMAZING new ballad, “I Know You Care.”   Shit goes down while I'm at work and no one tells me. I’m loving this song & it is ONE of my favorites from   "Halcyon."  The video accidentally leaked by VEVO this morning who posted it online but quickly made the video 'private'. "I Know You Care" was picked to be part of the soundtrack of the British film " [...]

I'm a few days behind on this one, but I am officially OBSESSSSSED with it. Emeli Sandé & Naughty Boy team up once again, this time with Wonder. "Wonder" will serve as a single for the upcoming Naughty Boy record, Hotel Cabana (single drops October 21st). However, it equally serves as a non-official single for Emeli. The track is present on her AMAZING (deluxe version) of her record, [...]

In case you are unaware,  Mumford and Sons   have a new record, Babel , and its as perfect as their debut was.  I am currently obsessed with every part of  it. The London-based indie-folk quartet officially releases their eagerly-anticipated sophomore album on Tuesday. The band made its debut appearance on  Saturday Night Live  last night, performing two songs from the new album and appearing in a sketch. Pre-order the record HERE (iTunes) or HERE (Amazon) and then watch them perform “ [...]

The Number One spot is too close to call right now... House at the End of the Street vs Jake Gyllenhaal . Only one winner and it looks like we have to wait until tomorrow to tell. Not to far behind the top two is the Trouble with the Curve . It's obvious that the trouble with that movie was Clint Eastwood . FAIL!!! 1. House at the End of The Street [...]

Sometimes Calvin Harris hits and sometimes he misses big time. I guess that's standard for electronix music these days. However, this IS a MAJOR hit in my book and its not missing a beat, NOT ONE. Today Calvin unveiled a dark side to his ' Sweet Nothing, ' track which features the one and only amazing Florence Welch . It may feel more like a Guy Ritchie film then a music video, in a good way. Mark my words this is the start of an acting career for Miss Welch. Anyway, check it [...]

Yesterday my friend Sam blogged this Mac Miller cover on  Idolator 's official page. Simultaneously, Guinevere's manager (also my friend - yesiamnamedropping) sent me a link to the video. I posted about Guinevere over a year ago HERE and I am posting about her again NOW. She's had a really good grass roots campaign that's created some real momentum for her. This track (which she clearly makes her own) is just another example of her crossover potential. Check her out now here [...]

One Erection  delivers a fun poppy toon with their new video,  "Live While We're Young."  I have to be honest, I have not really spent any time paying attention to this band, but NOW I am. I love this song, the video is cute,  & these boys are adorable. Check it out if you already have not & now you can purchase their debut long one HERE (iTunes) or HERE (Amazon)...   I especially like the part where they are all wet.  [...]

Lots of debuts this week. It's better to let the records speak for themselves.   TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - AWAY FROM THE WORLD 265,961 // DEBUT 2. LITTLE BIG TOWN - TORNADO 112,758 // DEBUT 3. BOB DYLAN - TEMPEST [...]

Stop your life because nothing you listen to will be as good as this song. OK maybe not really, but still. Jessie Ware is amazing and next year America will get it (I hope). Until then we live through the UK (once again). Her record was soft released back in August, but it typical music industry fashion they are testing the water. Meanwhile fastforward across the pond and Miss thing is turning it out. You can buy her record now HERE (iTunes) or HERE [...]

Prince had a busy morning today with his rare interview at The View to announce his participation in the charity (alongside  Rosario Dawson and Van Jones ), " Rebuild The Dream. " The charity will receive fund from some of the profits of his " Welcome 2 Chicago " residency. Simultaneously, across the states iheart Radio debuted his new single, " RNR Affair [...]

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Not to throw too many FRANK OCEAN posts your way, but you need to stop what you are doing and devote some love his way post haste his SNL stint last night. Not only did it launch the new season (pray for that) it also kicked your best artists' performances asses (once again) Click below to watch the two live ones  THINKIN’ BOUT YOU  and  PYRAMIDS . Yes that’s the John Mayer ,  what's up with that?   [...]

OHHHHH I forgot NEMO was re-released. I need to see that on the big screen, I missed it the first time around. I STILL need to see POSSESSION ... RESIDENT EVIL tops the box office one more time. Kids love those movies.  1. Resident Evil: Retribution $21,100,000 // DEBUT 2. Finding Nemo (3D) $17,504,000 // DEBUT [...]

There is not much more I can say about Frank Ocean  that I have not said before . Here is the EPIC video for his 10 minute single, Pyramid . It is condensed to 7.5 minutes now and is still legendary. I would expect nothing less from Ocean, as this video takes you through a brilliant  Fear & Loathing kind of vibe, with a cameo from the John Mayer! If you are still procrastinating on buying this disc, smack yourself a little, watch the below and [...]

Matchbox Twenty is Number ONE, whhhhhhat year is it?  TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. MATCHBOX TWENTY - NORTH 95,002 // DEBUT 2. IMAGINE DRAGONS - NIGHT VISIONS 83,213 // DEBUT 3. LECRAE - GRAVITY 72,473 // [...]

Run Don't WALK, Sia wrote another hit. This time for Ne-Yo ... The singer-songwriter is back & better than ever with her latest single “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)." The Stargate produced record is top shop thanks to Sia's mastercraft songwriting. By this HERE (iTunes) or HERE (Amazon).  Tweet

The Devil Wins Again! Whoop!  1. The Possession $9,500,000 // $33,349,000 2. Lawless $6,002,000 // $23,520,000 3. The Words $5,000,000 // DEBUT 4. The Expendables 2 $4,750,000 // $75,417,000 5. The Bourne Legacy $4,000,000 // $103,700,000 6. ParaNorman $3,830,000 // $45,098,000 7. The Odd Life of Timothy Green $3,650,000 // $43,007,000 8. The Campaign [...]

The final version of  Christina Aguilera ‘s new single, "Your Body" has officially taken a  leak online. It's supposed to premiere on the  The Voice  which starts tomorrow, but someone decided to create a little pre-game buzz. Which is alright with me. Mama has delivered a not too shabby track that surely will pump out some delightful remixes. At the very least we will have some good snips from her epic vocal trains & use of the word FUCK.  [...]

I have to be honest, I lost all hope for MUSE after that dogpile they released for the Olympics earlier this year. I thought they may have lost all credibility and quite frankly it was NOT shocking to me. I barely glance at their name now when I see it anywhere. So I WAS pretty shocked to press play today and hear what was coming out. First off, the track is some sort of reinvention from their earlier days with some serious Nine Inch Nails HURT  (& even A Perfect Drug) influenced beats, [...]