I'm usually not a fan of the big-voiced-emotional-songs-sin ging-and-gala-dress-wearing type of artists (Whitney, Mariah, Crazy Dion for example). OK, they occasionally have decent songs but most of the time they make me laugh and frighten me at the same time. Plus they often lack personality. They're good singers, full stop. But strangely, I must confess there is something I like about Leona Lewis . Is it her incredible voice? Probably. It's too bad there only was one really amazing song on her debut album Spirit (which has been [...]
In an attempt to produce a lame pun, I would say that the Circus is slowly getting into shape. This means Britney 's new album (due Dec 2.) is currently leaking. So far I've heard : - Womanizer : who hasn't ? Very good. - Circus : the second single, very good, but not as strong as the first one. So "very good -". - If You Seek Amy : say it out loud... yeah, that makes F.U.C.K. Me. If you [...]
Monrose is a band with many qualities : - They're German. - They sing hot electro-pop songs . - They sing them in English. - We'll that's it, but that's more than enough. A little History first : 1) They won the fifth season of the German Popstars TV show in 2006. 2) Their names are Mandy, Senna and Bahar (or so they say. One of them really looks like a tranny, I'd like to know more about that. Maybe in fact her actual name is Gunter or Dieter). 3) They have released [...]
I rarely listen to any French music, mainly because I think we suck at making quality pop. Maybe it's just not in our DNA. There are fortunately a few exceptions I'll come to write about, starting today with one of my favourite bands, Vendetta . They're clearly one of the best things that happened to French music over the last decade. They figured it would be a good idea if they started making brit-pop influenced tunes, while singing in french. And boy it was a good idea ! I first heard them back in 2003, [...]
Today I figured I'd fight back after my huge Girls Aloud post was deleted. Some might think it wasn't such a bad thing, but I guess a review of their latest album (which I hope you bought) wouldn't hurt. So here it is above, in a ridiculously small size, but you get the general idea (plus, you can see it bigger by clicking on it). Let's now do some chart analyse. Chart analyse facts : - Out Of Control [...]
As I already told you a few weeks ago, I was quite curious about Genie 2.0 , the reworking of Christina Aguilera 's first single Genie In A Bottle . I have since then been able to hear it fully, and let me tell you I like it very much! It seems like she's going electro for her next studio album, due out sometimes in 2009. And it seems that Goldfrapp are on board ! Should be good. Anyway, do whatever you like C. as long as you're more inspired than on [...]
One of things I love about the internet is wandering around, going from site to site through links, and discovering artists or songs I didn't know and wasn't expecting to. That's exactly how it happened with this artist I want to introduce you. Scotty Dynamo is a 19 year-old guy from Toronto, Canada who's making music I'd describe as being a fun mix of pop, electro, hip-hop and rap. It's reminiscent of Justin Timberlake to a certain extent, it's great to dance to, or to play why getting ready for a party, [...]
I can't believe t his is my first post about Coldplay , although this blog as been running for several days already. I should already have mentionned how fantastic their latest album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is (I listened to it earlier today entirely thanks to a little road trip). It's got everything you'd expect from a Coldplay album : fantastic tunes, lyrical depth, and anthemic choruses. But this time around I feel it's got more. It's haunting, daring, it's exploring [...]
I'm normally well-behaved and rather nice (or so I would have you believe), but tonight I'm majorly pissed. I received an e-mail from this blog's hoster telling me that I violated some copyright law and that two of my post had been deleted... OK. But did they have to COMPLETELY REMOVE the posts (even from my blog account) without warning ???!!!! This means they're gone, and the amount of time I spent writing them I wasted. FYI those two posts were about Girls Aloud and Razorlight. They were SO long ! From now I'll try and be more clever and [...]
If they have to b e praised for anything else than being awesome popstars, Girls Aloud have to be aknowledged for one particular fact : their B-Sides are (most of the time) really great material. Dare I say on some occasions they even outshine some of the albums tracks. Although they give any of their singles an undeniable added value, they have one major drawback : they never get to be performed. The reason songs like Dog Without A Bone (on the Sexy...No! No! No! [...]
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I'll contradict Dido 's new song title, and look (actually listen) further than those four songs off her new album I heard so far, when Safe Trip Home is released on Nov 17. I really liked her first two albums ( No Angel , 1999 and Life For Rent , 2003), and was kind of looking forward to hearing her new songs. I remember reading that the recording of Safe Trip Home was being described as "a long process", with Dido experimenting [...]
I'm sorry the blog hasn't been uptated recently, but I'll be back very soon, so stay tuned ! To keep you waiting, I figured you'd love to discover a new song I heard on a TV show last week (but can't remember which one), even more if it's really good. The band's called The Midway State and their song Never Again . Perfect pop sound for a Monday morning! Enjoy! If you like the song, you can support the band by buying their [...]
Answer : yes they could. And they have. For those not familiar with the matter, let me explain. The pop wonder that is Kylie Minogue has been signed to the british label Parlophone (property of EMI Music) since the early 00s and the release of her super-platinum album Fever . They've done a fairly good job on her recent projects (even managing to make two-and-a-half hits out of Body Language , by issuing the three most decent songs from the record). As you might know, last [...]
There are some major mysteries in this world I can't even begin to try and understand. For example why there only are two taps in kitchens (hot and cold water), and not one for champagne too. Or why so few people are watching Lipstick Jungle . But I think biggest mystery of all involves Roisin Murphy . I really can't figure why she hasn't reached success with her second fantastic album Overpowered . This is just beyong my understanding abilities. If you don't know her (yet) as [...]
Close your eyes. You're in Australia. Bondi beach, check. Harbour Bridge check. Great reef barrier, check. Kylie Minogue, check. Kangaroos, check. Savage Garden, check. Heartbreak High (go Ryan!!!), check. Nicole Kidman (go Botox!!!), check. Clichés, check. Well ladies and gentlemen I'll ask you to make some more room in your Australia-related-stuff box for the lovely Gabriella Cilmi . This 16-year-old beautiful Aussie made her way on the european airwaves earlier this year, proving that Kylieland knows how good pop music is done. I got her album months ago, loved it for [...]
Apart from being awesomingly freaking fantastic and Swedish, Robyn is very prolific. Her latest album Robyn keeps on giving and it's a good thing. Let's make a little recap of the singles : 1) Konitchiwa Bitches (amazing) video 2) With Every Heartbeat (amazing) video 3) Be Mine! (amazing) video 4) Handle Me (amazing) video 5) Who's That Girl (amazing) video [...]
In my "random" post yesterday I forgot to write about another rock band I love : The Killers . In fact I adore their first album Hot Fuss , which is still as amazing now as it was when it was released in 2004 (or was it 2005 ?). Their second album was not a favourite of mine although some songs were very decent. Whatever, they're back with a new single Human off their upcoming album Day & Age (out Nov [...]
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