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  • Lessons To Be Learned:Why We’re Sweet On Gabriella Cilmi

    When a good friend of mine came back from a trip to the UK in addition to hearing him tell stories of the places he visited, since we’re kind of  music nerds, most of of what I yearned to hear about was the music he encountered across the pond.  He immediately let me know about this song he couldn’t escape when he was on vacation.  “This chick is very YOU” he told me.  I guess the constant exposure to the song left him with some gaps in his memory as all he could tell me at the time was the name of the song, “Sweet About Me”.  I quickly scribbled it down on a piece of paper and slipped it in my pocket–excited to get home and solve this musical mystery.

    About a day later I found that piece of paper on my desk and went to the first place I figured would get me instant restults–YouTube.  Seconds later I find Gabriella Cilmi making her way around the room checking in on some ex-loves caught in a cargo net, tied to a chair, dangling upside from the ceiling, and taped to the floor (among other places and punishments).  She slinks around the room reminding singing the chorus, “Sweet about me, nothing’s sweet about me…”
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  • MHW Liveblogs The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards: This Could Be Interesting…

    Tonight marks the 25th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards. If you’re like the majority of people, this event doesn’t excite you. The show has taken such a dive in quality over the past decade or so that I actually skipped last year’s ceremony-and I’m a music awards show junkie. I almost skipped tonight’s show as well, but since my plans for the evening fell through, I’m hanging out here with you, live, as the magic, the drama, and/or the disaster unfolds.

    *I have already noticed one good thing-this year’s show is only two hours long (I wrote two years originally…Freudian slip?). It’s the perfect amount of time for me to get annoyed without feeling like I want to kick a hole in the TV.

    *I’ve actually already noticed another thing: this Russell Brand or Bland or whatever his name is? Douchebag.

    *I’ve only caught about 15 minutes of the pre-show. The hosts are a bunch of no-name guys, the pretty blank space country singer Taylor Swift, some obnoxious Brit (this seems like a running gag tonight), Sway’s sellout ass and John Norris, who is older than all the other co-hosts combined.

    *Britney is opening tonight. You’ve gotta figure anything would be better than that performance of “Gimme More”, right?

    *Sorry. I want to marry Jonah Hill. There, I said it. If Jonah Hill has a gay twin brother, please call or email me.

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  • Chart Chat 9/7/08: Katy Perry, Jason Mraz, Ne-Yo & More!!

    Gettin’ tired of seeing the same names over and over? So am I. However, I still gotta give ya the charts every week, so here goes. As usual, these charts appear courtesy of the fine folks at Billboard Communications.

      Top 20 Albums

    1) “All Hope is Gone” Slipknot
    2) “L.A.X” The Game
    3) “Rock & Roll Jesus” Kid Rock
    4) “A Little Bit Longer” Jonas Brothers
    5) “Mamma Mia Soundtrack” Various Artists
    6) “Tha Carter III” Li’l Wayne
    7) “Now That’s What I Call Country!” Various Artists
    8) “Love on the Inside” Sugarland
    9) “Sol-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams” Solange
    10) “Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends” Coldplay
    11) “Breakout” Miley Cyrus
    12) “Good Girl Gone Bad” Rihanna
    13) “The Illusion of Progress” Staind
    14) “Raw Footage” Ice Cube
    15) “Palabras de Silencio” Luis Fonsi
    16) “Camp Rock Soundtrack” Various Artists
    17) “One World-Soundtrack” Cheetah Girls
    18) “Ultra Beatdown” Dragonforce
    19) “Spirit” Leona Lewis
    20) “One of the Boys” Katy Perry

      Top 20 Singles

    1) “Whatever You Like” T.I.
    2) “Disturbia” Rihanna
    3) “So What?” Pink
    4) “Forever” Chris Brown
    5) “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
    6) “Dangerous” Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
    7) “Viva La Vida” Coldplay
    8) “Closer” Ne-Yo
    9) “I’m Yours” Jason Mraz
    10) “I Kissed a Girl” Katy Perry
    11) “When I Grow Up” The Pussycat Dolls
    12) “Put On” Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West
    13) “Can’t Believe It” T-Pain feat. Li’l Wayne
    14) “Take a Bow” Rihanna
    15) “Leavin’” Jesse McCartney
    16) “Got Money” Li’l Wayne feat. T-Pain
    17) “One Step at a Time” Jordin Sparks
    18) “Get Like Me” David Banner feat. Chris Brown
    19) “A Milli” Li’l Wayne
    20) “Hot N Cold” Katy Perry

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