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First Look: NKOTB’s 2 in the Morning
For the fourth video off of The Block, the New Kids have decided to go the ballad route. While 2 in the Morning isn’t necessarily the ballad I would have gone with, it’s still a nice change of place after three uptempo singles. If radio gives this one a chance, I think it has the capability to be a decent-sized hit, although the amount of Auto-Tune used on this song (not to mention the rest […]
Dear Radiohead: You’re Fucking Awesome
Dear Radiohead: you’re fucking awesome.
That wasn’t so hard. In fact, it feels good to finally say it.
I can’t remember why I resisted Radiohead. I bought The Bends in high school and liked it. Fake Plastic Trees hurt me good, and I realized the sad limitations of my voice by trying to sing High and Dry in the car. Then I gave the CD away like it was one of those promotional demos you get for […]
First Look: Taylor Hicks’ What’s Right is Right
Revisionist history has cast Taylor Hicks’ win in Season 5 of “American Idol” as a mistake or a joke, but I think it’s one of the only times that America actually made the right decision. Unlike most of the winners, Hicks seemed less preoccupied with being a star than with actually being a successful musician. “Idol” just gave him a platform to bring his sound to a larger audience, but without the show, something tells […]