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New Music: Christina Aguilera’s “Keeps Gettin’ Better”
It’s been said a million times, but out of the whole influx of teenage girl singers that arrived on the scene, Christina Aguilera was obviously the one blessed with the talent. Her albums haven’t always been easy listens, but there have been some great spots within them. Her work with DJ Premier on 2006’s “Back to Basics” was excellent,and it seemed that those great pipes would work fantastically with hip-hop production.
Maybe I should cut her […]
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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