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Chart Chat 8/24/08: Jonas Brothers, David Archuleta, NKOTB and More!!!
Here we go, folks. This week’s Top 20 charts are brought to you by the good folks at Billboard Magazine, the number “6” and the letter “F”.
Top 20 Singles:
1) “Disturbia” Rihanna
2) “Crush” David Archuleta
3) “Forever” Chris Brown
4) “I Kissed a Girl” Katy Perry
5) “Viva La Vida” Coldplay
6) “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
7) “Dangerous” Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
8) “Take a Bow” Rihanna
9) “Closer” Ne-Yo
10) “Change” Taylor Swift
11) “American Boy” Estelle feat. Kanye West
12) “A Milli” Li’l Wayne
13) “Put […]
LL Cool J: The G.O.A.T. No More(?)
Remember this guy?
His name was LL Cool J and he was the hottest, most versatile rapper around. Capable of appealing to the hard rocks and the ladies, the pop fans and the underground cats. His songs had choruses and hooks, but he didn’t sacrifice lyrical agility for commercial success. And when hip-hop fans started to think that he was about to fall off back in the early Nineties, he hit them with the album of his career: “Mama Said Knock You Out”. He was arrogant yet humble, dangerous yet approachable, undeniably talented…
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Introducing: Nightwood
Ahhh…remember that brief moment in the mid Nineties when female-fronted rock bands were the rage? The emergence of the riot-grrl movement went hand in hand with the first wave of bands inspired by mixed-gender ensembles like The Pixies, and ushered in a new age of women who aren’t afraid to pick up their guitars and rock out with their co…hmmm, perhaps I should rephrase that.
In the spirit of those bands (and in an age where […]