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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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New Music: Fall Out Boy’s “I Don’t Care”
Yet another dirty little secret that might cause you to question my musical taste: I love Fall Out Boy. I think what snared me first was their videos-these guys obviously don’t take themselves too seriously. Pete Wentz is a very likable character, and Patrick Stump can legitimately carry a tune. They’ve sort of transcended the whole “emo” tag and are a damn fine pop/rock group. Can you hum any Panic! at the Disco tunes? Probably […]