Beyonce’s most recent album (4) has taken some time to grow on me, but I think, song for song, it’s my favorite of her solo albums. This song, especially, is one that I really didn’t like on first listen – I’m more a fan of badass Beyonce than sexy Beyonce – but I’ve really grown to love it. In my defense, I grew to love this song before I saw this video, which, in five […]
Like I said yesterday in my American Idol recap on Popblerd!, this season is a bit anticlimactic. It’s reminiscent of the Jordin Sparks/Blake Lewis clash. Neither contestant was super interesting or had a great story and they were simply nice kids. That’s how I feel about this year’s finale.
Based on last night, Lauren clearly out-performed Scotty, but really, it’s not about what happened last night. What’s more important is how much of a fanbase […]
And the countdown marches on…
#50: “YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND” by THE MAGNETIC FIELDS.
You have to love a guy unafraid to rhyme “on your knees, yeah” with “anesthesia”. A great song about not letting bygones be bygones sung in Stephen Merritt’s strangely incisive Eeyore deadpan. After releasing a their feedback heavy 2008 album Distortion, the Magnetic Fields returned with Realism the stripped-down acoustic yin to its predecessor’s clanging yang.
#49: “THE SKY’S […]