July 2012
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“Lamborghini Mercy, Your Chick She’s So Thirsty”
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"Looking 4 Myself" ~ Usher (album review)
Usher is arguably the biggest male R&B singer of the 21st century, and deservingly so. He produced some of the hottest R&B tracks of the century and two back to back classic albums – “8701” and “Confessions”. Usher’s next albums “Here I Stand” and “Raymond v Raymond” didn’t replicate the greatness of his previous two albums. While each had some strong songs, they also included much...
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I took Skrillex’s advice and ‘drop the bass’ at the supermarket. Not a good idea. I had to buy the fish.
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"In Our Heads" ~ Hot Chip (album review)
Hot Chip’s latest album “In Our Heads” sounds like something that was released in 1985, rather than 2012. It replicates the 80s new wave synth-pop sound mixed in with some Prince-style funk. The aesthetics are exactly like that era, putting little (if any) modern elements into the music.
And most of the songs here are very strong. The percussion, keyboards, lyrical content, and the lead...
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"Evolution" ~ Blood On The Dance Floor (album...
I never knew about Blood On The Dance Floor until I checked them out recently, after seeing the band’s merchandise at Hot Topic. I was undecided about whether or not I liked the band’s music. I appreciated the uniqueness, but whether it was good, I didn’t know. After listening to “Evolution”, I can now say that I have grown to like the band.
Blood On The Dance Floor is a band that most have...
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"The Lion The Heart The Beat" ~ Grace Potter & the...
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals latest album “The Lion The Beast The Beat” is high quality, straight ahead rock with a diverse set of influences – blues, country, soul, and even synth. This makes it comparable to Jack White’s album “Blunderbuss”. I can’t say that this album is as good as Jack White’s (which was excellent), but it is a pretty good album. There aren’t any songs that I would...
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“Rahh, rahh, like a dungeon dragon!”
– Nicki Minaj / Busta Rhymes
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Scissor Sisters ~ "Magic Hour" (album review)
The latest release by The Scissor Sisters is one that displays a diversity of styles. It is informed by both the retro and modern. There is retro disco, 80s Latin freestyle, 90s house, contemporary electro-house, 80s pure pop, Mexican ballad, late 90s pop, techno here. You can tell each song from one another. This is, sadly, not too common in popular music. And that’s a quality I like.
That said...
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5 Hipster Problems
1. That band is no good anymore. They went mainstream.
2. Urban Outfitters is closed today?
3. I left my black-rimmed sunglasses at Starbucks.
4. The Animal Collective show is sold out?
5. The store ran out of Pabst Ribbon Blue.
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5 Scene Girl Problems
1. Hot Topic is closed today?
2. I own 27 bracelets…I need more.
3. Lost my Hello Kitty necklace.
4. I can’t make it to The Devil Wears Prada show.
5. Mom won’t let me get any piercings.
