As ridiculous and hilarious as LMFAO's new single "Sexy and I Know It" is, I think it's absolutely brilliant.
After decades of music videos showing women's breasts and asses jiggling around in barely nothing, the dance group strip down to their skivvies and shake their junk in this anthem to guys looking good.
Remember when Timbaland was all the rage? I do. And while the rest of the world seems to have moved on from his hype, looks like he hasn't.
Good thing he's enlisted the talents of two music producer that are, like, so totally hot right now -Pitbull and David Guetta - to help kick off the first single from his upcoming album Shock Value III.
Wow - three big time producers all on one track. And yet, somehow the song sounds like everything else out there. Oh yeah, that's because these are 3 of the 5 producers who everyone seems to be working with these days.
I'm not a huge Down With Webster fan. Let's just get that out of the way. It's no disrespect to them. They make good music and are really kind of a big deal - it's just that most of their fans are 16-year-old girls and, well, I'm not one of them.
Anyway, while I may be indifferent about the band, I'm really loving their new video for "Big Wheels". Finding the boys inside an old Nintendo game cartridge, we see them perfectly recreate scenes from Mario Kart, Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros., among other awesome classic games.
Recent divorcée Jennifer Lopez has found a novel way to help her broken heart and bruised ego. Make music video where every man in the city is chasing you for your affection!
I have to admit, I think this video is pretty funny and cute. But, I have one question: If the mystical concierge from the West Indies only meant for the cookies to be eating in a small bite, why did she make them so damn big? If I were J-Lo, I'd have scarfed down the whole thing.
(But, my resulting video would have been much more x-rated.)
Melanie C AKA Sporty Spice AKA Talented Spice has a new solo album out.
Sure, I may have a soft spot for all things Spice, but "Think About It" is actually good. Not so much because of the music, which sounds like a Dr. Luke-Katy Perry cast-off, but because of her voice. This song would have been nothing special if handled by Katy or Ke$ha or Britney. But, Mel's strong and un-Auto-tuned voice shines strong and breathes a fun energy to the song.
Thank you for showing us how good pop music can actually be!
In her last single "Smile", Avril Lavigne calls herself a crazy bitch multiple times.
In her new video for "Wish You Were Here", she proves it. She's all mopey and manic about her lover who is with her and she misses him so much that she starts crying uncontrollably and nearly drowns herself in a bathtub.
After many delays and band line-up changes, Evanscence seem to finally be ready to release their third album.
The lead single "What You Want" seems to pick up write where Amy Lee left off - rocking hard, dressed in sexy goth garb and singing with that unmistakable voice of hers.
At first, I thought it was so lame that after all this waiting, they sound exactly the same. After all, the rules of the music game have changed, so now would be the chance to play with their sound.
But, I quickly realized that the alternative meant Amy Lee singing with stuttered Auto-Tune, to an 808 beat with guitars taking a back seat to synthesizers.
So, in light of that, I say good on you Amy and the boys. Thanks for making real music. Even if it does sound just a touch dated.
Lana Del Ray, real name Lizzy Grant, describes her style as a "gangsta Nancy Sinatra". That should have been an instant turn-off.
But, after listening to her two singles "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans", you know what? She's right!
Her melancholy retro-blues sound, her puffy hairdo, her grainy self-directed music videos and her smoky Stevie Nicks voice, this 24-year-old singer is the musical equivalent of The Virgin Suicides and Valley of the Dolls. She's my new obsession
Denmark band When Saints Go Machine have been getting positive press for their latest album Konkylie. The brooding synths paired lead singer’s Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild’s haunting falsetto voice make for some great music to chill out to.
They’ve just released their third video, “Kelly”, a song about a girl’s first kiss. The video is simple, but so cute. It focuses on a young dancer who is clearly smitten with her very intense dance instructor.
I’ll admit, it made me feel a little uncomfortable watching it for the first time, just because I wasn’t sure how controversial the video would get. I mean, where is his hand going?!?!?
Thankfully, the video keeps it very innocent. Her flirting glances cut with her fantasy of performing a big routine with her instructor perfectly captures young puppy love.
I mean, haven’t we all been there? Young and naïve, crushing on someone way older and way out of our league. In my case, it was Ms. Hughes, my Grade 11 English teacher. She was hot.