Category: Reviews
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I am grieving the loss of my pet turtle of 30 years right now, but this one brightened my day a tiny bit… I’ve always loved Lenka, though. To my ears, she’s like a cross between Natalie Imbruglia, Lily Allen and Kylie Minogue — all very talented women who I also love.
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To tell you the truth, I’ve never cared for Incubus. I know it’s difficult to imagine anyone living through the 00’s not liking them, but to me they were like Pearl Jam in the 90’s: boring. Yeah, I know you’re supposed to like Pearl Jam but they’ve never grabbed me.
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The Austin, Texas-based folk duo The Wind + The Wave are Dwight “The Wind” Baker and Patricia “The Wave” Lynn. They met in 2009 when Dwight’s wife forced him to stop hiding in the studio and get out of the house, prompting him to go check out a friend’s band. And Patty’s last band happened…
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As you can read below, “REALiTi” is a lost Grimes track that’s no longer going to be on her new album. I assume it was recorded when she was making a more mainstream pop record before her single “Go” wasn’t received nearly as well as she’d hoped and she decided to go back to the…
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So, this is bubblegum pop… Nobody’s denying that. Except, maybe, for Carly. But the rest of us know this is pure, radio-friendly cotton candy. But, you know what? It’s as catchy as scabies, except a lot more fun. Instead of making you itch, it just tickles you lightly, in a most pleasant manner.
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If you live in the UK then you probably already have an opinion about Clare Maguire. He debut album, Light After Dark, received very mixed reviews when it came out in 2011. Critics seemed to love it or hate it. And, of course, there were some who were wishy washy, publishing reviews that felt as…
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“We need a video for trap door, ” says Torquil Campbell repeatedly as the members of Stars debate about what their next video should be in the opening footage of the video for… “Trap Door.” So, he got his way.
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“Wish I could say you’re not the one,” begins The Veronicas’ “Cruel,” an irresistible song that sounds like perfectly modern pop rock yet also has a vintage ’80’s rock vibe, calling to mind The Cars in particular.
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If you like contagious pop rock and awesome videos you’re in for a real treat here. POP ETC’S video for their contagious single “Running In Circles” was made to look like the popular ’80’s toy Lite Brite, which consisted of a black peg board with a light inside of it and colored pegs you would…
