a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 15th, 2010
The overproduced and girl-on-girl anthem of 2003 got a bad rep. It wasn’t that horrible. The dance routine in the video was pretty darn cool. I even took time out of my busy unemployed schedule in 2003 to learn the pop dance.
Without a doubt, it is the best song for a workout. As soon as [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 11th, 2010
For those of you who are into drinking games, I have created the best alcohol poisoning activity utilizing America’s Best Dance Crew.
Follow these simple instructions and you will be having fun in no time!
1.) Any time the contestants take a sip from Gatorade (or whatever beverage is sponsoring the show that season) during their rehearsals, [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 11th, 2010
I am not the biggest fan of Lady Gaga, but I do see why people would like her – but I do like me some Beyonce.
With her latest video directed by Jonas Åkerlund (whose resume includes a slew of Madonna video) there’s a lot goin’ on – and blatant product endorsement. When watching you can [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 10th, 2010
I really appreciated the We Are the World remake by all those famous people. Their heart was in the right place and it was for a great cause and I am glad it helped the Haiti victims. But let’s be honest – it wasn’t great. It was an unnecessary remake that wasn’t that pleasant to [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 9th, 2010
As I continue to feed my reluctant obsession with Taylor Swift, I continue to stumble upon things that add kindling to the fire of sugarcoated country pop – and some friends help me along the way.
Within the past couple of months, I have seen her take a crack at comedy on Saturday Night Live, listened [...]
Posted in '90s, Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 9th, 2010
Yes, that was MC Lyte (I think).
There’s nothing like running along the Embarcadero whilst listening to a genuine ’90s midriff exposing, gyrating jam – especially if it’s sung by the sultry, breathy whisper of Janet Jackson.
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 8th, 2010
Beyonce’s “Video Phone” video (featuring Lady GAGa) has withstood the pop cultural relevancy timeline and it is still as entertaining as the first time I blogged about it back in November 2009.
What many don’t know is that this video can be used in geography classes all over the world. Beyonce is a virtual teacher of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 4th, 2010
As you can see in the picture above, our homeboy John Park is sitting on the ultimate prop for this season of American Idol: the stool.
He’s not the only one that has utilized this wondrous, yet simple piece of furniture to accessorize his vocal performance this week. Alex Lambert, Andrew Garcia, and that one homegirl [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 2nd, 2010
For the past couple of weeks, I get really hype when I am running in the mornings and “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift funnels its way through my iPod shuffle and courses through my veins.
Now, I have found that her modern day Romeo and Juliet pop country tune “Love Story” gives me [...]
Posted in Dance, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 2nd, 2010
Something is going wrong with my DVR. It has not been recording episodes of America’s Best Dance Crew, therefore ruining my life.
Luckily, MTV posts the episodes on their site and I finally watched it and was very pleased to see that Hawaiian crew Hype 5-0 pulled the gratuitous “two Asian girls kissing” trick out of [...]