Blog traffic bait: Lady Gaga’s ‘Alejandro’ Music Video Premiere
The song has been regurgitated on the radio over and over again and NOW we have the pleasure of the 8 minute Ace of Base-meets-”La Isla Bonita” song in video form. Come with me as we enjoy a journey of androgyny, Nazi femme bots, latex-clad nuns, naked men torsos, Aeon Flux aesthetics and chili-bowl haircuts....
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Uh Huh’ by B2K
There’s nothing like doing lunges to some early 21st pop R&B dance music. Quick!!! Can you name all the members (besides Omarion) of B2K without looking it up on the net?
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Me Against the Music’ by Britney and Madge
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...
Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s ‘Telephone’ Video: An Epileptic Festival of Pop
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...
The Infectious Taylor Swift Zeitgeist
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,...
Workout song of the week: ‘Love Story’ by Taylor Swift
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...
X-tina! En Espanol!
In 2000, I think I was one of dozens and dozens of people who actually purchased Christina Aguilera’s Spanish album, Mi Reflejo. In fact, I think I bought the CD the day it came out. I was a hardcore Christina fan. I even have her Christmas album – but that’s a whole other post. When...
Janet Jackson can ‘Make Me’ do anything
The dance routine, the sexiness, the Balmain-ish/Working Girl structured shoulders – there isn’t anything I don’t like about the video for Janet Jackson’s new single, “Make Me” – it’s almost like a throwback to old school Janet. Learning the dance routine is definitely on my to-do list. The song is on her new “Number Ones”...
