Is Mariah Carey on another comeback trail? She was queen of the charts in the 90s, gathering up 18 #1s since 1990, second only to the Beatles. But she’s also queen of the in-the-moment, forgotten-about songs. How many of her hits can most people remember, much less name? Her comeback … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pop Culture
Curiosity killed the one-hit-wonder
When Thrift Shop came out of the gate a success, the song itself had the makings of a novelty hit. Many novelty songs end up making their creators one-hit-wonders so it looked like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis would become just that, despite having an album of legitimate songs and content. … Continue reading
Avril is never growing up
Avril Lavigne has just released the first single from her upcoming album. The song, entitled Here’s To Never Growing Up, is pretty standard for what she has become known for. A perpetual teenager. The sound, however, is more in line with what current pop music trends are so it seems … Continue reading
Lengthy songs that work
Most pop hits clock in at just over three minutes long. A good amount are more than four minutes but any longer than that and the scissors are brought in to chop it down to fit within the time constraints of radio – and our own attention spans. The last … Continue reading
Jay’z vibe
Kendrick Lamar continues what is a great year with a remix of a song from his impressive album good kid, m.A.A.d city. Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe was originally recorded with Lady GaGa on the chorus but that version was cut from the album due to disagreements with management teams … Continue reading
What IS art… exactly?
Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton‘s latest project is to simply sleep. But she still has an audience. The tricky thing about her sleeping project is that she is doing it inside a glass box at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Over the next several months, … Continue reading →