Back in high school and my first few years at university, I mostly listened to hip-hop and very little else. At the time, there was no other music that even came close to someone like Missy Elliott, or at least not that I knew about. Man, she just blew my mind. I definitely wanted to [...]
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There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Drowned In Sound’s new-ish sub-site Discover about how people go about finding new music and bands. I expected to be intimidated by the time and energy that the commenters devote to hunting down new stuff, but I was actually suprised by what a lot of them said. [...]
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I got very excited when I first heard this band. I’ve been craving some seriously rockin’ tunes, because though wonderful, the last few new bands I came across have been mellow and sweet. What a breath of fresh air The Ettes are! Imagine if in some alternate universe Nancy Sinatra had fronted The Stooges. They’re [...]
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Oh, it’s just too easy. Most Poptastic entries – or just any song that’s so bad it’s good – were cool at some point, as silly as they might seem now. The funniest thing about Gerardo’s 1991 single, “Rico Suave”, is that it was never cool. I remember aDawgg and I making fun of it [...]
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The Bean has inspired me to listen to The Kills when I need to feel invincible. This song never fails to get me pumped and I had to turn to it twice this week. If I was a boxer this song would be played while I step into the ring. We saw them play last [...]
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