Having reviewed pretty much every Kylie release since I entered college (and she made her big U.S. return), I feel obligated, having chewed on “Kiss Me Once” since its release, to say something about it. My initial reaction, carried through from the album preview I posted here a few weeks back, wasn’t that great, and I still can’t say I’m quite as enthused about this as her previous efforts. Continue reading
I feel so woefully behind sometimes when I am late to the party to discover something really cool, but it didn’t stop me from being amazed by it nonetheless. This week I was introduced to the wonder that is Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox thanks to a friend’s Facebook post. Continue reading
It’s an unlikely collaboration from artists who have been around for quite some time, but Neneh Cherry and Robyn manage to provide a song that on repeated listens settles in well, a track called “Out of the Black.” Continue reading
Roxette at Virgin Megastore in New York City in the fall of 2000. It was one of my first trips into the city on my own.
There are a lot of people familiar with Roxette; their hits in the late 80s and early 90s, such as “It Must’ve Been Love,” “The Look,” Listen to Your Heart,” “Fading Like a Flower” and “Joyride” are among some of the best pop songs of the era. Unfortunately for us in the U.S., we didn’t really get to follow along with them as they kept going. Continue reading
I’m woefully behind in listening to Never Not Funny: The Jimmy Pardo Podcast, a pioneer program that recently brought back free audio (a post directly about the podcast in general will follow soon), but there was a concept mentioned on an episode I was listening to recently brought up the term “Forcebook,” which I think is brilliant. Continue reading
Every so often Nick at The Littlest Winslow pops up a music post that catches my attention. A couple of weeks ago, he posted a few tracks by Cash Cash, which seems to blend the pop/EDM/dubstep line pretty well within their repertoire. Continue reading
A quickie post for you today: Months after it snuck up on Soundcloud, Mission Zero’s “Humans” has finally seen an official release (well, it was a couple of weeks ago, but I’m a bit behind on some of my posts… sorry!). Continue reading
In the late 90s, novelty dance acts were picking up a bit of momentum. One such act, at least in Europe, was Cartoons. I became introduced to them while on a school-sponsored trip to Italy (my only such trip to Europe, alas), and saw their music video for “Witch Doctor” on TV. I picked up the album while there. Continue reading
Another long and exhausting weekend, but so worth it. So in lieu of a longer post today, here’s a song that I can’t believe is now 15 years old, featuring a young Tamia and the production hand of Quincy Jones. Enjoy!