Star Slinger – Moet & Reese: The moment this song begins I really didn’t care for it because of the overpowering rolling drum. Then something happens, the song starts to grow on me. The background vocals might have something to do with it.
Jellyfish Brigade – Sunflowers: This song totally fooled me; I thought this was going to be a Dubstep or Indie Rock song from the sound of the chorus. I enjoyed the artist’s lyrics on this beat. It has that Dubstep feel with a pitch of Hip-Hop. Dope-ness
Pyyramids – That Ain’t Right: This song has a few elements going on in it. What catches my attraction to this song is the way it comes on, very trippy begins. Next thing that stands out is the female lead vocalist; her voice is very soft but pleasing to the ears. This is a nice song.
Mike Posner – Looks Like Sex: I have heard about this guy for a few weeks now and I can understand why. This song just might be my jam of the week! It’s very sexy, cool, smooth, and catchy. The beat is what makes the song smooth and sensual. Sexy a$$ song!
Jade Lawhon – Sounds From the Tomb: I love the sound of this song, it’s a bit of Hip-Hop in a formal R&B delivery. I love the way she delivers with her flow in this song instead of the beat making the song her voice does a great job for me.
Tyga – Rack City: Every sh*tty artist is allowed their one song for me to like. I believe I like this song for the beat alone. That’s it; I am not going into why I like this song just know it made the list. There you have it!
Frank Ocean – Girlfriend’s Best Friend: This isn’t a bad song by Frank, still no Lovecrime or Swim Good but its solid. The beat is very groovy, nothing amazing but with Frank’s vocals and the combination of the beat this song is cool.
The sound on this song is similar to early 2000’s R&B.
Florence + The Machine – Take Care [Drake Cover]: This cover is beautiful! Oh, my God! This version is almost better than the original version; you know what, it is better than the original version. Man, her voice on this song is so beautiful. Great song of the week!
AudioDax – It Goes Cold: Here is another Hip-Hop song I thought was going to be an Indie Rock song; I guess this is an Indie Hip-Hop? Here is a good song; the content is straight to the point and real. The beat is nice and the chorus is simple really making this song likeable to me.
The Roots Featuring Phonte and Dice Raw – One Time: Representing Philly once more! This song is just dope! This is what Hip-Hop is in need of, more Roots!
Swizz Beatz – Off The Cuff: I am not a big fan of Swizz Beatz as a rapper but as a producer he’s amazing. This song for some reason caught my ears, it’s kind of catchy. Enjoy!
Black Star – You Already Knew: I am so excited to hear new Black Star! This song is so smooth and the sample is crazy classic. I think the sample might be Aretha Franklin but do not hold me to that. Enough talk, listen and thank me later.
Cookies – Wilderness Tips: I think I might be in love! This song is so lovely and sexy with its sexy a$$. The beat is insane for one, the female lead vocals are so freaking cool, and this song was not what I’ve expected it to be. Nice!
Lupe Fiasco – The End of the World: Here are two reasons why you should like this song; it’s Lupe Fiasco and the beat is M83 – Midnight City. Yup! Cool right?
Old Wives’ Tales – Momma Devil: Here is another song I didn’t expect to like until the change in the song. This is a great Rock song; no funky studio machinery, just a solid Rock song with a band, mic, and lead singer.
“It’s Fresh Fridays; hope you have a nice weekend!”
I wouldn’t necessarily call myself partial to Nickelback, but I’ve never understood the seething hatred a lot of people have for them. I could understand being all-around indifferent, or at most, having a general dislike for them. But when Detroit citizens are so enraged at the idea of them performing at a Detroit Lions halftime show, that they almost 60,000 of them signed a petition to get them removed, is it really that deep?!?
In response to this “outrage”, New York musician Scott Bradlee thought it’d be cool to cover one the band’s first big hits, “How You Remind Me”, and give it a sound that might go over a little better.
It’s recently come to light that over the past few weeks there’s been a little bit (exaggeration) of controversy concerning fans of Lady Gaga (known worldwide as little monsters) and Grammy award-winning artist Adele.
A large group of Gaga’s fans have started what basically equates to an online smear campaign of Adele surrounding the continued success of the artist’s current album, 21. The 2011 album has received numerous awards and the “monsters” have been resorting to vicious high-school type cyber-bullying of Adele — particularly her weight — and the fires were fanned even more following Adele’s announcements of cancelling her shows for upcoming surgery. The fan used the opportunity to spread the rumor that the soul singer could not sell enough tickets for her show so had to cancel instead, which is ridiculous since in all actuality she consistently sells out huge venues.
Some of the most harsh of comments and jabs are on Twitter where really heinous remarks have peppered the social site. A parody video for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way is circling the web and features a fake Adele singing the lyrics: “I’m bootyful in my way because Arby’s makes nooo mistakes, I’ve got the right order, baby, I was born this weight”.
Lady Gaga has come out and spoken in response to the bad taste of her fans and released a statement denouncing their inappropriate behavior, proclaiming that she does not support anyone who has anything negative to say about Adele. “I wouldn’t condone anything against Adele.
Anyone who would say anything negative about Adele, I wouldn’t support. I love her immensely. She’s very sweet. We’ve exchanged emails about our mutual love.
I wish her all the best for her recovery in her vocals, and I can’t wait to hear her new music. She’s an amazing success in the U.S. and in the U.K., and it’s wonderful to see such strong women thriving in pop music.”
Lady Gaga, who has always been devoted to her fans, gets a serious commendation for her response to the treatment of fellow singer/songwriter Adele. At PopCultureShock, we wish continued success to both Adele and Lady Gaga in an industry that is just as much (if not more) about the music as it is the fans.
David Guetta’s current single Without You, featuring Usher has gone certified platinum and also nabs the No. 1 spot on USA Today’s TOP 40 Airplay chart.
Without You is the superstar DJ/Producer’s second platinum-selling single from his current album Nothing But The Beat. Reigning for the second consecutive week at the top this achievement marks the global superstar DJ and producer’s highest U.S. chart placement yet. Nothing But The Beat debuted Top 5 in 12 countries and has sold 1.5 million copies world-wide carried by lead single Where Them Girls At (featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida). Currently, Without You is sitting at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Guetta and Usher will be performing Without You on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week.
To celebrate the success of Without You, Guetta has partnered with VEVO for the official David Guetta “I Can’t Live WITHOUT YOU” VEVO Sweepstakes which launched this week and runs through December 26th, 2011. Entrants can win prizes that they should not live without including an all inclusive trip for two to the Grammys, a trip for a family of four to Disney World, an iPad2, Beats headphones, or an official WITHOUT YOU RIAA platinum plaque from David Guetta.
For more details on how to enter, please see the David Guetta tab at www.facebook.com/VEVO!
With the release of multi-talented artist Maimouna Youssef’s full-length debut album, The Blooming, comes the video for her first single off the album, “I Got A Man”.
The Document The Fresh: Event and Concert Photography Exhibition, hosted by Gerald Watson II, had its closing reception at the Lamont Bishop Gallery in Washington, DC this past Saturday, featuring the photography of DC Area photographers, Rosina “Teri” Memolo, and Dafna Steinberg, and Victoria Ford.
In what appears to be the first official video from Toronto singer, The Weeknd, “The Knowing” takes viewers to the planet Ethio X, in the year 16,311. It’s an interesting blend of visuals that certainly make for a high-concept, but I’m still not sure how I feel about it. It definitely takes the lyrics of the song to a different level than I would have expected, but what do the rest of you think?
B.o.B. Featuring Bun B and Big K.R.I.T. – 5 On The Kush: I’d almost passed up on this song but after giving it a listen I like it. It reminds me of a classic OutKast song. There is a soulful beat with an oldie song sample and “southern” drum roll in this song. This song will leave your car thumping from the bass.
Chiddy Bang – Ray Charles: I love the cleverness to this song because the song drops hints of women admiring through out of the song and RayCharles was a womanizer. Funny! This song is very dope, the beat is on point and I love the “Ray Charles” chorus sample. I also had to represent for Philadelphia!
Childish Gambino – See Me Now: My jam of the week! This song is crazy dope! The beat is insanity, I can’t explain exactly what I mean by that but it’s easier if you listen to this song. This song is one of my favorite tracks off of CAMP. The trumpets are the perfection to the madness that accompanies this song.
Clubfeet – Last Words: Here is an upbeat song for your Black Friday shopping. There are a few great elements to this song, the lead and background vocals are great and the New Wave synthesizers really make this song hip moving.
Collin McLoughlin Featuring Jake Easy Does It Remix) – Progress: I like this song for its Dub Step beat accompanied by Poppy vocals. This song could do without the Rap feature, I feel as the feature really takes away from the flow of the song. The flow of the song is catchy and head moving but the Rap feature is just a random bomb raining on this song.
Derrick Hodge Featuring Common – We Live Today: Another Philadelphia artist, I had to represent for my town. This song is so smooth, like classic Jay Dilla laced with vocals from Common. This is a laid back, classic song with its simple, soulful beat.
Feed Me – What You Know (Two Door Cinema Club Cover): Here is another upbeat song for your Black Friday shopping. I guess this is a Dub Step song but what I do know is every time I hear this song I want to pop lock.
Frank Ocean – Back: This is a good song from FrankOcean but my honest opinion is there hasn’t been another great song to follow Swim Good. I feel as several songs after Ultra Nostalgic all sound generic love songs, his basic sound. I don’t know, his songs need that extra “uff” to make me a one hundred twenty percent fan.
Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights: The sound to this song has a gritty Rock sound to it. I love it. This artist’s sound on this song reminds me of B.B. King with the guitar leading the flow of the song. This is a great Rock song.
I Am In Love – Call Me An Animal: This song reminds me of a combination of 80’s New Wave music and early 2000’s Indie Rock because of the low and some what emo lyrics; something you would hear in a teen 80’s movie. The production sounds very classic; a simple guitar, drums, and light synthesizer.
Kendrick Lamar – Buried Alive: This is the best song off of Drake’s Take Care. The concept of this song is very dope, an up and coming rapper wanting the position of Drake. This song is basically about how fame can corrupt a good artist.
The Knocks Featuring Gary Go – Magic: This is a catchy Pop song. It’s very body moving and fun. I can’t exactly place my finger on the sound of this song but there is an unique sound to it.
Mansion On The Moon – Desert Island: Here is a new group Pharell Williams is executive producing. If you listen closely, you can hear Pharell’s influence in this song. This is a good, dreamy song; something to kick back to after a long day of shopping.
Moby – The Poison Tree: This is a good song, I am not sure if the song’s vocals are sample or original; I need to look into that. This song sounds a little different than Moby’s average songs. I get a soulful, Techno, Rock feel from this song. My favorite parts of this song are when the tambourine comes in to play and when the vocals and the beat get louder in the song.
Orbital – Never: This is a dope beat for a Techno song. This song is very settled but there are a few layers to this beat. The light vocal in the background and the effects really makes the song likeable for me.
T.I. – Pyro: New T.I. *In my DJ voice* Well, I am not a big fan of T.I. and this song doesn’t make me a new fan but the production is very dope. I enjoy the chords in the background of the beat with a “southern” drum roll in mid play. This song is worth listening to for the beat alone.
“It’s Fresh Fridays; hope you have a nice weekend!”
It’s Episode 2, cotdammit!!! This time around, LeRon and I talk about the American Music Awards, Rihanna (Hi, Rihanna!), and we review Drake’s new album, Take Care. And if you’re a DC/Virginia listener, we’ve got some concert announcements for you to check out.
