Meet Florrie. She has worked for some years as the in-house drummer for Xenomania (!) and is now attempting to break into pop in her own right. She's teamed up with the consistently good remixer Fred Falke for a number of downright excellent tunes. This is the one that's made the biggest impression upon these ears, "Fascinate Me".
It's quite what you'd expect from something out of the House of Xenomania: pop hooks that go straight for the jugular, catchy-as-the-clap choruses, bizarre lyrics, and plenty of "dance-ability".
Something even more amazing about this Florrie character? She's offering her music FOR FREE. FREE. You can download these amazing pop songs GUILT FREE WITHOUT PAYING A DIME. Imagine that, record labels, imagine that.
So now that you've played the YouTube clip, it would be in your best interest to march your ass on over to her site (http://florrie.com) and get yourself in on this amazing situation.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Nadine Coyle: 2. Cheryl Cole: 0
Here is the second amazing pop item to grace our ears today- A SAMPLER OF NADINE'S ALBUM.
Well done, Nadine. While the tracks here are certainly not going to break down any pop barriers, it's encouraging to know that Nadine's on the right track with her album. "Insatiable" is great, but we're especially loving the new tracks "Put Your Hands Up" and "Red Light". Sassy, electronic, pure pop to the max. Not only that, but these tracks are oozing to the brim with Nadine's jazzy personality.
We can't be thankful enough to the good Lord above that Nadine avoided an album chock-full of R&B ballads to "showcase" her pipes. Maybe Cheryl should have taken the hint.
Well done, Nadine. While the tracks here are certainly not going to break down any pop barriers, it's encouraging to know that Nadine's on the right track with her album. "Insatiable" is great, but we're especially loving the new tracks "Put Your Hands Up" and "Red Light". Sassy, electronic, pure pop to the max. Not only that, but these tracks are oozing to the brim with Nadine's jazzy personality.
We can't be thankful enough to the good Lord above that Nadine avoided an album chock-full of R&B ballads to "showcase" her pipes. Maybe Cheryl should have taken the hint.
Rihanna is ready to knock your socks off again.
STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND PLAY THIS.
That is Ri-Rhi's new single, "What's My Name". As you can see, it's a change of pace from the brain-exploding, get-your-ass-up-and-rave stylings of "Only Girl (In The World)". Admittedly, the appeal of "Only Girl" wore off rather quickly (though we still like the song), but "What's My Name" is definitely something we can see ourselves being obsessed with for quite some time. It bears more than a few similarities with "Rude Boy", which is by no means a bad thing to these ears.
As we've said time and again, Miz Rihanna has yet to disappoint us with her musical offerings (Well except that God awful rap appearance where she wailed the chorus to "Mai-A-Hee").
That is Ri-Rhi's new single, "What's My Name". As you can see, it's a change of pace from the brain-exploding, get-your-ass-up-and-rave stylings of "Only Girl (In The World)". Admittedly, the appeal of "Only Girl" wore off rather quickly (though we still like the song), but "What's My Name" is definitely something we can see ourselves being obsessed with for quite some time. It bears more than a few similarities with "Rude Boy", which is by no means a bad thing to these ears.
As we've said time and again, Miz Rihanna has yet to disappoint us with her musical offerings (Well except that God awful rap appearance where she wailed the chorus to "Mai-A-Hee").
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Album Covergate 2010
Two popstars are currently responsible for rather atrocious album covers, an event which we shall call "Album Covergate 2010".
Subject 1: Cheryl Cole
Oh dear. First of all, someone explain the cheap Microsoft Photo Editor blur effect that is going on here. Someone also explain the cursive font that looks like it was done on the 1998 edition of Microsoft Word. Someone also explain the unflattering wardrobe and the fact that it looks like Cheryl NEEDS TO CHOW DOWN A SANDWICH OR THREE. GOOD GOD WOMAN.
Also kudos to Cheryl for having probably the worst album title of the year..
Subject 2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie. Sophie, Sophie, Sophie. For a woman who almost always gets it right from a stylistic standpoint, this cover is especially disappointing. The woman is gorgeous, and this photograph does not exactly showcase that. The outfit is absurd (what is she posing for, Good Housekeeping?), the font is ridiculous, and if that "Features the hit singles 'Bittersweet' and 'Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer'" disclaimer is actually part of the cover we're going to punch whoever is responsible. The fact that it's taken approximately 2,000 years for this album to come out (it's not even released until November 29) makes this all the more frustrating, but once it does reach our iTunes we're sure the horror of this cover will be all but forgotten.
Ladies, why don't you observe someone who knows how to make a proper album cover?
There we go. Perfect.
Subject 1: Cheryl Cole
Oh dear. First of all, someone explain the cheap Microsoft Photo Editor blur effect that is going on here. Someone also explain the cursive font that looks like it was done on the 1998 edition of Microsoft Word. Someone also explain the unflattering wardrobe and the fact that it looks like Cheryl NEEDS TO CHOW DOWN A SANDWICH OR THREE. GOOD GOD WOMAN.
Also kudos to Cheryl for having probably the worst album title of the year..
Subject 2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie. Sophie, Sophie, Sophie. For a woman who almost always gets it right from a stylistic standpoint, this cover is especially disappointing. The woman is gorgeous, and this photograph does not exactly showcase that. The outfit is absurd (what is she posing for, Good Housekeeping?), the font is ridiculous, and if that "Features the hit singles 'Bittersweet' and 'Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer'" disclaimer is actually part of the cover we're going to punch whoever is responsible. The fact that it's taken approximately 2,000 years for this album to come out (it's not even released until November 29) makes this all the more frustrating, but once it does reach our iTunes we're sure the horror of this cover will be all but forgotten.
Ladies, why don't you observe someone who knows how to make a proper album cover?
There we go. Perfect.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Dear UK music buyers,
Regarding Kylie's recent chart placement with "Get Outta My Way"...
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU TWATS??????????????????????
NUMBER 12? ARE WE SERIOUS? ARE WE BEING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.
Kill yourselves. Please.
In case you need reminding of why this is the best track on Aphrodite, watch the video below and re-evaluate your existence.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU TWATS??????????????????????
NUMBER 12? ARE WE SERIOUS? ARE WE BEING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.
Kill yourselves. Please.
In case you need reminding of why this is the best track on Aphrodite, watch the video below and re-evaluate your existence.
Finally, a proper review on Nadine's song
Here we are, viewers, ready to finally sit down and take a stab at analyzing Nadine Coyle's first solo track, "Insatiable".
Now there's always going to be a whiff of uncertainty and expectation coming along with any Girls Aloud solo project. It happened just about this time last year when Cheryl Cole went solo, and in the sweetest of dreams it will happen when Nicola Roberts goes solo and becomes the most amazing dark electro-dance artist the world has ever seen (THINK ABOUT IT. WOULD SHE NOT BE PERFECT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. COME ON NIC.)
It was always inevitable, right from the get-go, that if/when Girls Aloud broke up and they started splintering into solo careers, Nadine would probably be the first to jump at the chance. She was the voice of the band, the only one who could really carry a track all by her stick-thin self (not to say that the other girls don't have good voices, but let's face it, none of them aside from Nicola have much personality behind them).
But then Cheryl got into the papers for beating up that nightclub attendant, Cheryl married the footballer, Cheryl got onto The X-Factor, Cheryl got into public feuds with Lily Allen and Charlotte Church, Cheryl got a divorce from her philandering footballer husband, and Cheryl ended up being the first one to steal Nadine's thunder (according to some), and strike out solo, and she became even more famous because of it. Was Cheryl's first solo record any good? Absolutely not, but it certainly proved that audiences were ready to lap her up without any second thought.
So here we are a year later. Still no signs of a Girls Aloud reunion on the near horizon, Cheryl is about to release her second solo album, and FINALLY Nadine gets her toothpick legs in gear and works on her album. For starters, her first single, "Insatiable", is very appropriate for her. Big, brassy, flamboyant, not the least-bit urban, very diva...it's exactly the type of song we hoped Nadine would record on her own. It suits her very well.
The big question is, is it any good? To some, that might be entirely irrelevant, because she's either going to succeed and then the Girls Aloud reunion will become even less imminent, or she will flop and then there will just be endless headlines pitting her alongside Cheryl's continued success.
For the record, "Insatiable" is quite good. We love Nadine's voice - we always have - and we can't get over just how perfect this song is for her. It is the complete opposite of our reaction to Cheryl's music when it first hit these ears, and that is something we're quite pleased to say. Whether there's an audience for her remains to be seen. She's a bit of a kooky one, admittedly. She hasn't connected with the public the way that Cheryl has, and by golly we salute anyone who can understand a single word she says when she speaks (trust us, YouTube an interview with her and you might as well be watching a documentary about amoebas in Hungarian). But we love the girl and we think "Insatiable" is a very promising start for her. The rest is for the record-buying public to decide.
Now there's always going to be a whiff of uncertainty and expectation coming along with any Girls Aloud solo project. It happened just about this time last year when Cheryl Cole went solo, and in the sweetest of dreams it will happen when Nicola Roberts goes solo and becomes the most amazing dark electro-dance artist the world has ever seen (THINK ABOUT IT. WOULD SHE NOT BE PERFECT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. COME ON NIC.)
It was always inevitable, right from the get-go, that if/when Girls Aloud broke up and they started splintering into solo careers, Nadine would probably be the first to jump at the chance. She was the voice of the band, the only one who could really carry a track all by her stick-thin self (not to say that the other girls don't have good voices, but let's face it, none of them aside from Nicola have much personality behind them).
But then Cheryl got into the papers for beating up that nightclub attendant, Cheryl married the footballer, Cheryl got onto The X-Factor, Cheryl got into public feuds with Lily Allen and Charlotte Church, Cheryl got a divorce from her philandering footballer husband, and Cheryl ended up being the first one to steal Nadine's thunder (according to some), and strike out solo, and she became even more famous because of it. Was Cheryl's first solo record any good? Absolutely not, but it certainly proved that audiences were ready to lap her up without any second thought.
So here we are a year later. Still no signs of a Girls Aloud reunion on the near horizon, Cheryl is about to release her second solo album, and FINALLY Nadine gets her toothpick legs in gear and works on her album. For starters, her first single, "Insatiable", is very appropriate for her. Big, brassy, flamboyant, not the least-bit urban, very diva...it's exactly the type of song we hoped Nadine would record on her own. It suits her very well.
The big question is, is it any good? To some, that might be entirely irrelevant, because she's either going to succeed and then the Girls Aloud reunion will become even less imminent, or she will flop and then there will just be endless headlines pitting her alongside Cheryl's continued success.
For the record, "Insatiable" is quite good. We love Nadine's voice - we always have - and we can't get over just how perfect this song is for her. It is the complete opposite of our reaction to Cheryl's music when it first hit these ears, and that is something we're quite pleased to say. Whether there's an audience for her remains to be seen. She's a bit of a kooky one, admittedly. She hasn't connected with the public the way that Cheryl has, and by golly we salute anyone who can understand a single word she says when she speaks (trust us, YouTube an interview with her and you might as well be watching a documentary about amoebas in Hungarian). But we love the girl and we think "Insatiable" is a very promising start for her. The rest is for the record-buying public to decide.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Viewers, we apologize.
We briefly attempted to swing our affiliaton from Blogspot to Tumblr, but Tumblr is really quite obnoxious in our opinion. So we're back here at Blogspot. Have no fear.
Anyway, we need to discuss something here....
NADINE FUCKING COYLE.
Of course, you know who she is. She is the Irish lass in Girls Aloud, she's as thin as a toothpick and when she speaks you can't understand a bloody word coming out of her pretty lips but the lady can sing her ass off.
Like her bandmate Cheryl Cole, she's launching her solo career. Unlike Cheryl Cole, Nadine's solo career actually seems like something that won't make us want to shove our brains into a meat grinder.
Her first single "Insatiable" is FRIGGIN' FANTASTIC. Fantastic, viewers. We love it. And when we get the chance we'll post it for you on here and give you a detailed review of it. But for now, just be aware that Miz Coyle is ready to knock your socks off.
Anyway, we need to discuss something here....
NADINE FUCKING COYLE.
Of course, you know who she is. She is the Irish lass in Girls Aloud, she's as thin as a toothpick and when she speaks you can't understand a bloody word coming out of her pretty lips but the lady can sing her ass off.
Like her bandmate Cheryl Cole, she's launching her solo career. Unlike Cheryl Cole, Nadine's solo career actually seems like something that won't make us want to shove our brains into a meat grinder.
Her first single "Insatiable" is FRIGGIN' FANTASTIC. Fantastic, viewers. We love it. And when we get the chance we'll post it for you on here and give you a detailed review of it. But for now, just be aware that Miz Coyle is ready to knock your socks off.
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