June 2012
9 posts
Contest Results!
Well, the time for the contest has ended. I didn’t get as many entries as I hoped, but I did get a decent number. So I am going to put up the best entries I’ve gotten, and at the end, I’ll have the winner. The four sites where I put up the contest were Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and DLCQuickplay. So first, the runners-up:
Hamza El-Falah from Twitter said:
@henrysaurus It was...
Call Me Maybe Contest!
Ok guys, I’m sorry for coming back to this, but really, now it’s unavoidable. “Call Me Maybe” is now the #1 song in America. It’s a full blown crisis, comparable only in recent terms to YOLO. So I need your help. In the comments below, post your answer; Why is Call Me Maybe such a phenomenon? On Wednesday, I’ll post what I believe are the best answers, and who...
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Flo Rida: an Outside Analysis
Flo Rida is probably the most successful rapper on the charts these days. People like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Eminem may have more acclaim, but Flo seems like the only one who can consistently make the top 10. In fact, at this writing, the only other two rappers in the top 10 are Nicki Minaj, who did it with a pop song (Starships), and Wiz Khalifa, featuring on Maroon 5’s newest single...
Kid A: an Album Review
Back in 2000, people had been waiting 3 years for Radiohead’s next album. After two critically acclaimed masterpieces, everyone was hoping that their followup to OK Computer would be even more of the same. But it wasn’t. When the followup Kid A was released, people were baffled. Instead of the hard guitar rock from before, it was replaced with electronic environments that had never...
The Weirdest Trend on the Charts Right Now
On the pop charts, something very weird has happened on the pop charts. Usually, all you’ll get are the latest hits of Katy Perry and Rihanna, along with whatever else random pop and rap they can use to fill the void. But recently, something weird has happened on the charts. Somehow, after Kelly Clarkson released her 7th version of “Since U Been Gone”, the charts were taken...
The Internet is Leaking Out, and it was Destined...
Hi everybody, and welcome to my official 50th post on the blog. I can’t believe that in such a short time, I have come this far in my writing. I honestly expected it to be a short lived experiment. But I’ve stayed with this site, and I thought I’d give you something special. Last time I reached a milestone with 100 followers, I did the article for Friendship is Magic. Well now, I...
Call Me Maybe: A Song Review
Well, I knew I had to review this at some point soon. Somehow, this song just completely captured the internet, who refuses to let it die. The most innocuous pop song possible has truly taken over the internet culture, while becoming a major hit on the charts. I am of course talking about Carley Ray Jepsen’s hit, “Call Me Maybe”. Now before we start, I would talk about the...
Root Notes: Margaret Thatcher
Hello everybody, and welcome to the second article in my series Root Notes, where I look at important aspects of music’s history. For my second article in this series, I decided to take a look at Margaret Thatcher, one of the most controversial politicians of the last 50 years, and controversial is putting it lightly. Margaret Thatcher can very quickly be summed up as the England’s...
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Top 10 Not So Great Songs from Great Albums
In my last article, I wrote about the Top 10 Great Songs from Not So Great Albums. Well today, I’m doing the opposite, since you can’t write a list like that without a companion police. So here you go. These are… The Top 10 Not So Great Songs From Great Albums 10. Dropping Plates- Disturbed OK, this one might seem out of place, but I still feel it belongs. While the album is...
