Thursday, 9 August 2012

[Review] Ellie Goulding "Anything Could Happen"



I've really enjoyed all the free music English belle Ellie Goulding has been releasing this year- such as her excellent cover of High For This. That's why I'm surprised that I don't actually like the first single, Anything Could Happen, lifted from her upcoming second album Halcyon.

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

News Spam: Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Sugababes And Christina Aguilera



Lady Gaga has revealed the name of her upcoming third album-which we will hear music from later this year- to the world! But not one to just release a press statement, Lady Gaga has gone and marked the occasion by getting the album name tattooed on her arm and posting a picture of it on Twitter.!

As you can all see below, the album will be titled "ARTPOP", and Gaga made it known that it must be spelt entirely in capitals, so don't say I didn't pass on that important message! I know I might be too quick off of the draw here, but I am choosing to ignore the "ART" part of that title and instead rejoicing at the mention of the word "POP".

Monday, 6 August 2012

Elton John Calls Madonna a "Fairground Stripper" And "Horrible" Over Her Treatment of Lady Gaga





Elton John doesn't seem to be mellowing with age. Always having been a vocal supporter of Lady Gaga- he was the one who claimed (wrongly) that single Born This Way was "the new I Will Survive" before it hit the radio- he has now offered his catty seasoned opinion on the ongoing debacle between young upstart, Lady Gaga and panto villain, Madonna.

Read below what Elton John had to say about the feud to his Australian interviewers;

[Discuss] Drake Uses Deceased Muse, Aaliyah, on New Song "Enough Said"



Rapper Drake has made no bones about his adulation for deceased singer, Aaliyah. He even recently had a second tattoo dedicated to her- his first being a picture of her face on his back (!)- down the side of his torso.

Being such a prominent source of inspiration on his own career, it's little wonder that he would eventually create a song that featured Aaliyah. I just imagined that when that day came it would involve sampling material that was already out there! Instead, Drake has managed to get his hands on some unheard, unreleased material and created the "duet" Enough Said using it.

Friday, 3 August 2012

[Review] Mariah Carey "Triumphant (Get Em)"



Now if there is any Diva out there that I would "Stan" for, it would be Mariah Carey. But let's get this straight, I don't Stan for anybody, because in the end it doesn't help anyone: not the star, not the fan and least of all someone who is trying to critique music as objectively as possible. You might wonder why I'm adding this rambling disclaimer-of-sorts to the start of the review, but I feel I need to, because what I'm about to write I can't even believe is true, but here goes: Mariah Carey's new single, Triumphant (get em), is a total disappointment.