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1) Her fan catches fire
2) "Hey Mr DJ, now that you've given me an earthquake, why don't you play me the last - and the best - of Rick Astley?"
3) Her rapping sounds exactly like I do at karaoke
4) ♥♥♥

But with less of the only half coherent masses of text, haha. 3 x Finnish pop & rock lead singles that have got me excited in the last few months:

1. Jenni Vartiainen (aka her what was responsible for one of the late decade's hugest hits here back in 07/08, and incidentally also for one of my top 5 singles of 2008) knocking another one out of the ( Read more... )

Interests are now UPDATED! Thx for all your suggestions - moderator's veto applies of course :)

IN: Dizzee, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Wiley, Prince, Kid Sister, Kara DioGuardi, Ke$ha, Gabriella Cilmi, Toby Keith.

OUT: Chemical Brothers, Blur, Blossom Hill, Jethro Tull, Mr Oizo, Stardust (come on, they only had one single ever), Hooks, Uffie, ( Read more... )

You have until tomorrow lunchtime to vote in Heat #5 of 2005! It's all pretty close at the moment so your vote could be CRUCIAL.

Until then, let's see what 25-year-old divorcee Avril Lavigne has been up to recently:

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Oh dear!

Dudes, this is pretty good! I love the boingy bassline:

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So Keri Hilson recently contributed a track to the soundtrack for a random German film:

It pretty much hits the perfect sweet spot between current zeitgeist electro'n'b and '80s synthpop pastiche, and considering I've been disliking the former since summer (apparently there is such a thing as "too chintzy" even for me -- and trust me, that's ( Read more... )

With the year-end ballots being practically around the corner now, I should probably take the opportunity to post some things I've failed to rep enough/at all for while the taking's still good:

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Single of the freaking year, for me. A post-breakup, failing to move on lament: delicate, sweeping and haunted, all ice crystals and windswept tundra. And ( Read more... )

New N-Dubz single in referencing social media platform shocka!



Thoughts?

Have we all heard the new Amerie? I gotta say, I liked Why R U plenty enough, but it didn't have me in a froth for the new album -- but THIS one! Single Ladies energy, awesome slapping beat, and OMG what a vocal performance! NOVEMBER IS WAY TOO FAR OFF.

I think the only reasonable response to this is BGFWWWFFFFFALKJFLALAFJL.