rolling pop 2010

pretty sure this is obvious (and i know it doesn't matter) but bec subsequent posts indicate otherwise...

i'm celebrating perry's video because it is HILARIOUS

and "awesomely emo" wasn't an endorsement of that bruno mars song

thx!

pretty sure this is obvious (and i know it doesn't matter) but bec subsequent posts indicate otherwise...

i'm celebrating perry's video because it is HILARIOUS

and "awesomely emo" wasn't an endorsement of that bruno mars song

thx!

pretty sure this is obvious (and i know it doesn't matter) but bec subsequent posts indicate otherwise...

i'm celebrating perry's video because it is HILARIOUS

and "awesomely emo" wasn't an endorsement of that bruno mars song

thx!

DID YOU HEAR ME?

what are u doing?

Enjoying The Ready Set's Love Like Woe a little more than I'm totally proud of, whatever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh6Oz-L156c

yeah i hated on that song so hardcore the first bunch of times i saw the video & when i scored it on Singles Jukebox, then when the local top 40 station started playing it i kept catching myself liking the intro and then getting mad at myself about that

the big flaw of my J.R. Rotem singles poll thread is that it now feels incomplete post-"Love Like Woe" in accurately summing up the horror of Rotem's body of work

I heard it for the first time recently, and didn't know what it was, and spent *an amount* of time googling "sounds like owl city" so I'm feeling like

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RhoiX9HEM_o/TCrQ4D26c3I/AAAAAAAABf0/s_9LKE0VvAM/s1600/tim-robbins.jpg

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat "love like woe" is horrible

catchy-horrible

so today this dude i work w/ sometimes put me up on some dope 2010 j & k-pop (no far east movemento)

alright so MONKEY MAJIK (swag) are a j-pop band fronted by... two canadian dudes? idk really know the deal but this song is a fucking jam -- like one of the best rock songs i've heard this year, just a classic pop-rock killer idk what else to say -- has a sorta early 2000s vibe to it in its slickness & pop-punkiness i think (i also wanna say phoenix but don't wanna scare ppl off)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NY2ZCeEQ8

2NE1 are a korean girl group fronted (i think) by a chick that looks like nicole richie -- some of their songs are hella ke$ha but "baksu chyeo"/"clap your hands" is more like peppy electro-r&b w/ a drip-drop keyboard thing a la "me & u" -- the chorus has a great melody & actually benefits from not trying to shoehorn "clap your hands in", instead sticking w/ the japanese version -- also the beat goes all danchall (+ AIRHORNS) for a rap verse, then there's a super autotuned bridge that's pretty dope -- this sounds like a lot of stuff on the radio here but it reminds me more of, like, "whip my hair" than ubiquitous electro stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTw-UM5Jy4E

SS501 are a boy band that have been kicking around since 05 it looks like (might've been a reality show formed thing) & "let me be the one" is a piano ballad that sounds like something that ne-yo might've written for backstreet boys if their peaks were at the same time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K17Up5efdqI&feature=related

good stuff j0rd, there's also a dedicated thread for k-pop

K-pop

lotta good stuff in there, 2NE1 are dope

yeah i was gonna read up on that thread but wanted to give this stuff some wider exposure

lol - a K-pop single was featured on the singles jukebox and got pretty high marks across the board. although lex's review really got under my skin

shit, i should look that up

he also played me this dope BIGBANG song but i can't remember the name of it

also played me the BIGBANG/2NE1 song that's a dead chorus of the three 6 song "lolli lolli"

er, where the chorus is a dead rip off of*

I think the key to remember is yeah, the songwriters and producers are obviously informed by western pop aesthetics, but the end product is still made for an audience w/ different expectations and from a different musical tradition... so tryin to use the exact same metrics to judge k-pop/j-pop as you would to judge western pop might not give you the most rewarding results

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=2927

that TSJ post

yeah i dig that

your post i mean -- also the song tho

some other good stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mPqycQ0tQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7mbaK7fCtU

i really liked that BANG

pro tip, don't GIS after school bang

speaking of k-pop, my aunt (!!!) introduced me to this band JYJ　who apparently got kanye west on one of their songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlfel9lu-PU

i dig

good numbers here

6. R. KELLY – LOVE LETTER – 153,873 *DEBUT
7. DIDDY – DIRTY MONEY – LAST TRAIN TO PARIS – 100,786 *DEBUT

yeah thats not bad

i like that MONKEY MAJIK track a lot

you've got the majik in you

There has been so many rumours and incorrect reports surrounding the new Britney Spears single. However, what is officially true is that the 29-year-old held dancing auditions yesterday (December 22nd) for the music video of her new single ‘Hold It Against Me’. The music video is being choreographed by Britney’s pal Brian Friedman who has been sprouting off about yesterday’s casting on his twitter.

Friedman, who also choreographs on the UK X Factor, previously choreographed the singer’s visuals for ‘Toxic’ and ‘Me Against the Music’. In fact, one attendee at the audition described the routine as “Slave 4 U/Toxic/MATM type choreography”. A staggering 5,000 people is said to have attended the audition. ‘Hold It Against Me’, which is produced by Max Martin and Dr Luke, is set to exclusively premiere in January. The new album is scheduled to follow in March. Check out a photo below of yesterday’s casting.

this had better not be a takeoff of "if I told you you have a beautiful body"

...it probably is

ugh not max martin & dr. luke

it's britney spears, max is kind of a given, no?

it will probably be some childish sexual innuendo like they did for "3" and "If U Seek Amy". :/

she should just work with bloodshy & avant

+ danja

There has been so many rumours and incorrect reports

is this an official press release

christ

lol no

At No. 1 on Digital Songs, Bruno Mars' "Grenade" sells 559,000 downloads (up 164%) -- the third biggest sales week for a digital song in history. Right behind him this week at No. 2 is Katy Perry's "Firework" with 509,000 (up 165%) -- the fourth largest frame ever.

fuckin gift cards man

i'm beginning to think that "grenade" is a near classic tbh

so top 10 is:

1 Grenade
2 Firework
3 We R Who We R
4 What's My Name
5 Raise Your Glass
6 Black & Yellow
7 Tonight (I'm Fucking You) *smh at this*
8 Bottoms Up
9 The Time (Dirty Bit)
10 Just the Way You Are

really happy about wiz finally breaking the top 10

i have no beef with "grenade"

but like oh hey, a rap song that is actually a rap song in the top 10. never thought i'd see that.

i guess "6 foot 7 foot" was in the top ten last week. that's good too.

but it doesn't feel like nearly as much of a huge hit as b&y does

i thought it was called 6'7" but i'm seeing it listed as six foot seven foot everywhere, which kind of makes no sense

the sample goes "6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot, hut"