Normally, Worst of Music winners are people who I’ve heard of. But I guess that’s why I use the Billboard Hot 100 to help me find WoM winners. For example, I haven’t heard of Jeremih but apparently he’s good enough to get 50 Cent to feature on his latest single called Down on Me. Continue reading
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Worst of Music: Katy Perry – Friday
I don’t like using live concert covers as the Worst of Music award winner but this time an exception has been earned. I’ve previously named Rebecca Black’s Friday as the Worst of Music. I even suggested that it could go down as one of the worst songs of 2011. Then I heard Katy Perry’s cover of Friday. Just when I thought that the original was a crime against music, this live cover comes along and takes the crown. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Rihanna & Britney Spears – S&M
How do you get a couple extra bucks out of a previously released single? Release a remix. But how to do you make more than a couple extra bucks? Get a formerly popular singer who traded largely on sex appeal to record some lines for the song and re-release it. That’s exactly the plan of attack behind the recent surge in popularity of Rihanna’s S&M. Take the song and add Britney Spears to give you this week’s Worst of Music. Continue reading
The History of Doctor Who Theme Music
Any true Brit or Anglophiles know the cultural impact of Doctor Who. The show is one of the iconic pieces of British culture and science fiction. The show has been on-air since 1963 and, coming into this season, has aired 770 episodes and one TV movie. Each of those episodes has started with the iconic Doctor Who theme song originally composed by Ron Grainer. Unlike your standard TV show, however, the Doctor Who theme has undergone some dramatic revisions. So as the 32nd season is about to get underway, here is a look back at the history of the Doctor Who opening music. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: 420
I almost forgot that today was 4/20. I guess the theme for today’s links is smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em, then. And in honour of today, here’s Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker.
Let’s lead off today with a look at the evolution of how we watch sports from radio to 3D TV. (Business Insider)
But don’t forget the evolution of watching games in person. The NHL is really working hard on that one. They’ve already banned the octopus from Joe Louis Arena but the NHL keeps changing the rules for their fans. (Down Goes Brown)
We all know that Donald Trump is thinking about making a run at the US Presidency in 2012. What you may not know is that he’s done a 180 on his 2000 campaign. (Slate)
After the jump, the top teams on Facebook, Rebecca Black rules YouTube and the history of Doctor Who. Continue reading
Man Lab: Arcade Fire 101
I’m a huge fan of the Canadian band Arcade Fire. I’ve been one since roughly 2007 but a lot of folks are only now discovering them thanks to that Grammy win (and subsequent Twitter love from Kanye). Since then, everyone has jumped on the bandwagon. That includes women. I’ve had this discussion once or twice before. Music is a good icebreaker with women and a good music recommendation that’s a bit off mainstream will make you easy to remember. And a strong music opinion will spark a memory of you the next time they hear a song by that band.
So for our first post in a hopefully ongoing series of advice columns for the single man, I help you talk about the Arcade Fire so you sound like you know what you’re talking about and without sounding like you’ve never heard any of their albums from start to finish. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
I never thought I’d say this but I’ve actually missed Britney Spears. Her albums are basically Worst of Music anthologies. If you ever need an easy target to pick for a bad song, Britney is a good place to go. That’s well illustrated by the fact that Till the World Ends is the second single off Britney’s new Femme Fatale album that I’ve named the Worst of Music. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough
A day late and a dollar short, it’s time for us to declare another piece of musical crime as the Worst of Music. This week’s WoM winner isn’t exactly a stranger to the award. I’ve mentioned before that their song Boom Boom Bow was part of the inspiration behind the creation of the WoM. Their last two albums, The E.N.D. and The Beginning, have basically guaranteed them a place in the WoM Hall of Fame. But that’s not going to stop us from naming BEP’s latest single Just Can’t Get Enough as this week’s Worst of Music. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Chris Brown – Look At Me Now
Sometimes songs win the Worst of Music award because they’re legitimately horrible songs. Other times, they can win just because of how ironic they are. Take the latest offering from Chris Brown called Look At Me Now. If you have to ask how this song is ironic, then you’ve probably been living under a rock for the last couple of years. That and you haven’t listened to the song. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Katy Perry – E.T.
This week’s WoM was actually a tough decision. There were a good eight songs on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 that could be legitimate Worst of Music winners this week. (Bruno Mars’s Grenade already won the WoM and the other is Cee Lo Green’s Fuck You which I like.) So I went with the song of the week that could have been the greatest but failed miserably. I’m actually a Kanye West fan but pair him with Katy Parry and you have a WoM winner with their collaboration E.T. Continue reading
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