Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Last FM, There's More Where That Came From
Just thought I’d let you guys know that There’s More Where That Came From now has a place at Last FM, so be sure to go join the group here . Every week Last FM will display the most listened to artists and songs of the group on the groups charts. So if you want some of your favorite music to get some extra attention by others, join and start listening to some of your favorite artists! ;D
Filed under: Alternative Music, Flashback Series, Uncategorized | Tags: 1989, 1994, Billboard, Fade Into You, Flashback Series, Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star is an alternative pop/rock band that formed in 1989. They enjoyed some mainstream success in 1994 with their single “Fade Into You” which became their only song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with it peaking at #44. Meanwhile it peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart.
Filed under: Pop Music, Uncategorized | Tags: Already Gone, Beyonce, CBC, Halo, Kelly Clarkson, One Republic, RCA, Ryan Tedder
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Looks like Kelly Clarkson may have another big controversy with her label. Her third single, “Already Gone” which will be released August 11th, has been disputed to sound unusually similar to Beyonce’s “Halo” which was a Top 10 hit for Beyonce earlier this year. Ryan Tedder, of One Republic, produced both tracks. Kelly commented on this when she gave an interview with Canada’s CBC news:
“Ryan and I met each other at the record label, before he was working with anyone else. He’s from Oklahoma, I’m from Texas; we got along really well and had some of the same influences. We wrote about six songs together, four or five of them made the album. It was all fine and dandy. I’d never heard of a song called Halo. Her album came out when my album was already being printed. No-one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to. No, they’re just gonna be saying I ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?’
Clarkson said she fought with her label to not have the ”Already Gone” on her album but the request was ignored. Then when her label(RCA) chose to release it as single, she again fought for it not to be released, to which they opposed.
Clarkson further stated, “In the end, they’re releasing it without my consent. It sucks, but it’s one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It’s kind of a shitty situation, but.… You know, you learn.”
I personally think that neither Clarkson or Beyonce should be at blame for this, but instead RCA and Ryan Tedder, who sound like complete a-holes IMO. The two music videos by the two artists are posted below by. Feel free to state your opinions in the comment section.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ...Baby One More Time, 1980's, 1990s, 2000's, Born in The U.S.A., Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Come On Over, Discussion, Like A Virgin, Madona, Micheal Jackson, Nevermind, Nirvana, Shania Twain, Thriller
Each decade’s culture consists of what happened in politics, movies, fashion, television, economics, social issues, and music; along with many other factors. There are hundreds of pages on the web discussing what certain things defined a certain decade. While most of the time most people can’t come to an agreement, it’s always interesting to see how each person viewed that decade and what they felt really had an impact on people during that time.
One of the more debated about topics is about what music really impacted the decade. And related to this is usually discussion about some of the top albums of the decade. While the discussion today isn’t about the best albums of the decade, since many of the best albums are usually and unfortunately, left out of the mainstream; But instead on a certain album you feel really left an impact on the majority of people during that time. Which to some may mean how many times it went platinum, but for this discussion you can put other factors into the mix as well.
When people look back at the 80’s they usually reference Micheal Jackson’s Thriller, but did Madonna’s Like A Virgin
or Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.SA. have the same amount of impact? Were the 90’s all about Nirvana’s Nevermind? Shania Twain’s Come On Over? Britney Spears …Baby One More Time?! Or another completely different album? And what album do you feel is the biggest of the 2000’s?
So go ahead and list what you feel was the album that defined each decade. You can list runner-ups as well, and feel free to go back as far as you want :D Have fun!
Filed under: Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music, Single Reviews | Tags: 2003, Funhouse, Miley Cyrus, P!nk, single review, So What, Sober, Trouble
P!nk is back with her fourth single, the title track off her Funhouse album. This past year P!nk has already called her husband a tool, dealt with sobriety, and pleaded for her lover not to leave her. This time out she’s burning down her house!
P!nk talks about how her house used to be fun, but now it’s full of evil clowns? While the evil clown reference seems somewhat ridiculous, it luckily has a good metaphor to it, about starting over, although the verse probably deserved a better metaphor.
After you look past that part, the song is all uphill from there. P!nk wouldn’t even need to show off her great vocals since the song’s musical arrangement could have Miley Cyrus pull this off with a good outcome. But just for harm’s sake let’s forget Miley Cyrus was anywhere near this song when it was being made. Moving on, the song’s lyrics work around the stellar production, which is due to Tony Kanal(of No Doubt) and Jimmy Harry(who also helped produce P!nk’s ”Sober”).
“Funhouse” has the energy of “So What” but surpasses it half-way through, when the song breaks into true rocker mode. Something we haven’t seen from P!nk since ”Trouble” back in 2003!
Watch for ”Funhouse” to take over airwaves in the upcoming weeks, cause I know I will.
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Filed under: Flashback Series, Pop Music | Tags: 14:49, 1999, Falls Apart, Flashback, Sugar Ray
While this song isn’t anything too extraordinary, it’s one of those minor hits you like to occasionally hear on the radio every now and then. This was off Sugar Ray’s 14:59 album, and released in late December 1999. It reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Filed under: Country Music, Flashback Series | Tags: CMT, CMT Giants, Flashback Series, For My Broken Heart, If I Had Only Known, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood
This was back in November 2006, when Reba was the first to be honored by CMT, on the special CMT Giants. Trisha did a great rendition of this song, off Reba’s 1991 album For My Broken Heart.
