Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne Before Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, there was Avril Lavigne, a tiny, teenaged, tie-wearing Canadian pop/punk princess who topped the charts with hits like “Complicated” and “I’m With You.” Now, thirteen years later, Avril’s pushing thirty, recently married for the second time and desperately still trying to connect to today’s youth. And therein lies some of the problem with Avril Lavigne’s fifth, self-titled album (out November 5th). Songs like “Rock […]
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Album Review: Bangerz, by Miley Cyrus
Album Review: Bangerz, Miley Cyrus Bangerz: Something that radiates unbelievable swell or swag. (Source: urbandictionary.com) And swag she does – Miley Cyrus’s new album Bangerz, her third post-Hannah Montana project, leans heavily on urban and hip hop stylings, courtesy of Atlanta based rap/hip-hop producer Mike Will Made It. In fact, the entire direction of the album can pretty much be summed up in one line from her song “Do My Thang“: “Oh yeah I’m a southern belle, I told […]
Music Review: Paramore, Paramore
Four years in between albums, along with break-up rumors followed by a very nasty public split with founding band members is usually the kiss of death in a fickle music industry. Radio will forget about you. Fans will grow impatient and move on. The next album without the original band members will probably suck and record executives will drop you in a heartbeat if you’re not churning out the hits and putting money in their pockets. […]