Some things are harder than others. Whether it’s balancing a checkbook, finding a job, splitting an atom or taking Justin Bieber seriously. The 21-year-old pop megastar was the apple of every teen girl’s eye, but puberty hit the Biebs like…
The Young Folks vs. The Top 40: Week of March 5, 2015
Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio format…
Common Seems Distraught on Nobody’s Smiling
Common has always been my all-time favorite rapper. This is due to his carefulness when he structures each album. As of recently, Common has become more apparent with his poetically heavy verses. And after finally forgetting his album Universal Mind…
LISTEN: Ariana Grande releases new song “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea
What’s better than a pop powerhouse and an Australian rapper teaming up to make a catchy song for the summer? Not much, although the looping saxophone heard in “Problem” and similarly in Jason Derulo’s hit “Talk Dirty” could state…
Music Review: Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy
On February 4, 2013, pop-emo-rock band Fall Out Boy announced that they were reuniting with an album due out in May, a summer tour, and a brand new single with a Fall Out Boy-length title called “My Songs Know What…