Artist: John Legend and The Roots
Album: Wake Up!
Release Date: 9/21/10
Coming at you with a healthy dose of soulful, hip hip infused funk, R&B bigshot John Legend teams with hip hop super group The Roots. However unlikely the combination may seem, the end result is a seamless amalgamation of musical styles that’s not only enjoyable but pretty freakin’ good.
A recent article from The Boston Globe explored tobacco signage and advertising within convenience stores and not surprisingly, found that big tobacco is up to some questionable practices.
Despite all the good things that come with being a celebrity, there is also a fair amount of down sides. You may be rich and famous but you can’t buy lunch at Taco Bell without 30 people waiting outside to take your picture. The point is, being famous is stressful and sometimes people crack under the pressure.
Artist: Deadmau5
Album: At Play 3
Release Date: Out Now!
When you’re a world renowned house/electro DJ with a hit video on MTV, you’re doing something right…even if you do happen to wear a giant, plastic mouse head everytime you perform. Quite possibly Canada’s greatest export since hockey and maple syrup, Deadmau5 (pronounced “deadmouse”) is making waves with his new album and an old hit.
Enough is enough. Exactly how and when did everything on Tv and the big screen become about vampires, werewolves or some, mopy, teenage, emo combination of the two? The upcoming spoof film, Vampires Suck takes direct aim at the Twilight phenomenom and Matt Lanter is leading the charge.
Artist: T.I.
Album: King Uncaged
Release Date: Sept. 28, 2010
…And the winner for most appropriate album title of the year is: T.I.! Love him or hate him, you have to admit that T.I.’s open and honest attitude about his legal woes is pretty refreshing in a time when celebs embark on secret rehab getaways and jail stints with the same frequency that normal people hit up Wal-Mart.
In a new study conducted by Dr. Lisa Henriksen, a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher, it was found that point-of-sale advertising is the driving force behind coaxing teens to try cigarettes. Point-of-sale (P.O.S.) ads are marketing tools you see in stores that sell the advertised products; posters, lights, cardboard cut-outs, etc.
As pop-culturally relevant as it was at the time, Clueless doesn’t top too many people’s list as one of the best movies ever. In fact, most of the actors in the film didn’t do much with their careers afterward, save for one person: Paul Rudd.
Artist: Maroon 5
Album: Hands All Over
Release Date: 09/21/10
The pop rock rulers of the radio are back. The 3rd studio album from Maroon 5 picks up right where the others left off: the top of the charts. Although still over a month out, fans are already drooling.
Artist: AmpLive
Album: Murder At The Discotech
Release Date: Out Now!
For all the hip hop heads out there, AmpLive probably isn’t a new name for you. He’s best known for his work as the production half of hip hop duo, Zion I but his latest, solo effort is more than worthy of a listen or an internet copping.
