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Timbaland’s Lost the Shock

December 10th, 2009

The only thing shocking about Timbaland’s Shock Value II, would be if he creates a Shock Value III. Shock Value II, T.land’s new album conforms to the typical styles and sounds of many other artists currently released, and doesn’t offer that fresh Timbaland experience that I was prepared for. I will be quick to jump [...]

Tags: album reviews, craptastic, music, Timbaland
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C

Get up, Warm up…Dance!

December 1st, 2009

Winter sucks. It can make the most pleasant of us… well, slightly unpleasant. The toughest of us, shiver. And it makes the average human want to curl up in a ball and wait until the temperature returns to bearable altitudes. Considering that it’s officially December and we haven’t seen any snow yet, I will bite [...]

Tags: basement jaxx, dizzee rascal, good tunes, music, playlists, the go! team
Posted in Blog | Posted by Megan C

Dear John: Love Story of 2010?

November 30th, 2009

Nicholas Sparks has done it again. The fictional writer of classic love stories, such as The Notebook and A Walk to Remember is now preparing to have his fifth novel movie-fied. Dear John, set to release in Februrary 2010, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Call me a sap if you must, but Nicholas Sparks [...]

Tags: dear john, Movies, nicholas sparks, trailers
Posted in Movies | Posted by Megan C

Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP, Please.

November 30th, 2009

Animal Collective released their new five track EP on November 23rd, 2009. The EP titled Fall Be Kind has a different sound from that of previous Animal Collective music, yet obviously of Animal Collective descent. The song “What Would I Want? Sky” is one of my favourites off the new EP. The track “WWIW?S” has [...]

Tags: Animal Collective, music, new albums
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C

The xx + jj = Touring Potential?

November 27th, 2009

The xx (currently touring with Friendly Fires and soon Hot Chip) and jj, the mysterious Swedish electro-pop band, are rumoured to be a touring in the early months of 2010. The xx have been scheduelled to tour with Friendly Fires, Holly Miranda, Hot Chip, and a brief tour with jj. If you haven’t heard of [...]

Tags: jj, music, the xx, tours
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Megan C

New Moon Meets Lykke Li

November 26th, 2009

To be blunt about the matter, I’m not a huge Twilight fan. (I have seen the first movie as a result of my little sisters begging me to take them). In my humble opinion, I was not particularly interested before seeing it, and afterwards I was even more confused as to what all the rave [...]

Tags: good tunes, lykke li, New Moon, soundtracks, twilight
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C

Stuff You Should Listen To!

November 19th, 2009

Just in case your iPod is looking a little dry these days, might I recommend some tunes for you to spice things up again? The Sunshine Underground is one of England’s rising musical talents, after capturing the attention of audiences all over Britain in 2005 when the lads won a BBC Battle of the Bands [...]

Tags: Julian Casablancas, laura marling, music, new music, the sunshine underground
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C