When Kelly Clarkson released "My Life Would Suck Without You," reviewers everywhere rejoiced that the Kelly of "Since U Been Gone" was back and proclaimed that their lives sucked without her for the past two years since My December's sales were colder than its namesake. I thought their response seemed slightly inconsiderate. I always thought that you could only buy a one-way ticket to becoming a serious, pained artiste, and that once you ticked off the head of your label, you wouldn't go back to doing things the way he liked them without a fight. I thought Kelly's return to rockin' pop balladry signified her surrender to the evil forces of the industry and that she would be more of a shell of herself than she was on My December - except this time, she'd be cocooned in layers and layers of synths. (Hey, it usually works for Britney.)
I'd love to know how Kelly's been in the few years since her last No. 1 hit , but since I can't exactly call her up and ask how it feels to stop being America's Fave Pop Star, we'll just have to see what we can glean from her new album.
It seemed like Kelly spent the last two years in hibernation, licking her wounds after the world told her "personal break-up album? We don't listen for your feelings; we listen for your hooks!"
Album openers "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "I Do Not Hook Up" are as catchy as any of Kelly's previous songs, which could be a sign that she's given up on innovation, or that she just... likes pop music. She sounds as independent and happy as she did on "Since U Been Gone." Way more than she did on "Don't Waste Your Time"...
In fact, forget about comparing All I Ever Wanted to My December. It's like the strong pop-rock of Breakaway with an extra sugar coating. "Don't Let Me Stop You," "Long Shot," and "Impossible" all would have fit in well on Kelly's sophomore album, even though "Long Shot" was written by Katy Perry, Glen Ballard, and Matthew Thiessen (yes, that's THE Matthew Thiessen of Relient K. My mind was kind of blown when I found out he worked with Katy Perry... Actually, this knowledge made me totally disappointed in the song. Matty T and Katy are pretty much my songwriting dream team. Sure, they were young and inexperienced back when they recorded it in '05, but still. This should be some witty, insightful brilliance. I expect better next time.)
But, oh, um, back to Kelly. Girl tries on some different personas throughout the album, which are most notable in the juxtaposition between treacly ballad "Save You" and hard rocker "Whyyawannabringmedown." Yeah, Kelly Clarkson tries her hand at some serious rock, guitar solo included. It's not necessarily pretty... But not a complete embarrassment. Mostly just mind-blowing. I doubt I'll know what to think about it for a while...
Then again "Save You" isn't all that pretty either. It may boast a Mozart-inspired "experimental bridge," but gosh, it sounds like every other song on the world that has lyrics like "I wish I could save you/I wish I could say to you/I'm not going nowhere/I wish I could say to you/It's gonna be all right." I'm sure it's fine for what it is, but treacle tunes just aren't my thing.
Speaking of treacle tunes - "Cry," "Already Gone," and "If No One Will Listen" also contain as much sap as a gallon of maple syrup. But not in a really bad way, and not in the totally depressed style of her previous album. "Cry" sounds more like she's soaring through a cloudy sky than crawling up in a hole. And I actually really like "If No One Will Listen." It has the sparse production and great vocals I love in ballads by Marie Digby.
"If No One Will Listen" showcases Kelly's vocals well, unlike many other songs in the album. The slight vocal effects didn't bother me until I heard the beginning of "If I Can't Have You." I mean, she's Kelly freakin' Clarkson; she has one of the best voices Simon Cowell will ever discover.
Then I heard the rest of "If I Can't Have You" and realized that it suffered from a mild case of overproduction because, well, it's a 21st-century pop song. Love it or hate it, hyperproduction is to catchy pop as jelly is to peanut butter. There are some delicious peanut butter and banana sandwiches out there, but most kids are munching PB&J.
Yes, Kelly Clarkson is a pop star again. "If I Can't Have You" is a pop song with killer instrumentals and a chorus that can really only be described as dance-ilicious... Okay, I'm sure there are many real words that could describe the chorus, but really catchy dance pop makes it hard for me to remember vocab words. All I can say is, next single? Pretty please??
"Ready" and "I Want You" are more surprisingly sunny songs for Kelly, proving that spring really has sprung after the cold desolation of her December. And if the 14 songs on All I Ever Wanted haven't convinced you that Kelly and pop music have kissed and made up, look no further than the deluxe edition bonus tracks. "Tip of My Tongue" has a dash of Latin-pop spice that's just the recipe for sweet Top 40 success, and "The Day We Fell Apart" is pure pop fun with another dance-ilicious chorus. I was always a fair-weather Kelly Clarkson fan, and while my life might not have sucked without her, it certainly would suck without catchy, fun tunes like many of the ones on this album.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Your Dream Spring 2009 Concert Schedule
Well boys and girls, it's that magical time of year again. That time in the dead of winter when people start opening their hearts and their wallets, when kids get down on their knees and beg their parents to give them what they want, when parents start freaking out about what exactly it is their kids want... Yes, it's the time when bands announce their spring tours.
This weekend is a great time to buy tickets (Quick! Fall Out Boy tickets have been on sale for over 5 hours!!!!), so I've decided to try to give you the best possible list of acts coming to the DC area over the next 4 months (sorry, rest of the world, I can't do everything...)
Now, coaches always say it's important to stay in shape during the off-season, so I think everyone should take their advice and practice their best moves at the Millionaires concert at Rock n Roll Hotel on Thursday, February 5th. My newest favorite pop act Cash Cash will be opening for the girls, along with I Set My Friends on Fire and Watchout! There's Ghosts. I think this show might actually be considered a comedy performance rather than music; those Millionaires girls are always laughable. And with a name like the Just Got Paid, Let's Get's Laid Tour, you KNOW it's gonna be a party.
[I will spend the night listening to my Cash Cash CD and crying my eyes out because my parents won't let me out on school nights (plus it's called the Just Got Paid, Let's Get's Laid Tour), so if you attend, please try your hardest to meet the guys from Cash Cash and tell them Meredith thinks they're the coolest kids ever and would like to ask for all of their hands in marriage; they can play rock-paper-scissors or whatever to decide who gets her.]
And for those of us who need a winter pick-me-up that's not on a weeknight, Ludo will be at Rock n Roll Hotel on Friday, February 20th. I've never actually bothered to listen to any of their music, but I've heard good things about their set when they toured with Relient K last year.
Another Friday night option is Ben Folds, performing at George Washington University on Friday the 13th of February (a good alternative for those of us who don't think we can stomach Valentine's Day weekend's gooey rom-coms/crazy gory Friday-the-13th slasher flicks). I'm having trouble finding specific ticket info - the show isn't listed on his official site - but I saw it on Eventful...
Ben will also be playing at Ram's Head Live! in Baltimore on the 12th, if there are any hardcore piano rock fans who want to see him twice.
All you hipsters had better mark your calendars for The Ting Tings' show at the 9:30 Club on Friday, March 20th. Or maybe you hipsters will sneer about how you already caught them there in July when they were, like, still cool in an unknown kinda way.
But my friend and I will still be in attendance, hoping to squash the stereotype that no one dances at cool DC indie shows. Because kids who are too cool to dance aren't cool at all.
The real hipsters might be holding out for Cut Copy, coming to the 9:30 Club just 3 days after the Ting Tings (that's Monday, March 23rd, for you non-math whizzes). Matt and Kim will be performing that night as well. Never heard of them before, but their name brings to mind a certain NBC Thursday night sitcom...
After all these indie shows, I'd advise you to take a dip in the mainstream, just to make sure you can remember what Top 40 sounds like. And where better to find mainstream Top 40 pop than at a Britney Spears or Pussycat Dolls concert? You Britney fans are in luck because The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 North American Tour is hitting the Verizon Center on Tuesday, March 24th. [I guess the Pussycat Dolls are just a sideshow act?] iLike sent me an email saying tix are still available! (I was tempted to reply with a little WTF??!)
If Britney tix are a bit out of your price range, you could always see new Top 40 dance darling Lady Gaga at 9:30 Club on Thursday, April 2nd. No, wait, actually, you couldn't. Her show's already sold out.
Similarly, if you're going to see Katy Perry at the 9:30 Club on Friday, April 10th, you probably already knew she was coming. Hopefully you did, since all the tickets for that show sold out about 5 seconds after they went on sale. Or at least in the same weekend. 5 seconds, 48 hours, same diff for us soft-core Katy fans.
For those of you hoping for a bit more of a rock show (just a bit), I've said it before and I'll say it again: Craig Owens of Chiodos, Ace Enders, The Color Fred, and VersaEmerge will be at Ottobar in Baltimore on Thursday, April 9th. It's not quite as hot as the Katy tickets, but it's been pretty buzzed-about.
I've also already mentioned NeverShoutNever!'s two upcoming shows, one in West Springfield, VA, the other in Towson. I'd check it out in my previous posts if I were you. [Then I'd wonder if I just used "my" correctly since I said I'd do it if I were you, and they're not your posts...]
I think this Dream Concert Schedule is getting nightmare-ishly long, so I'll close it (for now) with what may be the hottest concert here: the Believers Never Die Part Deux tour, featuring Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, and Hey Monday! It'll be taking the Merriweather Post Pavilion by storm on Saturday, April 25th. Since I'm not too fond of FOB, I'm cringing at the $36 ticket price (no cheap-o lawn seats? really?) but it may be worth it to see my fave Gossip Girl fan, Gabe Saporta... or I could just sit in the parking lot hoping he makes good on his kick-it-in-the-parking lot promises in his blog.
Oh, and if you're one of those kids who isn't allowed to go to concerts, don't despair too much... The Jonas Brothers 3D movie (coming at ya February 27th) will give you way better seats than I had when I was on the lawn for their show at the Nissan Pavilion last year :)
This weekend is a great time to buy tickets (Quick! Fall Out Boy tickets have been on sale for over 5 hours!!!!), so I've decided to try to give you the best possible list of acts coming to the DC area over the next 4 months (sorry, rest of the world, I can't do everything...)
Now, coaches always say it's important to stay in shape during the off-season, so I think everyone should take their advice and practice their best moves at the Millionaires concert at Rock n Roll Hotel on Thursday, February 5th. My newest favorite pop act Cash Cash will be opening for the girls, along with I Set My Friends on Fire and Watchout! There's Ghosts. I think this show might actually be considered a comedy performance rather than music; those Millionaires girls are always laughable. And with a name like the Just Got Paid, Let's Get's Laid Tour, you KNOW it's gonna be a party.
[I will spend the night listening to my Cash Cash CD and crying my eyes out because my parents won't let me out on school nights (plus it's called the Just Got Paid, Let's Get's Laid Tour), so if you attend, please try your hardest to meet the guys from Cash Cash and tell them Meredith thinks they're the coolest kids ever and would like to ask for all of their hands in marriage; they can play rock-paper-scissors or whatever to decide who gets her.]
And for those of us who need a winter pick-me-up that's not on a weeknight, Ludo will be at Rock n Roll Hotel on Friday, February 20th. I've never actually bothered to listen to any of their music, but I've heard good things about their set when they toured with Relient K last year.
Another Friday night option is Ben Folds, performing at George Washington University on Friday the 13th of February (a good alternative for those of us who don't think we can stomach Valentine's Day weekend's gooey rom-coms/crazy gory Friday-the-13th slasher flicks). I'm having trouble finding specific ticket info - the show isn't listed on his official site - but I saw it on Eventful...
Ben will also be playing at Ram's Head Live! in Baltimore on the 12th, if there are any hardcore piano rock fans who want to see him twice.
All you hipsters had better mark your calendars for The Ting Tings' show at the 9:30 Club on Friday, March 20th. Or maybe you hipsters will sneer about how you already caught them there in July when they were, like, still cool in an unknown kinda way.
But my friend and I will still be in attendance, hoping to squash the stereotype that no one dances at cool DC indie shows. Because kids who are too cool to dance aren't cool at all.
The real hipsters might be holding out for Cut Copy, coming to the 9:30 Club just 3 days after the Ting Tings (that's Monday, March 23rd, for you non-math whizzes). Matt and Kim will be performing that night as well. Never heard of them before, but their name brings to mind a certain NBC Thursday night sitcom...
After all these indie shows, I'd advise you to take a dip in the mainstream, just to make sure you can remember what Top 40 sounds like. And where better to find mainstream Top 40 pop than at a Britney Spears or Pussycat Dolls concert? You Britney fans are in luck because The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 North American Tour is hitting the Verizon Center on Tuesday, March 24th. [I guess the Pussycat Dolls are just a sideshow act?] iLike sent me an email saying tix are still available! (I was tempted to reply with a little WTF??!)
If Britney tix are a bit out of your price range, you could always see new Top 40 dance darling Lady Gaga at 9:30 Club on Thursday, April 2nd. No, wait, actually, you couldn't. Her show's already sold out.
Similarly, if you're going to see Katy Perry at the 9:30 Club on Friday, April 10th, you probably already knew she was coming. Hopefully you did, since all the tickets for that show sold out about 5 seconds after they went on sale. Or at least in the same weekend. 5 seconds, 48 hours, same diff for us soft-core Katy fans.
For those of you hoping for a bit more of a rock show (just a bit), I've said it before and I'll say it again: Craig Owens of Chiodos, Ace Enders, The Color Fred, and VersaEmerge will be at Ottobar in Baltimore on Thursday, April 9th. It's not quite as hot as the Katy tickets, but it's been pretty buzzed-about.
I've also already mentioned NeverShoutNever!'s two upcoming shows, one in West Springfield, VA, the other in Towson. I'd check it out in my previous posts if I were you. [Then I'd wonder if I just used "my" correctly since I said I'd do it if I were you, and they're not your posts...]
I think this Dream Concert Schedule is getting nightmare-ishly long, so I'll close it (for now) with what may be the hottest concert here: the Believers Never Die Part Deux tour, featuring Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, and Hey Monday! It'll be taking the Merriweather Post Pavilion by storm on Saturday, April 25th. Since I'm not too fond of FOB, I'm cringing at the $36 ticket price (no cheap-o lawn seats? really?) but it may be worth it to see my fave Gossip Girl fan, Gabe Saporta... or I could just sit in the parking lot hoping he makes good on his kick-it-in-the-parking lot promises in his blog.
Oh, and if you're one of those kids who isn't allowed to go to concerts, don't despair too much... The Jonas Brothers 3D movie (coming at ya February 27th) will give you way better seats than I had when I was on the lawn for their show at the Nissan Pavilion last year :)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Off the Charts: Music in Fashion Spring 2009
I don't want to diminish my integrity as a music blogger, but I would just like to say that I am madly in love with our crappy U.S. (and global) economy. Why? Because it means people bought less for Christmas, meaning stores have more merchandise to move, meaning everything in the world is 70% off.
In honor of the hardcore bargain-hunting I've been doing this weekend ($3 shorts at Pac Sun! $9 cardigans at Ann Taylor Loft!), I thought I'd give you kids a few music-related fashion tips on what to spend your Christmas money on.
[P.S. Please actually click on a few of the links since I spent some hard-earned time finding those pictures/sites!]
Plaid seems to be a hot new trend for spring, as demonstrated by everyone from the Jonas Brothers to Demi Lovato to the guys from Hey Monday.
Okay, not the world's greatest examples (not too keen on Demi's outfit in particular), but I'm not much of a fashion blogger. The mall seems to be filled with colorful gingham shirts - dELiAs has the basic gingham down, while Forever 21 adds some pizazz with ruffles. Some more traditional plaids are also around, such as at dELiAs, which are more what the guys in the pictures are wearing.
But really kids, you gotta trust that once the Jonas Brothers start wearing something, it's gonna be in style. Joe totally called the Ray Bans wayfarers and colored skinny jeans, and Kevin's scarves were big this fall. (They say they love reading Teen Vogue - call them what you will, but you can't deny they've got style.)
Next up: possibly the biggest fashion debate of 2008 was how stupid you have to be to wear a romper. They were in, people laughed, they were out, Katy Perry wore one on MTV, people laughed harder, critics said they were soooo totally the next big thing...
I'm on the team saying that, although they look absolutely adorable, you have to either be missing a brain or possessing astounding bladder control if you want to rock a one-piece. I think that an equally adorable alternative, however, is the also-Katy-Perry-endorsed shirtdress. I believe Katy rocked one recently in at least a few scenes in her "Thinking of You" video. Camilla Bell also wore one in the Jonas Brothers' video for "Lovebug," and if Joe Jonas's new girfriend wears it, you know it's in style.
Another note about both of those videos; they're both set in the 1940's. I could speculate about how Americans are more optimistic about war and foreign policy (cuz who didn't love WWII?), but I'd rather just note that retro 40's styles seem to be coming in, with Katy Perry leading the way, then move on to talk about the next trend I've noticed...
Crazy neon clothes, because who doesn't want to dress like a highlighter? Aspiring pop bands Cash Cash and Varsity Fan Club certainly do.
VFC doesn't mind rocking some gingham either. Not saying these guys are the height of cool, but Capitol seems to think VFC are the next Nsync, and I think they are dressing them in whatever will drive teenage girls crazy.
Cobra Starship, of course, pioneered the recent trend toward crazy colors, and they don't seem to be toning it down anytime soon.
And I think Gabe's checkerboard pants up there will continue to be a pretty hot seller at Hot Topic. Hot Topic and Pac Sun are some good stops to find pants and tees brighter than your Sharpie highlighters.
Those are the top three trends I've noticed on musicians these days. Oh, and as I'm sure you've realized, yellow is the hot color for spring. It didn't become 100% inevitable until Michelle Obama donned that yellow jacket/dress combo for Inauguration, but one of my fave bands, Oh, Hush! totally predicted it a few months earlier in their blog. (Real article about mimosa yellow here.)
There are even price cuts at some bands' merch stores. Danger Radio is having a huge sale at their store, and I for one want to snatch up that $10 sleeveless hoodie.
That's all the fashion advice I've got for now! Now back to the tunes I'm actually supposed to be reviewing...
[edit: I accidentally referred to rompers as jumpers a couple times there; sorry about that! It's all fixed now!]
In honor of the hardcore bargain-hunting I've been doing this weekend ($3 shorts at Pac Sun! $9 cardigans at Ann Taylor Loft!), I thought I'd give you kids a few music-related fashion tips on what to spend your Christmas money on.
[P.S. Please actually click on a few of the links since I spent some hard-earned time finding those pictures/sites!]
Plaid seems to be a hot new trend for spring, as demonstrated by everyone from the Jonas Brothers to Demi Lovato to the guys from Hey Monday.
Okay, not the world's greatest examples (not too keen on Demi's outfit in particular), but I'm not much of a fashion blogger. The mall seems to be filled with colorful gingham shirts - dELiAs has the basic gingham down, while Forever 21 adds some pizazz with ruffles. Some more traditional plaids are also around, such as at dELiAs, which are more what the guys in the pictures are wearing.
But really kids, you gotta trust that once the Jonas Brothers start wearing something, it's gonna be in style. Joe totally called the Ray Bans wayfarers and colored skinny jeans, and Kevin's scarves were big this fall. (They say they love reading Teen Vogue - call them what you will, but you can't deny they've got style.)
Next up: possibly the biggest fashion debate of 2008 was how stupid you have to be to wear a romper. They were in, people laughed, they were out, Katy Perry wore one on MTV, people laughed harder, critics said they were soooo totally the next big thing...
I'm on the team saying that, although they look absolutely adorable, you have to either be missing a brain or possessing astounding bladder control if you want to rock a one-piece. I think that an equally adorable alternative, however, is the also-Katy-Perry-endorsed shirtdress. I believe Katy rocked one recently in at least a few scenes in her "Thinking of You" video. Camilla Bell also wore one in the Jonas Brothers' video for "Lovebug," and if Joe Jonas's new girfriend wears it, you know it's in style.
Another note about both of those videos; they're both set in the 1940's. I could speculate about how Americans are more optimistic about war and foreign policy (cuz who didn't love WWII?), but I'd rather just note that retro 40's styles seem to be coming in, with Katy Perry leading the way, then move on to talk about the next trend I've noticed...
Crazy neon clothes, because who doesn't want to dress like a highlighter? Aspiring pop bands Cash Cash and Varsity Fan Club certainly do.
VFC doesn't mind rocking some gingham either. Not saying these guys are the height of cool, but Capitol seems to think VFC are the next Nsync, and I think they are dressing them in whatever will drive teenage girls crazy.
Cobra Starship, of course, pioneered the recent trend toward crazy colors, and they don't seem to be toning it down anytime soon.
And I think Gabe's checkerboard pants up there will continue to be a pretty hot seller at Hot Topic. Hot Topic and Pac Sun are some good stops to find pants and tees brighter than your Sharpie highlighters.
Those are the top three trends I've noticed on musicians these days. Oh, and as I'm sure you've realized, yellow is the hot color for spring. It didn't become 100% inevitable until Michelle Obama donned that yellow jacket/dress combo for Inauguration, but one of my fave bands, Oh, Hush! totally predicted it a few months earlier in their blog. (Real article about mimosa yellow here.)
There are even price cuts at some bands' merch stores. Danger Radio is having a huge sale at their store, and I for one want to snatch up that $10 sleeveless hoodie.
That's all the fashion advice I've got for now! Now back to the tunes I'm actually supposed to be reviewing...
[edit: I accidentally referred to rompers as jumpers a couple times there; sorry about that! It's all fixed now!]
Friday, January 16, 2009
first post!!!!!!!!!!1111
^Disclaimer: That title is meant to be cute and ironic.
I just thought I'd make a lil welcome post describing my new music blog PerfectoPop & introducing myself & all that... So basically, once upon a time, there was this kid in high school who really liked music and listened to lots and lots of it, which made her pretty much normal. But she had known from an early age that her thoughts about music differed slightly from those of her peers; this realization arrived sometime around the 7th time she got bullied for admitting she owned a Hilary Duff album. Two, actually, but she never even told anyone she bought the Christmas album.
So this little kid grows up and realizes you don't go around telling people you think Disney Channel is cool and starts listening to bands that were actually popular, such as The All-American Rejects and Good Charlotte (I listened to Hilary Duff while you listened to Nicole Richie's future husband? Who feels dumb now, huh?) But then she got to high school and learned that in high school, uncool stuff is the coolest, so she got in with the High School Musical-loving crowd & realized that the stuff she listened to as a kid wasn't THAT bad. Then she realized that maybe the mature thing to do would be to listen to the music you like, no matter how many times people make fun of Hannah Montana, and try to see the good in the stuff you don't. And she realized that there are a LOT of people in the world who completely suck at doing that.
So she decided to start a music blog to try to spread her love of everything pop music and get people to listen to new things because she's under the impression that her tastes are slightly distinctive. Plus, she loves writing music reviews and wants an Internet addiction that's more productive Facebook.
A few things to note about this blog:
Its name is "PerfectoPop", like "perfecto" as in perfect in Spanish and "pop" as in popular music, and it's not like "perfect-o-pop;" it's like one word that rhymes with "electropop," which is a genre I am very into right now.
It's not going to be updated every day unless a miracle occurs and I magically become a second-semester senior rather than junior.
I came up with a few fun sections that posts can pertain to; their clever names are:
DsCene & Heard - a section of live music reviews, probably all of which will be from the Washington DC metropolitan area because that is where I will be living for at least another year and a half. But they could be more wide-ranging; I have been known to travel as far as Pennsylvania for Jonas Brothers concerts...
Must See CD - albums I think you absolutely must listen to because they are the Next Big Thing. Bands I previously would have included in this category if I'd had a blog include The Ting Tings, who I was so totally right about, Katy Perry, who I was so totally even more right about, and Skye Sweetnam, who I was so totally not right about. But I try.
First Impressions - lame name, kind of lame section, basically for if I want to get a review out there RIGHT NOW and don't have time to listen to the album more than once.
[I believe you must listen to an album at least 3 times before passing definitive judgement on it because everything sounds better the second or third time around...]
ALSO:
-normal CD reviews
-music video reviews
-good free stuff
-tour dates
-music-inspired/related trends in fashion, etc. [I'm thinking of calling it What The Jonas Brothers Wore Today]
-other news
-hopefully no crazy rants about things like why aspiring musicians who illegally download music are stupid or how Taylor Swift does not know how to promote an album or anything annoying like that...
So, yeah, that is my little welcome message/explanatory note. Um, I hope you like my blog and it doesn't end up embarrassing me like previous misguided efforts. That's all for now... Expect a real post that is like actually about music soon!
I just thought I'd make a lil welcome post describing my new music blog PerfectoPop & introducing myself & all that... So basically, once upon a time, there was this kid in high school who really liked music and listened to lots and lots of it, which made her pretty much normal. But she had known from an early age that her thoughts about music differed slightly from those of her peers; this realization arrived sometime around the 7th time she got bullied for admitting she owned a Hilary Duff album. Two, actually, but she never even told anyone she bought the Christmas album.
So this little kid grows up and realizes you don't go around telling people you think Disney Channel is cool and starts listening to bands that were actually popular, such as The All-American Rejects and Good Charlotte (I listened to Hilary Duff while you listened to Nicole Richie's future husband? Who feels dumb now, huh?) But then she got to high school and learned that in high school, uncool stuff is the coolest, so she got in with the High School Musical-loving crowd & realized that the stuff she listened to as a kid wasn't THAT bad. Then she realized that maybe the mature thing to do would be to listen to the music you like, no matter how many times people make fun of Hannah Montana, and try to see the good in the stuff you don't. And she realized that there are a LOT of people in the world who completely suck at doing that.
So she decided to start a music blog to try to spread her love of everything pop music and get people to listen to new things because she's under the impression that her tastes are slightly distinctive. Plus, she loves writing music reviews and wants an Internet addiction that's more productive Facebook.
A few things to note about this blog:
Its name is "PerfectoPop", like "perfecto" as in perfect in Spanish and "pop" as in popular music, and it's not like "perfect-o-pop;" it's like one word that rhymes with "electropop," which is a genre I am very into right now.
It's not going to be updated every day unless a miracle occurs and I magically become a second-semester senior rather than junior.
I came up with a few fun sections that posts can pertain to; their clever names are:
DsCene & Heard - a section of live music reviews, probably all of which will be from the Washington DC metropolitan area because that is where I will be living for at least another year and a half. But they could be more wide-ranging; I have been known to travel as far as Pennsylvania for Jonas Brothers concerts...
Must See CD - albums I think you absolutely must listen to because they are the Next Big Thing. Bands I previously would have included in this category if I'd had a blog include The Ting Tings, who I was so totally right about, Katy Perry, who I was so totally even more right about, and Skye Sweetnam, who I was so totally not right about. But I try.
First Impressions - lame name, kind of lame section, basically for if I want to get a review out there RIGHT NOW and don't have time to listen to the album more than once.
[I believe you must listen to an album at least 3 times before passing definitive judgement on it because everything sounds better the second or third time around...]
ALSO:
-normal CD reviews
-music video reviews
-good free stuff
-tour dates
-music-inspired/related trends in fashion, etc. [I'm thinking of calling it What The Jonas Brothers Wore Today]
-other news
-hopefully no crazy rants about things like why aspiring musicians who illegally download music are stupid or how Taylor Swift does not know how to promote an album or anything annoying like that...
So, yeah, that is my little welcome message/explanatory note. Um, I hope you like my blog and it doesn't end up embarrassing me like previous misguided efforts. That's all for now... Expect a real post that is like actually about music soon!
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