Kelly Clarkson
Songwriters Wrote An Open Letter Asking For More Fairness
‘The most successful songwriters in the world can’t pay their rent’
L.A. BURNING, WEST COAST CONCERT PICKS, JANUARY 21ST TO 27TH
Fidlar have 3 shows this week
L.A. BURNING, WEST COAST CONCERT PICKS, JANUARY 7TH TO 13TH
Jen Awad starts her residency at The Echo
Be Here Now: New Albums Reviewed 10-27-17 – 11-2-17
a smooth implacable brilliance
Going Steady: New Singles Reviewed 10-20-17 – 10-26-17
shallow and exciting forms of Xmas come to life
The Early Bird: The Biggest Releases Of The Week reviewed 10-20-17 – 10-26-17
an update of Phil Spector, and with Christmas Bells ringing
US Top 10 Singles 3-19-16
It might not be the ickiest song ever written but it is sure not the least one either.
Kelly Clarkson Speaks Up About Her Experience With Dr. Luke
‘Obviously he’s a talented dude but he’s lied a lot. Musically it’s been really hard for me because he will just lie to people and it makes the artist look bad.’
10 Songs: Thursday, September 24th, 2015
Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson – This is a tsunami of a song, Max Martin AND Dr. Luke wrote and produced it together and it is as smart and as cynical and as essentially brilliant as hook ladled pop can get: They build in explosion after explosion and Clarkson, who is a real singer, is a powerhouse here. This is the litmus test for modern pop music – A+
US Top 10 Albums 3-21-15
Impressed by Kelly? Really? She moved 83K units, or if you prefer, she completely blew it and it is a miracle she got to the top, a miracle or good planning, depending on your take. For sure, it ain’t great. Plus, where, exactly, is Kid Rock? I think the heart of the charts is stuck in place: 50, Tay, Drake, Maroon 5, Sam and Meghan., and the other four in flux. A little different than last year when the chart was much more volatile.
Not With The Band: Why So Many Famous Scientists In Pop Songs?
Albert Einstein is truly part of our pop culture and figures in many songs as expected: They Might Be Giants’ ‘The World’s Address’, Landscape‘s ‘Einstein A Go-Go’, Counting Crows’ ‘Einstein on the Beach’, Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Einstein was a Surfer’ Bob Dylan’s ‘Desolation Row’, and even Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Einstein’… so weird!
US Top 10 Albums w-o 1-4-13
I really love it when an artistic success is a popular success and looking at my list of fave albums, well, even Yeezus didn’t sell that much. Beyonce is a beacon of artistic integrity and musical kismet. A complete triumph to end 2013.
US Top 10 Albums 12-28-13
Beyonce is head and shoulders above the rest with a ridiculous 750K + units moved at fifteen bucks a pop and no overhead, no publicity, all digital. Brooks is quite impressive with his non-digital release. It might be more last hurrah than new paradigm but as hurrahs go, I’m impressed.
US Top 10 Albums 12-21-13
Here comes Christmas and the proof is Pentatonix viral hit version of “Little Drummer Boy”, a capella and none the worse for it with a pretty good human beatbox. Meanwhile, Britney has the lowest sales of her career. Miley is gone, Gaga is gone and Katy is next.
US Top 10 Albums 12-8-13
That Cities thing is from a Minneapolis radio station KTCZ, it is for charity and it takes the best live performances from the past year, guys like Passenger and fun., and it sells the albums at Target. They sold out their entire 40,000 production run in a week
US Top 10 Albums 11-16-13
Hell, even Kelly is sucker punching us with a seasonal album and it may be ok, at least a coupla songs perked my interest, it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet!