Pop

Taylor Swift At Prudential Center, Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | March 29, 2013

Taylor gave her fans a superbly crafted set. A just about perfect two hours of pop rock with a good band and a minimum of acoustic hi-jinx. She treated her young fans with all the love and respect while, impossible to overstate this, streamlining the Speak Now aesthetics to a fine point, a study in simple design well executed and the least indulgent, most creative arena rock show anywhere

Pink At Madison Square Garden, Friday, March 22nd, 2013, Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | March 24, 2013

The pop singer with the powerful voice hasn’t changed much in the proceeding years, she has just gotten bigger and better and in one of the remarkable Arena shows you will ever see, she was both a bigger than life cut out character, and a personable, friendly singer, with many hit songs to choose from

Carly Rae Jepsen At Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, November 28th, 2012, Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | December 1, 2012

Over and beyond CRJ’s first post THE SONG album the terrible Kiss, not really deserving of too much consideration , she isn’t much of a performer. With a rock backing band, she is is engaging but bland, pretty but vacant. In other words, she is the Phillip Phillips of Canada

Hey Monday Hiatus

By Helen Bach | December 23, 2011

suppose their handful of fans are on their knees crying, but truth be told no one knows who they are so no one knows what they’re missing. Hiatus means broken up by the way.. please give me a list of five band who have gone on hiatus and returned to work

Eric Contractor Going For Baroque

By Iman Lababedi | December 12, 2011

Baroque pop” is an obvious claim, but his own “bel-canto art-rock” is better. How about this: imagine 1980’s band the Associates Billy Mackenzie singing Broadway tunes arranged by Burt Bucharah… ?

Alex York At the Studio At Webster Hall, Friday, November 25th, 2011, Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | November 28, 2011

Bottle blonde Alex York is a cool friendly charmer on stage at the Studio at Webster Hall.He struts the stage with a mix of arrogance and diffidence and sings his catchy pure pop for now people with conviction, helped along by a pretty good guitarist.

The Final Night Of Taylor Swifts' "Speak Now" Tour At Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011, Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | November 24, 2011

Lady Gaga’s fans treat her like a very cool maiden Aunt, sticking up for them when their parents just don’t understand. Katy Perry’s fans treat her like a big sister, testing the adult world’s waters for them. Swift is a mix of sister, role model and best friend forever

Taylor Swift On 60 Minutes: Lazy, Sloppy And Already Well Documentated Reporting

By Iman Lababedi | November 22, 2011

A fantasy where her songwriting abilities are under appreciated because her fans are teenage girls. This is complete nonsense. Swift is considered, and rightly, one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. IT’S HER SINGING THAT WAS GETTING DISMISSED

Katy Perry At Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

By Iman Lababedi | November 18, 2011

It wasn’t particularly good music, but it was particularly good entertainment. Much better than Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” tour and the little girls squealed but in some ways more maturely then they did during her dreadful set at Jingle Ball last year

Michael Jackson BioPic in the Works

By Alyson Camus | November 18, 2011

I wonder how many actors they will need to play Jackson, may be Bob-Dylan-I’m-not-There style? If you look at a picture when Jackson was young, and one when he was over 40, it was certainly not the same person and if the same actor is playing him all along, he will need a lot of CGI work.

Justin Bieber: The One Man Beatlemania

By Iman Lababedi | November 8, 2011

His girlfriend lives with death threats, his cars are attacked by fan, he can’t walk down the street, he can’t hang out with his friends, he can’t hang without bodyguards.the world hasn’t seen anything like this since Beatlemania

Unreleased Amy Winehouse To be compiled In New Album

By Iman Lababedi | November 1, 2011

not such a hot idea

David Cassidy At BB King's, Friday, October 28th, 2011 Reviewed

By Iman Lababedi | October 30, 2011

the little girls still do understand

Adele to Release “Live At The Royal Albert Hall”

By Helen Bach | October 29, 2011

Why am I even doing this..

Travis Clark of We The Kings covering Adele's 'Someone Like You'

By Helen Bach | October 28, 2011

Travis thank your folks for the piano lessons, and good job on the practicing cuz its fabulous.

Panic! At The Disco, "Girlfriend In A Coma" cover

By Helen Bach | October 26, 2011

There is some great stuff to cover, that’s for sure, but its just a huge trend.

Lady Gaga Born This Way Remix Album Better Be Better Than the Fame Remix Was

By Iman Lababedi | October 25, 2011

let’s hope it is better than her last re,ix album

Patrick Stump; A Big Fat WTF Moment

By Helen Bach | October 22, 2011

Right now hes doing nothing but making his fans dizzy with the quick changes and odd choices

Z-100 Announce Jingle Ball 2011 Line-Up

By Iman Lababedi | October 22, 2011

a minimum of dicking around

All Time Low "Time Bomb" Conan

By Helen Bach | October 21, 2011

They create a party and you get great music along with it.

Taylor Swift And Guests On "Speak Now" Tour

By Iman Lababedi | October 18, 2011

yo, yo, she knits sweaters yall

Demi Lovato's, "Skyscraper" reviewed

By admin | August 10, 2011

It ruined my day.

Columbia Not Thrilled By Beyonce 4

By Iman Lababedi | June 23, 2011

Kelly Rowland is doing pretty well solo and doesn’t want to play Florence Ballard to Beyonce’s Diana.

Britney Spears Concert Setlist 2011

By Iman Lababedi | June 23, 2011

Let the circus begin

Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Set List 2011

By Iman Lababedi | June 22, 2011

Katy lacks presence, she is no Madonna, no Britney, certainly no Lady Gaga.

Scotty McCreary Signs Major Label Deal

By Iman Lababedi | June 10, 2011

The Devil rode down to Nashville

Taylor Swift "Speak Now" 2011 Tour Setlist

By Iman Lababedi | June 7, 2011

She is playing three times more off the newbie than Fearless.

The Sounds: "Dance With The Devil"

By Helen Bach | June 3, 2011

lead singer Maja Ivarsson looks just like a meth addict

Lady Gaga Hits Overload

By Iman Lababedi | May 19, 2011

And the album doesn’t come out till tuesday…

Taylor Swift Has A Very Good Idea

By Iman Lababedi | May 13, 2011

Taylor Swift. This is a music site and this is about Taylor Swift doing a benefit performance.   First though, Tornados have been leveling the South, leaving hundreds of dead in its wake and destroying much of Tuscaloosa. this is the devastating work of nature in full force, though there are those who claim this…

Happy Birthday Paul Hewson

By Helen Bach | May 10, 2011

He is now called a singer, a performer and a humanitarian, and in some circles, a total dirt bag.

The Bieber Watch Continues

By Iman Lababedi | May 9, 2011

something oddly inevitable about the handsome lad’s voice changing, sprouting pubes, catching tude

Miley Cyrus Smells Like Deoderant

By Iman Lababedi | May 6, 2011

A rewritten pop bpm fuckover.

Why I Bought a Ticket to See U2

By Iman Lababedi | May 5, 2011

as the editor of a rock website I kinda feel obliged to have seen the most popular tour of all time.

Black Eyed Peas: Free In Central Park

By Alyson Camus | May 4, 2011

if only they could produce some interesting music.

American Idol, Coming To Your Town

By Helen Bach | May 1, 2011

Upon completion of the competition YOUR top 10 idols hit the road to perform live for you, their “fans”.

Justin Bieber Is The Million Dollar Man? Yeah, But He Ain't Worth It

By Iman Lababedi | April 27, 2011

a dent in the armor?

Forever The Sickest Kids April 23, 2011 Toads Place, New Haven, CT

By admin | April 26, 2011

they need to come back but stay longer

Breathe Carolina Saturday April 23, 2011 Toads Place, New Haven, CT

By admin | April 26, 2011

should be playing stadiums

I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business Teaser Tunes

By admin | April 25, 2011

it could easily be my summer soundtrack

Lady Gaga's "The Monster Ball" At The Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

By Iman Lababedi | April 23, 2011

morphed into a disaster

You, Me And Everyone We Know Split Up

By admin | April 23, 2011

hmmmm..so much for Bamboozle….

Ellie Goulding at the Grove on Wednesday April 20th

By Alyson Camus | April 23, 2011

unmemorable songs with a lot of vocal modulation

Lady Gaga Like Lennon?

By Iman Lababedi | April 22, 2011

What unsufferable egotist. She’s sold a coupla million albums, she hasn’t invented penecillin. Created -pah!

The New Cover Of The Upcoming Lady Gaga Album

By Alyson Camus | April 17, 2011

is it a joke?

Pia Toscano: Some (Very Late) Thoughts On The Eliminated American Idol

By Iman Lababedi | April 15, 2011

She is easy to look at, and a pretty singer, but not much more

Taylor Swift At MSG November 22nd: Why, Oh Why, Am I Going Again?

By Iman Lababedi | April 14, 2011

the potential to be of the greatest songwriters of her generation, and f you are serious about modern popular music, you must see her

Nicki Minaj To Open For Britney Spears? Let's Hope So

By Iman Lababedi | April 13, 2011

This is a consumation devoutly to be wished for

Christofer Drew "Mr Funny Man", Mr Mediocre?

By admin | April 12, 2011

a glimpse of really old NeverShoutNever!

New Lady Gaga video offending Catholic Leagues

By Alyson Camus | April 12, 2011

Gaga is once again copycatting Madonna, or the fact that Christian and Catholic leagues are still offended by a music video in 2011.