The College Dropout – Kanye West – 2004 From the opening lines of We Don’t Care it seems that The College Dropout is set to be yet another ‘Gangsta Rap’ album. As soon as the song ends and melts into an interlude featuring some incredibly emotive chord changes the producer that Kanye West truly is … Continue reading
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Top 10 Albums – #8
Tangled Up – Girls Aloud – 2007 The only album by a group to make it into my top 10, Tangled Up is the highlight of Girls Aloud‘s 8 year career. Though they will be remembered for their near perfect run of brilliant singles, every song here is single material. Producer’s Xenomania’s best work comes … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #9
Rated R – Rihanna – 2009The follow up to Good Girl Gone Bad was set to be yet another Club infused R ‘n’ B disc. Instead Rated R was born from the Chris Brown scandal, giving Rihanna a harder, edgier and more defined sound. The Pop hooks are still present and correct, none more evident than career highlight Rude … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #10
The Fame Monster – Lady GaGa – 2009 In just 8 tracks, Lady GaGa pushes the sound she created on The Fame forward, kicking the intensity and overall quality up a notch. A hat-trick of RedOne produced classics open the most addictive album to ever stay under the 10 track mark. The standout moments, including … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums List Intro
Making lists is a very bad habit of mine, one look at my iTunes will show evidence of an insane amount of playlists and Best Of lists. I’ve decided to try something here, outlining exactly why I love each of these ten albums so much in under 100 words. I’ll also be giving extra tidbits … Continue reading
The Dexter Effect
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Album Review – Body Talk Pt 1 (Robyn)
After 5 years of touring the same material, it’s no wonder that Swedish pop icon Robyn is looking to try something new this time round. Set to release no fewer than 3 records in the next year, has moving away from the standard length album and adopting an 8 track format paid off for the … Continue reading
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Trying something new
I’ve forgotten about this blog over the past few months, but that is set to change. I will be using it to trial some music articles, reviews of singles, albums and music videos, and anything else I find the time to talk about. Feel free to comment on any article and get promoting to other … Continue reading
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Loves of my life…..
1) Tea (as in the drink) If you have ever had the pleasure of spending more than 24 hours with me, you will know that I can drink more tea in a day than most people do in a week. From the moment I wake up to the instant I hit the sack, the drink … Continue reading
Exam results can be complicated
I recieved exam results from January today and on first glance I was faced with dissapointment. A C just wasn’t what I wanted in English Literature, my Dr Faustus essay being especially great. I was pleased with two As and two Bs in Maths though, despite none of my results reaching the high standards of … Continue reading
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