MISSY ELLIOT — One Minute Man JAY-Z — Girls, Girls, Girls LUDACRIS (w/ Nate Dogg) — Area Codes Listening: To an in-house remix of ‘One Minute Man’ on a local hip-hop station, throwing together Jay-Z’s verse (from […]
MICHAEL JACKSON – You Rock My World Is that all you got? C’mon, show me what you got! I’m not sure if this is all too new, but a “radio edit” version of the video has been spotted. Hopefully, you’ve lost 20 minut[…]
FOO FIGHTERS – This Is a Call This isn’t about the song itself. This is about two moments in the song. (Moments In Love, I guess – click click.) The first is the chorus, with those five guitar notes skating over the ebullient ruc[…]
The Out-Of-Focus Group: From the minds of M Jemmeson & Mitch Lastnamewithheld (and probably a few other folks, I dunno) comes the ILM Listening Chamber. Listen to unmarked MP3s, and make untainted, unbiased judgements about them on the ILM boa[…]
The Short List of Music: Or, if you’re feeling cynical today, An Attempt by the Music Industry At Large to Give Shout-Outs to Those Acts Not Pulling In the Billboard Bullets (i.e. The Majority of Musical Recording Acts, Duh). If you released […]
SUM 41 — In Too Deep Here’s a snotty little question: If (as suggested by some critics) Blink 182 is the new Replacements (and pardon my incredulity, but if Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge can even come close to approximating 1/100th of P[…]
If people needed a reminder that the music video was first envisioned as a promotional vehicle for a recording act, the MTV Video Music Awards was more than happy to provide such evidence. Macy Gray presented an award with her dress serving as a bill[…]
Walking on the Moon: yet another attempt at a NYLPMer (yours truly) to dive into the murky waters of MTV for all the Internet to see. Publicity stunts disguised as thoughtful social commentary are awesome things to behold. So, remember – tun[…]
Say you’re a winner, but, man, you’re just a sinner now….
HYPE – Slang (n.) – Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion – Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional […]
VERLAINES — ‘Hanging By Strands’ / ‘Joed Out’ BARBARA MANNING — ‘Hanging By Strands / ‘Joed Out’ A fox fur is an expensive accessory — it speaks of a life of privilege, prestige, and money. […]