Lana Del Rey has always put a great spin on covers. She also is a very talented songwriter that brings her unique perspective and talent to songs. It is always a great experience becoming immersed in her version.
She has even covered Creep by Radiohead!
Wait no that’s just “Get Free” aka the song that Radiohead is suing her for due to the similarities in the chord progression.
Lana always knows how to make a song sexy and romantic. It is an interesting combination that propels you into her world. The listener can really hear how much she aches for the object of desire she is singing about. I actually think that this song fits Lana’s voice even better than Madonna’s. Sometimes the cover can be better than the original.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is certainly a talented person that has impacted culture is so many ways (hello! Phantom of the Opera people!).Unmasked is being released to celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th birthday.
This is a great birthday present Lana, even if it is “re-gifted.”
In the music industry today basically everyone wants to work with Nicki Minaj. May it be because of the eye candy she brings to music videos, her raw talent or the notoriety one receives after working with her, she is one of the top rappers in the game. Tory Lanez wanted to get a bit of the action, but he says that he fell short- all due to his own negligence.
If you don’t recognize his name, you are sure to recognize this song:
On his album, there are notable features from Future and Wiz Khalifa, but he claims that he was about to work with Nicki on it too before he sent a poorly worded text message.
Tory Lanez is talking about Nicki like they are dating! I laughed at his statement, “maybe in the future when the time is right, we’ll do something that’s right.” It seems like they just had a breakup through text message. Maybe these two shouldn’t let their egos get in the way of their music because we might have had a great single. Sorry, Tory, you lost your chance with Miss. Minaj, I’m sure she will forgive you soon especially after this public apology.
Honestly, they had a little bit too much autotune. This album doesn’t perform as well as their previous release Culture. I wonder why SNL didn’t have them as musical guest when Culture was huge. Oh well, good job Migos.
The Front Bottoms, aka one of my favorite bands that I have spent countless dollars on seeing them six times in concert, just released an announcement that they are going to be releasing an album where they are re-doing their demos. The Front Bottoms can best be described as an indie rock duo from New Jersey (my hometown), and they are a wildly electric blend of pop, rock and punk.
If you don’t know them, which you should, here are some of their best songs:
As a fan of The Front Bottoms, a lot of their unreleased demos are some of their best work.
They released on their Twitter account short versions of the songs they were going to release on this EP.
— The Front Bottoms (@TheFrontBottoms) March 2, 2018
It is shocking that they are releasing new music since they just released an album in October entitled, “Going Grey” which topped their 2015 release Back on Top, and shattered the rumors that they were selling out and going to a more pop influence. I can’t wait for them to release the new version of their old songs because they are just too good not to try to produce. This band really has something special and knows how to inspire a crowd.
Check out their demos that they might be remaking:
The final Warped Tour lineup for 2018 has just been announced. This is the last year that Warped Tour is ever going to be happening so I expect this to be one of the best years yet. This year is being marked as, “the final, full cross-country run.” That’s so depressing.
The lineup does not have My Chemical Romance, which is probably upsetting to the fans because My Chemical Romance really was a huge band that made their festival noteworthy. Warped Tour has gotten sick over the years of their fans requesting for old bands that have broken up to be on the line up because it is just not possible.
Warped Tour had a slight mental breakdown the other day because of this reason:
how? We’ve had to watch for YEARS of fans saying we suck, we can’t book a lineup, we’re idiots. We stayed silent let people trash us but squashing rumors about bands no playing the tour is unprofessional?
So to stop everyone bitching at them for having “horrible lineups” they decided to put an end to the tour. I think it is the right time to end it while it still has a good amount of hype.
And the lineup is pretty good this year.
The headliners are:
Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, the Used, Simple Plan, Silverstein, Underoath &All Time Low
Click here to go to Vans Warped Tour Official Website for the full list of bands
I am really excited to see the old yet still big bands playing like Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday and The Used. They are definitionally going to be the highlight of a lot of people’s nights. The rest of the lineup is scattered with other respectable bands that have been big in the scene for quite some time now. I am happy to say that I knew almost every band on the lineup. I am going to buy the ticket right away, and I might go to more than one show just to relive the happiness of being an emo girl in the midst of Warped Tour.
