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(09/14/09 4:35am)
Post Script: I have to pass this along. Some people have noticed a certain Michael Jackson dancer had not quite mastered the "Smooth Criminal Lean" in time for the VMA's. Check out the 3:34 mark on this video. You'll know who it is. The King of Pop would not be pleased.
(07/20/09 2:18am)
I am driving from North Carolina to Colorado next weekend, and to get ready for this roadtrip, I decided to amass a collection of all the songs released since 1955 that I am confident I could sing along to. The end result is a 234-song, 15-hour playlist that does not feature the same artist twice*. The entire playlist is listed in chronological order after the jump.
(07/03/09 9:10pm)
The final installment of the five-part series on Michael Jackson discusses the 1991 hit, “Remember the Time.” Aside from an incredible nine-minute long video, featuring cameos form both Eddie Murphy and Magic Johnson, the song is an excellent example of a widespread cognitive phenomenon. For the full Pop Psychology series Michael Jackson series, visit Part One on “Man In The Mirror,” Part Two on “Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough,” Part Three on “Black Or White” and Part Four on “They Don’t Care About Us.”
(07/02/09 3:25pm)
Today, Pop Psychology features the controversial 1996 song "They Don't Care About Us" as the fourth installment in our five-part series on the King of Pop. For the full MJ experience, read Part One on "Man in the Mirror," Part Two on "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough" and Part Three on "Black or White."
(07/01/09 6:20pm)
In this third installment, Pop Psychology takes a look at Michael's 1991 hit, "Black or White." Part 1 featured "Man in the Mirror," and Part 2 highlighted "Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough."
(06/30/09 6:07pm)
Today, Pop Psychology tackles "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough" as Part Two in its' five-part series on the King of Pop. Part One, on "Man In the Mirror," can be found here.
(06/29/09 9:07pm)
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(06/27/09 7:47pm)
As is evidenced, here, here and, incredibly, here, I am a gigantic Michael Jackson fan. His sudden death on Thursday at the age of 50 is incredibly saddening. He was a musical genius with unrivaled charisma, talent and dedication to his craft. Below are a few self-indulgent, perhaps rambling thoughts on his career and legacy.
(06/27/09 6:27am)
Although it may be number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, Lil Wayne’s latest collaboration with Birdman has garnered little interest from most radio stations. And probably for good reason. In all honesty, it’s a rare miss from rap’s King Midas. The song sounds stilted and cluttered, while also lacking the driving beat that usually characterizes Wayne’s work. "Always Strapped" is probably a throw-away track on Tha Carter III, but for the increasingly irrelevant Birdman, it’s the first single off his fourth studio album, Priceless.
(06/24/09 11:00am)
“Wild Wild West” is the fourth installment of what might be the most commercially successful run of five singles any one artist has ever released. In a little under two years, The Fresh Prince gave us the following gems:
(06/17/09 10:55am)
Below are the three steps on how to be in a boy band:
(06/15/09 8:38am)
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(04/22/09 6:00pm)
Every year, I think the music on LDOC gets less and less important. After all, whether it’s sap-rock, granola-rock or just plain old nostalgia-rock, few people really seem to remember the performances. Instead, we remember obnoxiously waking up our hall at 8:00 to “Since You Been Gone,” inventing drinking games on the fly and, let’s be honest, regrettable hookups. Hell, LDOC might as well stand for “Loosening the Definition Of ‘Consensual’” (kidding!).
(04/20/09 6:59pm)
During my sophomore season of high school basketball (where I was the only player whose GPA matched his points per game average), our team experienced a lot of change. We went through two coaches. All but one player from last year’s starting lineup had left. We even got new uniforms.
(04/17/09 9:29pm)
Who's Bad, a Michael Jackson cover band from Chapel Hill, played last night to a moderately interested crowd on Duke's Bryan Center Plaza. It was apparent that the concert was not best suited for an outdoor stage with an audience consisting mainly of Duke students on their way to Panda Express. Showgoers were mainly of a rotating selection of people all stopping with a look on their faces that read, "Wow. A Michael Jackson cover band. Isn't that neat?" Unfortunately, many did not stay for more than one or two songs.
(04/13/09 5:00pm)
Alright, even if Akon is a reported polygamist, his 2005 single proves that the man can still get lonely. Apparently, even successful pop stars feel the sting of social and emotional isolation. The video shows a depressed Akon turning down an invitation from friends to ruminate on a relationship that went awry, as he wanders the streets to mourn his lost love. The Senegalese singer admits that “Ever since my girl left me/My whole life came crashing down.” A heavily sampled chorus reinforces this anguish that Akon is feeling:
(04/09/09 7:59pm)
Shuhei Yamamoto, a founding member of Duke band Stella by Starlight, recently finished Soft Right, the new EP for his Chicago-based project, Pet Lions. For the full story about Pet Lions, read the recess story here. As a special feature for The Playground, readers can listen to tracks from the EP by following the links below. For more information about the band, including all upcoming shows, look to the band's Myspace here.
(04/06/09 6:00pm)
Okay, okay. I am aware that there are other musicians aside from Kanye West, and I promise that this will be the last Kanye/Kid Cudi-related “Pop Psychology” entry for a while. That said, I think the most recent single from 808s and Heartbreaks tackles a very important issue. In a polarizing (and perhaps seizure-inducing) video, Kanye explains how all of his success has come at the expense of any meaningful familial connections. More specifically, he expresses his disappointment in not having kids of his own. In the opening lines, Kanye sings, or I guess Autotunes:
(03/30/09 6:00pm)
Not straying too far from last week’s entry, I decided to keep Pop Psychology within Kanye West’s inner circle. Kid Cudi’s first single is a bit of a surprise hit, considering that this time last year, Cudi was only known by the most diehard mixtape enthusiasts. Not only has the man played a hand in the three most successful songs off West’s 808’s and Heartbreaks, he has fully embraced the rap lifestyle by announcing he would retire from hip-hop after the upcoming release of his debut album (better known in the rap world as “pulling a Jay-Z”). Fortunately, he has since rescinded his alleged retirement.
(03/25/09 5:30pm)
First off, let me begin this entry with an emphatic “Wow.” For those who know me (or frequently read the recess staffbox), it should be pretty clear as to why I enjoyed this video. Mixed Company, meet your biggest fan. Of course, I’m not pre-med, so this might be a lot of barking up the wrong tree.