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Florence Welch, of the power pop group Florence and the Machine, has an incredibly unique and commanding singing voice. She has literally made a career out of it. So when the 28-year-old "Over the Love" singer threw back a few shots and started singing with the bar band Sourberry at its annual summer party, the crowd was witness to quite the show. Florence sang Daft Punk's huge hit "Get Lucky" as well as Gossip's "Standing in the Way of Control." Read More »
Robin Thicke gets accused of biting Justin Timberlake a lot. But the Blurred Lines crooner might owe Daft Punk and Pharrell at least a high-five for "Ooo La La," an unpretentious slab of pure disco revivalism. Thicke decided to dive into this schmaltzy track with both feet, convincingly repeating "You can have my body, you can have my soul" with nary a wink, much in the same way Pharrell committed to tracks like "Get Lucky" and "Lose Yourself To Dance." Read More »
Girl Talk has yet to announce a new album, but luckily the mash up producer (also known as Greg Gillis) recently treated fans to newer tunes involving some recent hits and older tunes. It also doesn't hurt that these new songs definitely sound like the older ones Gillis is mashing them up with. Read More »
As pop music fans and chart followers can expect, Robin Thicke's sexy, controversial "Blurred Lines" falls at No. 1 for a sixth straight week. Daft Punk's "Blurred Lines" sits blocked from the top spot in the country at No. 2 for fives weeks in a row. Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" is the youngest high rising song, with three weeks at No. 3. Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 when "We Can't Stop" rocketed up the charts, and has been in that spot for three weeks as well. Read More »
It's the summer of "Blurred Lines." No doubt about that. The R&B/pop crossover hit from Canadian crooner Robin Thicke (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth week in a row. Read More »
It was really only a matter of time before Daft Punk's hit single "Get Lucky" was somehow worked into a condom advertisement, but when Durex released a new condom design and campaign around the summer hit some people were taken aback. To say that this idea is "on the nose" is an understatement. We all know what "Get Lucky" is about so Durex's choice to embrace the song in the tongue-and-cheek promotion was a solid move. Read More »
It looks like the robots are contiuining their domination of the zeitgeist in 2013. We had the uber-hyped urelease of Random Access Memories, the inescapable single "Get Lucky" and even, sponsored race uscars. Now (just in case you mistakenly thought you might one day be as cool as Daft Punk) the robots are getting their own action figures. Read More »
It really is Robin Thicke's month. His single "Blurred Lines" is the No. 1 song in America for the fourth week in a row, as Billboard reports. Read More »
"Bad" rapper Wale has debuted on the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time. The D.C. musician's third studio album The Gifted is the No. 1 album in the country this week, according to Billboard.com. The album sold 158,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read More »
In spite of it's massive sales numbers, critical approval and almost certainty to make a dent on the year-end lists, their are people out there who don't like Daft Punk's Random Access Memories (like Diplo). Well, Tiesto has thrown in with the anti-RAM camp and even trashed Tron:Legacy for good measure. Read More »
Rick Rubin, the man who is responsible for possible helping to produce the first hip-hop album with LL Cool J's Radio, continues to reign supreme as one of the top producers in the industry for more than three decades. The Def Jam Recordings cofound has lent his expertise to a slew of acts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beastie Boys, Adele, and Kid Rock, and most recently Kanye West and Jay-Z. Read More »
The Glastonbury Music Festival in the Worthy Farm area of England isn't just good fun for music fans. It also provides fodder for gamblers and bookies. The hottest topic is who will perform a so-called "secret set." Read More »
If you wanted more of Daft Punk and Pharrell's "Get Lucky," then you just happen to be, well, lucky. Read More »
