Bill Clinton continued his run as one of the most fun figures in pop culture by crooning Robin Thicke's no. 1 single "Blurred Lines" in a video that has quickly gone viral. Read More »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" off their latest album Random Access Memories has been an inescapable monster this summer. The hit song has turned up on radio stations across the country, held strong on the singles charts and propelled the album to a first-place opening. This is undoubtedly good news for Daft Punk, but it also works out fine for another unlikely group, 1980's synth-filled, cheese rockers Loverboy. Read More »
If you wanted more of Daft Punk and Pharrell's "Get Lucky," then you just happen to be, well, lucky. Read More »
Although the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is dealing with an incredible amount of controversial issues, he might be glad to know that there is a new viral video of him making the rounds this week. His mind is full of NSA worries and Snowden whistle blowing turmoil, so it's nice to see something humorous involving the Commander in Chief pop up onto our computers for once. "BarackDubs," a YouTube account full of Obama-themed musical covered comprised of cut up live appearances, has just released its latest video: Barack Obama singing Daft Punk's hit song "Get Lucky" off of 2013's Random Access Memories. Read More »
Rock band Wilco decided to add a little pop flavor to their set at this weekend's Solid Sound Music and Arts Festival in Massachusetts. The normally rocking band added a little disco to their cover show, and included a cover of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." A video of the performance has hit the Internet and is understandably going viral. Read More »
Daft Punk appeared without their famous masks briefly on Wednesday after an image of their "naked" heads appeared on Facebook. Read More »