hey hey! did anyone else manage to pick up janet jackson's new album discipline today? i do love ms. jackson - overall it's not bad - there are a number of great tracks (2nite, the 1, so much betta, can't b good) but it feels slightly recycled - there's eight interludes and fourteen songs (i say retire interludes all together - they really break up the flow of an album - if there has to be a compromise i suggest doing an intro and outro which would be far less distracting) i can say i've never disliked a janet album - however i wish she would switch up her whole vibe a bit and do a little re-inventing - it's still all about dimming the lights & sexy time! (i want a really solid full on dance album from her some point down the road...)
i don't want to compare her to madonna but i will anyway...at least madge (who will be inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame by justin timberlake) switches it up (i'm not a crazy madonna fan btw - i do think she's incredible but i'm not a diehard) her last album confessions on a dance floor was sheer pop/dance brilliance!
yet her upcoming release hard candy (the boring (IMHO) title was just announced today) has me slightly worried - i think it'll be very tough to outdo her last outing - we'll know soon enough on april 29th (probably before...i'm sure it'll leak)
back to janet - her two singles feedback (catch her performance on 'good morning america' below) & rock with u are kick-ass tracks - i was totally blasting ms. jackson in the car this evening - i didn't want to write a negative review of discipline at all - i do really like it - we're talking janet (ms. jackson if you're nasty) she's a legendary pop icon and can basically do no wrong - it'd just be great to see her break out of her mold - there's plenty of time - she's only almost forty-two (madonna turns fifty in august!) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
THE WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG... Friday May 9 2008 @ 7:50PM FILED UNDER RANDOM COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
hey hey! next month the 20th annual world's ugliest dog contest will be held at the sonoma-marin fair located in petaluma, ca (on june 20th) although there really is no such thing as an ugly dog...beauty is in the eye of the owner and although some of the candidates pictured
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TINA TURNER & CHER DO OPRAH! Friday May 9 2008 @ 7:47AM FILED UNDER OPRAH WINFREY COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
hey kids - happy friday! yesterday legends tina turner (68) and cher (61) appeared together on oprah winfrey's daytime talk show - except it wasn't in chicago - oprah took her audience to caesars palace in las vegas where cher just kicked off her brand new show for a three
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HOLLYWOOD IS FULL OF CELLULITE! Thursday May 8 2008 @ 8:30PM FILED UNDER NATIONAL ENQUIRER COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
good evening! this week's national enquirer has one of those cover stories everyone loves - hollywood stars and their imperfections - this time the culprit is 'cellulite' - recently striking big-time up inside 22-year old mischa barton's legs who was seriously not pleased when photographers snapped shots of her 'cottage
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R.E.M. - HOLLOW MAN - NEW VIDEO! Wednesday May 7 2008 @ 8:35PM FILED UNDER WATCH COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
good evening everyone - below is the latest video from r.e.m for their second single hollow man which is off the band's new album accelerate - i totally dig the track and the video - it reminds me a bit of their older material (i'll admit to still having a
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KELLY OSBOURNE WALKED INTO A WALL! Tuesday May 6 2008 @ 10:56PM FILED UNDER PEOPLE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK | STUMBLE
oh my gosh! kelly osbourne must have been partying it up hardcore earlier tonight at mahiki nightclub (in london) where she had to be escorted out after not being able to stand up straight (that's usually a tell-tale sign to call it a night) upon arriving home via a cab
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JANET JACKSON'S DISCIPLINE - OUT TODAY!