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 crush on lead singer michael stipe - his voice just rocks and drives me wild - at age 48 he's still adorably sexy) in a few weeks i'll be seeing the band play live when they hit the hollywood bowl on may 29th where they'll be joined by modest mouse & the national - my pal tina and i already have plans to have ourselves a fancy pre-show picnic - it should be an incredible night plus i've never seen them play live before - shame on me! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
hey hey! finally it's friday night (oh the day job was dragging today) i've got the brand new moby video embedded below for the second single i love to move in here off his latest album last night! the track is really smooth and disco dance worthy - the video involves an octopus (yes as in the ones with eight legs...) making a big splash with his dance moves at a club where legendary drag diva lady bunny is performing on stage (and moby is in the audience) right now i'm so damn ready to play grand theft auto 4 (i've been waiting patiently all week long) while i have a few glasses of red wine - it's totally time to kick off the weekend! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
tonight was the finale of one of my guilty pleasure reality shows pussycat dolls present girlicious - originally the new pop group was supposed to be composed of three girls but creator & PCD 'maven' robin antin decided to make it four girls - so girlicious came down to natalie, chrystina, nichole, and tiffanie! the group's first (and possibly last) music video for their new single like me which debuted during tonight's show is embedded below - it's actually pretty decent but i don't see the gals hitting it big time - it'll be interesting to see just how much ms. antin actually puts into making girlicious a big success - they all need to strike while the iron is still semi hot! (there's already a full on website for the ladies...and a second video for a track called stupid shit - gosh that's a bad title for a song - yikes!) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
good evening! today the brand spankin' new video for welsh soul singer duffy's second single warwick avenue was released (off her kick-ass debut album rockferry) the break-up ballad showcases another side of her incredible talent plus it's a superb follow-up to her massively catchy first hit single mercy - that seems to finally be picking up steam here in the US! next month duffy's album will get a proper stateside release on may 18th! (or you can pick up the import version like i did...i simply couldn't wait!) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
oh gosh! here's the brand new dolly parton video for her inspirational new single jesus & gravity off her latest album backwoods barbie! this is the same track she performed when she made a recent guest appearance on american idol - it's a totally uplifting track - i simply adore ms. parton - she's the best! woo hoo - monday is already turning out to be a good day - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good morning everyone & happy friday! some of you might have seen this already but i just saw it this morning and i thought it was worth sharing - eddie vedder (of 'pearl jam') contributed a few songs to the soundtrack for an award-winning documentary called body of war (watch the trailer) which is about a wounded iraq war veteran named tomas young who became paralyzed by a bullet lodged in his spine - and his emotional journey unfolds in the film as he adapts to his new life and questions the war altogether (the film is due to play nationwide this month) you must watch mr. vedder's video for his song no more below - the song is incredible and the message is an important one - sorry to get all 'serious sally' this morning but it really touched me as i'm sure it will do the same to you - popbytes over & out for now - much love to all as always - xxoo!
UPDATE! hey hey! i just walked in the door from a very lovely evening with a fine frenzy and opening act ferras - i must give a special shout out to popbytes' pal heather who always takes such good care of me down at the roxy - the best small los angeles music venue without a doubt! tomorrow morning i have to wake up extra early - i've got an interview with a huge music legend - and i'm totally nervous about it but i know it'll be fine (please keep your fingers crossed for me!) more details on that very soon - i think it's going to be a great interview and i can't wait to share it here on popbytes - trust me - it's with someone really incredible that i've been a big fan of for years! oh my gosh it's getting late - i'm so over & out for tonight...xxoo!
oh my gosh! quick - watch madonna's brand new video for 4 minutes in its entirety featuring justin timberlake & timbaland before it gets pulled off youtube! (it's supposed to 'premiere' tomorrow over on tick-tock.tv) this evening i'm going to see a fine frenzy down at the roxy so i'll be checking in a bit later than usual tonight! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good evening! i've got another post on my gal duffy and her huge hit single mercy's brand new video for the US (i posted the UK version back in january) although i prefer the original video better than the new one but who cares - it's all about the song which is on fire! earlier this afternoon i was strolling through the virgin megastore on hollywood blvd as i do almost everyday and the import version (released on march 3rd) of her debut album rockferry was in stock so of course i picked that up plus i'll also get the domestic version when it hits stores on may 13th - every sale counts right? i love to support the people i believe in - and duffy is phenomenal and i think she'll do quite well this year! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey kids! here's the brand new video for funplex which is the b-52's hot first single off their latest album also titled funplex! i just posted about them on tuesday morning but the video is totally fab so it totally warranted another post! please pick up their new album - it's way awesome - they can for sure still call themselves the world's best party band! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey everyone! i live for life's small guilty pleasures - and i discovered a new one this week when for some reason (against all better judgment) i bought the new danity kane album welcome to the dollhouse (which is expected to be #1 this week in sales) it's the follow-up to their debut self-titled album released back in 2006 (and reached #1) after their group was formed on p. diddy's (or sean combs...i can't keep track of what he's calling himself these days) MTV reality show making the band 3 i thought their first single showstopper wasn't bad but i certainly didn't think they'd be releasing another album yet i was wrong and i have to admit i've listened to it a couple of times already and it's actually a pretty decent pop/r&b/dance record - especially their hot first single (which is now stuck in my head) damaged (the video is posted below) the song was dropped back at the end of january but didn't catch my attention until this week and i'm so glad it did! right i've got another total guilty pleasure playing over on the television - keeping up with the kardashians - the whole family is kooky but in a totally lovable way! i hope everyone is enjoying their friday evening - i'm so sleeping late tomorrow! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
