Throwback Blog #1

Aight guys, so every now and then, I'm gonna talk about some songs that you may have forgotten about (or, in some cases, wish you'd forgotten about.) Let's start this, shall we?

Ella, ella, ella, eh eh eh
Released in 2007, Rihanna's Umbrella was was a chart thrasher. Since then, the song has been remixed to hell, including remixes by Shaggy, Lil' Mama, Chris Brown, and Travis Barker; on top of it, the song has been covered by everyone and their mother including All Time Low, Boyce Avenue, and Plain White T's. However, thanks to its multitude of remakes and remixes, the original is getting cool again. I've seen it aired now multiple times on vh1 and mtv, signaling America's "okay" for hearing this overplayed song again.



My Heart is Crushed by a Former Love
Though The All-American Rejects have just come back into the swing of things with killer singles such as Gives You Hell and I Wanna, along with their newest track The Wind Blows, we can't forget where AAR came from. Their EP, Same Girl New Songs was actually chock full of strong unique tracks coupled with tracks that would later be re-vamped to appear on their debut self-titled album The All-American Rejects. I still count that CD as one of my favorites of all time. The second I heard Swing, Swing I ran out and purchased the album. My sophomore year of high school was all about this cd, until someone stole my cd player in gym class. In an attempt to download the cd again (the RIAA wasn't suing back then, folks) I accidentally the EP and fell in love. I managed to get a copy of the debut album, and still listen to it basically all the time. With the singles Swing, Swing, The Last Song, Time Stands Still, and My Paper Heart, this was truly an album to be reckoned with.



I dunno, Meth is a hell of a drug, Peter...
The Black Eyed Peas have made one hell of a comeback. After Fergie and Will.I.Am's solo careers, I was more than nervous for the return of the group. They've not only managed to pull it off, but they've also managed to reinvent themselves for a new era of pop artists. We can't, however, forget some of the beautiful tracks they've put out in the past - Hey Mama, Let's Get Retarded, My Humps, Don't Phunk With My Heart.... all total hits. Their newest single is called "I Gotta Feeling" and is definitely different than anything they've ever put out.

This Subject is Relevant to my Interests

Welcome to my newest blog, Alex's iPod. I've seen so many music blogs that are all about indie music or proving how much cooler than everyone else they are. Well... that's not how I roll. Yeah, I like the occasional indie stuff. But I also listen to Fall Out Boy and Flo Rida. Mainstream doesn't suck. Simple as that.




Kelly Clarkson will not have sex with you... but she will make out with you in front of the whole family.
The American Idol's newest single is called I Do Not Hook Up.
Let's be real for a second - we all know Kelly's not been the same since Breakaway. It's just not the same. Whoever was writing for her has to get their ass back in there. However, this new single, it's... well.. it's... uh... strangely catchy. Yeah, okay, it's not bad! I kinda like it. The video is a little pretentious and strange, but it does remind me what KC is like wasted. Man, does that bring up some memories.
Go watch the music video on youtube, then watch this video of KC wasted at a concert and being an all-around badass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1Ayo-G4eU


Ashley Tisdale's important...?
Just kidding, I actually have mad respect for Ashley Tisdale.
I mean, she got through High School Musical without turning to Alcohol. Wish I could have done that.
Her newest song is called It's Alright, It's OK. Please watch the video. Oh no, I'm not saying it's good, not by any stretch of the imagination. But use your imagination... does it remind you of something? No? Hmm. Well, I said I missed old school KC, I'm glad ATis is attempting to turn that around...

P!nk has attachment issues... who knew?
P!nk's new single is called Please Don't Leave Me. I think it's funny that her last albums name was "I'm not Dead Yet" considering she hasn't stopped putting out number one songs since the 1990's. My mom set me up with a girl once who was just like Pink. We went to the skating rink for three hours. I had bruises for three months. ...that might explain a lot...
Check out the video for Please Don't Leave Me, it's a killer music video.

Imma Be bored
Black Eyed Peas, come on. You've really fallen from the days of Hey Mama and My Humps. Don't get me wrong, Boom Boom Pow was good, but... well... it could have used some work. I miss the slight reggaeton feel you guys had. Imma Be is, honestly, a terrible song. Really. Please, please, go back to your roots, k? Or at least the ones you had once Fergie quit Meth and got the sex change.

Gossip Girl Bites Back
Good Girls Go Bad is the new single by Cobra Starship feat. Blair WaldorfLeighton Meester.
This is a fantastic song. Okay, yeah, Gabe didn't write it and Blair Leighton can't sing worth anything, but damn. This is going to be a bad girl anthem for a while.

Weightless
I'm not going to make a snarky title. Weightless, the new All Time Low single, is amazing. Let's just say I've been listening to it on repeat. There are few things I recommend more than this song.