Dirty Pop

Pop music is definitely having a come back. I did a little research and looked at the top 10 songs on itunes. They are ALL pop songs! They include “I kissed a girl” by Katy Perry “7 things” by Miley Cyrus “Forever” by Chris Brown and “When I grow up” by the Pussycat dolls. What is it about this music that makes the masses want more and more. I would say it’s either the very catchy melody, the fun-to-sing-along-to lyrics, or just the upbeat “poppy” mood that they usually try to put you into. Pop music makes people want to dance and sing. Pop music is the music that makes us look silly in our cars because of us belting out the cheesy love songs or reinacting the dance from the latest music video. 

 

 

In my lifetime, Pop music was at its peak when names like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake ruled the world. There were many other less successful members of this bubble-gum genre that gave us a stream of one hit wonders and gladly welcomed their 15 minutes. I feel like Emo rock then had its time along with a lot of hip-hop but ladies and gentleman, Pop is back! time has shown that humanity is just repeating itself. We go through the same phases, tweaking a bit, to not be completely embarrassed by our lack of originality but consistently following in our father’s footsteps. Pop music has hit me baby one more time.

Laugh Out Loud

This is probably one of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen, but it’s the not the first home video that I have seen that has made me hurt with laughter on youtube. Sites like Google and Youtube have given everyone a new pass-time along with new verbs to the English language. I’ve heard many many times “just google it” or “youtube it.” 

Videos on youtube become so popular that you can easily speak to many different friends about a video and they’ll know exactly what you’re talking about. Youtube is like one big competition for 15 minutes of fame. People don’t even watch TV anymore. I know that I have sat around with my friends searching on youtube for constant entertainment and you can find some crazy stuff. 

The web is making it so easy to find ANYTHING out there.

I <3 Electro

I’ve been going to France since about birth, and since I can remember, Electronic music has always had a strong influence on the European party scene. When you watch MTV in Europe, the majority of the music videos played are in fact Techno, House or Dance music. If the random hit made it over to the States, it would usually be labeled “euro trash.” But times are changing…

Electronic music is now the new thing. People who would have never associated the word “house” with a type of music rather than a structure are now becoming fans of the latest wave of alternative electronic music. During highschool, I would only go to the Roxy on Sunset to see rock bands, but when my friend invited me to go see the very popular and one of my personal favorites, MSTRKRFT, I couldn’t turn it down. I was so intrigued by the thought of hearing electro in such a small venue and on a stage where musicians with guitars usually stand, not with head phones and in front of a laptop. When we got there the line was down the street and luckily I saw someone I knew right at the front that let us cut. When finally let inside, I had never seen the Roxy so packed. Every inch was filled with someone hands in the air, bumping their whole body to the music. It was an insane night and I was amazed by how much support these non-europeans were giving them.

Another example is the Daft Punk mania that has made its way over to the States as well. Daft Punk has been around since the 80s. They reached significant popularity in the 90s in Europe, but since their performance at Coachella in 2006, it seems like the whole world loves Daft Punk. I see Daft Punk bumper stickers now, and they jh=ust released their live album due probably to their sold out concerts all over the world. I have seen them twice and I can most definitely say that Daft Punk, Coachella 2006 was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Everyone was losing their mind on how great they were. It definitely went down in history.

So the electro trend has definitely caught on. Clubs in L.A. even have electro themed nights. Hip Hop seemed to always be the choice before but not anymore. Names like Boyz Noize, Toxic Avenger, D.I.M, Steve Aoki, Surkin, Digitalism, and many many many more are coming to town!