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Girl pop

Some people would be ashamed to admit this but I’ve always had a soft spot for indie/folk girl pop. I used to be a huge Sarah McLachlan fan before she started going downhill after Surfacing.
Anyway, I’ve recently went on a girl pop binge with the purchase of the following CDs:
Feist, The Reminder
Sara Bareilles, Little [...]

Posted 26 March 2008 † Peter § ‡ Comments (2) °

Tonight’s American Idol

Here’s my ranking of tonight’s American Idol performances from best to worst:
1) Blake
2) Melinda
3) Jordin
4) Lakisha
5) Phil
6) Chris
Blake was awesome. His performance showcased his creativity AND his vocal abilities. I don’t think he’ll win American Idol because it is a vocal competition but he showed tonight that he is the most talented entertainer among the [...]

Posted 01 May 2007 † Peter § ‡ Comments (0) °

Let the competition begin

I’m so happy that Sanjaya has finally been kicked off the show. His continued presence on the show has made the competition a joke. It has taken away all legitimacy from the competition. But now the competition is on!
Jordin Sparks is our new favorite. She definitely started out in a lower/middle tier of competitors, but [...]

Posted 19 April 2007 † Peter § ‡ Comments (1) °

Finally…

I got Good Monsters, the new Jars of Clay album, in the mail today. I pre-ordered it back in August, expecting that it’d get shipped a few days before the release date and that i’d get it pretty soon after the release date. Didn’t happen. It supposedly shipped in September 1st. First class mail usually [...]

Posted 18 September 2006 † Peter § ‡ Comments (0) °

More lala

I’ve been wanting to get Fiona Apple’s first two albums for a long time… now I finally have them, thanks to lala.com!
I think Fiona is such a ridiculously talented musician. Her album Tidal was released in July 1996 but it doesn’t sound dated at all when I listen to it now, more than ten years [...]

Posted 23 August 2006 † Peter § ‡ Comments (1) °