'Spose He's Honest?

A new artist that gets "signed" then sucked up into the 600mph tornado of the modern music industry often faces a daunting challenge of retaining their own soul (aka: style, sound, personality & yes moral compass as well) while trying to "fit" into the inevitable myriad of boxes their attending A&Rs will attempt to shove em into, to accomplish getting their music inside the most direct lane possible to make money: commercial pop radio.

That reality-- and how its expressed by this dude Spose-- is no laughing matter, but high fives to the guy for taking a cringe-worthy experience and gleaning major comedy from it.  Think he wrote a novelty song here not a smash, but I respect his overt act of rebellion for sure!  All I can say is Spose is not embellishing his history at all.  Yes it is true: you will be told to try and write a song like someone else, to sound like this star or that one, to look like who is hot at the moment....and make sure you obey these commands or surely sink into the Non-Hit-Pit Of Oblivion. 

Why do the record companies sign an artist then ask them to change everything?  No more artist dev departments for starters. The people who have the time/experience/agenda of crafting something unique out of a new A&R signing by seriously evolving that artist's whole presentation in a way that's authentic to them, which for a successful artist has to be more than JUST the music.   Those staff members have been trimmed off in the last three years of massive layoffs and no longer exist.

Laugh at his pain. Here is Spose:

Yup Gonna Run It Into The Ground

And we thought saturation point happened when X-Factor debuted?  Ohhhhhhh hell no.  In order to be 100% sure this particular television format is exploited to absolute oblivion and to facilitate complete and total fatigue among the available viewing audience, ABC has now entered the already-way-too-crowded field of "music competition" shows with something called "Duets." This singing contest stars Kelly Clarkson as your potential "Duet" partner and you guessed it-- you jump through hoops for an entire season for the unique and special privilege of being eventually blown out of the f**cking water no matter how good you can sing, once you get in the vocal booth with the epic-voiced Clarkson for your duet.  Good luck with that one!

Meanwhile Clarkson also appears on The Voice this season as a mentor, and everybody's favorite vocal champ (ahem! cough! cough!) Britney Spears is in final negotiations to be a mentor on X-Factor. 
Cowell is taking to prisoners--he's had quite enough crow to eat this season. Out comes the Britney card.... 
 

Creepy But Kinda Brilliant

Watch Britney Spears morph through life....

Oh Hell No Kanye....

Yeezy is no doubt blissfully unaware there is still a major recession going on, well-- ahem-- at least for the rest of us  outside his magical sphere of one-percenters.  It's the only explanation for designing a crochet shoe and then listing it for a retail price of $5,887.00.  Brotha please.......

Karmin Has A Smash

ONE LISTEN.... all it takes for this one.....WOW! an ys I'm still struggling through this ∆˚¬qw friggin kyboar∆˚d drama but still trying to post!!!

Another R&B Genius Arises...

Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, add this name to it cuz the Trinity is here: IMAN OMARI. More info soon... but until we speak again, download this: imanomarimusic.com

Still having major computer keyboard water spill issues-- which sadly means-- until I get a new computer that effectively shut my ass up from going on and on and on about how much I absolutely adore this artist. When you REALLY got something to say too, Ain't that a bitch.  Just love the music...

Biebs is 18

Yes folks, teen jesus err I mean, funky fresh pop star Justin Bieber is now a legal adult. Those fans are mourning something fierce on twitter I'll tell ya.   #drama

Chris Brown Fortune Album Artwork

Love the symbolism..... I would write ALOT more about this, but I spilled water on my kyboar this morning anƒ©˙∆˚¬ as a result..... #newcomputer. waaaaaah :(

NEW MUSIC: CAM MEEKINS

The track on this is outta here!!! (samples Gotye "Somebody I Used To Know") and the rhyme? No arguing Meekins is a more skilled MC than his whiteboy hip-hop peers i.e. Mac Miller, plus the video is an example of a refreshing, original and new level of creativity and wit. Gotta love peeps with a healthy sense of humor. (And eating habits. You will LOL @ the McDonald's scene!).

Fans have the last word though, and while I'm LMAO at the youtube comments that "Cam" is "Mac" spelled backward it also seems like a nod of approval from a very demanding crowd: tastemakers that can and will see though a lotta fake BS.

No question that Cam Meekins is a force to be reckoned with.  Check out "Cut Me Off":





And some interview footage of Cam talking about this new release and the forthcoming mixtape....

Brief Oscar Moment

Seriously, we just have to pause for Anjelina Jolie, who so powerfully embodies the entire atmosphere of being a "Movie Star." This chick is so f****** beyond fierce. #KillingIt

You know everyone else was wrecked......'