Endless Love by Bush featuring Blair

Whoever created this definitely had too much time....but it's still rather amusing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtEH6wZXPA4

Take Control!

When we were sailing around the islands off the coast of Florida I heard a song twice on the radio that I hadn't heard before and I couldn't place exactly who it was, but I knew it was amazing. Luckily, I figured it out and you ALL need to check out the new Amerie track "Take Control." You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUHEyCCztGo The video has a cool concept and contains references to the 60s cult film Blowup. The track is actually produced by Amerie herself, her manager and also Cee-Lo from Gnarls Barkley. This song should be huge!

Florida, holla!

Last week I spent the week in Florida with Caroline, Jenny, and Joe. We had such a good time and the weather was absolutely amazing. We spent most of the trip at the beach or by the pool. We also went sailing and on an air boat in the Everglades, where we saw alligators. The trip wasn't all perfection, however. When Jenny and I were swimming in the ocean, suddenly we saw a fin! The two of us let out screams of "SHARK! SHARK!" and ran from the water. That's when the whole beach turned to look at us and then two 8 year old's came up to us and told us that it was actually a dolphin. That was only the first of my screams on the trip. When we were eating the sandwiches on the beach a seagull grabbed mine from my hand! I let out a bloodcurdling scream and all the seniors looked at me. Jaya also met up with one night since her hometown was pretty close. Probably our favorite trip pastime was probably listening to the CDs that I made for the car on the trip. My taste in music rubbed off on everyone and soon we were listening to "Somethin Kinda Ooh" by Girls Aloud (Galoud) and "You Spin Me Round" by Jessica Simpson on repeat...what a glorious trip!

PT Cruiser!!

Okay you all seriously need to check out this clip from The Soup's year end "Clipdown." It shows Heather Mills McCartney's publicist trying to prove she has no money...enjoy!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GCNp_pnY1c

Ugly...Is In!! (In Television anyway)

If you haven’t seen Ugly Betty, you’d really better start tuning in. You can actually watch all of the episodes in their entirety on abc.com right now, so check, check it out! It’s definitely one of the best new shows on television. The script is extremely witty and smart so I like die laughing every time. My favorite moment happened on the Thanksgiving episode when two of the characters start singing “Dreamgirls” in designer gowns. I almost died, it was two of my fave things are once…Ugly Betty AND Dreamgirls! The filming is also rather different and interesting, which is pretty refreshing to see. They use a lot of space in the shots and play with depth and color palettes frequently. All of the humor has a mystery underlying it all, but the mystery seems really forced and stupid, which would be my only real critique of the show. I also don’t know where the show is headed, since a lot changed in the last episode before the winter break. I can’t wait for more!! The critics agree as well and the show is up for (and favored to win) two golden globes. Check out : http://theenvelope.latimes.com/columnists/env-buzzmeter-iframe-index,0,2003329.htmlstory if you want to read more buzz about the golden globes. We shall see if it wins Best Comedy Series or Best Actress in a Comedy series for America Ferrera!

The phenomenon that is....Dreamgirls

So I was surprised when I was visiting home in MA that not everyone had heard of Dreamgirls and was dying to see, since it was so hyped up but everyone in NYC. Luckily, I was able to drag one unsuspecting friend to see it. She had no idea what to expect and thought that it was going to be a VH1 “movies that rock” type film. In reality, it’s definitely one of the best films of the year. The performances are astounding! Jennifer Hudson(Judson) will blow you away with her singing. In High School, I always expected big things from her when she was on Idol, so I’m glad she’s now getting the chance. It’s definitely going to be a stiff battle for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes with her up for it, especially against Emily Blunt from The Devil Wears Prada.
Beyonce is actually really good too. I was skeptical at first because of all the buzz about how much better Judson was. Beyonce said she had a hard time holding back the power in voice, which at first I thought was just trying to cover up her sucking. After seeing it you can really see that she does hold back her voice to fit the part of Deena, that is until she finds her voice in “Listen,” which is an amazing track.
Basically every song in the movie is great and the storyline is really interesting. In the movie version, they’re able to hit more of the social issues of the times, which adds a lot of depth to it in comparison to the stage show. I do have to say that I think the cinematography of Chicago was better than in Dreamgirls. On seeing it a second time, there were definitely some interesting filming choices that I had missed the first time, but nothing like in Chicago. For this reason I don’t think it will win the Oscar like Chicago did, but I wouldn’t rule it out completely. Definitely go out and get the soundtrack if you haven’t already! If you would rather just get a few tracks from iTunes my favourites are :
*And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going
*Listen
*Dreamgirls
*Love You I Do
*One Night Only
*Move
or really just get the whole thing!!

Goodbye 2006!

I have two New Year's Resolutions. The first is to see friends that I don't see enough more and the second is to create this blog. I'm going to record some of the goings-on in my life of course and mix a bit of pop culture in too. There'll be a smattering of music, tv, film, and celebrity gossip thrown in as well. To start I decided to sum of the 2006 year in music according to me in a rather lengthy way. Hopefully the amount of time and thought this took to create will keep me going in the pursuit of sustaining this blog...maybe one day I'll be like perez or at least stay BJlicious! For my year in music i created categories and put a bunch of "nominees" or "winners" in each:
Song of the Year
“Put Your Records On”- Corinne Bailey Rae
“Irreplaceable” –Beyonce
"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
“Say It Right” Nelly Furtado
“Be Without You"- Mary J Blige

Album of the Year
“St. Elsewhere,” Gnarls Barkley
“FutureSex/LoveSound” Justin Timberlake
“Sam’s Town” The Killers
“Loose” –Nelly Furtado

Best Pop of the Year
“Everytime We Touch” –Cascada
“A Public Affair” -Jessica Simpson
“Ain’t No Other Man” –Christina Aguilera
“Unwritten” Natasha Bedingfield
“Buttons” Pussycat Dolls
“Maneater” Nelly Furtado
“U+Ur Hand” Pink

Hip Hop Album of the Year
“Danity Kane” Danity Kane
“Kingdom Come” Jay-Z
“B’Day” Beyonce
“Release Therapy” Ludacris


Best Hip Hop Song
"Touch It," Busta Rhymes
“Runaway Love”- Ludacris ft Mary J Blige
"Smack That," Akon Featuring Eminem
“Ridin”- Chamillionaire
“Bossy” Kelis
“Hip Hop is Dead” –Nas
“Control Myself” LL Cool J feat Jennifer Lopez
“Temperature” Sean Paul

Best R&B
"Heaven," John Legend"So Sick," Ne-Yo "Black Sweat," Prince
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige"Don't Forget About Us," Mariah Carey
"I Am Not My Hair," India.Arie
“Listen”-Beyonce
“Me and You” - Cassie

Best Country Song
"What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
“Jesus Take the Wheel”- Carrie Underwood
"Not Ready To Make Nice" Dixie Chicks
“Before He Cheats” Carrie Underwood

Rock-ish Song
“I Write Sins not Tragedies” Panic! At the Disco
“Dance, Dance” Fall Out Boy
“I Don’t Feel Like Dancin” Scissor Sisters

Best New Artist
Carrie Underwood!
Danity Kane
Lady Sovereign
Ne-Yo
Chris Brown

Biggest Guilty Pleasure
“SOS” –Rihanna
“Fergalicious” Fergie
“About Us” -Brooke Hogan

Songs 2006 Will be Most Remembered For
“Promiscuous” –Nelly Furtado Ft Timbaland
“Hips Don’t Lie”- Shakira
“SOS”- Rihanna
“SexyBack”- Justin Timberlake
“London Bridge”- Fergie

Best British
“I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker”- Sandi Thom
“Smile”- Lily Allen
“Rock Steady” – All Saints
"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
“Something About You”-Jamelia


Best British Pop
“Red Dress” – Sugababes
“Moodswings” Charlotte Church
“Beware of the Dog”- Jamelia
“LDN” Lily Allen

Best British Guilty Pleasure
“Something Kinda Ooh”-Girls Aloud

Best Club Track
“Paris to Berlin”- Infernal
"Ooh La La" Goldfrapp"Get Together" Madonna
“Faster Kill Pussycat” –Paul Oakenfold ft Brittany Murphy
“World Hold On”-Bob Sinclair

Best Dance Album
"Supernature," Goldfrapp "Confessions On A Dance Floor," Madonna

Best Australian
“Voodoo Child”- Rogue Traders

Best Soundtrack
“Dreamgirls”
"Walk The Line"
“Devil Weard Prada” (compilation)
“High School Musical”

Should Have Been a Hit…but Wasn’t
“Paris” Paris Hilton
“Play With Fire” Hilary Duff
“Tell Me” Diddy ft. Christina Aguilera Did the beginning of this year suck of is it just me? All the good songs are pretty much from the end of the year...oh well.