Archive for the 'Music' Category

Lily Allen

Lily Allen is a sweet-sounding British pop singer, whose fame grew from the community website similar to Bebo; Myspace.
Her debut album is “Alright, Still“, and it has been very successful around the Europe, some parts of Asia, and in Australia / New Zealand.  “Alright, Still” features her two hit singles “Smile” and “LDN“, as well […]

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Akon

Three years ago, if you mentioned the name “Akon“, nobody would know who or what you were talking about.
Now, he’s a big time hip-hip / RnB singer, originally from Senegal, then New Jersey. He was jailed for armed robbery and other theft charges, but he spent his time in jail working on his music - […]

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Vanessa Hudgens

After the widespread success of the Disney soundtrack to High School Musical, the female lead Vanessa Hudgens has come out onto the music scene with her debut album, “V”.
This album features her new single “Come Back To Me”, and the video shows a skanked-up version of the sweet, baby-faced musical star trying to prove that […]

Friday, December 1st, 2006

High School Musical

High School Musical was originally a Disney movie shown on the Disney Channel, not ever meant to be released on DVD or elsewhere. Nobody anticipated it becoming such a phenomenom among teenage girls..
The soundtrack alone has sold millions of copies worldwide, and the DVD close to that. High schools everywhere are choosing to do “High […]

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Rihanna

Rihanna, a young R’n’B singer originally from the Caribbean, is a very popular singer with young people today.
In mid last year, she released her first single - the catchy “Pon De Replay” - from her debut album “Music of the Sun“. This was a huge success, which she followed in 2006 with a new album […]

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls are an American all-female pop group, extremely popular with teenage girls.. and guys as well, but for different reasons.
Originally, they were a dance group, but burst onto the contemporary music scene in 2005 with their smash hit single “Don’t Cha”. Their first album “PCD” has had 7 singles (though not all […]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

“MCR”

My Chemical Romance (a.k.a MCR) are a 5-member Rock/Punk/Emo American band originally from New Jersey, who have become extremely popular with today’s teens.
They began around 2001, and shot to fame when they were signed by Reprise Records in 2003. Their next album “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” went platinum within a year, and they put […]

Monday, November 20th, 2006

BoyBand

It’s amazing what a little PR can do to make a group so much more popular in the teenage eye.
The Edge radio station (very popular among teenagers) recently created New Zealand’s first ever BoyBand (naturally, inventively named “BoyBand“). The band consists of five members; “Hot Boy“– Peter from Hamilton, “Gay Boy“– Rob from Wellington, “Fat […]

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Gnarls Barkley

If a screeching, grating voice attempting to make music (or “sing” - as they put it) is your thing, then Gnarls Barkley is the duo for you.
They broke into the charts in early 2006 with their first hit “Crazy”… and some claim it is well titled - as you’d “have to be crazy to listen […]

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Panic! At the Disco

“Panic” are one of the latest teenage musical crazes out there.
Of course, “cute”, predominantly teenage boys with longer-than-normal side fringes were always bound to be popular among young girls, with their smash first hit “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” selling and charting all around the world.
Their first album, “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” has […]

Monday, September 25th, 2006