Category Archives: dance-pop
remix: e.t. (benny benassi remix)
Trust Mr. Benassi to take Katy Perry’s best song to a whole other world, a different dimension — this is electro-induced insanity at its very finest. Listening to this is like chugging 5 red bulls in one go. Also: Benny … Continue reading
song of the day: how i roll
Like first single “Hold It Against Me,” Britney’s new Femme Fatale album is one breathless, high-octane pop sugar rush. Of course, the lyrics are stupid, the pace is somewhat relentless, and there’s a lot of desperate trend-grabbing (yay dubstep!), but Britney’s … Continue reading
flashback: get together
Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor holds a special place in my heart — it was my first exposure to serious, clubby dance music, and the fact that I couldn’t stop listening to it for weeks on end was, I … Continue reading
song of the day: hold it against me
A few months ago, I wrote a post about the growing influence of electronic dance music on the pop charts. Pointing to artists like will.i.am, Taio Cruz and David Guetta, I argued that a watershed moment was taking place in … Continue reading
song of the day: invisible light
I wrote about “Invisible Light” all the way back in September, but it’s worth revisiting — not least because its magnificently bizarre music video just came out. Coming off like Depeche Mode crossed with the Bee Gees crossed with Cabaret, … Continue reading
listomania: top 10 pop songs of 2010
“Can’t Stop the Pop,” DJ Earworm’s annual pop mash up extravaganza, seems particularly appropriate this year: As everyone from Billboard to NPR to the New York Times has noted, 2010 witnessed the triumphant return of pop. 2010 may have been a gloomy … Continue reading
song of the day: get outta my way
Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite was unofficially one of my favourite albums of the summer — for campy, candy-coated pop goodness, it was just impossible to top (though Ms. Perry tried her best). Second single “Get Outta My Way” is vintage Kylie, and the new … Continue reading
