Welcome to Hot Topic, in which we, the brilliant writers of Eat This!, weigh in on a pop culture question of the week, and invite you to share your thoughts on the subject.
Beyonce released her video latest video on Friday, for the single 1+1. Here's what we think. How about you?
As pop music’s biggest names walked the red carpet and filed into the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles tonight, a tiny package of good news of was revealed—a tidbit that will probably overshadow most of the award ceremony’s winners.
Yes, that seemingly contradictory headline is correct.
Despite often singing about the joys of hitting the club, Britney Spears revealed in a Q&A with Pop Justice this month that, actually, she never goes out to the club. She doesn’t have to.
“I never go to the club. But I think it's fun to sing about it. And I have my own mini club at my house,” Spears confessed. Though Britney’s at-home danceria has yet to be named, she says it comes complete with a glitter ball. “And we have catering and lights. It's the whole setup.”
Plus, the hassle of finding jostling for a taxi at 2:15 a.m. is completely eliminated. It’s oddly satisfying knowing that a former member of the Mickey Mouse Club has a mini house club.
In a blunt Twitter message that was retweeted more than 100 times over yesterday afternoon, Maroon 5 lead singer and celeb judge on singing contest show The Voice Adam Levine let his feelings on tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards be known to the world. And they aren’t so favourable.
“The VMA’s. one day a year when MTV pretends to still care about music. I’m drawing a line in the sand. F*** you VMA’s,” Levine tweeted.
What a summer this has been for weather ruining outdoor concerts. If the fatally dangerous stage-collapsing incidents at the Indiana State Fair and at Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival were not enough, the onset of Hurricane Irene, which arrives at the U.S. East Coast this weekend, has sparked a slew of pulled plugs.
According to a Rolling Stone report, cautious promoters have cancelled or postponed the following live music events in New York and the surrounding area. Seriously, can you recall another concert season so affected by severe weather?
Today, Canada honours Jack Layton in a state funeral. In throwback to late 2006, we wanted to revisit a fun interview Nardwuar conducted with the NDP leader that reveals Layton’s love for music, his rock ’n’ roll trivia knowledge, and—best of all—his willingness to break into song. What a good sport. You’ll be missed, Jack.
It’s sad but true: death sells. Soul singer Amy Winehouse has become the UK’s biggest selling artist of the 21st century with her Back to Black album surpassing previous record-holder James Blunt.
Back to Black - Winehouse’s second studio album which was originally released in 2006 - has shifted an extra 175,000 units since the singer was found dead in her London home July 23.
This will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who has read it. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards’ rollicking, unvarnished, hilarious memoir Life is officially one of the most popular rock autobiographies ever written, having sold over one million copies.
There's a lot of Nirvana stuff going on lately. Something to do with the anniversary of some album or other.
Adding to it, on Tuesday night at Seattle’s Neptune Theater, Jospeh Gordon-Levitt - a.k.a. that kid from Third Rock From the Sun who grew up to be a superheartthrob (I swear, one of my friends is OBSESSED with this guy) -- gave a concert promoting his collaborative production company, hitRECord. And he performed a quite good cover of Nirvana's Lithium.
“Now and then it’s nice to just do something that’s not for the record, that’s just for tonight,” the Inception star said. “I just wanna play this song, in this town.”
Rihanna is toasting the "freakin' weekend" in her new video, Cheers (Drink to That). It's an island party anthem, which features a sample of Avril Lavigne, who also appears in the video. Cee Lo, Jay Z and Kanye make don'tblinkoryou'llmissit cameos and everyone appears to be having a grand ol' time. Rihanna's singing hasn't gotten any better, but she looks awesome.
July 2011
