As Jenn and I attended our first classes of the semester today, it sadly signaled the end of summer. We’re not quite sure where this summer went, but it would be great if it came back because we have one final song on our Top 8 for the Summer of ‘08 list!
For a while, [...]

The baddest chick in punk rock just came back with a whole new sound (and blonde hair)…
Who could forget that harsh, raspy voice and that spikey jet black hair and dark red lipstick? Brody Dalle, the lead lady of The Distillers (R.I.P.), was definitely a force to be reckoned with–and hey, she still is! After [...]

To follow along with Morningwood and Santogold, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head released a new music video for their song “Sophisticated Side Ponytail”. It’s a pretty fun and danceable track, aside from the bizarre, “Did they really just say that?!” lyrics and the epileptic seizure inducing music video. But hey, NPSH is so awesome that they [...]

Hip hop has not had a lady this brilliant since Lauryn Hill…
What made Lauryn Hill such a phenomenal artist is exactly what makes the artist in our 7th spot just as great–she has an old school r&b (Motown)/hip hop/pop feel to her music with some of the most genuine speak-your-mind-poetically lyrics. It’s been a while [...]

I’m not going to lie–the first time I heard Santogold, I couldn’t help but feel she was a rip of M.I.A. Granted, both artists are in relatively the same genre and are friends and all, but there was something about L.E.S. Artistes that I absolutely wasn’t feeling and it made me want to stay clear [...]