Posted by Justin on April 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment

In lieu of trying to make a post for each of these items, here’s a quick rundown of some interesting news:

• Elle magazine is featuring it’s first “high concept art” cover with Kylie Minogue for June 2010 (read as: “it’s just blurry, and we’re paying for it to be blurry”)
• Bionic, the much anticipated album from Lady Gaga Christina Aguilera features four songs by Sia, and are described by the singer as the heart of the album. Full tracklisting here, and it appears that Goldfrapp song is appearing. Really? Then you should have released on of those versus this craptastic song. (I mean, I expect this from Dannii…)
• Speaking of the other pregnant Minogue, according to her Twitter, she’s been recording music but has no record deal. Color me surprised, after this.
• Amy Winehouse buzz is picking back up saying she is back in the studio with Mark Ronson. I dunno, she feels irrelevant anymore.
• Tons of songs from Kelis’ upcoming album Fleshtone have been leaked on to the interwebz, the latest being Home
• Sophie Ellis Bextor describes each track on her upcoming album Straight to The Heart
• Tracey Thorn unveiled another song from her new album on Stereogum called Why Does the Wind. The album Love and Its Opposite is released on 5/18.
• Johnny Weir is making music? Oh hell.
• Pixie Lott reported in on Twitter this week that she was in LA filming a video for the single Turn It Up. Um, I thought you were working on a new album?
• STFU about a Britney Glee episode already!
• Janelle Monae unveiled a trailer for her new album The ArchAndroid
• And a bit of Gaga for you…from MAC Viva Glam.

Posted by Justin on February 2nd, 2010 | 1 Comment

Okay, here’s my list of albums that I am for realz looking forward to:

• Massive Attack, Heligoland – 2/9
• Goldfrapp, Head First – 3/23 (check out our review of the single Rocket)
• Scissor Sisters, TBD – produced by Stuart Price (madman behind Confessions on a Dancefloor and ‘Kiss You Off’ from the SS’s last album)
• Kylie Minogue, TBD – Rumored producers include Scissor Sisters, Calvin Harris, Xenomania, Freemasons, Stuart Price, RedOne
• Christina Aguilera, Light and Darkness – TBD
• Madonna, TBD – David Guetta confirms work
• Britney Spears, TBD
• Amy Winehouse, TBD – I won’t hold my breath.

Ones that I will be interested by:

• Jennifer Lopez, Love? – April
• Groove Armada, Black Light – 3/2
• Monica, Still Standing – 3/9
• Matthew Herbert, One Pig – TBD (this album is made up of sounds from the lifespan of a pig – bizarre)
• Kelis, early 2010 – Production by David Guetta and La Roux
• Outkast (Big Boi and Andre 3000 will release solo albums and if successful, do an Outkast album), TBD
• Janet Jackson, TBD
• Santigold, TBD

Anybody else that you are dying to hear this year?