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The Problem With... Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Dec 30, 2010

Diddy had a pretty busy year in 2010, what with a starring role in Get Him To the Greek and keeping up with his brands. Oh, and he also released an album called Last Train to Paris with his new group, Diddy-Dirty Money. The latest single from the group is...
The Problem With... Coldplay's "Christmas Lights"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Dec 24, 2010

During the holidays, artists tend to release disposable singles to cash in on the season. To my mind, no one ever buys these singles for themselves, they always get them as a gifts. We're too busy buying albums on Best of the Year lists for ourselves. Anyway, this year, we're...
The Problem With... Bruno Mars' "Grenade"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Dec 16, 2010

I sorta get it: Bruno Mars is an innocent puppy who sees the best in women. He showed as much in his first single "Just the Way You Are." Well, checking back on that song, the title should have read, "Just the Way You Look." Why? Because it focused mostly...
The Problem With... Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Dec 9, 2010

A quarter of a year has passed since Enrique Iglesias released his first hit in a couple of years with "I Like It." I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.With his latest material, Iglesias seems to be throwing off the suave, mysterious Latin male facade he...
The Problem With... The Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Dec 2, 2010

The Black Eyed Peas, already on our bad side this week, released a new album called The Beginning on Tuesday. And you know what that means: more sloppy rhymes, more circa-2008 digital voice abuse and more poorly re-appropriated hooks from yesteryear. Oh, joy...
The Problem With... Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Nov 26, 2010

It seems that Duke's new mascot has a new single out, begging you not to go. The last we heard of Mike was his angsty single "Cooler Than Me." We learned from the track that he thinks no one deserves to be cooler than him... or something like that. The...
The Problem With Ke$ha's "We R Who We R"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Nov 18, 2010

Y'know, after months trying to forget about Ke$ha -- and I tried a lot -- a weird idea occurred to me. What if Ke$ha is trying play like the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope?You see, both of them live in bathtubs -- yet ignore their hygiene and appearance --...
The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Firework"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Nov 11, 2010

It seems, much as we try, no one can avoid Katy Perry. Hell, she's pretty much everywhere these days, between awards shows, popping up (or not at all, turn out) on Sesame Street. She even lashed out at Microsoft over their closed-source softw... no, actually, her fans just wanted free...
The Problem With... P!nk's "Raise Your Glass"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Nov 4, 2010

Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink's coming out with a new album, so we better get this party started...
Last Night: Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation at the Palladium Ballroom

By Shahryar Rizvi
Nov 2, 2010

Massive Attack, Thievery CorporationPalladium BallroomMonday, November, 1 2010Better than: Seeing the Rangers lose in Arlington. A dense, late- to mid-20s crowd at the Palladium was treated to two sets of complementary ensemble groups on the Day of the Dead. As legends of the trip-hop world, Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack...
The Problem With... Will.I.Am and Nicki Minaj's "Check It Out."

By Shahryar Rizvi
Oct 28, 2010

When I heard the title of Will.I.Am's latest single, "Check It Out," the first thing that came to mind was the Cartoon Network show, Check It Out with Dr. Steve Brule. Similar to the show, this track is wacky and inconsistent...
Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation

Monday, November 1, at the Palladium Ballroom

By Shahryar Rizvi
Oct 28, 2010

3D (Robert Del Naja), Daddy G (Grant Marshall) and Mushroom (Andy Knowles), the core members of Massive Attack, have sure made their mark in popular music since budding off from Wild Bunch in 1988. These mixers, backed by an ensemble of guest vocalists, managed to set down a novel sound...
The Problem With... Neon Trees' "Animal"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Oct 14, 2010

It's about damn time an indie pop track reached the top of the charts. I was getting kind of tired of throwing a few of my favorite pop artists under the bus for their bad efforts... Leave it to an contradictory genre like indie pop to grind my gears again...
The Problem With... Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Oct 7, 2010

When I first heard the name Bruno Mars, the immediate thought that came to mind is a classically trained singer with a bouncer's build--like a more fit Cee Lo. Imagine my disappointment when "Bruno Mars" ended up being a lanky crooner...
The Problem With... Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World)"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Sep 30, 2010

Dammit! Rihanna has finally gone and broken my heart!...
The Problem With... Flo Rida's "Club Can't Handle Me"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Sep 23, 2010

There are only a few people that will ever try naming themselves after a pun of their home state...
The Problem With... Chris Brown's "Deuces"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Sep 17, 2010

Chris Brown is back with a new hit? What the deuce is this?...
The Problem With... Trey Songz's "Bottom's Up" feat. Nicki Minaj

By Shahryar Rizvi
Sep 10, 2010

If you're his neighbor, you already know his name. If you're everyone else, you know him as the inventor of sex. He's Trey Songz, y'all. And he wants to rock!...
The Problem With... Nelly's "Just a Dream"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Sep 3, 2010

What's that Lassie? Nelly released a new single? You mean Nelly Furtado? No? The other Nelly? Well, crap...
The Problem With... Lil Wayne and Drake's "Right Above It"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Aug 27, 2010

What do you know, folks. Lil' Wayne, Young Money's Pikachu, is back on the charts with a fresh, new track. And he brought Drake, his Canadian trainee, with him...
The Problem With... Taylor Swift's "Mine"

By Shahryar Rizvi
Aug 20, 2010

Taylor Swift's formula for charm makes her accessible to much of America. She's got a Rust Belt background that plays well with the country music audience, a girl next door vibe that pulls in all the young-uns, and a sense of humor that just warms your heart, doesn't it?However, one...
The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream."

By Shahryar Rizvi
Aug 13, 2010

Oh, joy! Everyone's favorite California girl's got another track on the charts...