Remember the time that Happening Sh*t was going to be a weekly series, and then I didn’t post a new one since last March. Yep. I’m that adorable (and lazy). But hey – it’s baaaaaack! So let’s get to some quick hit happening shit that should be on your radars if you like cool stuff…
Hello. No, that’s what it’s called. “Hello.” I want to be over Adele, sometimes. I really do. But I just can’t quit her. On one hand, her songs are always slow and mopey, and I’m rarely in the mood for sullen gloom (and when I am – Fiona Apple – DUH.) Then, you add the…
Welcome to the music industry, Lorde! Sure, she’s not really a newbie, but now that she’s 18, it seemed about time that she got groped in a music video, which is sort of like a Rite of Passage among pop stars nowadays. Cheekiness aside, this video is pretty radical and the song is even…
I think my brain is still doing somersaults after last night’s premiere of American Horror Story: Hotel. The super-sized episode had creepy children, blood sucking, demonic anal rape, torn out eyeballs, gutted entrails, pervasive drug use, and yes, one of the bloodiest orgy scenes ever filmed. As we were introduced to Lady Gaga’s villainous…whatever-she-is…we witnessed…
When Unbreakable’s first single “No Sleeep” debuted earlier this summer, it seemed that Janet Jackson was poised for a comeback. The track is classic Janet – a slow, pulsating R&B groove paired alongside her sultry coos – perfect for a rainy fall day in the bedroom rather than fun in the sun. We were certainly…
Disappointed by Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On the Wall” track – the official Spectre Bond theme? Well, that’s because Sam Smith is boring. Don’t get me wrong – his voice is beyond gorgeous and his work with Disclosure is dope as fuck, but c’mon. This white dude’s a snooze, just like his debut album. But Josh…
The amount of Prince covers that exist in the universe are incalculable, right? I mean – dude is an unstoppable genius. Among the swarm of wannabes and homages to the man in purple, Sinead O’Connor’s take of “Nothing Compares 2 U” just might be the most notable. It dominated 1990, hitting #1 in 17 countries,…
Dear gentle readers: Sorry the TLW world has been quiet lately. I just got back from a badass Euro trip and my head is still spinning and coming down from Amsterdam’s smoke-filled coffeeshops. More on that later…but it seemed fairly legit that my first post back in over two weeks should be about cats, so…
All things come in waves. While pop, EDM and reggae usually dominate my summers, rock is and always will be my first love, cleansing my pallet whenever my ears go astray. While perusing The Worley Gig, I was introduced to Milk Teeth – a UK-based foursome that is loud, punk and grungey as fuck. It’s…
Earlier this year, soulful R&B mastermind Janelle Monáe announced that her artist collective was teaming with Epic Records for their very own label imprint, Wondaland Records. Monáe and her crew then released some of the year’s best tracks, Monáe’s “Yoga” and Jidenna’s “Classic Man,” and as of today, Wondaland has finally released the roster’s first…