Death to Auto-Tune

05:00am 10 Jun 2011 0 comments

VICKI ANDERSON

Earlier today I was in the garage waiting in line to buy my breakfast (Up&Go). The garage had a commercial radio station on. I don't know which one - I named it Hell FM.

I don't like commercial radio because I hate the sound of autotune.

As I waited in line behind the guy paying for $30 gas with 10C pieces and the woman with little kids who were screeching for confectionary I listened to three songs that sounded exactly the same and I started feeling myself becoming stabby.

A Facebook  friend shared this with me today:

Kiwi Thomas Oliver from (The Thomas Oliver Band) and C-Drab feat. Bizzle Bunny's hilarious ''I've Had Enough Auto-Tune''

Video killed the radio star

05:00am 09 Jun 2011 0 comments

VICKI ANDERSON

In 1956 Elvis Presley performed on the Ed Sullivan show and cameramen were instructed to only shoot him from his ''hips up'' due to his ''raw energy and sexuality''.

This week Rihanna released her latest music video which opens with a man being shot in the head. It also portrays sexual assault. Man Down is a song about a girl who shoots her lover in public.

On an American music video countdown show, Rihanna described the video as ''art with a message.''

''We just wanted to hone in on a very serious matter that people are afraid to address, especially if you've been victimized in this scenario,'' Rihanna said.

The controversial video has had over 14 million views in six days with many following the trail of bullets to Rihanna's high profile episode with Chris Brown.

Boobies backlash

05:00am 02 Jun 2011 32 comments

It's not all Bill and Ben the flower pot men red zone gardening in the Garden City. Acting as a bit of a distraction at the moment there's also a bit of a boobie blog war happening too.

It all started on Saturday at the Good Vibrations R18 gig at the Canterbury Bowling Club.

Von Klap, with a reputation for being purveyors of pseudo-sleazy rock were up last, adding a bawdy cabaret-style side-of-stage performance in the form of tawdry Audrey who got her kit off.

So far, so Von Klap.

Aside from some munter digging a hole in the green (I mean come on, where's the respect for the people who kindly donated the venue?) it was a good night.

Send me to sleep in a Ghost Town

05:00am 30 May 2011 0 comments

Day 10 of the 30 Day song challenge - a song that makes you fall asleep

I have interpreted this to mean songs that I like to listen to before I go to sleep. That's not to say there isn't a lot of boring music around that makes me fall asleep, but I reckon life is too short to waste time writing about it.

Listening to music before retiring to the boudoir, or while in the boudoir, is one of my favourite things to do.

My bedtime routine goes like this: 1. Watch an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld or somethig else that will make me laugh at least once. 2. Make sure iPod is charged. Plug it in and find the Send Me to Sleep playlist.

Already an insomniac, since the earthquakes struck Christchurch I have found it impossible to get to sleep.

Playing favourites

05:00am 31 May 2011 0 comments

VICKI ANDERSON

Day 11 of the 30 Day Song Challenge - a song from your favourite band

Just ONE favourite band? This is utterly impossible for me. I can't narrow it down to just one. I'd spend hours making lists and then remembering another favourite. Insteaad I've narrowed it down to my top seven - a favourite band for each day of the week. Besides, who wants to play by the rules?

FRIDAY NIGHT

The Stooges

SATURDAY