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koganbotMy attempts at affirmative action in support of vocal cords of the nonyoung, the non-Korean, and the nonfemale haven't netted me much beyond Neil Young, though I'll admit that those attempts were half-hearted. My exploration of the nonmainstream was even less-hearted and, not surprisingly, less successful — except that the never-predictable indie-rapper E.via reverted to a gem of a failed attempt to crack the mainstream (on this list at 26, though never higher than 100 on Gaon).
In the meantime, my respect for the power of human stupidity was reaffirmed by the viciousness and hysteria with which the Internet mob scapegoated T-ara, none of which has changed my limited understanding of the group. Over the last three years, T-ara have made the most consistently good music in earshot. I wonder if now, going forward, cuteness will feel like less of an option for them, and what the result might be. I was listening to Pere Ubu's "Heart Of Darkness" the other day and tried to imagine what it would sound like with Jiyeon singing; had the fantasy that people thirty-seven years ago who were like what I was like thirty-seven years ago might be able to speak across time and say something more helpful to Jiyeon than what the world around her is currently offering.
The vid for Dev's "Take Her From You" first appeared a year ago, but Chuck reports that her Wikip page lists the song as a 2012 digital single, and Rhapsody is treating it as a stand-alone single. I've never been able to parse its lyrics, since whom the "you" designates keeps shifting back and forth, along with the identity of the designator.
TOP SINGLES Through Third Quarter 2012:
1. T-ara "Lovey-Dovey"
2. Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker"
3. ChoColat "I Like It"
4. Dev "Take Her From You"
5. Dev "In My Trunk"
6. Cassie "King Of Hearts"
7. Wonder Girls "Like This"
8. T-ara "Day By Day"
9. Sistar "Alone"
10. Davichi & T-ara "We Were In Love"
11. 2NE1 "Scream"
12. Flashe "Drop It"
13. After School "Rambling Girls"
14. 4minute "Volume Up"
15. Miss A "Touch"
16. ChoColat ft. Sung Hyo Ram "One More Day" (also called "Same Thing To Her")
17. Yoon Jong Shin ft. Kim Wan Sun "I Love You All Days"
18. Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz "Beez In The Trap"
19. Chi Chi "Sexy Doll"
20. Miranda Lambert "Fastest Girl In Town"
21. Nicki Minaj "Stupid Hoe"
22. Girl's Day "Oh! My God"
23. Rihanna ft. Chris Brown "Birthday Cake (Remix)"
24. Orange Caramel "My Sweet Devil"
25. Paulina Rubio "Boys Will Be Boys"
26. E.via ft. Lee Su Jung "I Know How To Play A Little"
27. Orange Caramel "Lipstick"
28. Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean "Clique"
29. Diamond Rings "I'm Just Me"
30. Javiera Mena "Luz de Piedra de Luna"
31. Sunny Hill "The Grasshopper Song"
32. T-ara "Sexy Love"
33. Wonder Girls "The DJ Is Mine"
34. T-ara "Round & Round"
35. The Cataracs ft. Dev "Sunrise"
36. Crystal Castles "Plague"
37. Clazzi ft. Koti & Jubi & MYK "Sexy Doll"
38. Lil Chuckee "Da Wop"
39. Bobby Brackins ft. Iamsu & Roach Gigz "Golden State"
40. After School "Flashback"
41. Eden's Edge "Too Good To Be True"
42. Kara "Pandora"
43. A-Jax "Hot Game"
44. Jhene Aiko "3:16"
45. Tyga ft. Lil Wayne "Faded"
46. DJ Raff "Digital Rain (En El Desierto)"
47. Y.N.RichKids "Hot Cheetos And Takis"
48. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre "The Recipe"
49. Super Junior "Sexy, Free & Single"
50. Usher "Climax"
51. Knife Party "Bonfire"
52. Jess Mills "Pixelated People"
53. Da' Zoo "La La La (Hot Girls)"
54. Bella Thorne "TTYLXOX"
55. Blush "Up Up & Away"
56. Teedra Moses ft. Wale "Another LuvR"
57. B.o.B ft. André 3000 "Play The Guitar"
58. Kara "Speed Up"
59. Melanie Fiona "4 AM"
60. Yangpa ft. Lee Boram & Soyeon "I Know"
61. Shinhwa "Venus"
62. Cloud Nothings "No Future/No Past"
63. Justin Bieber "Boyfriend"
64. Gangkiz "Honey Honey"
65. Kim Wan Sun/Clazzi "Can Only Feel"
66. Kang Mi Jin "MIA" (webrip)
67. Tyga "Rack City"
68. M.I.A. "Bad Girls"
69. Dawn Richard "Automatic"
70. Dawn Richard "Bombs"
71. Chi Chi "Leon"
72. Tony & Smash "Get Your Swag On"
73. Groove Armada ft. Slarta John "Pull Up"
74. Ryu Hwayoung "Hwayoung Rap"
75. Psy "Gangnam Style"
TOP ALBUMS Through Third Quarter 2012:
1. T-ara Funky Town (repackage of Black Eyes) EP [Core Contents Media]
2. ChoColat I Like It, The First Mini Album EP [Paramount]
3. T-ara Mirage (repackage of Day By Day) EP [Core Contents Media]
4. E.via E.viagradation Part 1. (Black & Red) EP [Dline Art Media]
5. Miss A Touch EP [JYP Entertainment]
6. DJ Bedbugs Teenpop Lock And Drop Volume 2 [self-released]
7. 4minute Volume Up EP [Cube Entertainment]
8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse Americana [Reprise]
9. After School Playgirlz [Avex]
In the meantime, my respect for the power of human stupidity was reaffirmed by the viciousness and hysteria with which the Internet mob scapegoated T-ara, none of which has changed my limited understanding of the group. Over the last three years, T-ara have made the most consistently good music in earshot. I wonder if now, going forward, cuteness will feel like less of an option for them, and what the result might be. I was listening to Pere Ubu's "Heart Of Darkness" the other day and tried to imagine what it would sound like with Jiyeon singing; had the fantasy that people thirty-seven years ago who were like what I was like thirty-seven years ago might be able to speak across time and say something more helpful to Jiyeon than what the world around her is currently offering.
The vid for Dev's "Take Her From You" first appeared a year ago, but Chuck reports that her Wikip page lists the song as a 2012 digital single, and Rhapsody is treating it as a stand-alone single. I've never been able to parse its lyrics, since whom the "you" designates keeps shifting back and forth, along with the identity of the designator.
TOP SINGLES Through Third Quarter 2012:
1. T-ara "Lovey-Dovey"
2. Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker"
3. ChoColat "I Like It"
4. Dev "Take Her From You"
5. Dev "In My Trunk"
6. Cassie "King Of Hearts"
7. Wonder Girls "Like This"
8. T-ara "Day By Day"
9. Sistar "Alone"
10. Davichi & T-ara "We Were In Love"
11. 2NE1 "Scream"
12. Flashe "Drop It"
13. After School "Rambling Girls"
14. 4minute "Volume Up"
15. Miss A "Touch"
16. ChoColat ft. Sung Hyo Ram "One More Day" (also called "Same Thing To Her")
17. Yoon Jong Shin ft. Kim Wan Sun "I Love You All Days"
18. Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz "Beez In The Trap"
19. Chi Chi "Sexy Doll"
20. Miranda Lambert "Fastest Girl In Town"
21. Nicki Minaj "Stupid Hoe"
22. Girl's Day "Oh! My God"
23. Rihanna ft. Chris Brown "Birthday Cake (Remix)"
24. Orange Caramel "My Sweet Devil"
25. Paulina Rubio "Boys Will Be Boys"
26. E.via ft. Lee Su Jung "I Know How To Play A Little"
27. Orange Caramel "Lipstick"
28. Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean "Clique"
29. Diamond Rings "I'm Just Me"
30. Javiera Mena "Luz de Piedra de Luna"
31. Sunny Hill "The Grasshopper Song"
32. T-ara "Sexy Love"
33. Wonder Girls "The DJ Is Mine"
34. T-ara "Round & Round"
35. The Cataracs ft. Dev "Sunrise"
36. Crystal Castles "Plague"
37. Clazzi ft. Koti & Jubi & MYK "Sexy Doll"
38. Lil Chuckee "Da Wop"
39. Bobby Brackins ft. Iamsu & Roach Gigz "Golden State"
40. After School "Flashback"
41. Eden's Edge "Too Good To Be True"
42. Kara "Pandora"
43. A-Jax "Hot Game"
44. Jhene Aiko "3:16"
45. Tyga ft. Lil Wayne "Faded"
46. DJ Raff "Digital Rain (En El Desierto)"
47. Y.N.RichKids "Hot Cheetos And Takis"
48. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre "The Recipe"
49. Super Junior "Sexy, Free & Single"
50. Usher "Climax"
51. Knife Party "Bonfire"
52. Jess Mills "Pixelated People"
53. Da' Zoo "La La La (Hot Girls)"
54. Bella Thorne "TTYLXOX"
55. Blush "Up Up & Away"
56. Teedra Moses ft. Wale "Another LuvR"
57. B.o.B ft. André 3000 "Play The Guitar"
58. Kara "Speed Up"
59. Melanie Fiona "4 AM"
60. Yangpa ft. Lee Boram & Soyeon "I Know"
61. Shinhwa "Venus"
62. Cloud Nothings "No Future/No Past"
63. Justin Bieber "Boyfriend"
64. Gangkiz "Honey Honey"
65. Kim Wan Sun/Clazzi "Can Only Feel"
66. Kang Mi Jin "MIA" (webrip)
67. Tyga "Rack City"
68. M.I.A. "Bad Girls"
69. Dawn Richard "Automatic"
70. Dawn Richard "Bombs"
71. Chi Chi "Leon"
72. Tony & Smash "Get Your Swag On"
73. Groove Armada ft. Slarta John "Pull Up"
74. Ryu Hwayoung "Hwayoung Rap"
75. Psy "Gangnam Style"
TOP ALBUMS Through Third Quarter 2012:
1. T-ara Funky Town (repackage of Black Eyes) EP [Core Contents Media]
2. ChoColat I Like It, The First Mini Album EP [Paramount]
3. T-ara Mirage (repackage of Day By Day) EP [Core Contents Media]
4. E.via E.viagradation Part 1. (Black & Red) EP [Dline Art Media]
5. Miss A Touch EP [JYP Entertainment]
6. DJ Bedbugs Teenpop Lock And Drop Volume 2 [self-released]
7. 4minute Volume Up EP [Cube Entertainment]
8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse Americana [Reprise]
9. After School Playgirlz [Avex]
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90 BILLION DOLLARS INTO GREEN JOBS?!?
Date: 2012-10-04 02:38 am (UTC)Albums (including reissues):
1. Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform) (indie, jazz)
2. Various Artists - Giant Single: Profile Records Rap Anthology (Profile) (major, rap, reissue)
3. Skrillex - Bangarang (Owsla/Big Beat/Atlantic) (major, dance)
4. Nas - Life Is Good (Def Jam) (major, rap)
5. Ja Rule - PIL2 (MPire/700 Hit Season) (indie, rap)
6. Adrenaline Mob - Omerta (Elm City/EMI) (major, metal)
7. Thousand Foot Krutch - The End Is Where We Begin (TFK) (indie, CCM, metal)
8. Devin Gray - Dirigo Rataplan (Skirl) (indie, jazz)
9. El Doom & the Born Electric - El Doom & the Born Electric (Rune Grammofon) (indie, prog, metal)
10. The Very Best - MTMTMK (Moshi Moshi/Cooperative) (indie, dance, African)
11. PO PO - Dope Boy Magick (Mad Decent) (indie)
12. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth (Interscope) (major, metal)
13. Batida - Batida (Soundway) (indie, dance, African)
14. Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror (Mom + Pop) (indie)
15. The Souljazz Orchestra - Solidarity (Strut) (indie)
16. System of Survival - Needle and Thread (BPitch Control) (indie, dance)
17. The Lacs - 190 Proof (Average Joes/Backroad) (indie, country, rap)
18. Various - The Karindula Sessions (Crammed Discs) (indie, African)
19. Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct (Big Dada) (indie, rap)
20. First Aid Kit - The Lion’s Roar (Wichita) (indie, country)
21. Damita - Anticipation (Tyscot) (indie, CCM)
22. Hillsong Kids Jr. - Crazy Noise! (Hillsong/Sparrow) (major, CCM, children’s)
23. Los Dareyes de la Sierra - Mis Favoritas (Sony Latin) (major, Latin, reissue)
24. Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord - No New Tunes (indie, jazz)
25. El Bebeto y su Banda Patria Chica - Ese Soy Yo (Disa) (major, Latin)
26. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (Atlantic) (major, rap, dance)
27. Various - WOW Gospel 2012 (Verity) (major, CCM)
28. Graffiti6 -- Colours (NW Free/Capitol) (major, dance)
29. The Fresh Beat Band - Music From the Hit TV Show (Viacom) (major?)
30. Henry Threadgill Zooid - Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, Spp (Pi) (indie, jazz)
31. Tim Berne - Snakeoil (ECM/Decca) (major, jazz)
32. Riz MC -- MICroscope (Tru Thoughts) (indie, rap)
33. Todd Terje - It’s the Arps (Smalltown Supersound EP) (indie, dance)
34. TEEN - In Limbo (Carpark) (indie)
35. Juanita y Los Feos - Pesadilla Adulta (Munster) (indie, Latin)
36. Soundtrack - Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Arista/Legacy) (major, rap, REISSUE)
37. Christian Mistress - Possession (Relapse) (indie, metal)
38. Michael W. Smith - Decades of Worship (Reunion) (major, CCM, reissue)
39. Counting Crows - Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) (Cooking Vinyl) (indie, country)
40. Los Amos de Nuevo Leon - Bien Hyphy y Bien Alterados (Hyphy Music Inc./Cosver) (indie, Latin)
That last one has some insane tuba lines, often coupled with synth tuba, which creates some cool glissando effects. I'd be happy with this top 10 in a Pazz/Jop, not that I wouldn't welcome better stuff, so I'll try hunting down your all's pix.
20 Singles in some order:
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” - Taylor Swift
“Mirando al Cielo” - Roberto Tapia
“One Thing” - One Direction
“Stupid Hoe” - Nicki Minaj
“Somebody That I Used to Know” - Gotye
“Call Me Maybe” - Carly Rae Jepsen
“What Makes You Beautiful” - One Direction
“I Belong In Your Arms” - Chairlift
“Wut” - Le1f
“Candy” - Robbie Williams
“Gangnam Style” - Psy
“Spring of Life” - Perfume
“Gossip” - Big Boi ft. UGK & Big K.R.I.T.
“Marriage Made in Hollywood” - Bonnie Raitt
“Pop That” - French Montana ft. Drake, Lil’ Wayne and Rick Ross
“Big Mouth” - Santigold
“Sin Respiracion” - Banda el Recodo
“Mamireru” - Kimura Kaela
“Springsteen” - Eric Church
“Survival” - Muse
If there's voting I'll probably end up voting for Taylor and Psy, which I get the sense are Taylor and K-pop for people who don't like Taylor and K-pop, but I do love them.