Rock is Fun Again (or, Billy Ray Cyrus, What Hath Thou Wrought?)

I’m sure none of you knows about that Hannah Montana’s Famous Not-Country Band thing, but apparently she’s related to none other than Billy Ray “Achey Breaky Heart” Cyrus.  No, Billy Ray!  It won’t go away and it’ll never not be funny!
What you may not know is that his son, or something, is in this “electronic [...]

Song of Shame, Special Album of Shame Edition: Aleks Syntek - Mundo Lite

Hit the jump for the whole story, as I’ve embedded youTube video and a ton of Songza links.

Song of Shame: Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

Songza link here for listening.
Perhaps the ultimate song of shame. While some, like our beloved and wayward toastman, have reconciled their love for production laden pop much earlier than I, it still doesn’t mean I have a shred of guilt whenever I hear this song, smile, sing along, and watch my wife hang her [...]

Song of Shame: Madonna — Dress You Up

(Edit: Songza link added - Aaron)
I have no idea where it came from but I got this song in my head over a month ago and I can’t get it out of my freaking head. It just keeps looping over and over. Still, somehow, I love this damn song. At least, it’s a Madonna song [...]

Song of Shame: Say Anything - Alive With the Glory of Love

Songza link here.
This is probably one of the more borderline shameful/not-so-shameful songs, depending on who you ask. Nevertheless, I sometimes feel ashamed for liking it simply because it entrenches me further in the world of emo.
While the intro is a forgettable tribute to 50’s era rock, the actual song that follows is something that [...]

Song of Shame: Baby Bash feat. Frankie J. - Suga Suga

Audio pollution may be found here.
This is probably shameful for more obvious reasons, as most pop songs tend to be.  What can I say?  I’m a sucker for melodic piano and guitar riffs.  Lines like “quick to politic with some fly conversation” and “she fly like the planes in the air” are laughably pathetic, but [...]

Song of Shame: Vanessa Carlton - Nolita Fairytale

You can give it a listen here.
I know liking Vanessa Carlton is tantamount to writing “Shallow Latin Queer Bait!” in big black letters on a piece of cardboard and hanging it around my neck. Still, I love this song. It sounds like her involvement with Stephan Jenkins (front man for Third Eye Blind) [...]

Song of Shame: Natasha Bedingfield - Love Like This (Updated)

I’ve created a new tag to showcase songs you hear that you find yourself liking despite the fact that you should really think long and hard about hating it, whether because it really isn’t anything stellar or it makes you look gay.
Anyway, I’m kicking things off with the song above, because our local hits station [...]