adventures in ipod shuffle /// veruca salt

My favorite song about the vag.

I miss this band, they created a perfect blend of crunchy alternative rock and catchy pop.

If you've never tried them out, I suggest 'eight arms to hold you.'

every song is a jam. it is interesting hear the differences in the song writing styles between

nina (bouncy tunes and ballads about bowie and breakups)

and louise (hard edge buzzers about a drug addicted boyfriend that she can't break up with)

it's no wonder they eventually had a falling out. nina moved on and louise was left carrying the name of the band 

til 2006, unable to let go.

-JW

adventures in ipod shuffle /// no doubt

"hi, the only reason my band got rich and famous is because i was a total d-bag

to my then 'girl-friend' gwen. i mean, there are at least two platinum albums written about how much of a dick i am."

-JW

adventures in ipod shuffle /// MIA

MIA- "paper planes"

if a male rapper performed this song, it would have NEVER become a cross over pop mega hit.

don't believe me? was N.W.A played on top 40 radio? how about M & M's most violent songs? (and he was white) how about "damn, it feels good to be a gangsta?"

the same psychology applies to political ads. typically, campaigns will use female voice overs for negative ads. it softens the blow. or maybe this is just tribute to her talent, she can make murder and robbery sound silly enough for your grandma to sing along.

(extra credit if you spot the 'office space' reference)

-JW