Videos : Brooke Candy : Dumb

Who is Brooke Candy?
Brooke Dyan Candy (born July 20, 1989) is an American rapper. She is best known for co-starring in the music video for Grimes hit single "Genesis." She released a music video for her song "Das Me" in October 2012. Her second video, "Everybody Does," was released on January 3, 2013. Her third video for "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" was released on February 11, 2013. Her debut album, an EP titled Freaky Princess, is slated for a 2013 release, and she is expected to appear as guest vocalist on the lead single, Get It Up Ya, of Kylie Minogue's 12th studio album released through Roc Nation later in 2013.

Candy's father is the CFO of Hustler magazine and CEO of Hustler Casino, and Candy herself has been employed by Hustler as a mannequin stylist. Her industry ties helped her snag an internship with reality star and stylist Rachel Zoe. Before becoming a pop singer, Candy worked in a strip-club called Seventh Veil for eight months. Although she has been approached by four major record labels, she has not signed a recording contract. Best known for sporting metallic bikinis and pink cornrows, Candy has been compared to Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Nicki Minaj. Candy cites transhumanism and superhero-culture as the inspiration for her metallic costumes.

Brooke Candy was born in Oxnard, California but grew up in suburban Los Angeles. She grew up in the affluent suburb known as Agoura Hills, with her father, chief financial officer of Hustler magazine and CEO of Hustler Casino. In her early adult life, Candy lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an intern stylist for Rachel Zoe. Disgusted with Zoe's vapid mentality and QVC fashion line, Candy contacted Larry Flynt, seeking work as a photographer for Hustler. Instead, Flynt employed her as a mannequin stylist for Hustler store fronts. Candy described the job as dressing the mannequins slutty"; quickly, she tired of the job and took up stripping. Before her irreverent photographs and rap singles gained viral success on Tumblr and other digital venues, Candy worked as an exotic dancer at the Seventh Veil adult club in Hollywood, where she would make upwards of $1,500 nightly. Of the experience, Candy said: "It's tiring, though. I don't even like men, and I have to pretend that I’m loving every fucking stupid piece of shit there. Azealia Banks stripped for three weeks, then she quit." The rapper performed at the club for eight months. Receiving many offers, Candy was not tempted to engage in prostitution, although she considered working as a porn star. Candy enjoyed dancing, but dropped the vocation in favor of performing pop music due to it being more financially lucrative; Candy professes to earn approximately $3,000 for a fifteen-minute set, double what she earned during an eight-hour stripping session. She has been approached by four major record labels, but has not yet signed a contract. Candy's first major label recording took place when she appeared on the track "Cloud Aura" on Charli XCX's debut album True Romance. Candy was introduced to Charli by Azealia Banks when Candy hosted Banks' Mermaid Ball in Los Angeles. In 2013, it was announced that the lead single for Kylie Minogue's 12th studio album would be released with Brooke Candy as a guest vocalist.

Candy's fashion has been described as a distinctive stripper-meets-Tumblr aesthetic. She often collaborates with fashion designer Seth Pratt. Following trends in stan culture, Candy has nicknamed her fanbase #FagMob. Considering herself primarily a stripper and rapper, Candy also hosts a blog dedicated to photography. Vice blogger Ali Carman asked Candy, in an interview, if she was offended that her internet persona was considered fake. Candy replied: "My persona is a reality to me, you know. Like I would never rap and act hood if it wasn't actually my mentality and I wouldn't perform in a super-sexual way if being a stripper wasn't the way I made money." Candy is known her extreme fashion style, most notably her long cornrows and metallic bikinis costumes. Her fashion sense and vocal ability has been compared to both Gwen Stefani and Nicki Minaj. Candy forsakes the comparisons, commenting that Stefani, Minaj, and Lady Gaga draw influence from underground culture while never participating in it. Candy criticized Gaga for hiring agents to photograph attendees of an East L.A. club called "Rhonda" and emulating their style. Candy has also been recorded as accusing mainstream acts of borrowing her style, including Carmen Electra and Kesha.

Candy's image is highly sexualized. "They told me not to make something so sexual," Candy told New York writer Christopher Glazek, recalling a conversation Candy had with her record executives about the music video for her song "I Wanna Fuck Right Now", whose refrain is: "I wanna fuck right now / I wanna fuck right now now". In her song "Das Me", Candy spits the phrase: "Slut is now a compliment" and "Candy is my name but there's nothing sweet about me.", epitomizing her personality and mission. Her salacious discography aims to metaphorically represent the modern, digital zeitgeist and the dystopian future Candy foresees. "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" reverses the gender-roles placed on women by hip hop music with lyrics like: "...pussy is a weapon, I'll be shooting dudes at random." The prologue of the song reiterates the theme by sampling the line "boy don't try to front I know just what you are" from "Womanizer" by Britney Spears. The video for "Das Me" co-starred many of Candy's personal friends, and the costumes were designed and made by Seth Pratt. The golden bikini sported by Candy in the video, reminiscent of the silver one worn in the "Genesis" video, was inspired by Candy's scholarly fetish of nanotechnology and transhumanism.

MTV called Candy's look "super hardcore", a "breath of fresh, fearless air", and a prayer answered by the pop goddesses. Called the "Freaky Princess", The Guardian journalist Michael Cragg agreed with the stripper-turned-rapper's alias, comparing her to Xena, the Warrior Princess. Musically, Candy's work has been recognized for its twerk-able nature, springy beats, and cyberpunk.


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Videos : The Strypes : What A Shame

Who Is The Strypes?
The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2008 by Ross Farrelly (lead vocals/harmonica), Josh McClorey (lead guitar/vocals), Pete O'Hanlon (bass guitar/harmonica) and Evan Walsh (drums).

Formed by four friends in Cavan, Ireland inspired by artists such as Dr. Feelgood, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and the early Rolling Stones, The Strypes have been gigging around the pubs, clubs and festivals of Ireland, England and Europe since June 2011 playing a no nonsense set of "speed blues", mixing reworkings of rhythm and blues classics with their originals. In April 2012 they released a 4-track EP, "Young, Gifted & Blue" which hit no. 1 on the iTunes Blues Chart and ignited the interest of record companies. The band also scored a minor radio hit in Ireland with their version of Bo Diddley's "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover". Elton John, Jeff Beck, Paul Weller and Dave Grohl are all known fans of the band.

The band signed a record deal with Mercury Records (which has since become known as Virgin EMI) in December 2012 and are currently working on their debut album. Two singles are available on Virgin EMI Records: "Blue Collar Jane" and "Hometown Girls"


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Albums : Robin Thicke : Blurred Lines

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He’s known today as the super suave singer behind smash hit tune Blurred Lines but retro photos of Robin Thicke have surfaced, proving that the musician hasn’t always been so sexy.

A series of snaps taken in 2003 show the star rocking some long locks, instead of the clean cut style he’s known for today.

As well his unruly hair, Robin is also seen showing off a questionable dress sense and some dodgy facial hair in the decade old photos.

The various snaps, taken during 2003, see the singer swapping his now signature blazer and white tee for some unbuttoned shirts and even a neck scarf.

The photos also show a 26-year-old Robin snuggling up to his gorgeous wife Paula Patton, who was then merely his long-term girlfriend.

Whilst Robin is looking less than suave, Paula proves that she’s always been a beauty.

We might be used to seeing the gorgeous model/actress flashing the flesh in her signature risqué ensembles, but back in 2003 Paula showed off a more natural and demure look.

The photos were taken around the time Robin achieved moderate chart success with his debut single When I Get You Alone and album A Beautiful World.

Whilst the single failed to make waves in the US, it did peak in the top 20 in Australia, Belgium and Italy but it was still a few years before Robin found fame back home.

The up and coming star got rid of his then trademark long locks after meeting and working with Pharrell for the first time in 2005, chopping off his hair for the video for Wanna Love U Girl

Whilst Robin did go on to achieve chart success in the States in the coming years, he only achieved worldwide success with the release of Blurred Lines this year, which features Pharrell and T.I.

Blurred Lines Review
Robin Thicke is having quite a moment.

After spending most of his decade-long recording career as one of R&B's journeymen – a sensuous crooner with the occasional crossover hit – Thicke has exploded into pop's consciousness with "Blurred Lines": It's the undeniable song of the summer and may turn out to be the single of the year. The Marvin Gaye-inflected, sex-filled dance groove (and its naughty video counterpart) has become a cultural flashpoint, sparking parodies, commentaries, endless radio replays and an unknown number of hookups.

It's a triumph for Thicke, to be sure – but tricky part of having success is sustaining it. It's not something Thicke has managed that well through the years, particularly after scoring with 2007's smoldering "Lost Without U." Will "Blurred Lines" end up being a transcendent, but very singular moment for the 36-year-old singer?

If it does, it won't be because of his music. Thicke has always created cohesive albums that are remarkably underrated; with his sixth album being released as its title track continues on its path to world domination, Thicke may finally get the audience his songs deserve.

With 11 tracks, "Blurred Lines" is tightly woven but still manages to bring different flavors, from electronic dance music to R&B anthems to between-the-sheets grooves. Thicke wrote or co-wrote every track, and while he enlists Pharrell for "Blurred Lines" and has names like Dr. Luke and will.i.am as contributors, he remains the star of his own show.

Thicke charms throughout, whether he's using a sexy falsetto, smooth tenor or even a few raps, which he does fairly well on the retro-sounding "Top of the World" (showing he's learned something from those numerous Lil Wayne pairings). He even succeeds when his lyrics fail, like some cringe-worthy attempted come-ons on the disco-ball whirring electrobeat tune "Give It 2 U" (Kendrick Lamar does a much better job with his verses, thankfully).

Thicke usually does romance right, though, and it's where he shines on the album's best track, "4 the Rest of My Life," a gorgeous ode to the lady in his life that seems tailor-made for countless wedding first-dances (and honeymoon playlists). The song encapsulates everything that makes Thicke's music so alluring: sexy, perfect-pitch vocals, enticing lyrical foreplay and the music that delivers. With "Blurred Lines," Thicke's path to music's top spot should be clear from now on.


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Videos : inc. : Angel

Who is inc.?
Andrew and Daniel Aged's first release for 4AD was a 2011 EP that offered three tracks of shuddering, shale-strength neo-new jack swing. On their first album, they display a deeper understanding of contemporary R&B and reduce and smooth their sound to wispy mood pieces. A handful of the songs are superbly shaped, dynamic, and somewhat muscular. "The Place" and "5 Days" are similarly churning lullabies with sharp hooks, where Inc.'s yearning aches — otherwise vaguely suggested — penetrate with reflections like "I know I have to try to be my best/Because that is all he ever wants." Highlight "Trust (Hell Below)" is the only instance where they approach the energy level of the EP, but even that one doesn't aspire to jam status, too casual in its swing to work up a sweat. There's some definite promise. The Aged brothers, who have worked with Raphael Saadiq and Cee Lo Green, among others, clearly know their stuff — like they study and value it rather than pay it mere lip service — and are not playacting.


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Interviews : Carly Rae Jepsen Award Presentation

She threw what some are calling the 'worst ever' pitch at a baseball game in Florida on Sunday.

But Carly Rae Jepsen looked completely unperturbed by the embarrassing incident.

The 27-year-old looked giddy with happiness, laughing and smiling as she made her way through Los Angeles International Airport on Monday.

The Call Me Maybe singer showed off her recently dyed red locks as she walked through the airport.

Carly wore black-and-white trousers paired with a white T-shirt, black waistcoat and white leather shoes.

She accessorized with retro round sunglasses and a large leather shoulder bag.


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Videos : Nelly ft. Pharrell & Nicki Minaj : Get Like Me (Explicit)
Nelly is back with the visuals to his hit song, “Get Like Me” featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell today.

“Damn, there’s a lot of beautiful women dancing around him and Pharrell in the visuals,” says Complex magazine.

Nicki’s got her signature Beats by Dre Pink Pill out in full display in the video, along with some toilet paper made out of money. She kills her verse after kicking her shoes off, too.

WATCH “Get Like Me” above.


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Singles : Mac DeMarco : Young Blood

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Who Is Mac DeMarco?
When the then 21-year old Mac DeMarco released his debut Rock and Roll Night Club 12″ just a short while ago in the Spring of 2012, it was accompanied by a barrage of bizarrely funny promo videos, wildly unhinged live performances and a not-so-subtle disparate range of promo photos. The glam facade was purely that, an image that was manufactured for fun to confuse the stiff and compartmentalizing world of indie music journalists. But it wasn’t all a jest, as that EP covered a whole range of music styles that were latent in the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman’s already impressive slough of cassette-only releases. The sincere and warm Mac who sang “Only You” was the same lipstick-wearing sleazoid that crooned “Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” and that suited him and his listeners just fine.

Now, all of six months later, Mac is back with his first proper full length, Mac DeMarco 2. As opposed to RNRNC, “2″ is a concerted effort to produce a cohesive work that showcases Mac’s natural ability as a songwriter, singer and producer. With a new arsenal of recording gear, the fidelity has substantially improved without compromising the immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any monicker. The results are immediately rewarding, from the warm “Cooking Up Something Good” to the heartfelt “My Kind of Woman.” It’s obvious Mac is presenting himself musically in the most sincere way possible, no matter what happens in his wild videos or live shows. “Freaking out the Neighborhood,” Mac’s apologetic ode to his loved ones about such public behavior, shows that Mac DeMarco is still with us, coming along for the ride, getting everyone else in trouble. Even so, the maturation process of Mac DeMarco, recording artist, is in full swing. He did, after all, turn 22 this April.


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