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 After weeks of focusing on international divas, we thought it was time to give love to some stars in our own backyard.
The immensely talented out local singer/songwriter and DJ Corey TuT just dropped his first album, Everything. The fantastic record easily rivals any radio rock/pop act currently rocking the charts like Daughtry and 3 Doors Down. We credit TuT’s searing vocal talent, his ability to write good, solid songs (from emo to power rock ballads), and help from Brooklyn-based Super Buddha who delivers stellar production. Highlights: title track “Everything,” raucous opener “Someone Else’s Problem” and Sheryl Crow-esque “Wayside.”
Local scenesters Cazwell and Amanda LePore drop remix packages this month. Cazwell’s cute and catchy “Watch My Mouth” delivers a whopping 13 remixes—talk about a mouthful! LePore’s remix album, the cleverly titled Fierce Pussy, scratches up four of her best known bitch tracks—“My Pussy,” “My Hair Looks Fierce,” “Champagne” and “I Know What Boys Like”—including the purr-fect Electro-French Risque Mix. Inevitable nude performances to follow.
We’re gaga for Lady GaGa! The New York-based groove-a-licious chick—who not only writes her own tunes but makes her own clothes—launches her first single on Interscope this month. However, considering we’ve heard many of the ferosh and original tracks on her forthcoming album The Fame (slated for release in July), we’re a bit disappointed in first single “Just Dance.” It’s good but a bit trite compared to the otherwise inventive tracks the album has to offer with its sparkling infusion of pop, dance and rock. One of our favorites is “Beautiful Dirty Rich” with its raw, slamming drums and piano that’s something like what might come out if Fiona Apple wrote a down-and-dirty dance song about Paris Hilton. The Gwen Stefani-esque “Paparazzi” (if only Stefani wrote something like this on her last album) seems ready-made for a close-up on TMZ, and title track “The Fame” is a catchy, dance-y good time. Throughout it seems GaGa skewers the ridiculousness of fame while celebrating it simultaneously—a scintillating mix often attempted by various artists but rarely captured so well. You can preview tracks at myspace.com/ladygaga. N |
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