This technically has nothing to do with pop music, although I think this band has all the element of good pop songs: clever lyrics, catchy melodies, addicting hooks. All the sweet stuff.
But alas, something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
THE HOT IQs, my favorite band from Denver, CO, is breaking up.
Two days ago they posted their farewell notice on their MySpace. Of course I still have an EP and a CD worth of material to enjoy, but this means I will never see them in concert ever again. I only had the pleasure of catching half of their opening set at a Northern State and Tegan & Sara show. I remember talking to the drummer, Elaine Acosta, and she was the sweetest person ever. She got the whole band to sign my CD, and asked me if I was a college student (they were playing at UC Berkeley). I told her I was a freshman in high school and she told me that I was really grown up and that I was a cool kid or something like that. Meeting bands doesn't happen very often, and it wasn't like we swapped stories about our life or anything. It was brief, but I always enjoy it when bands hang out at their merch table after their set to meet their fans. It always makes my day.
Also, last time I checked, they were halfway through recording their second album, which I guess is never going to see the light of day. That grinds my gears. Shucks.
Anyways, in tribute:
April 18, 2009
April 8, 2009
May the 4th Be With You
Get your dancing shoes on because we are going to party with Peaches.
"I Feel Cream" is the first single and title track off of her upcoming fourth album, due May 4th. It's a doozy on the dance floor, despite being a little un-Peachy. For one thing, it's pretty slick: no distorted bass synths, stuttering drum machines. And even though it has the word "cream" in the title, it's fairly PG as far as her past material is concerned. No sex rap? What is this, Kylie Minogue?
Fans who fear might our dear Merrill Nisker might be making a Yeah Yeah YeahsIt's Blitz kind of move need not worry. "More" and "Talk To Me," both of which are currently on her MySpace are more of what listeners have come to expect.
I FEEL CREAM - May 4th
1. Serpentine
2. Talk To Me
3. Lose You
4. More
5. Billionaire
6. I Feel Cream
7. Trick Or Treat
8. Show Stopper
9. Mommy Complex
10. Mud
11. Relax
12. Take You On
The track list, like "I Feel Cream," might be a little toned down compared to the track listing of her last album, 2006's Impeach My Bush, but inclusion of "Mommy Complex" leads me to believe that we'll still get the same freak we've come to know and love.
(Vanessa, you'll hate me for making this association, but does this song remind anybody else of Britney's "Trouble?")
"I Feel Cream" is the first single and title track off of her upcoming fourth album, due May 4th. It's a doozy on the dance floor, despite being a little un-Peachy. For one thing, it's pretty slick: no distorted bass synths, stuttering drum machines. And even though it has the word "cream" in the title, it's fairly PG as far as her past material is concerned. No sex rap? What is this, Kylie Minogue?
Fans who fear might our dear Merrill Nisker might be making a Yeah Yeah YeahsIt's Blitz kind of move need not worry. "More" and "Talk To Me," both of which are currently on her MySpace are more of what listeners have come to expect.
I FEEL CREAM - May 4th
1. Serpentine
2. Talk To Me
3. Lose You
4. More
5. Billionaire
6. I Feel Cream
7. Trick Or Treat
8. Show Stopper
9. Mommy Complex
10. Mud
11. Relax
12. Take You On
The track list, like "I Feel Cream," might be a little toned down compared to the track listing of her last album, 2006's Impeach My Bush, but inclusion of "Mommy Complex" leads me to believe that we'll still get the same freak we've come to know and love.
(Vanessa, you'll hate me for making this association, but does this song remind anybody else of Britney's "Trouble?")
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