music features/Jay’s Pop Records of 2011
posted Sunday, January 1st, 2012
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Pop music will never be low brow.

music reviews/Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
posted Monday, November 7th, 2011
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Reaching back to the reign of pop-rock as the pop music of choice in the early 2000′s, Miss KC’s newest is all I’ve ever wanted. Really.

music reviews/Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
posted Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
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What was supposed to be a more organic concept album turned out to be something a little more U2 meets Rihanna. Were Coldplay’s original ideas better?

music reviews/LIGHTS – Siberia
posted Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Pixie pop songstress meets Toronto electro-scene meets dubstep. Does LIGHTS’ Siberia add up properly, or is a messy mish-mash of trendiness?

music reviews/Weeknd, The – House of Balloons
posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
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Spacey hip-hop with some cutting edge content is what makes The Weeknd’s debut mixtape all the more scandalous.

music reviews/Jessie J – Who You Are
posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
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From writing for Miley Cyrus to her own debut, is Jessie J, UK’s swarthy response to Lady Gaga, a smashing success?

music reviews/deadmau5 – 4×4=12
posted Thursday, June 30th, 2011
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deadmau5 is Toronto’s king of the house music scene, his music familiar to club kids worldwide. So how does 4×4=12 stack up against the repetitive drone of recycled beats of every other mundane DJ?

music reviews/Beyoncé – 4
posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
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On 4, Beyoncé belts it out like her life depended on it — she may come off a little excessive, but it’s nice to see a little glimmer of soul once in a while.

music reviews/Lady Gaga – Born This Way
posted Sunday, June 12th, 2011
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The long-awaited Born This way review is finally up! How does Gaga’s sophomore fare?

music reviews/Chris Crocker – The First Bite (EP)
posted Saturday, May 14th, 2011
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Chris Crocker is one of the most intense YouTube celebrities the Internet has ever seen. But does that intensity translate into entertaining songs on his first EP?