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Sneak Peek: Shakira on Soundcheck - September 28th

Even though I’d say the readers of this blog are probably not interested in Shakira, the REMIX FAIL post got shit tons of traffic so some of you MUST be interested. Shakira stopped by Soundcheck a couple weeks ago and performed 3 tracks from her new release, “She-Wolf.” The exclusive interviews and performance videos will be live on the soundcheck website on September 28th. Until then, here’s some other Continue reading Sneak Peek: Shakira on Soundcheck – September 28th…

REMIX FAIL: Calvin Harris' She Wolf Remix

What’s with all the good reviews of this track, man? Dude, it totally sucks. It’s like Calvin Harris extracted everything that’s wrong with techno and everything that’s wrong with pop and stuck it in a meat grinder. Seriously, everyone keeps saying that his last album was kind of a disappointment and they’re trying to tell us that this is a little redeeming but dude – CAN THESE PEOPLE HEAR? I mean, seriously, 693 people have LOVED this track at the Hype Machine. My god. Get some hearing aids, Continue reading REMIX FAIL: Calvin Harris’ She Wolf Remix…