Ke$ha coming to Cedar Park Center in August

Here's something for the 2nd-4th Street crowd to get excited about. All you mainstream pop listening, Bobby Bones loving, Domain shoppers of the city rejoice! Practice your sweet dance moves in the mirror and perfect the fist pump by August 3 as the Get Sleezy Tour hits The Cedar Park Center. LMAFO and Spank Rock join headliner Ke$ha. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8 via Ticket Master.

Watch Ke$ha's music video for her single "Blow" below:

Watch: "E.T." by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West

It's hard to believe this is the same young woman I met at Warped Tour just a few years back. I am not a big fan or anything, but Perry makes good pop music. I was impressed with her new video for her single "E.T." with Kan-yeezy.

The song is blah, but the video is well done. If you like the song, it is available on her latest album Teenage Dream. Video directed by Floria Sigismondi.

New video from Bobby Valentino: 'Words'

Bobby Valentino has come a long way since his days with the boy band, Mista. I thought he fell off the face of the earth, along with all other good R&B, after he was done with his last album. His new single, "Words," is the type of song I would have put on mixtape to give to my girl. True story.

The kids they love Gaga

This kid is going to be rich, or at least his parents will be if they play their cards right. 

I can't look away Gaga! "Ale-Ale-Alejandro"

 So I finally watched the full length version of Lady Gaga's music video for her new single "Alejandro". My first impression after watching was "I saw this in the early '90s with Madonna". For those of you old enough to remember, think back to the Like A Prayer era. Then thoughts of Zoolander came to mind, with it's over the top ridiculousness. Still, it is going to be the biggest music video in the world for a while until Lady Gaga puts out another music video. How can one top a machine gun pointy bra or get even more gay-tastic? How do you top choreography that incorporates muscled up male models with haircuts like Moe from Three Stooges? I'm sure she will. Over the top seems to be her thing, but yet I can't stop singing "Alejandro" out loud without meaning to. Damn you Gaga and your catchy hooks! Here is the video in case you haven't seen it. 

John Mayer is for lovers and I want to hate him...

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Oh Em Gee...Vh1 brought back their Story Tellers series, a program I used to watch in the early part of last decade and the early '90s. I own the Sarah McLachlan one on DVD and watched The Smashing Pumpkins episode every time it aired back then. It was a great series where the artist really talked about their songs in an intimate setting, sometimes going "unplugged".

Now VH1 brought it back with some good artists and some I think they could have waited on. One artist that I like that may surprise you about me is John Mayer. I caught the episode today while eating a late breakfast. I never really liked Mayer's music at first, but he grew on me after a while. I did find it impressive that a lot of amazing black artists endorsed him and openly admitted to loving his music. First there was Jay-Z, the Quest Love from The Roots to name a couple. Then I started noticing him on the tabloids with hot celebs, and some not so hot, while waiting in line at the grocery store. Remember the picture with the green Borat swimsuit? Hilarious! How can you not be impressed by the guy?

Why do I like this crap? I can't look away...

So my newest guilty pleasure is LMFAO with Lil' Jon. I hate the fact that I like listening to it. I hate-hate-hate the fact that I like this. I think it makes me want to fist pump and battle on the dance floor...

Album Review: The Boy Who Never by Landon Pigg

Many of you may not know Landon Pigg by name, but you have probably heard his song “Falling In Love At  a Coffee Shop” on AT&T commercials. If you went to the movie theaters to see Whip It, you may recognize his face. Now it is time you get to know Landon Pigg the musician, not the actor or commercial jingle singer. His new album, The Boy Who Never, might just make you forget he acts.

Many of you will purchase The Boy Who Never just because of “Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop”. It’s a soft, poetic love song made for chick flicks, Myspace profile songs and of course commercials. Many know it as the AT& T song, and that is the only thing not to love about it. Pigg’s high pitched vocal stylings take you in; while the cello provides the perfect romantic backdrop Pigg needs to compliment his acoustic guitar. Occasionally the piano drizzle a few notes which really complete the song. At this point, it is already a timeless classic.

As for the rest of The Boy Who Will Never, it is not worthy of the same high praise.  For an album to generate interest based on a near perfect song set the bar high for Pigg. I didn’t expect more hits like “Coffee Shop”.  There are a few good pop songs that people will love, but only Pigg’s hardcore fans will remember them.  It’s a shame really, because Pigg is a talented artist.

“Take A Chance” is good pop song that sounds like something you’d hear by The Fray on a Top 40 radio station. With indie guitar sounds (spacey notes, crunchy guitar) and heavy bass line, it is a song that even pretentious hipster audiences would love. It is a more up tempo love song about letting that special someone in and “taking that chance” on a relationship.

Landon Pigg

www.myspace.com/landonpiggmusic

For those looking for more great ballads from Pigg, “Look So Tired” should give you your fix. Other noteworthy tracks include the brass accompanied “A Ghost” and the folksy “Made For Glory”. Pigg is totally capable of making great pop songs that don’t’ sound like the slow ballads he is best known for. He already proved that to me when he released his This is a Pigg EP.

Landon Pigg is a talented artist who should remain a mainstay in music world and specifically in the Top 40 realm. For those not yet familiar with Pigg, think of him as the love child of James Blunt and The Fray. That’s how he sounds to me. I’d love to see him take high singing voice to a track that rocks a little harder to see how that would sound. Continue to expect big things from Pigg in the future.

Checkout the video for “Falling In Love In a Coffeeshop” off of Landon Pigg’s album, The Boy Who Will Never:

"Coffee Shop" music video for Landon Pigg from Kip Kubin on Vimeo.

For more on Landon Pigg, visit the following links:

Landon Pigg on Twitter

Landon Pigg Official Website

Review published on Double Stereo. For more reviews, interviews, videos, blogs and downloads, visit www.doublestereo.com