This year was filled with some really great albums by artists such as Bon Iver and Coldplay, but there were also sooo many songs that were actually quite horrible. And, somehow, they ended up being extremely popular. Everyone has their opinions and, while I know some of these songs are catchy, if you really take a moment to think about the lyrics and music, you’ll realize that the songs so didn’t deserve their fame. Tonight, millions of viewers will tune in to watch The Grammys and award artists that produce and create really incredible music. So, in honor (reverse honor?) of that, here are eight of the worst songs from 2011 that just can’t compare to the greatness that we’ll see tonight. Get your earplugs ready… Read More »

The Black Eyed Peas recently announced they are going to take a break from each other. They claim they aren’t ending for good but rather taking some time apart for themselves—that’s a break up story I think we’ve heard once or twice. Will.i.am is scheduled to drop a solo album and Fergie is ready to spend more time with her sexy hubby. They did go on hiatus once before, so we’ll see if they manage to rekindle the spark later on. Personally, I’m not ready to say adios to the band that brought me “Fill up my cup
, Mazal tov!” However, there are some artists whose relationship I’d like to see fizzled instead. The world doesn’t need anymore bad music, but bands- please remember it’s not you, it’s all me.  No hard feelings? Read More »

I don’t know how many times I’ve griped about the girls down the hall who pump heinous music at the most inconvenient times of the day, but we’ve all had a go of annoying neighbor syndrome.

So much so in fact, that one particularly skeeved neighbor decided to start a website about it.

Rottenneighbor.com is a site that blacklists bad music-blasters, stilletto-wearing tap dancers, drunken hall-pukers, and don’t-give-a-damn landlords.

It’s actually kind of genius, if you think about it. When hunting for a new place, you get to see the bathroom, the kitchen, the bedroom, but you’ll never get see through walls.

How do you really know what you’re getting yourself into?

RottenNeighbor makes sure you won’t drop big bucks on a dream apartment that turns quickly into a nightmare via your first run-in with the crazies next door.

You can also check out the super situation, which is ideal to someone like me, who spent a summer in the city getting completely ignored about my faulty stove and the flying cockroaches. Read More »