August 19, 2009
- 9:00 am
By Sues- Univ. of New Hampshire

Sometimes I love a band so much, I just sit and wait for them to come out with something new. Well, I don’t literally sit and wait, but I do get really excited when I know a release date is near. And this week, my long and painful wait was over.
Well, for two of the three bands, at least.
Had I actually sat around and waited for Third Eye Blind to release a new album – yes, it took them six years – I would probably be dead by now. And even though it wasn’t an eternity, waiting for Mute Math felt like forever. I was thisclose to completely wearing out their original album. Now, I wasn’t exactly falling off my seat waiting for Cascada to release something new, but they did I listened and enjoyed it nonetheless.
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder and I’m pretty sure that can be said for this week’s new releases: Read More »
Tags: album, album drop, armistice, band, cascada, cd, Dance, eminem, evacuate the dancefloor, group, lyrics, music, mute math, new, new music, new release, play, sing, singer, song, third eye blind, ursa major, Waiting
August 5, 2009
- 12:00 pm
By Marisa - Wesleyan University
You know you’re a major celebrity if your Twitter page can become an impromptu press release.
When that happens, it also shows how ridiculously unprofessional you are.
Last night, Paula Abdul took to her official Twitter account to announce that she is not returning to judge American Idol next year. As usual, the major news outlets picked up on this immediately and began reporting it, actually quoting her tweets (one of which replaces the word “one” with “1.”) Now, it’s one thing for a celebrity – or anyone, for that matter – to tweet their feelings about a breaking story. It’s another thing entirely to break the story first on your Twitter page.
This isn’t the first time that a celebrity has taken to Twitter to make information public that should be private, or at least released through another medium. In June, Perez Hilton tweeted about being assaulted by Will.I.Am’s manager just after the incident occurred, pleading for help. Currently, Eminem and Nick Cannon are engaged in a very public Twitter feud that is borderline…well, actually, completely ridiculous.
I have no problem with celebrities using Twitter to reach out to their fans and make themselves seem more down-to-earth. But celebrity Twitters are not substitutes for a good publicist and a telephone, and they are definitely not replacements for reputable news organizations. Yes, there is virtue in hearing news straight from the horse’s mouth, but an announcement on the Internet written with 140 characters or less screams a lack of professionalism. Read More »

I am a chronic list-maker, whether I have to make a difficult decision or not. Lists help me organize my thoughts and remember important facts and details that I need for later. However, there are some things that I would rather forget and that’s what this week’s showdown concerns.
Everyone loves a diva. Well, not really. They just think that everyone loves them, despite having no real talent or anything to offer to society. When you say “diva,” two women jump to mind – Mariah Carey and Jenifer Lopez. The glitz, the glamor, the bad acting and the attitude (ohhh the attitude) define who they are. Where would we be without these ladies? Probably in a much less annoying world, but let’s make a list just to be sure…
Career
Mariah Carey is a machine, pumping out annoying hit after annoying hit. Yes, I hate her music. No, I can’t stop myself from trying to sing along with her in my car. However, I categorically refuse to watch Glitter or any of her other attempts at “acting.” Most of the rest of the world seems to refuse as well.
Jennifer Lopez used to be a good actress (Selena! I was so down with watching that movie every day in fifth grade…in between Titanic showings, of course). Then something terrible happened and she started making movies like Angel Eyes and Monster-In-Law. Her music isn’t great either. Read More »
Tags: bennifer, celebretard, diva, eminem, glitter, Jennifer Lopez, jenny from the block, JLo, mariah carey, Nick Cannon, puff daddy, puffy
June 4, 2009
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff

You know those artists that just seem to disappear all of the sudden? One minute they’re in your life (and in your head) and the next, you don’t really know where they are and you spend your days wondering if they took some office job somewhere.
This week’s new releases are all just like that. Once upon a time, I listened to these artists, but it’s been a while. And I was all “Oh my God, you’re still around?” when I heard they had new albums. I can’t even recall the last time I thought about Tori Amos, I happy pushed Eminem from my mind long ago, and it had been a couple years since I really enjoyed Kate Voegele. And this week, they’re all back! Read More »
Tags: 50 cent, a fine mess, abnormally attracted to sin, album, cd, cd review, Dr. Dre, eminem, kate voegele, music, music review, new releases, new song, predictable, relapse, Tori Amos
May 12, 2009
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: bethenny frankel, carmine agnello, carmine gotti, eminem, growing up gotti, Hayden Panettiere, john gotti, mariah carrey, mourad moose topalian, Nick Cannon, real housewives, the real housewives of new york
May 4, 2009
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: binge drinking, eminem, jessica alba, leggings, revlon, shayna labeouf, shayna saide, shia labeouf, shia labeouf mom, shia labeouf s mom, vibe magazine
April 8, 2009
- 10:00 am
By CC Staff
Tags: breakup, divorce, eminem, lindsay lohan, matthew broderick, no doubt, samantha ronson, sarah jessica parker, seychelles, sjp, smashbox
May 18, 2008
- 3:00 pm
By CC Staff
Part of the brilliant thing about music is its ability to transport you anywhere; the past, future, your ex-boyfriend’s bed, graduation, drunken evenings in Cabo… Whatever. Just like scents, when certain songs climb into your ears they take you on a journey.
I’d like to make that journey a little more literal and give you some of my favorite city-specific tunes. Start packing the suitcase, this gypsy’s taking you with her!
1. Is It Safe- Matt Pond PA [let's go swimming in Philly]
2. Pachuca Sunrise- Minus the Bear
3. This Place is a Prison- The Postal Service [watch water "cascade down Puget Sound"]
4. Lubbock or Leave It- Dixie Chicks [take a trip back to Texas]
5. Lights- Journey [see the lights shine in San Fran]
6. Boston- Augustana
7. 8 Mile- Eminem [takes you to his hometown of Detroit]
8. La Cienega Just Smiled- Ryan Adams [takes you on a drive in Los Angeles] Read More »
Tags: aretha franklin, augustana, counting crows, deathcab for cutie, dixie chicks, eminem, journey, lupe fiasco, marc cohn, matt pond pa, minus the bear, nickel creek, peter paul and mary, playlist, ryan adams, the postal service, travel
January 9, 2008
- 1:33 pm
By Jess - NYU

Yo, what has happened to Eminem?
While it’s taking all of my strength to keep away from a joke about the guy eating too many of his chocolate namesake, I gotta say, boy has gotten chubby.
Eminem, aka Marshal Mathers, has been under the radar for a while…ever since he got divorced from his wife and then married her again and then got divorced a second time. Apparently, women aren’t the only ones who use food to get them through tough situations, because the rapper was recently released from the hospital after a bout of pneumonia brought on by heart problems—heart problems that may or may not have something to do with the fact that the guy is now reportedly around 200 pounds. Read More »
Tags: boring, candy, celebrity, cheetos, chocolate, chubby, cnn, divorce, eminem, food, heart problems, hot, marriage, marshal mathers, music, perezhilton, rapper, tmz, weight gain, woman