Rihanna and Britney: The Collaboration That Should’ve Have Happened A Long Time Ago

[Important Note: If you're of the conservative or sensitive type and still haven't heard the song (good for you!), I wouldn't suggest you watch the video at the end of this post.] One day after Rihanna took her Twitter to announce that she would collaborate with non-other than pop princess,  Britney Spears, a remix of RiRi’s international [...]

Speak To Me: Yet Another Roxette Hit

Although it is not set to be released  until April 18th, Roxette’s second single from their eighth studio album Charm School is destined to become a worldwide hit mainly because it reminds faithful fans of the band’s most famous songs from the 80s namely, It Must’ve Been Love and other songs from the Joyride age. [...]

Bruno Mars’ New Song: An Ode to Laziness

After he told you he loved you just the way you are, after he vowed to catch a grenade for you, after he jumped into a spur-of-the-moment-wedding with you, Bruno Mars now just wants to leave everything behind him, and have a long day at home doing, you guessed it, nothing. Peter Hernandez, better known [...]

Britney’s New Video: Dances “Till The World Ends”- Literally

Even though I strongly associate with rock music, I can’t deny that growing up, I used to obsess over every little thing that Britney Spears used to, wear, or say. Her breaking-up with Justin Timberlake had to be one of the saddest moments of my young life-no kidding. And so, even though I don’t want [...]

This Is War Video Finally Gets Released: Thoughts and Comments

In June 2010, a teaser trailer for the title track from 30 Seconds to Mars’ second single from their album This is War was released onto Youtube showing the band decked out in military gear and carrying weapons, as inspired by the song’s central theme of war and peace. For almost a year, the very [...]

What To Expect From 30 Seconds To Mars In Byblos Just By Watching “Closer To The Edge”

Lebanese rock music fans have another thing to look forward to this July, after it had been announced earlier that the legendary Scorpions will be performing two concerts in Byblos, as part of their farewell tour. Well, just last week, NRJ, one of the leading English-oriented radio stations in the country, announced that the widely [...]

Katy Perry: Explores Other Dimensions, Should Really Just Stay Grounded

I understand that Rebecca Black has been getting a lot of heat lately for what has come to be known as the most-hated song on YouTube and probably in the entire recording industry. But focusing all our energy on her is just a waste because music is constantly evolving (or not) and there’s always something new. I [...]

Tom and Tal: Once More

Tom and I started TnT in June 2010 to find a mutual space to vent out everything we were feeling and experiencing as two 20-somethings living and studying in Beirut. We loved posting almost everyday, especially because there’s so much going on and so much space to talk. We also brought our passions into the [...]

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed [...]

NKOTBSB: A Quick Recap

You know it’s a great, great time for boybands when two of the biggest acts of that genre get together and spontaneously decide to go on tour together. Yes, the internet has been buzzing with news of an upcoming tour that will bring together the first group to follow the “boyband” format, New Kids on the Block, [...]