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Is There Anything Better Than Janet Jackson's Control ? [The Most Important Question You Will Answer In 2008]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — I spent some of last night reading Dan LeRoy's informative little 33 1/3 book on the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique, and this line leapt out at me re. secret Paul's sampling/production guru Matt Dike: "'All Matt ever wanted to do was to make millions off of music so he could stay home and do drugs,' recalls graphic artist Eric Haze, a friend of both Dike and the Beastie Boys. 'And that's what he did.'" Naturally this slacker sentiment immediately spoke to the lazier side of me, but replace "do drugs" with "listen to Jam and Lewis productions," the big, bright, and synthy legos that my early infatuation with pop music was built ...

Is There Anything Better Than Janet Jackson's Control ? [The Most Important Question You Will Answer In 2008]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — I spent some of last night reading Dan LeRoy's informative little 33 1/3 book on the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique, and this line leapt out at me re. secret Paul's sampling/production guru Matt Dike: "'All Matt ever wanted to do was to make millions off of music so he could stay home and do drugs,' recalls graphic artist Eric Haze, a friend of both Dike and the Beastie Boys. 'And that's what he did.'" Naturally this slacker sentiment immediately spoke to the lazier side of me, but replace "do drugs" with "listen to Jam and Lewis productions," the big, bright, and synthy legos that my early infatuation with pop music was built ...

Throwback Thursday — Miss Jackson
afrobella — I was pretty psyched to see the video for Janet Jackson’s new single, Feedback — it made its debut on BET this week, and has been all over the internet, quick, watch before they take the link down again. The video is an intergalactic romp that ends with Janet and co. dancing in what looks like a giant bowl of milk. Trippy, and laden with imagery. It’s got a beat that won’t quit, and Janet in total sex-kitten mode — she says in the lyrics, she’s heavy like a first day period. (sorry, that line made me LOL when I first heard it. Seriously, Janet?). Fingers crossed, this means a real ...