Weezer says 'I'm Your Daddy' in new video - watch now!

ScopiSat has always had a soft spot for Weezer.  Iconic pop masterpieces like 'Buddy Holly' and 'El Scorcho' were the soundtrack to our teens - those flannel-clad years spent angsting in a corner with a pen and paper jotting down lots of flowery but dark adjectives for "the haters" - and though the band has clearly had some growing pains they remain pretty damn great.  Much has been made of the band's turn to a more 'sell out' pop sound, and this semi-backlash has hurt the current album's sales.  'Raditude' is Weezer's lowest charting album in 14 years, but a dedicated fan base still revolves around the guys.  This new video, 'I'm Your Daddy,' is kind of a thank-you card to that lot, featuring fan art, cheering concert patrons, and insane screaming girls who probably think Justin Beiber is playing or something... it's a nice video for a nice song but nothing that is going to change the world.  So that's that and here's the video. 


I'm Your Daddy

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"Adequate."

Rihanna is a 'Rockstar' on Idol - watch the performance now!

Things are all kind of crazy over in camp Rihanna - the album isn't doing great so there seems to be a general feeling of 'what the holy hell do we do now?' amongst the marketing drones.  Just last week 'Te Amo' was announced as the next single, but  then RiRi goes and performs 'Rockstar 101' on Idol.  It was a fine performance but it's one of our least favorite tracks on the album, and we don't know about you but we're getting a bit sick of DARK BROODING Rihanna.  You're from an island where the sun shines ALL THE TIME.  Smile a bit. 

Kelis shows Jimmy Kimmel her 'Acapella' live - watch now!

Kelis' new track has been banging around for months now, but it seems that all her efforts (ie showing up at a club or two) have paid off, as she finally gets to hear MUSIC LEGEND JIMMY KIMMEL say that she has a "number one dance single."  *confetti*

Then she performs.  And it is good.  But we can't help fearing that this single performance may usher back in the era of happy-hardcore and glowsticks and lasers and neon and ecstasy and candy necklaces (necklaci?) that was SO GOOD when it happened the first time but SO BAD the morning after and EVEN WORSE each and every morning after that. 



Aside from being hellbent on ushering in a pop culture era of doom, Kelis has turned into quite the little performer, hasn't she?

Former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt's new video is 'Candy'-tastic - watch now!

Kimberly Wyatt, pictured here at a busted weave competition, left the Pussycat Dolls back when they were actually relevant, and has since done....nothing.  Her publicist would have you believe that's all set to change this year, though, as Ms. Wyatt is prepping to release her debut solo album, and leads what will probably be a half-assed media blitz (we're looking at you, 'The Bonnie Hunt Show') with new track 'Candy.'  It's not really HER song, but after essentially being Nicole Scherzinger's backup dancer for a few years, Kim is more than used to playing second fiddle.  The main artist is actually something called Agros Santos and we can't be bothered to look up anymore about him so that's all we're going to say about that.

In any case it's a catchily addictive, if a little repetitive, dance floor filler that ticks all the boxes without ever really blowing your socks off. 

A nice 7/10.  Bring on the album, Kim.

Janelle Monae walks the 'Tightrope' in a great new video - watch the premiere now!

Janelle Monae is a Grammy nominated singer that no one has ever heard of.  She made a few waves (and some awards noise) with her debut EP back in '07, but hasn't done a whole lot since.  Now Miss Monae is gearing up for a full on album attack, with her LP 'The Arch Android' slated for a May 18 release, and the lead single is what we like to call VERY GOOD.  It's a bit Outkast-y, which is unsurprising as it features Big Boi, but isn't as annoying as we found much of their stuff.   The video, for its part, is pretty much what 'Shutter Island' should have been.  Seriously.   



'The Arch Android' is out May 18 on Bad Boy Records

Monarchy show us 'The Phoenix Alive' in new video - watch now!

It's springtime, and nothing says "gays in booty shorts" like a nice electronic pop jam. Cue new band Monarchy, a London-based duo whom little else is known about. Mysterious? Yes. Brilliant? Also yes.


It's certainly not going to change the world, but it sure makes it a better place to live in.

Katie Melua's new single with William Orbit is brilliant and you can listen to it now!

Katie Melua never really knocked our socks off, to be honest.  It was all a bit whiny guitar pop but without the bite of greats like Brandi Carlisle or Ani Difranco.  Enter William Orbit, the guy who is probably most famous for being the man behind Madonna's 'Ray of Light,' and suddenly we are very very interested in what Melua's new album will bring.  If this lead single is anything to go by, the project is going to go down as a raging success - at least artistically.  As great as this song is, it's certainly not screaming 'radio-friendly,'  at least to our ears.  Still, it is very very good and starts off as a moody Bond theme and ends as a disco-y Bond theme.



Did we mention it was good?
Out May 17

Janet Jackson goes all 'Nothing' in new video - watch the premiere now!

Janet Jackson hasn't had an actual hit in a very long time.  This new track could change that, though, as it's a quite listenable ballad that wouldn't seem too out of place in the early 90's and therefore makes ScopiSat very happy.  'Nothing' is from Jackson's new movie, 'Why Did I Get Married Too' and features AMAZING LOW BUDGET EFFECTS along with some random clips from the film.  Again, early 90's.  Ah, the good old days...

In any case, it's pretty much 'Again' mk II, and really doesn't break any new ground whatsoever.  Still, it's nice and has a good little hook.  Chalk this one up as a win.  



Also there are shoulderpads.  Epic, epic shoulderpads.