A quick thing about how we just heard Kylie 'All The Lovers' in full - our review

So it totally wouldn't be proper for us to share our 'source' with you, but we've just managed to hear Kylie's 'All The Lovers' in its entirety and, in case any of you were worried, it is AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN everyone has been saying.  It's a little old, a little new, and a lot 'I Believe In You' if it was bigger and better and more "hands in the air poppers o'clock." There is a soaring anthemic chorus and ridiculously catchy verses and a part where all the music drops out and Kylie just says things and then everything comes back in and everyone on the dance floor jumps right at that moment and SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENS.

Kylie delivers the track to BBC Radio 1 first thing on Friday, May 14, which will go down as a red letter day for pop that will be talked about for generations to come.

Now, we would be really worried about overselling it, but to be honest we're NOT SURE THAT'S ACTUALLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING. 


The end.

The new Katy Perry sounds like a Ke$ha B-Side :( - listen to the premiere of 'California Gurls' now!

We love 'Hot and Cold.'  We really do.  We even liked 'I Kissed a Girl' for a few days back in '08.  And even if 'Waking Up In Vegas' was the aural equivalent of a root canal performed in a back alley, at least Katy Perry's "Katy Perry-ness" came out in it.  Unfortunately that's not something we can say about her new track 'California Gurls' (yes, with a "u" instead of an "i" because she is "hip" and "sTrEeT," and also because that's how she spelled it one day and since she's famous no one wanted to correct her). 

'Gurls' (shudder) does update Perry's sound a bit, adding in the rave-y 90's synths that are becoming all the rage, but at the same time somehow loses any sense of identity in the process.  In fact, if we heard this and didn't have any background or source identification, we'd guess it was a Ke$ha track. 

Still, there are worse things we could be listening to.  There could be a new Black Eyed Peas album, for instance.  Or something from Nickelback.  So we'll take this mediocre slice of crowd-pleasing paint-by-the-numbers pop, but with the hopes that Miss Perry's new album skews a little less obvious, and includes a little more of the personality that made her a star. 

Let's take a little listen, shall we?



Ugh, never mind, it's kind of good. 

Dammit.

Out to radio now, to download soon (the radio date had to be moved up because of leaks so the download date is a bit in limbo), and an album will follow in August.

STOP EVERYTHING AND LISTEN TO THE NEW KYLIE LEAK - pic from the video set and clip of the song WITH VOCALS!

It was bound to happen, as much as we're sure Kylie's "people" were hoping it wouldn't.  After releasing a tantalizing 30-second vocal-free clip of her new single "All The Lovers," the next big step was to have Miss Minogue hand-deliver the track to Radio 1 on the 14th for its first play.  Lucky us, we don't have to wait that long to get an idea of just how brilliant the song is, thanks to some crafty homosexuals in LA.  Kylie is shooting the music video for the song there on an open set in the middle of the street (see the picture above that indicates that the video will be VERY GOOD), meaning that anyone with a recording device can record the playback of the song.  The result?  Low quality Youtube clips, in which it is ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that "All The Lovers" is the ACTUAL comeback of PROPER KYLIE, for which 'X' was just a warm up.  Not that 'X' wasn't good, mind you, just that, as Kylie has said herself, it wasn't really fully formed and wasn't the vehicle to really relaunch her after her bout with cancer.  Instead, it seems, it was more of a "bridge project" to tide her fans over while she conquered America and set up to be back and bigger than ever. 

Yes.  It's that good.



"Hrnk!"

Pixie Lott's new video is quite good - watch the 'Turn It Up' premiere now!

ScopiSat has a volatile relationship with Pixie Lott.  On the surface we should totally love her, with her pop sensibility and blond perkiness.  Her first run of singles really hasn't impressed us though, so we kind of forgot she existed.  That all changes with 'Turn It Up,' the fifth (!!) single from her album of the same name.  It's a cute Natasha Bedingfield-esque slice of pop and although it's not going to change the world it's a nice summer jam.

With four top 20 UK singles under her belt already, Miss Lott is turning into one consistent pop star, and if she keeps making songs like this we say bring it on.



The single is out June 7

Kid Sister talks about 'Life On TV' in her new track - listen now!

Kid Sister made a couple splashes already, first with 'Right Hand Hi' and 'Pro Nails' and then with...well, nothing.  That was kind of it.  But still, she's proven herself to be a little bit awesome, and continues that trend with 'Life On TV', her new single from the album 'Ultraviolet.'  It's a fun slice of 80's tinged summer pop, but credible and 'hard' enough that your friends won't make fun of you for listening to it.  Quite simply, it's a good version of Ke$ha if she took a bath.



It's UK iTunes' free track of the week, so head on over and get yourself a free copy! 

Wilson Phillips are TOTES COMING BACK and we have the proof

Wilson Phillips were amazing.  I know it, you know it, and they know it.  Which is probably why they have made the very wise decision to stage an EPIC COMEBACK and trounce the pithy excuses for girl groups that flash their panties around the clubs these days.  People Magazine reports today that one third of the group, Chynna Phillips, who entered anxiety treatment after her SISTER REVEALED THAT SHE HAD A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FATHER, is back and ready to make some music with weight-loss spokeslady Carnie Wilson, and Wendy Wilson who as far as we know has never really done anything at all. 

Not only is there a tour involved, but a new album, which will be a CHRISTMAS ALBUM because they are always VERY GOOD in that way that Christmas albums are always TERRIBLE. 

In case you need reminding why, exactly, this is a red letter day for pop, here is one reason:



And another reason:



Both of these songs were NUMBER ONE and feature Carnie in SLIMMING POWERSUITS. 

"Amazing."

Girlicious are a 'Maniac' in new video - watch the new girlband now!

Girlicious are a trio of lingerie models who get autotuned over some beats and a melody to make music.  Usually that's right up our alley, but they come off as a little generic to be honest. In this clip for new single 'Maniac,' the girls all march around and sing and dance and tick all the boxes, but something about it just never really lands on all fours.  Plus, doesn't the one who sings the first verse look like she's FOCUSING REALLY HARD ON NOT FOCUSING ON ANYTHING? 



Girlicious are the latest GENIUS IDEA from the creator of the Pussycat Dolls, thrown together on some CW reality show no one watched, and the single is out sometime soon.  Because we know you're dying to get your hands on it.

Can we just talk about Madonna's 'Interview' cover shoot? Watch the video now!

Rejoice, cougars of the world, for we now live in a time where we can all age in reverse and miraculously appear EXACTLY THE SAME as we did in 1991.  Don't believe us?  Witness the new cover and photo shoot for Madonna-mantis' 'Interview' spread below...

Interestingly, we're also apparently still co-opting Catholic imagery and using it in "sexy ways" as a kind of "fuck you" to the church because they totally don't have any problems or detractors or molestation issues already.

 Anyway, here's Madge and her Golem-arms fellating a crucifix in her Depends.  JUST LIKE IN 1991 except YOUNGER and with the distinct odor of Aspirin and pee.  Our guess is that, in her advanced years, Mantis has literally forgotten that any of this happened before, and one night awoke in her cryo-chamber believing wholeheartedly that the hazy memories in her dementia-riddled mind were actually the seeds of a BRILLIANTLY GROUNDBREAKING IDEA.

:(



"unnatural"