Katy Perry – “Roar” Video Teaser
Published August 26th 2013
Filed under Videos
Katy Perry has released a teaser for her music video for Roar via VEVO. The video is set in the jungle with a Tarzan/Jane theme. Katy’s seen swinging through the jungle at the end.
Check it out the Roar preview below:
There’s still no premiere date for the video.
Katy Perry: “Dark Horse” or “Walking On Air”?
Published August 25th 2013
Filed under Reviews
Katy Perry has teamed up with MTV and Pepsi to ask fans to vote between two songs called Walking On Air and Dark Horse to be released before her new album Prism drops. At the moment Dark Horse is winning but I’m hoping Walking On Air catches up because I think it’s the better of the two.
Walking On Air is very 90’s dance with care-free, cool vocals from Katy. The falsetto during the chorus line “I’m walking on air” is such a strong hook that it’s stuck on repeat in my head. While some have called the song faceless, I think it’s typical Katy with hints of Hummingbird Heartbeat emerging from the melody. Take a listen to Walking On Air below:
Dark Horse is a ballad and the preview is building up to what sounds like the track dropping out before a breakdown. However, for me, the song feels ruined by the ridiculous Dr. Luke Ooh La La vocoder used just before the breakdown. It’s completely unnecessary and ruins a potentially great song. Take a listen to Dark Horse below:
Vote for your favourite track to be released early on the MTV website. Prism is out on October 22nd.
All That Junk – 24/8
Published August 24th 2013
Filed under News
Katy Perry has teamed up with MTV and Pepsi to ask fans to vote between two songs called Walking On Air and Dark Horse to be released before her album drops. Clips of both songs can be heard to help choose. (MTV link)
Diana Vickers is featured in the advert for One Direction’s perfume Our Moment singing My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music. (YouTube Link)
McFly are almost finished recording their 6th album. (Instagram Link)
The Saturdays have released teaser gif’s of their video for Disco Love. (The Saturdays Link)
Katy Perry – “Roar” New Single
Published August 10th 2013
Filed under Reviews
Katy Perry’s new single Roar leaked two days early. Roar is written by Katy, Bonnie McKee and Henry Walter and produced by Dr Luke, Max Martin and Cirkut. It’s a progression from Katy’s previous album Teenage Dream as it’s not as colourful but at the same time it’s not as dark as expected.
There’s been plenty of comparisons online of Roar and Sara Bareilles’ song Brave, but while there are similarities, Roar has a lot of differences that make it more anthemic.
The lyric video for Roar is also very creative, using Whatsapp and Emoji icons to display the lyrics. Check it out below:
Roar is available worldwide on iTunes.
Bonnie McKee – “American Girl” New Single
Published June 27th 2013
Filed under Reviews,Videos
Bonnie McKee has released her new single American Girl as a free download via her official site. She has also released a video for the track similar to the viral videos for Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe. The video features cameos from tonnes of singers and celebrities including Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Adam Lambert, Macklemore and Carly Rae Jepsen herself.
Bonnie, whose written for most of the artists in the video, might finally get the recognition she deserves with such a huge track like American Girl. It’s a Teenage Dream style anthem with a massive chorus, full of catchy melodies and hooks.
However, it’s a bit sad that most people will think Bonnie’s copying the sound of Katy Perry, Ke$ha, etc. when she’s behind a lot of their biggest hits. Hopefully with American Girl being so catchy, the comparisons might get overlooked.
Check out the video for American Girl below:
American Girl is available for free from Bonnie’s official site.