[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFD1YinE4ls&w=600&h=320] Last night’s episode of “South Park” took on Lorde and the state of music production as a whole. And boy, did Trey and Matt skewer the music industry in this particular clip. Basically, Randy, with the help of a computer program and autotune, is able to make his terrible, off-key ditties sound just…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Fdr-WSm9c&w=600&h=320] As you traveled this past holiday weekend, I’m sure many of you had encounters with flight attendants. But you probably didn’t come across one as talented as Robynn Shayne. Shayne works for American Airlines, and she performed a cover of Lorde’s “Royals” on her acoustic guitar for some unsuspecting passengers. Shayne was a hit with the passengers,…
“I shouldn’t have agreed to this.” I showed my mom various acts from the 2014 Lollapalooza lineup — including some who I’ve admittedly never heard of myself — and asked her to identify them to the best of her ability. These were the results of her attempt: Mom: Are any of them country? Otherwise I’m…
Yup, it is that serious. As the San Francisco Giants aim to capture their third World Series trophy in five years, two radio stations in the Bay area are banning Lorde’s song, “Royals.” While the relation between Lorde’s song and the team name of San Francisco’s Fall Classic opponents, Kansas City, may seem coincidental, the…