warning : hot people in this video.
Toni Braxton has been around for some time people, remember "Un-break my heart," well she's back with a new album (Pulse) and a return to her short 'do. I stumbled on this video from another blog and instantly I was hooked. A house sound from the '90s, ABDC crew Fanny Pack...really? Church ladies getting down? This is way too good. The song is really exciting, as the video and I'm glad SOMEONE is taking a break from all this futuristic stuff that seems to be the rage. Only minus in this vid, what is going on with Toni's clothes?? no, just no. Also, this video is progressive (dare I say it) everyone is getting a shot out and it's done in a way that's not pandering or reminding you "hey we're diverse!" (see: Glee). Great song, great video. Two enthusiastic thumbs way up.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
America's Best Dance Crew Finale (Live Blog)
Due to some minor technical difficulties, this post was delayed. But, we're up at it now. So real dance crews do real dance crew things, yup.
So far the show is okay, West Coast (Poereotix, Heavy Impact, Hype 5.0) did their reunion dance and it was kind of whack. Yeah, I said it. It was whack. I have a trained eye for whackness and my eye was set on that performance as it was whack. You don't have to agree and that's cool, but yeah it was definitely lackluster.
Then we had the east coast, (Static Noyze, Saltare, Blueprint Cru) and it was all over the place, with some good moments but ...still lackluster.
South crew reuniton (Jungle Boogie, Swagger Crew, Royal Flush) probably the best out of all three. It's a real travesty that Jungle Boogie didn't make it to the finals as they did deserve to be there (I blame you Saltare) and that performance really showed what America did wrong.
Then we have the performance that the two final crews did, and it was kinda...well...yawn. Season 5 in comparison to all the other seasons was very lagging, but I suppose it's because if you've seen most of the crews then you know what to expect.
And on a side note: Why is ABDC such a self-important show? All they ever talk about is ABDC history....come on it's just a dance show!
And the finale....anti-climatic.....Poreotix.....raise your hand if you knew that was going to happen.
So a cap off to the fifth season and yeah.
Honestly it's hard to say who *should* have won, because without seeing the best crews in a challenge to at least see them perform with their own audio it would be hard to tell.It would have been super cool to see what Jungle Boogie would have came up with. All I know is that Blueprint Cru should not have made it that far, but then again, ABDC is technically not about the best crew it's about the most popular crew.
Ah, Randy Jackson, do you even watch the season???
Special cupcake treat, a championship show??? Awesome.
So far the show is okay, West Coast (Poereotix, Heavy Impact, Hype 5.0) did their reunion dance and it was kind of whack. Yeah, I said it. It was whack. I have a trained eye for whackness and my eye was set on that performance as it was whack. You don't have to agree and that's cool, but yeah it was definitely lackluster.
Then we had the east coast, (Static Noyze, Saltare, Blueprint Cru) and it was all over the place, with some good moments but ...still lackluster.
South crew reuniton (Jungle Boogie, Swagger Crew, Royal Flush) probably the best out of all three. It's a real travesty that Jungle Boogie didn't make it to the finals as they did deserve to be there (I blame you Saltare) and that performance really showed what America did wrong.
Then we have the performance that the two final crews did, and it was kinda...well...yawn. Season 5 in comparison to all the other seasons was very lagging, but I suppose it's because if you've seen most of the crews then you know what to expect.
And on a side note: Why is ABDC such a self-important show? All they ever talk about is ABDC history....come on it's just a dance show!
And the finale....anti-climatic.....Poreotix.....raise your hand if you knew that was going to happen.
So a cap off to the fifth season and yeah.
Honestly it's hard to say who *should* have won, because without seeing the best crews in a challenge to at least see them perform with their own audio it would be hard to tell.It would have been super cool to see what Jungle Boogie would have came up with. All I know is that Blueprint Cru should not have made it that far, but then again, ABDC is technically not about the best crew it's about the most popular crew.
Ah, Randy Jackson, do you even watch the season???
Special cupcake treat, a championship show??? Awesome.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
ABDC Lady Gaga Edition
Watching America's Best Dance Crew on MTV right now. I've been watching this show since it first started, and every season I utter the words "This show is dirty."
Not dirty in the way that it's filthy, but the politics of the show get in the way. I can count plenty of times when less than stellar crews were allowed to stay while awesome, unbelievable groups had to watch their banners fall. The show can never be completely fair as it is a show that places a lot of responsibility in the fans hands.
So far the show is okay, with a couple of stand out performances. I think the main reason why it's lacking this week is because I love lady gaga as much as the next monster, but, her music is not really suited for high intense energetic crews. The choreography is just hard to interpret. Also, sometimes who ever picked the videos for the crews is definitely picking with an agenda.
I don't like hating on the crews, but Saltare needs to go home right now. It's not "America's Best Jump Rope Crew." I respect what they did on the stage, but their choreography is still in "baby" stages while everyone else is ahead. It's awesome that they have jump rope skills, but it's a dancing show. Plain and simple. That puts all the other crews at a disadvantage because they don't have a "gimmick" that they have to "overcome." Whatever. The best crew will win that is a definite.
Not dirty in the way that it's filthy, but the politics of the show get in the way. I can count plenty of times when less than stellar crews were allowed to stay while awesome, unbelievable groups had to watch their banners fall. The show can never be completely fair as it is a show that places a lot of responsibility in the fans hands.
So far the show is okay, with a couple of stand out performances. I think the main reason why it's lacking this week is because I love lady gaga as much as the next monster, but, her music is not really suited for high intense energetic crews. The choreography is just hard to interpret. Also, sometimes who ever picked the videos for the crews is definitely picking with an agenda.
I don't like hating on the crews, but Saltare needs to go home right now. It's not "America's Best Jump Rope Crew." I respect what they did on the stage, but their choreography is still in "baby" stages while everyone else is ahead. It's awesome that they have jump rope skills, but it's a dancing show. Plain and simple. That puts all the other crews at a disadvantage because they don't have a "gimmick" that they have to "overcome." Whatever. The best crew will win that is a definite.
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