Articles Archive for July 2009
Music, The Critic »

Guilty Pleasure is, indeed, guilty of many things, most obviously taking a grab bag of the most popular female stars in the game today, tossing it into a blender, and adding some half-baked lyrics for good measure. Opener “Acting Out” starts off with some seriously pompous strings before Ashley comes in with lyrics that rival Miley Cyrus’ 2008 Breakout: “up above the surface / I was just a perfect child / but underneath it all, I was craving to be wild.” The hooks come hard and fast, and Tisdale’s vocals contain just the perfect note of frantic urgency to sell enticing lyrics like “this is what I need, it’s time to get dirty.” But the promised “dirty” never really materializes, and throughout Guilty Pleasure, Tisdale comes off as just another teenybopper when she should be acting her age (24, believe it or not)…
Blog, Fashion »

If you’re not already familiar with Amanda Che, you should be. This up and coming LA designer has been on the fashion scene designing luxury handbags and recently expanded her repertoire to swimwear so hot, it’s “making water dangerous.” This past weekend, designer Amanda Che’s swimwear line debuted in Miami. THE POP FIX got our hands on a video straight from the show so that our LA readers can be among the first to see the A-Che swimwear line in action!
Blog, Music »

If you haven’t already heard, U2 has just unveiled their video for “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” on YouTube.com! In honor of this new video, we’ve got a special POP FIX giveaway thanks of our friends at Total Assault! We’re giving away one T-shirt, one “Get On Your Boots” 7 inch vinyl, and Posters/Stickers to the top 3 POP FIXERS who leave us the best and most entertaining comments on this post. Write us a poem, make us laugh with your most embarrassing moment, tell us your best/worst joke, we love it all! You’ll have to enter your real email address and name in the required fields so that we can contact the lucky winners!
Guide »

LA can be a hard place to navigate during weekends. The problem is never a lack of things to do, but rather finding yourself in a confusing mess of not knowing where to go and what events are too good to miss But, never fear dear readers, I’ve got a guide to the top 4 places and events you’ll want to be at this weekend…and believe me, it’s a good one.
Blog, Celebrity »

It looks like a new trend in songwriting has emerged, parents beware! Another young singer has penned a cry out for attention by making a song about why they hate the people who brought them into this earth. Joining the ranks of singers like Lindsay Lohan, Brooke Hogan made a parent-hating song about her mom, and The Hulk’s ex-wife, Linda Bollea. Truth be told, I feel bad for Brooke, she has had one tough year with her highly publicized family drama. But did she need to make a song about it? And a bad song at that, complete with a “monologue” in the beginning and ending with a faux/mock conversation.
Blog, Fashion, Music »

To follow up on my report on Beth Ditto’s effort to triumphantly erupt in the fashion world as grandiosely as she has in the musical one, I would like to write on the collection she has graciously presented for Evans. First up, there’s a little black dress, like a revenge against Jennifer Aniston’s painful abdomen or Britney Spears and her utterly gutless physique. Remember real girls have curves, and this will make a diva out of any given lady…