Eff the Parent Television Council

Ahem, I'm sorry, Parent TV Council but who the hell are you? I've never heard of you before up until today. And I'm pretty sure it goes the same for the rest of the world. So who exactly do you think you are telling celebrities how they should go forth on their own music videos??

I was going to do a recap of Man Down, a new music video brought to you by the one and only amazing Rihanna, but instead I'm just going to give you the ENTIRE story of what happened and the claims that were made against the Man Down video. But for those who haven't seen it yet, to go from long story short:

It starts off with a man walking in, I'm going to assume it's some central station, because that's what it says in the lyrics and he is gunned down. Then you see Rihanna's character looking all sad but relieved. Then there's a flashback to the day beforehand where you see Rihanna's character looking all happy, riding her bike down her neighborhood with her friends, socializing with everyone on the streets. She looks like your average happy social butterfly.

Night falls, and Rihanna goes to a club and she's dancing around, because let's face it: We all dance around, provocatively in a club. I mean, who doesn't? It's a club. If you wanna dance respectfully and gracefully, go find some ballroom dance. Otherwise, don't say anything. That's what clubs are for. Sadly, but that's what they are for. For pure fun.

So Riri finds this guy, the same guy that was gunned down at the station, and she is dancing with him. Then when she's done, she pushes herself off of him. Now, the guy isn't too happy and he's angry but whatever. Then Rihanna decides to leave so she walks out, saying goodbye to everyone because that's the social butterfly that she is, and she starts walking home in the dark night.

The guy follows her out, asking nearby people where she went. They all point to some dark secluded alleyway, and he begins following her all the way down this alleyway. Now, we don't see what happens next BUT we assume he either rapes her or he sexually assaults her.

Next you see Rihanna running into her house, all flustered and crying, and she walks over to a dresser and pulls out a gun. Now you can put two and two together that it was indeed, Rihanna who killed the guy in the first scene of the music video.

Whoopdeedoodaday. I'm glad we all got it.

But apparently, the Parent Television Council completely is against and went all OD on Rihanna for that music video. They think that it is inappropriate of a message that Rihanna is sending out. That if any girl sees that music video, she'll automatically think, "Hey, if I was sexually assaulted or raped, I'm not gonna go for help, I'm gonna kill that mofo."

I'm sorry, but WTF?! On what planet do you come from, dear Parent Television Council. It is YOUR effing job to monitor what your children are watching. Why are you blaming it on Rihanna? Stop watching TV, get your stupid ass off whatever chair your sitting on, and go PARENT your own children. Rihanna didn't do anything. She just made an awesome, moving music video about a flustered girl who was raped/sexually assaulted and didn't know what to do. Rihanna didn't have your kids, did she? No. So don't expect HER to parent them. Parent them yourself. If your child's first conclusion of that video is to shoot a man, then that is one big parenting problem you've got there. Why is it okay in Law and Order or CSI for some dumb wife to shoot her husband for no apparent reason but it's not okay for Rihanna's character, who had been sexually assaulted/raped?

Either way, Parent TV Council, don't tell people what to do. Quit pointing fingers at everyone else. Point a finger at yourself, monitor what your kids watch and parent your own children.

Watch Man Down by Rihanna below and tell me if you think PTC is not completely crazy or not:

Paramore Was, Is, and Always Will Be a Band

Ever since the departure of brothers, Josh (guitarist) and Zac (drummer) Farro, Paramore fans' hearts ache.

"How could they leave?!"

"What will happen now?!"

"Will Paramore continue being a band?"

But ladies and gents, you can all take a great and deep sigh of relief. Because Paramore has released their new single, a single that they made post-Farro brothers departure, so they, Paramore that is, are not going anywhere. Yayyy!

Honestly, I really don't know everything about the whole Farros/Williams conflict but I do know that the Farros had accused the band of being a "manufactured product of a record label" and accused Hayley Williams, herself, of being manipulated by her management, treating the rest of the group as her solo project, and claimed she was the only member of the band who was signed to Atlantic Records, while her band mates were simply "riding on the coattails of her dream".

On the other hand, the trio along with MTV released online Paramore: The Last Word, where they agreed to some of the accusations but not to the ones that consisted of them being a manufactured product. They also confirmed the statement that yes, Hayley was signed to Atlantic Records but so what? The band thought that it was irrelevant.

The band also said: "None of us were really shocked [about their departure]. For the last year it hasn't seemed as if they wanted to be around anymore. We want Josh and Zac to do something that makes them happy and if that isn't here with us, then we support them finding happiness elsewhere."

Well said, guys. As for the Farro brothers, Josh had made a new band called Novel American and Zac made a new band called Half Noise (even though he is also in Novel American. I don't really know how he plans on juggling two bands but whatever).

Point is, if Zac and Josh wanted to leave, so be it. It looks like the trio is completely a-okay with that and they want the Farro bros to be happy. If Novel American and Half Noise makes them happy, hallelujah. They're all happy so I think fans should stop slumping around in their computer chairs and be happy for them as well.

But okay, even though everyone is happy, you would think that Paramore would be heavily affected, musically, by going of Josh and Zac but Monster, the new single, completely proved otherwise.

It's a great song, really truly amazing. And it was only released yesterday, already becoming number 8 on the iTunes top 100. Most of the reviews are 5 star, because in all honesty, the song is five star. The sound sounds like their own but it is really missing Zac and Josh's unique feel to it. And in certain parts it sounds like their song, Brick By Boring Brick, from their third album, Brand New Eyes.

But nevertheless, it's an awesome song! I've been listening to it on replay for the past two hours. The lyrics sound very vengeful and harsh, as if she's trying to yell at this person who has left her life. But still, she sounds like she's trying at the same time to start anew.

I'll stop the whole world
I'll stop the whole world
From turning into a monster
Eating us alive
Don't you ever wonder how we survive?
But now that you're gone, the whole world is ours.


Are they talking about the Farro brothers?

Paramore without Farros

Check out their new single, Monster, below!

Adele- Keep Rockin'

"We could've had it aaaaaaall... Rollin' in the Deeeeeep."

Sounds oh so familiar, doesn't it?

Ugh, now you're wondering, 'God, V, why do you do this to us? Why does it sound so familiar?'

Maybe it's because it's that song that's on every radio station called "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele.
Now you've got it! :)

the best singer ever

"Rolling in the Deep" and her album 21 are and have been number one on iTunes for a while now and I'm actually very happy about it. Not just because it's a great song and album, achieving almost 5 stars on iTunes, but because she deserves to be as number one. Adele is a wonderful and powerful singer, with such a pure voice. 

When her first album, 19, had dropped about two years ago, the only song I really liked was her first single, "Chasing Pavements" but I wasn't actually obsessed with it. It was just a really good song sung by a girl who had a good voice.

Then when her sophomore album, 21, had been released just a few months ago, I swear, every single artist or actor were praising her via Twitter or Facebook:

 

Yep. From Adam Lambert to even Tyler Blackburn (Caleb from PLL), people have been talking and talking and talking about Adele's new album. And I must say, it is phenomenal. 

I know, I know, I am late for reviewing the album, mostly because it was released around in February but I don't care. Since Feb, I have been obsessed with the album and I wish to share it with ya'll.

Okay, here's how it's going to go. I am going to rate each song out of five and give you my opinion on the song.
1. Rolling in the Deep: 5/5. It is one of my favorite songs off of 21. Her voice is really powerful in this one.
2. Rumor Has It: 3/5. Not one of my favorites at all. I don't know, I just don't like it that much.
3. Turning Tables: If I could give this song a 6/5 I would. It is so mezmerising. Her voice is just so beautiful along with the piano. And the words are so powerful, "I won't let you close enough to hurt me".This song sounds impossible to sing live but of course, Adele mesmerizes everyone and sings it even better live.

4. Don't You Remember: 4/5. It's good, not the best though. Her voice really belts out in the chorus.
5. Set Fire to The Rain: 5/5. So, so, so, so good! One of the best songs off the album. The words, the beat, her voice just all come together to make an unbelievable song about heartbreak.
6. He Won't Go: 3/5. Also not one of my favorites. It's alright but not amazing.
7. Take It All: 4/5. Really good with the piano. It's about a guy who breaks up with her and she doesn't understand why because she gave everything she had to him and he took it all. Really, really good.
8. I'll Be Waiting: 4/5. It seems like whenever she has a piano around to give her songs a bluesy feel, it just turns out really well because her voice can just adapt to anything really. I don't really listen to this song much because I'm not such a blues girl but it is still enjoyable. 

9. One and Only: 4/5. Wow, so powerful. Once again, she's with the piano, just making it amazing again.
10. Lovesong: 4/5. Sounds very Latin in the beginning, I don't know, maybe I'm just weird. But nevertheless, it's a really good love song.
11. Someone Like You: 5/5. One of the best songs by far. It's about how she goes to one of her past lovers who is married and is well off and she tells him that she will look for someone like them but he should never forget her. It's really sad but so, so well sung.

Overall, the album is really, really good! Job well done Adele! :)