Music video: “I Knew You Were Trouble” – Taylor Swift

by KC Claveria | Filthy Pop | Vancouver Pop Music blog

I knew you were trouble - Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift takes a page from Rihanna in her new video “I Knew You Were Trouble,” but the result isn’t quite amazing.

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Filthy Buzz: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, James Struthers, Papermaps

by KC Claveria | Filthy Pop | Vancouver Pop Music blog

Filthy Buzz - Pop Music News

Pop music updates – December 10, 2012

  • James Struthers recently released his “This Christmas” EP  on iTunes. Check out the music video for his super sweet holiday original “Still Gonna Feel Like Christmas” below.

  • Papermaps’ new EP “Inferior Ghost” was released in the early Fall via Sparks/UMG. New music video for their single “Nobody Gets It” below.

Taylor Swift premieres pretty “Begin Again” video

by KC Claveria | Filthy Pop | Vancouver Pop Music blog

Taylor Swift - Begin Again

It’s no secret that I am not a fan of Taylor Swift’s Red lead single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Thankfully, not everything from Taylor’s new album is some catchy-but-unbearable pop track because “Begin Again” is actually nice. The single sees Taylor Swift getting back to her country-folksy roots. featuring instrumentation that is more along the veins of her past hit “White Horse.”

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Filthy News: Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Janelle Monae

by KC Claveria | Filthy Pop | Vancouver Pop Music blog

Pop music news

  • Rihanna has a girl crush on Beyoncé. The “Where Have You Been” songstress tweeted the following accompanied by a photo of Beyoncé: This pic could single handedly destroy the self esteem of an entire nation instagr.am/p/ONtUnbhM3W/
  • Via MTV: Taylor Swift announces new album Red and unveils lead single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. Truth be told, I am not the biggest Taylor Swift fan, but with collaborations with Ed Sheeran and Max Martin, I am at least curious. As for the song, let me just say that Taylor probably should stick to country. #justsayin

Recommended album: The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond

by KC Claveria | Filthy Pop | Vancouver Pop Music blog

Hunger Games - Taylor Swift

Let me start off by saying that I’m out of the loop with this whole Hunger Games phenomenon. As of today, I still haven’t seen the movie or read any of the books. I have a vague idea of what the movie is all about, but for the most part, I don’t count myself a fan.

By accident though, I heard “Safe and Sound”, Taylor Swift‘s collaboration with The Civil Wars and the soundtrack’s official first single. Although I like Taylor Swift, I was surprised by how much I liked “Safe and Sound”. The song piqued my interest and I downloaded the album.

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