Aural Only: Rihanna

There’s not much I can say about Rihanna‘s “Rude Boy” video that hasn’t already been said. The visuals often bite off of M.I.A.‘s Arular era style. Some aspects are heavily borrowed from Grace Jones‘ collaborations with artist Keith Haring. And despite all this “swagger jacking”, […]

Aural Only: Utada

With three English studio albums behind her, Utada hasn't had much luck crossing over to the US market. She's achieved massive success in Japan, but her single greatest achievement in America was reaching number one on Billboard's US Club Play charts with her 2004 single […]