Katy Perry

I seem to have a fixation with female singers who play instruments.  It started with Meredith Brooks, romped right on past Avril Lavigne, paused briefly at Regina Spektor, and now we’re at Katy Perry.

I’ve listened through a bunch of her songs on Youtube, but to be honest the only two that impressed me were “I Kissed a Girl” and “Ur So So Gay”.  I think both of these are awesome: the music itself is catchy with a good beat, and the lyrics tell a story and are superb.  I just wish the other stuff I heard was as good as those two.  They’re not necessarily bad, but I don’t think they’re on the same level with those two.

Her YouTube channel is good, she does some video blogging as well.  It’s amazing (to me) that she comes across as “genuine” as she does, but I think that’s what helps sell her image/message so easily.  Either way, it comes across in her video blog and her songs, and I think it’s refreshing to see a non-manufactured entry into the music business.

Regina Spektor is hot

I found about Regina from a friend of a friend. I promptly spent the next two hours pouring through her YouTube site and her website, watching her videos. I even (gasp) bought one of her two CDs (Begin to Hope) at BestBuy when I wandered through the other day.

Stop and let that sink in a moment.

I. Bought. A. Retail. CD.

In this day of Itunes and Ipods and digital music stores and Limewire and IRC, I actually thought enough of this girl’s music to stop and buy the whole CD. I think the last CD I bought was Stone Sour, who promptly turned into one hit wonders. Maybe that doesn’t speak much for my taste in music, but who cares.

My only regret is that I didn’t get her other CD (Soviet Kitsch), and that there’s no way I’m going to be able to make her next show in Atlanta on the 28th.