Learning to Appreciate Drake’s Houston Appreciation Weekend
This past weekend was Drake’s “Houston Appreciation Weekend,” or HAW. At this point, you are probably aware of just how often Drake seems to be a fan of a new team. Quite recently when Kentucky made the men’s NCAA basketball final, he was seen wearing a Kentucky jersey. This sort… [Read More]
Are We Really Going To Let Justin Bieber Get Away With This?
My jaw dropped when I watched the video. I mean, I was expecting the video to be bad, like any person would expect a video advertised to have racist slurs in it to be. In the video, though, Justin Bieber tells the joke with such repugnant arrogance; he stares directly into… [Read More]
Which Drake Song Should Johnny Football Walk Out To?
The no fun league is having a little fun at this years draft. They are allowing the draftees to pick their own walk-up song when their name is called by Emperor Goodell. This new twist comes at the perfect time, as Drake’s draft day is an homage to star Texas… [Read More]
What’s with Drake and Sports?
You may have seen this image of Drake standing solemnly in a crowd, looking dejected in a University of Kentucky jacket as the Wildcats lost the the national championship to UCONN. Or maybe you saw Drake on NBA Countdown last Wednesday night debating Lebron vs Durant with Bill Simmons, Jalen… [Read More]
It’s Time to Talk about ‘It’s Album Time’
Andy and Victor chat about It’s Album Time, the stellar new album from Norwegian DJ Todd Terje. Victor So I’m currently on my first full listen of Todd Terje’s debut LP, It’s Album Time. It’s important to note that I’m also sitting in a Pöang chair from Ikea right now. Things… [Read More]
Artists With the Worst SEO Names
What’s in a name? Style, hometown, an ambiguous but artistic statement of purpose? Sure, those things are still important, but how about SEO? In 2014, artists have to consider how their stage/band name will show up on the internet. We’re all slaves to Google’s algorithms, which is why marketing people… [Read More]
What’s the Best Nelly Song?
As you may know by now, last weekend a Bay Area radio station played Hot in Herre by Nelly in a continuous loop. How did they decide which song? How did they decide which Nelly song? This got me thinking about which Nelly song is the best Nelly song. As… [Read More]
Foster the People’s New Album is Actually a 20-Something Self-Help Book
Foster the People’s new album, Supermodel, was released two days ago. It’s their sophomore effort, coming three years after their debut Torches took them from indie sweethearts to overplayed rock stars in about the span of a month during the summer of 2011. That naturally puts a lot of pressure… [Read More]
6 Songs We’d Love to Hear on Loop After Nelly’s “Hot in Herre”
Bay Area radio station 105.7 has been playing Nelly’s 2002 song “Hot in Herre” nonstop since 3 PM on Friday. And because we ask the important questions here at Thelma, we wanted to know which songs we wouldn’t mind listening to for hours on end. 1) Hot in Herre –… [Read More]
Real Estate’s New Album is Next Level Chill
I mean, I should’ve known what I was getting myself into. When I first listened to Real Estate’s eponymous album, I was instantly transported back to Ridgewood, New Jersey in that hazy summer of 2008, where high school buddies Alex, Matt, Martin, and Etienne reunited to just “hang out.” And… [Read More]
