supplies

In this uneasy era, even the pop songs are addressing apocalyptic doom. Justin Timberlake does so in a coy way on Neptunes' produced "Supplies."

filthy

Justin Timberlake's new single dropped and I enjoy it's funky, warbled synths and the "don't mind if I do's." The video is tech hype inspired.

signs

Vibrant ALLURE remix of Snoop and JT's "Signs."

top 10 singles of 2016

10.

Boy Problems - Carly Rae Jepsen

9.

I Can't Give Everything Away - David Bowie

8.

One Dance - Drake

7.


Can't Stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake

6.

Make Me Like You - Gwen Stefani

5.

I Feel it Coming - The Weeknd f/Daft Punk

4.

Intern - Angel Olsen

3.

Formation / Hold Up - Beyonce

2.

Famous - Kanye West

1.

Cranes in the Sky - Solange

My Spotify playlist of the best music of 2016.

can't stop the feeling

Loud Luxury provides a nice summery mix of Justin Timberlake's happy-go-lucky "Can't Stop the Feeling." Enjoy while it lasts.

retro tu(n)esday!

Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, and company get remixed with this playlist of some throwback joints.

tu(n)esday!

Enjoy these beats, including a lovely cover of "Rather Be" from Nick Clark-Spear!

tu(n)esday!

A fresh playlist for all y'all.  Enjoy, love.

my love

Shash'u knows how to blend melodies and hooks to create a nice R&B-pop remix.

Check out the latest one for Justin Timberlake's "My Love."

rosalyn's science oven

 My new mix of tunes inspired by Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle.

Rosalyn's Science Oven by Jdbrecords on Mixcloud

grammy predix!

Hey world. Check out my Grammy nomination predictions over at AwardsWatch!

new jt video

Video clip for Justin Timberlake's "Take Back the Night."

take back the night

New JT.

tunnel vision

Justin Timberlake's vid for "Tunnel Vision."

another tu(n)esday!

Another day...




How to regress hypnotically...




Some Debbie Deb inspiration on "Huddle"...




Good country music can be scarce these days but I'm feelin' the album Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves...




I didn't help you...




Get up, fight 'em back...




This Timberlake & Daft Punk mashup by The Hood Internet makes me happy...




Nice remix by Vanderway...




I.O.U...




Phosphorescent




Fun mixtape by Crayon & Pyramid for Discobelle.

music videos

Django Django - "WOR"    

Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"




Kelly Rowland - "Kisses Down Low"




Pitbull f/Christina Aguilera - "Feel This Moment" (guilty pleasure)




The Strokes - "All the Time"




Vampire Weekend - "Diane Young" (stream) & "Step" (lyrics clip)... love these!

tu(n)esday!

Retrograde...





J Timby's "Mirrors" (I like the final few minutes... Timbaland luv)...




Recover...




Synthy remix of "The Mother We Share"...




I've been holdin' on...




Werk...




I don't know what you mean / but it means a lot to me...




Oven's on the fritz...




Kisses down low...

candidate timberlake

I love how photographer Michael Thompson took a cue from this iconic, irreverent Robert Redford image from the poster of the 1972 film The Candidate and did this amazing Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried  shoot for W.

Also noticed the nod to Faye Dunaway in Network:

the social network

The slickness and technical bravado of David Fincher's films often leave little space for much emotional resonance. With The Social Network, by far his best film, he has harnessed the perfect subject matter: the genesis of Facebook. Whereas many of Fincher's films are flabby, wandering off for long stretches (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Zodiac among them)--too caught up in backstory and biography --The Social Network thrives on a constricting, tight narrative. It's smartly paced like a political thriller (like All the President's Men) and darkly ironic in its portrait of our era. The mastermind is Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), portrayed here as an emotionally hollow computer genius, who, with the aid of fellow student Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), creates a social networking site for elite college students. When ambitious Napster founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) discovers their site, he convinces Zuckerberg to revamp it into the global phenomenon it remains today.

It's a tall order for the mostly sour-faced Eisenberg to carry the film on his shoulders, but he does so throughout in what I think could become an iconic performance. Whenever he gives little flares of emotion, the film comes to life in a way that Fincher's films usually don't. In a genius stroke of casting, Justin Timberlake's Parker ups the ante for all the characters involved. His sleazy portrayal is masterful. Andrew Garfield emerges the most sympathetic of the bunch (he was a consultant for the source material, Ben Mezrich's The Accidental Billionaires) in another one of the film's fine performances.



The talky script by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing) is at times great (especially in the opening scene and in nailing the greed and machismo of Parker) other times distracting. The dialogue itself barely rises above the standard of our cable TV shows: canned and too pat; empty rapid fire masquerading as smart banter. It could be argued that this is indeed the exact computer-like droning of this soulless group of people. He also captures irony well, specifically when former U.S. Treasurer head Larry Summers as Harvard president is blind to the looming economic and societal significance of Facebook. What is most effective about Sorkin's work is the structuring. All of the events revolve around two separate lawsuits against Zuckerberg. One from Saverin and another from nordic rowing team twin brothers, the Winklevoss's (Armie Hammer), who believe they gave Zuckerberg the idea of Facebook and were cheated out of his fortune. Tables of cold lawyers are really no worse than the callow youth they represent. The bleakness of these lawsuit scenes complement the back story beautifully. In the film's brauva closing sequence. a solitary Zuckerberg sits at one of the tables, scored fittingly, and so unforgettably, by The Beatles tune "Baby, You're A Rich Man." The narrative is driven by the brilliant film editing (Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall), Trent Reznor's (with Atticus Ross) moody score, and the creepily lit, menacing tone of the Red One cinematography (Jeff Cronenweth).

The Social Network could wind up being dated not because it's based upon such a volatile, changing landscape but because of the relative controversy over its veracity. Once the film is more carefully dissected, I wonder how it will be viewed. David Fincher has stated that he "got to a kind of truth about a place, a time, and a group of people—specifically the people whose names we used. I hope it’s fair. The intention was to be fair.” What other non-documentary films have covered the roots of a major corporation in such a compelling, thought-provoking way? At this moment in time, it's a breakthrough. ***1/2

-Jeffery Berg