The best selling American girl group, TLC, just released the first single from what will be the group’s final album. Chili and T-Boz are staying true to their 90’s R&B roots and aren’t shying away from issues that matter to them. The single called “Way Back” talks about a relationship that goes, way back and sticks with you through thick and thin.
The Kickstarter funded album surpassed the goal to become the crowd funding site’s most successful campaign, and was backed by fans and celebrities like Katy Perry. The girls noted this will be their first without Lisa since her passing although T-Boz explained “her spirit will always be present in the music. That will never change.”
In case you haven’t noticed, we are insanely excited about The Main Event Tour happening this summer. NKOTB, TLC, and Nelly performing together on one stage? It’s guaranteed to be a nonstop party. Not sure about you, but we’ll be attending at least two shows. Check out all of the tour dates HERE! Here are some of the songs we can’t wait to hear this summer!
1. NKOTB – “Block Party” The ultimate opening song, and NKOTB says it best: “Leave your troubles all behind only good times here tonight.” We still know all the choreography from The Package Tour.
2. TLC – “No Scrubs” One of our favorite songs of the late 90s – we can’t wait for an arena-wide singalong.
3. Nelly – “Hot In Herre”
We’re imagining some sort of onstage collab between NKOTB & Nelly for this song, especially since NKOTB have done some “Dirty Dancing” to this song in the past.
4. NKOTB – “Cover Girl”
If you’ve seen NKOTB on tour before, then you might also know this song as “that song when Donnie rips off his tank top.”
5. TLC – Waterfalls Throwing it way back to the days when we had to record songs off of the radio to cassette tapes on our boom boxes so we could listen on our Walkmen. (Kids, if you have no idea what we’re taking about, watch this. You have no idea how easy you have it now)
TLC announced they are working on their 5th and final album – but they need your help! They launched a Kickstarter campaign today to fund the album, and are asking fans to contribute. Why? This way fans can be involved and TLC will maintain creative control. As they wrote, “While major labels offer artists multimillion dollar recording and marketing budgets, they don’t often give artists complete control of their own music. It is ESSENTIAL that we create our final album completely on our own terms, without any restrictions, with YOU.”
This will be the first TLC album recorded by Chilli and T-Boz as a duo. Like with any Kickstarter, you can get rewards for your contribution, ranging from a digital copy of the album once it’s released, to a TLC slumber party. You can contribute to TLC’s Final Album HERE! The campaign ends on February 19th, with a goal of $150,000.
We hear TLC might be heading out on tour soon … stay tuned for an announcement and practice singing “Waterfalls!”
You know when you find a great new band, and you’re so excited you want to tell everyone you know / strangers on the street about them? Right now for us, that band is THE HEYDAZE. They just played their second-ever headlining show in Friday night, in front of a sold-out hometown crowd at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre. It’s remarkable that less than a year ago, THE HEYDAZE did not exist. The band works so well together, and has the stage presence of a group that’s been doing this for years. We’re sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from these guys in 2015 and beyond.
THE HEYDAZE is Jesse Fink (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Spelman (lead guitar), Andrew Underberg (keyboards, production), and Alexander Glantz (drums). The band played a high-energy set that had everyone dancing from start to finish. Seriously, a HEYDAZE show is one big party. Their upbeat, guitar-driven pop sound make it impossible to not sing and dance along, even if it’s your first time hearing them. They write extremely catchy songs with original melodies, smart lyrics, and a sense of humor.
The band introduced some new music, including “Dumb” and “Side Effects,” which have been stuck in our heads since the concert. The set also included their cover of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” which was a hit with an audience that grew up on 90s music.
For the encore, the band sat at the end of the stage for an acoustic performance of “The Alphabet Song,” and ended the night with their first single, “Little Bandit.” They’ve accomplished so much in the short time since the track was released, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for the talented group.
Watch THE HEYDAZE perform “Dumb” at Gramercy Theatre below and visit our Tumblr for more photos from the show.
Setlist
Don Juan
Adderall
Arnold Palmer
No Scrubs (cover)
Dumb
Side Effects
Young Blood
City Girl
Habits (Stay High) (cover)
Tomorrow Night
The ABC Song
Little Bandit
Check out THE HEYDAZE on Soundcloud and like them on Facebook for some free music. Watch our interview with the band to get to know more about THE HEYDAZE.
Was 1999 the greatest year for music of all time? We think yes. THE HEYDAZE clearly share our love of 90s pop – they do a killer mashup of Sisqo’s “Thong Song” and Mario’s “Let Me Love You” on tour, and their latest cover is TLC’s classic jam “No Scrubs.” Obsessed. Listen below!
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