Max Martin

Blogs
December 15, 2011
What The Hell Is Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" About? UPDATE: Mind-blowing Shit Has Come To Light
Additional reporting by Ali Trachta UPDATE: SOME NEW, MIND-BLOWING SHIT HAS COME TO LIGHT! See the bottom of the post. See also: Backstreet's Back, All Right! Kevin Richardson Dons a Tuxedo, Talks Lusty 12-Year-Olds Welcome to our new column, Lyrical Dissections. It's pretty self-explanato ... More >>
Music
July 14, 2011
Bonnie McKee: Pop Tart
The singer-songwriter behind Katy's and Britney's sugarcoated hits
Music
May 26, 2011
Music Picks: The Undertones, Prince, Eternal Summers, Check Yo Ponytail 2
Also, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tinie Tempah, Arctic Monkeys, Woodsman and others
Blogs
April 28, 2011
The Surreal World of ASCAP's Pop Awards: Where Adam Lambert and Ke$ha Honor the Guys Who Made Them Famous (and Train is the Best Rock Band)
Lina LecaroKe$ha and Adam Lambert hold Luke and Martin's plaques.Haters might say that Dr. Luke and Max Martin are responsible for the downfall of music. After all, manufactured pop has killed it for other genres, especially harder and more experimental ones. But at ASCAP's Pop Music Awards ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Top Ten Bizarre Facts About Ace of Base (They're Baaaaack!)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the reggae-popTrue story: here at the West Coast Sound Headquarters we have a whiteboard where we write down story ideas and one of the items for a while has been "Sweden: WHY?" We're truly puzzled about all these Scandinavian acts that sing in ... More >>
Music
June 14, 2007
Math Rock, M.I.A., and the Secret of iTunes Plus
Music
May 3, 2007
Rappers Who'll Make You Dial for Dollars
And post-feminist pop from one-hit wonders
Music
September 14, 2006
The Teddybears' Picnic
Meet Sweden�s newest black-metallers-turned-pop-tarts!
Music
August 7, 2003
Sounds Like a Hit
Pop potentates the Matrix go for The Grab
Music
July 10, 2003
Defending Liz Phair
(4 times better than she does)
Music
May 3, 2001
Funk Fatale
Destiny�s Child float like butterflies, sting like bees