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A 22-year-old South Jersey native now living in Fed Hill. University of Delaware alumnus. Favorite author? Bret Easton Ellis. I obsessively check hip-hop blogs. Would spend a Saturday afternoon working on my golf game with the guys. I watch "Mad Men" and "Sportscenter." Larry David is a personal hero.


One week later, ‘Idol’ improves to less excruciating

March 4, 2010 at 2:38 pm by Wesley Case
Posted in American Idol | 5 Comments »

The water cooler talk (the general, non-sports-related kind) surrounding this season's "American Idol" seems to agree the talent pool is very weak. Voting off Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz ... Read more..

An ‘Idol’ rant against Kara DioGuardi

February 25, 2010 at 2:29 pm by Wesley Case
Posted in American Idol | 10 Comments »

The actual contest of "American Idol" began this week (not the laugh-at-the-horrid-schmucks section that feels endless and soul-crushing), and it's been, in a word, lackluster. The top 12 girls went ... Read more..

Baltimore’s No. 1’s: David Guetta and Citizen Cope

February 3, 2010 at 11:43 am by Wesley Case
Posted in No. 1's, WTMD, b the paper, music | Add Comment »

David Guetta “Sexy Chick” (feat. Akon) Radio station: Z104.3 (Top plays for week of Jan. 24) Although David Guetta won a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording last weekend, he is best known for ... Read more..

Crashing the Grammys: If ‘music’s biggest night’ didn’t suck, it’d look like this

January 29, 2010 at 11:06 am by Wesley Case
Posted in Baltimore, Grammys, b the paper, music | 1 Comment »

Excited for the Grammys this year? We’re not either. The annual show presents music’s most prestigious awards, yet we continue to be let down year after year by out-of-touch nominations, ... Read more..

Nicki Minaj out-divas the queen of Divaland, Mariah Carey

January 28, 2010 at 10:58 am by Wesley Case
Posted in music | 1 Comment »

Some random observations about this new Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj video, "Up Out My Face": •••• Nicki absolutely steals the show from Mariah. Her lines are pretty slick, but it's that strange, ... Read more..

Baltimore’s No. 1’s: Lady Gaga and Finlay Morton

January 27, 2010 at 8:34 am by Wesley Case
Posted in No. 1's, WTMD, b the paper, music | Add Comment »

LADY GAGA “Bad Romance” Radio station: Z 104.3 (Top plays for week of Jan. 17) We will remember Lady Gaga’s triumphant run on top of the charts not for “Poker Face” or “Just ... Read more..

‘Dream’ team: Baltimore’s rising indie stars Beach House face new fame

January 26, 2010 at 9:40 am by Wesley Case
Posted in Baltimore, b the paper, music | 2 Comments »

••• CD Review: Beach House — Teen Dream {WESLEY CASE, B} On a recent, warmer-than-usual Friday, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally stand by a dock in Harbor East, while a ... Read more..

CD Review: Beach House — Teen Dream

January 26, 2010 at 9:38 am by Wesley Case
Posted in Baltimore, b the paper, music | Add Comment »

••• Stream the entire album at NPR Beach House Teen Dream Sub Pop Rating: 3 1/2 stars (out of 4) The first song written for Teen Dream, “Used to Be,” was inspired by Beach House’s ... Read more..

Beach House makes television debut on ‘Late Night’

January 25, 2010 at 10:30 am by Wesley Case
Posted in Baltimore, TV, music | Add Comment »

If you were out Friday night or changed the channel after Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" farewell, you missed Baltimore's Beach House make their television debut on "Late Night with Jimmy ... Read more..

In honor of the ‘Jersey Shore’ finale: Soundboard!

January 21, 2010 at 2:58 pm by Wesley Case
Posted in TV | 6 Comments »

The show everyone (even your parents) can't get enough of, "Jersey Shore," wraps up tonight on MTV (finale at 10 p.m., the reunion at 11). Complex, which has ... Read more..