When Ke$ha tries to rap like L'Trimm, she sounds like any ordinary lonely teenage girl stuck in a nowhere town, singing along to her radio and dreaming of a party where she's the star. Ke$ha's greatness is that in her voice, you can hear both the loser girl and the star. All hail the Queen of Noi$e!
Rob SheffieldIf the girls keep dancing, everybody's happy. If the girls don't dance, nobody's happy.
Rob SheffieldBig Star invented a vision of bohemian rock & roll cool that had nothing to do with New York, Los Angeles or London, which made them completely out of style in the 1970s, but also made them an inspiration to generations of weird Southern kids.
Rob SheffieldLike any teenager who reads The Great Gatsby, probably, I was madly in love with the teacher who had opened it up for me.
Rob Sheffield