Music

British boy band The Wanted recently gave Chicago’s B96 a lesson in dirty British slang–or as they call it, Queen’s squozzy. (They don’t really call it that. We just wanted to sound cool.) We were chuffed to pick up some new terms. Unfortunately, they didn’t teach us any of that cool Cockney rhyming slang that no one has used in 100 years. But hey, at least now when you pretend to be English to seduce girls you want break character in the bedroom. (P.S. It is extremely creepy that you do that; STOP DOING THAT.)

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He sits in a brightly lit room, looking like every guy named Sully you’ve ever met. He speaks about his work and industry in deceptively unaffected tones. He’s 5′-8″ of gleeful stoner from a town five miles and a world away from Kennebunkport, and he’s one of the best rappers you should have heard already.

He’s Spose. Don’t like him because record companies invited him to be the Next Great White Rapper—love him because he turned them down. more

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Look man, I am not going to blame you for not being a fan of girl-fronted bands. Tori Amos’s lyrics might make you feel guilty for being male and the deafening wail of Evanescence’s Amy Lee is like an attack on your eardrums. But that’s not a gender thing; we’ve also got the likes of M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, women who represent their sex proudly and embrace their multi-gender appeal. And then of course there’s Bjork, who after decades of awesomeness is as prolific and genius as she was when she made her solo debut, with an album so-cheekily entitled Debut. (Bjork, you little spritely otherworldly savant, you).

Here’s a guide to a few other awesome lady-fronted bands tearing up the scene. These femme fatales (and just-as-important bandmates) will have you shaking and moving and grooving and possibly even contemplating getting in touch with your feminine side.

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Our buddies at Last.fm compiled last Valentine’s Day’s mega-scrobbling data, and then made the amazing discovery that “mega-scrobbling” isn’t a word made up by JK Rowling.

Also discovered: Europeans are listening to more sexy songs, while Americans listen to more romantic ones.

Conclusion: Yes, you are right to fear your girlfriend will be seduced by a skinny guy smoking an even skinnier cigarette during her semester abroad. Unless you go to school in Fresno! Then she’s safer on the Continent, but not as safe as she’d be in Ann Arbor. Apparently the Wolverines would rather watch basketball than get their swerve on.

The really weird finding is that you ladies like a lot of weird ’80s & ’90s pop to soothe your lonely hearts, so long devoid of Richard Marx’s tepid tunes and raging mullet. But that’s not as weird as all the gentlemen who thought the third-most appropriate artist for the holiday was Marilyn Manson.

You can see the gigantic chart in full here. Go enjoy it, and its bizarre David Hasselhoff cameo. But be warned! Once you gaze lustily into its blazing face, you will never love another, because Last.fm will never leave or hurt you, baby.

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You can have your flowers, chocolates and expensive dinners. All we need to get our woman in the mood is a little music. Think about it. Flowers are so… boring. Chocolates are a little heavy right before jumping into the sack, if you ask us–same goes for dinners. They also put a little dent in your wallet, whereas music hits the right spot without hitting your bank account. Here are our Top 5 Songs To Put Your Wife in the Mood.

5. Marvin Gaye – “Let’s Get It On”

This song is a classic when it comes to getting your lady in the mood. We’d put it up top where it probably deserves to be, but it’s become a bit of a cliché to play during your most intimate moments. Still, it does the trick; so don’t rule it out completely.

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