http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMs2bExhyr8 The influence of Britneys fifth album Blackout is all over radio today, especially in the dance floor anthems that have dominated mainstream airplay in recent years. (Whether or not those artists have been for the greater good may be debatable, but Britneys influence stands regardless.) Among the many gems on that album is Toy Soldier, a drum-heavy club jam buried in the middle of the album that features Britney at her most adventurous. It also cemented Britneys long legacy of inexplicably great accents as she drawls about boys from New Yawk with the dedication of a pro.
Patrick Delgado is a soon-to-be graduate of Emerson College studying film, journalism and art history, with a minor in "not making very much money, huh?" He believes humanity would better coexist if we could all listen to a One Direction album after watching a Lars von Trier movie. Netflix tells him his genre of choice is "Cerebral Foreign Dramas with a Strong Female Lead," but that seems specific.