used to love them

Oh Gwen Stefani.  Why?  You were this supercool, super kawaii girl.  Then you went on The Voice and started hanging out with smug douchbag supreme Adam Levine, and now you are dating that equally smug country bumpkin Blake Shelton.  Hey I ain't got nothing against country music - I seriously adore Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton.  I have been listening to my Dolly playlist in my car for the last couple of weeks, and even watched Joyful Noise cuz she's in it.  But that Blake Shelton guy is bad news, Gwen.  Can't you smell that a mile away?  Just ask his ex Miranda Lambert.  Argh.  By the way, your new video Used To Love Me, where it's basically four minutes of your face trying to emote?  Fail.  It's pretentious, and I can honestly act better at being hurt and I didn't just get a divorce.  You ain't no Sinead O'Connor...And then there's Coldplay.  Yesterday morning they released first single off their seventh (and possibly last, if you believe the hype) album.  It's called Adventure Of A Lifetime, and it stinks.  Ah, how much I used to love Coldplay?  Still remember how I could listen to Parachutes endlessly and feel every bit of melancholy in those songs.  And then there were the masterful Rush of Blood and majestic Viva La Vida.  But then somewhere along the line, Chris Martin married Gwyneth Paltrow, hung out with Jay Z and Beyonce, and Coldplay has never been the same.  I just don't hear what I want to hear anymore.  My favorite Britpop band went looking for American celebrity and unfortunately found it.  I supposed I never want my favorite music acts to stay the same album after album, but I guess the question is whether I can relate to whatever they grow into.  And the most tricky thing about change is to maintain your core and soul while you're at it.  I mean, I listen to a song like Adventure Of A Lifetime, and it sounds so freaking empty to me, just like 90% of stuff out there.  At least I had them for a good ten years or so.    

P.S. Despite the bitching and moaning, I think Used To Love Me is the best Gwen Stefani song in a while, and you know I am going to buy Coldplay's latest no matter, cuz I have every album that they've released.