Scrub It Clean, Spit It Back Out

"I happen to know for a fact that she was an American version of me. She was signed by my label in America as, 'We need to find something controversial and kooky like Lily Allen.'" —Lily Allen on Katy Perry

This explains a lot. I don't see the similarity all that much, unless I put on my major label executive goggles, in which case it makes perfect sense. Those are also the goggles that make Duffy look like Amy Winehouse.

Incidentally, does anyone know why Lily Allen talks so much shit on her label? I love her first record, and her second one should be pretty good (I like the first video), but as far as I'm concerned she should be thanking her lucky stars (and MySpace, and Mark Ronson) that she got signed to a deal in the first place.

via [Vulture]

Don't Mug Yourself: Lily Allen

This new Lily Allen song was posted to her MySpace profile today. I like the beat, in fact I really love it, but the lyrics are getting more preachy with each listen. Combined with her recent fits of blogorrhea (which, it should be said, I enjoyed reading), it's making me worry that Ms. Allen's gonna hit the sophomore slump hard, with an album preachier than 10,000 Maniacs.

"Everyone's At It" [MySpace Stream]
Lily Allen's Blog [MySpace]
10,000 Maniacs - What's the Matter Here? [YouTube]