I know what you’re thinking… Wonky Pop should be called Rihanna Pop.  I may have gone a bit overboard this week with the RiRi postings, and possible even overdosed a little.  And unless you’re headless, you really shouldn’t mind all of those postings - cause she’s the freakin’ cats meow right now - Taylor who?  I know some of you will be fist pumping from the ground up tonight, ripping it up all weekend long… and then there are some of you that will be heading home tonight after work (if you’re not already there) and fallin’ asleep on the sofa around 830, with a pop tart in your mouth.  This song is for the latter of the people (though some of you party animals might find this to be a good disco nap song).  Psychic Powers will put you in a trippy mood, forgetting all of the weeks frustrations and just be.  Brighter will have you wishing you were laying on the hood of your vista cruiser and staring up at the sky.  It’s the perfect temperature for this time of the year.

Download Brighter here.

Thanks to Buzzbands L.A. for introducing us!

I’ve gotta say, this is one of the best club banger songs Kesha has ever released.  Dropping on iTunes next week, Blow is an explosive dance track that is bound to get her listeners sweaty from all the bumpin’ and grindin’ — just what she wants from her fans.  Perfect jam for the weekend!  What do you think of Kesha’s latest?

Another Princess RiRi leak — and this one is bound to have you raising your glass. Even the Emo kids should join in on this one!  If this doesn’t get you thirsty for the weekend, then you must be headless.  Listen to Cheers (Drink To That) below.

You can’t start the weekend without a good mashup.  Here to help you out are one of our favorite mashup’ers, DJ Zesty & Rubex of the MashMaticians of Princeton, NJ.  We’ve featured their killer mashup of Far East Movement’s Like a G6 & Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Heads Will Roll.  Now they’re given you 10 hot tracks to add to your collection.  Download The Masochist here.

The Mashmaticians - QuickSwag (Quicksand - LaRoux // Pretty Boy Swag - Souljaboy)

TGIF.  I’ve been waiting for this day to come!  And why not start Friday off in a get down and party sort of way with the sultry and sexy Kaci Battaglia.  Kaci will be doing a Q&A with the Wonks here soon and we couldn’t be more thrilled!  Her debut album Bring It On dropped this week and we can’t get enough!  Body Shots moves from 66 to 57 @ Top 40 Radio.  Expect a song or two on our weekend playlist, posted later this afternoon.



Listen to the entire Bring It On album here (valid til 9/26!).

Here’s something to chew on for your Saturday.  Somewhere, Kelly Clarkson is queuing up all her bitter memories and transmogrifying them into Max Martin assisted pop miracles. For the interim, listen to Norwegian survivor of the M2M disaster and fellow Max Martin devotee, Marion Raven. With her new album Nevermore arriving in November, Marion has dropped a new single, Flesh and Bone, and it’s kind of a gear change. For whatever reason, it reminds me Fefe Dobson’s new song Ghost, but way more pissed off and with way more lank, Alanis Morisette style hair. It’s a good bet that you won’t hear her album anywhere in the U.S. but will nonetheless be amazing.  Don’t sweat it though, it is sure to be available on Legalsounds.com

Marion Raven “Flesh And Bone” by thegreydahlia

Marion Raven “Set Me Free” by thegreydahlia

Marion Raven “Falling Away” by thegreydahlia

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Taio Cruz’s Rokstarr is one of Wonky Pop’s best albums of 2010 and this song is definitely a great addition to the airwaves.  Taio includes Ke$ha on his new single, Dirty Picture. The dance-driven hit is featured on his second studio album, which was released in the US in June. Taio admitted that he wrote the song with Lady Gaga in mind, but producer Dr. Luke encouraged him to collaborate with Ke$ha. “She hadn’t done TiK ToK or anything like that at that point,” Cruz states. “But I just thought she sounded really cool. A very unique-sounding voice.” 

For the UK release of Ke$ha’s Animal, an alternate version of the song, entitled Dirty Picture Pt. 2 is included, where Ke$ha replaces Cruz on the first verse (see below). The official remix features Fabolous and will be on the American version Rokstarr as a bonus track. A clean version of the song also exists where references to Send a dirty picture is replaced with Won’t you take a picture and Ke$ha’s line Take a dirty picture is replaced with Take a, take a p-picture. It was physically released on May 3, 2010 in the UK. The song will be released to U.S. mainstream radio next Tuesday. DigitalSpy gave the song 3 out of 5 stars, saying that Ke$ha had “enough gusto for the pair of them.”

Taio Cruz Ft. Ke$ha - Dirty Picture
Ke$ha feat. Taio Cruz - Dirty Picture (Part 2)
Taio Cruz “Dirty Picture” (Dave Audé Radio Edit) by DaveAude

Get your weekend started right!  Fun dance jam!  Is it five yet?!

It’s freaking beautiful in San Francisco- so here’s a QUICK post for ya… a cover of TuPac’s “California Love” by a punk-ass band named My American Heart.  Here’s the original video with the cover.

Hellz bellz Cali!