The Useless Critic 2.0

Cider Sky are an up-and-coming pop duo that makes beautiful music- so beautiful it's almost fragile. It's transcendent music, really. I was hooked from my first listen and because I like to force my opinion on others, you should be too! They didn't earn a spot on the "Twilight" soundtrack for nothing.  The band formed as a result of kismet; they are a British-Canadian hybrid. They are Simon Wilcox and Shridhar Solanki.  So I asked this band a few questions on behalf of the Useless Critic, and also YOU- I'm sincerely grateful I discovered these guys.  UC:   I read that 2011 was your "best year yet." How has 2012 shaped up for you? Cider Sky:  2012 has been stellar. We played a live show at the London Olympics, and our songs were used in the season premiere promo for "Grey's Anatomy" as well as episodes of "Switched at Birth" and "Breaking Pointe." Our songs also made the playlists at stores around t...

Dear Whole Foods Check-Out Boy, I already misrepresent you;      You are not a "boy" at all, But rather  A young man in his early to mid twenties. And I think I may love you. Do you go to school here? Grad school? (I hope) Carnegie Mellon? University of Pittsburgh? What do you study? History? Creative Writing? Anthropology with a specialization in New World Primates? (I hope not) Nothing against the monkeys. I just don’t want you to love them more than me, Like it seemed my Human Evolution professor did. (Than his fiance, not me) I felt that my shopping cart contents represented me well today. Organic eggs, goat's cheese, savoy cabbage Dried figs, one avocado, honeycrisp apples "Cooks" "Not vegan" Is this too perfect? Does it seem like I have a strict diet/am weird about what I eat? Because I don't/am not. I'm just generally trying to eat better. (I gained some weight aft...

Real fast on a random note. QATFYG: Did you guys already know about this? Did you guys know this is real? Someone made a real album called "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute to Fat Chicks?" 1. Fat Bottomed Girls 2. Unskinny Bop 3. Whole Lotta Rosie 4. All Lips N' Hips 5. Split 6. Whole Lotta Love 7. Baby Got Back 8. Thunder Thighs 9. Big, Fat, Sexy Mama 10. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) 11. BMW 12. Big Bottom (feat. Eddie Ojeda) Eddie Ojeda's Band of Steel 13. Bonus Track C.C. Banana Does anyone else remember Eddie Ojeda? Twisted Sister? Anyone?