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The character of Patrick Bateman in the book/movie American Psycho was infamous for, among other things, waxing philosophic on the genius of 1980s Top 40 acts such as Phil Collins and Huey Lewis and the News before cold-bloodedly butchering victims. Author Bret East Ellis might be working on a sequel to American Psycho, and if so, he's already fleshing out the character's attitude towards popular music today.

Even as he's saying "metal," he's furiously changing the track on his iPod's "Now Playing" menu from K-Pop to something more kvlt.

People who aren't aware of Canadian pop music or the listening habits of Selena Gomez might not know the original version, but I think everyone can agree that this cowbell remix succeeds in perfecting the unperfectable.

Drummer Cornel Munn puts many better-endowed drummers to shame in a series of videos he recently uploaded to YouTube. They're mostly contemporary pop hits, from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Carly Rae Jepsen; this one is "Hot Right Now" by DJ Fresh.

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In the interests of being fair, "Stupid Hawe" Nicki Minaj is a far cry from "Super Bass" Nicki Minaj.

Just when the Backstreet Boys and 'Nsync were fading from memory, '90s fever catches up again with the Second Coming of the Boy Band. Already ridiculously popular in their native U.K., the preteen quintet One Direction has made enough of a splash in the U.S. for the predictable boy band backlash to occur. This particular parody doubles as a nice introduction to the band if you haven't heard of them yet.

The song for Nicki Minaj's new music video isn't as awful as her last one, but couldn't she have just skipped the song and gone straight to the video?