CHRIS PAYNE: I love catchy songwriting, but there comes a time when your musicology skews too close to advertising jingle instead of pop song. That’s been my beef with “Classic,” in addition to having ...

DENISE WARNER: It’s a tough call. Sia’s video for “Chandelier” has a ‘Dance Moms’ kid as the star. But Walt from “Lost” makes up half of MKTO. Still, as catchy as “Classic” is, the trite lyrics keep ...

Take Note is a spotlight series that features music artists that are arguably not mainstream enough and deserve your attention. The two artists met on the set of a 2010 Nickelodeon TV series called ...