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Katy kisses girls 2008-07-14 04:36:00 Katy PerryWow ..little Ms Perry really has stirred heads and loins with "I kissed a girl". It's number 1 in itunes, was recently performed live on Fox's "So you think you can dance", and is the source of a multitude of gay spoofs and inspired videos. Not since the Scissor sisters has there been music so freshly embraced by the pinkies. Do a search on youtube and get ready Madi Gras heaven. If you
Dave Barnes ,,, Not Another Lifehouse! 2008-07-12 10:05:00 Dave BarnesLifehouse
is one of the bands i list under "feelgood", "reliable", "steady" and gasp "boring?!" Jason wade has mad vocals and he writes some damn catchy tunes. You could play their entire catalogue on any Hits station and not miss a beat. Enter Dave Barnes, an honest song writer with some very pop friendly melodies who is waiting for the big time. Let's listen to his single first before
K is for Kerli 2008-07-11 04:32:00 Kerli says "Love is dead"The album cover looks like Tim Burton designed it, the music sounds like Amy Lee from Evanescence went to Estonia , dyed her hair and got a funky accent. Estoniwhat??? Yes.. Estonia, aside from all you RISK geeks, most thespians will agree Estonia sounds like some anal condition associated with piles.I must admit that the only thing i know about Estonia is an Estonian Engl
I hate you John. 2008-07-06 21:24:00 John Mayer "Where the light is"Fact 1: We all know John. Fact 2: We all want to be John. Fact 3: We can never smell anything as good as what John has got. The asshole has dated Jennifer love hewitt, Jessica Simpson and now Jennifer aniston. He likes his Js as much as he likes his demi goddesses. Dumbnuts has talent on a 5 string and can pull off a decent performance. Smelly feet also has the whole
Light my Fire! 2008-07-03 01:50:00 FireflightLet's all make like inanimate objects and rock with fireflight. Much like paramore, flyleaf, this whole rock band fronted by a chick business is really making it's way onto the scene of late. I suppose since Avril wasn't actually a rocker, there is a growing army of lost female teens waiting for a leader to emerge. ( Fiona apple should just come back and kick ass!) Remember Rock Star INX
Gavin Degraw ,, please please strip 2008-06-30 10:05:00 Gavin DegrawARGH! I'm such a sucker for these cheap irresistable sushi conveyor belt singer songwriters packages! But i just had to give Gavin the time of day, his album in 2002 has been a faithful hound in my ipod through bus rides, mrt scuffles and piss weak jogging attempts. Not to fear, I have 3 rock album requests I'll be listening to this week, so i promise more grit coming soon.Meanwhile c Read more:Gavin
Tom Baxter ( who?) 2008-06-29 23:18:00 Tom Baxter
Thanks Dylan for the recommendation, really sorta the whole point of this blog really. That we can share new finds, exchange some good tunes and get all feel good. Tom baxter is really really good, the recipe reads as follows " Take 1 david gray, mix with some jeff buckley, shake well with some Van Morrison and drain well"click the video to listen to "Better" , his first single off the a
Hellboy 2 new trailer kicks ASS! 2008-06-28 13:50:00 Argh.. cannot wait! Loved Hellboy
, last year december Universal released a full length trailer that was short on action high on tease. FINALLY a new trailer is out..Btw, i typed HellOboy in my haste when searching for the hellboy update and well...all i can say is its amazing what a vowel can do ,Hellboy!!!and....Helloboy......urgh... make sure you buy the get the right action figure. Helloboy had
Santogold is gold 2008-06-28 12:24:00 SantogoldHands to your heart people. What do you think this african american woman's music is all about. R&B? Hippity Hop? Maybe India Arie soul jazz? SHAME ON YOU! Put away all your racist stereotypes and prepare to get blown away by this alarming band. Front Woman Santi White has put together a style that i can only describe as "Missy Elliiot + M.I.A x 80s electro clash"Listen to her first
mr naughty peanut butter! 2008-06-27 13:13:00 Hahahaah sorry guys. Nothing to do with music but this is just hilariouscatchphrase blooper - Watch more free videosThe icon looks like the planter "mr peanut butter"The vid gave me the funnies la.. sorry i just had to post. Back to the music next post"Snake Charmer" INDEED!! hahahha wonder which snake he was charming so furiously!!!
Motley crue ... resurrection 2008-06-27 08:30:00 Motley Motley.. Where art thou Motley?Def leppard, Whitesnake and now Motley Crue. What do these 3 geriatric bands have in common? Wait.. i just answered my own question. Well ok, try this one, why does Motley Crue kick so much more ass ?? Give up? .. Well for one, Bassist Nikki Sixx is tapping LA celebrity tattooist Kat Von D. So, round 1 to the songwriter/bassist/legend for scoring grade B skir Read more:Motley
Meiko moves me 2008-06-25 11:58:00 Meiko Meiko, i don't even know how to pronouce it for chip's sake. May-ko? Mai-ko? Mee-ko? Whatever it is, she should be filed under C-L-A-S-S. This album i'm introducing was released in september 2007 but it's still too good and too impressive for me to pass up. Her style is so varied that there is no wardrobe let alone box i can label her in. She has obvious Joni Mitchell influences present in Read more:moves
I AM DISTURBED 2008-06-24 22:17:00 DisturbedOk Children... time to hide and cry in the closet. From the pigg to the fiery flames of hell... the double pedal pumping, crunching guitar, foot-on-amp chest thumping assault of Disturbed. If any of you have never ever experienced the genius that is Disturbed. Here is a youtube video of them doing their 2000 version of the Tears for Fears hit "shout". You know the song... then wait, liste
Landon Pigg 2008-06-24 01:50:00 Alright!Sorry to all the testosterone filled puppies who wanted me to post something harder and faster and snarly. Trust me something disturbing is on the way but for now, lets check out a pig. Landon Pigg that is.I first heard about him when i noticed his latest single "falling in love in a coffee shop" on last.fm sometime back. What struck me was its simplicity of arrangement and really simple a
Virgin post : The Ting Tings 2008-06-23 13:20:00 Greetings! Where to start... well this blog is meant to be a place for me to introduce and share music with all my mates and friends. My biggest love is music and i've always been asked " what's that song in your car? whats this song? etc etc" SO i thought a place where i could talk about some cool tunes im digging would be nice to have..About me: I used to have a band, when some members return, w Read more:Virgin
Amazing video, killer song 2008-07-29 21:05:00 Music Video of the year!If you have not gotten a copy of Radioheads "In rainbows", you need to shoot yourself. But not before buying this amazing effort from one of the most inventive bands in history. I could type till my fingers bled and there would still be something left unsaid on the current and future legacy Radiohead will leave but for now, let's just enjoy "House of cards" which is a music Read more:Amazing
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I wish i could dance like this! 2008-07-28 19:39:00 Alright, it's not really music but i love the song anyway so it sorta counts! ( added the song in the imeem player)"Forever" by Chris Brown is a seriously good Pop RnB song and he really is the new Usher. I was catching up on my "So you think you can dance" episodes and my favourite hip hoppers Twitch and comfort totally KILLED their routine with this song. Damn! Don't you wish you could move like
EP of the week! 2008-07-27 21:37:00 One day as a lionThere is a saying "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb." I remember reading it a long time ago in a fantasy novel and although the book itself was forgettable, this one line remained etched in my head for years. It can be applied to so many things in life regardless of time, place and opposition. For ex Rage against the Machine front man Zack De
Party song of the weekend! 2008-07-25 22:40:00 Introducing the new single from Mr Robin Thicke! The man with no adam's apple who gave us the sensual "Lost without you" is back with his new single and it is magic! Play it to get your boogie onMagic (BET World Premiere) - Robin Thicke>Oh yes, if his last name is familiar, he is the son of Alan Thicke, most southpark fans will know how much the creators love to poke fun of Alan Thicke but for mos Read more:Party
Song of the day! 2008-07-24 21:00:00 I'm in the midst of reviewing " The Script" but i only have their EP and the album hits stores early August so meanwhile i thought i would share this really nice song" The Man who can't be moved" by The ScriptThis 3 piece from Dublin remind me of how i felt when Keane first came out. The singer Danny o Donoghue has a rich vibrant tone and the songs are layered really well. This song in particular
Random sexy girls pop attack! 2008-07-24 02:58:00 I don't know them , the song is cheesy at best but why can't i stop playing it!!!! It's melvin's RANDOM POP ATTACK!How sexy are these brits?? NICE.. btw they are called "The Saturdays". This is a GOOD thing, frankly i'm a little tired of the pussycat dolls domination. C'mon you sexy girl groups out there! Get off your perky little butts and give the dolls a run for their bikinis! Read more:Random
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Bald and good 2008-07-23 00:07:00 Tyrone WellsEvery 2 or 3 years comes along an artiste like Tyrone Wells, a fella who will sing anywhere and anything. A fella who is born to sing and perform, a fella who might never make radio's top 40 yet continues to sing in hallways, dirty bars and empty spaces. Where are these fellas you might ask, well some of these people enter reality shows to get noticed and most of them eventually do m
Beck: Be a loser 2008-07-16 21:23:00 BeckI have come to the conclusion after listening to "Modern Times" that Beck is part of a dying breed of modern day story tellers with unparalled talent. Easily one of the godfathers of the indie music we all enjoy today, Beck has been doing his thing for a long long long time. Sure his experimentation hasn't always worked out but i suppose this is the price you pay for genius. Most of us who are
Apologize for stopping and staring 2008-07-15 10:24:00 One RepublicThanks to the 11 requests i had for this album, i am totally "so yesterday" with this review. I kinda asked ALL 11 offenders why One republic needed a review when their songs are overplayed on radio, overused on every reality show and overexposed on MTV. The best answer goes to Cindy who said " Dunno.. nice what". (apologies to my new found international readers, you guys will really g
Karen Carpenter is alive!! 2008-08-11 06:42:00 What seperates the good singers from the REALLY good singers? I think confidence and vulnerability are 2 sides of the same talent coin and a singer who can balance them really stands out in a crowd of octave shrieking wannabes. Say hi to Georgia Wonder, a relatively unknown 2 piece outfit that is really impressing with their brilliant pop songs. This youtube video of their latest offering is reall Read more:Karen
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Random Sexy pop girl attack! 2008-08-07 03:42:00 It's Hyorish!!!Lee Hyo Ri is the comeback queen of K pop and she is an absolute sexy goddess...She is on the wrong side of 20 and disappeared from the k pop scene but is back with a new album and look. I'm not gonna review the album but i will review ms Lee.. she is 10/10!!!!! KAWAII!!!! ( wait, thats japanese)Her pictureHer new MV "U Go girl" Be patient with it, trust me, around mid way point it Read more:Random
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Terrific album... whether you're buddhist or not 2008-08-05 21:55:00 Songs for TibetI was supposed to either review NAS or Third day but i chanced upon this week's new releases on itunes and immediately gravitated toward "Songs for Tibet". The likes of Imogen Heap, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Joan Armatrading etc doing an acoustic/stripped down version of songs for a charity album really popped out at me. Was it a convenient repack of old songs or was it something a
Live performance of the week! 2008-08-05 08:43:00 Ok! It's alright with me is a brilliant pop song performed by Eric Hutchinson. He is one of those youtube/internet sensations much like marie digby. Perez Hilton first brought Eric to the mainstream 1 year ago predicting big things for the then unknown myspace artiste. Enter 2008, Eric has a label, a repacked album and his very cool songwriting. Check out this song , i can't help but get happier w Read more:Live performance
Monday's angry song of the week! 2008-08-03 21:59:00 It's monday, i don't like mondays and here is how i'm telling the world. System of a down is one of my favorite bands to listen to when i'm driving alone and i can blast the stereo till my eyes start to water. Scars on broadway is a mini System of a down spin off comprising of co frontman Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan. Daron is the guy who sings the crazy operatic high pitched stuff on SOAD and Read more:Monday
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Lazy sunday song of the week! 2008-08-02 09:25:00 I was catching up on my monthly dose of letterman when i chanced across this indie band called "Grizzly Bear" The song they performed is "2 weeks" and it is absolutely haunting! I went to check them out on myspace etc and i am totally in indie love. The guys look like they stepped out of nerd cafe and the lead singer looks like Gonzo from the muppets but isn't the song gorgeous? Perfect for a lazy
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