Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Alphabeat

Okay… I’ve been holding off on putting this song up because I’m quite aware its a wild card/hit or miss kind of song but whatever…. From the Danish pop group Alphabeat comes their lead single off their album of the same name, The Spell.   Its got a very 80’s sound to it that you will either hate or love… you decide…

The Spell (Click to listen.. Right Click to Download..)

Selena Gomez Hits 'Dancing' Stage for Debut

Selena Gomez’s debut single “Falling Down” had me hooked from the moment it hits the airwaves. Never before had Disney pop been so infectious, so it was only fitting she bring the bratty number to ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Gomez was a bit timid in the vocals department but cut the girl some slack, it was her first televised performance and at least she wasn’t pole-dancing. Ah-hem!

What do you think of Selena’s Dancing debut?

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Neighbours to Pop: Stephanie McIntosh and Sam Clark

As much as I love the Neighbours tradition of people leaving the soap to persue a career in music, I have to admit that I’d never heard of Stephanie McIntosh’s pop career!

Stephanie McIntosh was the second person to play Sky Mangel, taking on the role between 2003 – 2007. During this time, McIntosh was also releasing pop records, although success was practically non-existant it would seem.

Revisiting the album on Spotify independently of any marketing drive etc, I have to say, her material is non-offensive to the ear and not wholly bad… I can think of songs I enjoy far less in the Top 40 at the moment!

I especially like “So Do I Say Sorry First” (which only charted in the UK at number 258!).

(for the music video – embedding has been disabled by request on YouTube – click:  http://bit.ly/zPxX5)

“You Should Have Lied”

“Mistake”

Also hitting the music scene from the world of ‘Neighbours’ is Sam Clark (Ringo Brown)- I *really* like his song “Broken” which has a release date TBC.

Tuned-On! Top 30 - Bill's Personal Chart

My chart of 30 current favourite songs is now posted.  This is edition #310 since January 1998.  This bi-weekly chart features links to the artists’ MySpace sites and free downloads where initiated by the artists or record companies.  Note that the URL will be changing soon if you plan to bookmark it.

Please post any comments you might have about the current chart!

Tuned-On! Top 30 – Edition #310 – September 28, 2009


Monday, September 28, 2009

Trainspotting : a final hit

Yesterday I was watching Trainspotting on blu-ray and I realized something : every movie I like has a good soundtrack which plays an important role underneath the story. Trainspotting is no exception to that : Like Scorcese and Tarantino, Boyle uses pop songs as rhapsodic mood enhancers, though in his own ravey-hypnotic style. Whether he’s staging a fumbly sex montage to Sleeper’s version of Atomic or having Renton go cold turkey to the ominous slow build of Underworld’s Dark and Long. Trainspotting doesn’t have much narrative holding it together. Nor does it really have the dramatic range to cope with such wild extremes. Most of it sticks to the same moderate pitch, with entertainment value enhanced by Mr. Boyle’s savvy use of wide angles, bright colors, attractively clean compositions and a dynamic pop score – was said by an american movie critic.

Anyway, 2 songs for the original soundtrack were memorable in my humble opinion : Underworld’s Dark & Long (although most people would remember Born slippy afterwards) and Leftfield’s A final hit.  The first song played during Mark Renton (played by Ewan Mc Gregor) fight with his heroin addiction : a plethora of his friend appeared while this song enhanced his paranoia. Leftfield’s song played during the last heroin shot Renton gave himself, as if this song had been made for this peculiar scene. In 2004, the film was voted the best Scottish film of all time by the public in a poll for The List magazine. Needless to  say that this soundtrack (Which also features Brian Eno, Iggy Pop and New order) is a must have, especially if you’re looking for a hit..

Underworld : Dark & Long [Dark train mix : 1994]

Leftfield : A final hit [1995]

1987-1994 Måndag + bonusberättelse

Fredagens inlägg försvann in i feberdimman. Inte så att jag tvunget måste skriva varje dag, men jag har tempot uppe och kände mig lite skamsen över att jag bröt en fin trend.

Tack för era förslag på uttjatade videos. KdL´s förslag på Come as you are känns som det bästa förslaget hittills. (Men det var svårt att välja, alla förslagen är lysande exempel).Den låten spelades till döds. Särskilt den där jävla unplugged-versionen.
Passus: var inte hela MTV´s Unplugged egentligen det ultimata exemplet på en sådan här lista?

Jag hatar fortfarande MTV Unplugged. Det finns en bra krönika i ett gammalt nummer av Pop som behandlar just det där fenomenet. Jag tror att den skrevs av Lars Nylin? Han hade en beef med gubbrockens fanbärare Måns Ivarsson som i någon recension av ett band jaginteminnsnamnetpå där han jämförde dem med Rolling Stones. Men de, det okända bandet, var inte lika bra eftersom sångaren inte, och det här är underbart, “bearbetade publiken från yttersta scenkanten”. LN plockade upp det där och skrev utifrån det citatet varför hela pratet om “riktig musik”, dvs unplugged och Rolling Stones, var rent jävla skitsnack.
Valross, orkar du leta fram det numret får du gärna kolla om jag minns rätt.

Dagens förslag, och ni är som vanligt varmt välkomna att kommentera, är ett strålande exempel på bra låtar som spelades ta mig fan tills korna kom hem och dog av leda.

Depeche Mode – Strange Love (VH1 Week End Top 20)
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Strangelove är en lysande låt. Men den spelades sönder. Det är knappt jag idag kan lyssna på den.

Bonusberättelse
I torsdags fick jag ett mail från vår tm-chef där han ville visa moi, MOI vad det står distans- och hemförsäljningslagen (2005:59).
Han citerade en paragraf vars innebörd är avgörande för rutinerna på Företaget™.
§10
10 § Vid distansavtal om överlåtelse eller upplåtelse av en vara börjar ångerfristen löpa den dag då konsumenten tar emot varan eller en väsentlig del av den. Vid distansavtal om en tjänst börjar ångerfristen löpa den dag då avtalet ingås.

Det där stämmer. Förutom den lilla detaljen att han måste tro att jag är en amatör. För jag mailade tillbaks och förklarade att man måste läsa hela paragrafen. Man kan inte bara utelämna de delar man inte gillar. Sista meningen, som han “glömde”, lyder:
Ångerfristen börjar löpa tidigast den dag då information enligt 7 § kommer konsumenten till handa.

Then I LOLd.

Ibland undrar jag varför jag håller på med det jag gör. Men sedan kommer jag ihåg.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee At Last!!!

If you’re already a Rufus Wainwright fan, let me just save you some time and tell you this: Go out and get this now. It’s a sublime and essential live record with Wainwright in top form. The set list featured here showcases songs from his last two studio albums, Want Two and Release The Stars, for the most part, and the live versions frequently eclipse the studio ones. (There’s also a DVD version of this live set that features more songs.) If you happen not to be a Wainwright fan, then this is a good place to start if you are wondering what the hubbub about him is, as this is an excellent, exceptionally entertaining introduction to his unique brand of jazz, Big Band and Broadway influenced pop music, often experimental in nature, and featuring a heavy dose of old fashioned showmanship, the latter on full display on Milwaukee At Last!!! Wainwright also has a remarkable voice, known to some audiences owing to his superlative cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” I’m not often a fan of live records, but this is Wainwright’s second great live recording in a row, following his recreation of Judy Garland’s famed 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, and it’s definitely recommended. Standout cuts: “Going To A Town,” “Rules And Regulations,” “Not Ready To Love/Slideshow” and “Gay Messiah.”

http://www.myspace.com/rufuswainwright

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Mariah Carey - The Ballads (2009)

1. Hero
2. Vision of Love
3. Without You
4. Always Be My Baby
5. My All
6. How Much – Mariah Carey, Usher
7. Dreamlover
8. Thank God I Found You [Make It Last Remix]
9. Roof
10. One Sweet Day
11. Anytime You Need a Friend
12. I’ll Be There
13. I Still Believe
14. Reflections (Care Enough)
15. Open Arms
16. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
17. Endless Love
18. All I Want for Christmas Is You

or or

The Smith Westerns

The Smith Westerns es una banda de Chicago, Estados Unidos, formada en el año 2007, son grandes amigos de bandas como Girls o The Soft Pack, sus melodias son dignas de bandas como Beach Boys pero con un toque super adolecente y super lo-fi que los han llevado a que los comparen con bandas como Wavves o No Age(a las cuales les di un monton de chances pero igual no me gustan), su album debut acaba de salir, es homonimo y la verdad no se mucho mas, su musica es alegre, aunque estoy seguro que me gustaria mucho mas sin lo Lo-fi pero bueno eso eligieron ellos asi que esta bien, disfruten…

THE SMITH WESTERNS – THE SMITH WESTERNS(2009)

01 Dreams

02 Boys Are Fine

03 Gimme Some Time

04 Girl in Love

05 We Stay Out

06 Tonight

07 Be My Girl

08 The Glam Goddess

09 Diamond Boys

10 My Heart.mp3

COMENTAR NO CUESTA NADA MAS QUE TIEMPO!!!COMENTEN!!!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Os atuais "reis" do pop

Em um ano melancólico para a música internacional com a morte de Michael Jackson, o cenário em 2009 registra até o momento grandes trabalhos. A música pop se fortalece como a mais aceita e a vendida do mundo. Muitos nomes usam de pouco capacidade criativa para atingir os objectivos, porém são poucos que possuem a fórmula perfeita, e o Black Eyed Peas já tem patenteada essa receita.

Após quatro anos sem um trabalho inédito, e em meio ao estouro feito pela cantora Fergie, a banda retornou explorando muito os sintetizadores e dando vida própria à música eletrônica.  The E.N.D é o quinto disco do Black Eyed Peas e reforça o enorme talento de Will I Am em explorar o cenário atual da musica com grande estilo e criativdidade.

E estilos musicais nunca foram preocupação para a banda, pois os trabalhos anteriores registraram uma enorme variedade de tendencias e ritmos, sempre através de experimentos muito bem executados. Para aqueles, como eu, que entendem que a música perfeita alia a arte e a capacidade de entretenimento, o Black Eyed Peas recebe com méritos o título de maior nome da musica pop atual.

E essa certeza se ratifica pela ja extensa lista de hits, adorados por publico e critica. Essa é uma capaciade inquestionavel da banda que surgiu sob varias comparações aos Fugees, mas que ganharam identidade própria depois de trabalhos impecáveis,  certamente mais comerciais do que os apresentados pelos Fugees.

The E.N.D é um dos grandes albuns de 2009. Mais um ponto para a brilhante carreira pop do Black Eyed Peas.

André Marques

Thalia: La Cantante Apoya Causa Social en NY

La cantante asiste a la gala anual de la asociación New Yorkers for Children, que brinda educación a niños y jóvenes
17 mil niños necesitados de La Gran Manzana convocan a un selecto grupo de neoyorquinos en la décima gala anual de la asociación New Yorkers for Children en el exclusivo restaurante Cipriani, de Manhattan.

En el evento se recaudan significativos fondos para distintos programas de ayuda a los menores, con el eje principal en la educación integral.

Y si la reunión de éste glamoroso grupo de neoyorquinos tiene por objeto reunir fondos para la juventud en riesgo social, hay una mexicana avecindada en Nueva York que no pudo estar ausente del evento.

“Es una gala obviamente para apoyar a los jóvenes, a todo lo que es la niñez y los niños que bueno, se los quitan a sus familias para llegar a nuevos hogares y muchas veces esos hogares abusan de ellos, los tratan mal, hacen cosas malas. Entonces, es bueno apoyar a esta organizaciones que entrenan a las personas para educar a las familias”, señaló Thalía.

La estrella mexicana deslumbró enfundada en un modelo de Roberto Cavalli y selló su compromiso con la infancia en la medida que sus obligaciones de madre lo permitan.

“Espérate tantito, el huracán Sakaë, es una cosa impresionante como me trae mi hija, pero si realmente hemos aportado mucho a esto y ayudado a los chicos en diferentes formas”, dijo la actriz.

Y así como Thalía, otro latina de renombre, apoya la causa infantil.

“Es un evento al que asisto ya hace varios años, es una organización en realidad que hace una gran labor por los niños necesitados de New York”, comentó.

“Son unas historias muy impresionantes y es nuestra satisfacción poder apoyar a dos chicos que les pagamos toda su colegiatura, que se gradúen y todo, la educación. Entonces estamos muy emocionados”, concluyó.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Preview da Trina com participação da Lady Gaga!

Saiu na internet um preview de uma música da Trina que tem participação da Lady Gaga. O nome da música é Let Them Hoes Fight [Clique aqui para ouvir!] que tem uma batida hip-hop com uma entrada no pop.

Pra quem não sabe, Trina sempre tem participações de peso em seus Cd’s e muitas polêmicas em relação à suas letras, assim a cantora se tornou um nome quente no cenário Hip-Hop. Bem, ela não é famosíssima aqui no Brasil, mas tem um mercado quente no mundo do rap/hip-hop nos E.U.A.

Bem, eu não a conhecia mas gostei dessa nova música, na qual tudo indica estar no cd da Trina.


Por Riick

Homem-Aranha 4

Kirsten Dunst estará em Homem-Aranha 4.

Uma ótima notícia foi confirmada durante essa semana e deixou os fãs do “cabeça de teia” extremamente animados com a mais nova contratação do elenco. Quando a produção para Homem-Aranha 4 (Spider-Man 4) foi confirmada pela Columbia Pictures foi muito difícil convencer o diretor Sam Raimi a voltar a ocupar o posto de diretor, mas no final ele acabou aceitando. Após isso tivemos mais um turbulento período de negociações com o ator Tobey Maguire para que ele voltasse a interpretar o nosso heroi Peter Parker e ele acabou aceitando também, mas uma “perna do tripé principal” ainda não estava confirmada na produção.

A indefinição era enorme, as negociações foram bastante demoradas, mas o final felizmente foi o que os fãs mais queriam. A Columbia Pictures confirmou que a atriz Kirsten Dunst voltará a interpretar a personagem Mary Jane Watson no filme Homem-Aranha 4 (Spider-Man 4). Essa com certeza é uma excelente noticia para os fãs da franquia e, especialmente, para os fãs da atriz, que terão a oportunidade de acompanhar mais uma produção com sua participação.

Posted by M.P

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

LA MECÁNICA DEL CORAZÓN

Un relato, un videoclip, un disco y próximamente una película.

“Tengo grietas en mis zapatos, es definitivamente mi corazón de piedra que me hace temblar”.

Todo eso es lo que ha realizado Mathias Malzieu, un cantante francés que está revolucionando el pais vecino.

La historia empieza con un relato gótico, con belleza propia pero con pinceladas de Allan Poe, en la que un joven incomprendido emprende un gran viaje mágico hacia lo desconocido para encontrar el amor.

Éxito de ventas en Francia, tanto su libro, como la banda sonora del libro, que la compone el propio grupo musical de Malzieu, Dionisos, cada canción es un capítulo.

Aquí os dejo el primer videoclip en español:

Y uno de los capítulos de la banda sonora en francés:

Se especula con la posibilidad que Luc Besson dirija la versión en largo animado.

Sin duda va a ser un bombazo en España para los amantes de los relatos góticos, el romanticismo tenebroso y la estética Tim Burton.

Por cierto a todos los amantes de Alan Poe les recomiendo el libro ” Siniestras Amadas” 22 delirios necro-románticos de Edgar Alan Poe con imágenes de recortables maravillosamente creados de las “siniestras” amadas. Todo un lujo.

Esta es la portada de Siniestras Amadas:

Miguel Bose: El Cantante Termina su Gira "Papitour"

por: Hugo Trujillo
Fuente: Televisa Espectáculos

ZACATECAS, México, sep. 22, 2009.- Miguel Bosé se presentó la noche de ayer en el cierre de la Feria de Zacatecas, que marcó a su vez el cierre de su gira Papitour.

Minutos antes de las nueve de la noche, Bosé apareció en el escenario, cantó tres temas sin interrupciones., después agradeció el apoyo del público y prometió que ya no habrá más conciertos de su último disco Papito.

“Bienvenidos a todos y a todas, éste va a ser el último concierto de Papito de la historia, ya no habrá más conciertos de Papito, pasaremos a lo próximo y es un gusto que acabe aquí”, dijo Bosé.

Bosé conquistó a las más de 20 mil personas que acudieron al concierto y recordó que son tres décadas las que ya lleva de su carrera.

“Vamos a celebrar muchas cosas esta noche sobre todo vamos a celebrar algo que vosotros hemos construido juntos y que son 30 años de música. Tengo que darles las gracias, sin vuestra paciencia, complicidad y apoyo, si no hubiera sido por todos vosotros, yo hoy después de 30 años no estaría en el escenario”, explicó Miguel.

Casi dos horas de concierto en un recorrido por toda su trayectoria musical; por los temas de ayer, por los éxitos de siempre.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The NBT Review 41

Here She Comes a Tumblin’ – BirdEatsBaby (Birdeatsbaby)

Once there was Cat-Scratch Glitter and wounded cabaret howls, charged shots of glowing liquid poured across lips of the harshest red. Everything shuddered, everything shivered, and the laughter was strange and sometimes cruel.

It was beautiful.

Now keeping those thrills, but adding extra dimensions, comes this collection.

Bravely, we are now not only shown the garish stage and the freaks, puppets, divas, exhibitionists, scary sexy monsters but… the quiet bedrooms, the rumpled beds where partners may or may not sleep, the view of empty streets from its lonely windows.

We are made curious about the sadness, the stillness that may go on BETWEEN these songs.

Make no mistake this is still a thrill ride, full of carnival hipsters hustling supreme, and frantic punters screaming along with the dangerous rides, but here, and there, and here again, not so hidden away, the girls and boys dare to show their tenderness, even their dreams, unfolded carefully and placed in our grubby hands.

On one page selling this CD they are described as emo, but please don’t be fooled, there is no soft boy rich kid pampered star angstNwhines here. The lipstick is smeared from the sheer exuberant kiss and the eyeliner stains are from tears arrived honestly from fits of giggles and tears that fought hard to escape the calm internal.

There are pop songs to be sung loud by party girls, alive and free holding tight to the simple expectation of a great night out, and there are lullabies of the crooked kind that soothe and push the soul into a welcome unease with extra measure.

There is magic here. Give it a listen to.

http://www.birdeatsbaby.co.uk/

Karkari –Mammut (Record Records)

I could tell you that Mammut sound like a frosty and refreshing mix of the best of those American 4AD groups (Belly and Throwing Muses) a bit of Bjork, a spoonful of Sonic Youth twisted into the pop sensibilities that Catatonia got so right. I could tell you that the band has had (already)  three number one hits in their native Iceland and managed to cause a stir at the SXSW festival. I could leave it at that, and move on, pretty happy that you curious gentle reader, will go seek out the band and their music. Or you could think I am spitting out (politely of course) a bunch of facts and you will remain sadly disenthralled.

I shall instead shake the songs up in a virtual hat of the finest cloth, and let them hit the senses, and report what occurs.

I am reminded of old toys, cherished by teenagers in smiling nostalgia for their innocent child hood, toys that are still picked up and loved and kept in view as new makeup is applied and new adventures of the heart dreamt about. These plaything have an endearing roughness to them, all is not shiny shiny and plastic disposable.

I think of glam rock bands strutting their stuff on small Televisions in untidy sitting rooms early Friday evenings, the smell of dinner overpowered by the sweeter smell of the night (clubs) ahead.

Some songs make me think of mosh pits and bodies and beer bottles disengaging themselves from sweaty hands and crashing kamikaze to the pavement to join the wrecks of their fellow soldiers. Some songs make me think of almost empty studios, musicians huddled in the centre of a landscape of once twisting now still cables and wires and leads.

Some songs make me close my eyes and fall back, not thinking of the getting UP. Some songs make me want to grin and cook and dance and shop.

See what they do for you

http://www.myspace.com/mammut

 

Catch both bands on this NBT podcast

http://nextbigthing.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=526901

With much more to come.

INDONESIA MENULIS ILMU PENGETAHUAN

Delapan peneliti dari kampus Harvard  datang ke sebuah desa di Jawa Timur. Tiga tahun mereka berdiam dan meneliti di desa yang disebut Modjokuto. Ternyata tiga tahun menjadi waktu yang amat panjang bagi salah seorang di antara mereka. Setelah 40 tahun ia menulis tentang desa tersebut, lelaki yang sudah berkepala enam ini kembali ke Modjokuto, mengenang betapa banyak hal yang belum disampaikannya tentang desa ini.

Clifford Geertz – salah seorang peneliti itu – tak pernah berhenti terkesima menghadapi kekayaan kebudayaan yang dinalogikannya sebagai taman metafora yang terlalu lebat. Saat meneliti Modjokuto, ia merasa terpaksa harus menangkap kompleksitas, ambiguitas, dan kerumitan ke dalam peta yang amat terbatas. Peta yang bagi Geerts tak bisa menghadirkan keluasan dimensi desa kecil itu. Namun, terlanjur, sang peneliti keburu dikenalkan dengan kategori keislaman orang Jawa : abangan, santri, dan priayi.

Pengetahuan adalah kuasa
Sebagaimana kesadaran Geertz, dunia sebenarnya memperlakukan pengetahuan sebagai sebuah peta. Dalam fungsi untuk memperluas cakrawala pandang sang subyek yang tengah mencari tahu. Metafora “perluasan cakrawala pandang” ini berasosiasi dekat dengan praktik kekuasaan, Sebagaimana misalnya bila kita mengetik frase knowledge is power, Google akan segera menderetkan bukti bagaimana pengetahuan diperoleh sebagai hasil fungsi kekuasaan.

Pengetahuan didefinisikan sebagai sesuatu yang dapat menangkap realitas secara menyeluruh. Oleh karena itu, pakar, ahli, peneliti, dan mereka yang dianggap dan menganggap diri sebagai subyek pengetahuan cenderung dekat dengan posisi pengambil kebijakan. Jadi, sebuah negeri, seperti Indonesia, selalu dipandang dari atas, menjadi sesuatu yang ada di bawah dan perlu ditolong. Bagaimana, misalnya, sejarah negeri ini perlu diubah, adalah sebuah tema dari subyek pengetahuan sejak 40 tahun lalu.

Kerap dimusuhi

George Kahin mencuat karena kejujuran dan kekagumannya kepada nasionalisme Asia. Dalam kerja pelopor studi Indonesia di Universitas Cornell ini, kita menemukan satu modus penelitian yang justru dihindari oleh peneliti lain : keterlibatan dengan obyek yang ditelitinya. Modus yang ternyata membuat Kahin kerap dimusuhi para petinggi negaranya sendiri.

Dalam upayanya mengenali Indonesia ini secara komprehensif, Kahin mengambil posisi sebagai ‘pendamping”, termasuk saat negeri ini ingin mengubah sejarahnya sendiri. Dan itu dilakukannya dengan cara melupakan sejarahnya sendiri. Sebuah sikap, yang suka atau tidak, memang memancing kontroversi.

Pencipta sejarah

Sejarah siapakah yang diwakili oleh seorang subyek pengetahuan – seperti Kahin – sebenarnya bisa ditelusuri lewat satu pertanyaan sederhana : bahasa siapakah yang digunakan ?  Apakah semacam bahasa sosial kapital yang digunakanesai Robert Putnam untuk menggambarkan sebuah masyarakat yang bermain boling sendirian karena terjebak dalam kegamangan ?

Bahasa itu kemudian begitu populer (menjadi “pop”) bahkan mendunia dan bisa merangsang Presiden Clinton mengudangnya dan berbagi keresahan.

Bukan hanya Clinton. Dalam praksisnya, Putnam pun diundang ke negeri ini. Terutama dalam kekuatan bahasanya. Kekuatan yang kini meleluasa di negeri ini  mengabaikan Koentjaraningrat dan Sartono Kartodirdjo yang sejak lama menggarap sejarah Indonesia dengan kedalaman yang sulit ditandingi.

Namun, tetap saja dunia lebih mengenal Clifford Geertz, peneliti Modjokuto yang penuh energi itu. Karena dalam sejarah yang dibuat dengan cara seperti itu, kita akan menemukan ‘apa” sebenarnya adalah ‘siapa” : sesuatu yang bergerak, hidup. Bukans esuatu yang dapat didominasi dan dikonstitusi oleh sekian teori.

Oleh karena itu, Selo Semardjan lebih dikenal sebagai seorang manusia Yogyakarta ketimbang doktor lulusan Cornell – sebagaimana Clifford Geertz adalah seorang warga Modjokuto bukan warga harvard atau Princeton. Mereka ada(lah) bukti bagaimana pengetahuan hanya dimungkinkan melalui proses dialog dan pembukaan diri. Pada saat subyek pengetahuan menulis, dirinya juga ditulis. Subyek pengetahuan yak mengubah atau menggerakkan sejarah. Namun, perjumpaannya dengan realitas;ah yang menciptakan sejarah itu sendiri.

Di situlah manusia Indonesia dikisah dan berkisah. Di situlah kita dapatkan, peradaban besar yang cerdik menempatkan diri di antara jaringan peradaban yang telah ada (Denys Lombard) ; negara yang didirikan anak-anak muda dengan bermain di antara kekuatan-kekuatan dunia (Kahin) ; seorang Sultan yang melepas kekuasaannya agar rakyat memiliki masa depan (Selo) ; atau sebuah Modjokuto yang sukses mengajarkan makna hidup kepada seoang profesor dari Princeton (Geertz) ; dan seterursnya.

Dan seterusnya, Anda menulis sejarah Anda sendiri.

Sumber  :

Indonesia Menulis Ilmu Pengetahuan, Geger Ryanto | Alumni Sosiologi Universitas Indonesia, Koordinator Bale Sastra Kecapi
Kompas, 19.09.2009

Monday, September 21, 2009

Chris Berry's FOG play legendary Arabian Horse

Chris Berry - FOG lead singer

This Saturday 26 September sees melodic party rock covers band FOG playing the legendary Arabian Horse pub in Aberford, just east of Leeds. ‘This is a fantastic pub which has really come on since the new landlord & landlady took it over,’ says Chris Berry, lead singer of FOG. ‘We’re really looking forward to a great night – and it will be our last pub gig for a few weeks as we hit the road with some great functions in both Yorkshire and County Durham in the coming weeks. We’re then back to rock Scholes once again @ The Buffers on Friday 16 October – with some great new numbers in the set for Autumn too.’

 

www.the-fog.talktalk.net

www.myspace.com/chrisberrysinger

www.chrisberrysingerandwriter.wordpress.com

Or ring 07855 992834

Ventura musa ispiratrice

Mai stati simpatici, i Muse.

Da domenica rischiano di diventare i miei nuovi eroi però. Prendete la Ventura, quella che “non fa più x-factor ma mi piaceva di più quando c’era”, quella di Bettarini e Dolce & Gabbana e bla bla bla, quella insomma che, come già narratovi su queste pagine tempo fa, non conosce una mazza in materia di rock ma chissà per chè chissà per come, è spesso chiamata a discuterne (mentre gente come Gegè Telesforo non son durati il tempo di accorgersi di quanto bravo dovevi essere, per andare in tv, anche solo una decina di anni fa o poco più…). Prendete i Muse che con la precisa intenzione di burlare il bravo presentatore di turno, si scambiano i ruoli sul palco con conseguente convinzione, a fine performance, che l’intervista sia fatta al frontman di turno, mentre il cosiddetto batterista è importante citarlo perchè ha una casa in Italia ma non bella come quella di Clooney (e qui il trash impera impetuoso…), e non perchè in realtà si chiami Matthew Bellamy e sia il cantante e voce portante della band…

Ovviamente, c’è l’occhio che non perdona di YouTube ad avere fissato il tutto a imperitura memoria

Sunday, September 20, 2009

the d'urbervilles-diamond rings

Με αδυναμία πάντα στα σχήματα που δίνουν μεγάλη ή μικρή σημασία στη λογοτεχνία έχω συμπαθήσει τους Καναδούς από το Τορόντο,Οντάριο που πήραν (φαντάζομαι) το όνομά τους από την ηρωίδα του Τόμας Χάρντυ . Άσε που η- αφιερωμένη στη δολοφονημένη γυναίκα του Σάρον- ταινία Tess του Πολάνσκι, ήταν επίσης μια λαμπρή στιγμή και για την Ναστάζια Κίνσκι. Περασμένα μυστήρια του ‘79, λίγο ανατριχιαστικά, μια και ο διευθυντής φωτογραφίας είχε πεθάνει κι αυτός κατά τη διάρκεια των γυρισμάτων τότε και σου σήκωνε την τρίχα γενικώς.Υποβλητική ταινία. Νόμιζες ότι μυρίζεις το γρασίδι. Τρία όσκαρ. Σε καμία περίπτωση δεν υποστηρίζω ότι οι D’Urbervilles σου σηκώνουν την τρίχα… Τουναντίον θα ΄λεγα ότι κατευνάζουν. Εξ αυτών ο Johnny O μάλιστα έχει και το δικό του σχήμα Diamond Rings στο οποίο μπορείς να φανταστείς ποιο ρόλο της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας θα ήθελε να ενσαρκώσει.

the d’urbervilles : dragnet

the d’urbervilles : hot tips

diamond rings : all yr songs

"คลั่ง (Klung)" by 7thScene

Title: คลั่ง / Klung (Infatuated)
Artist: 7thScene
Album: 7thScene
Year: 2008

ฉันไม่รู้ ฉันควรจะดีใจหรือจะมองมันในแง่ร้าย
Chun mai roo chun kuang ja dee jai reu ja mong mun nai ngae rai
I don’t know, should be happy or should I look at everything pessimistically
ที่คนอย่างเธอเดินเข้ามาพูดคุยสบตาก็ดีจนใจหาย
Tee konyahng tur dern kao mah poot kooey sob dtah gor dee jon jai hai
That a person like you walked in, chatting, making eye contact, it was good until I got nervous
ไม่รู้ว่าฉันเข้าข้างตัวเอง ที่เธอจะทำอย่างนี้กับคนทั่วไป
Mai roo wah chun kao kahng dtua eng tee tur ja tum yahng nee gup kon tua pbai
I didn’t know that I would pity myself, that you would make me like this with everyone
หรือฉันนั้นโชคดี ก็อดที่จะยืน ไม่ไหว
Reu chun nun chohk dee gor ot tee ja yeun mai wai
Or I’d be lucky to avoid everything I couldn’t stand

* รู้บ้างมั้ยว่าเธอนั้นทำอะไรลงไป
Roo bahng mai wah tur nun tum arai long pbai
Do you know you made everything collapse?
รู้มั้ยว่า ฉันคิดมากขนาดไหน
Roo mai wah chun kit mahk kanaht nai
Do you know I think way too much?

** ได้โปรดเถอะ เธออย่าทำให้ฉันคลั่งไคล้
Dai pbrot tur tur yah tum hai chun klung klai
Please, don’t make me infatuated
ถ้าฉันเป็นคนธรรมดาที่เธอไม่คิดอะไร
Tah chun pben kon tummada tee tur mai kit arai
If I’m a normal person you wouldn’t thing anything about!
ในใจฉันตอนนี้นั้นคิดไกลไปถึงไหน กลัวตัวเองไม่ห้ามใจ
Nai jai chun dton nee nun kit glai pbai teung nai glua dtua eng mai hahm jai
In my heart right now I’m thinking way too far, I’m afraid I won’t be able to refrain myself
หยุดได้ไหม ไม่อยากต้องมาเสียใจ
Yoot dai mai mai yahk dtong mah sia jai
Please stop, I don’t want to have to regret it

*** ถ้าเธอไม่คิดอะไรเลย
Tah tur mai kit arai loey
If you don’t feel anything at all

ฉันไม่รู้ ฉันควรจะทำยังไง
I don’t know what I should do
ใจหนึ่งอยากจะไปให้พ้น
One heart wants to get away
แต่เพียงแค่เธอเดินเข้ามาพูดคุยสบตาก็กลับมาอีกหน
But you just walk in, chat, make eye contact, and I’m back where I started

(* , ** , ***)

เธอจะคิดอะไรมากมาย อย่างที่ฉันเป็น
Tur ja kit arai mahk mai yahng tee chun pben
You’ll think too much like I am
ก่อนจะทำอะไรลงไปให้มันชัดเจน อย่าให้คิดไปเองอยู่อย่างนี้
Gorn ja tum arai long pbai hai mun cut jen yah hai kit pbai eng yoo yahng nee
Before you drag everything down, clear things up, don’t let me go on thinking like this

(* , ** , ** , ***)

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Samba Esquema Dub

No day after do baile de 15 anos do espetacular Da Lama ao Caos, de Chico Science (que faz falta!) & Nação Zumbi (na ativa!), hoje é a vez da banda Mundo Livre S/A comemorar 25 anos de estrada (haja estrada para uma banda pernambucana neste Brasilzão!). O quinteto toca neste sábado, 19 de setembro, no Studio SP (rua Augusta, 591, centro de SP). Digo, toca já na madrugada de sábado para domingo.Noite de Samba Esquema Dub. Vai ter DJ (Buguinha Dub) fazendo mixagem na hora das canções de Samba Esquema Noise, discão de estreia do Mundo Livre S/A. Em seu blog, a banda promete ainda botar tempero jamaicano no mangue.

http://diariodomundolivre.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/mundolivresa

New Cascada

“Fever” is to be the second German single off Cascada’s third studio album, Evacuate The Dancefloor. The video was filmed over a month ago and has recently been uploaded onto Youtube by Cascada’s official Youtube Channel.

I have to say that I’m really liking it. The blatant dropping of the f-bomb (which is censored) is interesting to hear from an artist (well, group) that has covered songs such as Sk8ter Boi and Kids In America on their studio albums. “Fever” sports some of the same synth-beats that the album’s title track did. Considering the fact that Cascada’s first two albums consisted of tiringly samey dance anthems in a row, hearing a slightly darker electronic sound is a fresh breath of air. I’ll be posting my thoughts on Evacuate… as soon as my copy arrives in the mail. As for “Fever”, I most certainly approve.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Kreuzberger Country-Ausflüge

Pünktlich zum Herbstbeginn melden sich die größten Melancholiker der hiesigen Poplandschaft mit einem neuen Album zurück. Element of Crime mischen auf “Immer da, wo du bist, bin ich nie” vertraute Klänge und Texte in altbewährter Sven-Regener-Manier mit luftig-leichten Countrynummern.

Die Tage werden kürzer. Der Sommer verabschiedet sich, der Herbst steht vor der Tür. Die ersten Bäume verlieren ihre blassgelben oder rostigroten Blätter. Da trifft es sich gut, dass sich die größten Melancholiker der hiesigen Poplandschaft rechtzeitig mit einem neuen Album zurückmelden.

Zehn neue Songs präsentieren “Element of Crime” um Sänger und Gitarrist Sven Regener – der auch als Autor der “Herr Lehmann”-Romane zu literarischem Ruhm gelangte – auf ihrem mittlerweile 13. Album. “Immer da, wo du bist, bin ich nie” klingt überraschend und vertraut zugleich und könnte ihr mit Gold ausgezeichnetes Album “Mittelpunkt der Welt” (2005) toppen.

Schnoddrige Liebeserklärungen

Im gesetzten Alter hat das Quartett – bis auf Regener sind die übrigen drei Bandmitglieder jenseits der 50 – seine Liebe für Countrymusik entdeckt. Gleich das erste Lied “Blick aus dem Fenster” ist eine beschwingte Ausfahrt, die den Hörer geradewegs aus Berlin-Kreuzberg nach Nashville zu führen scheint.

Statt einem Chanson im Dreivierteltakt gibt es eine luftig-leichte Countrynummer, stilecht mit Slidegitarre dargeboten, zu der am Ende ein Akkordeon stößt. Dazu singt Regener mit ungewohnter Schnoddrigkeit Liebeserklärungen, wie “Was für Cloppenburg Pfanni ist, bist du für mich, und dann scheiß auf Metaphern, die sind böse und heiß und im Gesicht haben sie Pickel, die sind nicht schön”.

Mundharmonika und Ukulele

Diese Country-Ausflüge mischen Element of Crime mit vertrauten Klängen der vergangenen Alben. So entstehen Lieder, die im Tempo mal verhaltener, in der Stimmung melancholischer sind – wie in “Einer kommt weiter” -, mal im Walzertakt daherkommen – wie bei “Kaffee und Karin” – oder einfach stumpf rocken – wie das titelgebende Stück “Immer da, wo du bist, bin ich nie”.

Dazu setzen Element of Crime neben Schlagzeug, Gitarre und Bass auch Mundharmonika, Steel-Gitarre, Akkordeon, Ukulele, Streicher, Orgel und Trompete ein. Immer dezent im Wechsel, so dass kein Lied überfrachtet klingt.

Herz für romantische Verlierer

Doch die Musik ist nur hübsches Beiwerk für Regeners Texte, die wieder zwischen lakonischer Alltagspoesie und traurigen Liebesliedern pendeln und ein Herz für romantische Verlierer haben. Regener schwankt dabei zwischen bissiger Selbstironie, (”Dass das Bier in meiner Hand alkoholfrei ist, ist Teil einer Demonstration gegen die Dramatisierung meiner Lebenssituation” in “Kaffee und Karin”), zwischen Wehmut (”Der hat ein Erdbeereis in seiner Hand, das hängt bedenklich schräg nach vorn in seiner Waffel und tropft sich selbstverschwendend auf die Haute Couture am Leib des ganzen Stolzes seiner schönen Eltern und wird zu Dreck dort, genau wie ich bei dir” in “Am Ende denk ich immer nur an dich”) und großem Spaß (”Freu dich nicht zu früh auf den Sommer, Weihnachten ist gerade erst vorbei, im Einkaufszentrum gibt es heiße Ohren und im Fernsehen läuft der weiße Hai” in “Der weiße Hai”).

Erfolg trotz deutscher Texte

Element of Crime bleiben sich damit auch auf “Immer da wo du bist bin ich nie” treu. Spätestens mit ihrem 1991 erschienenen Album “Damals hinterm Mond” hatte die 1985 in Berlin-Kreuzberg gegründete Band ihren Stil gefunden. Bis dahin spielte die Band artifiziellen Postpunk und Regener sang in englischer Sprache. Als “Damals hinterm Mond” Anfang der Neunziger erschien, war die Neue Deutsche Welle längst verebbt und die Hamburger Schule steckte noch in ihren Kinderschuhen.

Deutschsprachige Popmusik war alles andere als populär. Trotzdem enthielt das Album nur deutschsprachige Lieder. Für die damalige Zeit ein gewagter Schritt. Das Album wurde dennoch ein Erfolg.

Schönheit des Scheiterns

Ein Grund dafür waren Regeners Texte. Sie nahmen damals schon vorweg, wofür er Jahre später als Autor der drei “Herr Lehmann”-Romane gefeiert wurde: Alltagsbeobachtungen und autobiografische Fetzen, die mal voller Sarkasmus, mal voller augenzwinkernder Selbstironie steckten, denen aber immer ein melancholischer Unterton innewohnte.

Regeners Lust, die Schönheit des tragischen Scheiterns in immer neuen Wendungen zu zeigen, war spürbar. Ein weiterer Grund für den Erfolg von “Damals hinterm Mond” war die musikalische Hinwendung zum Chanson, was die Lieder eingängiger und massenkompatibel machte.

Experimente mit dem Massengeschmack

Diesen Sound verfeinerte die Band mit jedem Album ein bisschen mehr. Dabei scheute die Band auch vor Experimenten nicht zurück. So zum Beispiel auf ihrem 1999er Album “Psycho”, auf dem sie Sequenzer, Synthesizer oder Stimmverzerrer benutzten und das knapp an den Top Ten der deutschen Albumcharts vorbeischrammte.

Die beiden darauffolgenden Alben verzichteten auf derlei Spielereien. Machte das Album “Romantik” (2001) mit einer hochpolierten Produktion seinem Namen alle Ehre, ging “Mittelpunkt der Welt” (2005) in die entgegengesetzte Richtung und klang rauer und reduzierter aber immer unverkennbar nach Element of Crime.

In einem Interview mit der Zeitung “Die Welt” sagte Regener vor kurzem, dass Element of Crime in ihrer Karriere nur vier verschiedene Lieder geschrieben hätten. Alle anderen seien nur Variationen derselben gewesen. Das mag sein, aber wenn diese vier Lieder so schön sind wie auf “Immer wo du bist bin ich nie”, dann dürfen Element of Crime sie ruhig häufiger wiederholen.

“Immer da, wo du bist, bin ich nie” ist am 18. September erschienen.

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Break Up

Modeled after the Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot collaborations of the 60’s, Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson’s Break Up is a concept album that “re-enacts the tempestuous course of a love affair on the rocks.” It’s neither particularly high minded nor is it marked by overreaching by the artists: It’s really just a very good collection of pop songs with a mostly 70’s country rock bent and distinctly modern, lush production values. Johansson’s voice is sometimes borderline thin, but Yorn’s done a good job writing for her here, and mostly their vocals together shine. The album is also short and sweet at 9 tracks and just under 30 minutes, Yorn and Johansson erring on the side of not enough rather than too much. Recommended for their fans, and fans of easygoing “adult alternative” fare as well as country rock flavored indie pop. Standout cuts: “Relator,” “Wear And Tear,” “Blackie’s Dead” and “Clean.”

http://www.myspace.com/scarlettalbum

http://www.thebreakupalbum.com/

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Barcelona.Conciertos Mercé.

Caprichos del destino…

Desde que comencé la universidad siempre tuve dos sueños. Uno, estudiar -que, no tanto ser (arquitecto)- arquitectura. Dos, vivir en una metrópoli.

Según parece, estoy viviendo en una metrópoli. Que.. tengo miedo que me consuma. Y, sé que algún día estudiaré arquitectura. Pero veo aun mas atractivo el reto de conseguirlo por mis propios medios y trabajando.

El 2009 fue un año de planes y desgracias. La vida post-universitaria pintaba muy bien en el mundo de la construcción antes de aterrizar la letal crisis que nos arropa. Siempre fuí, soy y seré positivo y optimista, quiza demasiado. Vi el año como un momento de transición y reflexiones, cuando me di cuenta que todos aquellos planes que tenia mas o menos planteados desde que habia comenzado la carrera se iban torciendo al mismo ritmo que la crisis nos comía el terreno y el paro iba subiendo en victimas.

2009 fue un año de esperanzas frustradas, “aplicaciones” sin respuesta que desesperaban; pues el esfuerzo realizado parecia que no tenía compensación alguna.

Finalmente, tras descartar opciones europeas (…) me decante por opciones estatales. Barcelona y Madrid eran las ciudades que mas oportunidades tanto laborales como profesionales podían ofrecerme.

Me decante por buscar incrementar mis conocimientos académicos viendo que el campo laboral es un campo sumido en la desesperación y la tristeza.

Di por sentado que las cartas estaban echadas y que mi destino no se iba a decidir por mis ganas o esfuerzos pasados.

Barcelona me abrió la puerta de un futuro a corto plazo asequible y esperanzador. Un postgrado que me especializa y un curso que me otorga el título de graduado en ******* lo demuestran.

Acepto. Asumo que mi vida no se va decidir por los primeros, grandes y espectaculares planes que me surgan en la mente. Asumo que la vida de alguna manera te demostrará confianza cuando tu le demuestres que estas capacitado para soportar reveses.

Si algún día lo consigo seré ******* especializado en *******. Hasta ese día, quizá, hasta el día que vea el primero de mes que mi cuenta recibe un salario proporcional al esfuerzo realizado, no entienda realmente lo que he conseguido.

Con todo… quemaré Razzmatazz.

BAM.Mercé.

+ Anni B Sweet, Dirty Proyects, The Hives, Patrick Wolf, Billi The Vision & The Dancers, Kinky Beat, Beatspoke… and many more.

http://www.bcn.cat/bam/2009/grups.htm

Barcelona . La Mercé

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Derek Webb- Stockholm Syndrome



Artist: Derek Webb

Title: Stockholm Syndrome

Website: http://www.derekwebb.com

Style: Pop/ Electronic

Label: INO Records

Rating: 6.9 out of 10

By C.W. Ross

Derek Webb is probably best known for his association with the band Caedmon’s Call, although he has also had a strong solo career going for several years now. His latest solo release is Stockholm Syndrome; is an album that throws everything into it except for the proverbial kitchen sink. You’ll find everything from early jazz and 50’s doo-wop to electronic dance filled beats in its songs.

Webb pulled on former Caedmon’s Call band mate Josh Moore, who now mainly works as a producer on Hip-Hop projects (Bun-B, Slim Thug), to co-produce this release.

With each new release it seems like Webb is on a mission to stretch the musical envelope as far as he can and it appears that his record label INO has decided that Stockholm Syndrome went too far and crossed over that boundary line. The label at first refused to release it, deeming it to be too controversial. After some legal wrangling, I’m not sure of the whole story, but I guess some tweaks where made to it that satisfied the label and on September 1st the album was released.

Fans of Webb who haven’t listened to his music for awhile will be in for a real shock, gone are the roots rock/folk sounds, having been replaced by synth and electronic sounds. You can tell that Webb has a lot to say about the sad state of the world today by listening to the song lyrics found on Stockholm Syndrome. Unfortunately for me after awhile it got really depressing and almost reached the point of sounding like that whining kid who’s in front of you at the grocery store line that just won’t stop yelling and complaining as his parents try to quite him down.

While I can appreciate Webb’s wanting to spread his wings and try new and different things, I feel like he would have been better served by taking more gradual turns in his music road instead of such of a radical turn.

Musically I enjoyed a few of the songs including, “Freddie Please,” a moody, melodic song that mixes a 50’s sock-hop slow dance song style with electronic elements. “Jen & Jimmy,” is a nice sounding pop song that makes good use of its electronic elements. “Heaven” is the one song found on this release that offers up a glimpse of a more familiar roots rock edge with its acoustic guitar part.

Webb is now out on the road on the, ‘Black Eye Tour’ that started in September and runs through November 1st in support of the release.

While I can appreciate Webb’s wanting to get his word out on the ills of the world by using provocative lyrics he needs to realize that sometimes less is more. Stockholm Syndrome does offer up a few bright spots but there just aren’t enough of them for me to recommend this release.

Felton Pond Eshwin Shwan _mp3

Geralmente eu me sinto enganado ouvindo música pop. Tudo tem aquele jeitinho cínico, muito produzido, descolado etc. Isso não ocorre naquelas bandas que preservam incólume sua pedreirície. É o caso de F.P.E.S., que já pela capa demonstra total desapego à frescura. Segue comentário sobre cada faixa, acompanhado de link para teletransporte do emepetrês. Divirtam-se.

01. She is a funk genious

Faixa introdutória, não é das melhores – pode deixar essa para ouvir por último.

02. The flip side of the moon

Pop não-canastrão experimentando efeitos de computador (provavelmente, a banda estava bem empolgada com isso).

03. It’s wintertime

Faixa atmosférica, com ecos e chiados. Algo nela lembrou “rain”.

04. Inside your body

Essa tem barulhos legais e claras influências loser.

05. Karate chop

Essa é a mais roquemrou. De acordo com crítico musical argentino amigo meu, parece macumba.

06. Your so fucking beautiful

Faixa marginal para ouvir muito bêbado. Ou tomando um sorvete, se você preferir.

Amanhã teremos a Sinfonia nº6 em Fá Maior, Op. 68 “Pastoral”, de Ludwing Van Beethoven. Apareçam.

Abraço fraterno,

Márcio N.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Barack Obama calls Kanye West a 'JACKASS'

Barack Obama has described Kanye West as a “jackass” after the rapper’s outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The US president made the uncharacteristically blunt remark during an interview with CNBC, the US business news network, on Monday.

Although Mr Obama delivered the aside during an off-the-record segment of the pre-recorded interview, it was picked up and tweeted by a journalist from a rival network.

The rapper has been widely condemned for interrupting 19-year-old country-pop singer Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the New York award ceremony on Sunday night to claim that his friend Beyoncé should have won the best female video gong.

In an contrite appearance on the Jay Leno show last night, he said that he planned to apologise to the Swift in person and said he was going to take some time off from the music industry.

Now that what we call a real person in charge…

Universal Artists, Int'l. Presents Ms. Kesha Lee: Victor & Class Act

Universal Arists, International’s Joe Stern-McGovern is pleased to announce his newest prospect for the face of tomorrow. Ms. Kesha Lee of Birmingham, Alabama, is certain to soothe, shock, and awe the public with her feature on the second release of the smash hit debut of Shaka Production’s FAM Boy$ and Dem Hard Headz, Welcome 2 da Bams.

At the ripe age of 20 years old, Ms. Kesha Lee is a true head turner and class act with the world at her fingers. Poised to conquer all challengers who stand against her, she’s out to win the favor and admiration of all who choose to open their hearts and ears as she battles for the title of the Millenia’s ultimate diva. Ms. Kesha Lee stands as perhaps the singular jewel in Universal Artist, International’s proverbial crown, and the global agency and newfound label is fully prepared to capitalize on her artistry and glamour.

Look for Ms. Kesha Lee, the creation of Shaka Productions and Joe Stern-McGovern, global agent and President of Universal Artists to smash all barriers and previous concepts which defined the term “pop hit” in the glorious fashion of a platinum sheen which glows and blinds.

Slated for feature in WordPress’ The Birmingham News and The Los Angeles Times, write ups promise to provide insight into this starlet and songstress with all of the professional glory of the golden days of yore. In these online periodicals, the freshest face in ages will field questions from every pessimist in an attempt to explain who Ms. Kesha Lee is, where she’s headed, and how she plans to reign victorious in a highly competitive field. 

For more information on young Ms. Kesha Lee, please visit www.universalartists.net or www.myspace.com/universalartists. To book Ms.  Kesha Lee for future shoes, please write Universal Artists, International at payments@universalartists.net. For international queries, please contact Joe Stern-McGovern directly at www.myspace.com/joesternmcgovern.

Remember the name, Ms. Kesha Lee, as she blossoms into everything the music industry had ever hoped for and avidly sought to materialize in sweet harmony and grandest fashion.

Ms. Kesha Lee: The Diva of Today & Tomorrow

Monday, September 14, 2009

The Bionic Rapper: Japan's Greatest Rapper of All Time

The Bionic Rapper: Ichiban!

Few know the legend of The Bionic Rapper in the United States, but this lack of knowledge cannot deny the point that Joe Stern-McGovern aka The Bionic Rapper stands not only as Japan’s greatest foreign rapper, but its greatest rapper of all time, period!

The Bionic Rapper emerged on Japan’s white hot club scene in 1988 following his stint as producer and rapper under platinum artist, Sir-Mix-A-Lot of Warner Brother’s Rhyme Cartel. Upon the advice of his mentor, he purchased a ticket to the Land of the Rising Sun and history was made.

A Los Angeles native and native English speaker, Joe Stern-McGovern studied the complexities of Japanese to the point he became a master of the difficult tongue. Not only could he hold his own with the greatest of translators, Joe Stern-McGovern had the uncanny ability to bring rhyme to a country which had previously and literally no concept of rhyme whatsoever.

With a career spanning 4 years, The Bionic Rapper’s greatest point was his opening at the Tokyo Dome, a venue of the most spectacular nature, one in which he would rock the  microphone in Japan, for Japanese, and in Japanese. With a non-official certification for the 500,000 plus albums of “Live at the Tokyo Dome”. Joe Stern-McGovern’s accomplishment as one of Japan’s greatest has stood the test of time, and promises to bring legend to a globally recognized name for all of time to come.

An asset to the game of hip hop, and America’s talented and unique pride and joy, The Bionic Rapper aka Joe Stern-McGovern now heads Universal Artists, International as global agent and President. 

Joe Stern-McGovern is not only bringing the finest talent to the industry ever known, he has brought with him a sense of charity, placing large portions of proceeds to various AIDS, humanitarian, and global non-profit organizations in the name of the betterment of mankind.

For more information about Joe Stern-McGovern, please visit us at www.universalartists.net, www.myspace.com/universalbionicrapper, or www.myspace.com/universalartists.

MIKA sagt DANKE und verteilt Magic Numbers

Die Zeiten sind vorbei, in denen die sogenannten treuen „Hardcore-Fan“ den unrealistischen Traum hatten, ihr Idol zu treffen oder etwas ganz persönliches von ihm zu bekommen. Mika hat sich auf jeden Fall etwas ganz besonderes ausgedacht und belohnt seine Fans für die tolle Unterstützung und lange Treue !

Foto: xtrapop

Die erste Single „We are Golden“ aus seinem zweiten Album „The Boy Who Knew Too Much“, das noch diese Woche, am 18.September erscheint, tönt seit Tagen ständig aus dem Radio und auf den Musik-TV-Kanälen kann man sich dem Video dazu auch nicht entziehen. Mika ist also wieder da und er will es krachen lassen! Wie viel Aufwand in dem neuen, sehr gelungenen Musikvideo von Mika steckt, sieht man in diesem Making-Of-Video:

Der schräge und bunte Mika kann es wohl noch immer nicht fassen, als er vor zwei Jahren quasi über Nacht mit seinen Songs „Grace Kelly“ und „Relax, take it easy“ berühmt geworden ist und weltweit unglaubliche Erfolge verbuchen konnte. Ihm ist bewusst, dass er das ohne seine treue Fan-Base nicht geschafft hätte und die will er jetzt ganz besonders schön beschenken. Mit dem Kauf seiner CDs, DVDs, Merchandise-Artikel, usw. kann man Bonuspunkte sammeln, „Mika’s Magic Numbers“, und mit genug gesammelten Punkten sogar ein Meet and Greet gewinnen. Man muss sich lediglich auf seiner neuen Homepage, die übrigens sehr gelungen ist, registrieren und die Codes der gekauften Artikel eingeben und schon bekommt man eine gewisse Bonuspunkte-Anzahl dafür. Wer sich auf Mika’s Homepage austobt, kommentiert, Fotos hinaufladet, etc. wird belohnt. Dafür kann man dann VIP.Packages, Live-Material,Konzert-Tickets oder eine private Acoustic-Show von Mika gewinnen – ja, ja, da hat sich Michael Holbrook Penniman etwas bombastisches für seine Fans ausgedacht. Nicht schlecht, nicht schlecht…

Um euch die vier Tage bis zum Release des neuen Mika Longplayers zu versüßen, habe ich auf YouTube ein Preview-Videos entdeckt, in denen alle Songs kurz vorgestellt werden:

Ich bin gespannt wie die Aktion „Mika’s Magic Numbers“ bei uns in Europa anlaufen wird. In den USA scheint Mika’s Rechnung aufzugehen und seine Website ist belebter denn je. Ja, dem verrückten und liebenswürdigen Musiker der seine Wurzeln im Libanon hat, aber in England lebt, stehen wahrhaftig goldenen Zeiten bevor und das hat er eben seinen Fans zu verdanken. Schön, dass er an sie gedacht hat!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Pixie Lott, Turn it Up!

In the recent years, the United Kingdom became just like a factory of great female pop singers. After Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke or even La Roux, Pixie Lott is the last evidence of such a phenomenon.

Unknown this only last June, the pretty blonde definitely established herself as the new British pop siren due to her impressive vocals and her inborn charisma. Coming out of the blue, she arrived like a delicate breeze on the musical market and blew out people boredom and idleness. Her first single “Mama do” topped the UK single chart, making her the first English female singer to get a number one single without any TV reality show background. A star was born. Pixie Lott is going to release her debut studio album on September 14th, a week later her second hit release “Boys & Girls”. It’s now available so check it out together!

Here is one of the most anticipated albums of the year, here is a quality piece of product from an artist who cast a spell on the British crowd and me too, and here is my obsession.

First Pixie Lott’s album is a brilliant combination of contemporary pop music with retro influences, but still sounding very fresh. This musical dichotomy makes Pixie Lott’s soul come to light and revealed her feelings about teenage life that fluctuates between love issues and enjoying the club scene. Besides, this double dimension is perceptible in Pixie‘s will to make her listeners have a real good time with danceable tracks but also to move them with such beautiful ballads. Thus, this opus shines artistically speaking due to these disparate oppositions. Even Pixie’s vocals are still very different: her voice can be sweet and juvenile but also powerful and mature. This is the strongest point of the album:  all its nuances appeal to us and show how serious the work on this musical production has been.

The album starts off with “Mama Do”, her first single that pushed her towards the front of the stage and shows to the whole world who Pixie Lott is. Besides, this track is really representative of Pixie’s vocal, image and musical direction. This is a sensational pop track including 60’s soulful elements. Pixie sounds like a mix of Winehouse dark style and Duffy’s glamour.  The second track, “Cry me out” is a classic 50’s pop ballad where Pixie‘s vocals extent leak out. The chorus high notes are perfectly executed and show how mature and full her voice is. It sounds epic and just gorgeous. “Nothing Compares”, like the previous one, is a stunning epic ballad whose verses are completely by the chorus where Pixie shines vocally speaking; disclosing every nuance she can sing.

Pixie has the sense not to weary her listeners too much with “solemn ballads” and knows how to brighten up their days with such sweet treasures like “Band Aid” or even “My Love”. The atmosphere of the album becomes consequently cooler and airier, perfect to take you into an exotic land you don’t want to leave anymore. Her vocals sound a bit immature but that add a soothy dimension to the songs. Thus, Band Aid with its island feel will make you feel good, whereas My Love will calm things down with its flowy R’n’B-ish melody.

This part of the opus aims to raise love issues and to unveil the different sides of the most powerful feeling a human being is able to feel.

Dancy anthems are also present on “Turn it up” with such dynamic tunes like “Boys & Girls” that makes you wanna have a party. Besides, this track is the most precious treasure in Miss Lott’s casket. Pixie effortlessly rides the beat of the song with her impressive vocals. The chorus is really catchy and intoxicating, especially when Pixie keeps repeating “All the boys and the girls (no you just can’t stop)”.  “Turn it up “is also another danceable track that gets stuck in my head and drives me completely insane. 

“Here we Go again” for her. This is what I can call a hit due to its infectious beats and great arrangements. Pixie Lott gave it a special dimension, so that it sounds both English and so modern. At last, “Gravity” is another gold nugget present on this album. This is a dynamic ballad but sounding still very touching. Pixie’s synthesized voice makes it really powerful. It sounds quite “industrial” because of this point; however it’s still addictive and pleasant to hear. It’s different from the others ballads and I think that is its strongest point. The melodic efficaciousness seems to prevail over the emotion it’s supposed to express, and I can say it works well.

With this second part, Pixie demonstrates she’s able make you dance as well as she can touch you.

To conclude with this review, I will briefly talk about the two disappointments of this musical production. That is of course “The Way the Words Work” and “Hold me in your arms“which are weaker than the previous songs. These are classic, I can even say generic ballads. Pixie Lott is singing well, but it’s still quite forgettable, that’s why I won’t enlarge on this subject.

Is this album good? Did Pixie Lott take up the challenge? My answer is yes.

Although this album is classic and maybe sometimes a bit too easy to listen, it really shows us Pixie Lott’s personality, and that’s what I was expecting from a debut album. Pixie displayed her singing talent and disclosed the different sides of her music direction, her soul and her life. It’s not perfect: some songs lack of substance, and yet I like all the songs on the same level because all of them have their own atmosphere and feeling. It’s globally a cohesive album, so that shows that Pixie didn’t make fun of us and give to us a musical production she get involved in. As a conclusion, you can listen to it with your eyes closed.  

Grade: A++

I’m sorry to have written such a long review but Pixie Lott worked so much on it that I finally have many things to say.

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Passion Pit

Passion Pit - Manners

Electronica isn’t always too catchy in my opinion.  It seems to wander a bunch and rely too much on repetition.  Verses usually consist of the same line or lines repeated non-stop with only the music changing, or perhaps the vocal delivery.  Passion Pit mixes electronica with traditional pop song structures and approaches, making everything on their Manners album undeniably hard to resist.  Great for any time in which energy is needed, because the songs all have addictive upbeat rhythms pulsing through the electronic phases and samples.  Every tune is danceable, and every song works extremely well for running or something that evokes the need to expend a lot of pent up emotion and stress (any type of physical activity, really–yes, this includes sex).

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

STRATOSPHERE

A little mix a made for me, myself and my ipod. Spacy pop disco is the name of the game. Enjoy.

Richard Danger – Stratosphere Boogie Mix

Tracks

The Police – How Stupid Mr. Bates

Jonathan Jeremiah – Happiness (Morgan Geist Remix)

Arbraham – Magpie

Smith & Mud – Shulme (Lexx Remix)

Dolly Parton – Jolene Jolene (Ilya Santana Version)

Pat Les Stache – Much More Love

Roxy Music – To Turn You On (The Disco Pusher Remix)

Floating Points – Love Me Like This (ftps Remix)

Faze Action – Venus & Mars

Grandadbob – Hide Me (Al Usher Remix)

Holy Ghost! – I Will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights Version)

Phil Davies & Ch. Ried – Muscle and Heat

Jürgen Paape – Mit Dir

Alides Hidding – Hollywood Seven

The Lovin´ Spoonful – Summer In The City (Peter Visti Edit)

Solli Diskoklubb – Nye Tider

Watch Tv & The Lovemonk All Stars Feat Gene Garcia – Wild Safari (Darshan Jesrani Monkey Mix)

Lovelock – Maybe Tonight

Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption (Instrumental)

Vitreous – Guise (T.A.W.C. Remix)

Miike Snow – Burial (Dj Mhedi Remix)

Unknown Artist – Sermon (Serotonin Edit)

George Harrison – Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

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pocketbooks

Άλλο ένα φαρμακάκι από το ράφι που έχει τα γκρουπ του ‘60, τους Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura και τον Τουίτυ. Μελωδικό boy-girl. Θεραπευτικό χωρίς σοβαρές παρενέργειες.

pocketbooks : falling leaves

pocketbooks :fleeting moments

pocketbooks : footsteps

pocketbooks : summertime

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Almost over....

Yo peoplez..I’m pretty much down right now.Well,actually i’ve been feeling the same thing for quite a few days already.It’s like i’m INVISIBLE or MICROSCOPIC..It’s because whenever I talk to someone especially my friends and classmates,they just ignore me.Some act like i’m not even there!And a bestfriend of mine,told me a hurtful line.we were having a conversation during dismissal so here it goes:

Bestie:Go with me to Emman first!

Me:No!I don’t!He’s going to think that i’m stalking him and he’s gonna hate me than ever!

Bestie:I’ll just ask him something

Me:fine..whatever

Bestie:Hey can you go with me to Emman downstairs?I’ll talk with him for a while

Me:I can’t.I told you I don’t wanna see his face.And why do you always have to mention his name?!

Bestie:Nevermind!you’re just JEALOUS because you can’t go near him and talk with him *walks away*

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During her last sentence,I was struck with that.No i’m not jealous,But it kinda hurts.So yeah.Let’s just get over it with.Intramurals is fast approaching,And as it’s fast approaching,I think i’m starting to have infatuation with my schoolmate(Dan Kyle).He plays as my husband in the national anthem.he’s got the looks and the attitude.But hey over-all…It’s still EMMAN :p Well,you guys probably remember on my last post,I told you about how crazy I am about Justin Bieber right?So i’m going to share you his music video for “One Time” H’s such a cutie pie!and he’s very talented and cool.So check the video out and some of his links too ^^ tnx!

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Justin Bieber’s links..

Youtube pages:

http://www.youtube.com/user/justinbieber

http://www.youtube.com/user/kidrauhl

Myspace profile:

http://www.myspace.com/justinbieber

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/JustinBieber

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/justinbieber

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Keep up for more updates about me and probably some of my friends and enemies.LOL

Cheerios,

.::jana::.

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Preview de REVOLVER da Madonna!!

OMG! Sim, foi isso mesmo que você leu no título. O site da Amazon disponibilizou alguns SEGUNDOS da nova faixa [que com fé em Deus será super HIT] da nossa queria Rainha do POP.

O nome da faixa como já estava confirmada a um tempo atrás se chama REVOLVER que tem a participação do rapper Lil ´Wayne e é QUASE igual a demo que vazou há um tempo atrás na voz de uma cantora desconhecida.

Eu simplesmente já tinha amado a demo e amei mais ainda a música na voz da Madge.

My love’s a gun, my sex is a killer. Do u wanna die happy?[FAN MODE ON]

Quer ouvir o preview? Clica no play antes que tirem do ar!

Por Riick

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Repertorio Número 1 de Canciones Special Norvidge

¡Hola a todos los lectores del blog! Hoy he decidido crear una nueva sección musica para compartir con vosotros todas las canciones que me llenan, es decir, éstas que al escucharlas me hacen sentir cosas, las canciones que hacen pensar, o las que a mí más me gusten. Es un apartado para compartir música actual y que todos podamos opinar y comentar sobre las canciones y los compositores o cantantes. Aquí os dejo con el primer repertorio:

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Hiver 2010 : Motifs damier et tendance graphique

Une collection aux allures de manifeste – Cette saison, je rends hommage à Bridget Riley et Claude Viallat, dont les audaces graphiques et optiques font l’effet d’une vibration sur la toile.

Pour entamer l’hiver, je souhaitais une atténuation de la couleur, avec des pièces réalisées principalement en noir et blanc tout en donnant l’impression d’un éclat de lumière et de vibration. La seule touche colorée semble aléatoire et hors sujet.

La forme colorée s’inspire directement des chapeaux que l’on a pu découvrir lors du dernier défilé Vuitton (des noeuds aux allures d’oreilles de lapin). Elle entoure la silhouette et brise le fond damier hypnotique qui serait trop présent sans cela.

En regardant de plus prés, on constate que tout est motif et répétition dans cette composition : le cadrillage, les pois corail ton sur ton, les cheveux formant des boucles et les rayures brisant les aplats noirs. A y réfléchir les cours que j’ai eu avec Claude Viallat à l’Université y sont pour beaucoup. Travaillant toujours plus l’accent sur les rapports de densité, d’intensité et de brillance entre les surfaces colorées et une forme répétée.

© Copyright Amylee Art Design

Titre : Harper

Collection : Podium

Saison : A/H 2010

Format : 100×50cm

Qualité : pièce unique, composée à la main

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

- En français dans la Sélec'

La Sélec’ 6 est disponible depuis mi août dans les médiathèques. Les amateurs de chanson française n’ont pas été oubliés et il y en a pour tous les goûts (ou presque).

Un beau mélange de genres donc (comme le laisse deviner les pochettes ci-dessus) mais aussi un point commun à tous ces artistes: un certain décalage. Hors de tout formatage, une même liberté dans la démarche qu’elle soit littéraire ou plus ludique, pop ou engagée, grave ou légère. Cette même façon de prendre la chanson par la bande et de se jouer des courants dominants. Quelque soit la manière ou l’univers, les mots vous questionnent, vous titillent. Evocation poétique, dépaysement ou interpellation frontale et sans concession mais aussi des textes qui passent au second plan pour laisser place à la musique.

Quelques mots, sons et images des albums en question, un avant-goût de vos futurs emprunts à la médiathèque…

“Cristal Ballroom” est un album sombre, luxuriant, regorgeant d’instruments et de poésie.De sa voix grave, un rien éraillée, BABX vous entraîne dans une suite d’ambiances, d’histoires et souvent de voyages (Senza, saxophone, balalaïka, …). Danseurs désabusés, amours déchus, bienvenus dans le cabaret mélancolique de BABX.

Avec son “Fantomatisme”, Holden nous offre de replonger dans cet univers pop et poétique qui leur est propre. Une poésie discrète et une profondeur qui se révèle au fil d’écoutes répétées. De plages en plages, aquarelles sensibles illustrant presque toute le trouble d’exister, la perte, le doute.  Et bien sûr le chant d’Armelle Pioline, alangui, nonchalant et lointain s’abandonnant aux courbes claires des mélodies ou se fondant par moment aux apparitions  sonores diverses et impromptues (chorale, vibraphone, grésillements électroniques, …).

A l’écoute de “Stromboli”, second album pour Montgomery mieux vaut ne pas chercher la direction que le groupe à voulu prendre tant il est vrai qu’ils partent dans tous les sens. Pop, rock, envolées planantes ou électronica, tout y passe et il ne tient qu’à vous de suivre ce groupe qui ne se prend pas au sérieux et ne craint pas d’emprunter ces horizons musicaux parfois très différents. Et si parfois les paroles sont un peu bizarres voir incompréhensibles disons que c’est un des ingrédients de ce gentil délire et que cela ne gâche pas votre plaisir.

“Je remercie le hasard qui”, quatrième album pour Ignatus depuis la fin du duo qu’il formait avec Olivier Libaux, Les Objets. Loin des projecteurs et de toute agitation médiatique (son clip “Dans l’herbe” – voir ci-dessous -  à malgré tout fait pas mal de bruit sur internet) il poursuit son chemin, invariablement caractérisé par un univers singulier et personnel. Le fait d’autoproduire cet album représente sans doute un pas supplémentaire vers cette liberté artistique. Liberté savourée, Ignatus à pris le temps (plusieurs années de home studio) d’écrire, arranger, chercher. C’est ainsi que son univers serein, chaleureux entre douce mélancolie et joies simples s’est enrichi des sons et d’instruments (cuivres, sanzas, orchestre de mélodicas, voix pygmées, clochettes, orgue à bouche, …) Textes qui font mouches, arrangements superbes et trouvailles sonores, un album qui paraît trop court (40′)  et qu’on ne se lasse pas d’écouter.

Le second album de Nonstop, “Je n’ai rien compris mais je suis d’accord” se situe à nouveau aux croisements du hip-hop, du rock, de l’electro et de la chanson. Frédo Roman manie la langue française avec autant d’adresse que de rage. Les textes qu’ils soient criés, éructés ou simplement dits sont toujours intelligibles et souvent fascinants pour peu que vous acceptiez leur noirceur, leur étrangeté voir leur violence.  Pas de violence gratuite mais une réaction cinglante et féroce contre notre époque pour exprimer le doute, l’injustice, le rejet de toute déshumanisation.  Diverses personnalité gravitent autour de projet, Richard Roman (Diabologum) le frère de Frédo, Arnaud Michniak (Diabologum, Programme) et Serge Teyssot-Gay (Noir Désir).

La réputation de Karkwa n’est plus à faire au Québec et avec “Le volume du vent”, leur troisième album, gageons que leur popularité va encore grandir chez nous. Ils chantent en français, l’accent canadien en prime bien sûr, mais pour le reste c’est bien de pop-rock à l’anglo-saxonne qu’il s’agit; Radiohead est souvent cité comme parent proche. A vous de juger et pourquoi pas en écoutant le morceau ci-dessous.

Geoffrey Briquet

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Saiu novo clipe do Jesse McCartney!

Para os mocinhos e mocinhas que gostam do som do Jesse McCartney, venho avisar que o novo clipe dele que tem participação do Lil´Wayne saiu. A música intitulada de ‘Body Linguage‘ é uma mistura de Pop, R&B e Rap.

Enfim, eu sempre gostei da música [sim, eu escuto umas cançõeszinhas dele] mas o clipe não foi um dos melhores. Porém, tem quem goste.

Pra assistir cliquem no Play e HAVE FUN!

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

I Am Your Autopilot-Robots In The Orchestra (2009)

Trío formado en Manchester, UK. Esta es su primer producción.

Tracklist

01. Smokescreens 3:08

02. All In Our Hands 3:47

03. We’ve Been Here Before 4:51

04. Airside 3:33

05. Think Of The Words 3:43

06. Empty Heart 4:02

07. Yesterday’s Signs 3:59

08. Traces 5:46

09. Timelines 5:06

10. Five Lanes 6:44

Genero: Indie, Pop, Folk,

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Michael Jackson será a celebridade que vai faturar mais em 2010

Mesmo morto, rei do pop é aposta dos analistas de mercado para fazer mais de US$ 200 milhões no próximo ano, acima de Ronaldo e dos Beckhams



O cantor Michael Jackson, durante anúncio de sua turnê mundial 2009: shows em Londres que nunca aconteceram

Mesmo depois de ser devidamente enterrado, o cantor norte-americano Michael Jackson continuará sendo a celebridade a faturar mais como marca em 2010. A aposta é dos analistas de mercado britânico, que elegeram Michael o “mais valorizado” de uma lista de 20 celebridades com poder para movimentar as caixas registradoras no país.



O ranking inclui o cantor Elvis Presley, o ator Heath Ledger (o Coringa de Batman) e a vencedora do Big Brother, Jade Goody, todos falecidos.

Morto aos 50 anos, a imagem de Jackson tem potencial para vender de roupas e acessórios até bonecos e chaveiros, ampliando uma já lucrativa linha comercial que deve perdurar com os anos.

A lista traz ainda os atores Daniel Radcliffe e Emma Watson, de “Harry Potter”, cantoras pop como Lady GaGa e Britney Spears, o ator Robert Pattinson, o vampiro de “Twilight”, a herdeira e empresária Paris Hilton, e esportistas como o corredor de Fórmula 1, Lewis Hamilton.

A previsão foi feita por mil especialistas em licenciamento e branding, os maiores da Europa, que se reunirão para o evento Brand Licensing em Londres no final deste mês.

Segundo Ciarán Coyle, diretor do Beanstalk Group, “os herdeiros de Michael Jackson poderiam faturar de US$150 milhões a mais de US$ 200 milhões em royalties de licenciamento de 2010”.

“A imagem de Michael e seu legado estão licenciados para qualquer tipo de produto, de moedas a roupas, livros e até bichinhos de pelúcia”, disse Coyle ao jornal inglês The daily Telegraph.

“Para se entender melhor as coisas, a marca Elvis faturou US$ 45 milhões no ano passado e só uma pequena parte disso veio de acordos de licenciamento”.

“O motivo pelo qual Michael Jackson continuará faturando como uma marca licenciada é que ele tinha fama e uma ligação muito forte com seus potenciais consumidores”, garante.

20 Maiores Marcas de Celebridades para 2010 * Posição Celebridade 1 Michael Jackson 2 Cristiano Ronaldo 3 Lady GaGa 4 Emma Watson 5 Daniel Radcliffe 6 David e Victoria Beckham 7 Lewis Hamilton 8 Robert Pattinson 9 Elvis Presley 10 Britney Spears 11 Katy Perry 12 Andy Murray 13 Usain Bolt 14 Jenson Button 15 Kate Moss 16 Katie Price 17 Jamie Oliver 18 Paris Hilton 19 Heath Ledger 20 Jade Goody *Brand Licensing

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Fonte: Epoca Negócios

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Prinsesje

Het bericht van gisteren deed me aan Lily Allen denken. Ik heb een zwak voor Lily Allen. Vooral als ze weer eens met de tietjes bloot in de boekskes staat. Maar ook wel omdat ze een lekker grofgebekt prinsesje is. En ze schrijft wel eens een leuk nummer. Op het werk spuit een commerciële radio vierentwintig uur per dag groengele diarree de gang, receptie en ontspanningsruimte in. Geloof me: als er een liedje van haar hand passeert begin je vanzelf te glimlachen. Vóór de release van haar laatste album gaf Lily geluidsbestanden vrij waarmee remixers hun gang mochten gaan. De mysterieuze Amerikaan Doctor Rosen Rosen plakte Lily’s stemmetjes over compleet nieuwe backing tracks en remixte op die manier het volledige album. Het resultaat, ‘It’s Not Me, It’s… Doctor Rosen Rosen’, is verrassend goed. Een stevige lap donkere, melancholische synthpop. Ga naar de homepage van Doctor Rosen Rosen, geef je e-mailadres in en ontvang het volledige album voor niets.

Lily Allen – Never Gonna Happen (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)

Download ‘It’s Not Me, It’s… Doctor Rosen Rosen’ hier.

Myspace.

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Baby Teeth - Hustle Beach (2009)

Tercer disco de esta banda originaria de Chicago. El albúm es el fruto de un blog donde cada semana,  se publicaba una canción. Recomendado para fans de Spoon, Hold Steady y ELO.

Tracklist

1. Big Schools

2. The Part You Play

3. Hustle Beach

4. I Hope She Won’t Let Me

5. Shrine

6. Snake Eyes

7. The Rules

8. Let It Roll

9. The Swede

10. I Tried to Figure You Out

11. Hard to Find a Friend

Genre : Indie,Pop,Alternative YESS!

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Conheça dicas para ganhar dinheiro na internet. -- a pedido estou postanto...

Dicas como ganhar dinheiro na internet..

COMO GANHAR DINHEIRO FÁCIL E LIMPO COM R$ 6,00 UMA CHANCE DE GANHAR DINHEIRO FÁCIL E LIMPO COM APENAS R$ 6,00!!!! ESSE MÉTODO FOI REPORTADO POSITIVAMENTE POR UMA REVISTA SUPERCONHECIDA E UTILIZADO POR PAÍSES DE 1º MUNDO. ESSA É A SUA OPORTUNIDADE DE MUDAR! ACREDITE NO NOSSO PROJETO E INVISTA APENAS R$ 6,00. *** ESSE PROGRAMA CHAMA-SE “AJUDA MÚTUA” COMO GANHAR DINHEIRO RÁPIDO NA INTERNET VOCÊ JÁ IMAGINOU GANHAR R$ 25.000,00 EM MENOS DE 4 SEMANAS?? ACHA IMPOSSÍVEL? NÃO É MILAGRE É PROBABILIDADE DE SUCESSO!! ENTÃO LEIA ESTE ARTIGO E COMEMORE!!! É aconselhável que você salve este arquivo em seu computador e leia-o em um editor de texto. Pode parecer mais uma daquelas falsas notícias que você vê por aí, **MAS POR FAVOR LEIA** este texto para entender, é muito fácil, simples e funciona!! O texto é um pouco extenso, porque explica detalhadamente. Transforme R$ 6,00 em mais de R $ 2.000,00 lendo este texto e fazendo tudo conforme está aqui, você vai ganhar dinheiro rapidinho. Eu achei essa mensagem em um fórum VIP e decidi participar. Pouco tempo atrás, eu estava olhando mensagens nos fóruns e newsgroups, que nem você está fazendo agora, e encontrei um artigo semelhante a este que dizia que eu poderia fazer ## DENUNCIE OS SPAMERS ## dentro de semanas com só investimento inicial de R$6,00! Assim eu pensei, ‘Que bobagem’, mas como a maioria de nós, eu sou curioso, e assim eu continuei lendo. O texto dizia para eu enviar R $1,00 a cada um dos 6 nomes com endereços declarados no artigo. Depois de feito isso, colocar meu próprio nome na posição #6 da lista e mandar o artigo para pelo menos 200 fóruns, newsgroups ou bate-papos. Existem milhares na internet, só fazendo isso ganharia muito dinheiro. Assim depois de refletir sobre isto, e falando primeiro com algumas pessoas, eu resolvi tentar isso. Eu cheguei à conclusão ‘## DENUNCIE OS SPAMERS ## e R$6,00 ? É um negócio que dá pra arriscar. Então eu mandei os DESPREZÍVEIS R$6,00. Bem, ADIVINHE?… Dentro de 15 dias, fiquei surpreso quando comecei a receber dinheiro pelo correio! Já de início recebi R$ 12,00, pensei ‘Isso é uma Fria’. Já recuperei o dinheiro investido e daí? Mas como outros ganharam R$12 reais na primeira semana e foram a mais R$ 2.700,00 eu pensei ‘vou esperar para ver’, e percebi que o dinheiro continuou chegando, chegando… Eu até me acostumei com a rotina de abrir cartas de pessoas de todo o país. No final de 2 meses, quanto eu havia ganho? R$1000, R$ 2000? Que nada! Eu ganhei um total de R$9.580 reais e pude comprar várias coisas para mim, como câmera digital, um computador super moderno, limpei o meu nome do Serasa e SPC e uma moto, entre outras coisas. Por isso eu acredito que seja mesmo possível atingir o valor de R $25.000 reais. Só depende de você! Tenha uma atitude de coragem e Fé! Você deve seguir as instruções e mandar este artigo para todos os lugares que você puder e imaginar! O quanto você mandar vai determinar a quantidade de dinheiro que irá chegar em sua caixa de correspondência!! É simplesmente muito fácil de se realizar!!! Vamos revisar agora os motivos que você tem para fazer isso: O custo é de somente 6 selos e 6 notinhas de um real que você manda para os nomes da lista pelo correio. Então simplesmente mande este arquivo (COM O SEU NOME ADICIONADO A ELE) para tudo quanto e Rede de mensagens e BBS que conheça e possa. Depois se sente, ironicamente, de um passeio até a sua caixa de correspondência e pegue a sua recompensa!!. Eu cuidadosamente escrevi da forma mais detalhada possível, as instruções de como encaminhar a grana para você. ENTÃO, VOCÊ ESTÁ PRONTO PARA GANHAR DINHEIRO? Todos nós temos R$ 6,00 para colocar em tal investimento com RETORNO REALÍSTICO DE $15.000 A $ 25.000 entre 3 a 5 semanas! Então deixe a loteria um pouco de lado, coma em casa ao invés de gastar os 6 reais (no Brasil) comendo fora e utilize esta fortuna ) neste espantoso sistema de fazer dinheiro!!! Não tem como perder!!!!!!!!. Você então pergunta: ‘Como fazer isso exatamente, sem dar problemas?’ E eu te respondo: ENTAO AÍ VAMOS NÓS!!! *** A LISTA DE NOMES ESTA NO FINAL DESTE ARTIGO *** Ok, leia tudo isso cuidadosamente. Imprima estas informações, se quiser, para que você possa facilmente utilizá-las como referência quando precisar. INSTRUÇÕES: 1° PASSO: Pegue um pedaço de papel e escreva nele o seguinte: ‘Por favor me coloque na sua lista’ . Isto cria o serviço a partir do sistema de ganhar dinheiro e o torna TOTALMENTE LEGAL. Se você não gosta da idéia de mandar R$1,00 para alguém, tenha em mente que você esta pagando esta quantia para um serviço legal. Tenha certeza que você incluiu o seu nome e endereço. Eu asseguro a você, novamente, que isso e complemente legal!. 2° PASSO: Agora dobre este pedaço de papel em volta da nota que você vai mandar (nada de cheques ou vales), os coloque em um envelope e mande para as seis pessoas da lista. Dobrar o papel em volta da nota assegura que o dinheiro vai chegar. 3° PASSO: Agora leia cuidadosamente, que ESTA É A PARTE QUE FALA COMO O DINHEIRO VAI CHEGAR ATE VOCÊ. Elimine o primeiro nome da lista e em seguida reordene a lista de 1 a 5, ou seja ( 2 torna-se 1, 3 torna-se 2 e assim sucessivamente). Agora coloque o seu nome e endereço como o sexto da lista. 4° PASSO: Agora faça o Upload (Mande) do arquivo para quantas Áreas de Redes de Mensagens e áreas de arquivos (fóruns ou newsgroups ou mural de recados) forem possíveis. Coloque como descrição algo como: ‘Precisa de grana urgente? Aqui esta a solução!’ ou ‘Precisa de dinheiro para pagar o que deve??’, etc. E quanto mais Uploads você fizer, mais grana você vai ganhar, e é claro, mais grana os outros da lista vão ganhar também. O SEGREDO DESTE SISTEMA É A HONESTIDADE DOS PARTICIPANTES E CONSEGUIR 5.000% DE LUCRO NESTE SISTEMA!! Você vai se maravilhar com os benefícios, pode acreditar!! Determine um número concreto de Uploads que vai fazer, um mínimo de 200 Uploads. E tenha sempre em mente que quanto mais Uploads você fizer, mais grana você fará. 5° PASSO: Este é o passo que eu mais gosto. APENAS SENTE-SE E APROVEITE A VIDA PORQUE A GRANA ESTÁ A CAMINHO!! Tenha em mente que geralmente apenas uns trocados aparecem em 2 semanas, mas na 3 e 4 semanas, uma tempestade de GRANA VAI DESTRUÍR A SUA CAIXA DE CORREIO de tão cheia!!!! E tudo o que você precisará fazer é pegar a grana e tentar não gritar muito alto, quando perceber que FINALMENTE CONSEGUIU ALCANÇAR SEUS SONHOS, e ficou cheio da grana!!!!!. —–COMO POSTAR NOS NEWSGROUPS—— Etapa 1: copie e salve este artigo em seu editor de texto.(selecione o texto, clique em Editar e Copiar, abra seu editor de texto e clique em Editar e Colar, depois clique em Arquivo e Salvar como.txt). Etapa 2: Faça as devidas alterações neste artigo, incluindo seu nome na sexta posição da lista. Etapa 3: Salve novamente o arquivo. Clique em Editar e Selecionar tudo. Clique novamente em Editar e Copiar. Etapa 4: Abra seu navegador, Netscape, Internet Explorer ou algum outro qualquer e procure vários newsgroups (fóruns on-line, cadernos de mensagens, locais de conversa, discussões) e poste uma mensagem nova em cada MURAL ou ÁREA, ou NOVO TÓPICO etc. Etapa 5: Para postar nesses newsgroups. No campo destinado para digitar o texto ou mensagem a ser enviada para o fórum ou newsgroups, clique com o botão direito do mouse. Em seguida clique em colar. Como Assunto ou título, digite um nome que chame atenção, como o meu, ou invente algo parecido. Clique em enviar e pronto, você acabou de enviar sua primeira mensagem! Parabéns… Etapa 6) Selecione outro newsgroups e repita o passo 5. Faça isso para no mínimo 200 newsgroups. Pronto você logo começará a receber dinheiro pelo correio. Dica: Procure sites famosos CADÊ, TERRA, BRTURBO, PROGRAMAÇÃO, UOL, etc. que tenham fóruns e poste lá também pois são os mais visitados e lembre-se as suas postagens em fóruns são mais vistas no mesmo dia por milhares de pessoas o que quer dizer que você pode postar várias vezes em um mesmo fórum em dias diferentes,legal né, isso é a informática a nosso serviço. Pronto! Você logo começará a receber dinheiro dentro de dias! Você pode querer alugar uma Caixa Postal devido à grande quantia de correio que você eventualmente receberá. Se você desejar ficar anônimo, pode inventar um nome, contando que o endereço esteja correto para você receber o dinheiro. CONFIRA SEU ENDEREÇO!!! * * Agora o COMO TUDO ACONTECERÁ para que você receba muito dinheiro Pessimistamente vamos dizer que das 200 mensagens que eu enviei, diga que eu receba só 5 respostas um exemplo muito baixo, então receberei R$ 5,00 com meu nome na posição #6 na carta. Agora, cada uma das 5 pessoas que há pouco me enviaram R $1,00 enviam mais o MÍNIMO 200 mensagens para outros lugares diferentes, cada uma com o meu nome agora na posição #5 e só 5 pessoas respondem a cada uma dessas 5 pessoas 30 pessoas honestamente participarem de um total de 1200 mensagens para várias pessoas, um exemplo muito baixo mesmo, isso é mais R$25,00 para mim. Agora esses 25 cada faz 200 postos MÍNIMOS com meu nome na posição #4 e só 5 respondem para cada um dos 25 que enviaram, eu receberei então mais R $125,00. Agora essas 125 pessoas postam o MÍNIMO 200 com meu nome na posição #3 e só 5 respondem cada, eu ganharei mais R$626,00! OK. Agora aqui é a parte divertida, cada dessas 625 pessoas posta para um MÍNIMO 200 newsgroups diferentes com meu nome a posição 2 e cada um só recebem 5 retornos. Isso me rende mais R$3.125,00!!! Essas 3.125 pessoas também vão mandar mensagens a 200 newsgroups com meu nome na posição #1 e se ainda 5 pessoas dos 200 newsgroups de cara reagem eu receberei $15.625,00! Com um investimento original de só R$6,00! Incrível! Quando seu nome sai da lista você só precisa enviar mais R $6.00 e colocar seu nome na posição 6 de uma nova mensagem e postar mais 200 mensagens novamente. Você deve lembrar que milhares de pessoas estão entrando na Internet no Brasil e no mundo inteiro e estão lendo estes artigos todos os dias, assim como você agora!! Você deveria pegar R$6,00 e tentar ver se funciona?? eu acho que sim, umas pessoas disseram ‘E se isso não der o retorno esperado? ‘ O que são seis reais hoje quando há muito mais chance de realmente funcionar. Quais as chances disso acontecer quando milhões de pessoas honestas como você estão se juntando a esse grupo?. Estima-se que entre 20.000 e 50.000 novas pessoas se juntem à Internet todos os dias e vão para os chats e newsgroups!. Lembre-se, seja HONESTO e isto realmente funcionará. Ainda continuo fazendo esse trabalho que é legal, simples e rentável, não tem burocracia nenhuma, só é necessário ter um computador com internet disponível e a boa vontade de ficar navegando espalhando mensagens por milhares de fóruns. DICA ÚTIL *** Caso você tenha uma crise de poucos fóruns experimente entrar no www.google.com.br e digitar algo como fórum, fóruns, Nova Mensagem, assunto, postar em novo tópico,inserir mensagens em mural etc. OBS : QUANDO COLOCAR O DINHEIRO NO ENVELOPE USE UM PEDAÇO DE CARTOLINA PRETA E ENVOLVA A CÉDULA NA CARTOLINA, para os carteiros não desconfiar do objeto postado OK! Não se preocupe da forma de como você vai participar.Clique em pesquisar para cada palavra que testar e você ficará surpreso, pois cerca de 20 a 30 mil sites aparecerão com fóruns para você escolher, entre em cada um deles com o botão direito do mouse +abrir em uma nova janela. Alguns requerem cadastro, fáça-o pois a maioria deles são grátis, guarde o login e senha para novas postagens. *** Agora PAGUE AQUELAS CONTAS ATRASADAS E SUAS DIVÍDAS, DEIXE DE SER CAUDA E PASSE A SER CABEÇA compre algo que você sempre sonhou, ou algo para aquela pessoa especial (ou aquela que você tanto desejou por toda sua vida) SAIA DESSA VIDA REGRADA. APROVEITE A VIDA!!! Sempre que você acabar de gastar a grana que conseguiu, simplesmente reative o sistema. Para isso, tenha sempre duas cópias de segurança deste arquivo com você. Uma em disquete, outra no seu HD. O mais incrível é que você pode usar este sistema quantas vezes você necessitar!!!. ——— DEPOIMENTOS ———- Ganhar R$ 12.513,00 me faz refletir nesta questão: ‘Por que, sendo Internauta de carteirinha a 3 anos, fui descobrir esta oportunidade só há poucas semanas??? Estou pronto para mandar mais 300 E-mails… João Carlos Neto – São Paulo – SP ……Recebi por E-mail esta chance e arrisquei. É impressionante o número de cartas que chegava a cada dia em minha caixa de correio: Até agora ganhei um total de R$ 6.321,00 e estou pronta para mais uma rodada!! Luiza Campos – Criciúma – Santa Catarina ……No começo debochei de um amigo meu que entrou neste negócio e em menos de 2 meses ele me devolveu o deboche mostrando aquela pilha de cartas em sua casa e o prêmio que ganhou com aquela oportunidade (quase R $8.000,00). Fiquei de queixo caído e como não sou bobo, entrei de corpo e alma neste negócio. Até o momento que escrevi este depoimento já ganhei R$ 3.900 reais. Demais!!!! Diogo Matias – São Paulo – SP. Sabe de uma coisa? Foi os R$6,00 mais bem investidos na minha vida. Emanuel ‘Jaguar’ Menezes – Salvador – Bahia ……R$17.103,00. Este foi o resultado de R$6,00 e quase 3 meses de espera. Comprei um carro, um computador Pentium II todo ‘turbinado’ e aluguei uma casa na praia onde fiz uma festa inesquecível pra minha galera. Juliano Hilário Zimmermann – Foz do Iguaçu – Paraná. Fiquei tonta com aquela montanha de cartas que estavam estacionadas no meu quarto desde 4 semanas atrás. E o que é melhor: as cartas não estão parando de chegar. Vamos lá pessoal, façam como eu, e lembrem- se: R$ 6,00 não são nada comparado ao que você irá ganhar dentro de 4 semanas!!! Sandra S. Farias – Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul. Aos incrédulos um aviso: já comprei um carro novo, um aparelho de som, uma moto e uma televisão 29′ com todos os R$23.466,00 que ganhei com esta oportunidade. Ricardo Felipe Duarte – Angra dos Reis – Rio de Janeiro …… ‘Ora, é só uma brincadeira: eu dou uma nota de 1 real para 6 pessoas e mando uns 100 E-mails só para ver no que vai dar’ pensei comigo quando resolvi entrar. Foi a brincadeira mais lucrativa que eu participei (tomei um banho de Shopping com o dinheiro que ganhei). Ana Paula Resende – Volta Redonda – Rio de Janeiro

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3. OSWALDO SARAIVA BEZERRA JÚNIOR- RUA PROFº COSTA MENDES Nº 258 B DAMAS CEP 60416-200, FORTALEZA –CEARÁ

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5. ROSEMEIRE CRISTINA CAUDAS AV.DAS INDUSTRIAS N°845 BAIRRO: NOSSA SENHORA DAS GRAÇAS CEP 33040-130 SANTA LUZIA – MG BRASIL

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Você concorda? POSTADO POR MARY Lembresse: A HONESTIDADE É O QUE FAZ ESTE PROGRAMA FUNCIONAR!!!

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Nudity is Not a Crime - Not in England nor Wales

A BBC article explains the law as it pertains to nudity in the UK.

England and Wales are cool, but Scotland has it in for the dicky-waivers.

Justin Holwell stripped off in London’s Trafalgar Square and was not arrested, even when police were called in.

Now, if he’d have gone nude simply to piss people off, he might well be incarcerated.

It’s a fine line between a good time and causing “alarm or distress.”

Here in the U.S., you could be busting a kidney, but taking a wee in public would likely see you hauled off to the hoosegow. We’re a very uptight nation.

That’s just one more reason I’d like to move across the pond. Because I like the idea of stripping off in front of Buckingham Palace. And even though I would never do it, it’s nice to know I could, and probably avoid jail-time.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | When does public nakedness become a crime?

Naked Man at Trafalgar Square

Urinals in the middle of the sidewalk in London. Ingerland, Ingerland, Ingerland.

London Pop Up Urinals - Sorry Girls

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Saturday, September 5, 2009

SOTD: Think Of You - A Fine Frenzy

Song: Think Of You

Artist: A Fine Frenzy

Album: One Cell In The Sea

Genre: Indie-Pop

In short: A sad tale of love gone wrong. Alison Sudol’s (her real name) heart-breaking lyrics (“Just to put your mind at ease, you don’t own me anything/you paid me well in memories”) will definitely get to you. This song works better in winter.

Think Of You – A Fine Frenzy [Download]

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Kid Cudi - DJ Semtex Interview + 3 New Radio Rips

Kid Cudi is in the UK right now and had an interview with DJ Semtex, a long time supporter of Cudi’s. During the hour plus interview, the two of them put on several of Cudi’s songs, three of which were new one’s off Man on the Moon: the End of Day. I can’t say I was dissapointed with any of them, they’re all dope. The newer version of “Sky Might Fall” has a bit of extra vocals at the end, and in all has a deeper sound.

Concerning the interview, it’s over an hour. I listened through it and enjoyed it. The two talk about Cudi’s song on Jay’s new album, “Day N Night” hype, do some shout outs, and discuss his rise all in all. Check it out if you have a bit of time on your hands.

Kid Cudi – Sky Might Fall (Radio Rip)

Kid Cudi Ft. MGMT & Ratatat – Pursuit of Happiness (Radio Rip)

Kid Cudi – Enter Galactic (Radio Rip)

Kid Cudi & DJ Semtex – Full Interview

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