Auf den ersten Blick sehen die vier Musiker von der Indie-Pop Gruppe “The Whitest Boy Alive” nicht aus, als würden sie mit ihren Schnurrbärten und Hornbrillen im klassischen Streberstil die Menge zum Hüpfen bringen. Doch da haben sich ihre Kritiker, sofern es überhaupt welche gibt, getäuscht. Die in Deutschland eher unbekannte Band, bestehend aus dem Schweden Erlend Øye, auch bekannt als Sänger und Musiker der beiden Bands “Kings of Convience” und “Röyksopp” und seinen drei Kollegen aus Berlin Marcin Öz, der in Berlin auch bekannt als DJ Highfish aus dem WMF Club ist, Sebastian Maschat und Daniel Nentwig, hat es geschafft, am 14.August das Publikum auf den Opernterrassen zu berauschen. Bei tollem Wetter, jeder Menge improvisierten Electro-Pop und teils gekonnt gecoverte 90er Hits, boten die Jungs den Fans ein facettenreiches Konzert, welches neben jeder Menge Zugaben auch noch einen preiswerten Eintritt bot.Bei ca. 19,20 Euro konnte wohl kein Zuschauer behaupten, das Geld wäre es nicht wert gewesen. Gleich zum Auftakt brachten sie die Menge mit “1517″ zum Kochen und ließen auch im weiteren Verlauf eigentlich keinen Song der beiden Alben “Dreams” und “Rules” aus. Spätestens bei der Zugabe von “Burning” machten auch die etwas finster aussehenden Sicherheitsmänner einen zufriedenen Eindruck. Dass der Sänger Erlend Øye keinerlei Starallüren besitzt, bewies er, als er sich nach dem Konzert ins Publikum begab und die Besucher mit Autogrammen, Fotos und Unterhaltungen beglückte. Im Großen und Ganzen war das Konzert ein voller Erfolg, welches neben zufriedenen Fans wohl auch einen guten Eindruck bei den Veranstaltern der c/o pop hinterlassen haben wird. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass die Band weiterhin auf dem Boden bleibt und in Zukunft keine überteuerten und unpersönlichen Konzerte geben wird, wie so manch andere erfolgreiche Band.
In the midst of creating this forum and writing about music, sometimes I stumble upon things that happened ages ago that I just have to shed light on one more time because it’s so great.
Passion Pit is undoubtedly one of the finer pop acts to debut in recent years for the simple ability to make people smile and make people dance. Run Toto Run apparently had the same goal in life and put together a great cover and nifty video for their “Sleepyhead” cover.
Thanks, belated, to My Old Kentucky Blog for helping me stumble upon this gem and revisit a great cover. [MOKB]
No Depression dusted off this 2003 article today. There’s a pretty good history of Stax Records in the article, as well as descriptions of some of the best spots in town. What I really admire though, is the author’s attempt at writing about Memphis as a social phenomenon, or the city’s ”sense of place.” Many people struggle to capture the character of places with strong identities. Often such courageous attempts are met with criticism or complete rejection. Trying to get at the meaning of a place is irresistible, though, perhaps because the real meaning of a place comes from our collective perception, and not anyone’s individual idea.
Anyway, it’s a good article: http://archives.nodepression.com/2003/07/memphis-in-the-meantime/
As we approach the end of the first decade of the 2000’s, I’ve decided to add my lists of personal favourites from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s in preparation for the end of this decade.
My list from the 70’s is a unique list, the only one written in retrospect. The list would have been significantly different had I written it when I was 19 in 1979, but many, many favourites remain from my teen years. What I enjoyed most about the 70’s were the random one-or-two hit artists, 70’s R&B, rock acts like the Electric Light Orchestra and Aerosmith, and that totally underrated phenomenon, disco. By the time I was 16 I was looking for music of different shapes and colours. I learned that my local hit radio station wasn’t playing all the hits. I began actively following national trade magazines such as Billboard and, in Canada, RPM Weekly. I started listening to radio shows that offered hit music from the UK, which is where I first encountered Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” and Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”. I became a college radio DJ and fell in love with alternative rock of the day as disco began to wane. But the 70’s were all about 45’s and 12″ dance singles for me, and so my list does not include any album-only tracks. The link to my Favourite 100 Singles of the 70’s is below or on the right sidebar.
Todos conocemos a Santiago Auserón como el alma mater, junto a su hermano Luis, del grupo Radio Futura, conjunto fundamental para comprender la movida de los años 80 y la efervescencia cultural de la incipiente democracia nacida de la Constitución del 78. Pocos saben que Santiago es además filósofo, que estudió en la Complutense de Madrid y en la Universidad de Vincennes en París, y que acudió a los cursos que Deleuze impartió en la Sorbona en aquéllos maravillosos años…
Por este motivo me gustaría recomendaros la página de Santiago “La Huella Sonora”, un portal donde podéis encontrar no sólo referencias biográficas y musicales, así como noticias, novedades y descargas, sino que además tiene un rincón dedicado a la filosofía, pinchando en el enlace “Cuaderno”, donde podemos leer varios artículos interesantes sobre temas relacionados con la filosofía y la música. De entre los que aparecen, os recomiendo “El lenguaje y los medios técnicos”, del que os muestro el comienzo:
El lenguaje y los medios técnicos
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Los medios de comunicación pasan en la actualidad por una transformación profunda, comparable a la que provocó la adopción del alfabeto fonético escrito en Grecia antigua o la invención de la imprenta de tipos móviles en el Renacimiento. Desde hace más de un siglo la electrónica amplía el alcance de la voz hablada o escrita, de las imágenes. Los ordenadores personales, las unidades portátiles que combinan el archivo audiovisual con la telefonía, conectados a la red mundial, desarrollan hoy un potencial que rebasa las necesidades básicas de la comunicación. Propician usos que reclaman contenidos, pero a la vez los subordinan a jugar un papel superfluo.
ZAZ: Le 2 Décembre à L’international.
Bar Concerts:
5-7 Rue Moret, 75011 Paris
En premier lieu, la tonitruante Zaz!!! On n’a pas encore eu le plaisir de l’interviewer mais nous la suivons depuis le début de Titobulle, et cette jeune artiste à tout d’une grande.
Elle s’est même illustrée l’été dernier au pays du soleil levant.
Quelques unes de ses chansons sur son myspace: www.myspace.com/zazofficiel
“Les Louis de Lights” : Le 3 décembre aux “Combustibles”
Adresse: 14, rue Abel, 75012 Paris (Métro Gare de Lyon ou Ledru-Rollin)
Ce quatuor là, c’est un groupe qu’on devrait déjà entendre sur Virgin, Le Mouv ou autres radios du genre. Avec des titres tels que “Get out of your Car” ou ‘He’s Coming”, ils devraient percer dans les hautes sphères du rock français. C’est tout le bien qu’on leur souhaite. Toutefois, il n’y arriveront pas sans votre soutien, donc courez les soutenir le 3décembre.
Leur Myspace: www.myspace.com/louisdelights
Blir alltid lika glad när jag ser den blå skivetiketten med SAM skrivet i rött högst upp. Det var en av de etiketter som oftast hade godis att komma med när det gällde skivsläpp på 80-talet. Komiko är en underbar hybrid av disco och funk som var ganska vanlig i början på 80-talet.
Hade den här favoriten snurrandes i min freestylebandare en hel sommar i början på 80-talet när jag sommarjobbade på Lysingsbadets Campingplats i Västervik. Har skrivit om det tidigare och då nämnt andra låtar som snurrade på den favoritkassetten. Det är en sån där kassett som jag borde leta upp och rippa bara för att kunna ladda min MP3-spelare med den och uppleva känslan igen.
Har idag lagt till en finess till bloggen för den som vill följa den på ett enkelt sätt men inte är så haj på RSS-flöden och prenumeration via RSS. Ni kan istället följa bloggen via e-mail så det är bara att fylla i er mailadress under rubriken Prenumerera i högra kolumnen på bloggen och klicka på prenumerera så ska ni få ett mail där ni först får bekräfta er prenumeration. Sedan så kommer det automatiskt att skickas ett mail så snart bloggen uppdateras.
Observera att jag kan inte se vilka mailadresser som prenumererar utan det ligger helt hos WordPress som är den tjänsten där jag har min blogg. Så ur min synvinkel så är alla som prenumererar via mail anonyma eftersom jag inte på något vis kan se vilka det är, smart va?
Fünf Alben in 15 Jahren und der Erfolg der schottisch-irischen Band „Snow Patrol“ ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten. Der kommerzielle Durchbruch ließ zwar lange auf sich warten, aber mit dem Hit „Chasing Cars“ konnte sich die fünfköpfige Band dauerhaft in die Charts katapultieren. Pünktlich zur romantischen Weihnachtzeit brachten sie diesen Monat nun ihr erstes „Best Of“-Album mit dem Titel „Up to now“ raus!
Die Alternative Rock-Band hat 30 Songs auf 2 CDs gepackt, wobei auch Neues und Unveröffentlichtes geboten wird. Gary Lightbody, der Leadsänger der Band äußert sich zum neuen Album wie folgt: “It’s a portrait of us as a band, warts and all. We’ve climbed a hill and now we’re looking back and taking in the view for a bit. It’s nice to show people that we didn’t just arrive overnight.” Eins der drei brandneuen Songs die auf der “Up to now”-CD zu finden sind ist „Just say yes“ – die neue Single.
Hier ist die genaue Trackliste des neuen Longplayers von „Snow Patrol“:
CD1
Chocolate
Chasing Cars
Crack The Shutters
Set The Fire To The Third Bar
Crazy In Love
Just Say Yes
Batten Down The Hatch
You’re All I Have
Hands Open
Cartwheels
The Planets Bend Between Us (2009 Version)
Ask Me How I Am
On-Off
Making Enemies
Run (Live at the Union Chapel)
CD2
Take Back the City
Shut Your Eyes
An Olive Grove Facing The Sea (2009 Version)
Run
Give Me Strength
Signal Fire
Spitting Games
Open Your Eyes
Dark Roman Wine
Fifteen Minutes Old
You Are My Joy
Golden Floor
Starfighter Pilot
PPP
Chasing Cars (Live at the Union Chapel)
Leider sind die Poprocker in diesem Jahr nur noch in Großbritannien und Irland live unterwegs, aber sie werden im nächsten Jahr bestimmt auf große Europatour gehen und auch in Österreich wieder einmal vorbeischauen. Beim diesjährigen Donauinselfest haben sie die Menge zum Toben gebracht und so werden sie uns sicher bald wieder die Ehre erweisen!
Förra veckan var det en grå söndagsmorgon när jag lyssnade på Sunday Morning med The Velvet Underground från 1967. I dag är eftermiddagen snart svart och jag lyssnar på Anna Ternheims Black Sunday Afternoon som finns på albumet Leaving On A Mayday från 2008 (Spotify). Det är någonting melankoliskt med söndager…
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Lady GaGa voltou, só que dessa vez com o lado negro da fama – The Fame Monster. O álbum, apesar de ter todo um conceito próprio, é, ainda assim, um complemento teórico de seu antecessor The Fame (e daí vem a semelhança quase estúpida dos nomes) : o álbum de Poker Face e Just Dance tem como temas principais os supostos lados “benéficos” da fama, como o advento da fortuna, a vida nas festas e a própria celebridade, ilustradas de dentro pra fora pelas canções Money Honey, Just Dance, The Fame e Paparazzi, entre outras (obs : a moda é tema de todas as canções, mesmo que em segundo plano). Já Fame Monster lida com o que GaGa chamou numa conferência de imprensa de “medo de monstros” : monstro do sexo, do álcool, da solidão, do amor e etc. E junto com a mudança de tema, vem a mudança de aparência; é no mínimo insensato chamar sua moda de “linear”, mas enquanto promovia uma determinada linha de canções, com ideologias parecidas, ela mantinha um tipo de aparência. Pode-se constatar esse fato sutil colocando a fase Beautiful, Dirty, Rich/Just Dance (transição) em contraste com a Poker Face/LoveGame. E com o advento de um novo álbum, o contraste torna-se ainda mais gritante. Lady deixa um pouco de lado vestimentas glamourosas e “escandaluxo” e começa a mostrar uma moda mais dark, gótica – ou no mínimo mais bizarra.
Beautiful, Dirty Rich : algo mais clubber, até mais recatado (GaGa usava calças nessa fase!)
Poker Face : upgrade mais glamouroso, chegando a ser meio Drag…
Poker Face e Alejandro : separados por um porre?
Bad Romance
Romance é o 1° single do álbum. A faixa já faz muito sucesso em todo o mundo, estando atualmente colocado na 11ª posição da Billboard Hot 100. É uma faixa de Dance Pop, uptempo por natureza, que em muito lembra Poker Face; seja pelo arranjo, seja pela estrutura da letra (refrão, brigdes, MoMoMoMa’s e GaGa Ohh La-La’s). Tende-se a achá-la repetitiva no início, mas ouvido-a por mais 3 vezes, torna-se o mais novo hit de GaGa. Segundo declarações da cantora e o próprio tema da canção, esta faixa seria relacionada ao “monstro do amor” e apresenta duas visões que, à primeira vista, deveriam ser tratadas em trabalhos diferentes : exploração dos prazeres de um “romance ruim” e o amor livre de barreiras por seu melhor amigo. Amor esse tão grande que quer explorar até os aspectos mais aterrorizantes e grotescos da vida do ser amado. É o que ela diz em versos como :
I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything
As long as it’s free
I want your love
Love, love, love I want your love
Enquanto a letra parece retratar o lado romântico com mais atenção, o clipe tende a mostrar o lado efêmero de uma aventura amorosa; mas de qualquer maneira, em se tratando de GaGa, as possibilidades são muitas.
Alejandro
Alejandro ainda é aceitável para as pistas, quem sabe com um remix – mas já tem um foco mais melancólico. A partir daqui, as semelhanças com The Fame decrescem progressivamente (com grande excessão de Telephone). A canção parece tratar de um amante/namorado possivelmente ciumento, agressivo ou injusto – ou até mesmo os três juntos – e diante desse drama, a pessoa no outro extremo da relação tem que tomar uma decisão. Sua letra chega a tornar-se mais interessante que a melodia – talvez com um clipe interessante, venha a tornar-se single.
Monster
Talvez a canção mais simbólica do álbum, é uma das mais chocantes também. Parte do bridge :
We might’ve fucked not really sure, don’t quite recall
Bom, já que ela acha que transou com o rapaz mas não lembra, podemos supôr que esse seja o/um dos “monstro do álcool” ou do “amor” mesmo. Uptempo novamente, reconhecemos no fundo o auto-tune de Space Cowboy, um DJ que acompanhou GaGa em sua Fame Ball Tour, que volta como produtor dessa faixa e de Dance In The Dark. Monster encontra-se na situação da canção anterior; o ponto forte do trabalho é a letra, não necessariamente a melodia. Essa faixa parece tratar de uma atração irresistível por um Bad Boy, do qual GaGa tenta resgatar alguma lembrança. A coisa toma rumos gaguísticos, e, quando ela se dá por si, há um “monstro” em sua cama. De frente à essa situação, ela se pergunta se pode confiar/amar um “lobo disfarçado” muito sedutor.
Speechless
A canção é uma “exceção” no contexto do álbum; o arranjo é baseado no piano e uma guitarrinha básica – o que já destoa incrivelmente do ritmo frenético das faixas anteriores. Talvez tenhamos achado o “monstro da solidão” de GaGa : um suposto amante ou qualquer pessoa querida da cantora encontra-se num estado de desistência total, o que a deixa sem palavras. Com o correr da letra, ela parece perguntar ao indivíduo se sua abdicação poderia salvá-lo.
Dance In The Dark
O Dance Pop volta com tudo nessa faixa, mas nos lembra aquelas musiquinhas de máquinas de Pump, à la Cascade – a diferença é que a canção não chega a ser tosca. Não a vejo com um potencial à single tão grande assim, mas quem sabe. A letra parece tratar de garotas que tem seus desejos inibidos e qualidades menosprezadas por namorados ou homens em geral; aí a dança no escuro, onde ninguém as vê. Pode tratar-se do “monstro da solidão” também; vamos ter que esperar um feedbackzinho básico maior sobre o álbum.
Telephone
Agora sim : se pudesse apostar em alguma música desse CD depois de Bad Romance, com certeza seria Telephone. E pelo que parece, os produtores também; a canção conta com colaboração de seis pessoas, entre produtores e cantores – incluindo Beyoncé. A faixa parece ser a versão GaGa da música Video Phone, à qual a cantora prestou serviços. Bem toscos, diga-se de passagem. A diferença entre elas é que a sua versão ficou 40 milhões de vezes melhor do que a de Bey, apesar de a letra ficar no campo das boates mesmo – esta fala de alguma pessoa bem chata que insiste em ligar enquanto GaGa e sua trupe estão batendo cabelo loucamente numa pista de dança qualquer.
So Happy I Could Die
Novamente com Space Cowboy, So Happy I Could Die continua com o clima de buatshy e parece explorar novamente os monstros do sexo e álcool :
I love that lavender blonde
The way she moves
The way she walks
I touch myself can’t get enough
Parte do refrão :
Happy in the club with a bottle of red wine
Stars in our eyes ‘cuz we’re having a good time
Mesmo com todos os recursos empregados, a faixa tem um clima de êxtase misturado com melancolia, como se a cantora estivesse totalmente bêbada – portanto, “nas nuvens” (eu espero, pelo menos) – mas com a sensação de decadência de quem capota no meio da pista pela tontura (quem já não fez isso? haha).
Teeth
Parece que GaGa se encontrou com um Apache pra compor o arranjo da música. Nessa faixa, o produtor deixa o botão “balada” do sintetizador descansar um pouco; mas de qualquer maneira, a canção é uptempo e é a mais divertida do álbum, no sentido inocente da palavra. Já a letra revela que a faixa é tudo menos pura :
Don’t be scared
I’ve done this before
Show me your teeth
Don’t want no money (want your money)
That shit’s is ugly
Just want your sex (want your sex)
Basicamente é sobre uma GaGa sedenta por, provavelmente, uma noite de sexo (jura?). Palavras como “amor” e “religião”, que encontramos na letra, não devem ser interpretadas literalmente, dada a efemeridade aparente da situação. Não tem muita cara de single, pois é muito brincalhona – não leva muito o rótulo “vamos dançar” – mas quem sabe qual será seu destino…
Concluindo, as 8 faixas tendem a ir para um lado mais selvagem, cru, ignorante da “fama” (mais pra “vida” do que “fama”), mas não perdem em qualidade por isso. Novamente, a liberdade das letras e os aspectos visuais dos trabalhos de GaGa chamarão mais a atenção e trarão mais novidades do que os arranjos musicais em si. Talvez nos seja necessário certo tempo para a adaptação à nova fase – O lançamento de The Fame tem pouco mais de um ano – porém, ao meu ver, um dos anos mais importantes para a música pop e a mainstream em geral. Um ano de transformações velozes, só para os que podem (e os que não podem, viram sub-artistas reciclados, como Jennifer Lopez em seu último single), que se concretiza como uma forma de arte atualizada – algo como o Pop 2.0. Não se pode decidir hoje se o caráter dos acontecimentos é bom ou ruim (e também não é tão simples assim), mas se nos basearmos no fato que a evolução só vem com a mudança, possivelmente estamos indo longe com essa artista.
As most of you know, Mashonda is Swizz Beats ex-wife and their marriage allegedly ended because Swizz had an affair turned relationship with Alicia Keys. Well apparantly there are some A&R’s from the larger record companies that feel this gives her an edge and a story to tell that will popularize her music. We’ll see. Thank Illseed for this intel.
The irrepressible Pilooski live in the mix va Eamon Harkin’s web spot.
“It’s been a very busy summer but now with Sunday Best and The Beach Party in full flight there’s a little breathing room in an otherwise hectic schedule to launch websites, release records and get through the general back log.
More to come on all of that in time but for now I’m happy to finally post a gem of a mix from Pilooski recorded live at the Mister Saturday Night loft/warehouse party from last month. No track list on this one but I can say its a treasure trove of edits from all the top players in the game. Just what you’d expect from the Parisian master. Here you go…”
Jack Penate is a big UK act and a breath of fresh air to the pop/soul/r&b genre. His second album released this paste June. I recently saw it spotlighted and reviewed on pitchfork.com. You can listen to the whole album here on his website. The album has many layers to it. They range from Afro-pop to Tropical sounds.
Or you can check it out here at pitchfork and read their reviews as well.
He has three music videos for his three singles “Tonight’s Today”, “Be the One”, and “Pull My Heart Away”
“Tonight’s Today” This video is the most provocative (like most pop videos) but the song is brilliant.
“Be the One” Performance video with a live band and people floating and dancing.
“Pull My Heart Away” Probably the best video and song out of the three. The video is interesting with Jack walking through Jordan. Definitely worth the watch!
As I am always coming across new and interesting websites and blogs I am starting a new weekly feature, Website of the Week. In this weekly post I’ll highlight a website that I think is useful, fun or interesting. Please feel free to comment with suggestions (and URLs) of any sites you think everyone should know about.
So the very first Website of the Week is TuneGlue. This site allows you to search for a band, musician, solo artist and then track the musical relationships they have with other bands and artists.
Saiu há algumas horas na internet o clipe de Video Phone da Beyoncé que tem a participação da Lady Gaga!
Sobre o clipe?! Tá, elas dançam bastante e tem algumas cenas interessantes, mas por resumo o clipe é super estranho, tem umas coisas nada havê. Não gostei dele, começa de uma forma e termina de outra. Achei amador, achei algo feito por estagiários. nada contra eles, até pq eu tmbm sou rs.
Achei muita informação pra um clipe que fala de um vídeo no celular. Me decepcionou totalmente! Bem, você já assistiu e gostou? !Conta ai pra gente!
So, my sister’s friend showed her something that she showed me.
You guys know about Pandora Radio?
Link to Pandora
I’ve loved Pandora for quite a while, but alternatives are always nice, too. Pandora throws music at you, and you rate it. Depending on your ratings, it adjusts your radio station to play music that you like. And only music that you like. You can skip a song, keep it from playing for a month, or make it never play again.
Pandora is a fantastic way to expand your musical horizons and find more music that you like. But, sometimes it gets repetitive, that’s one of its flaws. Sometimes it plays songs so often that you’ve memorized them unwillingly. I know my station plays Depeche Mode so often I’ve grown sick of the entire band.
This is something sort of the same, but different. It’s called Radio Paradise. It’s run by a couple and it plays all sorts of pop/rock. You can find out the names of any of the songs it plays, and because it’s so varied it replays songs rather seldom.
I thought you might like it. It runs off of any music player you have on your computer (i.e. iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.)
I don’t know too much about Chrissy Murderbot (who’s a DJ/producer from Chi), but what I do know about him is that he is killing the mixtape game for me right now. His site my year of mixtapes, is pretty much a musical gold mine. I really really love when things are done in themes (I know, I’m a nerd), and that’s exactly what he does for each new mixtape.
Some of my personal favorites are his: Tin Pan Tape, Sleaze Tape, Bobby Orlando, 1990s Vocal House Side A, 1991 UK Rave Tunes, Philly Disco, ’90s Dance Pop (There’s a previous post about this one here), & The Year in Happy Hardcore–1994 mixatpes. Ahh, so so yummy!
Hade nyligen ett inlägg med några damer som hade kunnat tänkas ha tagit Madonnas plats om historien velat annorlunda. Här har vi ännu en sådan dam som dock fått nöja sig med stjärnstatus inom den något begränsade Freestylegenrén. Hon lyckades dock få en hel del uppmärksamhet på housescenen i början av 90-talet och det var där jag hörde henne för första gången.
Safire – Taste The Bass
Nu kan man hitta hennes namn i lite olika varianter som Sa-Fire t.ex, men jag tar den som är enklast att söka på. Man kan i alla fall konstatera att tjejen har en säregen röst som matchar musiken hon sjunger till. Just “Taste The Bass” är en sån favorit så den måste vi ta med i den låååånga versionen oxå.
Safire – Taste The Bass
Det som förvånade mig när jag kollade lite mer bakgrundsinfo på den här låten är att det faktiskt är David Morales som har producerat. Därtill så har Satoshi Tomiie varit inblandad med att programmera Keyboards. Båda dessa herrarna har ju varit lyckosamma inom housemusiken så man kan kanske kan kalla just det här samarbetet “A match made in heaven” eftersom det blev så uttans bra.
Sure seems to be a trend for animals to be incorporated into band names (Frightened Rabbit, White Rabbits, Wolf Gang, Grizzle Bear, The Elephants, the list goes on..). Not that i’m complaining, these bands tend to appeal to me, I like furry things.. Anyway, here we have Chris Glover, better known as Penguin Prison has cheered me up the past few days with his infectious pop beats. New York’s Glover has great vocals to back the full sounding tracks he’s been providing. The music makes me feel like I’m 10 years old again, and it’s a good feeling. I love a one man band..
El 18 de noviembre de 2008, Amaia Montero publicaba su primer álbum en solitario. Fue hace un año cuando la artista nacida en Irún (Guipúzcoa) dejaba atrás una década de exitosa carrera como cantante de La Oreja de Van Gogh para comenzar otra como solista. “Ha sido empezar de cero, madurar del golpe”, decía entonces. “He intentado hacer un disco honesto, por un impulso artístico de expresar lo que soy. Necesitaba seguir mi propio camino y me he arriesgado”.
Amaia Montero arriesgó y ganó en su primera apuesta. Su álbum de debut en solitario, titulado Amaia Montero, entró directamente al nº1 en la lista de los más vendidos en España, en la que hoy se mantiene en puestos de privilegio durante 51 semanas consecutivas con dos Discos de Platino( a punto de alcanzar el Tercero). Además, la canción Quiero ser, primer single del álbum, también fue nº1 en las listas de radios y de televisión y Disco de Platino en descargas digitales y tonos originales para teléfonos móviles.
El éxito de Amaia Montero no sólo se ha limitado a España y ha traspasado fronteras. El álbum es Disco de Oro en Argentina y Venezuela, ha sido elegida por votación popular Artista del Año en los premios Orgullosamente Latinos, ha estado nominada a los Grammy Latinos en la categoría de Mejor Álbum Pop Vocal Femenino y, en España, es candidata a los premios 40 Principales 09 que se fallan el 11 de diciembre de 2009 en las categorías de Mejor Canción (Quiero ser), Mejor Artista Solista y Mejor Álbum. Sin duda, un debut inmejorable.
El éxito del álbum se ha visto acompañado por el de una de las giras más potentes de un artista español en 2009. Además de recorrer España de concierto en concierto en una gira que finalizó el pasado 24 de octubre, Amaia Montero ha presentado su música en Perú, Ecuador, Panamá, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, México y Estados Unidos. Y actualmente termina la grabación de su disco cantado en italiano que se publicará en Italia a principios de 2010.
Producido por Claudio Guidetti, el álbum se grabó en Irún, Madrid, Génova, Milán y Los Angeles con 11 canciones compuestas por Amaia Montero: “Mi forma de escribir es directa, sencilla. Casi todo corazón. Al final son canciones, puras canciones. Es lo que me gusta”, dice. Además de componer y cantar, Amaia se ha involucrado completamente en todo el proceso del álbum, desde la elaboración de las primeras maquetas a la supervisión de todo el proceso de grabación y mezclas: “Desde la primera decisión a la última estoy ahí. Lo que más me cuesta es expresar lo que he sentido, pero en la parte musical estoy como pez en el agua. Toda la responsabilidad es mía”.
Ha pasado un año de la publicación del primer disco de Amaia Montero. “Nunca olvidaré este primer disco”, decía entonces. Hoy, 12 meses después, es el momento de celebrar el éxito de ese recomenzar.
Mariah Carey Gets Ready To Illuminate Westfield London This Christmas with A Special Signing For Her New Album
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel
On Thursday 19th November 2009 At 6pm
Global superstar and multi-Grammy award winner Mariah Carey will officially launch Christmas at Westfield London on Thursday 19th November. The singer/songwriter will help spread some Christmas cheer across the capital by switching on the dazzling Christmas lights to mark the opening of Wonderland – Westfield London’s ultimate Christmas shopping experience. It doesn’t stop there, much to the delight of her fans Mariah Carey will also be holding a special signing for her new album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – out on November 23rd.
This exclusive appearance by Mariah who has sold more than 200 million records world-wide, promises to be a first class affair. In true celebrity fashion, Westfield London has decided to make this the most memorable affair with pyrotechnics, VIP carpets, butterfly confetti and hundreds of fans. The Southern Terrace – Westfield’s elegant dining boulevard – will be transformed into a VIP pink carpet, lined with fans and shoppers whilst Mariah makes an entrance under a snowfall of confetti.
Via PinBoard Blog
Well this will be interesting…..
I look forward to seeing Mimi, her hubby Nick Cannon and her BFF (Best Friend Forever) Jasmine Dotiwala.
Malarz Rafael zachlał się na śmierć w wieku 37 lat. Żeby było weselej, zmarł w Wielki Piątek. Robbie Williams ma lat 35 i wszelkie predyspozycje, by wyczyn Rafaela powtórzyć. Alkohol na tyle robi mu sieczkę z mózgu, że artysta na najnowszej płycie serwuje nam śmieszną, mydlaną papkę, rodem z lat 90. Bez ładu i stylu. Bez sensu.
Słuchać się tego nie da z dwóch powodów: nie ma tam ani jednej udanej kompozycji, która wpadłaby w ucho. Po drugie: to “coś” jest jak poranny kaszel po fajkach. Chciałoby się porządnie splunąć, coś wkurwia w gardle, a w ustach czujesz niesmak. Górniak i Kaczyński lepiej śpiewają hymn narodowy niż Williams swoje piosenki.
Przypuszczam, że nie jest wesoło być byłą gwiazdą i alkoholikiem jednocześnie. Należy pojawiać się w AA-klubie oraz przypominać o sobie kolejnymi płytami. Wizyty w AA polecam. Wydawanie marnych płyt mógłby sobie Williams odpuścić.
remember the time dan black had lots of buzz and even though i’ve been on for a minute, i kept spacing on posting about him? yeah, me too. well i finally remembered to let those of you who haven’t heard him yet in on the love.
above is his video for “symphonies”. along with that, i’m including the mp3, a blaqstarr remix of his song “yours”, and a few other mp3’s of his. have a listen, grab his debut album ((un)), and enjoy the r&b/indie/electro/pop/whatever funk.
dan black on myspace.
download:
dan black – symphonies dan black – yours (blaqstarr remix) dan black – alone dan black – karate kid
For the first time since their very first year CMC return to the MEX – the Mexborough Arms in Thorner – this weekend – Friday 13 November.
CMC @ York 2008
Mick Clarke and Chris Berry will be entertaining all their Thorner fans, plus all of those who can make it from througfhout the area. ‘We are looking forward to this one,’ says Chris Berry. ‘We haven’t played the MEX with CMC since we started, and Mick couldn’t make it that night – we played it with a previous line-up member. So this is our real debut of me & Mick and we know there will be quite a few in for us.’ CMC are currently playing as their main duo as Charlotte, who also sings with them, has recently given birth to her first child, Harry. Mick & Chris wish Charlotte, Andy and Harry all the best. ‘We miss Charlotte,’ says Chris. ‘But she will be back with us some time next year and we’re looking forward to that.’ In the meantime Mick and Chris have two more gigs before Mick heads back to Spain, where he currently lives – with this Friday’s gig at the Mex, followed by the Buffers in Scholes on Friday 20 November. ‘We’re also really excited,’ says Chris. ‘Because we could be playing as warm-up for Joe Longthorne’s tour next year. There’s nothing definite as yet, but there is a possibility it could happen.’ The Mexborough Arms gig in Thorner, just near Leeds, starts at 9.30pm on Friday 13 November.
www.chrisberrysingerandwriter.wordpress.com www.myspace.com/cmcacoustic www.myspace.com/chrisberrysinger www.the-fog.talktalk.net email: chris@chrisberry.tv Chris is also on both Facebook and Twitter
Letra de Canción Doesn´t Mean Anything de Alicia Keys
Used to dream about being a millionaire, without a care
But if I’m seeing my dreams and you aren’t there
Cause it’s over, that just won’t be fair, darling
Rather be a poor woman living on the street, no food to eat
Cause I don’t want nobody if I have it cry
Cause it’s over when you say goodbye
All at once, I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone
From above, seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything since you’re gone
Now I see myself through different eyes, it’s no surprise
Being alone would make you realize
When it’s over, all in love is fair
I shoulda been there, I should been there, I shoulda shoulda
All at once, I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone
From above, seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything since you’re gone
I know I push you away
What can I do that will say how I love
Take these material things
They don’t mean nothing
It’s you that I want
All at once, I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone
From above, seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything since you’re gone
(I shoulda been there, I should been there, I shoulda shoulda)
All at once, I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything now that you’re gone
From above, seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything since you’re gone
Esta noche es la noche. Llevamos muchas semanas preparándolo y por fin llegó el día.
Plexigláss es una fiesta organizada por cuatro DJ´s Sevillanas/afincadas en Sevilla: Stereofan, Xtina Turner, Your Girlfriend DJ y una servidora, Grupi de Mierda. Cada una tiene su estilo y cada una tiene su maleta de discos, pero esta noche los vamos a echar en el mismo saco y ¡a ver qué sale! Seguro muchos temazos, buen ambiente, regalitos y cuatro chicas con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja de ver lo bien que se lo pasa todo el mundo.
Podréis escuchar infinidad de estilos: garage, pop, yeyé, psicodelia, indie, rock, electrónica, 60, 70, 80, 90 y lo más actual!
Esta noche, a partir de las 00:30 en la SALA OBBIO (c/ Trastamara, Sevilla).
As I sit behind my computer and glare at my reflection in my monitor (hey there, you handsome devil *winks at self*), I can’t help but to bask in the knowledge that while I’m an overall badass (read: shabby grad student whose nights are generally preoccupied with PS2 and hookah smoking) I’m also refreshingly modest. It is this modesty that allows for girls to love me, all the while placing me in the “friend zone”. So with that said, it was no surprise to me when director Mike Newell called me up to be his leading man in the upcoming Disney movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. While my wit, charm, and overall good looks would have made me a perfect candidate for the lead role of Prince Dastan, I informed Mr. Newell of a little known fact. Why cast a real Persian when you would be much better off with a slightly tanned Caucasian? Enter the dreamy Jake Gyllenhaal.
So why would a Persian himself (I hate that term, but for the purpose of this article I’ll stick with it) recommend Jake Gyllenhaal for the role of the Prince of Persia over an actual Persian? Well, ladies and gentleman, if you haven’t had the distinct pleasure of knowing the stereotypical Persian male, let me fill you in!
1. Jake Gyllenhaal doesn’t need to have his entire upper body (including back) waxed in order not to look like a rabid wolverine emerging from his winter hibernation.
2. Is Jake Gyllenhaal rich? Sure he is. But is he Persian rich, I think not. Casting a real Persian male would probably require a parking spot reserved for his 2009 black on black Mercedes (leased, not owned). Furthermore, I think only a military contractor, such as KBR, could provide enough hair gel to keep said Persian man happy during filming of the movie.
3. While I hear film crews are usually laid back, I think they could only take so much ATB, Tiesto, Benny Benassi, Armin van Burren, and Paul Oakenfold blasting from a real Persian actor’s trailer before going all “Christian Bale” up on his ass.
4. No girl would be HOT enough to play opposite of said Persian guy. Yes, this male may look like a used douche that climbed out of a decrepit toilet but his standards for women are out of this world. “Pssshhh….You were a Victoria Secret supermodel? That is soo average.”
These of course are only a few of the personality traits that lead me to firmly believe that Jake Gyllenhaal will in fact be better for the role of the Prince of Persia. As for this Prince of Persia (yours truly, who in no way suffers from the above mentioned characteristics), I will continue my modest lifestyle knowing that one day, I too will find my fictional princess who will appreciate my ethnic charms. Until then, I got zombies to slay on PS2 and a hookah looking at me, as if saying, “Shit son, I’m not gonna smoke myself now am I?”
In case you don’t take my word, here is a simple compare and contrast if you will.
Gillade verkligen den här låten en gång i tiden, ja ungefär ett par månader på sin höjd. Sen var det examenstider på gymnasiet med tillhörande fester och utflykter och efter en kombinerad fest/utflykt så kom jag fortsättningsvis bara att associera den här låten med en jobbig bakfylla, något som sitter i än till denna dag, och med det menar jag inte själva bakfyllan förstås.
Min klass på gymnasiet i Västervik gjorde nämligen en utflykt till en klasskompis stuga ute på en skärgårdsö i Västerviks skärgård där vi skulle ha fest nån vecka innan själva examen. Jag och en annan kille i min klass hade gått ihop och fixat ett flak öl som vi skulle dela på. För att göra det extra bonnigt så valde vi att införskaffa ett flak Pripps Blå av någon dunkel anledning. I normala fall var det annars Beck’s Bier som gällde.
Vi kom så ut till ön och preparationerna inför kvällens fest drog genast igång. Men min kompis och jag behövdes inte till något mer än att sköta musiken så vi satte oss istället och började hinka i oss öl. Sen blev det mat och till maten bjöds det på snaps, något som vi drack fler än lämpligt. Efter maten minns jag att det så var dags att spela skogsfotboll, dvs man gör upp en fotbollsplan mitt inne i skogen bland träd och buskar och så spelar man. Kan ju nämna att med alkohol i kroppen så var det fråga om väldigt lite bollkontakt. Istället så blev det träd- och stenbumlingskontakt vilket iofs inte kändes av så mycket då, men desto mer när man nyktrat till.
Ja, sen minns jag inte så mycket mer än att jag vaknade på morgonen med mina freestylelurar på mig och den här låten dånandes för fullt i öronen. Så hade jag inte huvudvärk innan så bidrog musiken garanterat till den saken. Hur som helst så kunde jag inte somna om igen utan istället följde en väldigt långdragen bakfylla som inte släppte taget om mig förrän dagen efter “dagen efter” så att säga.
Finner det ointressant att dra alla detaljer då jag är säker på att de flesta som läser detta någon gång haft en sån där bakfylla från helvetet som liksom aldrig vill ge med sig. Det som är värst är att den här låten satte sig som en slinga i huvudet som jag inte kunde bli av med och som har gjort att jag förmodligen för resten av mitt liv inte kommer att kunna lyssna på den utan att påminnas om den där eländiga bakfyllan från tiden när jag skulle gå ut gymnasiet.
Personally, I would prefer an indie girl as I don’t like my gir l to look tougher than me, so the metal chick can be my best buddy with benefits(*wink). An indie girl would make a good girlfriend as she would have a relatively good taste in music, and so I can talk to her all day about music without getting bored. She would then send me a compilation CD she mixed herself with great indie tracks in it for me to listen to it all day. I would too return the love by creating a personal CD mix for her, and this way we can express our love for each other through music. How romantic.
Anyway, if you are wondering I define indie.
Indie girl = Dressing style + (Good)Indie music taste
If you listen to rnb, or hip hop, or whatever pop shit like tranny gaga, your a poseur. Many local girls here in Singapore dress indie but when you look into their MP3s, all you find is garbage. A VERY big turnoff, unless you look like Denise Richards. You can then tell me my music sucks, and still share the same bed as me.
Torna l’appuntamento con il Premio Italiano del Videoclip Indipendente, il riconoscimento che ideato da Domenico Liggieri in collaborazione con Rockol, la partnership dell’ Università IULM di Milano e con il sostegno dell’Assessorato al Tempo Libero del Comune di Milano, che vuole premiare il miglior videoclip italiano secondo gli utenti della rete.
Da mercoledì 21 ottobre sono aperte le votazioni sul web (per vedere tutti i video e votarli, basta cliccare questo link) per decretare il video dell’anno in ognuna delle categorie; i due video che fino al 6 novembre riceveranno maggiori consensi si affronteranno in un ballottaggio finale, da cui usciranno appunto i nomi dei quattro vincitori. Essi saranno premiati durante la cerimonia prevista alla IULM di Milano il 15 dicembre.
L’anno scorso vinsero nella categoria Uomini “Eroe” di Caparezza per la ; per la categoria Donne “Basta” di L’Aura ; per la sezione Gruppi vince “Parco Sempione” di Elio e le storie Tese per mentre per la categoria Emergenti “Non ti scordar mai di me” di Giusy Ferreri. Ecco invece le nomination per il 2009:
UOMINI
Tiziano Ferro – “Il regalo più grande”
Jovanotti – “Mezzogiorno”
Fabri Fibra – “Incomprensioni”
Cesare Cremonini – Il Pagliaccio”
Niccolò Fabi – “Solo un uomo”
DONNE
Dolcenera – “La più bella canzone d’amore che c’è”
a system to play music. from one computer to others or dedicated hardware. install a serversoftware, a slavesoftware, add support for musicip and enjoy your music collection in a little different way. the integration of musicip is a bit bumpy and is not of the clicky-bunti type, but what is life without some challenges?
further steps on the road to total musification: synchronize different players in the house, access music from outside, stream music to any device with internet connection.
Here’s what they said in ALKPOP (it’s probably everywhere now, I think I’m the latest person to post it)
they’re gonna have a GD vs YB in November… o_o
” G-Dragon and Taeyang–YG Family’s finest. One boasts an eclectic style with a hip-hop flair, while the other will melt your heart with his smooth and soulful beats. Both spent the latter half of their childhoods training under YG Entertainment, and through exceptional hard work and dedication, became recognized for their talents throughGDYB and Big Bang. Through all the blood, sweat, and tears, these two artists made it. G-Dragon and Taeyang, who took the path to stardom together, may very well end up going head to head this upcoming November.
G-Dragon, who released his debut solo album Heartbreaker in August, will be promoting his album until November. Taeyang’s second solo album, originally reported to be scheduled for an October release date, will most likely be postponed until November. This means that the promotional periods for G-Dragon and Taeyang’s albums will overlap in the month of November.
According to company president YG, “With the recent release of his album, G-Dragon will promote every other week instead of doing a lot of broadcastings. Fans are really interested in all the tracks off his album, not just the ones that he is promoting. Taeyang may release his album in late November, so he and G-Dragon will probably promote their solo activities at the same time.”
In addition, fans have been wondering whether G-Dragon and Taeyang will perform a special stage together for their song Korean Dream off G-Dragon’s album. YG explained that because the two of them will be promoting their solo projects at the same time, “it’s possible that they will come together to perform ‘Korean Dream.’”
Although a showdown between these two old friends seems inevitable, at least fans can look forward to a possible joint stage featuring a fusion of both artists’ talents. But whether it’s on or off the stage, solo or group activity, G-Dragon and Taeyang will, without a doubt, always be supporting one another.”
So whaddaya think? Should it be a tie, both of them winning, GD, YB or nothing at all?
In the midst of creating this forum and writing about music, sometimes I stumble upon things that happened ages ago that I just have to shed light on one more time because it’s so great.
