Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New Lily Allen Album


























    Billboard confirmed today that Lily Allen's follow up to her hit "Alright, Still" will be released on February 10th in the U.S. via Capitol Records. "It's Not Me, It's You" comes out a day earlier in the UK via Regal/EMI. I'm soo excited! If her new album sounds like the new song streaming on Lily's MySpace, then it's destined to be another biting, witty, sassy hit record

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Straight No Chaser - A Capella Group

    I sang in the Jubilate Children's Choir when I was younger; I sang with the chorus in junior high, and I sang with a show choir in high school. I've always loved singing. When I was a student at Indiana University in Bloomington, I sang with the Singing Hoosiers, "America's Premiere Collegiate Concert Show Choir." I never thought I was anything special, but man did I love to sing. Well shit

Monday, October 27, 2008

Thoughts & Prayers

    Everyone's thoughts and prayer should be with Jennifer Hudson and her family.

Pink or Gaga? - That Is The Question

    Two CDs that I want come out tomorrow - P!NK's new album, Funhouse and Lady Gaga's album The Fame. I don't think I should buy both for financial reasons but I don't know which one to get. I've heard both albums in full already and both are pretty amazing. I think Lady Gaga might have the edge, but only because I've listened it to it way more often (since it had it's Canadian release a few months

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Continuing To Get Suckered

    So the drama continues with my stupid quest to get a program I could get free by other means, free legally. If you'll recall my last post about getting suckered into buying a CD from the Sony store...turns out I didn't read the fine print. I had to spend at least $30 in order for this stupid thing to work. I only spent the cost of one over priced Sony CD. So...stubborn as ever, I went back to the

Friday, October 17, 2008

Suckered Into Buying Jennifer Hudson's Album

    So...while I admittedly love a good deal, I just got suckered into buying a CD for a "free" registered version of WinZip. While I'm sure I could illegally download this software, I wound up going to the Winzip website which gives you 2 options - download the freeware version and have it expire after a period of time, or sign up for one of many "offers" from companies like American Express, Sony,

Monday, October 13, 2008

Buy Ray LaMontagne's "Gossip In The Grain" tomorrow

    One last reminder...I PROMISE. Listen on Amazon before you buy it!

New Amy Winehouse - False Hope

    I got so excited when I saw an email in my inbox from Amy Winehouse's official mailing list. It said simply: "New Album for Christmas." While I was admittedly shocked (completely unaware that she had been lucid enough to record an album over the past year and a half) I was also excited. So I went to open the email...only to discover...New album my ass. They are repacking her previous two albums

Girls Aloud - "The Promise" Remixes

    The new single, "The Promise" from UK girl group, Girls Aloud - off of their upcoming new album Out Of Control is...meh. I don't know. Nothing new for me. I enjoy it, but I've enjoyed the majority of their last few up-tempo singles. "The Promise" doesn't cross into any new territory. I think the girls need to try something new. At any rate, the single has been remixed by American remixers/

Lady Gaga - "Poker Face" Remixes

    Since her album, The Fame was released in Canada at the end of August, I've been streaming Lady Gaga non stop. It's a pretty solid pop album if you ask me. Nothing too serious, just a fun, harmless dance pop record. It's not due out in the United States till the end of October but iTunes has released 3 singles to tide us over. First single, "Just Dance" was out in April and had some remixes

Sunday, October 12, 2008

More Upcoming Remixes!

    Robyn - CobrastyleI first heard this song on an episode of "Greys Anatomy" (don't judge me!) in it's original form by the Teddybears. When I heard Robyn's cover that sort of solidified it for me as a favorite. Seeing her open with it on her US club tour was also pretty spectacular. There's a remix by Muscles of this song that was included on the "Konichiwa Bitches" single, but it wasn't anything

Lemar's New Single Gets Remixed

    Former Fame Academy contestant & 2X MOBO/Brit award-winner, Lemar, is out with his new R&B single in November, but remixes for the track have already surfaced. Part of a promotional package sent out to DJs, an attractive 8-track promo features mixes by StoneBridge, Snowflakers, Full Phat, and Crazy Cousins. I have to say this Lemar's brand of average R&B ballads and mid-tempo slush usually

Ray LaMontagne Live! / Gossip In The Grain Out Tuesday

    This Tuesday (October 14th), Ray LaMontagne's new album "Gossip In The Grain" comes out and I'm really excited. I just saw him perform last Friday at the Opera House in Boston and WOW...what a show. I was a bit nervous because I purchased 2 tickets, not next to each other (by accident). I brought one of my roommates, another fan. We happend to see him a couple years ago - balcony seats at the

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Brandy - Right Here (Departed) - Remix News!

    One of my favorite songs right now is Brandy's new single "Right Here (Departed)," as I've talked about before. Until recently, I hadn't heard about any plans for official remixes commissioned for this song but sure enough, there are mixes floating out there by UK remixers Paul Emanuel & Seamus Haji and Moto & Blanco. How awesome is this. Brandy always sounds good on the dancefloor. I have the

Monday, October 6, 2008

P!NK - So What - The Remixes

    When I first heard P!nk's new single off her new album, "Funhouse," I of course got excited. I picked up a copy of her last album ("I'm Not Dead") when it was released in the UK (a day before it came out in the U.S.) and loved it. It was the first P!nk album I had ever purchased. I knew a few singles but that was all. I'm equally excited for this new album...possibly even more so. A new album is

Britney Spears - Womanizer



















    Get ready folks, Britney's new single is released on iTunes on Tuesday (that's in a couple minutes). Download it LEGALLY.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Black Kids Pics

    These are my slightly less impressive photos from the Black Kids show last Thursday at Paradise. Blurry...dark...we were standing next to the stage so there were also some speakers obstructing my view. It was an AWESOME show...one that made me like the band even more! They played a bunch of songs from their album as well as a Magnetic Fields cover and a song from their debut EP. Good stuff! Oh...

Chromeo Pics

    So, here are some of the pics from my night at Paradise seeing Chromeo. They are blurry and bad but they are the real deal. I still don't know how to take an indoor, flash-free photo without a tri-pod to keep the camera still. Oh well. I happen to think the blurry mixed with the stage lights cause some cool effects.



Thursday, October 2, 2008

Concerts Concerts Concerts!

    Alright. Time for bed. But I wanted to do a quick post. I got to see Chromeo last night, Black Kids tonight and Ray LaMontagne next Friday. PHEW! Lots of concerts! Good stuff. I took some (blurry) pictures which I'll post this weekend.Goodnight! Peace!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Upcoming Remixes

    I'm super excited about some of my favorite pop singers coming out with new singles AND club remixes for those singles. Here's a list of some (thanks to DJRicoMixshow for the promo tracklistings).Nikka Costa - Stuck To YouDAVE AUDE RADIO EDIT 3:45DAVE AUDE REMIX 8:02DAVE AUDE CLUB DUB 7:11DAVE AUDE MIXSHOW 6:28RICHARD VISSION EDIT 3:40RICHARD VISSION REMIX 5:45TOMMY SUNSHINE'S DISCO 3000 RE-RUB 7

Chromeo Concert Tonight!

    I'm getting pumped! Sold out Chromeo show tonight in Boston! I have my camera so hopefully I'll be able to sneak a few pics in. Depending on how I'm feeling I also have the opportunity to see them do a DJ set after the show. I'm getting over a cold so I don't know how late I'll feel like staying out. Wooohooo!