Trailer Time

There are so many aspiring singers, rappers, djs, etc... out there, but one thing that kills me is that they don't put themselves out there like they should. Sprawl out in every outlet. Yes, there is the ultimate debate over quantity vs. quality, but if the message sticks out then you have something going for you...but enough of this speech.
You may remember the interview I did with Young Mix, or maybe you don't, but he's been putting doing work and putting himself out there, so it only feels right to help him sprawl out across the internet.
Take a look at his trailer for his upcoming video and spread the word.

From Tha City Trailer from Jove Mandzik on Vimeo.

Song of the Day: " September"

What other song would I pick today?? C'mon. It's appropriate because it's about the night of the 21st of September...and honestly who doesn't enjoy Earth Wind and Fire??

Song of the Day: " Hoochie Coo"

Rock and Rap/Hip Hop is a beautiful blend for my ears. Jim Jones isn't one of my favorites, but having Mos Def and the Black Keys on this track definitely out way that one negative. Mos Def's voice is on point with this song...it kind of reminds me of the Red Hot Chili Peppers circa 90s. His little "oo oo oos" are delivered with his usual hypnotic smooth warm tone...it's nice. The Black Keys really kill it with the instrumentals and I'm assuming they are the back up vocals.
Give it a listen right here .

The song is part of the Black Keys rap/rock album that's dropping November 27th. The collaborations look amazing and from what I heard, I think it's gonna be a must have. Check out the website to see what is to come from this project. I'm way excited. You can even pre-order it.

Song of the Day: "Pursuit of Happiness"

Pursuit of Happiness Letterman Live
by yardie4lifever2

I have fallen in love with this song. I know you've probably all watched Cudi's performance on Dave Letterman by now, but I can't get over how good it is. I've seen Cudi perform live before and I know that he is a good performer, but I think this performance is awesome. It's not your normal jump around, be crazy performance; it's genuine. He smiles at the right places, his hand movements aren't crazy but just right, and I think overall his movements just fits the song. He shows that performance don't have to be outrageous (like lady gaga's at the VMAs) to be good. I think it also helps that the song, musically, is really good. Working with Ratatat and MGMT was a good look. The guitar part is killer. Watch it, you might fall in love with it and maybe think I'm not just a total Cudi lover (haha)

So Much Fun in the Music World

Yesterday was a fun day in the world of music. It was the perfect day at Syracuse for a music lover like me. The day started off with Juice Jam and ended with the VMAs....oh and one more announcement.
This year Juice Jam brought in The Cool Kids, Jack's Mannequin and Girl Talk...a pretty solid line up. I would like to applaud the organizers except the order of performance. Who starts off with The Cool Kids??? My line up would have been Jack, Kids, Girl Talk. The Cool Kids were awesome and then you get Jack's Mannequin up there singing about emo stuff and I wanted to slit my wrists....not an action before I want to jump up and down for Girl Talk. C'mon Organizers!!!!
I understand that Jack's Mannequin may have a bigger following than the Cool Kids but the order of energy just doesn't mash well. I was so depressed that I left even before Girl Talk got on stage. Probably a poor decision on my part, but I just wasn't feeling it. It's a good thing I've seen him before, but it would've been nice to see him again....oh well.
The thing that did make it all worthwhile was meeting the Cool Kids. They're mad chill. So here's the story:
So after the performance my friend Edwin and I walked over to the fence and I was like I should just yell and see if he'll [Chuck] will come over, so I yelped out this puney scream of "Chuck" and Edwin said C'mon I know you can do better and I refused so he yelled and Chuck actually looked over and motioned to us....ah-mazing!
So Chuck comes over and I tell him I'm the girl who tweeted him the night before about going to Chucks and he was like "so you're that girl." Saying it in a weird tone and I responded "Yeah, I guess I'm that girl." So were just chatting, we take a photo and then a crowd starts to form. We could tell Chuck was a little peeved, but he was chill about it. After a good 10 minutes of craziness, Mikey came out to the crowd. So Edwin and I are just chillin there and letting the crazy people take their photos and this cracked-out-girl says "What's his [Mikey] him?" and I bluntly say, " Are you serious?!? He just did a whole song about who he is and what his name is!" she says, "oh i must have missed that!" After another 10 minutes we finally talked to Mikey..told him about chandelier. Too bad they we're leaving by 5 or I think we could've gotten them to chill with us.


Needless to say the crowd was crazy and it wore me out. At least I got to rest before the madness of the VMAs.
OHh the Kanye incident, Lady Gaga trying to prove she's not a guy with her outfit, Lil Mama ruining the ending, Hov and Alicia Key's awesome performance, and we must not forget the awesome MJ tribute that almost made me cry...I'm trying to stay strong here. If you didn't watch the VMAs catch some clips at mtv.com. It's one of the only music things MTV shows now so I feel like it's necessary to give it a watch.

OH and the announcement!!! John Legend is coming to Cuse on the 23rd to speak about his Show Me campaign. He responded to me on twitter last night and I went crazy...I'm that big of a fan. So look out for more info on that.

Song of the Day: " Fireflies"

I love it when my friends introduce me to new music. The other day Spinks was talking about Owl City and I had to have him send me some. He sent me this song. Owl City sounds so much like The Postal Service it's uncanny. He kinda reminds me of HelloGoodbye too. I could have sworn that the singer was Ben Gibbard, but it's not. It's Adam Young.
Take a listen!

Song of the Day: " A Star Is Born"

If you haven't listened to Jay-Z's new album The Blueprint III, do it! There has been the classical debate of is this a good album or if it's not going on, but in my opinion it's pretty good. It's not your typical Hov. It has a more pop feel and not your straight hip-hop with extremely powerful lyrics...not saying that this album is completely lacking this. Open your eyes and ears to some new stuff....
Like this song. It features J.Cole who hasn't exactly exploded in the music scene, but people need to be ready to hear his name more. The whole clapping in the background kinda gets annoying, but it works with the song as a whole.
Give it a listen and see what you think...

Song of the Day: "Quelqu'un m'a dit"

I went and saw (500) Days of Summer the other night and the soundtrack is pretty amazing...it's up there with Garden State. The song that I fell in love with is Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni. There's this thing with me and music in French. For some reason it just sounds better and their voices are more calming or interactive...but maybe that's just because I don't understand everything that they are singing.

So this song sounds beautiful and a little sorrowful...and oh my goodness is it. I translated it and here is what it says:

I am told that our lives are not worth much,
They pass in an instant as roses fade.
I was told that the time slips is a bastard that our sorrows He made them coats but someone told me ...

Refrain
That you still loved me,
Someone who told me you loved me still.
Would this be so?

I was told that fate does not care about us
That gives us nothing and promises everything
Seem qu'le happiness is at hand,
Then it reaches out and you find yourself crazy
But someone told me ...

Refrain

But that is what I always said that you loved me?
I do remember it was late at night
I hear his voice, but I see more features
"He loves you, it's secret, tell him that J'vous have said"
You see someone told me ...

That you still loved me, I was really T'on said ...
That you still loved me, would this be so?

I am told that our lives are not worth much,
They pass in an instant as roses fade
I was told that the time slips is a bastard
What our sorrows He made them coats,
But someone told me that ...

Check Bruni out because the rest of her music is just as beautiful...I don't know what they mean, but I'll work on it. And if you love the way French sounds check out Ta Douleur by Camille.

Song of the Day: "Knock Drop Throw Run"

I did a music swap with my roomie yesterday and she introduced me to DJ Shylock.He's another masher, but he doesn't really weave the songs together, he kinda just makes them lead into each other. This makes the songs extremely long, but I guess it's cool because you get some good songs all handy for you to play in a row for a playlist or what-have -you.
This one is a combo of :
Death of Autotune - Jay-Z
Best I Ever Had - Drake
Run This Town - Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West
Throw It In The Bag - Fabulous
Knock You Down - Keri Hilson
Drop It Down Low - A.K.
Like Oh - DEZ
Face Drop - Sean Kingston

I don't really like the lead into "knock you down" though...kinda hurts my ears.
Anyway check out Shylock's website. You can download his album of mashes or just individual songs. It's pretty nice if you ask me. And you can follow him on twitter.

Song of the Day: "Coastin'"

One of my friends sent me this awhile ago and now I can't help but revisit it. It is so beautiful. The pianos are great, the female voice is strong and raspy, and the rap is good. I really like the message of the song too, so take a peep.

Song of the Day: "Certainly"

Right now I'm going through an Erykah Badu phase.I'm revisited the good old stuff....I'm talking about Baduizm. Pretty sure she's gone a little kooky with the Amerykah albums, but her old stuff is on point. I want to know what made her change her vibe.
What I love about Erykah is that she has an old funk and blues sound with the biting chords and musicality...beautiful. Then her voice is soothing but different...I'm just waiting for a more scat to happen in this song. Ohh and I love the bass and piano. Ohh this music makes my soul swoon.
This song makes me want to lay in a hammock and let the wind go through my hair while thinking about deep stuff. haha

Song of the Day:"BLINDFOLDED"

Everyone needs a little Theophilus in their life. This song is a part of his mixtape of MJ samples so it's pretty great. For some reason I like this song the most on this mixtape...I don't know why really. What do you think?

Epic Mash: Hov and Coldplay

I loved the Lost Remix with Hov, but Mick Boggie's mash of Hov and Coldplay is kinda ahhh-mazing. I know it's mad old, but I just heard about it today. It's pleasing to my ears and makes my heart flutter with excitement. If you didn't already now from previous posts, I love mash ups. I love when two or more talented artists are intertwined to make epicness or eargasmic music. There are 20 tracks on Viva La Hova that aren't just from Coldplay's Viva La Vida or just one Hov CD. I personally love "Reverse Fix," "Never Changing," "Life of Clocks," and "X-Y-Z." I must say that I don't like the woman's voice that's interrupting some of the great lyrics and tunes.
If you don't have this album download it now. Here's a link for the torrent.

Song of the Day:"Pon De Floor"

Major Lazer is a great musical project consisting of DJ/Producers Switch and Diplo. They have a huge reggae influence and all the songs of Major Lazer just make me happy. "Pon De Floor" is one with few words, but it doesn't really need any.I first heard it riding in a car in midtown NYC and it was a great experience. The snares and the other weird noises (I hesitate to say that because noise can have a negative connotation, but I don't want it to) are bound to make you want to dance in your car, on the floor, or where ever.
Here's the video. Warning it's pretty graphic...well to some. I'm just happy the women keep their clothes one...wowzas.

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

I will say that video is creative...with it's Sims-ish graphics, but wow the dancing got me. The girls aren't that cute and I guess if you need some new sex moves here ya go...well if you haven't tried these.