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I feel incomplete because I didn't post earlier, but I guess I'm only about 40 minutes late.

I didn't get to write because I took the long journey from good ole syracuse to the big city. I have seen some crazies already, but that's one of the reason why I love the city.

The thing that's the best though is all the music you hear. Today I saw a family harmonizing their ooohs and ahhhs, a guy playing the guitar, and some other randos.

Then when I'm always waiting for the train I get an urge to sing Disney songs for some reason. I don't know if it's in the air or something, but I always want to bust out the Little Mermaid and Lion King soundtracks. So for your pleasure I'm going to take you back to your childhood and share these wonderful videos. (So after trying numerous times this computer won't let me embed so here our the links...sorry)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXs8OS6EdAE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGoXtSw0Ias

Dreamworld

Robin Thicke finally came out with a video to my favorite song of his.

CD News

I have some good news and some bad news. 

I'll give the bad news first. Another actor is trying to make it in the music business. I read on jezebel last night that the kid that plays Draco in the Harry Potter movies twittered that he will be releasing a cd next month. I can't even wait to hear this one. (I hope you can pick up the sarcasm there)

Good news.

I was told about a new artist and he sounds just like John Legend. And if you know anything about me, you'll know that I love him. The reason why this guy sounds so much like him is because it's his little brother, Vaughn Anthony.

He's been singing back up for John for awhile, but now he's stepping out from the shadows. They may sound very similar, but they definitely sing about different things. John is more like the emotional soothing guy, whereas Vaughn is all about the sex and hip-hop. Check his myspace out and if you want check his cd out on Itunes. It's called "Mr. Everything."

I Take It Back

After watching some good late night shows and searching for music these couple of days, I take back the idea that there aren't a lot of talented women out there. I have run across soo many this week. I think the music gods were out there trying to show me I'm wrong. So now I'm thinkin there's a lack of male singers...not rappers or pop singers. I'm talking about real singers who make their own music with instruments you can hold and carry. But after this is posted I bet I'll find some singers. But that's also ok with me. But the one thing I have noticed is that most of them are all from other countries...cmon U.S. where's all the good singers?

So here's who I found/remembered about:

1. Lykke Li. 

-She was on Carson Daly last night. I know I've mentioned her before. You should listen to her "Youth Novels" cd. It's great. She has a pretty great story too. From what I understand she was in NYC for a year and then her visa ran out and was sent back to Sweden where she self-produced her kickass cd. She was also discovered mostly by her youtube clips. Her sound is a little different then your belting-out-love songs, but I like. She gives it her all when she performs. I personally think she sounds better at her performances. I think Itunes has her under the pop genre, but I don't think I'd really classify her under that. Last night she said she just wants people to be open to her so she can explore all kinds of music. Her sound is like that little kid sound..sorry to use that again but I don't know how else to describe it. I guess that just means you should check it out..haha.She's done some pretty sweet collabs already...like Drake, Kanye, and she was asked to do a remix for Kings of Leon (which turned out awesome).  All around she seems like a really sweet girl who's working her butt off to bring the U.S. some great music. She will be performing at Coachella, so watch out for that too.

Here's "A Little Bit" from last night's show...it's my fav.

2. Melanie Fiona

-So I originally found a song by her on hotnewhiphop.com but then I kept seeing her everywhere else I was looking for music. I think she kind of sounds like a combo of Jazmine Sullivan and Jennifer Hudson, but that's just my opinion.  She's R&B with hip hop beats and a lil reggae thrown in there for fun. She was on Carson Daly recently too. (Pretty sure Carson is trying to get back respect from all those years of showing pop artists by showing truly talented artists) 

3. Kate Nash

-She's not new, but I just wanted to bring her up. She's only like 4 months older than me and that blows me away. She's an English singer. I would definitely put her under pop, but I would say that doesn't bother me. I like her because her lyrics are so blunt and funny at times.

4.Feist

-She's from Canada. I just love Feist point blank. The "Open Season: Remixes and Collabs" are pretty sweet too. She's good to listen to on a rainy day or when you just want to chill. This video is a little more rockish than on the cd though.

5. Little Boots

- I first heard about her on Kid Cudi's blog because she did a version of "Day n Nite" on the keyboard and it was pretty good. But then she was on Carson too....crazy. She's from London. A lot of her stuff is done in her bedroom. Some is more techno, but then she has some with the keyboard.

I Totally Forgot About His Awesomeness

I couldn't wait to post this till tomorrow because I am so excited. I was talking to my boss about music and Girl Talk came up. I can't believe I forgot about him. Hopefully you guys have heard of this genius and if you haven't then you can thank me now. 

He, Gregg Gillis, mashes up rap with electronica and pop and your favorite late 80s and 90s hits with the occasional oldies too.  It will blow you away. Pretty sure a lot of of songs on the "Feed the Animals" cd are from old jock jams cds which is just great in my mind.My favorite part about him is that it's perfect for my music a.d.d. You can't get bored with a song because it's constantly changing, but in a good way. Pretty sure you can just put his cd on at a party and you wouldn't have to change it...well if your friends like this kind of music. Definitely a dance party.

He's also amazing live. I got to see him at lollapalooza from afar this summer. It was great. There he was on the stage with his laptop? and then everyone joined him. It was a massive mosh pit full of high and drunk kids.  With beach balls being thrown around.It was just a sight to see and hear.

Here's a video from lollapalooza. If you guys want to know where to get some songs just ask and I'll help ya out.

Kind of New Singer

So yesterday I applied for an internship at Atlantic Records for the summer...everyone cross your fingers for me. But I decided to look at their new artists and I saw Ms. ANYA MARINA. 

                                                                      

I don't even really know how to describe her, but she kinda whispers while singing or maybe she just likes being quiet but it's not in an awkward way. It's like a little girl singing, but it actually sounds ok. I kind of wish she would open her mouth a little more when she sang, but maybe that's just because my music teacher (shout out to Wags!) always forced us to round your ohhs and have perfect mouth formation...if that makes sense to you guys. She came out with her first songs in 2005, but I don't think she was signed till recently.

You may have heard her song  "Miss Halfway" on Grey's or seen her in RollingStone's January issue.

So I kept on trying to find things about her and ran into this great video on Paste magazine's website.Brace yourself for this one.....a cover of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like." I don't know if it was Atlantic Records' idea because both are signed under them or if it was hers. I don't know if it's because I'm used to T.I. doing it or maybe I'm not open minded, but I can't take it seriously. I mean it's done very well and it's pretty sweet how she converted a rap song to acoustic guitar, but I dunno. Is it brillant? or is it funny? Please check it out. I don't think you'll regret it.

I dunno about this one..

I was doing my daily blog reading and stumbled upon a return of MYA! It seems like she's taken a hiatus from music for a movie career...mostly dance movies of course. But I got kind of excited. I remember blastin "My Love is Like.."  "Girls Dem Sugar" and my favorite "Take Me There." She has this weird but intriguing voice. 

So I click on the link to download it...because you can't just listen to it. Everytime I download something my heart hurts a little for the music industry, but for some reason I still do it. I'm sorry... I listen to it (Case of the Ex Remix)...the whole 8 minutes--totally unnecessary---and it was a total disappointment. I really hope she goes in and changes this song because it's basically a remix of "What'cha Gonna Do." Why even change the title? If you are trying to come back then write a new song and definitely don't make it 8 minutes. 

The only reasoning I can come up with as to why she did this is, is that she's under a new label in Japan. And that's a whole other mind boggling thing. Her cd come out in December, but who knows when it will get to the U.S.? I know I didn't hear about it.

Does she have a bigger fan base in Japan? 

I just got really confused and disappointed after this experience and that's just not how I wanted to start my Sunday morning.

Ohhh if you want to read the original blog I got this story from click here.

Jimmy and The Roots!

I haven't watched Jimmy Fallon's Late Show yet, but I've seen clips and they're pretty hilarious. What I think is amazing is that he has the freakin Roots for his house band. That's just craziness to me. I mean Dave has Paul, who has won many awards.. Conan has Max who was the drummer for Springsteen, and Leno had Kevin Eubanks, but I don't even know if he's special for anything else.

Fallon gets a whole band that's grammy nominated and amazing. I mean RollingStone named them one of the 20 greatest live acts in the WORLD. 

My one question with a subquestion is : does this mean no more cds? or does this mean it's gonna be awhile till the next cd? 

I'm so excited for this....maybe I'll start watching late night shows again. I don't even know what i do during those hours..well on the weekends I do, but I guess I'm gonna try to tune into Jimmy and the Roots from now on.