This is just too much fun to not share. Never have Metal and Motown sounded so fabulous together. The Miracles’ background vocals behind in the chorus are especially funny. Enjoy this Mash-up of Metallica “Enter Sandman” and The Miracles “Love Machine” by Endless Noise. Enter Love Machine (Endless Noise Mash-up) by [...]
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“Enter Love Machine” Metallica vs. The Miracles
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Just stumbled upon these videos today – absolutely brilliant concept by Dusto McNeato which has been picked up and carried on by many others.Here are two of my favorites. Click to see them after the jump
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New Music Monday: Crosby Loggins…sound familiar?
This week’s subject for New Music Monday comes with a familiar name but a deeper voice and a brand new album. Crosby Loggins, son of singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins (of solo fame and half of folk/rock duo Loggins and Messina) is releasing his first solo album titled “Time to Move” via Jive Records after his win [...]
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Latest Susan Boyle Performance Brings Back “Memories”
Susan Boyle was at it again today with her performance of “Memories” from Cats that earned her a spot in the finals for Britain’s Got Talent. Boyle seemed much more serious and controlled this time around (if a bit nervous), perhaps because she now has something to lose, and she sang well overall and received [...]
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New Music Monday: Gotye “Learnalilgivinanlovin”
"Learnalilgivinanlovin" is a funky pop tune that's an obvious throwback to '60s Motown which is probably why I love it so much. He's either sampling the Ronettes with the drums at the top or channeling them (and the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound") pretty heavily and purposefully. With a driving guitar riff, blasting horns and stacked vocals this track is huge and so much fun.
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Throwback Thursday: Use Me Three Times
For this week’s Throwback Thursday we head back to 1972 for the Bill Withers classic “Use Me” off of his album Still Bill. I’m not sure when I first stumbled upon this song but it has been a favorite of mine for years and I never seem to get sick of it. Outside of [...]
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Nyle “Let The Beat Build” is Inspiring and Stunning
Nyle's live band version of "Let the Beat Build" - complete with vocalists, piano and of course banjo - has all of the raw energy of a stage performance and is totally mesmerizing. Even if you aren't a fan of hip-hop or rap music, you have to appreciate the production, planning and creative vision that went into this video that was all recorded in one continuous video and audio take.
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SNL: Motherloving Hilarious
Samberg and Timberlake strike again with SNL's latest digital short "Motherlover" that debuted this past Saturday in honor of Mother's Day. With A-list cameos (I won't spoil them) and an electronic club beat this is definitely the best song to come out of SNL since "Jizz in My Pants" and before that "Dick In A Box."
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The Twee-J Revolution: DJs and Twitter
DJ Richie Hawtin may have just created something revolutionary for the ever-evolving relationship between Twitter and musicians. According to the Miami New Times Blog:“Richie Hawtin has announced his development of a new Twitter application which allows real-time broadcasting of track IDs during a DJ set. As minimal techno’s mad scientist of sorts, Hawtin has already [...]
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Throwback Thursday - Stevie Wonder “Uptight” Live 1966
One thing I absolutely LOVE about YouTube is all of the old/obscure TV and concert clips you can find. One such gem is this clip from 1966 where Stevie Wonder(at the age of 16!) performs both “Uptight” and “A Place in the Sun” and chats a bit about what it’s like being blind. The recording [...]Related posts:Throwback Thursday: Use Me Three Times *Due to technical difficulties - this pos
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Mayo Clinic Senior Couple Brings the House Down
Music and love are never very far apart. Fran and Marlo Cowan have been married for 62 years and they’re still rocking and rolling. At 90 years old he’s still got the old routine down and is patting his girl on the butt like a cheeky 20 year old. Be prepared to smile.
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New Music Monday: Passion Pit
So I’ve decided to designate Mondays as “New Music Monday” from now on, in accordance with the similar trend all over Twitter. If you can’t beat ‘em - try and cash in on some of the eager music-seeking readers.Introducing: Passion Pit - the five-man American electro band from Massachusetts has been ALL over the blog [...]Related posts:New Music Monday: Gotye “Learnalilgivinanlovin” "
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Playing for Change: Stand By Me
“From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.”If you haven’t already seen it, this video [...]Related posts:Mayo Clinic Senior Couple Brings
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Throwback Thursday: First I Look at the Purse
For the first edition of Throwback Thursday I had to go with an old Motown classic - I suppose the “classic” part depends on who you ask but it has always stood out to me.Off of my much worn out CD compilation “Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971,” comes the song “First I Look [...]Related posts:Throwback Thursday - Stevie Wonder “Uptight” Live 1966 One thing I abs
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Seeqpod Sunk? Not So Fast…
When the Seeqpod site went down a couple weeks ago I figured that was the end. I certainly didn’t have high hopes given the fact that they filed for bankruptcy at the end of March and have an ongoing lawsuit with EMI and Warner Music Group.If you went to the site it acted like it [...]Related posts:Top 10 Sites For Free Music For me, the measure of a good free music site...4 Tweets Per Measure:.
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4 Tweets Per Measure: Finding Music on Twitter
These Twitter/Music posts weren’t originally meant to be a series, but it seems Twitter is one of the fastest evolving social media services out there and every day people are finding new ways to utilize it to share information, photos, videos and of course music. I found a great post on the Wired Epicenter blog [...]Related posts:4 Tweets Per Measure: Bands vs. Twitter After much skepticism an.
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What’s the Soundtrack to Your Life?
We’ve all had it happen, a song comes on and you’re instantly transported back to a very specific time in your life. It could be just a day or it could be a season or a whole year. No matter where you are now, a part of you feels transformed by the music - usually [...]Related posts:Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack - A R Rahman The first time I saw Slumdog Millionaire was on...Love Sex Magic…
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Susan Boyle Sings “Cry Me A River”
No, not the Justin Timberlake song - the 1950’s blues ballad, made famous by Julie London and later recorded by Ella Fitzgerald among others.Continuing on the tidal wave that is the Susan Boyle phenomenon, a song has been unearthed that she recorded in 1999 for a charity CD - of which apparently only 1000 copies [...]Related posts:Susan Boyle Dreamed A Dream This is the kind of story you love t.
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4 Tweets Per Measure: Bands vs. Twitter
After much skepticism and convincing myself I didn’t have the time to tackle yet another social networking site, I joined Twitter just over a month ago and have since posted 109 tweets. I wasn’t really sure at first the utility of it but by following many different types of accounts (celebrities, blogs, bands, companies, etc.) [...]Related posts:4 Tweets Per Measure: Finding Music on Twitter
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Susan Boyle Dreamed A Dream
This is the kind of story you love to read. Dowdy, 48 years old and never been kissed, Susan Boyle of Scotland shocked the pants off the judges and the audience of Britain's Got Talent when she gave the performance of a lifetime. Susan sang the very beautiful and very difficult "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables (a musical I grew up singing along with) and received a standing ovation and g...
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