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live wongie: kylie minogue - all i see (acoustic performance)
2008-04-14 08:35:00
kylie minogue - all i see (acoustic) [link 2]kylie minogue - all i see [link 2][ms minogue goes acoustic as she performs with her backup singers in the UK! i don't care if the response has been a tad lukewarm with this single release, as a standalong track, this mid-tempo pop song is a little piece of heaven. if i have to post a version every week for me to push that realization forward i will do it!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMu sicWorld
More About: Performance , Kylie Minogue , Acoustic , Live , Kylie

on the radar 2008: natty
2008-04-14 08:03:00
natty - cold town [link 2][check out this new uk artist with a reggae/politico twist. after performing on the influential later with jools holland show last week, natty looks set to bring some good vibes for the rest of 2008 . a new finlay quaye for the 2000's?]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Radar , Natty

the roots - 75 bars (black's reconstruction) (new video)
2008-04-13 21:05:00
the roots - 75 bars [link 2][what a great weekend for fans of hip hop! the roots are set to release their 10th (!!!!) album rising down later this month. based on the stuff that's been released (and this video), it looks like ?uestlove and co are putting out a more political album that reminds me of the great raps albums of the late 80's. if you want more info on this awesome band, check out okayplayer's coverage here.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Video , Bars , Roots , Reconstruction , The Roots

pop song of the week: alphabeat - 10000 nights of thunder
2008-04-13 08:06:00
alphabeat - 10000 nights of thunder [link 2][what more can i say about this danish band other than they make me happy whenever i hear their songs. with spring coming up, i'm definitely adding this song to my happy playlist! want more? perez hilton has an exclusive new version of the video that they shot for the UK release here]UPDATE: 4/15 (or you can watch it below)http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Song , Week , Thunder , Nights , Alphabeat

we heart this: kate walsh USA (profile video)
2008-04-13 07:27:00
kate walsh - don't break my heart [link 2][check out this lovely profile of uk singer/songwriter kate walsh as she spent two weeks in the US travelling from NYC to sxsw to LA. explaining how she came about naming the album and writing the tracks, the profile is interspersed with live performances which just remind me why i loved her album tim's house so much last year. hopefully she'll come through again with a more full fledged tour soon.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Video , Kate Walsh , Heart , Kate , Profile

lupe fiasco - paris, tokyo (video premiere)
2008-04-13 07:18:00
lupe fiasco - paris, tokyo [link 2][my feeling about lupe is that he's still one of the most underappreciated rappers around. this track reminds me of the good ol jazzmatazz vibes of yore and further proves that lupe is a master of storytelling without having to resort to ghetto tactics. love this guy!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld
More About: Video , Tokyo , Paris , Premiere , Lupe Fiasco

happy j-pop friday: namie amuro - what a feeling (video premiere)
2008-04-11 07:44:00
namie amuro - what a feeling [link 2][trust me, i haven't followed asian music (let alone j-pop) in ages, but every now and then, i like to dip my feelers into eastern waters and check out what is making waves over there. currently the 'empress of j-pop', namie amuro, is sitting happy at the #1 spot with an interesting single called '60's 70's 80's'. coinciding with a massive vidal sassoon campaign, three tunes were recorded with the musical essence of each era and then used as the main theme for various hair ads (don't act all shocked, acts are doing it here too!). my favorite of the lot is a bit of a tranny train wreck called "what a feeling" (and yes, the chorus rips from flashdance). a nice bit of 80's electro j-pop for your friday!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Video , Happy , Premiere , Friday , Feeling

i just passed 200,000 visits!!!!
2008-04-11 07:06:00
thank you for making it happen!http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld

portishead - machine gun (video premiere)
2008-04-11 07:04:00
portishead - machine gun [link 2][this will probably not win me any cool points, but i'm kind of on the 'meh' side of their upcoming album third. maybe i was expecting the world since their previous efforts were such playlist staples. though i bow down to the voice of beth gibbons, the kind of raw instrumentation and off kilter vocals are just kind of too art school for me these days. maybe i'll just have to allow everything sink in... get back to me in a month.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld
More About: Video , Machine , Premiere , Portishead

dance bitch dance: kraak & smaak feat ben westbeech - squeeze me (video pre
2008-04-11 04:43:00
kraak & smaak feat ben westbeech - squeeze me [link 2][check out this hot video by dutch dance trio kraak & smaak. featuring the sweet vocals by ben westbeech, this is easily one of the best songs of the week! enjoy.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld
More About: Video , Dance , Bitch , Squeeze , Feat

sara bareilles - bottle it up (video premiere)
2008-04-10 19:53:00
sara bareilles - bottle it up [link 2][interesting what success can do to a person. self-proclaimed acapella nerd sara toiled in and around the states last year getting her music heard via any means possible. fast forward to a top 5 single and look at our sara now, she's now styled as a full fledged BABE! luckily her music is still the same sweet catchy tunes that we all fell in love with the first time around.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Video , Premiere , Sara , Bottle , Sara Bareilles

that kia spectra ad song: joe purdy - can't seem to get it right today
2008-04-09 05:38:00
joe purdy - can't seem to get it right today [link 2][there's nothing like a good simple song used in a car ad to bring attention to a wonderfully talented singer/songwriter. with seven albums under his belt, joe purdy has found a wider net of fans by getting his music placed on various tv shows including lost, greys anatomy and house; now he can add advertising success under his belt. there's something about the sweet melancholia of joe's music that draws you in instantly (heck, they're running the ad way beyond the usual time frame of 2 months, so i'm obviously not the only one who's enamored with this song), so if you want to hear more, check out his 2006 album you can tell georgia from which this comes from.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Song , Today , Spectra

pop song of the week: robyn - who's that girl (video premiere)
2008-04-09 05:08:00
robyn - who's that girl [link 2]robyn - who's that girl (seamus haji mix) [link 2][the 2005 album continues to crank out hit after hit (this would be the 5th single for the UK market alone!) and with a US release set for later this year, robyn hopefully will translate her success here on our shores. produced by the amazing brother/sister duo the knife, this is easily one of my favorite pop songs of the moment!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Video , Song , Girl , Premiere , Week

french indie love: m83, sebastian tellier
2008-04-09 02:26:00
m83 - graveyard girl [link 2][french based anthony gonzales returns with yet another lush retro guitar album called 'saturdays = youth' produced by ken thomas (sigur ros, cocteau twins) and ewan pearson (tracey thorn, the rapture). personally i feel like this song sounds like a theme song for a john hughes movie starring a goth girl as the lead (will someone make a john hughes-like movie already? we need them in our lives again!)] sebastian tellier - divine [link 2][french multi-instrumentalist and all around kooky artist returns with a new album sexuality AND the title of the french representative for the 2008 eurovision song contest. THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST! oh the wonderful surrealness of it all!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld
More About: Love , French , Indie , Sebastian

usher - love in this club (video premiere) (brothers strause directors cut)
2008-04-08 06:14:00
usher - love in this club [link 2][i'm not quite sure why it's taken THIS long for a video to be released for this single. the song itself has already peaked at #1 and seems to be on the way down the charts. what gives? it's sure not the 'elaborate' video directed by the brothers strause. did they have to wait for availability by the barely there kanye west, diddy and other guests? strange...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld
More About: Video , Love , Usher , Brothers , Premiere

that snapple antioxidant water / bubble wrap ad song: bad eliot - cat's meo
2008-04-08 05:59:00
bad eliot - cat's meow [link 2][with an ad where you can barely hear the music playing in the background, you'd be surprised at how many people have been posting on bulletin boards looking for this franz ferdinand/cribs type song. since i'm nice like that, i found it for you. of course if you want to find out more about snapple water or download the track for yourself, check out all the info here]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld
More About: Song , Water , Eliot , Bubble , Antioxidant

have you been rick rolled today? check out the muppet rolled version
2008-04-07 11:34:00
rick astley - never gonna give give you up (12" remix) [link 2][i've been rick rolled a few time since april 1st, but weirdly enough i still leave the song playing in the background cause i actually like this cheesy 80's stock aitken waterman classic. now throw in a muppet show re-edit and you've got yourself a nice monday morning celebration! hoorah for rick rolling!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wong iesMusicWorld
More About: Rick , Today , Check , Version

roisin murphy - you know me better (acoustic live on channel 4: freshly squ
2008-04-06 18:45:00
roisin murphy - you know me better (acoustic live on freshly squeezed)roisin murphy - keep it loose [link 2] ('you know me better' b-side)[i love how roisin's brand of music is coined electro-soul. why not fabulous-soul or soulful fierceness. those would be my categories for her. these musical labels are a hoot.] [crap questions, but hot damn is roisin's demeanor of talking darn sexy! i've never noticed it before.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Acoustic , Live , Channel , Murphy , Channel 4

live wongie: kylie minogue - all i see (live on craig ferguson)
2008-04-04 09:33:00
kylie minogue - all i see [link 2][for the past week kylie has been making the rounds on US tv to promote the release of her album X. last night she performed her new single "all i see" recorded for the US release on the late late show with craig ferguson. though craig barely had any idea of our pop princess since her late 80's neighbours days, it was the performance of the mid tempo number that made the even (made only better with the gaggle of hot dancers going at the song as if it was sped up). weirdly wonderful. kind of like the song.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Kylie Minogue , Ferguson , Live , Kylie , Craig Ferguson

madonna feat justin timberlaks and timbaland - 4 minutes (video premiere)
2008-04-04 07:08:00
madonna feat justin timberlake and timbaland - 4 minutes (junkie xl tidus vocal re-edit) [link 2][this video will probably be pulled by the time you see this, but i figured i'd share it anyway since it got leaked a day before it's world premiere on madge's official video channel tick tock. i'd love to hear your thoughts on the video. what is that flesh eating prism anyway?]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Video , Madonna , Timbaland , Premiere , Minutes

video of the week: goldfrapp - happiness (video premiere)
2008-04-02 06:03:00
Goldfrapp - Happiness goldfrapp - happiness [link 2][how'd you get to be happiness? by listening to a spring ready song like this! a genius video (i counted 6 edits) accompanying a wonderful song thats just in time for the change in the weather. if i could jump that much, i'd aspire to be just like the bouncey boy in the video ;)]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMus icWorld
More About: Video , Premiere , Week , Goldfrapp

adele - cold shoulder (video premiere)
2008-04-01 19:08:00
adele - cold shoulder [link 2][new adele! produced by mark ronson and has a bit of an early massive attack feel. it's a great song attached to a crappy video. luckily adele looks flawless and well, i love her, so it all equals out ;)]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMus icWorld
More About: Video , Cold , Premiere , Adele

paddy casey - fear / you'll get by (video premiere)
2008-04-01 08:15:00
paddy casey - fear paddy casey - you'll get by [link 2]paddy casey - i'm not out to get you [link 2][i love the irish troubadour that is paddy casey, but i have to be honest and admit that i'm kind of on the fence with the US release of fear as his 1st single (especiallly since it was released a few years back for another album). personally, i'm a bigger fan of the mid tempo ballad "you'll get by" (which was recorded for THIS album). but if you don't care, definitely pick up his latest album addicted to company pt 1 which features ALL these tunes in it's collection.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/W ongiesMusicWorld
More About: Video , Premiere , Paddy , Fear , Casey

bjork - wanderlust (video premiere)
2008-04-01 07:41:00
just case you can't see the video, go here (but remember to come back!) bjork - wanderlust (ratatat remix) [link 2] [OMG! if you think this 2D version directed by encyclopedia pictura is amazing, imagine seeing the 7 min masterpiece in 3D!!!! (if you're obsessed like i am, then go to this site to find out where they will screen the 3D version in a city near you, during record store day on the 19th of april.) now as amazing as this video is, i have to say that i'm more partial with the ratatat remix of the song, which is why i share that version with you. gosh, i'm nice!] want more? check out the NY Times piece here, plus a making of video below: http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMusicW orld
More About: Video , Bjork , Premiere , Wanderlust

dorky yet cutie: tally hall - good day
2008-04-01 07:22:00
tally hall - good day [link 2][how much you wanna bet these guys were in an acapella group together? formed back in 2002 at the university of michigan, the boys of tally hall not only have a quirky sound, but decided at an early stage to keep their uniform of white shirts and colored ties to be their trademark. if they aren't gay, then they sure are nerds! probably why i'm oddly interested. like what you hear, go check out their debut album marvins marvelous mechanical museum now]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMu sicWorld
More About: Hall , Good , Cutie , Dorky

indie sunday: delays, black kids, jamie lidell, angus and julia stone
2008-03-31 05:14:00
just wanted to get these hot songs out to the masses as i have a busy work week upcoming. so pardon the lack of commentary. just let the great music speak for themselves!delays - hooray [link 2][sigh. just love these boys. pre-order their upcoming album everything's the rush here!]black kids - i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you (EP version) [link 2][hot song of the moment! pre-order their as yet unamed album here]against me! - stop! [link 2][is this the most catchy song you've heard in awhile? punk "rocks"! get the album new wave here.] james lidell - little bit of feel good [link 2][genius retro soul! go pre-buy his upcoming album jim now!]angus and julia stone - just a boy [link 2][pre-order a book like this now]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMu sicWorld
More About: Kids , Black , Julia , Sunday , Stone

tift merritt - broken (video premiere)
2008-03-29 03:19:00
tift merritt - broken [link 2][how much do we love tift? (love LOVE!) her album another country is a wonderful mix of americana meets folk filtered through tift's comfy vocals. this release also has the makings to be her crossover album so go forth and make it happen people!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Video , Premiere , Broken

miss peter bjorn and john? here's a remedy! on the radar: peter moren - soc
2008-03-29 01:51:00
peter moren - social competence [link 2][even though peter bjorn and john pretty much contributed to the soundtrack of 2007, lead singer peter moran always had an inkling to record a side project of stripped down acoustic music that reminded him of the days playing with just his guitar in small random venues. called the last tycoon, this low key collection is not only sweet and gentle but also continues to showcase the wonderful songwriting abilities of the peter we grew to love last year.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: John , Miss , Radar , Peter , Peter Bjorn and John

song of the week: the last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement
2008-03-29 01:03:00
the last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement [link 2][the epic strings and giddy-up western grooves is the 1st single off alex turner (from Arctic Monkeys) and miles kane's (from The Rascals) side project the last shadow puppets. a definite nod to their musical influences, the single is a pre-cursor to their debut album the age of the understatement. personally, this looks to be on the top of my indie releases for april. can't wait!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld
More About: Song , Shadow , Week

the leak: beyonce - beautiful nightmare
2008-03-29 00:47:00
[thanks to beyonceworld.net for the pic]beyonce - beautiful nightmare [link 2][whether this is a demo "leaked" out by her own peeps or not, this new track does showcase B trying for a more commercial euro sound. is this the direction of her new album? we shall see, but i'm definitely warming up to this track with every listen.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld
More About: Beyonce , Nightmare , Beautiful , Leak , The Leak