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reeeeemix: roisin murphy - you know me better (trevor loves / toddla t / ni
2008-03-12 18:09:00 [i'm wearing givenchy yo!]in conjunction with the single release on march 31st, roisin and co have comissioned a massive amount of remixes to filter onto our playlists. i've checked out a few on her myspace remix site and they are fab! below are the full release listings for you to keep an eye out for (and a few preview gems just for you guys). it's roisin day if you ask me!CD1 "You Know Me Better" (Radio Edit) "Keep It Loose" CD2 "You Know Me Better" "Pandora" "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Vocal) "You Know Me Better" (Toddla T Mix) [link 2]"You Know Me Better" (Video) 7" Picture Disc A1. "You Know Me Better" (Radio Edit) B1. "Pandora" 12" Double Pack Vinyl #1 A1. "You Know Me Better" A2. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Vocal) [link 2]B1. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Vocal) B2. "You Know Me Better" (Samim Remix) Vinyl #2 A1. "You Know Me Better" (Instrumental) A2. "You Know Me Better" (Nightmoves Mix) [link 2] B1. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Dub) B2. "You K... More About: Murphy , Roisin Murphy , Roisin
video of the week: roisin murphy - you know me better
2008-03-12 08:06:00 roisin murphy - you know me better [link 2][oh my god! the gorgeous hair (brunette makes roisin look like dannii minogue)! variations on the 60's desperate housewife! a nod to todd haynes' "safe"! the dusty springfield mascara tear ensemble! it's just too fabulous for words! oh and the song is awesome too!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Video , Week , Murphy , Roisin Murphy , Roisin
yo dance bitch dance: the count and sinden feat kid sister - beeper / kid s
2008-03-11 08:15:00 the count and sinden feat kid sister - beeper [link 2][you will either love this song instantly or think it's the most annoying piece of sh*t on the planet. nevertheless, it's damn catchy and hot enough to have garnered a bit of a pop makeover (the new version features the more commercial friendly kid sister on the mic). trust me, this will be a hit whether you like it or not (and about time too since this song has been around for a good 1/2 year)! hit me on my beeper...beeper...beeper... yo!]kid sister - pro nails (bag raiders remix) [link 2][turns out that kid sister has a little underground smash of her own! with kanye west's stamp of approval AND two slammin songs out at the moment, looks like 2008 is going to be a good one for this chicago mc. check out this awesome remix by bag raiders that i found along the way.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Dance , Bitch , Count , Sister , Feat
video of the week: justice - dvno
2008-03-11 07:51:00 justice - dvno [link 2][taken off their album [cross] french dance duo justice return with yet another amazing video that's just absolutely mesmerizing. who knew retro logos and fonts would be so hypnotic? too bad the song isn't as amazing as their previous anthem 'd.a.n.c.e']http://feeds.feedburner.com/W ongiesMusicWorld More About: Video , Justice , Week
indie dance bitch dance: buraka som sistema (feat dj znobia, M.I.A., saboro
2008-03-11 07:36:00 buraka som sistema (feat dj znobia, M.I.A., saborosa and puto prata) - sound of kuduro [link 2][wow these portugese guys really know how to throw a party! taking on the underground dance movement of kuduro (which mixes angolan influences with house/soca/techno), thia ia just a preview of buraka som sistema's debut album which is due to be released later this summer. if they managed to get such an illustrious group together for this single, imagine what the album will sound like! props to my gal MIA for throwing in some flow into this crazy mix!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Dance , Indie , Sistema , Bitch , Feat
young galaxy - come and see (video premiere)
2008-03-11 07:14:00 young galaxy - come and see [link 2][my favorite track off the self titled debut album by the montreal pop duo (even though their sound makes them seem like a massive band). reminding me of the brit stuff that i used to listen to in the early 90's, i'm glad that last years highly overlooked album is finally getting some newfound milage. great video too!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Video , Young , Premiere , Galaxy , Young Galaxy
yoav - club thing (video premiere)
2008-03-10 21:20:00 yoav - club thing (funkerman remix) [link 2][one of the instant highlights from yoav's album charmed and strange gets a nice remix from the current buzz dutch dj funkerman. i'm a big fan of the original, but have been waiting for some tasty remixes for awhile. glad they finally showed up!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMu sicWorld More About: Video , Premiere , Club , Thing , Yoav
can't get this outta of my head: chris brown - with you (plus some sweet co
2008-03-07 19:19:00 bchris brown - with you [link 2][obsessed i am! i listen to it in the morning, i hear it on ipods in subways, i sing along to it in the shower! it's been out for eons (ok since december), but i still can't forget it. damn you stargate for producing this catchy track! oh, the video is all over the place, so just listen to the song. happy weekend kids!] check out some of the killer cover versions out, these are my faves:ingram hill - with you (cover)[i love how the 2nd guitarist kicks the lead singer to start off this sweet sweet cover (with a bit of down-south americana thrown in!)]boyceavenue - with you (cover)[lowered the key, but he sounds amazing!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wong iesMusicWorld More About: Brown , Sweet , Chris , Head
on the radar 2008: santogold - l.e.s. artistes
2008-03-07 04:38:00 santogold - l.e.s. artistes [link 2]i much prefer this remixed version below:santogold - l.e.s. artistes (xxxchange remix) [link 2][like a mix between MIA and yeah yeah yeahs (fact checkers - it's true, ALL of these acts consider brooklyn home these days), santogold (aka santi white) has everyone talking about her fresh approach to music. part rapper, part vocalist and all sass, santogold's fuses everything from synth beats to reggae to rock in order to fit her unique catchy sound. with an album due next month, you'll definitely be hearing more from this act this year.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Radar , 2008
leona lewis - better in time (video premiere)
2008-03-07 04:23:00 leona lewis - better in time [link 2][oh my gosh, leona looks AMAZING! whether it's black & white or in full technicolor. oh wait, it's directed by my fave sophie muller, no wonder the girl looks fabulous! great pop song too.]UPDATE 3/7:check out the just released video that is part of this double A-sideleona leweis - footprints in the sandhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMu sicWorld More About: Video , Time , Leona Lewis , Premiere , Lewis
janet jackson - rock with u (video premiere)
2008-03-07 00:28:00 janet jackson - rock with u [link 2][oh this is quite special... janet not only celebrates her first #1 album in seven years with discipline, but her current jermaine dupri/neyo penned single is actually really good! add to the fact that the video, directed by saam, reminds me of the iconic one shot 'when i think of you' video and well, all is good in the world!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Video , Janet Jackson , Rock , Premiere , Jackson
gnarls barkley - run (video premiere)
2008-03-07 00:15:00 gnarls barkley - run [link 2][the kooky soul-sters are back with a new album (the odd couple) and a hyper magnetic single. guest starring a certain justin timberlake in a weird MJ wig, apparently the video got banned by MTV for being too visually trippy. what? MTV play music videos?]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld More About: Video , Gnarls Barkley , Premiere
dance bitch dance: delinquent feat kcat - my destiny
2008-03-05 00:28:00 delinquent feat kcat - my destiny (bassline mix) [link 2][bassline is basically a new term for early 2000 garage which in itself took all the elements of late-80's r&b and sped everything up to a 4/4 house beat. everything old really is new again, which is probably why i actuallly like this current resurgence of soul dance in the charts these days. it's cheesy but turn it up anyway!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld More About: Destiny , Dance , Bitch , Feat
pop song of the week: matt costa - mr pitiful
2008-03-03 10:04:00 matt costa - mr. pitiful [link 2][since i'm travelling again for work, my only free time tends to be the 30 minutes before i go to bed with a channel like vh1 playing in the background. the nice thing about that channel is that every now and then i catch a song that i may have missed the first time around. this is the case of singer/songwriter matt costa. a name that i've heard about for awhile, but just never got around to hearing what he had to offer (i think the jack johnson connection was the main reason). but the boy ain't half bad. his current single mr pitiful is actually quite a little gem of a pop song. from my blip to yours, check out this talent that looks set for bigger and better exposure in the coming months.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld More About: Song , Week , Matt , Costa , Matt Costa
the kooks - always where i need to be (video premiere)
2008-02-29 08:06:00 the kooks - always where i need to be [link 2][the brighton quartet are back! but don't let the seemingly harder sound fool you, the trademark fun singalong choruses and catchy harmonies that made their debut album 'inside in/inside out' such a gem are still here for their anticipated follow up! can't wait to hear the rest of the album!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Video , Premiere , The Kooks
mariah carey - touch my body (video premiere)
2008-02-28 18:05:00 mariah carey feat fatman scoop - touch my body (dj zax can't touch it mix) [link 2][who knew that the return of mariah carey would include kenneth the page (jack mcbrayer) from 30 rock? bringing MC to the nerd world is a minor stroke of genius and i'm sure director brett ratner is patting himself on the back by convincing her to shoot it this way. i have to say that miss C is sure looking good! speaking of good check out this mash-up gem of this song by DJ Zax that i'm digging alot these days.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Video , Mariah Carey , Body , Carey , Premiere
tom baxter - tell her today (video premiere)
2008-02-28 17:56:00 tom baxter - tell her today [link 2][i was initially on the fence with this song only cause the initial structure (and lyrics) of the tune borders of twee, then the song transforms into a glorious musical celebration with spanish/argentine leanings. it's worth the patience cause i'm in love with this song now!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Video , Today , Premiere , Baxter , Tom Baxter
they won an OSCAR! glen hansard and marketa irglova "once"
2008-02-28 17:35:00 glen hansard & marketa irglova - once [link 2][after a year of blogging about once, the duo found themselves in front of a billion viewers last weekend culminating in an oscar win! i feel like a proud parent!]their sweet acceptance speeches...jon stewart on the daily show talking about marketa irglova's additional speechhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Oscar , Glen Hansard , Glen
dance bitch dance: martin solveig - c'est la vie (video premiere)
2008-02-17 17:48:00 martin solveig - c'est la vie [link 2]martin solveig - c'est la vie (fedde vs martin remix) [link 2][oh my, those japanese poppers U-Min show up yet again on my blog! this time they're doing their poppin' thanks to french house music dj martin solveig. his new single 'c'est la vie' already is storming up the dancefloor (also due to the fedde le grand remix), but i'm more partial to the original. dance away!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Video , Dance , Premiere , Bitch , Martin
kanye west - flashing lights (video premiere)
2008-02-16 09:56:00 kanye west - flashing lights (remix feat r. kelly) [link 2][if you haven't seen this wonderful video, then just click play and watch. i really wish someone would do this to kanye's ego!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesM usicWorld More About: Video , Kanye West , West , Premiere , Lights
moby - disco lies (cloverfield mix)
2008-02-15 14:57:00 moby - disco lies (cloverfield mix) [link 2][my only guess as to why this is called the cloverfield mix is that it was shown during the party scene of the movie before the squidzilla thing started to wreck downtown new york. nevertheless, here is the first moby tune that i've liked in AGES (even if he decides to whisper 'just a lie' throughout the song)! with the upcoming album last night supposedly recounting the heyday of clubbing during the late 80's, i'm hoping more of the album goes along the lines of this stormer. waiting for the remixes people! PS: doesn't the vocal sound like thea austin of snap's "rhythm is a dancer"?]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wong iesMusicWorld More About: Moby , Cloverfield , Disco , Lies
the new pornographers - myriad harbour (video premiere)
2008-02-15 14:38:00 the new pornographers - myriad harbour [link 2][what a GORGEOUS video by mark lomond of the flourescent hill collective! the new pornographers continue to tap wonderful singles off their 2007 album 'challengers', this time it's a phychedelic sing-a-long with a bit of glam thrown in. how is it possible, just listen to their genius above!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Video , Premiere , Myriad , New Pornographers
happy weekend: alphabeat - fascination / fascination (bimbo jones remix) /
2008-02-15 13:17:00 alphabeat - fascination [link 2]alphabeat - fascination (bimbo jones remix) [link 2][i challenge anyone who can't derive some sort of giddy pleasure from this danish pop band. it's as if molly ringwald and her best gay friend (circa "sixteen candles") decided to form a band for the annual battle of the bands... and won! while we're at it, check out the even gay-er remix by bimbo jones! happy weekend all!]alphabeat - boyfriend [link 2][check out their latest single in denmark which is more rocked out and tones down the happy to a 5. whew!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Remix , Weekend , Happy , Jones , Bimbo
on the rader 2008: mgmt - time to pretend (video premiere)
2008-02-14 16:42:00 mgmt - time to pretend [link 2][what a wonderfully trippy video! brooklyn pumps out yet another hipster band that is buzzing all over the place. made of of ben goldwasser and andrew vanWyngarden, the duo met at uni back in 2002 and over the years crafted the epic psychedelic pop that you hear today. i can't believe there's all this great new music out these days... and it's only FEBRUARY!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Won giesMusicWorld More About: Video , Time , Premiere , 2008
amy winehouse - love is a losing game (video premiere)
2008-02-14 16:23:00 amy winehouse - love is a losing game (kardinal beats remix) [link 2][though amy's grammy performance may have seemed like it was nothing special, my feeling was that it was indeed one of the bigger obstacles of her career. these days, we can only watch her live life one day at a time and not expect too much (since she could fall back into hell so easily). which only makes this video kind of sad and creepy at the same time.]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongies MusicWorld More About: Video , Love , Amy Winehouse , Premiere , Game
pop song of the week: bwo - sunshine in the rain
2008-02-14 15:53:00 bwo - sunshine in the rain [link 2][music afficionados from sweden are probably cringing at my choice this week, but the fact that this pop perfect 3 year old song by bwo (bodies without organs) is just getting the kind of buzz outside of their scandanavian airwaves should be something to be joyous about (abba needs a successor!). now that bbc's highly powerful radio 2 have picked it up on A rotation, expect the camp/pop stylings of this trio to be everywhere in 2008. yeah sweden!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld More About: Song , Rain , Sunshine , Week
song of the week: the dodos - fools
2008-02-14 12:56:00 the dodos - fools [link 2]the dodos - jodi [link 2][when a acoustic folk guitarist merges with a drummer learned in west african beats, you end up getting the band the dodos. with a sound that almost seems like they're trying to match up their supposed divergent backgrounds, the band manage to find a wonderful melodious, yet erratic, center for each tune they write. who knew san francisco could produce something so normally right coast? can't wait to hear the rest of their album 'visitor' next month!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Song , Week
on the radar 2008: patrick park
2008-02-14 12:55:00 patrick park - here we are [link 2][thanks to good ol stereogum, i got introduced to the sweet songwriter sounds of LA via colorado boy patrick park. though he's been working the live music scene for the past few years, it was his song "life is a song" on the final episode of the OC that brought him some recognition. hopefully this sweet tune will bring him some new fans for 2008 . enjoy!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Patrick , Park , Radar
feeling nostalgic: michael jackson's thriller 25th anniversary
2008-02-14 12:54:00 thriller 25th anniversary EPKmichael jackson with akon - wanna be startin something 2008 [link 2][25 years!!! back in 1982 i carried around my blue cassette walkman and just zoned out to the album on the playground while the rest of my peers were playing soccer and netball. inspired by MJ's dance moves, i secretly imagined myself lighting up the squares as i walked over the hopscotch squares. oh youth! with his updated remastered classic album released this week, will.i.am brought together a small group of artists (including kanye west and fergie) and unfortunately murdered the essence of the originals. the only one spared such a fate is the one above featuring akon. oh well, at least the rest of the album remains a gem for me to zone out to as i light up the sidewalk plugged into my ipod...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongi esMusicWorld More About: Anniversary , Thriller , Michael , Nostalgic , Feeling
song of the week: the dodos - fools
More articles from this author:2008-02-13 19:03:00 the dodos - fools [link 2]the dodos - jodi [link 2][when a acoustic folk guitarist merges with a drummer learned in west african beats, you end up getting the band the dodos. with a sound that almost seems like they're trying to match up their supposed divergent backgrounds, the band manage to find a wonderful melodious, yet erratic, center for each tune they write. who knew san francisco could produce something so normally right coast? can't wait to hear the rest of their album 'visitor' next month!]http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wongie sMusicWorld More About: Song , Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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