The December Sound – Dead on a cross
Donna Summer – I feel love
The Cure – The Figurehead
Nine Inch Nails – Closer to God
Blonde Redhead – Messenger
U2 – MOFO
Sex Church – Waking Up
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa – Square Wave
The Bonaparte’s – Battle Of Iéna
Nirvana – Scentless Apprentice
Love – The Red Telephone
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Arabian Knights
A Place To Bury Strangers – Half Awake
The KLF – What time is Love (live at Transcentral)
Yuck – Rubber
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones pt. II
De André – Un Blasfemo
Is she drunk on love in a bathtub? Been there too, girl. Photo via 12maike on flickr
When jamming to Rihanna‘s Talk That Talk CD (it was the real CD too, how retro!) in my friend’s car this weekend, we noticed a familiar favorite on track number 8 “Drunk on Love”: Rihanna sampled The xx’s beautiful “Intro”. If you haven’t heard of The xx, then listen to their version of “Intro” before you listen to Rihanna’s “Drunk on Love”, because it truly is a great track.
Although I was pleasantly happy that someone covered such a wonderful song (that’s only the intro because The xx’s album is that good), I wish her producer’s wouldn’t have made it so obviously electronic. The twangy synth cheapens the true beauty of The xx’s song. I’m waiting for someone to remix Rihanna’s song over the original xx song so we can hear a seriously hot jam.
Enjoy both songs below, you won’t be disappointed!
The first (and only) time I met Crocodile’s Clock singer Pat G. was in 2008 at a dance club in São Paulo, Brazil called Clube Glória, when she was still in high school and I was studying abroad. (I think it was a Yelle concert but I can’t remember!)
Through the genius of Facebook and social networking, 4 years later I am sipping on coffee on a different continent and listening to her and bandmate Thom Levisky’s new self-titled EP, Crocodile’s Clock. The sweet and simple folk music is reminiscent of summers spent around bonfires contemplating life and love. My favorite track is definitely “Love is Not Enough.” So true!
Singing in both Portuguese and English, the Brazilian duo composed songs on the album that could be in literally any indie movie ever filmed. Their song “Bob’s Song” (although not featured on the EP) was even featured in the soundtrack of the Brazilian movie “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo” (The Best Things in the World).
Check out “Bob’s Song” below and download their free EP here.
I still can't believe she's gone. Rest in Peace, beautiful girl. Photo via covermesongs.com
The death of amazing singer Amy Winehouse left us all with a little hole in our soul parts. However, her memory will be honored in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s SS 2012 show, as she is the muse who inspired his new line.
The hair is styled like her signature beehive (tear!) and the clothes mimic Amy’s legendary 50s and 60s style.
Gaultier comments on Amy’s inspiring style, saying that “What she stands for above all, is uniqueness. Both in music and the way she dressed, she mixed a great many influences.”
Britney and Jason's engagement party at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Dec. 16, 2011. Photo via music.yahoo.com
We all remember when our sweet Britney Spears went a little nuts circa Kevin Federline and two babies. She spoke in a British accent, hung out with some people who were allegedly drugging her and shaved her head (AND, in my opinion, consequently made the best album of her career Blackout.)
Anyways, on the account that she is worth millions of dollars and needed someone to take care of her, Brit’s papa Jamie Spears was granted control of her conservatorship back in 2008. (This still brings a tear to my eye! Can you imagine a world without Britney Spears in it?! Hello apocalypse.)
However, with her recent engagement to former manager Jason Trawick, Jamie has planned to ask the judge overseeing the case to end the conservatorship based on how far Britney has come in the 5 years since the conservatorship was set in place.
Britney during darker times with her Dad Jamie, valiantly fighting off scumbag paparazzi. Photo via eonline.com
This is amazing! Brit has definitely done a lot in the past 5 years, including raising two children, releasing two albums (after Blackout) and going on two world tours! It’s also nice that she’s marrying someone who isn’t a total turdface famewhore. People in Hollywood are weird. Which isn’t a dig at Federline, as you probably remember a time when he was considered the responsible parent and had to overhaul taking care of Jayden James and Sean Preston. Talk about twilight zone.
Yay for Britney. We’ve grown up with her since 1998 when she released …Baby One More Time. That’s a 14 year relationship. That should warrant an invite to the wedding, or at least a live special. But we understand if she doesn’t.
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