This is roll down your windows on the highway en route to your friends’ barbecue on a Saturday afternoon. New summer jammy jam plus cute dudes to think about. It could only get better if there were free drinks involved, courtesy of youtube, 3D printing and the future. A girl can dream.
Remember waaaaay back when, when Justin Timberlake shed his pop music wings that carried him to the top of the world? His performance of Like I Love You was one of the most anticipated tween girl moments of my lifetime. Everyone was nervously thinking he couldn’t do it alone, or that his new song wasn’t poppy enough. But lo and behold, he danced into our hearts before he descended from the giant stereo set.
This video was TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO. Cripes. But still awesome. The dancing and singing is fab, and he ends the performance with a dance solo and the disappears into a life-sized tape deck. Pure brilliance.
Fast forward to now, with Justin Bieber’s latest release. It’s not like this song is anything super innovative, but at least it doesn’t sound like the eurotrash trend that hit America radio like 3 decades too late. It’s a little more R&B than we’re used to with the Biebs, but he makes it sound good and his voice is fucking spot on.
Way to go Biebs. Be our new JT, because it’s getting to be obvious that he’ll never return to us. A true sign of the impending apocalypse, I’m almost sure of it.
PS: SO many girls (and some diluted middle-aged, Twilight fan-type women) are gonna be creeping out to pictures of JB while listening to this song and probably plotting Selena Gomez’ death. Fuck off, they’re the new Brit and JT. Leave pop royalty alone, dicks. It’s not like child stars (even if they’re LOADED) don’t have enough problems on their hands without death threats and stalkers.
Check out Biebs’ new direction
Yay for independent music! Driving Records Music is mah friend’s independent label in the Boston area. There’s a bunch of sick music on the site from a bunch of different independent bands and solo acts. Some of the music is free to download too. Nothing better than legal, free music from cool dudes, right?
Check out this track from Cole and Nature Boy featuring Lee Cartel and Kayne Ferguson called “No Choice”. It’s a cool as ice mix between alternative jam and hip-hop man. And if you end up digging the track, and feel like voting for something today, vote for it on Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes below!
No Choice – Cole and Nature Boy ft Lee Cartel and Kayne Ferguson | Audio | Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes.
Sleigh Bells is one of the few bands that legitimately makes me feel cool when I listen to it. Drive around listening to “Tell ‘Em“, and tell me you don’t feel the same.
They have a new album coming out, called Reign of Terror is expected for a February 21 release date. The first single off their new album, “Comeback Kid” is so so so good. Like, ice cream melody over some kick-ass guitar good. It definitely sets up the tone for the new album and adds even more anticipation!
On the new album and Sleigh Bells sound, singer Alexis Krauss had this to say:
For a while, Derek felt he had to prove something. Now he can play his Jackson and love Slayer and at the same time love Cyndi Lauper. That’s something that’s really important to us: No guilty pleasures. There’s no genre of music that you can’t listen to and find something good. I have this conversation with my parents all the time. They’re both New Yorkers, born and bred, and my dad is a musician, and they have this elitist attitude about music. When we were making Reign of Terror, I might say that we were writing a song that was like def leppard mixed with George Michael. And my mom would be like, “Def Leppard? Nobody who’s cool listens to that band.” And I’d have to explain to her that times have changed; you can go back to music that was maybe considered corny or inauthentic and embrace elements of it.
Awesome. Melding pop, rock, metal and whatever sounds good. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the album.
Check out “Comeback Kid”
Yuksek has been making the rounds in Europe with their album “Living on the Edge of Time” for more than 6 months. Finally, their album is going to be released in the States on Feb, 14, or Valentine’s day (oh joy). If you like electronica with poppy melodic influences, then definitely check out this band.
Check out their song and music video “On a Train” and a couple of tracks and remixes from their SoundCloud below.
This is definitely a close your eyes, headphones on type of remix.
Marina & the Diamonds “Obsessions” oOoOO remix
Also, oOoOO (pronounced “oh”) has a new album coming out on April 10 named Our Love is Hurting Us.
Check out “Hearts.”
Ladyhawke has a new album coming out March 27th stateside! Check out a remix of “Black, White and Blue” off of her upcoming album, Anxiety.
BIG MOUTH / a Free NEW Santigold track!.
Santigold has a new album coming out in Spring of 2012. She has been so kind as to give us, her lovely fans, her single for free.
Photo via brooklynvegan.com
Beat Culture‘s new album “Tokyo Dreamer” can be downloaded for free here! Seriously, check it outttt.
Lana Del Rey is bursting onto the music scene this year with a hot new song, “Video Games,” and not-so-hot performances on SNL. Although she hasn’t interviewed post-SNL snafu, she did talk with MTV before the performance saying that she doesn’t like live television:
“You can’t expect too much from my show,” Del Rey said, explaining that her real fans are probably aware that she’s more of a songwriter and studio musician than performer and that she thinks people who come to see her show are really just there to hear the songs they already like.
“Sometimes I feel less nervous than other times,” she added. “I don’t love live television. The only tip I have is just pray and just hope that things work out,” writes Gil Kaufman on mtv.com.
Bad performances happen, especially when you’re first starting out. Her fans are really enthusiastic about her upcoming album, Born to Die, which is set to be released January 31, 2012 in the States. Her 60s-vibe album is a breath of fresh air in a world that unfortunately hasn’t had enough of LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem.”
Her style is great, and her hair is f-ing gorgeous to the point where it looks like a wig. She needs to share her shine tips like NOW.
Listen to this video. It is another live performance, filmed in a swanky hotel, that is miles above Earth better than her SNL debut.
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