Well, we always need a pick-me up in the morning, to start your day. So here is a song for every day of the week. One from Kanye that is a-freakin-mazing (i love to hate that guy). Another from Snoop that is a little to whacked out for me, a Santogold joint, an amazing Ghostbuster Mobb Deep mashup (DOWLOAD THAT AT LEAST) and a crazy Usher remix that will make you feel like you drank avat of cappuccino!

Monday - Kanye West vs. MGMT (Electric Touch Remix)

Tuesday - Santogold & Diplo - Guns of Brooklyn Remix 

Wednesday - Snoop Dog - Killa wit da Beat (DJ Deeon Remix)

Thursday - Mobb Deep vs Ray Parker Jr (Ghostbuster Remix!)

Friday - Usher - Love In This Club (MSTRKRFT remix)

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Well, the world is officially over. (or has been, and I am now recognizing it)

As talented as Kanye West is, I can not join the “OMG HE IS SO AWESOME!” bandwagon. I just can’t. It doesn’t go without saying that I will post things on here about him, because let’s face it… while most things are, this blog isn’t just about me. It’s about all of us, a potpourri of people joined together to fight for the cause of music, justice and the American way.

So with all that said, Kanye has ruined one of my favorite songs. Young Folks. Originally recorded by Peter, Bjorn and John. I know it’s way old, but it’s getting lots of buzz online right now, so I had to yap about it.

Original: Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folms Download|Mp3 

Kanye West - Young Folks (Cover)  Download|MP3

Dawn Landes - Young Folks (Cover) Download | MP3

The Kooks - Young Folks (Cover)  Download|MP3

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Well, an amazing blog “PrettyMuchAmazing” posted an interesting article on the 20 songs he has on repeat, amazingly enough…they are strangly similar to my top 25 most played list on my iPhone at this exact moment….awkward…or just freakin’ amazing…? Some downloadable, some not.. Here thy are:

1. Vampire Weekend - Campus
2. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
3. Kate Nash – Foundations
4. Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
5. Vampire Weekend - Walcott
6. Britney Spears – Piece Of Me
7. Paramore – Crushcrushcrush
8. Muse – Supermassive Black Hole
9. Outkast - B.O.B.
10. Hot Chip - Shake A Fist
11. Oasis – Wonderwall
12. Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place
13. Paramore – Misery Business
14. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
15. Gnarls Barkley - Run
16. Kanye West - Stronger
17. Daft Punk - Da Funk
18. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
19. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
20. Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music

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You can always count on Kanye West to come up with pretty powerful visual interpretations of his songs. The video for Flashing Lights is no different.

It makes Madonna’s What It Feels Like A Girl look like a joke, so I have a feeling MTV is not going to play it.

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I’ve quickly fallen in love with Gossip Girl and there is a main character named Chuck who I find hilariously entertaining, I know, I am sometimes a 14 year old girl…but shut it, it’s good. And Chuck is pretty fun too! Both shows are pretty damn interesting in their own right, but what really keeps me coming is the cool selection of music in each episode.

So lets play a game. I will post the episode track lists for both shows (according to episode number). You job is to listen to the tracks and vote on your favorite. For now, a comment with “Chuck” or “Gossip Girl” will suffice, I might get one of those poll things, but I am not expecting massive amounts of votes so commenting should be fine. But I digress. Here are the track lists.

 

Chuck Episode 1 - The Pilot
Teddybears feat. Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle
Jet - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Gomez - See The World
The Shins - A Comet Appears
Beck - Cellphone’s Dead
Foreign Born - Into Your Dream
Journey - Any Way You Want It
Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars
Martin Brothers - The Missionary

Gossip Girl Episode 1 - Pilot
Air - Photograph
Akon - Don’t Matter
Albert Hammond Jr. - Hard To Live In The City
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Angels & Airwaves - The Gift
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
Hanson - Go
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Rihanna - If It’s Lovin’ That You Want - Part 2 (Feat. Corey Gunz)
Timbaland - The Way I Are (Feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E.)
Washington Social Diamond Club - Diamond Hipster Boy

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Go Wacko Jacko! What a better way to pay off those Neverland tax collectors.

I am pretty confused. So this year Michael Jackson is releasing a Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Thriller collectors album “in honor” of the masterpiece. Now, why would you hook up with Akon, Fergie, and will.i.am to honor such glorious pop music?

Despite all the musical genius or whatever Dick Clark called will.i.am on New Year’s Eve, most of these remixes are pretty weak. My favorite is Kanye’s mix of “Billie Jean”, but even then, I am surprised at the mediocrity of it all. I see no reason for releasing a collectors item like this, if anything, these remixes deplete Thriller’s original mastery of rock/pop. Now it sounds just like most of the stuff you are annoyed by each time you walk down the street, or througha GAP to return this Christmas’ hideous stripped sweater.

TRACK LIST

1. Wanna Be Startin Somethin (Akon & Will.I.Am Remix) 4:102. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Will.I.Am Remix) 4:173. The Girl Is Mine (Will.I.Am Remix) 3:104. Billie Jean (Kanye West Remix) 4:335. Beat It (Fergie Remix) 4:09Michael Jackson - Thriller 25th Download | MP3
Michael Jackson - Thriller 25th Download | MP3 (other site)

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Well the weekend is upon us! I am in NY until Sunday (regular home is LA) and I’m in Mash-up mode! So, here is a little Post Christmas present for you folks who like a little Mash-up action. Brought to you by the amazing DJs over at AplusD. They are an amzing dup who mash some of the greatest stuff together. It’s like 2 times the fun for your ears. Ears like to have fun too…I promise.

We Got The Soulja Boy
SOULJA BOY vs.
THE GO-GO’S
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Dafter Stronger
Gold Digger
KANYE WEST vs. DAFT PUNK vs. KANYE WEST
Download | MP3

Call Me Hung Up
BLONDIE vs. MADONNA
Download | MP3

Promiscuous Walk
NELLY FURTADO vs. AEROSMITH vs. RUN-DMC
Download | MP3

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Kanye West and Will.I.Am have re-worked tracks by Michael Jackson to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his pioneering album, ‘Thriller.’

The tracks will feature on, ‘Thriller – The 25th Anniversary Edition,’ which is set for release on February 11th.

As well as featuring the original album in its entirety, the re-issue will include eight bonus tracks, one of which is West’s much anticipated remix of, ‘Billie Jean.’

Will.I.Am meanwhile has remixed, ‘The Girl Is Mine,’ and also appears alongside Jackson on new versions of ‘P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)’ and ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Something,’ the latter of which features US rapper Akon.

The unique re-issue will also include the previously unreleased, ‘For All Time,’ which was scrapped from the original Thriller recording sessions. The song has been re-mixed and mastered by Jackson.

Jackson’s original demo of ‘Billie Jean’ will also be included in the package.

The re-issue will be accompanied by a DVD which features Jackson’s short films for ‘Thriller,’ ‘Beat It,’ and ‘Billie Jean’ as well as the artist’s Emmy-nominated breakout performance of ‘Billie Jean’ from the ‘Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever’ television broadcast in May 1983.

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Hip hop star Kanye West was beyond consolation yesterday after his mother died while getting cosmetic surgery.

Donda West, Kanye’s manager, died following complications while getting surgery in hospital in Los Angeles. She was 58. It was unclear exactly what work she was getting, but Kanye was in London when he was told the devastating news.

In May, she published the book “Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star,” in which she paid homage to her famous son. Kanye West’s writing partner Rhymefest lamented Donda West’s death Sunday in an appearance on Chicago radio station WCGI. “She was everyone’s mom,” Rhymefest said. “A spirit never dies, a spirit lasts forever.”

The worst thing in the world is losing your mom, THE WORST! I can not even imagine having to deal with this. Kanye was VERY close to her, and I know this is probably going to be one o the biggest hurdles of his life. I know that he has said some crazy, whacko and down right self-centered things, but my thoughts and prayers are defiantly with him.

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