As a consumer, three of my favorite things are... 1. The fresh smell of opening a new pair of Nike's. 2. Poppin' a tag off of a 'Lo shirt. 3. Picking up vinyl in all of it's oversized, colorful glory. Don't get it twisted. I still like buying some CDs but vinyl is a different experience, especially the purchasing of it. I try to stay away from buying online, preferring the to go into the store, quiet as libraries & full of like minded music lovers engaging in the [...]
If you have been to a SQDJUQ set in the last month or so, you've heard this mix at some point in the night. There are no surprises here. Just the tried and true. It's a sure fire crowd favorite and helps when I need a couple minutes to take a smoke... Supa Qool DJ Uncle Q - Short and Sweet Tracklist after jump 1. All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls 2. Juicy - Mtume [...]
New Edition's initial propping as the "80's Jackson 53 truly reached it's peak with their 1984 smash, "Cool It Now" . Featuring Ralph Tresvant's pre-pubescent chirp experiencing his first heart-fluttering pangs of puppy love, his groupmates' concerned urging for him to simmer down and a snazzy synth-R&B track (not to mention that classic rap break where he squeaks at his boys to leave him alone and let him feel his feelings), "Cool It Now" hit all the right bubblegum marks and it eventually emerged as the group's (well-deserved) pop breakthrough thanks to it's Top 5 Hot 100 placement. [...]
Bobby Brown is hardly the patron saint of pop music. His 1980's boy band, New Edition is proof of that. However, no one can attest to their knack of the music video. Their 1987 video for "My Secret" is no exception, featuring various clips of one Magic Johnson taking his professional basketball-playing counterparts to school. Brown and Johnson have one gaudy attribute in common: They each adore chasing tail, and if the flashy stylistic edge Brown flaunts fronting his "band" in this video is any indication, he had little trouble finding a pretty young thing to woo with [...]
i want jls to win the x factor. i also love alex but think she'll do well whatever happens now. i can't stand diana or eoghan! even though i'm not a fan of rock music, I liked ruth and loved her purple rain performance. but i just love jls, there are so many reasons why it would be good for them to win. they're talented, seem to be really nice people and just work really well together. they should have sung 'born to make you happy' on saturday night, by the way. god i would be such a [...]
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Continuing Cover Song Wednesday Morning, here's a stream of the latest Guilt By Association compilation, in which indie bands try to show that they have some sort of pop sensibility through the power of performing popular tunes. As you may expect, the results are a bit hit or miss (also: I still am wary of the idea of a "guilty pleasure," because it's all tied up in Catholic indoctrination that I've been trying to get over for years and years), but Frightened Rabbit's version of N-Trance's UK dance hit "Set You Free" is transformative and very [...]
guess who i'm loving this year? so far this series is shaping up much better than the last. of course the judges have made mistake in their choices. especially simon, who needs a new sidekick to replace sinitta, a woman who not only wants us to believe that she's been 39 for the last ten years, but who also allowed mali-michael to slip away in favour of a fucking bluecoat. let me preface what i'm about to say by admitting that i have never had any time for cheryl cole and think she's the weakest singer in girls aloud. BUT she [...]
She's from Ohio, she's nuts about music, and she's here to give this joint a woman's touch. Please welcome Kelly - our newest contributor to Ickmusic! - Pete Hello, Ickmusic readers! I'm thrilled to be contributing to Ickmusic, and I want to thank Pete for asking me to join the team. Some of you may know me as the commenter "Skittles" here on Ickmusic (most of my comments have been on the Friday Five). I am also the owner of the almost-defunct blog, Looking at Them . Because I am in [...]
you know all those bonus tracks that surface once an album is released? we used to get them as b-sides. occasionally an instrumental would be bunged on there, or a remix, but in the 80s, you were pretty much guaranteed at least an album track if not something which didn't make the cut. for kids with only a few 7 inches to entertain them throughout the summer, this could mean that you were as familiar with an artist's rarities as you [...]
Nice beard, artfag. Photo ripped off of credited to, um, artfag . Yeah, really. So I'll be at the opening of the MOCA Gallery show tonight , obviously. Come say hi. You should listen to this virtual mixtape full of goofy cheesetastic nostalgia. That's all I got. Enjoy. Chic - Le Freak Prince - Erotic City Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can You [...]
Ever heard a song that you've been familiar with for years and years or at least knew it well enough to hum along to but then you find out, "Holy Shit, I always thought somebody else did it". Well I have on a few occasions in my life and so I introduce my Top 5 "Holy shit so thats who does the song". You might look at these and wonder how I ever got these confused but with some of them there is definitely reasoning in my brain thoughts for why I would have made the mistake. [...]
It's probably a little cruel to post this, what with a shelf of Bobby Brown's solo-career awards going up on the auction block soon, but we can't resist sharing New Edition's blindingly shiny "If It Isn't Love," which is one of the most candy-coated moments of their post-Bobby existence. Bonus: the video features Jamie Foxx in a performance that totally predicted his later acting success. New Edition - If It Isn't Love [MP3] If it isn't love - New edition [YouTube]
I decided not to do a post about Christmas music. Not to be a Scrooge or Chuck D or anything, but it's all been written and posted before. And how many times can brothers remake Silent Night ? If you want some holiday cheer, head on over to allupinyourearhole for the best Xmas cuts you're ever gonna hear. And likewise, I am not feeling all those year-end "best of" lists. They don't make any sense - if you love music, your top 10 changes on the daily. And this month's Pump That Bass just might [...]
In memory of September 11, 2001, a day of silence. No music today, no EAR FARMing today. This is not meant to be somber, and not to make some grand statement, but rather because five years ago today the world became a completely different place for me. Because, to me, it's important for the world to never forget what happened here in New York five years ago. And because on that day, for the first time in my life, I could not (had no desire to) listen to music. I moved to New York [...]
[There is super special bonus material at the end of this post involving the five young men in this picture.] This semester, I took some classes at a local college, and with a dance studio in town. Only because I wanted to. I took Italian language, and Hip-Hop Dancing . And a common refrain I heard from many friends was this: Friends: What are you doing? [...]
OMG. Fourfour has to see this. I L.O.V.E. it so much. Found via http://www.ep.tc, this video is hott. The best thing I've seen in a long while. According to Ethan Persoff at ep.tc. this is an anti-drug commercial sponsored by the white house. It was created in 1985, and is, wait for it... STARRING: New Edition, LaToya Jackson, (a very young) Whitney Houston, Nancy Reagan, David Hasselhoff, Kim Fields, Herb Alpert, Casey Kasem, Arnold Schwarzenegger -- many others. With special guest appearance by Boogaloo Shrimp [...]
With the Take That reunion so close you can almost smell Mark Owen's fluffy buttocks, their nearest American equivalent, New Edition, are also pulling back together for a one off . Yes, including Bobby Brown. It's a one-off as part of the Essence Music Festival in Houston. Presumably that's as much as they can hope Brown to hold it together for. music bobby brown new edition
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