Artist: nikka costa

Link: www.terraplanesun.com For fans of: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Empire Of The Sun, The Black Keys Releases: "Terraplane Sun" , "Coyote" Take note: Received sync placements on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," DIRECTV's "Damages," FX's "The League," and A&E's "Intervention." Additionally, the band's song "Trouble" was selected as the theme song for A&E's "Relapse," and its song "Get Me Golden" is featured in a [...]

Photo by G. Nikka Costa Hey funkateers! The incomparable Nikka Costa has recorded a session for Daytrotter. She performed "Head First," "Nylons in a Rip," and "Pebble to a Pearl." Download the session (and many other great ones) for the bargain price of $2/month at Daytrotter . <!-- [...]

In case you missed it, 30 year old singer/songwriter (and American Idol alum) Adam Lambert premiered the video for his brand new single, " Better Than I Know Myself " earlier today. The beautifully shot Ray Kay directed video features Lambert playing two different versions of himself, good versus evil, if you will. The video plays out in a split screen format, with each "version" of Lambert confined to it's own space. The evil dwells in a dark, blueish green tinted [...]

Ring the bells, Glam Nation — Adam Lambert's second post- Idol album Trespassing now officially has a release date, and it's March 20. As mentioned yesterday, the LP's lead single "Better Than I Know Myself" will be an early holiday treat for fans of the vocal powerhouse, as it hits iTunes this coming Tuesday, December 20. We already knew that Adam was once again working with his "For Your Entertainment" producer Dr. Luke and songwriter Claude Kelly on material for Trespassing , but [...]

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Six covers in this week's Glee, including songs by Coldplay, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, and more!

Beautiful rendition of a Beatles classic ( "Across The Universe" ) delivered by Nikka Costa and newcomer Allen Stone (previously featured on mysoul ). A must see ! --- Il y a quelques semaines, la chanteuse américaine Nikka Costa avait eu la bonne idée de convier un certain Raphael Saadiq dans sa "box", la désormais fameuse capsule vidéo qu'elle poste à fréquence hebdomadaire sur sa chaîne Youtube. L'artiste la plus funky de l'Indie Pop US a visiblement bon goût, puisque aujourd'hui, c'est la jeune révélation [...]

Two weeks after he graced us with the sweetest visuals to illustrate his Motown inspired gem "Moving Down The Line" , another standout cut from Raphael Saadiq 's Stone Rollin' got the video treatment. This time around, the Dixieland inspired jam "Day Dreams" gave the californian songster the opportunity to collaborate with HBO's Flight Of The Conchords comedian Bret McKenzie , who directs, and with actor Danny Pudi (of hit TV sitcom Community ), who stars as the main character who's "living [...]

HD Video by G. There's a reason that I go see Nikka Costa (in multiple cities) when she tours. This is why.... <!-- Share/Save

Photo by G. Top: A photo of Nikka Costa that I took. Bottom: Janis Joplin's "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama" album cover A few years ago, I was in Los Angeles seeing one of my favorite performers, the one and only Nikka Costa. Her music, if you don't know it, it soulful and funky. I've often tried to describe her sound to people as what you'd get if James Brown and Janis Joplin had a musical baby! If you've not heard Nikka's music, [...]

Photo by G. Adam Lambert and G On July 14, 2011, I was at the Highline Ballroom in New York seeing the always amazing Nikka Costa perform. I was kickin' it in the VIP section when I looked to my right and saw that Adam Lambert and his friends were standing inches from me. Bonus! If you are a new reader to According2g, you'll see on the "Encounters with G" section that amazing experiences like this one happen to me all the time. Bookmark [...]

Photos by G. Nikka Costa I'm just going to say it - I think Nikka Costa is one of the best live performers around. Since her 2001 album "Everybody Got Their Something" was released, I've seen Nikka live at least 10 times in multiple cities and every time, she is amazing! It was no different when she kicked New York's ass on July 14, 2011 at the Highline Ballroom. If you've never heard her music, you must remedy that immediately! She packs the funk [...]

Did You Hear? :: Demi Lovato has bounced back bigger and better than ever with her Toby Gad-produced comeback single "Skyscraper" soaring all the way to number one on iTunes in less than 24 hours. [ Music & Lyrics ] :: Adam Lambert's favorite jamming partner Nikka Costa has unveiled the video for her sexy new single "Nylons In A Rip". [ Soul Bounce ] :: Platinum Hit judge Jewel and her bull rider husband [...]

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Blake Shelton Country singer Blake Shelton is celebrating today's release of Red River Blue. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Barry Manilow Barry Manilow is performing in support [...]

Nikka Costa inherited her musicality from her producer-arranger father, Don, learned to sing from her godfather, Frank Sinatra, and was surrounded by soulful artists...

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Fried salad and spandex tights do not go hand in hand. Just ask Nikka Costa.

The fire, edge, and style of Nikka Costa shine on her new EP.

[Birthday greetings today to Jason Mraz and KT Tunstall. Now for the daily dose ...] Top picks on the first of many busy Thursdays the rest of the summer: ► One national magazine calls Will Sheff "Dylan for the Facebook generation." Don't know about that, but his band Okkervil River has made another fine album, "I Am Very Far," and the band hits the Wiltern tonight, with Titus Andronicus and NewVillager opening. ► Alison Krauss & Union Station [...]

Nikka Costa is back and still under-appreciated. Her EP is out on iTunes and we are downloading it right now. Filed under: Beats , Clip , Yankee Panky Tagged: adam lambert , american idol , arts , itunes , los angeles , nikka costa , Ryan Tedder , television