Obama won! 1. Kanye West-808s and Heartbreaks I wont write alot here, because it will end up turning into a rant ( a postive one), so if your interested, here are my initial thoughts on Kanyes 4th. I now admit this isnt a hip-hop album, it is almost undefinable. Its a pop album i suppose, but nothing like any pop albums before it. Best track: Kanye West-Welcome to Heartbreak feat. Kid cudi (no link im afraid) Bonus: [...]
Obama won! reposted after removal 1. Kanye West-808s and Heartbreaks I wont write alot here, because it will end up turning into a rant ( a postive one), so if your interested, here are my initial thoughts on Kanyes 4th. I now admit this isnt a hip-hop album, it is almost undefinable. Its a pop album i suppose, but nothing like any pop albums before it. Best track: Kanye West-Welcome to Heartbreak feat. Kid cudi (no link im [...]
Best Songs of 2008 1. “ Skinny Love ,” Bon Iver- This acoustic ballad is one of the most brilliant, haunting songs you’ll ever hear. While I didn’t love Bon Iver’s complete album as much as everyone else does, this song is a stunner, and the best of the year. 2. “ White Winter Hymnal ,” Fleet Foxes- The Fleet Foxes did an excellent job of reviving old-school Beach Boys harmonies. This song has the perfect mix of fun catchiness and melancholy sadness. A sweet, quick little tune, but a [...]
Dalla classifica stilata da About.com dei 100 brani pop più importanti del 2008 andiamo vi riportiamo le prime dieci posizioni, con relativo video per ascoltare il pezzo. L'impronta di questa classifica è molto americana, ma ovviamente gran parte di questi pezzi sono ben conosciuti dal pubblico italiano e sono sinceramente abbastanza d'accordo, non includendo la scena italiana. Chi ci sarà alla prima posizione? Scopriamolo insieme: 10 - Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - ( Video ) 9 - Adele - Chasing Pavements - ( Video ) [...]
30. M83 - "Kim & Jessie" ; I don't know what it is about this song but I almost forget that M83 put this out with about a dozen other songs because this one stands out from the pack so much. It's so simple and sweet sounding and then you hit the chorus and you have these slightly harsher sounds that don't throw the whole thing askew but bring it all together. Love it. 29. Beyonce - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" ; At this point anyone questioning the pop genius of Beyonce should [...]
10. T.I. - Live your life (feat. Rihanna) 9. Beyoncé - If you a boy 8. Britney Spears - Womanizer 7. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold 6. Kanye West - Love Lockdown 5. Britney Spears - Circus 4. Taylor Swift - Love Story 3. Kanye West - Heartless 2. Lady GaGa - Just Dance Il singolo più scaricato negli Stati Uniti di questa settimana è… [...]
2008 was home to some pretty amazing remixes. Aeroplane's mesmerizing synth beats, with dreamy vocals from Au Revoir Simone, completely reinvents Friendly Fires' Paris; Dave Aude updates Single Ladies into an equally dreamy, synth-driven jam; TEPR blows up Santogold's Say Aha , crafting an absolutely insane, dance floor banger; DFA puts an old school spin on Paper Planes ; Estelle's American Boy becomes a trippy, rollicking techno-affair with the help of Stockholm Syndrome; and Wideboys turn Up into a stomping, sassy dance floor affair. Check those out, and [...]
Here are Lucy's picks for the best tracks of 2008. Because it's Lucy, who loves her a damn good music video, we thought it'd be fun to post the music video for the track...these also happen to be some of the best music videos of the year! The whole Single Ladies affair was amazing (Rolling Stone named it their #1 single of 2008); Rihanna's Disturbia changed our lives; we discovered Solange has as much pop savvy as her older sis; Britney came back from her come back; Chris Brown's Forever will [...]
Hip-hop started a hopefully long love affair with M.I.A. Santogold told New York hipsters to step off. Beyonce put out the weirdest track on top 40 radio. Weezy. KATY PERRY. Miley. Swagger. Gender-ambiguous disco. Bi-curiosity. Inexhaustible teenage lust. Danger! 2008 was awesome. Matt's top 10 singles of 2008, plus one. [...]
Here are my 50 favourite songs of 2008: the ones I really, really, really, really like. I decided not to include any artist twice, nor any songs from albums I heard last year. I made similar lists in 2005 , 2006 and 2007 . The best way to browse this list is to click the little arrow beside each song and then listen as you read. The things you like you can then download by right- or ctrl-clicking with your mouse. Please buy albums, singles and [...]
3. AUTO-TUNE. I don't really know where it began in earnest. Of course it's been going on for a long time, but I don't know when it really took off, when people started to take notice -- I remember reading about it a few months ago in The New Yorker , and before that in a profile of T-Pain. Ah, T-Pain. Maybe I don't know exactly what it is I love so much about you, maybe I never will. Yr music conjures drinks and dancefloors and the nighttime-as-the-righttime and excess [...]
Andiamo a scandagliare il sondaggio dei nostri Soundsblog Awards 2008 relativo alla categoria "Miglior Artista Straniero". Come per tutte le sezioni (che trovate raccolte a questo link ), abbiamo valutato, ragionato, votato quegli artisti che reputiamo (e voi lettori con noi) tra i più significativi dell'anno. Non poteva mancare la tanto discussa nonché amata Amy Winehouse , e tantomeno le nuove stelle internazionali su cui Soundsblog aveva puntato in tempi non sospetti Adele e Duffy . Così come ci sono piaciuti i popolarissimi Kanye West e Beyoncé , [...]
The New Year : Guiltless Guilty Pleasures . The line between guilty pleasure and just plain good is sometimes difficult to discern. I had a pretty good time laying down a guilty-pleasure-or-not verdict on the top albums of the week a while ago , and now that the top of the Billboard charts have shifted, I thought it was time to weigh in again. Plus, it gives me a chance to comment on the Guns N' Roses epic failure, Chinese Democracy . [...]
The New Year : Guiltless Guilty Pleasures . The line between guilty pleasure and just plain good is sometimes difficult to discern. I had a pretty good time laying down a guilty-pleasure-or-not verdict on the top albums of the week a while ago , and now that the top of the Billboard charts have shifted, I thought it was time to weigh in again. Plus, it gives me a chance to comment on the Guns N' Roses epic failure, Chinese Democracy . [...]
10. Britney Spears - Womanizer 9. T.I. - Live your life (feat. Rihanna) 8. Kanye West - Heartless 7. Taylor Swift - Love Story 6. Beyoncé - If I were a boy 5. The Fray - You Found me 4. Kanye West - Love Lockdown 3. Lady GaGa - Just Dance 2. Beyoncé - Single Ladies Il singolo più scaricato negli Stati Uniti di questa settimana è… [...]
10. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon 9. Love Lockdown - Kanye West 8. Womanizer - Britney Spears 7. The Boys Does Nothing - Alesha Dixon 6. Right Now (Na na na) - Akon 5. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry 4. Live your life (feat. Rihanna) - T.I. 3. Human - The Killers 2. If a were a boy - Beyoncé Il singolo più [...]
MUSIC NEWS - MTV Networks International today announced that Berlin Germany, will host their 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards . It will be the fourth time that the Awards will be held in Germany, with the show returning to the city where it was launched in 1994 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards will be held in front of the Brandenburg Gate and at Berlin's new O2 World Arena. The new arena opened in September 2008, and is one of the most modern venues in the world. [...]
10. Britney Spears - Womanizer 9. Akon - Right now (na na na) 8. Katy Perry - Hot n cold 7. T.I. - Live your life (feat. Rihanna) 6. Taylor Swift - Love Story 5. Kanye West - See you in my Nightmares 4. Beyoncé - If I were a boy 3. Just Dance - Lady GaGa 2. The Fray - You Found me Il singolo più [...]
Dopo l'assegnazione del premio italiano anche la Francia si mette in moto per premiare la musica giovane che si ascolta oltralpe. Di scena sia gli artisti locali che quelli internazionali. Ad organizzare l'evento, denominato NRJ Music Awards è NRJ , la più grande radio francese rivolta al pubblico giovane, che ha anche una diramazione nella tv satellitare. I premi saranno il 19 gennaio 2009 assegnati durante una trasmissione in diretta sia su NRJ che sulla tv francese, precisamente su TF1 . Sono state diramate le nominations. Manca Quentin Mosimann [...]
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