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Lily Allen receives two Ivor Novella awards
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Lily Allen has received two songwriting nominations for the 2010 Ivor Novello Awards. Let’s hope this makes her change her decision on the musical hiatus.
Legendary: “Carry On” by Martha Wash
This is one of those tracks that you can’t find anywhere right now. Not even in iTunes or Limewire (if you do it illegally Ms. Bitch). But, it captures a time in dance music that came and went very fast. It came in the prime of early 90s’ gay clubbing. Big vocals, lyrics or perseverance and pret-a-porter catwalk beats. Lovely marriage of electronic and gospel and sung by one of the greatest unsung heroes pop music – Martha Wash, who was part of the The Weather Girls and did some vocals for Black Box and C + C Music Factory.
Again: Music For April: 6aypril
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Another year, another April and those who know a thing or two about my compilations they know this is time for a celebration. It’s hard to believe that this is the 6th anniversary of the compilations that made this possible. Gaypril came about as a robust dance offering of unapologetic pop beats. It was so successful that it sparked an idea. Not that I didn’t do compilations before these six years, but after that they were less sporadic and more structured. This one is another pop mainstream and eclectic mix. This is the fourth in a row, which means we are popped out but we are trying to keep with the month’s traditional theme. But, this means the next compilation will be one the we love listening to incorporating drab with folk with all the melancholy in the world. But, for now enjoy hip-shaking fun.
Video Premiere: “Truth” by Chiddy Bang
Black Eyed Peas cover Rolling Stone magazine
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Fergie, Will.I.Am and Co. have taken the cover of Rolling Stone magazine to commemorate their most successful album yet!
Video Premiere: “Spark” by Amy MacDonald
Although we loved the Amy MacDonald’s previous album, we really haven’t given this new one Curious Thing a spin. But, if it sounds like this second single then it’s up to par.
Esquire magazine called Kelly Clarkson “The best voice in the history of pop music,” loses all credibility
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Now, another one to file under complete ignorant absurdity, Esquire magazine has allegedly proclaimed Kelly Clarkson to be “the best voice in the history of pop music” in a recent article. The elitist upmarket magazine has chosen American Idol winner as the one and only greatest voice in pop history. If that is not a miseducated assessment, we don’t know what it. Whatever happened to Minnie Riperton, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, Phyllis Hyman, Anita Baker, Brandy, Monica, Jill Scott, Chaka Khan and the rest of the beautiful voices? Even Jessica Simpson is good contender against Kelly Clarkson, and that’s most definitely not a compliment! It’s just sad to see people who are supposed to be top notch journalist make such an invalid and sweeping statement. They best thing Kelly Clarkson did to pop history is that she showed the world how reality programs of the American Idol sort never make pop stars but make lobby music singers, apart from Adam Lambert of course!
Monica sings “Everything To Me” live on the Wendy Williams show
Monica rockin’ them beats. “Everything To Me” is better sung live and she is sculpting herself as less of ghetto damsel and more of a vocal diva. We love tha acapella bit in the end.
Kylie Minogue to release new album “Aphrodite” on July 5th!
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What great and exciting news we got today from one of pop queens. Not only did we get the album title but we also got the cover artwork for the sleeve and the name of the new single. This is the cover and it’s what we expect from Kylie Minogue – high glam, lush stylings and modern typefaces. We love everything about it. Kylie’s eleventh album titled Aphrodite, after the Greek goddes of love, beauty and sexuality, is set to be released this summer on July 5th, 2010. The lead single will be called “All The Lovers and should come out in June. We love everything about the artwork and the whole Greek them from the name to the blue and white and the Santorini gust behind her. We truly can not wait! Click below for the promo.
Video Premiere: “Fearless Love” by Melissa Ethridge
Her recent failed lesbian relationship is not going to stop her from having “Fearless Love.” Melissa Ethridge is ready and back with full hair to release her album of the same name Fearless Love.
W.O.W Glasses
Named after punk legend Wendy O. Williams, the lead singer of the Plasmatics who committed suicide in 1997 leaving an note that said: “I don’t believe that people should take their own lives without deep and thoughtful reflection over a considerable period of time. I do believe strongly, however, that the right to do so is one of the most fundamental rights that anyone in a free society should have. For me, much of the world makes no sense, but my feelings about what I am doing ring loud and clear to an inner ear and a place where there is no self, only calm.” So these glasses say a lot. The spiked shades make your head ready for attack. A fashion attack, that is.
Annie Lennox on BBC Hard Talk
Click below for part 2 and 3.
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 372
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” - Henry Ford
Video Premiere: “Action Man” by Hafdís Huld
1Hafdís Huld is back with her quirky Icelandic neo-folk battling all the volcanic ashes to give us some more wacky, in a good sense, beats. She has released her album in Iceland back in 2009 but it didn’t make enough waves across the Atlantic Ocean. Now, Synchronized Swimmers is ready to defy the pond and get to Europe sometimes soon.
Twisting Vines wine from Portugal
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Lovely new packaging from young-in white wine that hails from Portugal. Looks like the start of a great night!
Video Premiere: “Basic Instinct” by Ciara
Ciara is back to her 1, 2 step and trying to light her career back on fire as her last album misfired a little. It had some fun tunes, but nothing worth writing home about. But her fourth album is named after this song “Basic Instinct” and it looks like she is trying her hand at rapping. It doesn’t sound too great of a direction, but, judging from the wack video, it could be just a teaser.
Kele Okereke on the cover of BUTT magazine
Bloc Party frontwoman and our friend Kele Okereke is on the cover of the illustrious BUTT magazine this issue. If our memory serves us right, he is probably the first black person on the cover. And probably the only clad person on the cover too. We likely, let’s hope there’s a scandalous interview inside.
Video: “Clap Your Hands” by SiA
Yesterday it wasn’t available with a player that was compatible with wordpress, but now it’s on YouTube. If there is any pop justice in the world this would become big!
Burj Khalifa desktop wallpaper…
For the heck of it.
